Name: World Goth Day Mid-Michigan Film FestEVIL
Start: 2026-05-30T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-30T20:00:00-04:00
Location: The Robin Theatre

Calling all goths, darklings, and creatures of the night! Join us for our 4th annual World Goth Day Mid-Michigan Film FestEvil celebrated locally at The Robin Theatre in Lansing, MI on 05.30.26. Featuring 3 Gothic themed films, vendors, and poetry readings, with special guests from The Satanic Temple.

Purchase tickets at the door or online starting May 1st (link posted soon)
$25 - All day ticket with vendors and events from 11am to 8pm including:
* 3 feature length gothic films at The Robin Theatre
* Q&A session with The Satanic Temple
* Gothic Poetry Hour at The Robin Theatre

$10 - (Optional) Per film ticket
Schedule:
11:00am: Event Opens!! Our vendors are open for business, so it’s time to shop for some spooky wares. Also enjoy vintage gothic classic films as background atmosphere throughout the day while lunching at The Sleepwalker Micro-Brew and Pizzeria or dine at any of Reo-Town’s fine eateries.

12:00-1:30: "The Turn of the Screw": Lunch is done, so head into The Robin Theatre for this 2020 critically praised independent production, directed by Alex Galvin. This film adaptation of Henry James’ Victorian ghost story is set in a modern theatre over the course of an evening. A woman, Julia, finds herself as a last-minute replacement for another actress at the dress rehearsal of a stage play version of The Turn of the Screw, set in 1890. Arriving at the theatre late that night, Julia is immediately thrown on stage and into her role, playing to an empty auditorium. As she interacts with the other characters and the story becomes increasingly terrifying, Julia begins to believe that not only is the fictitious house haunted… but also the theatre itself!

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1:30-2:00: Shopping Break: Time to visit the vendors!!

2:00-3:00: Gothic Poetry Hour with Miranda at The Robin Theatre. You are cordially invited to an afternoon of macabre verse, haunting beauty, and dark delights. Your hostess will be reading a curated selection of gothic classics. Listen as we weave a spell of gothic imagery, transporting you to realms of mystery and horror. Indulge in the beauty of darkness and the power of the written word.

3:00-3:30: Vendor Shopping & Snack Break

3:30-5:00: "The Vourdalak": Return to The Robin Theatre for this 2023 French horror-fantasy film directed by Adrien Beau, based on Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy's novella The Family of the Vourdalak, about a French marquis who seeks refuge with a strange family in a remote village, only to discover the patriarch is a vampire (vourdalak), an undead monster. The film is noted for its unique visual style, blending fairytale aesthetics with practical effects. (French with English subtitles, Mature Audiences)

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5:00-6:00: Last chance to find that gothic treasure with our vendors & Dinner Break!

6:00-7:30: "Hail Satan?": Our final event of the evening at The Robin Theatre. This 2019 documentary is directed by Penny Lane, and follows a provocative group, The Satanic Temple founded by Lucien Greaves and Malcolm Jarry, working to preserve the separation of church and state against the privileges of the religious right, while also supporting the rights of Woman's Reproductive freedom and the LGBTQ community.

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