FILM: OMEN presents... DEAD RINGERS (1988)
Our fifth installment of IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET!: OMEN presents...DEAD RINGERS (1988), paired with Addie Tsai's essay. Join us for drinks and a film screening with short intro from guest artist Addie Tsai! After, we'll continue to hang out and have an informal post-show discussion!
ABOUT THE FILM
Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological horror film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Cronenberg with Norman Snider. Beverly and Elliot Mantle are acclaimed gynecologists working in Toronto. They are also twin brothers. After a lifetime of sharing everything - including women - one of their patients unintentionally creates a growing rift between them, unraveling their precariously constructed bond. Based - very loosely - on two real-life twins! EEK!
ABOUT THE GUEST ARTIST
Addy Tsai is a queer, nonbinary writer and artist of color They live in Richmond, Virginia and teach Creative Writing at William & Mary. More here!
ABOUT THE SERIES, IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET
Hosted by OMEN and inspired by the collection of essays, It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror, the series focuses on horror movies through a queer lens. From October until March 2024, we'll be screening and discussing a new film and companion essay on the 13th of every month.