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NEXT UP: HOLY TORTURE: Desire, Cruelty, Power and Religion in 1960s-70s Cinema – April 14
The 1960s-70s saw copious amounts of on-screen self-flagellation, brutal witch-hunting, delirious possessions and sadistic exorcisms, culminating into the so-called ‘nunsploitation’ genre. Beyond the desire to shock and titillate, many of these films, most notably Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971), were part of the time’s questioning of all power structures, pitching repressive, corrupt and hypocritical religious […]
March 18, 2016
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NEXT UP: HOLY TORTURE: Desire, Cruelty, Power and Religion in 1960s-70s Cinema – April 14
The 1960s-70s saw copious amounts of on-screen self-flagellation, brutal witch-hunting, delirious possessions and sadistic exorcisms, culminating into the so-called ‘nunsploitation’ genre. Beyond the desire to shock and titillate, many of these films, most notably Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971), were part of the time’s questioning of all power structures, pitching repressive, corrupt and hypocritical religious […]
March 18, 2016
CANCELLED – March 10: INHUMAN NOISE: SYNTHESIZED SOUND AS ANTAGONIST, WEAPON AND SUPERNATURAL PRESENCE IN HORROR CINEMA
WE ARE VERY SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE TALK IS CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS. ALL TICKETS WILL BE REFUNDED. APOLOGIES FOR THE DISAPPOINTMENT AND INCONVENIENCE CAUSED. Electronic music and sound started to appear on science fiction and horror soundtracks in the 1950s, and by the 1970s were increasingly commonplace, used to denote alien life-forms, […]
February 12, 2016
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CANCELLED – March 10: INHUMAN NOISE: SYNTHESIZED SOUND AS ANTAGONIST, WEAPON AND SUPERNATURAL PRESENCE IN HORROR CINEMA
WE ARE VERY SORRY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE TALK IS CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS. ALL TICKETS WILL BE REFUNDED. APOLOGIES FOR THE DISAPPOINTMENT AND INCONVENIENCE CAUSED. Electronic music and sound started to appear on science fiction and horror soundtracks in the 1950s, and by the 1970s were increasingly commonplace, used to denote alien life-forms, […]
February 12, 2016
Photos of John Hough live in Conversation
Photos of veteran director John Hough (The Legend of Hell House, The Watcher in the Woods, Escape to Witch Mountain etc) in conversation with Justin Harries at Miskatonic London on February 11, 2016.
February 12, 2016
Next Up: DIRECTOR JOHN HOUGH IN CONVERSATION – February 11, 2016
From 60s TV series THE AVENGERS and salacious Hammer Horror TWINS OF EVIL to 70s gearhead staple DIRTY MARY, CRAZY LARRY and children’s classics ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN and THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS, British filmmaker John Hough has had an eclectic and storied career behind the camera. He considers himself a craftsman rather than […]
January 28, 2016
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Next Up: DIRECTOR JOHN HOUGH IN CONVERSATION – February 11, 2016
From 60s TV series THE AVENGERS and salacious Hammer Horror TWINS OF EVIL to 70s gearhead staple DIRTY MARY, CRAZY LARRY and children’s classics ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN and THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS, British filmmaker John Hough has had an eclectic and storied career behind the camera. He considers himself a craftsman rather than […]
January 28, 2016
New Trailer for Miskatonic London Spring 2016 Lineup
Check out the trailer for our Spring 2016 Curriculum! Full semester registrations are available on the Registration Page and tickets for each class are available on their individual class pages 30 days in advance. *Please note the trailer incorrectly lists the class “INHUMAN NOISE” as March 11th – it is in fact Thursday March 10th.
January 8, 2016
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New Trailer for Miskatonic London Spring 2016 Lineup
Check out the trailer for our Spring 2016 Curriculum! Full semester registrations are available on the Registration Page and tickets for each class are available on their individual class pages 30 days in advance. *Please note the trailer incorrectly lists the class “INHUMAN NOISE” as March 11th – it is in fact Thursday March 10th.
January 8, 2016
Photos from live reading of Nigel Kneale’s THE ROAD + launch of ‘WE ARE THE MARTIANS’ book
After an amazing end to the fall 2015 semester with a very special Nigel Kneale tribute organised by Neil Snowdon, editor of the new anthology WE ARE THE MARTIANS about Kneale’s work and influence, here are the first pictures to trickle in, these from Jez Winship and Maura McHugh (the latter of whom is also […]
December 12, 2015
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Photos from live reading of Nigel Kneale’s THE ROAD + launch of ‘WE ARE THE MARTIANS’ book
After an amazing end to the fall 2015 semester with a very special Nigel Kneale tribute organised by Neil Snowdon, editor of the new anthology WE ARE THE MARTIANS about Kneale’s work and influence, here are the first pictures to trickle in, these from Jez Winship and Maura McHugh (the latter of whom is also […]
December 12, 2015
Miskatonic London Unveils Spring 2016 Lineup!
After closing out the fall 2015 season with a star-studded panel discussion and live reading of Nigel Kneale’s long-lost teleplay The Road (featuring Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson, Jonathan Rigby, Kim Newman, Stephen Volk, David Pirie, Maura McHugh and many more), The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies – London returns to the Horse Hospital from January-May […]
December 11, 2015
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Miskatonic London Unveils Spring 2016 Lineup!
After closing out the fall 2015 season with a star-studded panel discussion and live reading of Nigel Kneale’s long-lost teleplay The Road (featuring Mark Gatiss, Jeremy Dyson, Jonathan Rigby, Kim Newman, Stephen Volk, David Pirie, Maura McHugh and many more), The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies – London returns to the Horse Hospital from January-May […]
December 11, 2015
JAN 7: J.G. BALLARD class with visiting lecturer Jack Sargeant
Building on Jack Sargeant’s previously published research on J.G. Ballard, this talk explores Ballard in the realms beyond literature, looking at his graphics, use of performance and the infamous Crashed Cars exhibition as well as the short film Crash, in relation to the aesthetic ‘perversions’ that emerged around his ground-breaking 1970s novels. The talk offers an […]
December 10, 2015
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JAN 7: J.G. BALLARD class with visiting lecturer Jack Sargeant
Building on Jack Sargeant’s previously published research on J.G. Ballard, this talk explores Ballard in the realms beyond literature, looking at his graphics, use of performance and the infamous Crashed Cars exhibition as well as the short film Crash, in relation to the aesthetic ‘perversions’ that emerged around his ground-breaking 1970s novels. The talk offers an […]
December 10, 2015
Nov. 12: SHADOWS AND FOG: THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF THE GERMAN EDGAR WALLACE KRIMI FILM
Between 1959 and the early 1970s, German film companies released more than fifty low-budget crime thrillers inspired by the works of British writer Edgar Wallace. Featuring some of Europe’s most well-known cult and horror actors (including Christopher Lee, Klaus Kinski and Gert Fröbe) the Edgar Wallace krimi combined fast-paced action, surprising violence and zany humour. […]
November 8, 2015
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Nov. 12: SHADOWS AND FOG: THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF THE GERMAN EDGAR WALLACE KRIMI FILM
Between 1959 and the early 1970s, German film companies released more than fifty low-budget crime thrillers inspired by the works of British writer Edgar Wallace. Featuring some of Europe’s most well-known cult and horror actors (including Christopher Lee, Klaus Kinski and Gert Fröbe) the Edgar Wallace krimi combined fast-paced action, surprising violence and zany humour. […]
November 8, 2015
Dec 10: LIVE FROM MISKATONIC: NIGEL KNEALE’S ‘THE ROAD’ + WE ARE THE MARTIANS BOOK LAUNCH
In 1950 Thomas Nigel Kneale won the Somerset Maugham Award for his prose collection TOMATO CAIN & OTHER STORIES. In 1953 he changed the face of British Television with THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT. Public houses across the country emptied as each installment of this thrilling new story went out live to the nation. Never before had […]
November 7, 2015
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Dec 10: LIVE FROM MISKATONIC: NIGEL KNEALE’S ‘THE ROAD’ + WE ARE THE MARTIANS BOOK LAUNCH
In 1950 Thomas Nigel Kneale won the Somerset Maugham Award for his prose collection TOMATO CAIN & OTHER STORIES. In 1953 he changed the face of British Television with THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT. Public houses across the country emptied as each installment of this thrilling new story went out live to the nation. Never before had […]
November 7, 2015