Churches give creepy vibes at the best of times.

But this Halloween, there’ll be even more reason to glance over your shoulder when you take a pew; Triskel Christchurch is screening a frightfully good pair of horror films for movie fans.

The venue, also home to some extraordinary artefacts such as the 16th century ‘Modest Man’ tombstone with its haunting skeleton figure and a crypt containing a rare 13th century Anglo-Norman effigy known as the ‘Headless Man’, has announced a haunting Halloween movie line-up, spread over two evenings.

On Wednesday, October 30th, there are two films screening: John Carpenter’s Halloween and Oddity, the latest film from Cork filmmaker Damian McCarthy.

“The original Halloween from 1978, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence, is THE movie synonymous with this particular festive season and it’s always fun to screen it.” said Chris O’Neill, Head of Cinema at Triskel.

“Oddity has been getting rave reviews from critics and is being hailed as one of the best horror films of the year, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to show it at Triskel.”

For Thursday, October 31st, O’Neill has selected three films from Irish filmmaker Neil Jordan: “Jordan has made films in all sorts of genres (thrillers, comedies, dramas) but the three gothic horrors we’re screening are exceptional.” said O’Neill.

“The Company of Wolves, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, is a wonderfully dreamy adult fairytale, mixing Little Red Riding Hood with werewolves. Interview With The Vampire, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, is based on the Anne Rice novel and is a classic vampire tale starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.

“Byzantium is also a vampire story but this time told from a female perspective and stars Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton.”

Tickets are on sale now over here.