VHS TRASH FEST
Presented by: Morvster
| 0 | EDINBURGH: Summerhall (info) |
|---|---|
| P | Friday 15th September, 2017 to Saturday 16th September, 2017 (Fri 15th & Sat 16th Sept 2017. Doors at 7pm both nights.) |
| N | Door time: 7:00pm |
| . | Age restrictions are shown in the Event information and/or Ticket types |
| C | Film - Popup Cinema |
Event Information
That's right tape heads - VHS Trash Fest is back! Returning to Edinburgh this September as part of Scalarama, VHSTF this time takes over Summerhall for two nights of glorious homage to the medium of analogue tape. Screening entirely from VHS, with original trailers included and tape swaps encouraged, VHS Trash Fest aims to bring you the very best in classic VHS horror trashdom. Read on for full programme....
Our opening night on Friday 15th September kicks off with Brian Yuzna's body horror yuck-fest Society (1989), taking place appropriately enough in Summerhall's old Anatomy Lecture Theatre. Amphitheatrical in shape and over 100 years old, this is where animals would be dissected in front of an audience in this former vet school. Join us as we descend into the world of paranoid Bill who suspects his middle-class family might not be quite what they seem... Not for the faint-hearted or weak-stomached!
Doors 7pm for tape swap, film starts 8pm.
Location: Anatomy Lecture Theatre
The Saturday of VHS Trash Fest brings a highly-anticipated double bill of Trash classics in the form of Clive Barker's Nightbreed (1990) and infamous Video Nasty slasher The Burning (1981) in Summerhall's Red Lecture Theatre. A monster movie where humans are the real monsters, with none other than David Cronenberg himself in an acting role, Nightbreed is trash movie heaven. 'Friday the 13th' spin-off The Burning is an underrated entry in the slasher canon, with special effects by gore-king Tom Savini (some of his best), a pulsing electronic music score by Rick Wakeman, and the unforgettable Cropsey on the loose...
Doors open at 7pm
First film at 7.30pm
Break at 9pm
Second film from 9.30pm
Location: Red Lecture Theatre
Friday Society tickets only £6.
Saturday double-bill of Nightbreed and The Burning tickets £8.
Full festival ticket both days £12.
VHS Trash Fest is kindly supported by Assai Records Edinburgh on Grindlay Street.
