This is a past event
QFT’s youth group presents its eighth weekend film festival from 24-26 February.
Storyteller Steve Lally’s workshop is a must for horror fans.
Steve will explore some of the folklore behind Asian Horror looking at Asian mythical characters such as The Kappa, a river demon, The Noppera-bō or Mujina, a faceless spirit and The Nü gui, a vengeful female ghost with long hair in a white dress, which the character Sadako from the Japanese Ring movies was based on.
He will also explore how Western Horror, especially The Italian Horror Maestro Lucio Fulci and American Master of Horror George A Romero had an influence the Korean Zombie movie Seoul Station.
This workshop is aimed at 16-19 year olds. £5.00.
All workshops will take place in the QFT workshop room. Participants under 18 yrs must bring a signed parental consent form – downloadable from the QFT website.
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