horror films- though the decades
Frank Thompson, local film historian and author, will walk us through the decades of horror films, each Sunday, from 1- 4pm, through the month of October 2016, from the Silent Era, up until modern day. Enjoy and be amazed at the best highlights of each decade, while learning little-known facts on the production and directors' place in film history. Don't miss out!
Schedule:
Week 3, October 16th:
LITERARY ADAPTATIONS
M.R. JAMES (“NIGHT OF THE DEMON,” “O WHISTLE AND I’LL COME TO YOU MY LAD”)
EDGAR ALLEN POE (THE CORMAN “POE CYCLE”)
FRITZ LIEBER (“BURN WITCH BURN”)
H. P. LOVECRAFT (“THE DUNWICH HORROR”)
THE ITALIAN MASTERS
MARIO BAVA
DARIO ARGENTO
Week 4, October 23rd:
LOW-BUDGET SURREALISM
WILLIAM CASTLE
“PSYCHO”
“NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD”
“CARNIVAL OF SOULS”
“BLOOD FEAST”
“THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE”
HAMMER HORROR
FROM “HORROR OF DRACULA” TO “THE WOMAN IN BLACK”
THE SEVENTIES
“HALLOWEEN”
“THE SHINING”
“THE EXORCIST”
“THE WICKER MAN”
Week 5, October 30th:
INTERNATIONAL HORROR
“EYES WITHOUT A FACE”
“THE RING”
“THE ORPHANAGE”
“THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE”
“LET THE RIGHT ONE IN”
HORROR IN THE 21ST CENTURY
“THE BABADOOK”
“CRIMSON PEAK”
“THE SILENT HOUSE”
“THE CONJURING”
“CABIN IN THE WOODS”
“IT FOLLOWS”
“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY”
“THE OTHERS”
Regular Price: $40 per Seminar
Half Off Special:
BRING A GRAIL MOVIEHOUSE TICKET STUB FROM ANY SHOW OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS OF OCTOBER (ONE PER WEEK, 3 MAXIMUM), AND GET 1/2 OFF A SINGLE HORROR SERIES SEMINAR ($20 VALUE), PER STUB!
Additionally, during the month of October, Asheville Film Society will host Tuesday and Thursday screenings at the Grail Moviehouse which will coincide with that previous Sunday's Horror Series seminar:
10/11 - The Cat and the Canary
10/13 - Freaks/The Black Cat double feature
10/18 - Night of the Demon
10/20 - Eyes Without a Face
10/25 - Carnival of Souls
10/27 - Night of the Living Dead/Satanic Rites of Dracula double feature
FYI, not included in the promotion- 11/1 - Psycho (BBS ticketed show)
Schedule:
Week 3, October 16th:
LITERARY ADAPTATIONS
M.R. JAMES (“NIGHT OF THE DEMON,” “O WHISTLE AND I’LL COME TO YOU MY LAD”)
EDGAR ALLEN POE (THE CORMAN “POE CYCLE”)
FRITZ LIEBER (“BURN WITCH BURN”)
H. P. LOVECRAFT (“THE DUNWICH HORROR”)
THE ITALIAN MASTERS
MARIO BAVA
DARIO ARGENTO
Week 4, October 23rd:
LOW-BUDGET SURREALISM
WILLIAM CASTLE
“PSYCHO”
“NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD”
“CARNIVAL OF SOULS”
“BLOOD FEAST”
“THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE”
HAMMER HORROR
FROM “HORROR OF DRACULA” TO “THE WOMAN IN BLACK”
THE SEVENTIES
“HALLOWEEN”
“THE SHINING”
“THE EXORCIST”
“THE WICKER MAN”
Week 5, October 30th:
INTERNATIONAL HORROR
“EYES WITHOUT A FACE”
“THE RING”
“THE ORPHANAGE”
“THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE”
“LET THE RIGHT ONE IN”
HORROR IN THE 21ST CENTURY
“THE BABADOOK”
“CRIMSON PEAK”
“THE SILENT HOUSE”
“THE CONJURING”
“CABIN IN THE WOODS”
“IT FOLLOWS”
“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY”
“THE OTHERS”
Regular Price: $40 per Seminar
Half Off Special:
BRING A GRAIL MOVIEHOUSE TICKET STUB FROM ANY SHOW OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS OF OCTOBER (ONE PER WEEK, 3 MAXIMUM), AND GET 1/2 OFF A SINGLE HORROR SERIES SEMINAR ($20 VALUE), PER STUB!
Additionally, during the month of October, Asheville Film Society will host Tuesday and Thursday screenings at the Grail Moviehouse which will coincide with that previous Sunday's Horror Series seminar:
10/11 - The Cat and the Canary
10/13 - Freaks/The Black Cat double feature
10/18 - Night of the Demon
10/20 - Eyes Without a Face
10/25 - Carnival of Souls
10/27 - Night of the Living Dead/Satanic Rites of Dracula double feature
FYI, not included in the promotion- 11/1 - Psycho (BBS ticketed show)
