Shocktober

Shocktober is the name Derby QUAD gives to its October horror offering, and it's running through to 1 November at the cinema in the Cathedral Quarter. It's not just one film or a single night; it's a whole month renamed Shocktober, with the cinema filling its schedule with horror in plenty of different forms. The programme pulls together ventriloquist dummies, undead demons, evil curses, blobs, Japanese spirits, buckets of blood, bizarre cults, little shops of horrors, and even Vincent Price.

If you've spent time around the city, you'll know QUAD as more than just a cinema. It's a gallery, a café bar, and a workshop, run as an open venue that anyone can use. The gallery shows work from local, national, and international artists, and the workshops bring individuals, communities, and artists together to make new art and film. It's a place that does a lot more than just screen movies, and that's the same space where Shocktober takes over for the month.

That community side of things is reflected in the people who've been associated with the venue. Its patrons include actor John Hurt CBE, actor and director Paddy Considine, local actor Jack O'Connell, and actor and musician John Tams. It's a good cross-section of the acting and directing talent that's come out of the region, and they've all had a connection to the place.

Shocktober runs from 31 October to 1 November at Derby QUAD & Cinema, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby DE1 3AS. If you're in the mood for horror, that's where you'll find it.