[135] Scare Yourself Silly with a Month of Horror Films at MTSU

FOR RELEASE: Oct. 5, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tyler Adkins, 615-898-2551 or mtsufilms@yahoo.com

SCARE YOURSELF SILLY WITH A MONTH OF HORROR FILMS AT MTSU
Saturday Screenings Culminate with One and Only ‘Rocky Horror’ on Oct. 28

(MURFREESBORO)—MTSU is inviting the community to be scared silly by horror movies in October, culminating in a showing of the cult classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show” just before Halloween.

The Student Programming Films Committee has arranged for free public performances of frightful films like “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” and “Night of the Living Dead” each Saturday through Oct. 30 in the Keathley University Center Theater on campus.

“Rocky Horror,” which will be presented at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28, in the KUC Theater, has a $5-per-person admission charge.

“The Films Committee wanted to bring an alternative film experience like ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ to the students of MTSU, rather than just a ‘normal’ movie,” said Tyler Adkins, chair of the Films Committee.

“‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ used to be a long-standing tradition at MTSU, so we’re looking forward to bringing this tradition back. We also thought bringing older movies such as ‘Night of the Living Dead’ was a great way to pay homage to Halloween from a historical film perspective.”

“Rocky Horror,” first released in 1975, is considered the longest-running release in film history and has been playing in some theaters, especially in midnight showings, for decades. The science-fiction/B-movie parody relates the perils of a newly engaged couple, Brad and Janet, whose flat tire leads them to the castle of an evil scientist, Dr. Frank N. Furter, and his friends. The musical is renowned for its enthusiastic audience participation, which often includes dressing like the film’s characters and acting out scenes.

For this special MTSU performance, the Films Committee says no squirt guns or candles will be allowed in the theater for safety reasons. The film is rated R and is for audiences 18 and older. Pre-sale tickets will be on sale at the KUC Information Desk from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 25-28, the week of the film; tickets also will be available beginning at 9 p.m. at the KUC Theater box office on the night of the show.

Fans also can sharpen their fangs on this free horror fare at MTSU:

• “House on Haunted Hill” (1959, starring Vincent Price), Saturday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m.;
• “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” (1920, directed by Robert Wiene), Saturday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m. (special Fall Break matinee);
• “Night of the Living Dead” (1968, directed by George Romero), Saturday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m.; and
• “White Zombie” (1932, starring Bela Lugosi), Saturday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m.

The KUC Theater is located on the second floor of the University Center. For more information on this special film frightfest, call 615-898-2551 or visit www.mtsu.edu/events.


Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. MTSU now boasts one of the nation’s first master’s degree programs in horse science, and the Council of Graduate Schools in Washington, D.C., acclaims MTSU’s Master of Science in Professional Science degree—the only one in Tennessee—as a model program. This fall, MTSU unveiled three new doctoral degrees in the sciences.

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IN BRIEF: MTSU is inviting the community to be scared silly by horror movies in October, culminating in a showing of the cult classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show” just before Halloween. The Student Programming Films Committee has arranged for free public performances of frightful films like “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” and “Night of the Living Dead” each Saturday through Oct. 30 in the Keathley University Center Theater on campus. “Rocky Horror,” which will be presented at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28, in the KUC Theater, has a $5-per-person admission charge. For more information on this special film frightfest, call 615-898-2551 or visit www.mtsu.edu/events.

For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.

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