IFI HORRORTHON IFI HORRORTHON 25-29 OCTOBER 2018 WELCOME TO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH IFI HORRORTHON THE CLEANING LADY (13.00) 2018! Beautician Alice initially befriends lonely cleaner Shelly to distract herself from a This year’s IFI Horrorthon presents one of its strongest complicated love affair, unaware of the line-ups to date, with over two dozen Irish premieres of such trouble she’s drawing upon herself in this eagerly-anticipated films as Overlord, One Cut Of The Dead, shocking and provocative film. and Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria. We’re confident that this Dir: Jon Knautz v 90 mins year’s festival will be one horror fans won’t want to miss, and will be sure to remember. FRAMED (14.50) Social media and its voyeuristic aspects GUESTS Festival guests this year include writer-directors continue to prove fertile ground for a new Mick Garris, Aislinn Clarke, Adam Marcus, Paul Bushe and horror sub-genre, as with this Spanish Brian O’Neill, who will present their new films, while renowned film in which a violent home invasion is cultural historian Sir Christopher Frayling will celebrate live-streamed for likes. 200 years of Frankenstein, and author John Connolly will Dir: Marc Martínez Jordán v 80 mins introduce a screening of Horror Express. See individual events for further details. KNUCKLEBALL (16.30) Twelve-year-old Henry is forced to fend for himself in a dangerous game of cat- THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TH and-mouse when his grandfather (genre OPENING FILM: OVERLORD (19.00) legend Michael Ironside) dies in the night From producer J.J. Abrams comes this in this meticulously constructed chiller. tense and gory tale of a group of American Dir: Mike Peterson v 89 mins soldiers who stumble across secret Nazi experiments into reanimating the dead, THE DEVIL’S DOORWAY (18.20) thus creating an immortal army. Two priests are sent to a 1960s Magdalen Dir: Julius Avery v 110 mins laundry to investigate a statue of the Virgin Mary weeping blood in a found WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE (21.15) footage film whose setting adds a level of Jackie and Jules are enjoying a romantic genuine horror to proceedings. getaway until a surprising turn of events Dir: Aislinn Clarke v 76 mins sees Jules forced to fight for her life. A hit Director Aislinn Clarke will attend the screening at SXSW, this is an eerie and unnerving horror thriller. NIGHTMARE CINEMA (20.20) Dir: Colin Minihan v 98 mins In this anthology film from directors Mick Garris, Joe Dante, Ryûhei Kitamura, David BOAR (23.10) Slade, and Alejandro Brugués, in a cinema In the Australian Outback, a massive, wild, run by The Projectionist (Mickey Rourke), and vicious beast unexpectedly begins to screenings force the viewer to confront attack the terrified locals in this creature their deepest fears. feature that pays homage to the best of Dirs: Various v 119 mins Ozploitation. Director Mick Garris will attend the screening Dir: Chris Sun v 96 mins DOUBLE BILL: ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING CRITTERS 2 / THE FLY II (23.00) (23.15) Horrorthon guest Mick Garris co-wrote The first of this year’s anthology films and directed the fast and funny sequel sees a couple on an awkward first date to Critters (1986), and co-wrote director providing the link through an eclectic, but Chris Walas’s underrated sequel to David always entertaining, selection of stories. Cronenberg’s The Fly (1986). Dirs: David Ian McKendry, Rebekah McKendry v 80 mins Dirs: Mick Garris / Chris Walas v 86 mins / 96 mins CAMP COLD BROOK (23.15) Director Mick Garris will attend the A reality TV show filming on the site of a screening. Critters 2 35mm print provided tragedy takes a turn for the unexpected courtesy of the American Genre Film in this late-night treat starring former Archive. Horrorthon guest Danielle Harris, and produced by Joe Dante. Dir: Andy Palmer v 86 mins DOUBLE BILL: ANNA AND THE APOCALYPSE (20.45) THE AXIOM / LIVING SPACE (23.10) This zombie musical comedy sees a group The Axiom sees a young woman of school students slashing and singing attempting to rescue her sister from a their way through hordes of the undead group of monsters. In Living Space, a in one of this year’s festival’s most purely young couple try to escape the sadistic enjoyable titles. spirit of an SS officer. Dir: John McPhail v 97 mins Dirs: Nicholas Woods / Steven Spiel v 98 mins / 80 mins BOOK OF MONSTERS (22.50) Sophie’s 18th birthday party escalates into chaos when it is terrorised by uninvited guests summoned from the netherworld in this smart and funny DOUBLE BILL: homage to 1980s creature features. ROAD TO HELL / THE TOKOLOSHE (23.20) Dir: Stewart Sparke v 84 mins In Road To Hell, thieves rescue and The screening will be attended by members of cast and crew. attempt to help a boy with a dangerous secret. South African The Tokoloshe LADY FRANKENSTEIN (23.00) sees a hospital cleaner trying to rescue a Following the murder of her father, the supernaturally endangered child. Baron (Joseph Cotton), by his monstrous Dir: Roberto D’Antona / Jerome Pikwane creation, Tania Frankenstein follows in his v 86 mins / 92 mins footsteps by conducting her own hideous experiments in this Italian cult classic. Dir: Mel Welles v 99 mins LUST (23.10) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27TH A famous writer who has isolated herself HORROR EXPRESS (13.00) following a brutal attack by a crazed fan Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing begins to unravel, convinced her attacker star in this classic horror, which sees will strike again in this extreme Norwegian the occupants of a train attacked by a chiller. mysterious specimen of primitive man. Dir: Severin Eskeland v 84 mins Dir: Eugenio Martín v 87 mins The screening will be introduced by John Connolly, author of a SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28TH new book on the film. SIR CHRISTOPHER FRAYLING – ON FRANKENSTEIN (13.00) WOLFMAN’S GOT NARDS (15.00) To mark the bicentennial of the publication While not a hit on release, Fred Dekker’s of Mary Shelley’s novel, the festival is The Monster Squad (1987) has since delighted to welcome Sir Christopher become a much loved cult film whose Frayling, noted author of numerous books history is examined in this affectionate on cultural history and contemporary culture, including last documentary. year’s award-winning Frankenstein – The First 200 Years, to give Dir: André Gower v 91 mins a talk on the subject. The talk will be followed by a screening of Hammer classic Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell LIFECHANGER (17.00) (1974), the final film from legendary horror director Terence Fisher. An entity moves from body to body to survive, causing the death of the original ST. AGATHA (16.00) person. Now in love with Julia, it must From the director of the first threeSaw keep killing, and repeatedly start over sequels, St. Agatha sees an unmarried and with her. pregnant young woman with nowhere to Dir: Justin McConnell v 84 mins turn quickly regretting her decision to seek help at a local convent. SECRET SANTA (18.50) Dir: Darren Lynn Bousman v 102 mins When the punch bowl is spiked with truth serum at a Christmas dinner, hidden secrets SURPRISE FILM (18.05) and grudges are revealed, leading to bloody One of Horrorthon’s most popular events, retribution in this pitch-black comedy-horror. the Surprise Film will offer audiences a Dir: Adam Marcus v 89 mins preview of an eagerly anticipated and The screening will be attended by members of cast and crew. yet-to-be-released film. Be sure to book your ticket early. SUSPIRIA (20.20) RAVERS (14.00) Tilda Swinton and Luca Guadagnino reunite A germophobic journalist finds herself for this remake of Dario Argento’s classic, at a rave where a batch of contaminated the tale of Susie (Dakota Johnson), who energy drinks is turning the clubbers discovers that her dance company is increasingly demented, forcing her to merely a masquerade for a coven. overcome her fears in order to survive. Dir: Luca Guadagnino v 152 mins Dir: Bernhard Pucher v 90 mins THE DARK (23.00) VIDEOMAN (15.45) Mina lives in isolation in a forest, hovering This homage to gialli sees a distraught between vampire and zombie. Her VHS collector working through his friends, existence changes when she finds and trying to discover who has stolen his rare rescues fellow teenager Alex, kidnapped and valuable tape of Fulci’s Zombie. and blinded by his abductor. Dir: Kristian A. Söderström v 93 mins Dir: Justin P. Lange v 94 mins PIERCING (17.40) KILLERS WITHIN (23.10) A new father struggling with murderous This new Irish genre film sees a plot to urges decides to channel these impulses hold a wealthy banker and his family to instead into murdering a prostitute (Mia ransom go awry as it becomes obvious Wasikowska), who turns out to have her that this is not an ordinary family. own agenda. Dirs: Paul Bushe, Brian O’Neill v 97 mins Dir: Nicolas Pesce v 81 mins Directors Paul Bushe and Brian O’Neill will attend the screening. AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS (19.20) SLEEPWALKERS (23.20) During a fractious family gathering, the With a screenplay by Stephen King, discovery is made that all doors and Sleepwalkers sees Tanya (Mädchen windows have been sealed, and the group Amick) targeted by a mother and son, two is subjected to enigmatic orders that of a shapeshifting race that feeds on the appear on their television. lifeforce of virgin women. Dir: Johnny Kevorkian v 91 mins Dir: Mick Garris v 91 mins Director Mick Garris will attend the screening.