Nik McGrath is guest host for our Women in Horror screening of Kathryn Bigelow’s “finger-lickin’ GOOD!” NEAR DARK.
Women in Horror Month started in 2010, and is a grassroots international movement celebrating the contribution of women to the horror genre. As of March 2021, the Women in Horror Month organisation disbanded, asking the community to self-govern, to celebrate women in horror all-year round. MHFS has been hosting Women in Horror Month events every Feb since 2017, and continues the tradition this year.
Kathryn Bigelow’s NEAR DARK (1987) is a western meets vampire love story, written by Bigelow and Eric Red. Central to the story is the gypsy-like family - Lance Henriksen as Jesse, Jenette Goldstein as Diamondback, Bill Paxton as Severen, Jenny Wright as Mae, and Joshua John Miller as Homer. Living on the edge of society, this outcast family feed off people they hunt at night. Adrian Pasdar as Caleb, meets Mae one night, and enters a world beyond his reckoning.
Come join us for a drink and dinner in the second room at LongPlay in Fitzroy from 6pm. The intro and screening will kick off at 7:30pm in the rear cinema. Memberships are available on the night and will set you back $15 for 3 screenings, or $50 for 12 (please note we're taking cash only for the time being).
Hope to see you there.
Mel, David, Adam, and Sam.