TOMORROW'S GHOSTS HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
PAVILION THEATRE 26th - 28th OCTOBER 2018
Across the weekend we will be screening Horror Classics in the atmospheric surroundings of the Pavilion's Victorian Theatre. The theatre bar will be open during the day so why not escape the wild stormy weather and enjoy some all time favourites and cult classics.
On the Sunday we are particularly excited to be hosting some very special guests with Borley Rectory director Ashley Thorpe hosting a Q&A after the films screening and Jonathan Rigby treating us to his unique insight to the horror genre with his EURO GOTHIC Event (Note: film events are not included in the evening gig ticket price).
In support of the the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, Saturday will also host a screening of 'Black Roses:The Killing of Sophie Lancaster' with a Q&A session with Sylvia Lancaster. Entry to this event is through donation to the Sophie Lancaster Foundation.
The Weekend Programme at a Glance
Friday 26th October 2018
THE LOST BOYS (1987) (15) TIME: 12:00pm and 16:00pm After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires. Director: Joel Schumacher
Writers: Jan Fischer (story) (as Janice Fischer), James Jeremias (story)
Stars: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest Admission: £3 on the door |  |
Saturday 27th October 2018
Sophie Lancaster Foundation Film Screening and Q&A - 2pm
In support of the Sophie Lancaster Foundation we will be screening 'Black Roses: The killing of Sophie Lancaster' at 2pm in the Pavilion Theatre. Black Roses is written as an elegy to Sophie with poetry by Simon Armitage OBE, Professor of Poetry at Oxford University, spoken alongside the words of Sophie's mother Sylvia Lancaster OBE. The film (produced by the BBC Education Zone) moves seamlessly from Sylvia’s candid descriptions of Sophie’s life and death, to the haunting poetry and back again. After the screening there will be a Q&A session with Sophie's mother Sylvia Lancaster to discuss the film and the role this has played in furthering the important work of the Foundation set up in Sophie's memory.
Entry: Donation on the Door
Age Restriction: 12 Certificate (recommended for 14 years upwards)
FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) (18) TIME: 17:30 A horror obsessed teenager discovers that his next door neighbour is a murderous vampire. He tries to convince the police, his family and friends but to no avail. He decides to take matters into his own hands. Director: Tom Holland
Writer: Tom Holland
Stars: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse Admission: £3 on the door |  |
Sunday 28th October
THE WICKER MAN (1973) TIME: 11:30 Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) arrives on the small Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the report of a missing child. A conservative Christian, the policeman observes the residents' frivolous sexual displays and strange pagan rituals, particularly the temptations of Willow (Britt Ekland), daughter of the island magistrate, Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). The more Sergeant Howie learns about the islanders' strange practices, the closer he gets to tracking down the missing child. Director: Robin Hardy Writer: Anthony Shaffer Stars: Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt Admission: £3 on the door |  |
Borley Rectory (2017) plus Directors Q&A with Ashley Thorpe TIME: 17:00 Borley Rectory is an animated documentary chronicling what came to be known as 'The most haunted house in England'. The legends attached to the rectory at Borley and famed paranormal investigator Harry Price's subsequent investigations of them, caught the public's imagination during the late 20's in time becoming one of the world's most notorious ghost stories. Borley Rectory will examine the legend, the controversial investigations and a ghost story that may well reveal more about what might have been missing from Borley rather than what might have been invading it. Director: Ashley Thorpe
Writer: Ashley Thorpe
Stars: Jonathan Rigby, Reece Shearsmith, Annabel Bates, Julian Sands, Claire Amais Admission: £5 (including Q&A with Ashley Thorpe) |  |
Jonathan Rigby's EURO GOTHIC TIME: 19:30 The author of the acclaimed film histories English Gothic and American Gothic returns with an in-depth study of the lurid horror fantasies that emerged from the studios of Italy, Spain, France and Germany. From the Expressionist reveries of the Weimar Republic to the transgressive nightmares smuggled past the Franco regime, via surrealist Gallic fever-dreams and psychedelic shockers from Cinecittà, Jonathan Rigby brings his incisive scrutiny to bear on more than 100 key films spanning a period of some 80 years. The result is another absorbing chronicle of one of cinema's most enduring but misunderstood genres. Presenter: Jonathan Rigby Admission: £5 adv Tickets are available here>>> & on the door |  |
Film info source: IMDB
Further information on our Sunday events is provided below;
BORLEY RECTORY -- 2017
Director Ashley Thorpe
Starring Reese Shearsmith (League of Gentlemen, Inside No 9, Chasing Shadows) Jonathan Rigby (Horror Historian, Author of English/Euro/American Gothic, Round the Horne Revisited, Offical Biographer for Sir Christopher Lee, Claire Louise Amais (Provoked, Telling Lies, Women of Twilight), Steve Furst (Little Britain, Legend of Dick & Dom, Wuthering Heights), Richard Strange (Batman, Inkheart, Harry Potter & The Deadly Hallows), Sabrina Dickens (Night of the Living Dead Revisited, Silent Night deadly Night), Sally Mortmore (Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets) Narration by Julian Sands.
JONATHAN RIGBY'S EURO GOTHIC -- OFFICAL BIOGRAPHER FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER LEE - TALK AND Q&A 7.30pm
Jonathan Rigby is the author of the highly acclaimed trilogy English Gothic (2000), American Gothic (2007) and Euro Gothic (2017), and is currently working on American Gothic 2. His other books include Studies in Terror (2011) and biographies of Christopher Lee (2001) and Roxy Music (2005). He's also an actor, best known for playing Kenneth Horne in various stage, TV and radio revivals of the classic comedy series Round the Horne, and Borley Rectory (2017)
The author of the acclaimed film histories English Gothic and American Gothic returns with an in-depth study of the lurid horror fantasies that emerged from the studios of Italy, Spain, France and Germany. From the Expressionist reveries of the Weimar Republic to the transgressive nightmares smuggled past the Franco regime, via surrealist Gallic fever-dreams and psychedelic shockers from Cinecittà, Jonathan Rigby brings his incisive scrutiny to bear on more than 100 key films spanning a period of some 80 years. The result is another absorbing chronicle of one of cinema's most enduring but misunderstood genres.
EXPECT MANY A HAMMER HORROR CLIP!!!!!!!!
