Can you make it through two nights without screaming? Euro Media Forum and The Mdina Dungeons present Halloween Horror Festival: House of Wax and An American Werewolf in London film presentation and discussion, where films, props and costumes join forces to thrill.
The event will differ from the customary film discussion in several ways. Being themed to coincide with Halloween festivities, weird and wonderful costumes are encouraged, and the best three horror costumes will be awarded prizes.
This is the first time that the Mdina museum is serving as the backdrop for this horror festival, providing an apt and atmospheric walk through halls of wax works and dark corridors. Echoing screams mingle with bumps in the night, and classic film villains come to life on the silver screen.
In the spirit of the setting, kicking off the two-day film event will be André de Toth’s House of Wax (1953). Experience the film and allow yourself to be thrilled by the gruesome exhibits. Speaker Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone, along with moderator David Pace, will be discussing the film’s place within the wax museum and mad artist subgenres of horror, and horror’s long fascination with figures possessing an uncanny lifelikeness.
Echoing screams mingle with bumps in the night, and classic film villains come to life on the silver screen
Thursday is werewolves’ film night, as John Landis’s 1981 cult classic An American Werewolf in London comes alive. Watch your backs from a chilling bite in the neck that might change your life forever.
The speakers will delve into how the nocturnal monster’s particular association with the autumn moon makes it a natural Halloween film favourite.
With a well-deserved Academy Award for best make-up, An American Werewolf in London set a new standard for transformation scenes. The discussion will also focus on the significance of transformation and hybridity within horror, and will take into account other werewolf films.
The audience is invited to participate and put forward to the panel their questions, curiosities and observations. On every night, there will also be a Halloween horror film quiz, with the opportunity to win prizes.
Halloween Horror Festival: House of Wax and An American Werewolf in London will take place on Wednesday and Thursday at The Mdina Dungeons. Tickets are available for €10, including entry to the museum, pies and a glass of wine. For ticket bookings, e-mail euromediaforum@gmail.com or send an SMS to 9945 4066.
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