Mayhem Film Festival - Full Line Up announced

The Mayhem Film Festival, which runs from Thu 15 Oct - Sun 18 Oct,  have announced their full line up of this years screenings and special guests.

THURSDAY 15th OCTOBER

7pm - EMELIE (USA) 2015
Dir: Michael Thelin. 80m
Sarah Bolger, Robert Bozek.
“Tense and utterly gripping.” Flickering Myth
 
8.45pm - FUTURE SHOCK! THE STORY OF 2000AD (UK 2015)
Dir: Paul Goodwin. 100m
+ SPECIAL GUESTS Paul Goodwin, producer Sean Hogan & 2000AD artists-writers D’Israeli and Ian Culbard.
“Essential viewing.” Twitch
 
11.30pm - RABID DOGS (Fra/Can) 2015
Dir: Eric Hannezo. 90m
Lambert Wilson, Laurent Lucas
“Stylish and gripping.” Kim Newman
 
FRIDAY 16th OCTOBER

4.15pm - CRUMBS (Ethiopia/Spain) 2015
Dir: Miguel Llanso. 68m
Daniel Tadesse, Selam Tesfayie.
“Afrofuturist odyssey.” Sight & Sound

6.30pm - NINA FORVER (UK) 2015
Dirs: Ben Blaine, Chris Blaine. 98m
Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Abigail Hardingham, Cian Barry
+SPECIAL GUESTS producer Cassandra Sigsgaard and the Blaine Brothers. “Fresh, original and surprisingly tender horror.” Indie Wire
 
9pm - HOWL (UK) 2015
Dir: Paul Hyett. 95m
Sean Pertwee, Ed Speleers, Shauna Macdonald
+ SPECIAL GUEST Paul Hyett, the director of Howl post-screening Q&A discussing directing, making monsters and more...
“Action packed and full of fun.” Starburst

11.30pm - STUNG (GER/USA) 2015
 Dir: Benni Diez. 87m
 Jessica Cook, Lance Henriksen
“An incredibly fun ride.” Film Pulse
 
SATURDAY 17th OCTOBER
 
12pm -  PARASYTE: PART 1 (Japan) 2014
Dir: Takashi Yamazaki. 109m
“Bonkers J-Horror.” Forbidden Planet.
 
2.15pm - HE NEVER DIED (USA) 2015
Dir: Jason Krawczyk. 99m
Henry Rollins
“A real surprise.” Dread Central

4.15pm - SCARY SHORTS
Dir: various. 120m
Bringing together the best horror, sci-fi and demented short cinema.

7.30pm - Mayhem and Hammer Films present
THE UNQUENCHABLE THIRST OF DRACULA – LIVE 150m
A live 'rehearsed reading' of Hammer’s unfilmed, thought lost screenplay. With Jonthan Rigby and cast.

10.30pm - SOCIETY (US) 1989)
Dir: Brian Yuzna. 99m
Billy Walrock, Connie Danese
“One of the very finest teen comedies… A thoroughly disgusting treat.” Empire
 
SUNDAY 18th OCTOBER
 
12pm - DEATHGASM (NZ) 2015
Dir: Jason Lei Howden. 86m
Milo Cawthorne, Kimberley Crossman
“Totally fucking awesome.”

1.45pm - GERMAN ANGST (GER) 2015
Dirs: Jorg Buttgereit, Andreas Marschall, Michal Kosakowski. 112m
+ SPECIAL GUEST, producer-director Michal Kosakowski
“Surprising and fascinating.” Brutal As Hell
 
4.15pm - THE WITCH (USA) 2015
Dir: Robert Eggers. 92
 alph Ineson, Kate Dickie
“Terrifying.” The Guardian
 
6.45pm - AAAAAAAAH! (UK) 2015
Dir: Steve Oram. 79m
Julian Rhind-Tutt, Julian Barratt
+ SPECIAL GUEST Steve Oram
“Hilarious and disturbing.” Variety
 
8.30pm - THE FLINTERROGATION
Mayhem film quiz - CafeBar - hosted by David Flint

9.30pm - THE INVITATION (USA) 2015
Dir: Karyn Kusama. 90m
Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, John Carroll-Lynch
“Jaw dropping.” Bloody Disgusting
“Masterful.” Shock Till You Drop

The Mayhem Festival takes place at The Broadway Cinema Nottingham, Thu 15 Oct - Sun 18 Oct. For more info and to book tickets visit the Broadway Cinema Website