THE HIDEOUT: HORROR💀SCI-FI🪐CLUB LONDON

🎄JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS ROBIN LAID AN EGG
Step out of the cold and into the warmth of the vibrant BFI by the river bank. We have almost made it to the end of the year and we’ve had some wonderful times, met some very nice people and made some awesome new friends along the way.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Monsters and reptiles, Superheroes and Trekies, Witches and Warlocks, Misfits and Ghost Hunters etc. I come before you to stand behind you to tell you of something absolutely terrifying**.** You are all cordially invited to a social event of fun, drinks, and snacks by the riverbank which is also awesome in the winter. If it’s your first time you will find that we are normally a super chilled crowd of sci-fi and horror movie buffs. A mix of new and regular members in a club that believes that good friends are good for you and having something in common is a good place to start.

The place where we'll meet is at the BFI Riverfront Balcony Terrace. Riverfront offers a range of dishes from handmade stone-baked pizzas and delicious colourful salads to mouth-watering fish and meat dishes.

Let’s celebrate the Christmas season together as we head towards the new year winter surrounded by the views of Waterloo Bridge and the River Thames. We lol forward to seeing and collecting some new meaningful memories.

📋 FURTHER MEETUP DETAILS

• Time: 7 pm onwards
• Reservation Name: Jeff & Jonny
• Reservation Area: BFI Main Entrance Bar
• Location: BFI Southbank

📍VENUE ADDRESS

• The BFI Bar: BFI Southbank, London SE1 8XT

🔊MEET UP + HOST RULES & GUIDELINES

• Have fun but be respectful and tolerant.
• Please re-edit your RSVP status if your plans change.

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🚀 COULD YOU SURVIVE AN ALIEN ATTACK?
That was just a rhetorical question because the honest answer is that I don’t know if you would survive. All I can do is give you six tips from The Alien Apocalypse Survival guide to help you protect yourself if an attack should happen. Unfortunately, I can’t give you the full guide because we would be here forever. And I don’t want to take your attention for that long.

Here goes: Don’t touch them, Don’t communicate with them, Organise your supplies, Develop a code, Think offence, not defence and be prepared to be a lone wolf. Or you can watch these movies and see how these guys tear each other apart. Just watch how a very minor few of them survive just until the same fate finds them again in another movie. And then finally learn and realise that there is really absolutely nothing you can do about them. That’s because all aliens are predators anyway and don’t let anyone teach you otherwise. Just enjoy your time here on earth while it lasts….

… whilst watching these movies of course. I’m sure you can survive Alien Predators on the screen. Can’t you? So join us for drinks and an Alien + Predator All-Nighter. That's right, all night long in your pyjamas, blankets, drinks and snacks in a pitch-dark cinema right in the middle of Leister Square. Ever done that?

💦BRYCE WILL DRAG YOU INTO A HAUNTED SWIMMING POOL
I know everyone except me has an irrational fear of something. But fear of a supernatural swimming pool? Really? Humans are already most vulnerable in water but I will not lie... I am quite curious to watch a movie about a nasty swimming pool as it’s been a while since I saw one. Yes, guys, there have been others and not all of them were too bad.

Night Swim is directed by Bryce McGwire and all I know so far is that it's based on his acclaimed 2014 short film. It follows a family who awakens a terrifying supernatural presence in the backyard swimming pool of their new home. The story is meant to encapsulate all the thoughts and horrifying fun facts about vulnerable humans underwater, even if it's in a chlorinated swimming pool. In a few words, everything you fear will be now under the surface.

Sometimes it’s better not to know too many details about a movie. But if you’re still curious check out the official trailer below, which is loaded with mystery and keeps the spoilers contained. I will update this page with more movie info and meet-up details as we get closer to the date. In the meantime let’s mark our calendars and I’ll chat with you soon.

🌀THE DUPLICATES PARADOX IS ALREADY HERE!
The book that this movie is based on is called Mickey 7 and it talks about an “expendable” space-traveller who is sent on a borderline-suicidal mission to colonise another world. Every time a Mickey dies another one is cloned with the memories intact, this making him more immortal in the worst possible way.

Pardon me if I sound fatalistic but isn't that already happening? The world is already moving forward with gadgets, apps, and smart technology and A. I to do everything for us. Cloning is also already a thing, as we are replicating tissue and cells to replace body parts and sometimes modifying the unborn. Nevertheless, this story poses some very interesting questions about our current exploitative social structure, the nature of our self-consciousness and the challenges of our common intuitions.

I actually quite like Robert Pattinson, I think he's a good actor and director Bong Joon-ho has made some pretty good movies like The Host and Parasite to mention a few. I'm interested to see how this clever duo adapt these complex themes and paradoxes into this sci-fi thriller. If this is your sort of movie, then mark your calendar now and I look forward to catching up with you for drinks. I will update you with the meetup details as we get closer to the date. Catch up with you soon