For Immediate Release
August 19, 2019 Contact: Kristen Mosley, Community Engagement Coordinator 434-395-2206 [email protected]
LCVA’s Cabin Film Series Presents: The Tingler at the Longwood Cabin
The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts’ (LCVA) popular Cabin Film Series returns on Friday, September 6th, with a free screening of the horror film The Tingler at the Longwood Cabin.
The Tingler is a 1959 American Horror film produced and directed by William Castle. It is the third of five collaborations between Castle and writer Robb White, and stars Vincent Price, Darryl Hickman, Patricia Cutts, Pamela Lincoln, Philip Coolidge, and Judith Evelyn.
The film tells the story of a scientist who discovers a parasite in human beings, called a "tingler", which feeds on fear. The creature earned its name by making the spine of its host "tingle" when the host is frightened. In line with other Castle horror films, including Macabre (1958) and House on Haunted Hill (1959), Castle used gimmicks to sell the film. The Tingler remains most well-known for a device called “percepto”, in which theater chairs would vibrate upon onscreen action.
The Cabin Film Series showcases classic and cult horror and suspense films several times a year. Hosted by the LCVA at a one-room cabin in the woods, the event also features campfire- themed refreshments. Prior to the screening, Dr. Chris McGee, Associate Professor in the English and Modern Language Department at Longwood and guest curator of this series, will introduce the film and lead a discussion exploring its themes and context.
This event is free and open to the public. No registration is required. Attendees are encouraged to dress comfortably for this screening – the cabin is accessed by a short walk through the woods.
LCVA exhibitions and programs are made possible through the generous support of the Wells Fargo Foundation, the Walter J. Payne Foundation, Anne Carter & Walter R. Robbins, Jr. Foundation, the E.B. Duff Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Southside Electric Cooperative, Walmart, Julie Kline Dixon and Guy Dixon, Navona & David Hart, Real Living Cornerstone, Helton House, Haley Auto Mall, The Woodland, Inc., Candice Jamison Dowdy ’69 and Charles H. Dowdy III + Northwestern Mutual, Foster Fuels, Linda Arthur, Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, and Longwood University Office of Alumni and Career Services.
When and Where Friday, September 6th at 7 p.m. at the Longwood Cabin, located at 1401 Johnston Drive, Farmville, VA 23901. Traveling from town by East Third Street, turn right at the intersection by Sunchase Cinema 8 onto Longwood Avenue, then turn left onto Johnson Drive followed by a right turn onto a gravel road that leads to the cabin.
About LCVA The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts presents a rotating program of inspiring and conversation-starting exhibitions. Admission to LCVA and its programs is—and always has been—free for all. LCVA is located at the intersection of Main and Third Streets (129 North Main Street) in Farmville, Virginia. For additional information on exhibitions or programs and events, contact the LCVA at [email protected] or 434.395.2206, or visit lcva.longwood.edu.