Fango editor Chris Alexander’s Film School Confidential screening series in Toronto continues on Thursday, August 18 with a vintage 35mm screening of legendary gimmick master William (THE TINGLER) Castle’s delirious post-PSYCHO trash thriller HOMICIDAL (1961) a violent, mean and fun flick that might just be his best film.

HOMICIDAL is a Hitchcock-tinged venture into overheated Gothic melodrama, sexual taboo and—for the time—surprisingly graphic murder. It features the infamous final-reel “Fright Break,” a prime bit of Castle showmanship that stops the film dead to allow easily spooked viewers to run for the “Coward’s Corner” and get a refund. Film School Confidential promises no such refund, but we do promise a solid night of vintage camp thrills, Castle-style.

Fango wants to give Toronto-area horror fans a chance to see this special 35mm screening, which takes place on the 18th at 9 p.m. at the Revue Cinema (400 Roncesvalles Avenue), for free; Castle’s daughter Terry will be calling in to say hello and help introduce her dad’s masterwork. The first five readers to e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the words “Coward’s Corner” will win. Join us next door at The Local pub before the show for drinks, eats and film chat!

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