The saw is family.
On Thursday 30th October, Be Kind Rewind Bristol + Bristol QUeer Cinema Club** closes out our Halloween season in the basement at The Ill Repute with one of the wildest sequels in horror history: Tobe Hooper’s gonzo, blood-soaked, pitch-black comedy The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
Where the original was raw terror, the sequel is a grotesque carnival; louder, gorier, and funnier than anyone expected. Leatherface, Chop-Top, and the Sawyer clan are back, this time trading the dusty backroads of Texas for radio stations, underground lairs, and chainsaw duels the size of opera.
Hooper and screenwriter L.M. Kit Carson crank the absurdity to 11: Tom Savini’s legendary gore effects splatter across the screen, Bill Moseley delivers one of horror’s all-time great freak performances as Chop-Top, and Dennis Hopper goes full tilt as a chainsaw-wielding Texas Ranger out for revenge.
It’s not just a sequel, it’s a total reinvention. A midnight movie classic that balances social satire with slapstick splatter, and proves once and for all that sometimes the only sane response to horror is to laugh at it.
Perfect Halloween eve viewing: chaotic, hilarious, and drenched in blood.
• The Ill Repute, Old Market – downstairs cinema room
• Doors 7pm / Film 8pm sharp – no late entry, limited seating
• Free entry, no booking required
• Cocktails & drinks upstairs — bring one down to steady your nerves
** Bristol Queer Cinema Club is a casual meetup group that visits local cinemas across Bristol to watch new releases, cult classics, re-releases, indie and everything in between.
A message from BQCC host Izzy:
“Horror is a rich tapestry for queer expression. We see ourselves in the shocking, the perverse, the deviant, the monstrous. Our experiences blend with the terrors we see on screen. We lay wait in our closets and scare the village kids when we emerge: like movie monsters, causing panic and fear. We interrupt the body. But the intersection is undeniable. We are “other”, we threaten and we inspire.
So I’m psyched to collab with Be Kind Rewind Bristol to host a handful of queer horror film offerings across October. Thank you so much for having us!
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