Date: Saturday 11th November 2023
Time: Screening starts around 8pm
Location: True North 2A Munro Street Coburg
Well, Halloween is officially over for another year, but fear not, November's Blood Ritual is just around the corner and it'll have you wiping away those post-Spooky Season tears.
So, without further adieu... you must come along to True North on Saturday, 11th of November when our very valued member, Andrew Paynter, will be presenting BRAIN DAMAGE.
On the film, Andrew says "Directed by Frank Henenlotter (of Basket Case fame), Brain Damage is a horror comedy which revolves around Brian, who unwittingly becomes host to a talking parasite named Aylmer (not Elmer!). Aylmer provides Brian with feelings of euphoria and trippy hallucinations, for the low low price of feeding on people's brains. Quite transparently being an allegory for drug addiction, it isn't long before Brian's need for more of Aylmer's juice starts taking a toll on his relationships and general well-being. And of course there's plenty of blood and gore too."
Andrew has been coming to screenings for something like 7 years now. He's a lover of horror, sci-fi, excess cheese and campyness, anything neon, and BAD movies. When he's not killing off his brain cells with the most cringe inducing media put to tape, you can find him playing tabletop or video games, or knee deep in learning the ins and outs of running his own business, which he started not too long ago, buying and selling pop-culture collectables.
Being a late 80s b-horror, it won't come as a huge shock that 'Brain Damage' has some elements that could be triggering to some audience members. If this is a concern, please feel free to reach out for more details, or have a look online.
After taking over True North for our October screenings (thankyou, we love you), things return to normal this month - so, yes, back at True North for Blood Ritual and you'll need $10 cash to purchase a membership which gets you three screenings plus a free drink from the bar.
We cannot wait!
MHFS crew