ABERTOIR HORROR FESTIVAL 2008
Nov 12th – 16th
FESTIVAL PASS: ONLY £40!
Includes Daemonia music concert, Doug Bradley’s performance, Gary
Sherman’s masterclass, all films and a 10% bar discount!
Individual tickets: £5 each
Wales' only horror festival is back for a third terrifying year!
With more than 20 films on offer from around the world, including UK
premieres, cult screenings and classics, we are delighted to be offering a
massive variety of other events that will give fans of horror something truly
memorable. Films, music, theatre, book signings, special guests, prizes and bar
promotions will turn this peaceful seaside town into a haven for lovers of the
macabre- so lock up your grannies, Abertoir is coming!
GUESTS & BOOK EVENTS
(Check schedule at www.abertoir.co.uk for appearances)
Doug Bradley
Actor Doug Bradley is most widely known for his role as Pinhead in the
Hellraiser films. He will be here to perform his one-man show in the theatre and
present his new range of visual talking books.
Claudio Simonetti
Claudio Simonetti’s band GOBLIN was responsible for some of the most
stunning examples of film music, and his work is legendary. His new band
DAEMONIA are flying over from Italy for a live concert of his unforgettable
horror themes.
Gary Sherman
Director Gary Sherman is responsible for the classic British horror Death Line,
Dead and Buried and many more. He is flying over from Chicago with a new
print of Death Line to talk about his work and to give a very special filmmaking
masterclass.
Mark Gatiss
Actor/writer Mark Gatiss (The League of Gentlemen, Doctor Who) will be here
to talk about his latest book “Black Butterfly”, sign copies and answer
questions from the fans. (Tickets £1, redeemable off book purchase)
Dan Abnett
Warhammer writer Dan Abnett has contributed to the greatest graphic novels,
including 2000AD, Marvel, DC and Dark Horse. Dan will be signing books and is
happy to chat with fans!
Jim Groom
Director Jim Groom will be here to host a Q&A after his latest film “Room 36”.
Stefan Jakubowski
Horror writer Stefan Jakubowski will be here over the weekend to sign his
latest book, Miscreation.
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
Thurs 13th Nov – 4pm
Gary Sherman Masterclass
Director Gary Sherman will present a very special filmmaking master class.
Friday 14th November – 9.30pm
Claudio Simonetti's
DAEMONIA
Live in Concert
From world renowned group GOBLIN, Claudio Simonetti’s band Daemonia is the
culmination of a lifetime of work on some of the genre's most revered and
important films. Touring as far as America, Japan and Europe, Claudio’s
fantastic credits include the scores to such films as Dawn of the Dead,
Suspiria, Profondo Rosso, Demons, Opera and Tenebre.
For this very rare UK performance, this is a perfect opportunity to hear these
magnificent tracks played live on stage, breathing new life into horror's most
legendary music.
Tickets only £10 or included in the Abertoir Festival pass.
Sat 15th Nov - 7.30pm.
DOUG BRADLEY
AN EVENING WITH DEATH
UK PERFORMANCE PREMIERE
Join horror screen legend Doug Bradley on a journey into the depths of
dread. With the help of a handful of writers such as Ray Bradbury and Clive
Barker, Bradley’s world-touring show presents us with a stellar collection of
classic and modern tales of horror.
Tickets £10 each, or included in Abertoir festival package.
FILMS
15th Nov – 4pm, 16th Nov - 2pm
Short Film Competition - £500 Prize!
Over two sessions, we will be determining the best short film from some of the
splendid professional shorts sent to us, with a prize of £500 for the winner!
12th Nov – 5pm
John Carpenter’s Halloween (18)
(John Carpenter, USA 1978, 91mins)
John Carpenter’s terrifying movie is still as powerful today as it was when first
released. For its 30th anniversary, we’ve done some digging and managed to
find a rare 35mm print! + SHORT FILM “RED LINES”
12th Nov – 7.30pm
Hush (18)Adv
(Mark Tonderai, UK 2008)
Driving home along the M1, a couple, Zakes and Beth, stop for a rest at a
service station. But when Beth is kidnapped by the driver of a white van,
Zakes finds himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse along the empty
motorway…..
12th Nov – 9.30pm
Midnight Meat Train (18)
(Ryuhei Kitamura, USA 2008, 100mins)
Clive Barker’s tale of terror comes as the first adaptation from his
Books of Blood series and follows a photographer who gets drawn into the
nightmarish world of a subway murderer who stalks late-night commuters.
12th Nov – 11.45pm
Mystery Grindhouse Screening (18)
We’ve managed to find a beat-up, scratchy and falling apart film from the
glorious Grindhouse era that’ll be winding it’s way through our poor projector
for this late night mystery screening. We encourage heckling and raucous
inappropriate laughter….
13th Nov – 1.45pm
Daddy’s Girl (18) (Screening sponsored by Contender)
(D J Evans, UK 2007, 85mins)
"Daddy's Girl" is a chilling psychological horror feature made by Welsh talent
and filmed in Wales. A psychiatrist struggling to hold his life together meets a
troubled teenage girl whose sinister behaviour and obsession for cutting
herself starts to push the boundaries of teenage angst to a frightening new
level. + SHORT FILM “CAM2CAM”
13th Nov – 6pm
Death Line + Q&A With Director Gary Sherman (18)
(Gary Sherman, UK 1972, 87mins)
At the end of the 19th century, a group of workers are trapped and
abandoned after a cave-in while working on the construction of the London
Underground. A hundred years later, the cannibalistic and mutated
descendent of this group is poaching passengers from the busy subway
system, and it’s up to investigator Donald Pleasance to discover the true
extent of the atrocities. Brand new 35mm print straight from the USA!
13th Nov – 9.30pm
39: A Film By Carroll McKane (18)adv
(Gary Sherman, USA 2007, 90mins)
Carroll McKane's DVcams have recorded the deaths of his 36 past victims. His
killing room, a makeshift studio, is the set for the murders of two more victims
and the torture of a forensic psychiatrist. European premiere!
13th Nov – 11.45pm
Machine Girl (18)adv
(Noboru Iguchi, Japan 2008, 96mins, Subtitled)
Absurd. Ridiculous. Offensive. Shocking. Ninjas. Sushi. Gore. Tempura.
Guillotine Bra… A Japanese schoolgirl loses her arm while protecting her brother
from third-rate Yakuza; replacing it with a machine gun she sets about her
revenge in this gloriously over-the-top late night splatter fest!
14th Nov – 6.30pm
Suspiria (18) + Q&A With Claudio Simonetti
(Dario Argento, Italy 1977, 97mins)
An assault on the senses from start to finish, Dario Argento’s masterpiece
bombards the viewer with such a visual and aural onslaught that Suspiria
remains one of the most prominent and talked about films in horror movie
history. Printed using the obsolete three-strip Technicolor process, the film is
bathed in a fabulous sea of reds, greens and blues; a remarkable achievement
in visual style that is enhanced by Simonetti’s pounding score.
+ Short Film “The Dirt” With Introduction By Simona & Claudio Simonetti. UK
Premiere!
15th Nov – 2pm
Witchfinder General (18)
(Michael Reeves, UK 1968, 86mins)
Vincent Price gives the performance of his career as Matthew Hopkins, the
17th century witchfinder who travelled the country extracting confessions
from innocent young women. He finds a nemesis in the form of Ian Ogilvy, a
soldier in Cromwell’s army whose fiancée falls foul to Hopkins’ treachery.
What follows is a campaign of revenge by the soldier destined to put an end
to Hopkins’ reign of terror.
15th Nov – 10pm
Martyrs (18)
(Pascal Laugier, France 2008, 97mins, Subtitled)
Given a harsh 18+ rating in France, this extremely controversial shocker
follows a young girl who survived a horrific kidnapping and abuse the hands of
a sadistic family. 15 years later, she joins forces with another survivor of
abuse to track down the people who made her suffer.
15th Nov – Midnight
Tokyo Gore Police (18)adv
(Yoshihiro Nishimura, Japan 2008, 110mins, Subtitled)
Set in near-future Tokyo, a new breed of genetically modified humans are
starting to take over, with the ability to sprout new limbs in the form of
biological weapons. The literally eye-popping special effects are out of this
world; it’s an insane, violent, bizarre, over-the-top and brilliantly subversive
film.
16th Nov – 12pm
The Innocents (PG)
(Jack Clayton, UK 1961, 100mins)
An adaptation of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, the film is set in
Victorian England and follows governess Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr) who is
assigned to look after two orphans at a bleak country estate. Gradually, she
becomes convinced that the children are not who they pretend to be, and
begins to find herself fighting for her own sanity as the horrible secrets of the
house reveal themselves one by one….
16th Nov – 4.30pm
The Phantom of the Opera with Live Accompaniment (PG)
(Rupert Julian, USA 1925, 100mins)
We’re delighted that this particular screening will featuring a live piano
accompaniment by composer Paul Shallcross, who has spent this summer
creating a brand new score for Lon Chaney’s classic film.
16th Nov – 6.30pm
Doug Bradley’s Spinechillers
An exciting new concept in visual audio books, Doug Bradley will present two
examples, HP Lovecraft's: The Outsider, and Edgar Allen Poe's: The Tell-Tale
Heart.
16th Nov – 9.30pm
My Name is Bruce (15) adv
(Bruce Campbell, USA 2008)
When threatened by a vengeful monster, a small village decides the only
person who can possibly help is ass-kicking hero Bruce Campbell (playing
himself). Convinced that it’s all an elaborate birthday present from his agent,
Bruce begins to enjoy the spoils of being a movie hero, including free liquor,
but is quite unprepared when his target turns out to be far from the usual guy
in a rubber suit….
Make Your Own Damn Movie!
In honour of last year’s special guest Lloyd Kaufman, this strand highlights
some of the amazingly talented independent filmmakers that we’ve discovered.
13th Nov – 12.00pm
Strange Angel (15)Adv
(Graham Rich, USA 2006, 71mins)
On the anniversary of their childhood friend's death, Sadie & Camilla discover
they are heirs to Helena's fortune. An evening meal in Helena's home is filled
with memories but soon spirals into an unexpected nightmare. INTRODUCTION
BY WELSH SCREENWRITER NIA EDWARDS-BEHI. + SHORT FILM “THE
UNINVITED”.
14th Nov – 12.30pm
I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer 18adv
(Doug Turner, Stacey Edmonds, AUS 2008, 75mins)
A cricket team are dismissed by a moustachioed serial killer with a razor sharp
cricket glove and an arsenal of sharpened stumps. Mass Murder... it's just not
cricket.
14th Nov – 2.15pm
Bane 18adv
(James Eaves, UK 2008, 115mins)
Katherine awakes in an underground cell with three other women. With
complete amnesia Katherine and the other women have little time to wonder
where they are before the arrival of the sadistic Dr Murdoch. What is the
purpose of the experiment and who, or what, is screaming every time the
lights go out?
14th Nov – 4.45pm
Maldito Bastardo! 18adv
(Javi Camino, Spain 2007, 82mins, Subtitled)
"Maldito Bastardo is a gut-devouring virus. Maldito Bastardo is a human distill.
Maldito Bastardo is a gratuitous massacre. Maldito Bastardo is a plush God
toy. Maldito Bastardo is LOVE." Understand? Neither did we, but we still
loved this insanely funny film!
15th Nov – 11am
Room 36 (15)
(Jim Groom, UK 2005, 90mins)
ROOM 36 is a quirky, black-comedy / noir-thriller, set in the dated, seedy
décor of the Midlothian Hotel. Double crossings, assassins, prostitutes,
mistaken identity, guns, deaths and perverts all are part of this funny and
unique film. Q&A WITH DIRECTOR JIM GROOM.
15th Nov – 5pm
Colin (18)Adv
(Marc Price, UK 2008, 100mins)
From Welsh director Marc Price comes Colin, one of the first Zombie
movies told entirely from a Zombie’s perspective. Our hero Colin is bitten by a
Zombie, returning from the dead we follow him as he wanders through suburbia
during the throes of a cadaverous apocalypse. INTRODUCTION BY MARC PRICE
16th Nov – 7.45pm
On Evil Grounds (15) adv
(Peter Koller, Austria 2008, Subtitled)
House-hunters Romeo and Juliet are a uniquely strange couple whose estate
agent turns out to be a serial killer – too bad Romeo and Juliet are anything
but docile victims. A dead body and a few shovels of dirt later, Romeo is stuck
in trouble virtually up to his neck. Even worse, Juliet is forced to postpone her
house-decorating plans to rescue her boyfriend. Very funny film, think Tom
and Jerry meets Sergio Leone!
SEE WEBSITE FOR SCHEDULE AND MORE DETAILS.
www.abertoir.co.uk
WITH KIND SUPPORT BY THE FILM AGENCY OF WALES
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