For the fifth year in a row, October gets a little creepier and scarier when the Spooky Movie Film Festival rolls into the Washington, D.C. area on Oct. 21-25 for six terrifying nights of of feature films and shorts.
Every year, Spooky Movie redefines the very definition of “horror” by presenting an absolutely unique selection films from all over the world. This year the bloody offerings range from backwoods horror comedies to documentaries to Norwegian and British zombie flicks to Australian monster movies and more.
Most exciting, however, is the return of the father of the splatter movie himself: Herschell Gordon Lewis, who will be screening his latest gore extravaganza, the diabolical The Uh-Oh Show!. This is Lewis’ first gross-out flick in seven years and is an unholy combination of blood, social satire and fairy tales. Bad Lit’s seen it and thinks it’s a real hoot and a holler.
Every year, Spooky Movie redefines the very definition of “horror” by presenting an absolutely unique selection films from all over the world. This year the bloody offerings range from backwoods horror comedies to documentaries to Norwegian and British zombie flicks to Australian monster movies and more.
Most exciting, however, is the return of the father of the splatter movie himself: Herschell Gordon Lewis, who will be screening his latest gore extravaganza, the diabolical The Uh-Oh Show!. This is Lewis’ first gross-out flick in seven years and is an unholy combination of blood, social satire and fairy tales. Bad Lit’s seen it and thinks it’s a real hoot and a holler.
- 10/14/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Grimmupnorth 2010 is coming to Manchester for a second time this Halloween! Readers may remember last year’s coverage from the first Grimmfest last October ‘09. Well, we’re going back for more this year too. Festival director Simeon Halligan and his crew have spent all year finding some amazing new titles to screen at Manchester’s biggest horror film festival, including Evil: In The Time Of Heroes, which I missed at Eiff so am well up for seeing. There’s also the inventively named Canadian shocker, Dead Hooker In A Trunk, the Japanese genre mash-up Alien Vs Ninja, Thai thriller Slice, Zombie mock-u-mentary Reel Zombies and a horror doc featuring all kinds of industry insiders, The Splat Pack. There’s also a ton of activities and seminars for festival goers to participate in too. Personally I’m looking forward to the special screening for my favourite Argento film, Deep Red.
- 10/14/2010
- QuietEarth.us
The 2010 Grimm Up North film festival, which runs October 28-31 in Manchester, England, is quickly approaching, and because they want fans to experience both of their great opening night events, they’ve just released a special reduced price ticket along with the full list of short films screening over the weekend.
The new ticket price of just £11.50 covers both Last Man On Earth (the classic Vincent Price version of I Am Legend with live music from Animat) and Outcast, the northern premiere of new British horror starring James Nesbit (The Deep, Coldfeet), Karen Gillan (Dr Who) and Kate Dickie (Red Road). Members of the cast and crew will be there to answer questions. The screening starts at 7:00 pm, and this will also get you into the after show party at Odder bar! A bargain! Click here for tickets. (Of course if you only want to attend one event, they are on sale separately!
The new ticket price of just £11.50 covers both Last Man On Earth (the classic Vincent Price version of I Am Legend with live music from Animat) and Outcast, the northern premiere of new British horror starring James Nesbit (The Deep, Coldfeet), Karen Gillan (Dr Who) and Kate Dickie (Red Road). Members of the cast and crew will be there to answer questions. The screening starts at 7:00 pm, and this will also get you into the after show party at Odder bar! A bargain! Click here for tickets. (Of course if you only want to attend one event, they are on sale separately!
- 10/12/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
While there’s been no shortage of horror festivals in recent years, it’s cool to see another one taking shape, this one in Seattle, Wa. If you’re in the area, or you’re up for a road trip, this one looks like it’s going to be worth checking out!
The Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival (Mifff from here on out!) is kicking off this weekend, showcasing several independent and international films from our beloved horror genre. You can head over to the Mifff’s official site for more details, but keep on reading for ticket info and scheduling highlights!
Friday night we kick things off with the insanely funny and clever (and award winning) The Revenant (review here), which is about two good buddies. One of them just happens to be falling apart due to being a rotting corpse, but friends are friends and don't discriminate, right?...
The Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival (Mifff from here on out!) is kicking off this weekend, showcasing several independent and international films from our beloved horror genre. You can head over to the Mifff’s official site for more details, but keep on reading for ticket info and scheduling highlights!
Friday night we kick things off with the insanely funny and clever (and award winning) The Revenant (review here), which is about two good buddies. One of them just happens to be falling apart due to being a rotting corpse, but friends are friends and don't discriminate, right?...
- 9/16/2009
- by Masked Slasher
- DreadCentral.com
Sure, it was great to experience this year’s lineup of feature films at TAD08, but also included with each screening was a generally-fantastic short film, mostly of the darkly humorous variety. Here, then, is a little wrap-up of the short films I saw that got the ghouls giggling this last week.
#1: Treevenge. Canada, 2008. Directed by Jason Eisener. Rating: 9/10
A great concept, beautifully executed. We follow the brutal hacking, packing and deco-racking of a group of prescient Christmas trees as they go from the forest to xmas morn in a cul-de-sac of middle class families. Then they snap, with gruesome and hilarious results, attacking and killing everyone in the neighborhood, from the unbelieving parents to an unforgettable scene with a little baby. Gory and yet oddly funny. You’ll never look at an xmas tree the same way again.
#2: The Auburn Hills Breakdown. Canada, 2008. Directed by Geoff Redknap.
#1: Treevenge. Canada, 2008. Directed by Jason Eisener. Rating: 9/10
A great concept, beautifully executed. We follow the brutal hacking, packing and deco-racking of a group of prescient Christmas trees as they go from the forest to xmas morn in a cul-de-sac of middle class families. Then they snap, with gruesome and hilarious results, attacking and killing everyone in the neighborhood, from the unbelieving parents to an unforgettable scene with a little baby. Gory and yet oddly funny. You’ll never look at an xmas tree the same way again.
#2: The Auburn Hills Breakdown. Canada, 2008. Directed by Geoff Redknap.
- 10/25/2008
- QuietEarth.us
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