The Media Archive for Central England is the public screen archive for the East and West Midlands. An independent charity and company based at the University of Lincoln, MACE acquires, catalogues, preserves and makes widely available moving image materials that inform our understanding of the diverse cultures and histories of communities between the Lincolnshire coast and the Welsh border.
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It Happened at the Club!
Far from a quiet night at the local cine society - this film has teeth!
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Overview
The Kirkby in Ashfield cine club turns the camera on its members as a hint of comedy is injected into the horror genre. What will happen when the club screens a copy of locally produced horror film 'Spawn of the Vampire'?
This insight into the workings of one of the many cine clubs that existed across the country in the mid-twentieth century was shot by Fred Hutchinson. 'Spawn of the Vampire' was filmed in and around Annesley in Nottinghamshire by a filmmaking group made up of people working in the mining industry. The group featured in an edition of the National Coal Board newsreel 'Mining Review' in 1962.
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