Best known for their roles as Paddy Kirk and Marlon Dingle in Emmerdale, actors Dominic Brunt and Mark Charnock are also well known to their fans as horror and zombie film buffs with a soft side for the animals.
This is the eighth time that the scream-team will put on a festival in aid of animals. The Leeds Horror Film Festival will be a back-to-back movie marathon with all profits going to World Animal Protection.
Dominic Brunt said: “What better way to rise up against the monstrous acts of animal cruelty by taking a comfy seat for 12 hours for a horror movie marathon. Mark and I are big horror fans, but even bigger fans of the work of World Animal Protection, which is why we want to combine our passions to help animals in need whilst enjoying the best movie genre there is.”
Mark Charnock said: “After last year’s Zombie festival success we knew we had to follow up with another event and have seen there is an appetite for horror in Leeds and we aim to fulfil it. Whether you are an aficionado of the genre, or just fancy a different day (and night) out then come to one, or more of the screenings and know that you’ll be combatting the horror on screen by simultaneously raising money for animals around the world.”
When: 26th April 2015
Where: Cottage Road cinema, Leeds, LS6 4DD
Time: 12pm -12 Midnight
Tickets: Call 0113 275 1606
World Animal Protection UK Director, Suzi Morris, said: “We are delighted that once again we have been chosen to benefit from this event. The global scale of animal abuse is horrifying, but the actions of supporters like Dominic and Mark mean we can raise awareness and stop animal cruelty in its tracks.”
Films scheduled for screening (subject to change):
The Exorcist by William Friedkin 1973
Demons by Lamberto Bava 1985
Night of the Demon by Jacques Tourneur 1957
An American Werewolf in London by John Landis 1981
Dead Snow 2 by Tommy Wirkola 2014
There will also be the UK premiere of Charlie’s Farm thanks to Monster Pictures film distribution. Directed by Chris Sun
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