Spooky Movie 2018 SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 4 - Opening Night
7:15 p.m.
PHANTASM: REMASTERED (1979)
7:15 p.m.
PHANTASM: REMASTERED (1979)
Q&A and book event with the signing of Don Coscarelli's new memoir, "True Indie: Life and Death in Filmmaking."
Underground auteur Don Coscarelli (BUBBA HO-TEP, JOHN DIES AT THE END) launched his career as a purveyor of weird fantasy with 1979's PHANTASM, which spawned a series of sequels, becoming his signature franchise. A death-haunted young boy (A. Michael Baldwin), recently orphaned, notices weird goings-on at a local funeral parlor and discovers a bizarre grave-robbing plot hatched by a visitor from another dimension — a frightening figure known only as "The Tall Man" (Angus Scrimm).
DIR/SCR/PROD Don Coscarelli. U.S., 1979/2016, color, 88 min. RATED R
About "True Indie"
From Don Coscarelli, the celebrated filmmaker behind many cherished cult classics, comes a memoir that's both revealing autobiography and indie-film crash course. Best known for his horror/sci-fi/fantasy films, including PHANTASM, THE BEASTMASTER, BUBBA HO-TEP and JOHN DIES AT THE END, now he's taking you on a white-knuckle ride through the wild world of the independent filmmaker.
Join Coscarelli as he sells his first feature film to Universal Pictures and gets his own office on the studio lot while still a teenager. Travel with him as he chaperones three out-of-control child actors as they barnstorm Japan, almost drowns actress Catherine Keener in her first film role and turns a short story about Elvis Presley battling a four-thousand-year-old Egyptian mummy into a beloved cult classic film.
"True Indie" is loaded with the filmmaker's behind-the-scenes stories, like setting his face on fire during the making of PHANTASM, hearing Bruce Campbell's most important question before agreeing to star in BUBBA HO-TEP and crafting a horror thriller into a franchise phenomenon spanning four decades. Find out how Coscarelli managed to retain creative and financial control of his works in an industry ruled by power-hungry predators, all without going insane or bankrupt. "True Indie" will prove indispensable for film fans, aspiring filmmakers and anyone who loves an underdog success story.
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
10:00 p.m.
THE EYESLICER: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL(2018)
Underground auteur Don Coscarelli (BUBBA HO-TEP, JOHN DIES AT THE END) launched his career as a purveyor of weird fantasy with 1979's PHANTASM, which spawned a series of sequels, becoming his signature franchise. A death-haunted young boy (A. Michael Baldwin), recently orphaned, notices weird goings-on at a local funeral parlor and discovers a bizarre grave-robbing plot hatched by a visitor from another dimension — a frightening figure known only as "The Tall Man" (Angus Scrimm).
DIR/SCR/PROD Don Coscarelli. U.S., 1979/2016, color, 88 min. RATED R
About "True Indie"
From Don Coscarelli, the celebrated filmmaker behind many cherished cult classics, comes a memoir that's both revealing autobiography and indie-film crash course. Best known for his horror/sci-fi/fantasy films, including PHANTASM, THE BEASTMASTER, BUBBA HO-TEP and JOHN DIES AT THE END, now he's taking you on a white-knuckle ride through the wild world of the independent filmmaker.
Join Coscarelli as he sells his first feature film to Universal Pictures and gets his own office on the studio lot while still a teenager. Travel with him as he chaperones three out-of-control child actors as they barnstorm Japan, almost drowns actress Catherine Keener in her first film role and turns a short story about Elvis Presley battling a four-thousand-year-old Egyptian mummy into a beloved cult classic film.
"True Indie" is loaded with the filmmaker's behind-the-scenes stories, like setting his face on fire during the making of PHANTASM, hearing Bruce Campbell's most important question before agreeing to star in BUBBA HO-TEP and crafting a horror thriller into a franchise phenomenon spanning four decades. Find out how Coscarelli managed to retain creative and financial control of his works in an industry ruled by power-hungry predators, all without going insane or bankrupt. "True Indie" will prove indispensable for film fans, aspiring filmmakers and anyone who loves an underdog success story.
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
10:00 p.m.
THE EYESLICER: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL(2018)
A chaotic journey through the liminal space of the Halloween season!
Hot on the heels of the first season of THE EYESLICER — a mind-melting variety TV show designed to slice, dice, then mince your eyeballs into a delicious ceviche — comes this very special Halloween edition. Featuring 12 shorts, the majority directed by women, the material ranges from an X-rated Halloween party hookup to a coming-of-age story set on the eve of Ted Bundy's execution; from a documentary about pumpkin carving and misogyny to a supercut about the gendered dangers of the bathtub; from a cursed stand-up comedy set to a woman (Carrie Coon) trapped inside a Red Lobster commercial (sound familiar?!); from a John Carpenter homage (featuring a cameo by Carpenter himself), to a sequel to Spooky Movie alum Brian Lonano's GWILLIAM. THE EYESLICER: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL is an experience like no other — a deranged, proudly transgressive anthology featuring a dozen visionary filmmakers and hosted by nine Elvira impersonators found on Craigslist, carving out a bold new space in the midnight movie genre.
DIR Robin Comisar, Laura Moss, Emma Debany, Brian Lonano, Jennifer Proctor, Nellie Kluz, Sophy Romvari, Joshua Yates, Jacqueline Castel, Carlos Alberto Fernandez Lopez; PROD Dan Schoenbrun, Vanessa McDonnell. U.S., 2018, color, 94 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
Friday, October 5
7:15 p.m.
BLOOD PARADISE (2018)
Hot on the heels of the first season of THE EYESLICER — a mind-melting variety TV show designed to slice, dice, then mince your eyeballs into a delicious ceviche — comes this very special Halloween edition. Featuring 12 shorts, the majority directed by women, the material ranges from an X-rated Halloween party hookup to a coming-of-age story set on the eve of Ted Bundy's execution; from a documentary about pumpkin carving and misogyny to a supercut about the gendered dangers of the bathtub; from a cursed stand-up comedy set to a woman (Carrie Coon) trapped inside a Red Lobster commercial (sound familiar?!); from a John Carpenter homage (featuring a cameo by Carpenter himself), to a sequel to Spooky Movie alum Brian Lonano's GWILLIAM. THE EYESLICER: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL is an experience like no other — a deranged, proudly transgressive anthology featuring a dozen visionary filmmakers and hosted by nine Elvira impersonators found on Craigslist, carving out a bold new space in the midnight movie genre.
DIR Robin Comisar, Laura Moss, Emma Debany, Brian Lonano, Jennifer Proctor, Nellie Kluz, Sophy Romvari, Joshua Yates, Jacqueline Castel, Carlos Alberto Fernandez Lopez; PROD Dan Schoenbrun, Vanessa McDonnell. U.S., 2018, color, 94 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
Friday, October 5
7:15 p.m.
BLOOD PARADISE (2018)
A chaotic journey through the liminal space of the Halloween season!
Reeling after the flop of her latest novel, bestselling crime writer Robin Richards (Andréa Winter) is sent by her publisher to the Swedish countryside to regain inspiration. Alone there, she comes across an assortment of peculiar characters, including her driver and most obsessive fan, his explosively jealous wife and the progressively more unhinged man who owns the farm where she's staying. Totally out of place in her new surroundings — for one, she is always dressed for glamorous, big-city life — Robin discovers just how dangerous these oddballs can be.
DIR/SCR Patrick von Barkenberg; SCR/PROD Andréa Winter. Sweden, 2018, color, 84 min. In English and Swedish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
ALL YOU CAN CARRY – A young boy and his parents race against dawn to escape home as the reality beyond their scavenged life finally catches up with them. DIR Andrew Rose. UK, 2018, color, 11 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
9:20 p.m.
MANDY (2018)
Reeling after the flop of her latest novel, bestselling crime writer Robin Richards (Andréa Winter) is sent by her publisher to the Swedish countryside to regain inspiration. Alone there, she comes across an assortment of peculiar characters, including her driver and most obsessive fan, his explosively jealous wife and the progressively more unhinged man who owns the farm where she's staying. Totally out of place in her new surroundings — for one, she is always dressed for glamorous, big-city life — Robin discovers just how dangerous these oddballs can be.
DIR/SCR Patrick von Barkenberg; SCR/PROD Andréa Winter. Sweden, 2018, color, 84 min. In English and Swedish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
ALL YOU CAN CARRY – A young boy and his parents race against dawn to escape home as the reality beyond their scavenged life finally catches up with them. DIR Andrew Rose. UK, 2018, color, 11 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
9:20 p.m.
MANDY (2018)
"(Nicholas Cage) stars in acid-tinged thriller/horror movie about Manson-ite cults, demons and chainsaws — and matches its lunacy head-on." - Rolling Stone Magazine
This heavy-metal horror stars Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough as a happy couple living in a remote location whose peace is upended when an unhinged cult kidnaps Riseborough's character, Mandy, and Cage's Red has to get her back. There's blood, thrashing music, a chainsaw fight and so much more. Find out on the big screen why MANDY is favorite of horror movie fans since its debut at Sundance last January.
DIR/SCR Panos Cosmatos; SCR Aaron Stewart-Ahn; PROD Nate Bolotin, Daniel Noah, Adrian Politowski, Josh C. Waller, Elijah Wood. U.S./Belgium, 2018, color, 121 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
Saturday, October 6
11:00 a.m.
SCARY STORIES (2018)
This heavy-metal horror stars Nicolas Cage and Andrea Riseborough as a happy couple living in a remote location whose peace is upended when an unhinged cult kidnaps Riseborough's character, Mandy, and Cage's Red has to get her back. There's blood, thrashing music, a chainsaw fight and so much more. Find out on the big screen why MANDY is favorite of horror movie fans since its debut at Sundance last January.
DIR/SCR Panos Cosmatos; SCR Aaron Stewart-Ahn; PROD Nate Bolotin, Daniel Noah, Adrian Politowski, Josh C. Waller, Elijah Wood. U.S./Belgium, 2018, color, 121 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
Saturday, October 6
11:00 a.m.
SCARY STORIES (2018)
"A spooky trip down memory lane!" - Birth, Movies, Death
The children's book series "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" has become a touchstone for entire generations of people who grew up taken in by the gothic tales, the whimsical tone and the ghostly illustrations. Follow Peter Schwartz, son of the books' author Alvin Schwartz, as he explores the history of these beloved books, which were many young readers' introduction to the horror genre. The documentary combines archival footage with interviews with the author's family, scholars, folklorists, artists and children's book authors R.L. Stine, Q.L. Pearce, and more. Along the way, we learn of a censorship case involving the books that received national attention. The documentary culminates with a meeting between Peter Schwartz and the PTA mother at the center of that debate.
DIR/SCR/PROD Cody Meirick. U.S., 2018, color, 82 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
1:00 p.m.
LUZ (2016)
The children's book series "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" has become a touchstone for entire generations of people who grew up taken in by the gothic tales, the whimsical tone and the ghostly illustrations. Follow Peter Schwartz, son of the books' author Alvin Schwartz, as he explores the history of these beloved books, which were many young readers' introduction to the horror genre. The documentary combines archival footage with interviews with the author's family, scholars, folklorists, artists and children's book authors R.L. Stine, Q.L. Pearce, and more. Along the way, we learn of a censorship case involving the books that received national attention. The documentary culminates with a meeting between Peter Schwartz and the PTA mother at the center of that debate.
DIR/SCR/PROD Cody Meirick. U.S., 2018, color, 82 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
1:00 p.m.
LUZ (2016)
“A refreshing take on demonic possession in which the usual fright-flick cliches are nowhere to be found. ” –The Hollywood Reporter
Attention audacious film lovers, a new master of genre cinema has stepped forward with LUZ, the most unexpected revelation of this year's Berlinale (and, perhaps, of the entire year). An experimental shocker with an irresistible retro vibe, Tilman Singer's first feature fluidly assembles elements of influence from the horror and arthouse cinema of the 1970s — think Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Andrzej Zulawski and Lucio Fulci — in one compact whole. However, shot on 16mm Scope and with impeccable visuals worthy of the aforementioned greats, this is much more than a simple homage.
DIR/SCR/PROD Tilman Singer; SCR Dario Mendez Acosta. Germany, 2018, color, 70 min. In German and Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
MY FIRST TIME - The first time always hurts. DIR Asaf Livni. Israel, 2018, color, 10 min. In Hebrew with English subtitles. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
3:00 p.m.
THE RANGER (2018)
Attention audacious film lovers, a new master of genre cinema has stepped forward with LUZ, the most unexpected revelation of this year's Berlinale (and, perhaps, of the entire year). An experimental shocker with an irresistible retro vibe, Tilman Singer's first feature fluidly assembles elements of influence from the horror and arthouse cinema of the 1970s — think Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Andrzej Zulawski and Lucio Fulci — in one compact whole. However, shot on 16mm Scope and with impeccable visuals worthy of the aforementioned greats, this is much more than a simple homage.
DIR/SCR/PROD Tilman Singer; SCR Dario Mendez Acosta. Germany, 2018, color, 70 min. In German and Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
MY FIRST TIME - The first time always hurts. DIR Asaf Livni. Israel, 2018, color, 10 min. In Hebrew with English subtitles. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
3:00 p.m.
THE RANGER (2018)
“GREEN ROOM set in Jason Voorhees' stomping ground, THE RANGER will have you on the edge of your seat. Gore-soaked fun with an emotional core and kick-ass score.” – The Hollywood News
Each year, millions visit our national parks. Not everyone gets to leave. When Chelsea (Chloe Levine, from the Netflix series THE DEFENDERS and THE OA) and her miserable friends get in trouble with the cops, they flee the city and go on the run. Fueled by a hallucinogenic drug called echo, they hope to lay low — and get high — in an old family hideout in the woods. But Chelsea has reservations about going back to nature and secrets she's not sharing with her friends. When a shot rings out, her past comes crashing back, and the punks find themselves pitted against the local authority — an unhinged park ranger with an ax to grind. Over-the-top gory '80s homage.
DIR/SCR/PROD Jenn Wexler; SCR Giaco Furino; PROD Heather Buckley, Ashleigh Snead, Andrew van den Houten; Larry Fessenden. U.S., 2018, color, 77 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
CRANIAC! – A martian living inside a young filmmaker's brain helps him project a film across the entire night sky, with radioactive consequences. DIR Paul Villanova. U.S., 2018, color, 18 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
5:00 p.m.
YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER (2018)
Each year, millions visit our national parks. Not everyone gets to leave. When Chelsea (Chloe Levine, from the Netflix series THE DEFENDERS and THE OA) and her miserable friends get in trouble with the cops, they flee the city and go on the run. Fueled by a hallucinogenic drug called echo, they hope to lay low — and get high — in an old family hideout in the woods. But Chelsea has reservations about going back to nature and secrets she's not sharing with her friends. When a shot rings out, her past comes crashing back, and the punks find themselves pitted against the local authority — an unhinged park ranger with an ax to grind. Over-the-top gory '80s homage.
DIR/SCR/PROD Jenn Wexler; SCR Giaco Furino; PROD Heather Buckley, Ashleigh Snead, Andrew van den Houten; Larry Fessenden. U.S., 2018, color, 77 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
CRANIAC! – A martian living inside a young filmmaker's brain helps him project a film across the entire night sky, with radioactive consequences. DIR Paul Villanova. U.S., 2018, color, 18 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
5:00 p.m.
YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER (2018)
East Coast Premiere!
YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER takes place in a parallel universe in which the stuff of horror movies is commonplace, the supernatural is accepted and everyone knows the rules. Sam and Chuck attempt to navigate this world and maybe even stop the killing. A twist on the slasher genre, and adapted from a viral Twitter thread by New York Times-bestselling authors Sam Sykes and Chuck Wendig, YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER is set to become one of the best horror comedies of the year. Starring Fran Kranz (THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, THE DARK TOWER) and Alyson Hannigan (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER).
DIR/SCR Brett Simmons; SCR/PROD Thomas P. Vitale; PROD Griff Furst. U.S., 2018, color, 90 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
THE RECURRING – A woman with a traumatic past begins to suspect she is being haunted. DIR Alexi Papalexopoulos. U.S., 2018, color, 7 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
7:15 p.m.
THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL (2018)
YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER takes place in a parallel universe in which the stuff of horror movies is commonplace, the supernatural is accepted and everyone knows the rules. Sam and Chuck attempt to navigate this world and maybe even stop the killing. A twist on the slasher genre, and adapted from a viral Twitter thread by New York Times-bestselling authors Sam Sykes and Chuck Wendig, YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER is set to become one of the best horror comedies of the year. Starring Fran Kranz (THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, THE DARK TOWER) and Alyson Hannigan (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER).
DIR/SCR Brett Simmons; SCR/PROD Thomas P. Vitale; PROD Griff Furst. U.S., 2018, color, 90 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
THE RECURRING – A woman with a traumatic past begins to suspect she is being haunted. DIR Alexi Papalexopoulos. U.S., 2018, color, 7 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
7:15 p.m.
THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL (2018)
“A must-see for true horror fans.” – Medium
The world can be a scary place. Created to give logic to mankind's darkest fears, early myths, lore and folktales laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre. In this feature-length horror anthology, eight international filmmakers who have all made an impact on the festival circuit with their previous features GOODNIGHT MOMMY, BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO, THE LURE, NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN, MISS LOVELY, NORWAY and the Sundance hit THE OREGONIAN (which screened at Spooky Movie 2011) have, under the production team of Ant Timpson and Tim League, collectively crafted a fun and fascinating exploration of the universal nature of fear.
DIR Ashim Ahluwalia, Can Evrenol, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Katrin Gebbe, Calvin Reeder, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Peter Strickland, Yannis Veslemes; SCR Robert Bolesto, Elif Domanic, Can Evrenol, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Katrin Gebbe, Calvin Reeder, Peter Strickland, Yannis Veslemes, Silvia Wolkan; PROD Robert Dehn, Can Evrenol, Nia Kingsley, Tim League, Carl W. Lucas, Dora Nedeczky, Ant Timpson, Esther Turan. New Zealand, 2018, color, 117 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the preview
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
9:45 p.m.
LORDS OF CHAOS (2018)
The world can be a scary place. Created to give logic to mankind's darkest fears, early myths, lore and folktales laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre. In this feature-length horror anthology, eight international filmmakers who have all made an impact on the festival circuit with their previous features GOODNIGHT MOMMY, BERBERIAN SOUND STUDIO, THE LURE, NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN, MISS LOVELY, NORWAY and the Sundance hit THE OREGONIAN (which screened at Spooky Movie 2011) have, under the production team of Ant Timpson and Tim League, collectively crafted a fun and fascinating exploration of the universal nature of fear.
DIR Ashim Ahluwalia, Can Evrenol, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Katrin Gebbe, Calvin Reeder, Agnieszka Smoczynska, Peter Strickland, Yannis Veslemes; SCR Robert Bolesto, Elif Domanic, Can Evrenol, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz, Katrin Gebbe, Calvin Reeder, Peter Strickland, Yannis Veslemes, Silvia Wolkan; PROD Robert Dehn, Can Evrenol, Nia Kingsley, Tim League, Carl W. Lucas, Dora Nedeczky, Ant Timpson, Esther Turan. New Zealand, 2018, color, 117 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the preview
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
9:45 p.m.
LORDS OF CHAOS (2018)
“A pitch-perfect black-metal dramedy about real-life head-bangers who lost their minds.” – Variety.
Oslo, 1987. Seventeen-year-old Euronymous (Rory Culkin, SCREAM 4, SIGNS) is determined to escape his traditional upbringing, and becomes fixated on creating "true Norwegian black metal" with his band Mayhem. He mounts shocking publicity stunts to put the band's name on the map, but the lines between show and reality begin to blur. Arson, violence and a vicious murder shock the nation that is under siege by these lords of chaos. Based on a true story; co-starring Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Sky Ferreira and Valter Skarsgård.
DIR/SCR Jonus Åkerlund; SCR Dennis Magnusson, from the book by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind; PROD Jack Arbuthnott, Jim Czarnecki, Kwesi Dickson, Danny Gabai , Erik Gordon, Kai-Lu Hsiung, Ko Mori, Frederick Zander, Fredrik Zander. UK/Sweden, 2018, color, 112 min. RATED R
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
10:00 p.m.
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)
Oslo, 1987. Seventeen-year-old Euronymous (Rory Culkin, SCREAM 4, SIGNS) is determined to escape his traditional upbringing, and becomes fixated on creating "true Norwegian black metal" with his band Mayhem. He mounts shocking publicity stunts to put the band's name on the map, but the lines between show and reality begin to blur. Arson, violence and a vicious murder shock the nation that is under siege by these lords of chaos. Based on a true story; co-starring Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Sky Ferreira and Valter Skarsgård.
DIR/SCR Jonus Åkerlund; SCR Dennis Magnusson, from the book by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind; PROD Jack Arbuthnott, Jim Czarnecki, Kwesi Dickson, Danny Gabai , Erik Gordon, Kai-Lu Hsiung, Ko Mori, Frederick Zander, Fredrik Zander. UK/Sweden, 2018, color, 112 min. RATED R
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
10:00 p.m.
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)
43rd Anniversary Screening featuring the return of the Bloody Mayhem Theatre Company shadowcast!
Recently engaged Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) stumble upon a castle in the middle of the night that is definitely not a hunting lodge for "rich weirdos." A jump to the left and a step to the right later, they find themselves as guests of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry). The sweetest of sweet transvestites, Frank-N-Furter does his best to make them shiver with anticipation at what he has in store for everyone at the Annual Transylvanian Convention. A satirical, musical tribute to classic science fiction and horror B-movies, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW has become more than just a movie. For generations of fans young and old, the experience has been a beacon and a touchstone, and for many, a way of life.
DIR/SCR Jim Sharman; SCR Richard O'Brien, from his musical play; PROD Michael White. UK/U.S., 1975, color, 100 min. RATED R
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
Sunday, October 7
12:45 p.m.
ASCENSION (2018)
Recently engaged Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon) stumble upon a castle in the middle of the night that is definitely not a hunting lodge for "rich weirdos." A jump to the left and a step to the right later, they find themselves as guests of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry). The sweetest of sweet transvestites, Frank-N-Furter does his best to make them shiver with anticipation at what he has in store for everyone at the Annual Transylvanian Convention. A satirical, musical tribute to classic science fiction and horror B-movies, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW has become more than just a movie. For generations of fans young and old, the experience has been a beacon and a touchstone, and for many, a way of life.
DIR/SCR Jim Sharman; SCR Richard O'Brien, from his musical play; PROD Michael White. UK/U.S., 1975, color, 100 min. RATED R
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
Sunday, October 7
12:45 p.m.
ASCENSION (2018)
East Coast Premiere!
Still mourning the death of her mother, troubled teen Angela (former Nickelodeon star Ana Mulvoy-Ten) notices a sudden shift in her older sister Chloe's personality and fears that the same dark and terrifying force that may have caused her mother's death is now at work on Chloe. The tension grows as the film progresses in this angst-ridden tale of a family with some alien possession issues. A creepy and atmospheric thriller exploring a teenage girl's alienation from her family that parallels society's slowly loosening grip on reality.
DIR/SCR Ross Wachsman. SCR Gregg Meller, Steven A. Mourning; PROD Alain Vo. U.S., 2018, color, 87 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
DON'T LOOK INTO THEIR EYES – They know you're here. Hide. When they get closer, don't move or make any noise. But whatever you do, don't look into their eyes. DIR John Rhee. U.S., 2017, color, 5 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
2:45 p.m.
LOST IN APOCALYPSE (2018)
Still mourning the death of her mother, troubled teen Angela (former Nickelodeon star Ana Mulvoy-Ten) notices a sudden shift in her older sister Chloe's personality and fears that the same dark and terrifying force that may have caused her mother's death is now at work on Chloe. The tension grows as the film progresses in this angst-ridden tale of a family with some alien possession issues. A creepy and atmospheric thriller exploring a teenage girl's alienation from her family that parallels society's slowly loosening grip on reality.
DIR/SCR Ross Wachsman. SCR Gregg Meller, Steven A. Mourning; PROD Alain Vo. U.S., 2018, color, 87 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
DON'T LOOK INTO THEIR EYES – They know you're here. Hide. When they get closer, don't move or make any noise. But whatever you do, don't look into their eyes. DIR John Rhee. U.S., 2017, color, 5 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
2:45 p.m.
LOST IN APOCALYPSE (2018)
East Coast Premiere!
A group of seemingly unrelated individuals fight their way out of a virus-infested hotel, only to find themselves in a worse place than before. Every direction proves to be a deadlier test as they struggle to survive amid the carnage of blood-lusting creatures. Filmmaker Sky Wang, who was born in mainland China and immigrated to the West in his formative years, succeeds with his first Chinese feature film, which won Best Horror at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Awards. With impressive editing and directing, LOST IN APOCALYPSE is a well written and acted zombie-gangster thriller that delivers a strong message of sacrifice and persistence.
DIR/SCR Sky Wang; SCR Ruibo Cao, from the comic books by Ruibo Cao; PROD Iris Liu. China, 2018, color, 90 min. In Mandarin with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
WE SUMMONED A DEMON – They just wanted to be cool. Instead, they got a demon. Another home run from Spooky Movie alumnus Chris McInroy, whose short film DEATH METAL was a hit at the 2016 festival. DIR Chris McInroy. U.S., 2018, color, 6 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
5:00 p.m. - Double Feature
BEST F(R)IENDS VOLUME 1 with BEST F(R)IENDS VOLUME 2 (2018)
A group of seemingly unrelated individuals fight their way out of a virus-infested hotel, only to find themselves in a worse place than before. Every direction proves to be a deadlier test as they struggle to survive amid the carnage of blood-lusting creatures. Filmmaker Sky Wang, who was born in mainland China and immigrated to the West in his formative years, succeeds with his first Chinese feature film, which won Best Horror at the 2018 Los Angeles Film Awards. With impressive editing and directing, LOST IN APOCALYPSE is a well written and acted zombie-gangster thriller that delivers a strong message of sacrifice and persistence.
DIR/SCR Sky Wang; SCR Ruibo Cao, from the comic books by Ruibo Cao; PROD Iris Liu. China, 2018, color, 90 min. In Mandarin with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Preceded by:
WE SUMMONED A DEMON – They just wanted to be cool. Instead, they got a demon. Another home run from Spooky Movie alumnus Chris McInroy, whose short film DEATH METAL was a hit at the 2016 festival. DIR Chris McInroy. U.S., 2018, color, 6 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
5:00 p.m. - Double Feature
BEST F(R)IENDS VOLUME 1 with BEST F(R)IENDS VOLUME 2 (2018)
Q&A with actor, writer, and producer Greg Sestero
When a peculiar mortician (THE ROOM's Tommy Wiseau) takes in a drifter (THE ROOM's Greg Sestero), the two hatch an underground enterprise off the back of the mortician's old habits. But greed, hatred and jealousy soon come in turn, and their efforts unravel, causing the drifter to run off with the spoils and leaving the mortician adrift and the drifter on the run across the Southwest. Based on a series of true-to-life anecdotes sourced from Sestero and Wiseau's two decades of shared experiences, BEST F(R)IENDS is a unique two-volume cinematic saga that interweaves mystery, intrigue and more than a few dark laughs into the long-awaited reunion of the THE ROOM's cult icons.
DIR Justin MacGregor; SCR Greg Sestero. U.S., 2018, color, 102 min (VOL 1), 93 min (VOL 2). RATED R
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
9:20 p.m. - CLOSING NIGHT!
SLICE! (2018)
When a peculiar mortician (THE ROOM's Tommy Wiseau) takes in a drifter (THE ROOM's Greg Sestero), the two hatch an underground enterprise off the back of the mortician's old habits. But greed, hatred and jealousy soon come in turn, and their efforts unravel, causing the drifter to run off with the spoils and leaving the mortician adrift and the drifter on the run across the Southwest. Based on a series of true-to-life anecdotes sourced from Sestero and Wiseau's two decades of shared experiences, BEST F(R)IENDS is a unique two-volume cinematic saga that interweaves mystery, intrigue and more than a few dark laughs into the long-awaited reunion of the THE ROOM's cult icons.
DIR Justin MacGregor; SCR Greg Sestero. U.S., 2018, color, 102 min (VOL 1), 93 min (VOL 2). RATED R
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
9:20 p.m. - CLOSING NIGHT!
SLICE! (2018)
“A fresh unique spin on the battle between good and evil in a small town…. A24 delivers a hilarious horror film destined to be a stoner classic.” – IndieWire
When a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors set out to catch the culprits behind the bizarre crime spree. Somehow, this mystery involves both a werewolf and a pizza restaurant built on a gateway to hell. Starring Chance Bennett (aka Chance the Rapper), Zazie Beetz (ATLANTA), Joe Keery (STRANGER THINGS) and Hannibal Buress (TAG).
DIR/SCR Austin Vesely; PROD Kevin McGrail, Brandon Riley. U.S., 2018, color, 83 min. RATED R
Preceded by:
MR. MACHINE - A girl brings her new boyfriend out for dinner with friends and reveals to them that he's a computer hacker. DIR Jeff Wish. U.S., 2018, color, 9min. UNRATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
When a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors set out to catch the culprits behind the bizarre crime spree. Somehow, this mystery involves both a werewolf and a pizza restaurant built on a gateway to hell. Starring Chance Bennett (aka Chance the Rapper), Zazie Beetz (ATLANTA), Joe Keery (STRANGER THINGS) and Hannibal Buress (TAG).
DIR/SCR Austin Vesely; PROD Kevin McGrail, Brandon Riley. U.S., 2018, color, 83 min. RATED R
Preceded by:
MR. MACHINE - A girl brings her new boyfriend out for dinner with friends and reveals to them that he's a computer hacker. DIR Jeff Wish. U.S., 2018, color, 9min. UNRATED
> Click here to watch the trailer
> Click here for tickets
> Click here for the All-Fest Pass
