December 30, 2008 UK readers -- here's a rare chance to catch the classic anthology and non-anthology horror films from Amicus studio on the big screen, including "Asylum," "And Now the Screaming Starts," "House That Dripped Blood" and the ultra-rare "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors."

The Barbican Theatre London is presenting a festival entitled "Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood." The Barbican Centre is the largest multi-arts centre in Europe, featuring art, film, music, theatre, dance and education all under one roof and under one creative direction.

Here's a roundup of what's playing:



The House That Dripped Blood (PG)
19:00 / Amicus’ horror uncovering the dark deeds inside the gothic mansion
20 Feb 09 / 19:00 / Cinema 1

Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (PG)
21:15 / Werewolves, vampires, creeping vines and voodoo
20 Feb 09 / 21:15 / Cinema 1

The Land That Time Forgot (U)
14:00 / Amicus' most ambitious, expensive and ultimately successful feature
21 Feb 09 / 14:00 / Cinema 2



Scream and Scream Again (18)
16:00 / The first feature to unite the unholy trinity of Price, Cushing and Lee – quite a coup for Amicus
21 Feb 09 / 16:00 / Cinema 2

Tales From The Crypt (18)
18:30 / In the best known of the Amicus anthologies, a group of people trapped in a crypt are shown their futures
21 Feb 09 / 18:30 / Cinema 2



…and Now the Screaming Starts (15)
20:30 / Supernatural period tale of a young aristocrat couple plagued by a malevolent ancestor
21 Feb 09 / 20:30 / Cinema 2

The Birthday Party (15)
14:00 / Screen adaptation of Harold Pinter’s enigmatic play with array of tricks and torments
22 Feb 09 / 14:00 / Cinema 2

Madhouse (18)
16:30 / Resurrections, murders and Vincent Price starring as Dr. Death
22 Feb 09 / 16:30 / Cinema 2

The Psychopath (15)
18:30 / Murder thriller with excellent music
22 Feb 09 / 18:30 / Cinema 2



Asylum (15)
18:30 / Grotesque portmanteau set in an institution where ‘you have nothing to lose but your mind’...
23 Feb 09 / 18:30 / Cinema 2

I, Monster (12A)
18:30 / The film boasts a curiously experimental look
24 Feb 09 / 18:30 / Cinema 2

The Beast Must Die (15)
18:30 / This darkly funny, superbly bloody, country estate set became the very definition of ‘cult film’
25 Feb 09 / 18:30 / Cinema 2

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