Plymouth has an attractive vary of cinemas where movie followers can get pleasure from a film on an IMAX display screen and even sitting on a settee.
The metropolis has its multiplexes and an arthouse cinema too. It’s even staged out of doors showings in Tinside Lido.
But in Mutley Plain, film lovers have additionally been assembly to look at movies in a cellar. The Eek! Film Club has been displaying spine-tingling thriller and horror movies each month since April 2023.
The movies are screened within the basement under Wilful Beer normally on the second Wednesday and Thursday of every month, from 6.30pm. It comfortably seats 35 folks.
It was a well-liked function when the constructing was run by Bulletproof Tap Haus and, after it moved out, new proprietor Wilful was very happy for Eek! Film Club to proceed.
“We have shown more than 30 films in three years,” stated membership founder Eleanor Tomas. “It is mostly horrors and thrillers, anything that makes you go ‘eek’.”
The membership was born out of the isolation brought on by the Covid pandemic. Eleanor is from Plymouth, and after graduating from Bristol UWE in 2017 with a level in graphic design, bought a job in Exeter as a junior designer for award-winning studio Buddy Creative, dwelling there for 2 years.
She instructed PlymouthReside: “I met my now husband at a Lindy Hop dance event, and he happened to live in Plymouth.
“By 2020 I found myself slowly moving back home. The Covid pandemic hit and it was pretty isolating.
“By the time 2023 rolled around I was looking to build up my social circle and make new friends.
“I went to several meetup groups, and had some minor success but found it a bit hard to get to know people without a sort of buffer in place.
“It was quite awkward at least for me trying to find common ground. That’s when I had the idea to use my design and organisational skills to create a pop-up film club.”
Eleanor stated she wished to create an area for folks to look at a movie, get pleasure from a pint and chat afterwards about what they considered it.
“And if they got on, brilliant,” she stated. “Making friendships is so much harder to do in adulthood, and I wanted to create a space that could facilitate that.
“I had a lot of support and encouragement from Plymouth Design Forum too, and it was their signature beer mats they’d give away at each of their socials that gave me the idea to further support and encourage our creative community in Plymouth by commissioning artists each month for our posters.
“I am also very grateful to have been hosted by Bulletproof during their time at the premises. I am also incredibly grateful for the new leaseholders Andrew (Williams) and Tom (Anderson) of Wilful to have invested in the club with a new refurb downstairs with a new surround sound speaker system, paintjob and new comfortable seating. It was a great way to kick off 2026 for us.”
The membership started with a displaying for Eleanor’s favorite sci-fi/horror The Thing, with The Wicker Man coming in a detailed second.
This month it confirmed the unique, 1962 model of Cape Fear, starring Robert Mitchum. It will stage its yearly artwork present on May 14 where it shows the 12 posters from the earlier cycle.
“It’s free, and people can enjoy the art, socialise, and support the local creative community by buying bigger prints and other work for sale,” stated Eleanor.
Tickets for the showings value £9 and every “Eeker” will get a free A5 poster and popcorn. A loyalty card scheme means moviegoers get their tenth movie free.
“We like to think of it as a rite of passage,” stated Eleanor. “Some of our more ardent followers are closing on their 30th.”
This 12 months’s programme continues in June with vampire horror From Dusk Till Dawn, adopted by Saw in July, It Follows in August and Aliens in September.
In October there will likely be a thriller movie where moviegoers ought to simply flip up on the evening for a shock movie match for Halloween.
In November, Cabin In The Woods will likely be proven and followers can select which film to look at in December.
“Each month we commission an artist, illustrator, designer or maker to create a unique poster to go with our film screening,” stated Eleanor.
“What we really love about our collection is how each creative approaches the brief, and because of that there is such a diversity in style.
“ In February we had Sam Goodwin create a linocut for the film Cube. In January we had seasoned Eek! artist Sam Holland illustrated an amazing poster for us for the film Misery, and in June last year we had the amazing Meabh Mullholand, organiser of the Part Timers Art Fair, create a very cute and vintage-inspired illustrated poster for Child’s Play.
“All these posters from June-April this year will be available to purchase along with other work at our Art Show and Evening Social in May.”
For extra details about Eek! Film Club go to https://eekfilmclub.co.uk/
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