Exchange to start a PWYC horror movie club next month
Posted on: 22 Apr 2024Exchange, a community-benefit punk venue on Old Market, are starting a film club next month – and tickets are pay-what-you-can.
Exchange is a not-for-profit venue and Community Benefit Society based out of venue-haven Old Market – they host a variety of gigs and clubnights from across genres, but have something of an emphasis on punk, rock and metal. However, Exchange also have regular arts and daytime events: From flea markets to events like the Anarchist Book Fair, it’s always an eclectic programme of events, with a real community focus – and that programme of events has just gotten one bigger.
As of the start of next month, Sunday 5 May, Exchange will hold the first in a series of horror movie screenings under the name of Exchange Horror Club – and the inaugural edition of Exchange Horror Club will be screening a John Carpenter classic: The Thing (1982).
The Thing is a cult masterpiece that unites cosmic horror, psychological horror, and good-old-fashioned monster horror with a truly legendary commitment to imaginative practical effects. Set in an Antarctic research base, The Thing tells the (possibly true? Who knows) story of a shapeshifting alien intelligence that picks off the isolated humans of the base one by one.
The screening is entirely pay-what-you-can; although there is a suggested minimum ticket price of £5, no one will be turned away for lack of funds, and tickets can be picked up for free. However, all profits made from the screening will go straight to South & East Bristol Foodbank – and Exchange will also be collecting food bank donations on the day, so even if you can’t afford a ticket, it’s worth bringing something along – read what food they need here.
The first entry in the Exchange Horror Club takes place in just a few weeks, on Sunday 5 May at 13:30. For tickets, head to Exchange’s website, or to learn more about South & East Bristol Foodbank, head here.
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Patrick is a filmmaker with so much Bristol in his blood the white blood cells are graffiti'd. Educated at the Northern Film School in Leeds, he’s returned home to be a Videographer and Reviewer for 365Bristol and BARBI. When he’s not messing about with cameras, he enjoys playing guitar, spending far too much time on tabletop RPGs, and being an awful snob about cider. Have a look at his work here, or get in touch at patrickb@365bristol.com.
