The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies is a non-profit, community-based curriculum through which established horror writers, directors, scholars and programmers/curators celebrate horror history and culture while helping enthusiastic fans of the genre to gain a critical perspective.

L’Institut Miskatonic d’études sur le fantastique est une organisation sans but lucratif qui offre des programmes de cours donnés par des essayistes, des réalisateurs, des chercheurs et des programmeurs / commissaires reconnus dans le domaine du fantastique et de l’horreur. Les cours ont pour but de célébrer l’histoire et la culture du fantastique et d’aider les amateurs du genre à aborder cet univers d’un point de vue critique.

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Yuletide Terror!: Trivia Party

Tue. Dec. 17, 2013

Date/Time Date(s) – Tue. Dec. 17, 20137:00 pm – 10:00 pm Location Microcinema [ ÊTRE] Instructor Kristopher Woofter, Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare Admission Free Tuesday, 17 December 2013 Join us for a night of Christmas Horror Trivia! Your hosts, Kristopher Woofter and Mario DeGiglio-Bellemare, have devised a ghastly trivia game that will test your knowledge of this […]

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The Big, the Bad and the Impossible: The Physics of Movie Monsters – December 10th

Tue. Dec. 10, 2013

Date/Time Date(s) – Tue. Dec. 10, 201312:00 am Location Microcinema [ ÊTRE] Instructor Chris Whittaker Admission $7 Tuesday, December 10th Equal parts special-effects marvel and revelation of cultural anxieties, the colossal movie monster has fascinated audiences since perhaps its most famous incarnation in King Kong (1933). From gargantuan radioactive ants in the 1950′s classic THEM! […]

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Transformations et métamorphoses: l’effet spécial et le cinéma d’horreur – le 12, 19 & 26 Novembre

Tue. Nov. 12, 2013 - Tue. Nov. 26, 2013

Date/Time Date(s) – Tue. Nov. 12, 2013 – Tue. Nov. 26, 20137:00 pm – 10:00 pm Location Microcinema [ ÊTRE] Instructor Éric Falardeau Admission $21 Mardi, le 12, 19 et 26 Novembre (3 semaines) L’effet spécial est indissociable du cinéma de genre et particulièrement du cinéma d’horreur qui, de par sa nature, ne peut pas […]

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The Elephant Man in the Room – October 15th, 22nd and 29th

Tue. Oct. 15, 2013 - Tue. Oct. 29, 2013

Date/Time Date(s) – Tue. Oct. 15, 2013 – Tue. Oct. 29, 20137:00 pm – 10:00 pm Location Microcinema [ ÊTRE] Instructor Cory Legassic Admission $21 Tuesdays, October 15th to October 29th (3 weeks)  From “freaks” to “creepers,” Hollywood horror has capitalized on the “crip” body for decades. From disability as metaphor, plot device, or the […]

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Shock and Draw: Horror Comics – October 1st

Tue. Oct. 1, 2013

Date/Time Date(s) – Tue. Oct. 1, 20137:00 pm – 10:00 pm Location Microcinema [ ÊTRE] Instructor Dru Jeffries Admission $7 Tuesday, October 1st In the post-WWII comics industry, superheroes were on the decline and horror stories, particularly those published by William Gaines’ EC Comics, were on the rise. These graphic morality tales — including such familiar […]