Prchal to lead sci-fi film club series

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Prchal to lead sci-fi film club series starting Sept. 3

Tim Prchal, visiting assistant professor of English at OSU, will host a science fiction film club and discussion group called “Frankenstein Regenerated,” starting Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 6:30 p.m. at the Stillwater Public Library.

“’Frankenstein Regenerated’ is a film and discussion group which will watch movies that are modern retellings of the basic Frankenstein tale,” said Prchal. “They each include scenarios where humans try to use science for good, but wind up creating something monstrous.”

Each program in the series will include a film viewing followed by group discussion and commentary by Prchal. The film series will continue on the first Wednesday of each month through Dec. 3. By licensing agreement, specific film titles may not be released to the media. Interested participants may contact the library’s help desk for a list.

Prchal teaches popular fiction in the College of Arts and Sciences and has written a series of speculative-fiction audio dramas called “Marvelous Boxes,” which was produced by Toronto's Decoder Ring Theatre. He is currently finishing a short story collection titled “Help for the Haunted: A Decade of Vera Van Slyke Ghostly Mysteries,” which will be published by Emby Press at the end of this year.

The discussion series includes PG13 and R films and is intended for audiences 17 and older. Young adults may attend the R rated films if accompanied by a parent.

According to Prchal, if the series is popular, it will be extended into 2015 with films on other science fiction themes.

To register for the club, please visit the library’s webpage at http://library.stillwater.org, call 405-372-3633 x8106 or email askalibrarian@stillwater.org. 

 

The Stillwater Public Library is located at 1107 S. Duck St. (the corner of Duck and 12th Ave.).