RAW MEAT Midnights This Weekend at The Moolah – ‘Late Night Grindhouse’

“Mind the doors! “

RAW MEAT screens Midnights this weekend (June 30th and July 1st) at The Moolah Theater and Lounge (3821 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108) as part of  Destroy the Brain’s monthly Late Night Grindhouse film series.

Trapped by falling masonry during construction of the London Underground, a group of Victorian workers survive in the bowels of the earth for more than a century, breeding amongst themselves and cannibalizing the dead. A hundred years after their ordeal began, the last remaining descendant (Hugh Armstrong) finds his way back to the surface and begins to abduct people from station platforms in a desperate bid for companionship…..and food.

Despite its lurid title, the 1972 cannibal-in-the-subway movie from Gary Sherman (whose DEAD AND BURIED and VICE SQUAD have already played Late Night Grindhouse), RAW MEAT is one of the most intelligent and boldest horror films of the ‘70s. The opening scenes of a wealthy and dour civil servant stalking clip joints in Soho sets the tone for a grim and seedy portrayal of life in 70s London. No-one talks to each other, on or off the underground subway, where much of the film takes place. Everyone seems miserable, even the young student lovers have a fairly rocky relationship. The use of the genuine ghost stations of the London Underground is an excellent idea, and even if the storyline is ludicrous, it is handled with far more depth than your average slasher movie from that time. The killer is a tragic figure, and the scene where his beloved finally dies is shocking and heartbreaking. The special effects are nothing short of repulsive, with particular attention being paid to the sound. It revels in gore and depravity, unflinching but not exploitative. It plays like a modern-day legend, and works on many levels. Donald Pleasance hams it up shamelessly as a local police Inspector while Christopher Lee’s role is but a glorified cameo, but RAW MEAT has an eerie atmosphere and horror fans would be crazy to miss this opportunity to catch it on the big screen.

A Facebook invite for the Friday show can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/829085160573909/

A Facebook invite for the Saturday show can be found HERE

https://www.facebook.com/events/1907994136082447

TICKETS ARE $7 AND YOU CAN BUY THEM ONLINE VIA MOOLAH’S WEBSITE.

THE PSYCHOTRONIC PRE-SHOW STARTS AROUND 11:30P WITH THE FILM STARTING AT MIDNIGHT.

The Moolah Theatre & Lounge serves alcohol until 2:30AM! Feel free to show up early and stay late to have some drinks and get friendly with the amazing Moolah staff.