Ghostkeeper ( An Art of Terror New Years Eve Chiller!)

Ghostkeeper / Canada/ 1981/ Dir: Jim Makichuk/ 89 Min

During a New Year’s Eve snowmobiling trip, Jenny (Rabid’s Riva Spier), her boyfriend Marty (The Grey Fox’s Murray Ord), and their friend Chrissy (Sheri McFadden) veer off path to explore a patch of private property. Stranded by a heavy snowfall, they stumble upon an abandoned hotel and seek refuge for the night. But before long, they meet a menacing woman (Rad’s Georgie Collins) who shares the building with her knife-wielding son (The High Country’s Bill Grove) and a mysterious creature who feeds on human flesh. As the visiting trio comes under attack, they struggle to make a safe escape – and maintain their grip on reality.

Featuring haunting performances from the entire cast and a typically atmospheric score by Paul Zaza (My Bloody Valentine), Jim Makichuk’s Ghostkeeper is an essential entry in the New Year’s Eve horror canon and a dread-inducing descent into wintery isolation and madness. Long regarded as the Canadian answer to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, this slasher staple is a Canuxploitation classic and one of the enduring highlights of the tax shelter era.

Newly scanned and restored in 4K from the only known complete 35mm print by Canadian International Pictures.

You may also like the following events from The Broadway Theatre:

• This Wednesday, 10th December, 07:00 pm, Ikiru (A Requisite Cinema Screening) in Saskatoon
• This Thursday, 11th December, 08:00 pm, Kacy & Clayton with The Secret Beach in Saskatoon
• Next Friday, 19th December, 10:30 pm, Silent Night Deadly Night 2 (A WTF Friday X-mas thing...) in Saskatoon

Also check out other Arts events in Saskatoon.