Aug 24, 2017

AUG 25: RAWHEAD REX (Restoration Canadian Premiere) - Final Details Revealed


Before Hellraiser, horror legend Clive Barker raised hell with his script for Rawhead Rex, the big screen adaptation of his story from his Books of Blood. 
Special Guest: Greg Lamberson

This Friday, August 25, the brand new Kino Lorber restoration of George Pavlou and Clive Barker's Rawhead Rex will have its Canadian Premiere at the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton, ON (27 Dundurn St. N) presented by the Hexploitation Film Festival. We will also be joined by special guest and indie-horror icon Greg Lamberson (Johnny Gruesome, Killer Rack, Slime City)





(advance tickets close August 25, 2017 - 6:30 pm)

FULL SCREENING DETAILS

8:00pm - Doors Open

* Showcase of classic Clive Barker movie trailers and interview clip in Main Theatre

* Collect free raffle tickets and purchase additional tickets for prizes including:

  • Horror Art Prints, Pins, and Merch by Ghoulish Gary Pullin

  • Pool Party Massacre Blu-ray & T-Shirt Prize Pack

8:30pm - Short Film: DEATH METAL


8:35pm - Feature: RAWHEAD REX

New 4K Restoration

|| CANADIAN PREMIERE ||
1986, DIR. GREG PAVLOU, 89 MIN. IRELAND / USA/ UK


RAWHEAD REX is the gruesome story of an ancient demon unleashed from hell after a millennia to rip shit up across the rural towns of Ireland and the American Historian who tries to stop him. Featuring rubber monster suits, misty fields, decapitated heads, optical lasers, and a "baptism" scene you have to see to believe! Only the kind of cult film weirdness that could be cooked up in the 80s.


10:00pm - Post-Film PostMortem w/ Greg Lamberson

Indie horror film icon, author, and friend-of-the-festival Greg Lamberson and HXFF director Aaron Allen will engage the audience in an on-the-fly dissection and discussion of  RAWHEAD REX.