THE VOURDALAK – Acclaimed New French Vampire Horror Comedy Screening!

"Forward-thinking and old-school at the same time, giving the genre a bite in the neck it might not have wanted but certainly needed." - Michael Nordine, Variety

"Swift to announce in its early moments that we are in the hands of a skillful stylist...The Vourdalak is bloody, sharp-teethed, and one of the year’s most surprising genre concoctions." - Tomris Laffly, RogerEbert.com

"An endearing oddity. Surrender to its vintage vibe and its emotional kick may surprise you." - Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times

"Few of the best vampire movies of the past several decades have come close to capturing the magic that The Vourdalak oozes in every frame...an indication of where modern horror movies should be headed." - Mary Kassel, Screen Rant

Join us and experience one of this year's most singular cinematic oddities – acclaimed French vampire horror-comedy THE VOURDALAK (2024)! Shot on gorgeous, grainy 16mm and co-starring one helluva incredible and unforgettable creature (no spoilers!), director Adrien Beau's bizarre, beautiful, and eerie debut feature received a brief, early summer release before vanishing into the shadows. The Philosophical Research Society is proud to theatrically resurrect it for a very special one night only screening!

When the Marquis d’Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, is attacked and abandoned in the remote countryside, he finds refuge at an eerie, isolated manor. The resident family, reluctant to take him in, exhibits strange behavior as they await the imminent return of their father, Gorcha. But what begins simply as strange quickly devolves into a full fledged nightmare when Gorcha returns, seemingly no longer himself...

Adapted from a novella that predates Bram Stoker’s Dracula by over half a century, The Vourdalak is an atmospheric, unexpected, sensorial experience that will leave you reeling and giddy in equal measure!

Replete with vintage vibes, quirky laughs, and bloody scares, follow the advice of critic Tomris Laffly of RogerEbert.com – "Your viewing would gain a great deal of thrill in a movie theater amongst like-minded genre enthusiasts with a thirst for something friskily ghoulish" – and join us and meet THE VOURDALAK!

Special thanks to Dan Berger and Alexandra Fredricks of Oscilloscope Laboratories.

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