Film Ireland Presents: Kim Newman, Novelist

The IFI present Haunted Landscapes – A Season of Folk Horror from 16th-30th July. According to David O'Mahony, Head of Programming at the IFI, "the term folk horror has been used to yoke together disparate cultural artefacts that exhibit common traits: an interest in paganism; traditional, rural communities with a connection to the land and its regenerative cycles; the importance of ritual and superstition over scientific rigour."The season welcomes renowned horror fiction novelist and critic Kim Newman to Dublin, who is attending the opening day to introduce Witchfinder General, The Wicker Man and Quartermass and the Pit.Paul Farren got on the Film Ireland phone to talk to Kim about the films on offer, and the dangers of playing with farm implements and falling into threshing machines...http://filmireland.net/Tickets for the season are available now at www.ifi.ie or at the IFI Box Office on 01 679 3477.FULL SCHEDULEWITCHFINDER GENERAL July 16th (18.30) THE WICKER MAN July 16th (20.45) QUATERMASS AND THE PIT July 17th (14.00) VALERIE AND HER WEEK OF WONDERS July 20th (18.30) BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW July 23rd (20.30) THE DEVIL RIDES OUT July 24th (14.00) NIGHT OF THE DEMON July 27th (18.30) THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT July 30th (20.30)Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd, Lenny Abrahamson, M. Night Shyamalan, John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky, and Terence Davies, alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today.So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.