SA Horrorfest: Strigoi-Pre Halloween Movie

Haha Odette does so many posts this one cam almost be seen as a guest post but here goes:

On this past stormy, chilly, blustery (loving this weather btw) Odette and myself ventured into the depths of Johannesburg to join up with Stephan and Wemmel for the South African Horrorfest (http://www.horrorfest.info/) hosted at the wonderfully independant The Bioscope (www.thebioscope.co.za).

Stephan and Wemmel was there the previous night for the screening of Frankenstein, which apparently did not impress them too much (kids these days, so spoiled with all the CGI and stuff, smh).

We decided to remain ignorant about what film we are in for until the Title was on screen and therefore had no idea with regards to plot and reviews.

(Lol the guy sitting next to me in the library just made a chicken like noise??) 

Strigoi turned out to be a refreshing approach to the vampire horror genre and thankfully does not lend itself to the cliches of our current mainstream Vampire spectacle.
It fittingly plays out in rural Romania and is filled with the quaint characters  and personalities that is to be expected from Eastern European countries.
In Romanian mythology, strigoi (English: poltergeist) are the troubled souls of the dead rising from the grave. Some strigoi can be living people with certain magical properties
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigoi)

This post does not make itself out to be a filmreview so I'll skip further thoughts on the movie although I highly recommend it for lovers of the genre and those searching for a fresh take on an old myth.
Check it out: www.strigoimovie.com

Afterwards we spent a while reminiscing and catching up at neighbouring Chalkboard cafe and I enjoyed a great Buzzard Brew Craft beer that really has a beautiful label. 

Why is it so extremely tiring doing a blogpost from my iPad and impossible to upload photos?

Anyway
May the odd be ever in your favour (just joking), but really

Marthinus

Impromptu Poem For Marthinus

The sky
The sun
The boy
The burn
The Turn
The heart
The them
The Him
The me
The sound
The air
Te ground
The cute
The mute
The silence
&& the picture.