A special Culture Night screening of the best Irish and International short Horror, Fantasy and Sci-Fi films selected from the 2023 Spook Screen Film Festival. Please note this is strictly an over 18's event and tickets must be booked in advance.

Times and Booking Links for each screening are available below:  

15.30 - International Indie Feature "Blind Deaf Dumb" Italy 

A great Italian horror film starring Cork born David Brandon. The film is loosely based on the short story "Blind, deaf and dumb" by Howard Phillips Lovecraft, written by director Lorenzo Lepori together with screenwriter Antonio Tentori (Dracula 3D; Everybloody's End). David (David Brandon), a blind, deaf and dumb writer, goes to occupy a hotel where tragic events have taken place together with his two assistants Simona (Simona Vannelli) and Pio (Pio Bisanti). He will soon come into contact with the presences that haunts the place and the minds of its occupants.

Booking Link: Blind Deaf Dumb

18.30 - Irish Feature "Idiot Boy" 

The residents of a small, decrepit town come to terms with the disappearance of a young girl. When a young man takes up the search, he discovers some dark secrets in the place he calls home. Told through a series of vignettes, the residents of Ballymoss find odd and often destructive ways of passing time in a place that seems to have been forgotten. Shot on VHS and Hi8 tapes, Idiot Boy is a unique and visceral story of darkness, black comedy and horror.

Booking Link: Idiot Boy

About Spook Screen

Spook Screen is a horror and fantasy themed Film Festival that takes place over one week in Cork City, Ireland. The festival shows a wide array of films from all around the world, features interviews with a variety of guests, and hosts spotlight discussions on aspects of horror cinema as well as a few other genre themed events. For more information or to contact the Spook Screen team please follow this link.