Running out of the Triskel Arts Centre, Twisted Celluloid has been going from strength to strength for the last 18 months, offering the people of Cork a monthly program showcasing the best cult and horror movies cinema has to offer, made that more atmospheric by being shown in a renovated church. Such is the popularity of these events, the first ever Twisted Celluloid Film Festival is being held this weekend, from the 21st to the 24th. The festival kicks off with the Irish premiere of Maniac, featuring a much lauded turn from Elijah Wood as a psychotic serial killer. Other movies of note include Irish horror Citadel, which is coming off an incredible amount of praise from the American Festival circuit, director Barry Levinson's (Rain Man, Sleepers) foray into found footage with ecological horror The Bay, and the ambitious anthology The ABC's Of Death, featuring 26 short movies, from some of the leading names in the horror genre, representing a letter of the alphabet and an 'interesting' way to die. There is also a retrospective of Italian director Mario Brava, one of the greatest names in Italian horror, and the man some credit with kick starting the modern 'slasher film', showing three of his films, Black Sunday, A Bay Of Blood, and Lisa And The Devil, all uncensored and digitally remastered.
Full details can be found at the festivals website, and for fans of horror, this is one event that should not be missed.
