An American Werewolf in London + Shaun of the Dead (15)

Dead funny!

Enjoy two horror comedy classics that pay loving tribute to the eccentricities and excesses of scary movies. Expect fur and fangs, blood, guts and gore – all made realer than real thanks to some old-school movie magic and a truckload of corn syrup. 

An American Werewolf in London
Dir John Landis |  GB US 1981 | 97 mins
David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher

It’s grim up North! When American backpacker David Kessler is attacked by a werewolf on the Yorkshire moors during a full moon, it’s only a matter of time before his painful transformation begins and he is sent on a murderous rampage. His next stop? London. 
One of the first films in a great wave of 1980s horror comedies, An American Werewolf in London is a knowing love letter to all that is great – and goofy – about horror movies. The film’s practical effects – winner of the first-ever Oscar for best make-up – are worth the price of admission alone. 

Shaun of the Dead
Dir Edgar Wright | GB 2004 | 99 mins
Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield

Shaun is a directionless slacker, spending his days working as a (temporary) manager at his local electronics store and his nights down the pub with his mate Ed. After a big night out, Shaun and Ed awaken to some troubling news: the walking dead have overrun London, and they might just be humanity’s only hope. 
Endlessly quotable and irresistibly likeable, Shaun of the Dead is a glorious, gory send-up of all your favourite zombie movie clichés. This is the film that would light the fuse on Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg’s soon-to-be-stratospheric careers.

Curated by HOME’s Young Film Collective. 

Runtime of 211 mins includes a short intermission between films.

This event is excluded from the HOME Film Pass.