Ghouls on Film presents The Devil’s Doorway (2018).

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Black Belfast Tour: 2.30pm – 5pm

Film screening: Doors at 6pm, film to start at 6.30pm

Set in 1960, The Devil’s Doorway (Aislinn Clarke, 2018) centres on a pair of priests dispatched to a Magdelene laundry to authenticate a series of potentially miraculous occurrences. Taking the sub-genre of found footage to an entirely new level, Aislinn Clarke’s first feature draws on the real trauma that a generation of women still carry with them to explore its haunting ramifications.

For this special event, we are collaborating with Alternative Ulstours’ Andrew Johnston, who will be leading us on a devilishly informative and shockingly entertaining walking tour of Belfast’s Linen Quarter prior to the screening, from 2.30pm – 5pm. Andrew approaches each tour with an extensive amount of research, and sensitively manages difficult topics, ensuring to focus on the story of any survivors or victims without romanticising criminals.

Black Belfast Tour (Red Route)

The tour includes in depth information on topics including:

• Belfast’s spirited audience with Charles Dickens
• AC/DC, Metallica and the ‘curse’ of the Ulster Hall
• The sanitary evils of ‘the abomination of the Blackstaff’
• Kenneth Branagh’s monster premiere on the Dublin Road
• The Ulster Magdalene Asylum: Belfast’s hidden shame

Please note:

• The walking tour starts outside the main entrance of the Ulster Hall on Bedford Street in the Linen Quarter of Belfast city centre, where your guide will be waiting for you
• Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled start time
• The tour will last two and a half hours and cover around two miles on mainly flat, even ground
• The tour ends at Hustle café on Rosemary Street in Belfast city centre, where you are welcome to join us for refreshments afterwards (refreshments at own cost)
• The tour will go ahead in all weathers, so please dress accordingly and plan to stay hydrated
• There are public toilets near the start point, in the café at the end and near the midpoint by request
• The route is fully accessible, but please inform us in advance of any mobility issues
• Well-behaved dogs are welcome on the tour and in the café
• Your guide is a professional Level 4 tour guide with a lifelong interest in the macabre
• The tour is fully insured through Tour Guides NI

Very important:

• The tour is open to all ages, but parental guidance is advised due to the graphic nature of some content. You have been warned!

Read more about the tour here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/alternativeulstours/alternative-ulstours-ghouls-on-film/e-obbryv

After the film screening, we will be joined by the director of The Devil’s Doorway, Aislinn Clarke, for a Q&A.

Ghouls on Film is a monthly feminist horror film club, showing films that challenge the representations of women within the genre. Expect cult classics, independent releases and rare lesser-known films that explore how women can find agency in the world of horror.

Supported by Film Hub NI, part of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds from National Lottery.