Trick or treat

Ghouls, mutants, zombies, bloodsuckers, ghosts, freaks, vampires and demons are brought back from the dead and reanimated into ectoplasmic goop.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

11 February 2007

ACMI Screen Gallery

Credits

creator

Ian Haig

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1998

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B1001958

Subject category

Digital Art

Object Types

Installation

Materials

moving image, surround sound installation

Holdings

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Master

VHS [PAL]; Reference - timecoded

Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master

DVD ROM; Copy

DVD [PAL]; Copy

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Australia, 1998

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