Irish Film Institute -IFI HORRORTHON 2013

IFI HORRORTHON 2013

IFI Horrorthon 2013 ran from October 24th - 28th 2013. Back to the Horrorthon Archive.
IFI HORRORTHON: IN FEAR (OPENING FILM)
Director Jeremy Lovering will introduce the film and take part in a post-screening Q&A. A young couple get lost driving at night, in the woods, where a malevolent stranger waits.…
Thursday 24th Oct 2013 19.00
IFI HORRORTHON: WE ARE WHAT WE ARE
Premiered at Cannes, director Jim Mickle (Stake Land) helms the remake of the Mexican film about a contemporary family of cannibals trying to adapt and survive after their father’s death.…
Thursday 24th Oct 2013 21.00
IFI HORRORTHON: THE HUMAN RACE
Over one hundred people are mysteriously abducted and forced to compete as part of a race until only one survives. No one is safe as ‘runners’ are cruelly and inventively…
Thursday 24th Oct 2013 23.00
IFI HORRORTHON: HATCHET III
Danielle Harris and Kane Hodder return as Marybeth once again faces Victor Crowley in the Louisiana bayou in a film as gleefully gory and funny as its predecessors. Plus short…
Thursday 24th Oct 2013 23.10
IFI HORRORTHON: THANATOMORPHOSE
While undeniably a slow-burner, this depiction of a young, beautiful woman decomposing alone in her apartment while still alive will ultimately please even hardened splatter fans. Showing as part of IFI…
Friday 25th Oct 2013 13.10
IFI HORRORTHON: THE BORDERLANDS
Vatican investigators examining reports of paranormal activity in a remote church find their scepticism tested in a found-footage film that manages to find a new approach within this tired genre.…
Friday 25th Oct 2013 15.10
IFI HORRORTHON: CHASTITY BITES
One of the smartest and wittiest films in this year’s festival sees Countess Bathory looking for virgins’ blood in a modern American high school. Luckily, aspiring journalist Leah has her…
Friday 25th Oct 2013 17.00
IFI HORRORTHON: DELIVERY
First-time mother-to-be Rachel, star of a pregnancy reality show, comes to believe that her unborn baby is possessed in a film that echoes, but doesn’t imitate, Rosemary’s Baby. Showing as…
Friday 25th Oct 2013 18.55
IFI HORRORTHON: NOSFERATU
F.W. Murnau’s deathless classic, an unauthorised version of Stoker’s Dracula, returns to cinema screens in a fully restored version with its original score. Max Schreck gives arguably the definitive performance…
Friday 25th Oct 2013 20.30
IFI HORRORTHON: DARK TOUCH
Richard Dormer stars in Marina de Van’s unsettling and disturbing film about an abused young girl (an excellent Missy Keating) who uses her latent telekinetic abilities to punish her family.…
Friday 25th Oct 2013 20.45
IFI HORRORTHON: DOUBLE BILL: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD & CREEPSHOW
Tom Savini’s only film as director is a remake of George Romero’s seminal film. Romero’s own Creepshow, written by Stephen King, is an anthology feature with an outstanding cast. Showing…
Friday 25th Oct 2013 22.30
IFI HORRORTHON: GOLDBERG & EISENBERG
Geeky Goldberg, a timid computer programmer, is approached in a park by the boorish Eisenberg, who subsequently begins to stalk him, wreaking havoc on his life in a film that…
Friday 25th Oct 2013 22.50
IFI HORRORTHON: THE APPARITION
Ashley Greene and her boyfriend move into a new home, only to be terrorised by a presence unleashed during a university experiment, leaving them desperate to escape its clutches. Showing…
Friday 25th Oct 2013 23.00
IFI HORRORTHON: JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion work on this highly entertaining film set a new standard, particularly in the iconic scene of a swordfight with living skeletons. Showing as…
Saturday 26th Oct 2013 13.00
IFI HORRORTHON: HANSEL AND GRETEL GET BAKED
Evil witch Lara Flynn Boyle lures teenagers to her house with a potent strain of weed in this amusing mix of fairytale and stoner comedy that also delivers on the…
Saturday 26th Oct 2013 15.05
IFI HORRORTHON: THE STRANGE COLOUR OF YOUR BODY’S TEARS
From the directors of Amer comes another tribute to the giallo. As with the previous film, plot is less important than creating a sensory experience filled with images of disturbing…
Saturday 26th Oct 2013 16.55
IFI HORRORTHON: DISCOPATH
Disco beats drive a shy young man to murderous rage in a film that could easily have played 42nd Street, so perfectly does its homage to those slasher flicks catch…
Saturday 26th Oct 2013 19.00
IFI HORRORTHON: ODD THOMAS
Stephen Sommers’ adaptation of a Dean Koontz novel is one of the festival’s highlights, the story of a young clairvoyant who believes disaster is approaching. Not to be missed. Showing…
Saturday 26th Oct 2013 20.45
IFI HORRORTHON: DEAD OF NIGHT
Brandon Routh is Dylan Dog, New Orleans paranormal investigator. Hired to look into a case of death-by-werewolf, complications arise involving vampires and an ancient artefact that could summon a terrible…
Saturday 26th Oct 2013 22.45
IFI HORRORTHON: ARMY OF DARKNESS
With stop-motion effects paying loving homage to the work of Ray Harryhausen, the final part of Sam Raimi’s trilogy is an exhilarating romp featuring Bruce Campbell in his most-loved role.…
Saturday 26th Oct 2013 22.55
IFI HORRORTHON: MIDNIGHT MAN
When a young girl innocently and playfully attempts to summon the mythical Midnight Man, events backfire as she discovers he is instead a terrifying figure bent on tormenting her. Showing…
Saturday 26th Oct 2013 23.00
IFI HORRORTHON: RITUALS
Starring Lawrence Dane (Scanners) and Hal Holbrook and Lawrence Dane, this little-seen film about five middle-aged doctors on a holiday hike in the woods is an unusual entry to the…
Sunday 27th Oct 2013 13.10
IFI HORRORTHON: RETURN TO NUKE ‘EM HIGH: VOLUME 1
Lloyd Kaufman’s Troma Entertainment revisits Nuke ‘Em High, where the glee club are transformed into Cretins by contaminated tacos. The film contains all of the hallmarks for which Kaufman is…
Sunday 27th Oct 2013 15.10
IFI HORRORTHON: THE MUMMY
In this Hammer classic from Terence Fisher (Dracula), Christopher Lee seeks revenge on Peter Cushing for disturbing his tomb. Well-paced and menacing, it’s a perfect Sunday afternoon treat. Showing as…
Sunday 27th Oct 2013 17.00
IFI HORRORTHON: SURPRISE FILM
One of the most anticipated slots has yet to be decided upon at the time of writing, but rest assured that all efforts are being made to secure something special!…
Sunday 27th Oct 2013 18.50
IFI HORRORTHON: HAUNTER
In the new film from Vincenzo Natali (Cube), Abigail Breslin realises that she and her family are already dead, and that their murderer is targeting the family now living in…
Sunday 27th Oct 2013 20.50
IFI HORRORTHON: THE BATTERY
Shot on a micro-budget of $6,000, The Battery sees two former baseball players form an uneasy alliance as they make their way through a post-apocalyptic, zombie-filled New England. Showing as…
Sunday 27th Oct 2013 23.00
IFI HORRORTHON: LIFEFORCE
Tobe Hooper’s unfairly neglected tale of space vampires sees a beautiful female alien (Mathilda May) cause untold destruction in London as she drains inhabitants’ energy in preparation for a full-scale…
Sunday 27th Oct 2013 23.10
IFI HORRORTHON: FOR ELISA
Student Ana answers an advert for a nanny, and is interviewed by glamorous diva Diamantina. However, the duties turn out to be much stranger than expected, and Ana is soon…
Sunday 27th Oct 2013 23.20
IFI HORRORTHON: SHORT FILM SHOWCASE
Featuring the best of emerging Irish and international talent, this popular slot presents a variety of shorts that is sure to include something for everyone. Ella A Mother dead in the…
Monday 28th Oct 2013 11.00
IFI HORRORTHON: VIDEODROME
David Cronenberg’s seminal film sees James Woods drawn into a horrifying conspiracy that plans to use the media to control the population. Dark, disturbing, and absolutely brilliant. Showing as part…
Monday 28th Oct 2013 13.15
IFI HORRORTHON: THE STATION
From the director of Rammbock comes this film about a group of scientists working in the German Alps who discover a red-tinted glacier that seems to have affected the local…
Monday 28th Oct 2013 15.05
IFI HORRORTHON: JOHN CARPENTER’S CHRISTINE
Adapted from the novel by Stephen King, Carpenter’s classic, showing on its 30th anniversary, sees an unhealthy bond form between Keith Gordon and his car, Christine, a red and white…
Monday 28th Oct 2013 17.00
IFI HORRORTHON: ANTISOCIAL
Antisocial sees a virus spread from social networking to humans one New Year’s Eve. Five friends trapped in a house try to survive in this impressive and gripping film. Showing…
Monday 28th Oct 2013 19.10
IFI HORRORTHON: BIG BAD WOLVES (CLOSING FILM)
In this stylish and complex revenge thriller, a grieving father and a rogue cop team up to ‘interrogate’ the man they believe responsible for a series of murders. Plus short…
Monday 28th Oct 2013 21.00