Gothique Film Society

FILMS FOR THE CONNOISSEUR OF THE MACABRE

Season 45 October 2010-March 2011

Films for the next season.

Friday 22 October

THE EARTH DIES SCREAMING (1964)

THE LAST PAGE (US title: Man Bait) 1952)

Friday 19 November

BLACK MAGIC (European title: Cagliostro) (1949)

THE HORROR OF IT ALL (1963)

Friday 17 December

APPOINTMENT WITH CRIME (1946)

MURDER IN SOHO (US title: Murder in the night) (1938)

Friday 21 January

THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1956).

DEAD MEN ARE DANGEROUS (1939)

Friday 18 February

THE CABINET OF CALIGARI (1962).

CURSE OF THE UNDEAD (1959)

Friday 11 March

FEAR IN THE NIGHT (1972)

VIKING WOMEN (1957)

Friday 25 March

NIGHT MUST FALL (1937)

CONDEMNED TO LIVE (1935)

Filmography details linked to in the film titles on these pages are all courtesy of The Internet Movie Database.

Season 45 October 2010-March 2011
Pre-Season Introduction
This list is what we hope to be showing next season. The changes from the last website update are December 17th (Two British crime films replacing The Ware Case, which may now be shown in a future season) and March 25th (Night must fall now confirmed). The list also shows which are likely to be long programmes with an early start.
The hard copy programme with the final list of films to be shown will be posted out to the Gothique mailing list a month or so before the season begins. If you would like to be added to (or removed from) the Gothique programme mailing list please send details to: j_s_davies@hotmail.com
This season continues with the usual mixture of mainly crime/ horror/ science fiction exploitation films and off beat British films, including 3 made by Terence Fisher.
As in previous seasons, owing to unavailability of titles on 16mm film, some of the screenings will be on DVD.
Newcomers to The Gothique are always welcome. Note that for each programme the screening order will not necessarily be as shown here. Also, the society is really for people interested in the films being shown rather than those who enjoy a perfect cinema experience. The screening facilities at Conway Hall could be described as basic – unraked seats that some may find uncomfortable, the projector whirring away at the back of the room, the film projected on a white-ish wall, occasional technical hitches (snapped film on reel change, sound track problems), occasional intrusive noise from other people using the building ….
The cost of membership for the whole season is £17.50 (£7.00 for guest tickets for a single show). Anyone who wants to avoid the last minute rush can send Robin a cheque now (see below for his address) – we don’t do anything sophisticated like payment by Paypal or credit cards. Let him know whether you are happy to collect your membership card when you first attend a show or would like it posting when available (obviously enclose a stamped self addressed envelope for this).
Start time 7:00 pm except where otherwise indicated
Friday 22 October
THE EARTH DIES SCREAMING (1964) dir. Terence Fisher. 62 mins. Willard Parker. Virginia Field. Dennis Price. Thorley Walters. Vanda Godsell.
Late Terence Fisher film, made between The Gorgon and Dracula, prince of darkness, a Lippert film rather than Hammer, so relatively low budget but apparently not bad. “This is the first of Fisher’s workmanlike trio of Science Fiction films for Planet (the others are Island of Terror and The night of the big heat). all of which deal with isolated communities under threat of extra-terrestrial invasion. … Fisher does his best with Cross’s muddled script” according to Hardy (1995b). “Robots from space kill humans and revive corpses as mindless slaves” according to Gifford. “Who... Or What Were They... Who Tried To Wipe All Living Creatures Off The Face Of This Earth? …Why Were They Out To Kill Every Living Thing On Earth? …They Came From The Heavens... And Sent The World Into Hell!”
THE LAST PAGE (US title: Man Bait) (1952) dir. Terence Fisher. 84 mins. George Brent. Marguerite Chapman. Raymond Huntley. Diana Dors. Harry Fowler.
Early Terence Fisher film, made between So long at the fair and Stolen Face, This was the first film made under a deal with Lippert Films whereby Hammer/ Exclusive distributed Lippert Films in the UK and in return Lippert films made available (fading) US stars for Hammer productions. Based on a James Hadley Chase story. “A confused and not altogether likely melodrama, handicapped by two competent but uninteresting American stars. Diana Dors and Peter Reynolds are more spirited. Some of the direction has conciseness and there is one exciting shot.” according to W W Dixon/ The Monthly Film Bulletin) “Efficient crime yarn could have been even better without fading Hollywood stars” according to Quinlan. “Bookseller framed for death of blackmailing blonde” according to Gifford.
Friday 19 November	6:45pm Start
BLACK MAGIC (European title: Cagliostro) (1949) dir. Gregory Ratoff. 105 mins. Orson Welles. Akim Tamiroff. Margot Grahame. Nancy Guild. Sylvana Mangano. Valentina Cortese. Charles Goldner. Frank Latimore. Stephen Bekassy.
Adapted from an Alexandre Dumas novel. Hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court. “Deliriously complicated historical romp which unfortunately suffers from a stolid script and production which kill all the flights of fancy” according to Halliwell. “The biggest picture in ten years! The greatest cavalcade of intrigue, spectacle, adventure and excitement you'll ever see on the screen ”
THE HORROR OF IT ALL (1963) dir. Terence Fisher. 75 mins. Pat Boone. Erica Rogers...Dennis Price. Andree Melly. Valentine Dyall. Jack Bligh. Archie Duncan. Erik Chitty
Teen exploitation film, made by Fisher for Lippert Films. Possibly not one of his masterpieces. “After the commercial failure of Hammer’s most expensive project, The phantom of the opera (1962), Fisher spent some years in the wilderness directing science fiction stories including The night of the big heat (1964) and The island of terror (1965). This uninspiring horror parody, released in England three years after its production, was also part of Fisher’s penance. … Fisher’s sense of black humour does not lend itself to such a farcical romp with cartoon characters. Boone, the clean cut, crooning answer to Elvis Presley, wrote and performed the title song.” according to Hardy. “Comedy. American discovers his fiancee’s family are maniacs and zombies” according to Gifford.
Friday 17 December
APPOINTMENT WITH CRIME (1946) dir. John Harlow. 97 mins. William Hartnell. Raymond Lovell. Herbert Lom. Robert Beatty. Wilfred Hyde White. James Robertson Justice.
“After the war, British crime films became considerably tougher. Appointment with crime ushered in the new trend with considerable aplomb” according to Hardy. “Strong, credible thriller” according to Quinlan. “Ex-convict avenges himself on former partners in smash and grab raid” according to Gifford. Murphy sees the film as near the start of a cycle of Spiv Films (better term than the meaninglessly overused “noir”) comprising Waterloo Road (1945), Appointment with crime (1947), Dancing with crime (1947), They made me a fugitive (1947), Black memory (1947), It always rains on Sunday (1947), Brighton Rock (1947), Night Beat (1948), Good time girl (1948), A gunman has escaped (1948) and Noose (1948) with Harry Lime in The third man (1949) and Harry Fabian in Night and the city (1950) finishing things off. “… Towards the end of the war the cinema began to revive its interest in the underworld. Sidney Gilliatt’s Waterloo Road, like other wartime realist films, features a cosy working class family … However, there is a fly in the ointment – Ted Purvis, who runs the local pin ball saloon. Purvis is flashily handsome with brilliantined hair, a sharp suit and a spotted bow tie. He is cruel, vicious and thoroughly unscrupulous … Though the term had not yet come into general circulation, he is the screen’s first fully fledged spiv. … It was over a year before another spiv movie appeared: John Harlow’s low budget quickie Appointment with crime. Gritty and fast moving, it attracted general critical approval and there were generous comparisons between William Hartnell’s thin lipped, hard boiled hero and James Cagney. Both Waterloo Road and Appointment with crime seemed to exemplify what was best in British cinema – the ability to make films cheaply which unravelled powerfully dramatic plots within a recognisably authentic world. But concern over the glamorising of crime and the reluctance of many critics to accept films regarded as sordid and violent meant that many of the subsequent spiv movies were received with hostility”
MURDER IN SOHO (US title: Murder in the night) (1938) dir. Norman Lee. 70 mins. Jack La Rue. Francis Lister. Sandra Storme. Martin Walker. Bernard Lee. Googie Withers. James Hayter. Robert Beatty. Joss Ambler
“Familiar ‘Quickie’ nightclub thriller” according to Quinlan. “American racketeer runs Soho nightclub, kills partner and is trapped by dance hostess widow” according to Gifford. Part of “… a flowering of low life movies at the end of the 30s. … But the war shifted the focus away from the underside of British society. With everyone pulling together, film producers felt a duty to concentrate on positive, optimistic subjects. “ according to Murphy’s survey. “The rapid-fire story of an underworld mobster with a social bee in his bonnet and a rod on his hip!”
Friday 21 January	6:45pm Start
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (Original title: Notre dame de Paris) (1956).dir. Jean Delannoy. 115 mins. Anthony Quinn. Gina Lollobrigida. Alain Cuny. Jean Danet. Robert Hirsch.
Italian/ French production. “This amorphous international co-production, tarted up with some mild torture scenes involving Lollobrigida’s Esmeralda, is embarrassingly awful by comparison with the Chaney (1923) and Laughton (1939) versions of Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Quinn (as Quasimodo) labours under slapdash make up and doesn’t make the crude dialogue of the English dubbed version (it is difficult to imagine Prevert had a hand in the original) any more persuasive by indulging in some weird vocal mannerisms” according to Hardy. “Crude international rehash with nothing to commend it, though the script before dubbing may have been interesting” according to Halliwell. Sounds like our kind of film.
DEAD MEN ARE DANGEROUS (US title: Dangerous masquerade) (1939) dir. Harold French. 69 mins. Robert Newton. Googie Withers.
Produced by Warwick Ward for Welwyn Studios, which British International Pictures/ ABPC used instead of Elstree to produce their second features. “… Welwyn stuck mostly to thrillers and they were mostly undistinguished. One of the last before World War II was Harold French’s Dead men are dangerous, which drew on the Hitchcockian formula of an innocent man on the run from both villains and the police. Unfortunately, it failed to better its title. The plot stretched credulity, the characterisation was weak and the treatment lacked Hitchcock’s dark humour.” according to Chibnall. “Macabre thriller sinks in quicksands of incredibility” according to Quinlan. “Broke author changes clothes with corpse and is accused of murder” according to Gifford.
Friday 18 February	6:45pm Start
THE CABINET OF CALIGARI (1962). dir. Roger Kay. 106 mins. Dan O’Herlihy. Glynis Johns
“Not so much a remake of Robert Wiene’s Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari (1919) as ‘suggested’ by it, with Bloch’s script churning out indigestible chunks of his inimitable dime store psychology. … Bloch’s first screenplay, after providing the source material for Psycho (1960) comes complete with distorted sets, much higher lunacy and a striking performance from O’Herlihy. The result is perversely fascinating.” according to Hardy (1985). “Interminably talkative and frequently (unintentionally) funny trick film with the odd moment of effective suspense. The original ending which cast some doubt on who was mad and who sane is no longer available. The actors do not entirely escape absurdity.” according to Halliwell. “No one permitted out or in during the last thirteen nerve-shattering minutes! To The Unshockables: IT SHOCKS, SHOCKS, SHOCKS, SHOCKS, SHOCKS, SHOCKS, SHOCKS, SHOCKS, SHOCKS, SHOCKS, SHOCKS, SHOCKS”
CURSE OF THE UNDEAD (aka Mark of the west) (1959) dir. Edward Dein. 79 mins. Eric Fleming. Michael Pate. Kathleen Crowley. John Hoyt. Bruce Gordon. Edward Binns
Vampire western. “Abysmal attempt to substitute Wyoming for Transylvania; more skill and sensitivity were required.” according to Halliwell. The Phil Hardy Horror and Western encyclopedias are not much kinder. “His body is an empty shell that hides a lustful fiend! The countryside, terrorized! The young and beautiful, drained of life! Even the strongest man, destroyed by the unholy..”.
Friday 11 March
FEAR IN THE NIGHT (1972) dir. Jimmy Sangster. 94 mins. Peter Cushing. Joan Collins. Judy Geeson. Ralph Bates..Gillian Lind. James Cossins. John Brown. Brian Grellis.
Late Hammer film, crime/ thriller rather than horror. “Returning to the plot device of the scheming lovers that he had used in Taste of fear, scenarist Sangster’s third directorial effort (following The horror of Frankenstein and Lust for a vampire, both 1970) is a competent though still mechanically constructed psycho-thriller. … The best scene is the credit sequence in which the camera roams through the school’s grounds and discovers the gently swaying body of a hanged man …” according to Hardy (1985). “Yet another variant on Les Diaboliques, ingeniously worked out with good touches of detail to produce an air of general competence” according to Halliwell. “Wife driven mad by murder plot involving insane schoolteacher” according to Gifford.
VIKING WOMEN (original US title: The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent) (1957) dir. Roger Corman. 66 mins. Abby Dalton. Susan Cabot. Brad Jackson. Jonathan Haze
Classic low budget Roger Corman film. “… Viking women, it turns out, are all leggy, slim blondes who wear skin tight leather and plenty of eye liner, and look incapable of even fixing their own make up” according to Halliwell. “Fabulous! Spectacular! Terrifying! The raw courage of women without men lost in a fantastic Hell-on-Earth ! “
Friday 25 March	6:45pm Start
NIGHT MUST FALL (1937) dir. Richard Thorpe. 116 mins. Robert Montgomery. Rosalind Russell. Dame May Whitty. Kathleen Harrison.
“Unconvincing but memorable Hollywood expansion of an effective British chiller” according to Halliwell. “Widow’s charming handyman is psychopathic axe murderer” according to Gifford. (Not listed in Quinlan, maybe he doesn’t see it as British)
CONDEMNED TO LIVE (1935) dir. Frank R Strayer. 67 mins. Ralph Morgan. Maxine Doyle. Mischa Auer. Russell Gleason. Pedro de Cordoba
“Like Strayer’s The Vampire Bat (1933) this is one of the better independents of the period, unusual in attempting to deal seriously and sympathetically with vampirism. … Too poverty stricken to afford special effects (though looking quite presentable since it employed Universal sets, notably from The Bride of Frankenstein, the film sensibly settles for excellent camerawork, dialogue and performances (Morgan in particular)” according to Hardy. “What was this creature that DEATH could not claim? SAINT OR SATAN! MAN OR MONSTER! … FATE DAMNED HIM WITH A THOUSAND DEATHS!”
Unattributed quotes above are film advertising/ trailer Taglines from IMDB. Otherwise, the quotes are borrowed from the following:-
Steve Chibnall Quota quickies: the birth of the British ‘B’ film BFI 2007
W Wheeler Dixon The charm of evil: the life and films of Terence Fisher Scarecrow Press 1991
Denis Gifford British film catalogue FD 2000
Phil Hardy Aurum film encyclopedia Horror Aurum 1985
Phil Hardy Aurum film encyclopedia The Western Aurum 1995a
Phil Hardy Aurum film encyclopedia Science Fiction Aurum 1995b
Phil Hardy Aurum film encyclopedia Gangsters Aurum 1998
Robert Murphy “Riff-raff: British cinema and the underworld” in Charles Barr All our yesterdays BFI 1986
David Quinlan British sound films - the studio years 1928-1959 Batsford 1984
John Walker Halliwell’s film, DVD & video guide 2007 HarperCollins 2006

Filmography details linked to in the film titles on these pages are all courtesy of The Internet Movie Database.

A short history of The Gothique Film Society 1967 - 2010

The Gothique Film Society is a specialised club for horror and fantasy enthusiasts which was established in 1967. It was the brainchild of semi professional fantasy fanzine called Gothique , which was devoted to horror movies - please see the web page of Stan Nicholls, one of the founders of Gothique for a good history of the fanzine (and Stardock, the related Scifi fanzine). He says there that apart from allowing use of the name “Gothique” and contributing artwork and programme notes for some of the early shows, Gothique magazine had little involvement with The Gothique Film Society.

It was great to read about these classic films but the problem was where could you actually see them? Very few were shown in the cinema and they were certainly not shown on television, hence a dedicated film club. Thus The Gothique Film Society was formed by horror film buff Robin James together with Jim Kearley, who had vast experience of running film societies. The first meeting was held in early 1967 in a small preview theatre in Covent Garden where a modest audience of about 15 people watched Son of Kong.

By sheer optimism, a lot of perseverance and word of mouth, membership steadily increased after the unencouraging initial turn out. Eventually larger premises were found in the Holborn Library Hall on the top floor of Holborn Library and this is where The Gothique came into its own and presented some of its finest shows, double bills of horror classics. The honorary presidents at this time were Christopher Lee, Freddie Francis (1917 - 2007) and Terence Fisher (1904 - 1980), who all made regular visits to the shows as did many other stars and personalities (sadly, many of these people are no longer alive). The British born but US based film writer, scholar and collector William K Everson (1929 - 1996) was a regular visitor on his visits to London, frequently introducing films from his extensive film collection or borrowed from those of other US collectors.

The outstanding Gothique Film Society supporter was the entertainer and comedian, Bob Monkhouse (1928 - 2003) who remained the society’s president right up to his untimely death. In spite of Friday nights being the busiest time on the after dinner circuit, where Bob was in high demand, he managed to fit in the occasional personal visit to the society and his introductory talks always showed his incredible knowledge of and love of the cinema. He was a brilliant artist and designed many of the covers for the society’s annual programme brochures. Bob was also instrumental in helping to track down some of the obscure and rare films that have been shown over the years.

From 1993 the Holborn Library Hall was no longer for hire and the society moved to Conway Hall (nearer to Holborn tube) where it has remained ever since (apart from a brief interlude at The Crown Preview Theatre in Wardour Street, for part of the 1995 -1996 season).

The Gothique Film Society is one of the few specialised film clubs in Great Britain that is still thriving and has no plans to slow down. New members are always welcome, this in its way keeping the cinema of fantasy, mystery and horror alive. The philosophy of the Gothique has always been that every film should be judged on its own merit, irrespective of when it was made. People should make up their own minds.

Membership subscription for all 7 shows...£17.50

Members' Guests...£7.00

All shows are held on Fridays at:
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL

Shows start promptly at 7:00pm. (unless otherwise stated)

Refreshments are available during the interval.

All correspondence should be addressed to:
Robin James, 75 Burns Ave., Feltham, Middlesex, TW14 9LX

Email enquiries c/o:

j_s_davies@hotmail.com

but don’t expect an instant response.

Committee: Robin James, Roger Townsend, David Smith

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See below for some previous years’ Gothique programmes.

The most recent entries below, with fullest details, are copied from all the Gothique programmes that I can find. With one exception, they do not reflect any last minute changes – planned surprise shows or replacement screening due to unavailability of planned film.

The earlier entries are from a list supplied by Robin. He says it is done from memory and is more or less complete but there are a few omissions (shown as An evening of Horror etc). The William K Everson screenings were not known until the night. Some titles are repeated and this is where a film was unavailable for the original planned screening date but scheduled in a later season.

If anyone can lend programmes, otherwise fill gaps or provide corrections to this list, please contact me. Simon Davies - j_s_davies@hotmail.com

‘OTHERS CREATE, WE IMITATE’

Filmography details linked to in the film titles on these pages are all courtesy of The Internet Movie Database.

Season 44 October 2009-March 2010

Friday 23 October 2009

FACE THE MUSIC (US title: The Black Glove) (1954)

MEET SEXTON BLAKE (1944)

Friday 20 November 2009

MAN WHO LAUGHS (1928).

BLACK MOON (1934)

Friday 18 December 2009

BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960)

DEATH IN HIGH HEELS (1947)

Friday 22 January 2010

MINE OWN EXECUTIONER (1947)

DEAD MEN WALK (1943)

Friday 19 February 2010

HANDS OF ORLAC (1960)

OUT OF THE FOG (US title: Fog for a killer) 1962)

Friday 12 March 2010

THE SNORKEL (1958)

BLACK MEMORY (1947)

Friday 26 March 2010

TOURIST TRAP (1979)

SUSPECTED PERSON (1942)

Season 43 October 2008-March 2009

Friday 17 October 2008

CRESCENDO (1969)

BOSTON BLACKIE’S RENDEZVOUS (1946)

Friday 21 November 2008

THE SHOP AT SLY CORNER (1946)

COSH BOY (US title: Razor slasher) (1952)

Friday 19 December 2008

Special surprise show. Details will be announced on the evening. Don’t miss it!

Friday 16 January 2009

UNEARTHLY STRANGER (1963)

FIRE MAIDENS FROM OUTER SPACE (1956)

Friday 6 February 2009

COMMUNION (US title: Alice sweet Alice) (1977)

THE BLACK ROOM (1935)

Friday 6 March 2009

CAPTAIN KRONOS VAMPIRE HUNTER (1974)

THE DARK LIGHT (1951).

Friday 27 March 2009

FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACE MONSTER (1965)

THE HANGMAN WAITS (1947)

Season 42 October 2007-March 2008

Friday 12 October 2007

TERROR OF THE TONGS (1961)

CAT GIRL (1957)

Friday 16 November 2007

MADONNA OF THE SEVEN MOONS (1944)

MUMMY’S BOYS (1936).

Friday 14 December 2007

GOTHIC (1986)

ANOTHER FACE (1935).

Friday 11 January 2008

MAN WITHOUT A BODY (1957)

THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM (1935)

Friday 8 February 2008

THE WITCHES (DEVIL’S OWN) (1966)

THE PROJECTED MAN (1967)

Friday 7 March 2008

THE DEVIL COMMANDS (1941).

PAUL TEMPLE RETURNS (1952)

Friday 28 March 2008

THE FLANAGAN BOY (1953)

VOODOO MAN (1944).

Season 41 October 2006-March 2007

Friday 13 October 2006

FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1949)

THE ECHO MURDERS (1945)

Friday 17 November 2006

THE CAMP ON BLOOD ISLAND (1958)

THE PHANTOM OF CRESTWOOD (1932)

Friday 15 December 2006

A STOLEN FACE (1952)

THE CRIMES OF STEPHEN HAWKE (1936)

Friday 12 January 2007

SO EVIL MY LOVE (1948)

SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE (1930)

Friday 9 February 2007

GHOST SHIP (1943)

GHOST SHIP (1952)

Friday 2 March 2007

THE UNINVITED (1944)

THE CASE OF CHARLES PEACE (1948)

Friday 23 March 2007

CLOUDBURST (1951)

THE LOST SQUADRON (1932)

Season 40 October 2005-March 2006

Friday 21 October 2005

A PLACE OF ONE’S OWN (1945)

EXCESS BAGGAGE (1933)

Friday 17 November 2005

THE DARK MAN (1950)

THE BLACK ABBOTT (1933)

Friday 9 December 2005

SO LONG AT THE FAIR (1950)

FORBIDDEN (1948)

Friday 13 January 2006

THE AMAZING MR X (1948)

SHOCK (1946)

Friday 10 February 2006

MURDER IN REVERSE (1945)

THE SQUEAKER (1937)

Friday 3 March 2006

DOCTOR SYN (1937)

DARK SECRET (1949)

Friday 17 March 2006

DUAL ALIBI (1947)

CRIME OVER LONDON (1936)

Season 39 October 2004-March 2005

Friday 22 October 2004

HANGOVER SQUARE (1945)

THE TOWER OF TERROR (1941)

Friday 19 November 2004

THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (1945)

THE MAN FROM YESTERDAY (1949)

Friday 10 December 2004

THINGS TO COME (1936)

THE SPHINX (1933)

Friday 14 January 2005

POISON PEN (1939)

DEAD EYES OF LONDON (1961)

Friday 11 February 2005

GOLIATH AND THE VAMPIRES (1961)

CORRUPTION (1968)

Friday 4 March 2005

COUNTERBLAST (1948)

BLACULA (1972)

Friday 18 March 2005

HATTER’S CASTLE (1941)

MIDNIGHT AT MADAME TUSSAUD’S (1936)

Season 38 October 2003-March 2004

Friday 17 October 2003

THE FACE OF FIRE (1959)

THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR (1937)

Friday 14 November 2003

LATIN QUARTER (1945)

LADIES IN RETIREMENT (1941)

Friday 12 December 2003

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD (1935)

SCROOGE (1935)

Friday 16 January 2004

THE GAUNT STRANGER (1938)

FOUR SIDED TRIANGLE (1952)

Friday 13 February 2004

CLAYDEN TREASURE MYSTERY (1938)

DEATHTRAP (1976)

Friday 5 March 2004

THE QUEEN OF SPADES (1949)

TANGLED EVIDENCE (1934)

Friday 19 March 2004

THE GHOST OF ST MICHAELS (1941)

WOMAN EATER (1957)

Season 34 October 1999-March 2000

Friday 22 October 1999

BLOOD FROM THE MUMMY’S TOMB (1972)

Friday 12 November 1999

I, MONSTER (1970)

BRIDE OF THE GORILLA (1951)

Friday 17 December 1999

DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY (1934)

BRIDE OF THE MONSTER (1955)

Friday 7 January 2000

WEREWOLVES ON WHEELS (1971)

THE WEREWOLF (1956)

Friday 4 February 2000

THE VAMPIRE’S COFFIN (1958)

THE VAMPIRE (1957)

Friday 3 March 2000

THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1963)

THE QUEEN OF BLOOD (1966)

Friday 24 March 2000

THE CORPSE (1970)

DEATH IS A NUMBER (1951)

Season 30 October 1995-April 1996

Friday 6 October 1995

William K Everson presents:-

HOUSE OF MYSTERY (1961)

HOMICIDAL (1961)

Friday 3 November 1995

FRANKENSTEIN 1970 (1958)

THE INVISIBLE GHOST (1941)

Friday 15 December 1995

UNNATURAL (1952)

QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE (1958)

Friday 12 January 1996

DEATHTRAP (1976)

PROJECT MOONBASE (1953)

Friday 9 February 1996

CULT OF THE COBRA (1955)

ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU (1957)

Friday 8 March 1996

DOCTOR BLOOD’S COFFIN (1960)

THE MANSTER (1959)

Friday 29 March 1996

NIGHT TIDE (1961)

TERROR IS A MAN (1959)

Friday 12 April 1996

30th Anniversary Celebration

Season 28 October 1993-April 1994

Friday 15 October 1993

THE STRANGE DOOR (1951)

THE MONSTER MAKER (1944)

Friday 26 November 1993

RIDERS TO THE STARS (1954)

THE GIANT CLAW (1957)

Friday 9 December 1993

ATTACK OF THE MAYAN MUMMY (1963)

THIRTEEN GHOSTS (1960)

Friday 7 January 1994

William K Everson presents:-

Friday 11 February 1994

HORROR CASTLE (1963)

THE CASE OF THE FRIGHTENED LADY (1944)

Friday 11 March 1994

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1983)

THE PHANTOM CREEPS (1939)

Friday 15 April 1994

HORRORS OF THE BLACK MUSEUM (1959)

Season 9 1974 – 1975

THIEF OF BAGHDAD

RETURN OF THE ZAMPIRE

GAME OF DEATH

An evening of Fantasy and Horror

William K Everson presents:-

TRANSATLANTIC TUNNEL

BLOOD OF FRANKENSTEIN

THEATRE OF DEATH

NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT

ROAD TO MANDALAY

RETURN FROM THE PAST

INCENSE FOR THE DAMNED

An evening of Fantasy and Horror

Season 8 1973 – 1974

QUATERMASS AND THE PIT

VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED

THE DARK INTRUDER

GRIP OF THE STRANGLER

Programme to be announced

William K Everson presents:-

THE WOLFMAN

WEREWOLF OF LONDON

BLACK SUNDAY

BLACK SABBATH

BELPHEGOR – PHANTOM OF THE LOUVRE (1927)

Special surprise show

MURDER CLINIC

TOPPER RETURNS

Season 7 1972 – 1973

Programme to be announced

BREWSTER MCCLOUD

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

FACES IN THE DARK

William K Everson presents:-

Programme to be announced

WHITE ZOMBIE

BEDLAM

STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR

DR G AND THE BIKINI MACHINE

THE UNKNOWN

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925)

ISLAND OF LOST SOULS

Special surprise show

(This was the time of the great witch hunt against film collectors so some titles went underground. This must have been a very good season for rare old horror movies)

Season 6 1971 – 1972

THE LOVED ONE

DARK EYES OF LONDON

THE RAVEN

THE BAD SEED

William K Everson presents:-

CORRIDORS OF BLOOD

CITY OF THE DEAD

THE UNHOLY THREE (1925)

DANIEL AND THE DEVIL

INVISIBLE AGENT

An evening of Horror

TARGETS

COMEDY OF TERRORS

(This season also included second feature films, details not kept)

Season 5 1970 – 1971

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943)

HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL

WALKING DEAD

BEAST WITH 5 FINGERS

LA BELLE ET LA BETE

SUPERNATURAL

MURDER BY THE CLOCK

William K Everson presents:-

TOPPER

CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE

THE UNSEEN

AMONG THE LIVING

An evening of Horror

PYRO (THE WHEEL OF FIRE)

SHADOWS (1922)

(This was one of our best ever seasons with full attendances and many guest celebrities)

Season 4 1969 – 1970

THE MUMMY

THE WOLFMAN

MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES

Another Lecture by Philip Jenkinson

William K Everson presents:- (The first of many great shows by the famous American based British film historian)

THE GHOUL (Boris Karloff, first UK screening for many years)

DRACULA’S DAUGHTER

ISLAND OF LOST SOULS

INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS

THE BRIGHTON STRANGLER

NOSFERATU

Lecture: Ray Selfe

Surprise feature

THE BOOGIE MAN WILL GET YOU

THE BLACK CAT (1934)

OLD MOTHER RILEY MEETS THE VAMPIRE

Season 3 1968 – 1969

THE MUMMY’S TOMB

MARK OF THE VAMPIRE

DESTINATION INNER SPACE

A BUCKET OF BLOOD

Lecture: Philip Jenkinson on Horror/ Fantasy

THE MAGIC SWORD

BABES IN TOYLAND

Lecture: J R Campbell on Uses of Horror

FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

WHITE ZOMBIE

An evening of Horror

ISLAND OF LOST SOULS

MARKHEIM

ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN

THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME

Lecture: Leslie Halliwell

Season 2 1967 – 1968

CAT PEOPLE

STRANGLER OF THE SWAMP

GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN

THE LIVING DEAD

SEVEN FACES OF DR LAO

THE TELL TALE HEART

FIRST MAN INTO SPACE

THE TWO MRS CARROLLS

HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

NIGHT COMES TOO SOON

MAN IN THE ATTIC

THE RAVEN

TORTURE SHIP

To be announced

Season 1 1966 – 1967?

SON OF KONG

THEM

CHAMBER OF HORRORS

FREAKS

DOCTOR CYCLOPS

M

STRANGER ON THE THIRD FLOOR

A FEAST OF HORROR

DOCTOR JEKYLL & MR HYDE (1940)

UN CHIEN ANDALOU

LABYRINTH

BLUEBEARD

INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN

LADY IN THE LAKE

WHITE ZOMBIE

THE APE

DEAD OF NIGHT

THE MAD GHOUL

NIGHT OF THE HUNTER

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE

CRIME OF DR CRESPI