POLTERGEIST + Mong Tong (Taiwan)!
Mon, Oct 07
|Epsilon Spires
THE APOCALYPSE WILL BE TELEVISED! This Halloween season we offer a trifecta of horror about the power of media beginning with Poltergeist (1982). Live performance before the film by MONG TONG, hypnotic otherworldly sonic atmospheres inspired by Southeast Asian mythology, folklore and 60's-70s psych.
Time & Location
Oct 07, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USA
About the event
Mong Tong is a Taiwanese psychedelic music band formed by brothers Hom Yu and Jiun Chi. The name "Mong Tong" is derived from the brothers' childhood nickname, which can mean something totally different in different languages from Burmese, Cantonese to Chinese. Mong Tong's music is heavily influenced by Southeast Asian culture, including its mythology and folklore, as well as 60s and 70s psychedelic music,. Their sound is characterized by hypnotic rhythms, dreamy melodies, and otherworldly atmospheres.
THE APOCALYPSE WILL BE TELEVISED! This Halloween season we offer a trifecta of horror about the power of media featuring films paired with live performances! Thematic cocktails, mocktails and other tricks and treats will be provided!
Monday, October 7th with Poltergeist + MONG TONG
Saturday, October 26th with RINGU + Graham Brooks (Ordh, Barishi and Witch)
Halloween, Thursday, October 31st- GHOSTWATCH w/ Bordello Collective!
“Theyyyy’re heeeere…”
Poltergeist is the story of ghosts invading the home of the “average” American 1980s family through the portal of their television. What places the film among the top tier of horror after all this time is its perfect balance of focusing on the fear and beauty of the unknown while also demonstrating the potential menace flowing within the dark undercurrent of suburbia, an illusion of stability literally built over the graves of the forgotten. The film’s legacy some 40 years later is also often wrapped up in controversy. Due to the tragic deaths of young actresses Dominque Dunne and Heather O’Rourke, the film is emblematic of Hollywood superstition. Poltergeist also has mystery surrounding its true authorship. Poltergeist was originally credited to Texas Chainsaw Massacre director Tobe Hooper, but now it’s common knowledge that Steven Spielberg was, so to speak, a ghost director.