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Horror Channel's Evilution of Horror
In a munching, slashing, biting and clawing month-long Friday night movie-marathon, Horror Channel traverses the four cornerstones of terror – Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies and the Slasher film to deliver 16 films that celebrate the progression of the most popular horror genres.
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First up on Friday 6th July is a foray into Vampire lore, kicking off with Hammer’s 70s’ classic SCARS OF DRACULA (21:00). The quadruple bill then jumps forward to 1987 for RETURN TO SALEMS LOT (22:55) before bringing us up to date with the LIFE BLOOD (00:50)– a Sapphic gem that sees two seductive predators given the gift of vampirism to rid the world of bad blood. The night concludes with UMBRAGE: THE FIRST VAMPIRE (02:25) starring Doug Bradley – where blood sucking biblical mythology meets the Wild West. |
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Next up, on Friday 13th July is Slashers Night, and the stalking starts with FRIGHT (21:00) starring Honor Blackman, Susan George and Dennis Waterman in a classic tale of babysitting hell. This night of slice and dice continues with BLACK CHRISTMAS (22.55) – the film said to have inspire the Scream franchise. The unlucky night for some continue with the original PROM NIGHT (00:50) featuring scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis and we close with the brilliant genre deconstruction - BEHIND THE MASK – THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON (02:40) |
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Evilution of Horror continues on Friday 20th July and first up is one of the best Werewolf movies ever made - the 1981 classic AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (21:00). The 80’s was a great time for the lycanthrope as our next film, Neil Jordan’s 1984 slice of movie magic – THE COMPANY OF WOLVES (22:55), proves. Then jumping two decades we come to the beautifully gothic ROMASANTA: THE WEREWOLF HUNT (00:45), starring Julian Sands. The night culminates with a film that takes us up to the modern day with 13 HOURS (02:40) starring Gemma Atkinson and Harry Potter’s Tom Felton. |
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Finally, on Friday 27th July we turn our eyes to the Zombie movie, which shuffles into view with the film that has the accolade of being the first ever zombie flick – George Romero’s 1968 classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (21:00) , A quick leap forward brings us to 1980 for Lucio Fulci’s classic CITY OF THE DEAD (22:55), famed for the director’s trademark non- stop close ups. Next up is the 2006 cult-hit THE ZOMBIE DIARIES (00:45) which introduced a found footage theme. Rounding up this Frightful Friday comes APOCALYPSE OF THE DEAD (02:20) – in which the zombies find their running shoes! |
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