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All Hallows Evening, a wicked evening of film fiends

Presented by North Dakota Humanities Council at Mysteria Theater

October 26, 2009

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Featuring the classic Karloff horror film The Bride of Frankenstein and the world debut of the wonderfully wicked Cornerboys.

You should not go walking where Cornerboys lurk                                                                                                                                               Late at night in the heart of the city.                                                                                                                                                                                  The goblins wear leather as they wait in the murk                                                                                                                                                 And they have neither kindness nor pity.

Cornerboys is collaborative effort between writer Jamieson Ridenhour, artist Ali LaRock, and composer Kevin Smith. The short film tells the dark fairy tale story of Jennifer Lynn, who searches the night streets for home but finds only the rat-eyed and restless Cornerboys. Inspired in equal parts by Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market, the fairy tales both of the Brothers Grimm and of later practitioners like Tim Burton and Brian Froud, and the gritty urban Gothic fantasies of the 19th century, Cornerboys began life ten years ago as a long poem published in the now-defunct horror 'zine Whispers from the Shattered Forum.

The resurrected version features a dramatic reading illustrated in Ali LaRock's trademark dark whimsical style, supported by Kevin Smith's wickedly elfin orchestral score. The final product is ten minutes of devilish color and rhyme. After the film screening, the filmmakers will host a discussion session and answer questions about the film and its creation. Jamieson Ridenhour, a scholar of Gothic literature and film, will also discuss Boris Karloff's connection to North Dakota, and introduce a screening of the classic Universal horror film The Bride of Frankenstein. A cash bar and appetizers will be available to supplement the chills and chat.