Sat, Oct 29 / 7pm
Dir. Bruce Pittman
1987, Canada, 97 min
When Hamilton High’s Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge 30 years later. Bill Nordham is now the principal of Hamilton High and his son is about to attend the prom with Vicki Carpenter. However, she is possessed by Mary Lou Maloney after opening a trunk in the school’s basement. Now Bill must face the horror he left behind in 1957.
Plays with The Black Case (La Mallette Noire)
Dir. Caroline Monnet
2014, Canada, 8 min
A psychological thriller depicting the traumatic events that occur over the period of one night in a Canadian residential school infirmary.
Things are getting pretty spooky over at Cinematheque this October! Join us for Aurora Gorealis on Saturday, October 29th for a Canadian horror marathon featuring creepy kids, vengeful dolls, evil prom queens and ancient aliens. This series pairs classic Canuxploitation offerings with Canadian shorts in a hair-raising sampling of northern frights.
