THE MISKATONIC INSTITUTE OF HORROR STUDIES

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Spring 2016 Semester: monthly classes from January to May 2016
Dates: 7 January, 11 February, 10 March, 14 April, 12 May
After closing out the fall season with a star-studded panel discussion and live reading of Nigel Kneale's long-lost teleplay The Road (featuring Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson, Jonathan Rigby, Kim Newman, Stephen Volk, David Pirie and many more), The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies - London returns to the Horse Hospital from January-May 2016 for another lively semester of film classes on a range of esoteric topics, led by some of the horror world's most renowned critical luminaries.
Visiting instructor Jack Sargeant (author of Deathtripping: The Cinema of Transgression) launches the season in January with his lecture "JG Ballard: Crash, The Atrocity Exhibition and Moving Beyond Literature." He will be followed in February by a special instalment of "Live From Miskatonic," featuring director John Hough (The Legend of Hell House, Twins of Evil, Escape To Witch Mountain) in an extensive onstage interview with FilmBar70 curator Justin Harries. In March, former Wire deputy editor Frances Morgan will talk about electronic sound design and horror. In April, Miskatonic London co-director and Electric Sheep founder Virginie Selavy will present "Holy Torture," an investigation of desire, cruelty and religion in 60s and 70s cinema. And we'll be closing the season with Headpress founder David Kerekes, who will present a multimedia excursion through the dangerous landscape of custom-ordered sex and horror films.
The last class will also act as the graduation ceremony for those who have been with Miskatonic for the full 2015/2016 school year. Course descriptions and instructor bios are available below.
Named for the fictional university in H.P. Lovecraft's literary mythos, The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is a non-profit, community-based organization that started in Canada, founded by Kier-La Janisse in March of 2010. 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 £40. Individual class tickets are £10 advance / £11 on the door / £8 concessions and will be available 30 days in advance of each class. See below for the full course descriptions.
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The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies - London
Spring 2016 Semester: monthly classes from January to May 2016
Dates: 14 January, 11 February, 10 March, 14 April, 12 May
Time: 7-10pm
Venue: Horse Hospital
Address: Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1JD
Prices: £10 advance / £11 on the door / £8 concs / £40 full semester ticket