Oct 31st Halloween Night Part of our on-running Fashion and Film series, we will be screening Blood and Black Lace on Halloween night.. 1966, 88 mins. language: Italian with English subtitles Blood and Black Lace, by the Italian godfather of horror films, Mario Bava, is generally considered one of the earliest and most influential of all giallos, and served as a stylistic template for the body count slasher films of the 1980s. Tim Lucas has noted that the film has "gone on to inspire legions of contemporary filmmakers, from Dario Argento and Martin Scorsese to Quentin Tarantino. Filmed under the working title The Fashion House of Death, it revolves around dubious secrets involving a group of nerve-wracked fashion models, and a certain red diary. Like the sumptuously baroque fashion salon, the murder scenes are meticulously staged, with bodies often re-arranged for yet more breathtakingly spectacular effect. Son of Eugenio Bava, an accomplished cinematographer in Italian silent cinema, Mario himself was a brilliant and innovative technician, highly regarded for his use of colour and lighting. DETAILS: WHERE: The Horse Hospital - Colonade, London Directions - coming out of Russell Square station, go left, and take your first left down a small street..it will be across from a pub. WHEN: Friday, 31st of October Halloween doors open at 7:30 for an aperitivo, film starts 8:00ish TICKETS: £8, payable at the door. Spaces are limited, kindly RSVP to info@italianfilmsociety.co.uk. ***Halloween costumes are encouraged and a prize will be given to the best costume of the night. Prizes donated by Wallflower Press (http://www.wallflowerpress.co.uk/) grazie, Ashley and Frankie