LONDON: The Horse Hospital

Thursday 14th September, 2017

7:00pm

Event information

Dates: 14 September, 12 October, 9 November, 14 December

After closing out the spring season last May with author John Cussans’ standing-room-only class investigating the history of Haiti, colonialism and voodoo terror, The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies - London returns to the Horse Hospital from September-December 2017 for another semester of film classes on a range of exciting and esoteric topics, led by some of the horror world’s most renowned critical luminaries.

We open the semester with a class on the oft-misunderstood auteur of the French fantastique, Jean Rollin, hosted by Miskatonic London co-director Virginie Sélavy and longtime genre journalist Marcelle Perks, the latter of whom is coming from Germany to participate. Both are contributors to the new book LOST GIRLS: THE PHANTASMAGORICAL CINEMA OF JEAN ROLLIN which reappraises Rollin’s oeuvre from a uniquely female perspective. In October, veteran film critic and prolific author Kim Newman discusses various current and historical approaches to the criticism of what Michael Weldon termed ‘psychotronic cinema,’—and the role of the independent curator in shaping this discourse— in a class that doubles as a launch for his new book, VIDEO DUNGEON. In November, Nag Vladermersky, Director of the London International Animation Festival, joins us to examine the largely-untapped history of horror animation, including some rarities from the LIAF vaults. We close out the season rather fittingly with a celebration of holiday horror as renowned author Stephen Thrower and broadcast scholar Derek Johnston (and special guests!) talk Santa slashers and ghost stories for Christmas to coincide with the new book YULETIDE TERROR: CHRISTMAS HORROR ON FILM AND TELEVISION. The class will also feature the UK Premiere of a new Christmas horror short called WE ALWAYS FIND OURSELVES IN THE SEA, written and directed by Sean Hogan in the wintry tradition of the classic M.R. James hearthside tales.

Named for the fictional university in H.P. Lovecraft’s literary mythos, The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is a community-based organization that was founded by film writer/programmer Kier-La Janisse in March of 2010 and now has branches in Montreal, London and New York. Miskatonic London operates under the co-direction of Kier-La Janisse and Virginie Sélavy.

All classes take place at the historic Horse Hospital, the heart of the city’s underground culture. Registration for the full fall semester is £35 (includes Miskatonic student card)