The Film Programme will be held in the King Room (2nd floor), accessible from the upstairs lobby bar/coffee shop.

FILM RATINGS: General (G). Suitable for all ages. Parental Guidance (PG). Parental Guidance Advised. 14 Adult Accompaniment (14A). Persons younger than 14 years should be accompanied by an adult. 18 Adult Accompaniment (18A). Persons younger than 18 years must be accompanied by an adult. Restricted (R). Restricted to persons 18 years of age or over.

FRIDAY
10:00am
The Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (G) (USA, 2006).
Dir: Dennis Vincent. With: Christopher Lee, Sara Karloff, Dick Smith, Zacherley. Colorbox Studios/Witch's Dungeon.
Fascinating two-hour documentary about Cortlandt Hull's unique museum of Hollywood Horrors and the people and films that inspired it.

Noon
Joe R. Lansdale introduces Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (14A) (USA, 2005).
Dir: Don Coscarelli. With: Bree Turner, Angus Scrimm, John De Santis, Ethan Embrey. IDT Entertainment/Nice Guy Productions/Showtime Networks.
Based on the short story by Joe R. Lansdale, when a woman's (Turner) car breaks down on a deserted Oregon road, she encounters a monstrous backwoods psycho (De Santis) and a deadly game of cat-and-mouse ensues.

01:00pm
Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum (PG) (Canada, 2006).
Dir: Marc Lougee. HandMade Heroes/ Bravo!Fact/NFB Filmmaker Assistance Program.
"Presented" by the legendary Ray Harryhausen, who co-executive produced with Fred Fuchs (Bram Stoker's Dracula), this seven-minute stop-motion animation short is based on the classic 1842 story by Poe, about a man imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition.

Ron McGillvray introduces The Storm (PG) (Canada, 2006).
Dir: Jeff Radbourne. With: Sydney Cunningham, James McGillvray, James Cross. CellarDwellerProjects.
Writer/producer Ron McGillvray introduces this six minute short about a woman (Cunningham) who is awakened in the middle of the night by a storm and discovers that both her husband and son are missing.

The Frolic (PG) (USA, 2006).
Dir: Jacob Cooney. With: Michael Reilly Burke, Maury Sterling, Jennifer Aspen, Kailey Swanson. Fierce Friend LLC/Wonder Entertainment.
Chilling short film based on the classic story by Thomas Ligotti (who also coscripted), in which a psychiatrist's family is menaced by a creepy, child-abducting "John Doe".

02:00pm
Peter Atkins introduces Hellbound: Hellraiser II (R) (UK, 1988).
Dir: Tony Randel. With: Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham, Doug Bradley. New World Pictures/Cinemarque Entertainment/Troopstar.
Scriptwriter Peter Atkins introduces his first sequel to Clive Barker's classic Hellraiser (1987), in which the story picks up only hours after the original as Cranham's mad doctor becomes a new Cenobite.

04:00pm
Mark Steensland introduces Lovecraft's Pillow (PG) (USA, 2006).
Dir: Mark Steensland. With: Shannon Solo, Christine Mangone, Gregg Ropp, Scott Frisina. Room 237/TKO Productions.
Scripted by horror writer Rick Hautala, "from a suggestion by Stephen King". A would-be horror author (Solo)—who's dream is to sell to Cemetery Dance magazine!—discovers in the window of a local pawn shop the actual pillow that H.P. Lovecraft slept on. However, when he takes it home to use as inspiration, it has a horrific effect on his wife (Mangone).

Sucker (PG) (USA, 2006).
Dir: Mark Steensland. With: Shannon Solo, Camile Jones. Room 237/TKO Productions.
A creepy guy (Solo again) adducts an innocent young girl (Jones) off the street and drives her to secluded woodland, where a supernatural surprise is awaiting him . . .

© Room 237/TKO Productions	© Room 237/TKO Productions

04:30pm
The Mask (aka Eyes of Hell) in 3-D (14A) (Canada, 1961).
Dir: Julian Roffman. With: Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Bill Walker, Anne Collings. Beaver Champion/Taylor Roffman.
Low budget psychological horror thriller in which a psychiatrist (Stevens) puts on an ancient mask and "sees" weird hooded figures and a woman being sacrificed. Viewers will be instructed to "Put the mask on!" to witness three imaginative nightmare sequences in anaglyphic 3-D (limited number of glasses available, please return afterwards).

07:00pm
Masters of Horror: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road (14A)

08:00pm Black Christmas (18A) (Canada, 1975).
Dir: Bob Clark. With: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon. Warner Bros.
Early stalk 'n' slash thriller from Canada that pioneered many themes that later became clichés of the genre. A group of girls in a sorority house are menaced by a psycho killer at Christmas. Check out that classy cast!

10:00pm
Shaun Kurtz introduces Chill (R) (USA, 2006).
Dir: Serge Rodnunsky. With: James Russo, Thomas Calabro, Ashley Laurence, Shaun Kurtz. Rojak Films/Chill Productions.
Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's short story 'Cool Air', the mysterious Dr. Munoz (Kurtz) keeps himself alive through occult measures and the flesh harvested from his victims. Both preview screenings of Chill will be introduced by co-star and executive producer Shaun Kurtz.

SATURDAY
10.00am
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (G) (Canada, 1970-72).
Dir: Riff Markowitz. With: Billy Van, Rais Fishka, Vincent Price. CHCH-TV. Wake-up with episodes of the children's cult comedy horror show.

11:00am
Peter Atkins introduces Wishmaster (R) (USA, 1997).
Dir: Robert Kurtzman. With: Tammy Lauren, Andrew Divoff, Chris Lemmon, Wendy Benson. Live Film/Mediaworks.
Screenwriter Peter Atkins introduces this first and best entry in the Wishmaster series. "Presented by Wes Craven", a young girl (Lauren) accidentally releases an evil wishgranting Djinn (Divoff) from an ancient Opal. Watch out for a host of cameos.

01:00pm
Joe R. Lansdale introduces Bubba Ho-Tep (14A) (USA, 2002).
Dir: Don Coscerelli. With: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis, Ella Joyce, Reggie Bannister. Silver Sphere Corporation/Films We Like.
Based on Joe R. Lansdale's novella, about an aged Elvis Presley (Campbell) and black John F. Kennedy (Davis) battling the eponymous soul-sucking Egyptian mummy (Bob Ivy) in a run-down East Texas nursing home.

03:00pm
Michael A. Arnzen introduces Exquisite Corpse (PG) (USA, 2007).
Poeticollage/Jim Minton Design Studio.
Compiled by Jim Minton, this "International Collaboration of Dark Cinema" assembles various unique interpretations of the poetry and fiction of author Michael A. Arnzen from directors from all around the world.

03:30pm
The Frolic (PG)
Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum (PG)

04:00pm
Peter Atkins introduces Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (R) (USA, 1992).
Dir: Anthony Hickox. With: Terry Farrell, Doug Bradley, Paula Marshall, Kevin Bernhardt. Fifth Avenue Entertainment.
Scriptwriter Peter Atkins introduces the third entry in the Hellraiser saga, "presented" by Clive Barker, about a TV reporter (Farrell) who discovers that Pinhead (Bradley) has escaped from Hell and created his own army of pseudo-Cenobite henchmen.

06:00pm
My Bloody Valentine (R) (Canada, 1981).
Dir: George Mihalka. With: Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck, Keith Knight. Paramount Pictures.
Effective low-budget Canadian chiller in which a maniacal killer, dressed as a miner, kills his victims with a pick-axe. Soon hearts are turning up in candy boxes.

08:00pm
The Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (G)

10:00pm
Shaun Kurtz introduces Chill (R)

Thanks to: Anchor Bay/Susan Curran, Peter Atkins, Randy Broecker, CellarDwellerProjects, Monica S. Kuebler, Marc Lougee/HandMade Heroes, Kim Newman, Poeticollage/Jim Minton Design Studio, Rojak Films/Chill Productions, Room 237/TKO Productions, Witch's Dungeon Collection and Wonder Entertainment.