15 September 2024 / Annie Waite

Fright Night horror Strand

We're excited to spook you out with a monthly selection of frightening and exhilarating big screen scaries, brought to you by horror afficionado, Emily Booth.

Emily Booth, the face and voice of the Horror Channel for 15 years and local horror filmmaker, brings you a selection of scary films for our new strand, Fright Night.

Starting with the classic Friday the 13th on 13 September, enjoy the jumps and thrills of scary favourites this coming season. See what's on offer and book now...or we're coming to get you!!

Fright Night flyer showing films for 2024 Q4

Emily Booth standing talking to crowdFriday the 13th - Friday 13th September 

Launching our Fright Night season was Friday the 13th, which kick started the early slasher film phenomenon that was ignited by Halloween (1978) and once it was released, there was no turning back. The slasher film was part of the American horror film genre and it would remain that way for years to come.

The eve was hosted by Emily Booth (pictured right and below), our curator for our Horror strand!

Halloween Special – A Nightmare on Elm Street 40th Anniversary - 31 October 

Freddy Kreuger man in dark alleyway with hat and pointy fingersWe are delighted to spook you out on this Halloween by celebrating the 40th
Anniversary of Wes Craven';s classic film. as part of our new monthly horror
night curated and hosted by Emily Booth, ex-horror channel and horror actress
and filmmaker. On Elm Street, Nancy Thompson and a group of her friends
including Tina Gray, Rod Lane and Glen Lantz are being tormented by a
clawed killer in their dreams named Freddy Krueger. Nancy must think quickly,
as Freddy tries to pick off his victims one by one. When he has you in your
sleep, who is there to save you? Happy Birthday Freddy!

80s Horror-themed late bar with tricks and treats before and after the film! There will be hands!

Book now for A Nightmare on Elm Street >>

An American Werewolf in London – 4K Restoration - 15 November

Two young men in the darkContinuing our new Horror strand with classic body horror from the 1980s, this
horror classic is both hilarious and terrifying, in equal measure - with a killer
soundtrack to boot! American tourists David (David Naughton) and Jack
(Griffin Dunne) are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on
the Yorkshire Moors. David awakens in a London hospital to find his friend
dead and his life in disarray. Retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse (Jenny
Agutter) to recuperate, he soon experiences disturbing changes to his mind
and body, undergoing a full-moon transformation that will unleash terror on the
streets of the capital... Join us as we take a trip down body horror land and
marvel at the special effects that made innovative use of prosthetics. Beware
the moon!

Book now for An American Werewolf in London >>

Gremlins - Friday 13th December

Join us for our family friendly christmas edition of Fright Night and celebrate
40 years of Gremlins! Its Christmas lights and dusting of snow, Kingston Falls
is an idyllic small town - until the gremlins take over. A father returns from
Chinatown with an unusual pet, a Mogwai - a gift for his son. The rules are
simple: Keep your Mogwai away from water, bright lights and, most
importantly, never..ever..feed him after midnight.

But the rules are inadvertently broken, and the consequences multiply at an alarming rate.
Gremlins is a wildly original roller-coaster ride of hilarious mischief - an instant classic!

Booking available soon for Gremlins!

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About Emily Booth

Emily Booth sitting on chair with knifeEmily Booth is “one of the iconic women of horror”- an actress, presenter and all-round cult-movie buff who has presented shows on Channel 4, Channel 5, Bravo, and Dave, including her own cult film show Shock Movie Massacre.

Emily was the face and voice of the Horror Channel for 15 years, and has presented at many horror festivals. She has also interviewed Dario Argento, Tinto Brass and Lloyd Kauffman as part of her presenting roles. 

As an actress Emily has starred in several horror films including Cradle of Fear (2001), Evil Aliens (2005), Doghouse (2009 with Danny Dyer and Stephen Graham), Shed of The Dead (2019) and They’re Outside (2020). She also wrote, produced and starred in her own short film SELKIE which premiered at Frightfest in 2014.

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