About this Event
Cinemancers:
THE SAVAGE HUNT OF KING STAKH – Folk Horror Epic
World Premiere of Restored Director’s Cut!
Co-presented with Bibliomancers
Join us for another in our ongoing series Cinemancers, featuring esoteric, occult and surreal films co-presented with Astraleyes of Bibliomancers press:
THE SAVAGE HUNT OF KING STAKH (DIKAYA OKHOTA KOROLYA STAKHA), 1980, Belarusfilm, 126 min. Dir. Valeri Rubinchik. “We have more ghosts than live people,” murmurs the pale, haunted mistress of the mansion of Marsh Firs (Elena Dimitrova) to a scholar of ancient folklore (Boris Plotnikov) who has arrived at her castle to research the bloody legend of King Stakh, a murdered 15th century nobleman whose spirit supposedly thunders through the local woodlands. (The Wild Hunt is a fixture of northern European folklore in which a sinister figure leads a chase followed by ghostly companions.) Part folk horror, part supernatural mystery, KING STAKH is a melancholy, chilling mixture of Terry Gilliam, Italian Gothic Horror, 1960s Hammer Films and THE WICKER MAN – and a major rediscovery for genre fans. The longer the young scholar stays in this mysterious house of “shadow, gloom, madness and death,” the more strange and surreal the imagery becomes: a mad widow in a white wig; a man bleeding spontaneously from his skull; a dwarf hiding in a decayed doll’s house; screeching ravens and maniacal puppet shows. Based on the novel by Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkievich, the long-unavailable KING STAKH has recently been restored from the original film elements in its extended 126 min. Director’s Cut by Deaf Crocodile and Seagull Films for its first-ever U.S. release. (In Russian with English subtitles.) – Film & synopsis courtesy of Deaf Crocodile.
ABOUT BIBLIOMANCERS
Bibliomancers is a small press created and owned by the Los Angeles based occult collage artist Astraleyes. Bibliomancy is the practice of divination through books by allowing a seemingly randomly chosen passage the seeker can apply its wisdom or symbolic meaning to provide guidance. Astraleyes has been collecting books using bibliomancy for almost 30 years. With his personal library bibliomancy practice, he has begun publishing collections from his extensive archive.
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Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States
USD 10.00