Tickets for the event at Islington's Union Chapel - in aid of the Chapel Tower restoration fund - cost £8 in advance.
The Union Chapel built in 1806 and rebuilt in 1877 is one of London ’s finest Victorian Gothic buildings and will be decked out in suitable atmospheric spookiness for the screenings.... although whether the Father Willis organ which has been heard playing late at night when no one is around will oblige with a few numbers, remains to be seen.
Films screening are as follows:
October 28 - Nosferatu (1922) (PG) Director: FW Murnau
Murnau’s cinema classic based on the story of Dracula. Newly re- mastered (2007) featuring the original score - previously unheard for 85 years.
October 29 - The Elephant Man (1980) (PG) Director: David Lynch Famous retelling of the story of John Merrick, starring John Hurt.
October 30 - Dead Of Night (1945)(PG) Directors: Albert Cavalcanti, Robert Hamer, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden
A dead scary horror movie that skimps on the blood but not the goose bumps. A collection of five stories, the film revolves around Mervyn Johns' architect who's struck by a bad case of déjà vu while visiting a country house. Forced to listen to his fellow guests' stories about their own paranormal experiences, he slowly loses his marbles as dreams become reality and reality becomes a nightmare.
October 31 - Dracula (1958)(12A) Director: Terence Fisher
Dracula's power lies in its bubbling sexual frisson. Christopher Lee's towering performance turns the Count into a seductive monster, who sinks his fangs into the porcelain necks of his pretty co-stars as their bosoms pant with excited abandon. Now gorgeously restored to its former glory, this is a British horror movie to die for.
Tickets available at face value directly from the venue on Compton Avenue, Islington N1 2XD, from Monday-Friday 10.30am-5pm or on the door on the night. Box office info line 020 7226 1686. For more info and to buy tickets go to www.unionchapel.org.uk
Doors Open: 7pm Films start at 8pm Licensed bar before and after the films with special spooky cocktails.
