Nightbreed

Shot across Alberta and set partly in Calgary, Clive Barker’s cult dark-fantasy epic Nightbreed follows Aaron Boone as he is tormented by both a grisly series of murders and by his psychiatrist (played by David Cronenberg), until he finds refuge in Midian, a hidden world inhabited by monsters. Despite studio interference upon release, the film has since been critically re-appraised, even described by Alejandro Jodorowsky as “the first truly gay horror fantasy epic.” Best known for his work on Hellraiser and Candyman, Barker reconstructed the Director’s Cut himself, restoring material removed by the studio, and finally realizing the story he always wanted to tell. 

Written by Kenn Enns.