**\**Please read the full description, and make sure to check the first comment below on where to see these films***\* Join us downstairs at The Castle pub for our Halloween special event ***Japanese Supernatural Horror: Masked Demons, Feudal Fears, and Ghosts In The Machine***\*’\*! with our guest expert. With drink in hand we will we have a fun ‘informal but informative’ discussion about Ghosts and Demons in Japanese art/culture/folklore through their depiction in 3 films **-Kwa**idan (1964) -\*\**An eerily beautiful collection of feudal ghost stories* **-On**i**baba** (1964) -*Atmospheric tale of two women, one man and what monster lurks in the tall grass* -**R**i**ngu** (aka Ring or The Ring) (1998) -*There are stories of a cursed videotape, watch it and 7 days later you will die* Japan is rich in art, culture, and history. Yet beneath today's urban skyscrapers and neon lights lies an ancient nation, shaped by centuries of tradition, war, and trauma. To become the modern country it is today, Japan had to leave behind its centuries of isolation and many of its old superstitions… But ghosts of the past do not simply disappear, and the demons of old cannot stay buried. To join us we have a special guest, **Dr. Alexander Jacoby** (Oxford Brookes University). Alexander is a Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies, and has published books and articles on the subject of Japanese Cinema He has curated Japanese film retrospectives at the British Film Institute, The Bologna Film Festival and for The New York Museum of Modern Art. https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/alexander-jacoby As a companion to this event I am delighted to say we have our own screening of ***On****i**baba*** in collaboration with The Ultimate Picture Palace on Saturday 10th October, where Alexander will give an introduction which will serve as a ‘taster’ of what to expect in this event! https://www.meetup.com/talking-movies-oxford/events/316583631/

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