Visiting instructor Jack Sargeant (author of Deathtripping) launches the season in January with his lecture "JG Ballard: Crash, The Atrocity Exhibition and Moving Beyond Literature." He will be followed in February by a special instalment of "Live From Miskatonic," featuring director John Hough (The Legend of Hell House, Twins of Evil, Escape To Witch Mountain) in an extensive onstage interview with FilmBar70 curator Justin Harries. In March, Frances Morgan, Deputy Editor of The Wire, will present on the intersection of sound design and horror. In April, Miskatonic London co-director and Electric Sheep Founder Virginie Selavy will present 'Holy Torture', an investigation of desire, cruelty, and religion in 60s and 70s cinema. And we'll be closing the season with Headpress founder David Kerekes, who will present a multimedia excursion through the dangerous landscape of custom-ordered sex and horror films.
The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies - London
Spring 2016 Semester, Horse Hospital, Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1JD
JG BALLARD: CRASH, THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION AND MOVING BEYOND LITERTATURE
Thursday January 7, 7-10pm
Instructor: Jack Sargeant
Live from Miskatonic: JOHN HOUGH IN CONVERSATION
Thursday February 11, 7-10pm
Instructor: Justin Harries
INHUMAN SOUND: ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS IN HORROR FILM
Thursday March 10, 7-10pm
Instructor: Frances Morgan
HOLY TORTURE: DESIRE, CRUELTY, POWER AND RELIGION IN 1960S-1970S CINEMA
Thursday April 14, 7-10pm
Instructor: Virginie Selavy
IT'S NOT REAL, BUT IT'S REALITY: THE STORY OF CUSTOM-MADE SEX AND HORROR
Thursday May 12, 7-10pm
Instructor: David Kerekes
*Adults Only
For full details on the classes and instructor, visit the Miskatonic London website.