top of page

Manchester's resident movie church Cultplex announces annual return of 'Stab' the month-long celebration of horror

Writer's picture: Horror Movies Uncut Horror Movies Uncut


Today, Manchester's Cultplex (formerly Chapeltown Picture House) kicks off the next installment of "Stab", a month-long horror celebration packed with zombie all-nighters, film screenings, and more. Festival-goers can look forward to events like the Scream Stabathon, the 40th anniversary of A Nightmare on Elm Street, and a live reimagining of the soundtrack from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). With so much happening during this month-long celebration, there's plenty of horror goodness to enjoy! Something evil is afoot at CULTPLEX as our annual STAB Film Season - Manchester’s biggest horror extravaganza - rises from the dead once more, bringing with it a month of sinister cinema that isn’t for the faint of heart. Book tickets here!



The Exorcist (1973) and Alien (1979)



This year’s STAB is our biggest yet, featuring a month of horror gems culminating in a deadly double threat of nail-biting classics The Exorcist (1973) and Alien (1979) on Halloween night. Before that, we’ll keep Manchester on the edge of its seat with an onslaught of macabre marathons, creepy classics, ghoulishly one-offs and events with a terrifying twist leading all the way to the spookiest night of the year.


Launching with our annual airing of 1978’s locally-shot-yet-criminally-underseen The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974) on Wednesday 2 October, STAB keeps the chills coming thick and fast. Highlights include the return of our annual Scream Stab-A-Thon celebrating Wes Craven’s hit slasher franchise; a Zombie all-nighter boasting four of the genre’s bloodiest and best offerings including mile-a-minute Korean hit Train to Busan (2016) and handheld Spanish creeper REC (2007); and subtext-free big-screen series binge of Matthew Holness’s infinitely-quotable comedy Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace (2004).


Meanwhile, we’ll be celebrating Freddy Krueger’s 40th with A Nightmare on Elm Street (1974) birthday party and inviting Sprechen Music to give German expressionist gem The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) a new lease of life via a reimagined soundtrack mixed live before your eyes. Plus, we lace up our ballet shoes and welcome the GASP! Horror Film Festival team for a rerun of Dario Argento’s supernatural giallo creeper Suspiria (1978).



When it comes to stand-alone chillers, STAB has you covered there too. We’re double-billing Letterbox hit Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) with pressure cooker drama Shiva Baby (2020) before spectral noughties classics Thirteen Ghosts (2001) and Ghost Ship (2002) get the same treatment. Meanwhile, Neil Jordan’s ageless adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview With The Vampire (1994), an Interference Film presentation of infamous French horror Martyrs (2015), the twisted original Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Brendan Fraser’s reappraised revamp The Mummy (1999) each make their STAB debut.


Those looking to get a little more hands-on this Halloween are in luck too. Our amateur video game night MAGL gets a menacing makeover as MAGHOUL, A Lovely Time’s regular Simpson’s quiz adopts Treehouse of Horrors-themed brain teasers and Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout (1989) promises a health kick you won't forget in a hurry.


Expect all this - and loads more - as STAB lurches your way this October. Full-season listings can be found below with tickets for all events available to book now… if you’re brave enough.


Stab Film Season 2024 line-up


Wednesday 2 October

19:30 - The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)


Thursday 3 October

20:30 - Sprechen: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari + live score


Friday 4 October

20:30 - Double-bill: Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) + Shiva Baby (2020)


Sunday 6 October

13: 00 - Scream Stab-a-Thon


Wednesday 9 October

19:30 - Interference Film Club: Martyrs (2015)


Saturday 12 October best offerings including mile-a-minute Korean hit Train to Busan (2016) and handheld Spanish creeper REC (2007); and subtext-free big-screen series binge of Matthew Holness’s infinitely-quotable comedy Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace (2004).


Meanwhile, we’ll be celebrating Freddy Krueger’s 40th with A Nightmare on Elm Street (1974) birthday party and inviting Sprechen Music to give German expressionist gem The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) a new lease of life via a reimagined soundtrack mixed live before your eyes. Plus, we lace up our ballet shoes and welcome the GASP! Horror Film Festival team for a rerun of Dario Argento’s supernatural giallo creeper Suspiria (1978).


When it comes to stand-alone chillers, STAB has you covered there too. We’re double-billing Letterbox hit Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) with pressure cooker drama Shiva Baby (2020) before spectral noughties classics Thirteen Ghosts (2001) and Ghost Ship (2002) get the same treatment. Meanwhile, Neil Jordan’s ageless adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview With The Vampire (1994), an Interference Film presentation of infamous French horror Martyrs (2015), the twisted original Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Brendan Fraser’s reappraised revamp The Mummy (1999) each make their STAB debut.


Those looking to get a little more hands-on this Halloween are in luck too. Our amateur video game night MAGL gets a menacing makeover as MAGHOUL, A Lovely Time’s regular Simpson’s quiz adopts Treehouse of Horrors-themed brain teasers and Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout (1989) promises a health kick you won't forget in a hurry.


Expect all this - and loads more - as STAB lurches your way this October. Full-season listings can be found below with tickets for all events available to book now… if you’re brave enough.

Stab Film Season 2024 line-up


Wednesday 2 October

19:30 - The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)


Thursday 3 October

20:30 - Sprechen: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari + live score


Friday 4 October

20:30 - Double-bill: Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) + Shiva Baby (2020)


Sunday 6 October

13: 00 - Scream Stab-a-Thon


Wednesday 9 October

19:30 - Interference Film Club: Martyrs (2015)


Saturday 12 October Saturday 2 November

16:00 - Death Becomes Her (1992)


About CULTPLEX


Debuting at Manchester’s leading street food venue Grub in 2019, CULTPLEX wasted no time gathering a dedicated and ever-growing audience of film, video game and pop-culture lovers, each connected by a strong passion for the communal big-screen experience.


In the five years since its launch, its small team has welcomed a variety of big-name guests to its cosy, Red Bank Project space. Actor Greg Sestero led sold-out crowds through interactive screenings of his infamous best-worst-movie The Room, while comedian Matthew Holness brought chills to Manchester via his parody horror author alter-ego Garth Marenghi.


Meanwhile, big-name touring comics have also visited us, with Never Mind The Buzzcocks star, Jamali Maddix, comedian Russell Kane and one-half of The Delightful Sausage, Amy Gledhill gracing our stage and delighting audiences.

3 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

Comentarios


Follow

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

©2020 by Horror Movies Uncut . Proudly created with Wix.com

bottom of page