Manchester’s CULTPLEX is once again lifting the coffin lid on the North’s biggest horror extravaganza as STAB Horror Film Season returns this October for a full month of sinister cinema, creepy classics, terrifying television and enough big-screen horror to keep even the bravest audiences awake at night.
This year’s programme promises plenty of familiar faces, with the season kicking off with the annual screening of The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974) filmed right here in Manchester. We also welcome the return of the now official cult classic Ghost Hunting with Girls Aloud as well as The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Simpsons Quiz hosted by the award winning comedy heroes of A Lovely Time.
For those interested in true classic horror the latest Hammer Uncut and Uncensored restoration of Christopher Lee’s Dracula (1954) will be making an appearance alongside the 50th anniversary of Brian De Palma’s Carrie (1976), as well as a celebration of the iconic Tim Curry as Pennywise in Stephen King’s IT (1990).
At CULTPLEX, world cinema is a huge part of the everyday programme, but never more so than the month of October. Starting in Mexico with the fantasy crime horror Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017) then the edge of your seat Korean masterpiece I Saw
The Devil (2010), and, forget the American remake, CULTPLEX are screening the original Danish language Speak No Evil (2022), a surefire way to ruin your entire week.
The season will also play host to the UK Premiere of Velocipastor 2, bringing prehistoric religious mayhem back to the big screen. The cinema promises you will never have seen or experienced anything quite like it.
Other special presentations include a very chaotic bottomless booze Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) and a Haunted House All Nighter featuring The Shining (1980), Japanese cult classic Hausu (1977), Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond (1981) and, of course, the original Poltergeist (1982).
And as the month draws to a close, on Halloween itself, all tickets will be £6.66, the lowest and scariest ticket price in Manchester. But that certainly doesn’t mean the scares are cheap. The day starts with family favourite Hocus Pocus (1993) and ends with a daring double bill of Curry Baker’s Obsession (2026) and Sam Raimi’s stone-cold classic Evil Dead II (1987) for one final night of big-screen horror.
And that’s not even scratching the coffin lid.
Whether you’re looking for a classic you’ve been dying to see on the big screen, a cult oddity you’ve never heard of, or simply an excuse to spend the whole of October watching horror films, STAB Horror Film Season has something lurking in the shadows.
Tickets are ON SALE NOW.
Check out the full line-up and book your tickets on the website: www.cultplex.co.uk
STAB FILM SEASON 1st OCTOBER - 31st OCTOBER CULTPLEX, MANCHESTER
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