The Horror of the Humanities VI: The Witch
Monday, October 29, 2018
DePaul Student Center, room 120, 2250 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago

6:00 – 6:30 p.m.    “Haunted House” Interactive Halloween Exhibit
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.    Screening of the film, The Witch (dir. Robert Eggers, 2015)
8:00 – 9:00 p.m.    Conversation with Robert Eggers

The DePaul Humanities Center’s sixth annual Halloween event begins, as always, with an avant-garde “haunted house” featuring multimedia and interactive displays, installation art, and exhibits pointing to the horror of everyday life as well as the relationship between horror and the history of the humanities; continues with a screening of a contemporary masterpiece of Americana horror, The Witch; and concludes with a talk and Q&A with the film’s director, Robert Eggers.  Have your tarot cards read; take a selfie with Frankenstein while pondering the senses in which you might be the monster; meet Human the Clown; get a custom horrific poem on the topic of your choosing written for you while you wait; take home a free silhouette portrait of your shadow self by Nina Nightingale; dare to confront The Haunted Fax Machine; listen to the terrifying story of "The Googled Raven"; learn about the horrors of literacy, childhood, and your job; discover the terrifying evil that connects school grades and shoe size; and generally encounter all things witchy as surprises abound on Halloween-Eve Eve at the DHC!