Hunters Moon hosts a Halloween movie night

Hunters Moon will host a Halloween screening of Dead Meat, the Irish zombie film made in Leitrim and North Roscommon in 2003.

Written and directed by Conor McMahon, the film stars Spanish theatre actress Marian Araujo and Irish actors Eoin Whelan and David Muyllaert.

An outbreak of a mutant strain of mad cow disease infects the Irish countryside, turning people into ravenous, flesh-eating zombies. Caught amid this chaos are a young Spanish tourist and the local gravedigger. Together, this unlikely duo must fight for survival.

The screening will include a Q&A with the director Conor McMahon, plus special appearances by some of the local extras - who may appear living or as the living dead.

Little-known facts about Dead Meat include David Muyllaert, who played heroic gravedigger Desmond and sang lead on the film’s title song, the punk-metal-ish “Dead Meat”.

The score was composed by John Gillooley.

There was even an early career appearance by Dan Ewing, of the Australian soap opera Home and Away, who played a castle zombie. 

Do not miss this evening of shocks, frights, scares, and Leitrim farmers being eaten alive across the lovely Leitrim landscape. 

For bookings, call The Dock box office on 071 96 50828 or visit www.thedock.ie.