SQIFF The Haunting

Dr. John Markway, an anthropologist with an interest in psychic phenomena, takes two specially selected women to Hill House, a reportedly haunted mansion. Eleanor, a lonely, eccentric woman with a supernatural event in her past, and the bold (and all but openly lesbian) Theodora, who has ESP, join John and the mansion's heir, cynical Luke. They are immediately overwhelmed by strange sounds and events, and Eleanor comes to believe the house is alive and speaking directly to her. The Haunting is a pretty solid argument for the underlying queerness of the Hollywood horror movie aesthetic.

Screening with short film Cheat (2 mins). Followed by a discussion on queer horror hosted by Jordan Phillips.

Free to asylum seekers and unemployed. Festival passes are available £39 (£29) + £1 booking fee. Passes cover all screenings and workshops in the festival programme; please contact CCA Box Office on booking to confirm which events you would like to attend.