Published Date: 21/10/2020

Frightening Films This Halloween at Showcase

It’s officially scary season!

With Halloween soon to be upon us, we thought we’d give you a little run down of the frightening films we’re bringing to you over the next couple of weeks.

 

HALLOWEEN

Starting with the one most appropriate for this time of year, Halloween. On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.

We’re bringing this Flashback film on October 31 to you for just £5 a ticket. 

To book now, click here.

 

 

THE EXORCIST (DIRECTOR’S CUT)

This is the terrifying tale of her mother's frantic resolve to save two priests - one doubt-ridden, the other a rock of faith - joined in battling ultimate evil.

Winner of 1973 Oscars® for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Sound Mixing, The Exorcist remains one of the most shocking and gripping movies in the history of cinema and is a regular feature on lists of the scariest movies ever made.

See this Flashback screening of The Exorcist on October 30 for just £5.

To book now, click here.

 

 

SCREAM

1996's Scream introduced budding horror audiences to the newest slasher icon in Ghostface, a masked menace wreaking havoc in the fictional town of Woodsboro, California. 24 years later, we're bringing Ghostface back to the big screen.

Scream focuses on Sidney, a seemingly normal teenager who gets targeted by Ghostface a year after the brutal death of her mother. After some of her friends fall victim to the masked murderer, Sidney struggles with who to trust. Along with reporter Gale Weathers (Cox) and the local deputy Dewey Riley (Arquette), Sidney soon learns the person behind the Ghostface mask is closer to her than she first thought. 

See this Flashback screening of Scream on October 31 for just £5.

 

 

 

 

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

Widely considered as one of the best horrors, even years after its release, The Silence of the Lambs comes to Showcase this Halloween. Anthony Hopkins’ legendary performance as the cannibalistic serial killer Dr Hannibal Lecter remains one of cinema’s most unsettling watches.

As one of our Flashback titles, we’re bringing you this classic for £5 a ticket.

The Silence Of The Lambs comes to Showcase Friday November 13. Book tickets here.

 

 

THE CRAFT: LEGACY

Anyone who knows anything about horror, will know that Blumhouse has produced countless terrifying films such as Get Out, Halloween and Paranormal Activity. There's no wonder we're so excited to show you 2020's Blumhouse release, The Craft: Legacy. 

This reboot of the iconic 1996 classic The Craft, follows teenager Hannah as she and her mother move to a new area to be with her stepfather and brothers. Hannah starts a new school where she befriends Tabby, Lourdes and Frankie, quickly becoming the fourth member of their clique. What Hannah doesn’t know, however, is that her involvement with the trio will unleash great power amongst them all, and it seems that the teenage witches might get more than they bargained for as they learn about their newfound abilities.

The Craft: Legacy comes to Showcase October 28. Book your tickets here. 

 

 

RELIC

Relic is a horror film for those who like their emotions to be stirred. Set within the walls of one house, it follows three generations of women from the same family as they succumb to a sinister presence.

This deeply unsettling psychological horror is the critically acclaimed debut feature from writer and director Natalie Erika James.

Relic  is at Showcase on October 29. Book your tickets here. 

 

 

 

SAINT MAUD

Described by critics as “extraordinarily scary” and “a horror film worthy of an Oscar nomination”, Saint Maud is a must see, and one we’re sure will give you all the spooky “feels” you’re after this Halloween.  

This unsettling, atmospheric psychological thriller is the story of deeply religious Maud, a private palliative care nurse who becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient. There, but for the grace of God, goes Maud, a reclusive young nurse whose impressionable demeanor causes her to pursue a pious path of Christian devotion after an obscure trauma.

Saint Maud is at Showcase now. Book your tickets here.

 

 

 

TRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS: PENINSULA

Four years after South Korea’s total decimation in Train to Busan the zombie thriller that captivated audiences worldwide, acclaimed director Yeon Sang-ho brings us Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula, the next nail-biting chapter in his post-apocalyptic world. Jung-seok, a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, relives the horror when assigned to a covert operation with two simple objectives: retrieve and survive. When his team unexpectedly stumbles upon survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best—or worst—of human nature prevails in the direst of circumstances.

Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula is at Showcase November 2. Book your tickets here. 

 

 

Spooky (ish) films your children will love…

 

HOCUS POCUS

 

Grab your broomsticks…the beloved Disney Halloween classic starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy is back on the big screen for you and your family to enjoy this Halloween.  

A curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.

See this Flashback screening of Hocus Pocus from October 24 for just £5.

To book now, click here.

 

 

THE LITTLE VAMPIRE

We're not done with the nostalgia! The 2000 film The Little Vampire follows Tony Thompson (Jonathan Lipnicki) as he befriends a young vampire named Rudolph Sackville-Bagg (Rollo Weeks), and the two must team up and try to end the curse that's befallen Rudolph and his vampire clan, and will hopefully turn them into humans. Not all vampires are bad, you know. Of course, the two have to battle vampire hunter Rookery (Jim Carter), whose only goal is to send all of the vampires straight to Hell.

As one of our Films For A Fiver, tickets for The Little Vampire are, you guessed it, just £5.

The Little Vampire is at Showcase from October 30 & 31. 

 

 

 

PARANORMAN

This beautifully animated film will entertain (and frighten) older children while providing surprisingly thoughtful film viewing for their parents! 

Norman Babcock is the resident of an ill-fated town that is reeling under a deadly curse. Norman, with his unique ability to talk to ghosts, and a few companions must together save the town.

As one of our Films For A Fiver, tickets for Paranorman are £5.

Paranorman is at Showcase from October 29. Book your tickets here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WOLFWALKERS

In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic in nature and an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn, comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when Robyn saves a wild native girl, Mebh, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.

Wolfwalkers is at Showcase from October 26. Book your tickets here.