CLASSIC vampire film Nosferatu is more than 90 years old but it has been given a 21st century musical makeover for Halloween.

The 1922 silent movie will be the backdrop for a unique and terrifying drum and bass gig at the Pyramid tomorrow, Friday.

Old visuals, which have been haunting viewers for generations, will be presented with a live electronic soundtrack by TheBrokenDoor for the closing party of Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival.

Liam Maloney, who plays synthesizer in the band, said: "The original cut of the film is going to be projected. It’s 92 years old and it still terrifies me.

"A lot of thought has gone into how we can build up what we are doing.

"So for instance we were searching through some really old music scores and we came across this thing called the ‘mystic chord’.

"It sounds a bit bonkers but it was invented by a classical composer about the time that Nosferatu came out.

"And it is just this terrifying chord that no one uses because it is a little bit intense. So when Count Orlok appears for the first time you'll start to hear this creeping chord."

So how are the band hoping to make a film and a musical style that are almost a century apart work together?

"The thing we’re really focusing on is trying to convey a mood," added Liam, aged 29.

"The film is set in the 1600s, it was shot in the 1920s at the very start of proper filmmaking and we’re remodelling now to our kind of sound.

"It’s nice to see all three eras alongside each other because it makes ignore all that and focus what you are trying to get across in terms of mood and emotion and the feel of the whole thing."

TheBrokenDoor are also encouraging people to dress to kill.

"I would love a terrifying vampire black tie do," said Liam, who hopes to work on a musical interpretation of 2001: A Space Odyssey next year.

"We’ve managed to pick up some capes so we might have to swoop down on to the stage.

"A proper Halloween party should make you think twice about turning off the light when you go to bed which hopefully people will get from this movie."

- Tickets are £3 in advance from pyramidparrhall.com or 442345 or £5 on the door.