Chasing away the undead: Our DVD offer for Halloween
Halloween is back on 31 October, the night before All Saints‘ Day: Derived from ‘All Hallows’ Eve‘ (All Hallows’ Eve). The night of the grinning pumpkins. Halloween has its roots in an Irish harvest festival, at a time of year when the dividing wall between the living and the dead was particularly thin. To prevent the undead from causing mischief, they had to be scared off. With creepy masquerades made from freshly harvested vegetables – such as pumpkins.
Okay, 21st century city dwellers have to deal with new demons: They’re called neurosis, depression, phobia and emptiness. Horror directors have been battling them for decades to chase them away with gory horror fun. John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ film series, Wes Craven’s ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ and George A. Romero’s ‘Living Dead’ series banish all darkness from the fan’s soul and can compete with the best exorcists.
In addition to the classics, the film art video library also has dark rarities and insider tips in store for you. For example, the Belgian ‘Daughters of Darkness’ (1970). So, come by, browse through our DVD shelves, leaf through the freshly updated horror catalogue or ask the staff – put together a tailor-made Halloween film night!