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halloween

03 Oct

Nightmare on Elm Street is The Regent’s Halloween Spooktacular – 31st October 2018

David Simper0 CommentsFilmBlackpool, cinema, Film, freddy, halloween, horror, krueger, retro, theregent

On the night of Halloween itself, enjoy Wes Craven's classic slasher movie 'Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984) at Blackpool's independent retro-cinema, The Regent. This movie has generated the legendary screen villain, Freddy Krueger, a disfigured avenger that kills children in their dreams. With Robert Englund in the lead role, the film also stars Heather Langenkamp and Johnny Depp as the couple trying to solve the Freddy mystery, before he kills all his targets in a vicious trail of revenge. Never likely to feature in the Oscars, this film won the USA Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films' award…

12 Sep

Spooky Halloween Films At The Regent

David Simper0 CommentsFilmBlackpool, cinema, films, halloween, movies, regent, scary, spooky

Blackpool's hidden gem retro-cinema The Regent, has a spooky halloween film programme running up to the end of October. What better way to spend a lengthening post-equinox Friday evening than watching a classic movie with like-minded people? The films shown are selected on the basis of a 'people's vote, so don't go blaming the management. And there are snacks. This follows a fine sci-fi programme that had its fair share of thrills and scares. First up on 5th October is Hocus Pocus (1993), the plot revolving around the resurrection of three 17th century witches, almost inevitably in Salem,…