Bobcat Goldthwait’s WILLOW CREEK

A special screening of Bobcat Goldthwait’s WILLOW CREEK has been added to the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s upcoming horror series Scary Movies 7. WILLOW CREEK will screen on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, preceded by a screening of the horror classic THE NANNY, starring Bette Davis.

Goldthwait’s latest film, WILLOW CREEK, marks his debut in the horror genre. A comedy/thriller hybrid, Goldthwait plays with the found footage conceit, as we watch a super-likable couple (Bryce Johnson and Alexie Gilmore) while they embark on a Northern California Bigfoot tour, documenting it every step of the way. He’s a believer and she’s accommodating enough, but when they get deeper into their journey (into their tent, more specifically) things start to get truly hairy. And that’s also when the film transforms into an experience that’s as nerve-wracking as it is comedic.

Directed by Seth Holt, THE NANNY (1965) is a Hammer Films psycho-thriller starring Bette Davis in the title role in a story about a young boy who returns home after being institutionalized for two years upon receiving the blame for the drowning death of his little sister. Placed under the care of his devoted nanny, he is soon accused of trying to poison his own mother. But was it the boy or his caregiver who is actually the disturbed killer? Goldthwait will introduce the film.