Spooky Movie 2019 SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 3 - Opening Night
7:15 p.m.
DEPRAVED (2019)
7:15 p.m.
DEPRAVED (2019)
“DEPRAVED works like a master class in DIY horror filmmaking…. a gorgeous film!” – Bloody Disgusting.
Following Henry (David Call, THE SINNER), a field surgeon suffering from PTSD after a combat tour in the Middle East, Larry Fessenden's (WENDIGO, THE LAST WINTER) DEPRAVED brings a completely fresh perspective to Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." When Henry builds a man out of body parts in a makeshift lab in Brooklyn, his creation, Adam (Alex Breaux, WHEN THEY SEE US), begins to become aware of his true nature. Not only must the newly existent creature navigate a strange new world, but he is also faced with the rivalry between Henry and his conniving collaborator Polidori (Joshua Leonard, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT) — and their vastly different ways of handling the chaotic situation.
* Overlook Film Festival * Fantasia Film Festival * FrightFest UK * Beyond Fest *
DIR/SCR/PROD Larry Fessenden; PROD Chadd Harbold, Jenn Wexler. U.S., 2019, color, 114 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
IT CRAWLED IN THROUGH THE WINDOW - A couple is awoken by something crawling in through their window. DIR/SCR/PROD Isaac Ruth. U.S., 2019, color, 2 min. NOT RATED
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9:45 p.m.
WRINKLES THE CLOWN (2019)
Following Henry (David Call, THE SINNER), a field surgeon suffering from PTSD after a combat tour in the Middle East, Larry Fessenden's (WENDIGO, THE LAST WINTER) DEPRAVED brings a completely fresh perspective to Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein." When Henry builds a man out of body parts in a makeshift lab in Brooklyn, his creation, Adam (Alex Breaux, WHEN THEY SEE US), begins to become aware of his true nature. Not only must the newly existent creature navigate a strange new world, but he is also faced with the rivalry between Henry and his conniving collaborator Polidori (Joshua Leonard, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT) — and their vastly different ways of handling the chaotic situation.
* Overlook Film Festival * Fantasia Film Festival * FrightFest UK * Beyond Fest *
DIR/SCR/PROD Larry Fessenden; PROD Chadd Harbold, Jenn Wexler. U.S., 2019, color, 114 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
IT CRAWLED IN THROUGH THE WINDOW - A couple is awoken by something crawling in through their window. DIR/SCR/PROD Isaac Ruth. U.S., 2019, color, 2 min. NOT RATED
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9:45 p.m.
WRINKLES THE CLOWN (2019)
Pennywise isn’t real. But Wrinkles is.
WRINKLES THE CLOWN explores the story of the infamous freaky clown from Naples, Florida, who makes a living being hired by parents to terrorize their naughty children. Back in 2014, a video took the internet by storm. This terrifying, blurry CCTV footage shows a young girl sleeping in her bed when a drawer under it begins to open. Out crawls the freakiest clown imaginable. The figure stands and stares at the girl, then turns toward the camera, grasps it and shuts it off. Latching onto the fears of parents everywhere, this footage and other unsettling videos became a viral sensation, garnering jokes from late-night talk hosts and an interview on a local NBC station, and quickly becoming a real-life urban legend. Soon after, people in Florida were able to hire — via Craigslist and from stickers around town — this clown, now known as Wrinkles, to terrify their children into behaving. Director Michael Beach Nichols (WELCOME TO LEITH) takes a fascinating deep dive into the cultural phenomena of coulrophobia, tracking one man's development into his own legend and much, much more. (Note adapted from Fantastic Fest.)
* Fantastic Fest *
DIR/SCR Michael Beach Nichols; SRC Christopher Walter; PROD Jennie Bedusa, Jon Lullo, Brendan Walter, Lowell Shapiro, and Mike Dill. U.S., 2019, color, 78 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
PLASMID - A nurse fights for her life when her house has been invaded. DIR/SCR Roshni Bhatia; PROD Virginia Blatter. U.S., 2018, color, 14 min. NOT RATED
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Friday, October 4
5:30 p.m.
THE THEATRE OF TERROR (2019)
WRINKLES THE CLOWN explores the story of the infamous freaky clown from Naples, Florida, who makes a living being hired by parents to terrorize their naughty children. Back in 2014, a video took the internet by storm. This terrifying, blurry CCTV footage shows a young girl sleeping in her bed when a drawer under it begins to open. Out crawls the freakiest clown imaginable. The figure stands and stares at the girl, then turns toward the camera, grasps it and shuts it off. Latching onto the fears of parents everywhere, this footage and other unsettling videos became a viral sensation, garnering jokes from late-night talk hosts and an interview on a local NBC station, and quickly becoming a real-life urban legend. Soon after, people in Florida were able to hire — via Craigslist and from stickers around town — this clown, now known as Wrinkles, to terrify their children into behaving. Director Michael Beach Nichols (WELCOME TO LEITH) takes a fascinating deep dive into the cultural phenomena of coulrophobia, tracking one man's development into his own legend and much, much more. (Note adapted from Fantastic Fest.)
* Fantastic Fest *
DIR/SCR Michael Beach Nichols; SRC Christopher Walter; PROD Jennie Bedusa, Jon Lullo, Brendan Walter, Lowell Shapiro, and Mike Dill. U.S., 2019, color, 78 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
PLASMID - A nurse fights for her life when her house has been invaded. DIR/SCR Roshni Bhatia; PROD Virginia Blatter. U.S., 2018, color, 14 min. NOT RATED
> Click here to watch the video that started it all.
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Friday, October 4
5:30 p.m.
THE THEATRE OF TERROR (2019)
Inspired by THE TWILIGHT ZONE, this four-film anthology revolves around a mysterious old movie palace where tales of terror reside. THE GIFT, a dark drama; THE BOOKWORM, a creature feature; ABDUCTED, a sci-fi story; and ENDANGERED, a horror segment, are the films one unsuspecting young woman is compelled to watch before her own fate is revealed.
DIR/SCR/PROD Tom Ryan; SCR/PROD Russell Hackett; PROD Diane Hackett, Melanie Ryan, Todd Staruch. U.S., 2019, color, 90 min. NOT RATED
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7:30 p.m.
AFTER MIDNIGHT (2019)
DIR/SCR/PROD Tom Ryan; SCR/PROD Russell Hackett; PROD Diane Hackett, Melanie Ryan, Todd Staruch. U.S., 2019, color, 90 min. NOT RATED
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7:30 p.m.
AFTER MIDNIGHT (2019)
“Something different. Something great!” – Rue Morgue
As far as Hank (Jeremy Gardner, who also co-directs and penned the script) is concerned, his secluded and comfortable life with his girlfriend, Abby (Brea Grant, BEYOND THE GATES, HALLOWEEN II, DEXTER), has been ideal. Abby, on the other hand, feels impatient that their relationship hasn't progressed in 10 years, and is ready to call it quits. When she disappears without so much as a goodbye, Hank is devasted. To make matters worse, a monster has begun showing up late at night, pounding at his door. A creature-feature meets break-up movie, AFTER MIDNIGHT is yet another impressive horror-dramedy from co-directors Gardner and Christian Stella (THE BATTERY) and was a resounding hit at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
* Tribeca Film Festival *
DIR Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella; SCR Jeremy Gardner; PROD Justin Benson, Arvind Harinath, David Lawson Jr., Aaron Moorhead. U.S., 2019, color, 83 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
SONGBIRD - A troubled musician discovers a magic camera he uses as a weapon. DIR/SCR Helen Baldwin; SCR/PROD Howard Kingkade. U.S., 2018, color, 17 min. NOT RATED
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9:45 p.m.
BLISS (2019)
As far as Hank (Jeremy Gardner, who also co-directs and penned the script) is concerned, his secluded and comfortable life with his girlfriend, Abby (Brea Grant, BEYOND THE GATES, HALLOWEEN II, DEXTER), has been ideal. Abby, on the other hand, feels impatient that their relationship hasn't progressed in 10 years, and is ready to call it quits. When she disappears without so much as a goodbye, Hank is devasted. To make matters worse, a monster has begun showing up late at night, pounding at his door. A creature-feature meets break-up movie, AFTER MIDNIGHT is yet another impressive horror-dramedy from co-directors Gardner and Christian Stella (THE BATTERY) and was a resounding hit at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
* Tribeca Film Festival *
DIR Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella; SCR Jeremy Gardner; PROD Justin Benson, Arvind Harinath, David Lawson Jr., Aaron Moorhead. U.S., 2019, color, 83 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
SONGBIRD - A troubled musician discovers a magic camera he uses as a weapon. DIR/SCR Helen Baldwin; SCR/PROD Howard Kingkade. U.S., 2018, color, 17 min. NOT RATED
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9:45 p.m.
BLISS (2019)
“There is a sick sense of humor and a sense of rock'n roll fun that drives this tale of addiction, ambition and vampirism.” – Daily Grindhouse
Known for her dark and macabre art work, painter Dezzy (Dora Madison, DEXTER) is in a professional rut. Unable to finish her newest commissioned work, Dezzy looks to reignite her creative juices by taking every drug in sight. After a few nights spent with her debauchery-loving friends, she notices she's finally painting again, but she's also developing a strange desire for blood. "A sleazy, rock 'n' roll vampire fable, BLISS may find [director Joe] Begos at his darkest and most introspective." – Daily Grindhouse.
* Overlook Film Festival * Tribeca Film Festival * FrightFest UK *
DIR/SCR/PROD Joe Begos; PROD Josh Ethier, Lyle Kanouse, Caroline Metz, Graham Skipper, Audrey Wasilewski. U.S., 2019, color, 80 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
EFFIGY - A young woman finds a strange doll that begins having an effect on her. DIR/SCR/PROD Matthew Friend. U.S., 2019, color, 16 min. NOT RATED
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Saturday, October 5
12:10 p.m.
HELL IS FOR CHILDREN SHORTS PROGRAM
Known for her dark and macabre art work, painter Dezzy (Dora Madison, DEXTER) is in a professional rut. Unable to finish her newest commissioned work, Dezzy looks to reignite her creative juices by taking every drug in sight. After a few nights spent with her debauchery-loving friends, she notices she's finally painting again, but she's also developing a strange desire for blood. "A sleazy, rock 'n' roll vampire fable, BLISS may find [director Joe] Begos at his darkest and most introspective." – Daily Grindhouse.
* Overlook Film Festival * Tribeca Film Festival * FrightFest UK *
DIR/SCR/PROD Joe Begos; PROD Josh Ethier, Lyle Kanouse, Caroline Metz, Graham Skipper, Audrey Wasilewski. U.S., 2019, color, 80 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
EFFIGY - A young woman finds a strange doll that begins having an effect on her. DIR/SCR/PROD Matthew Friend. U.S., 2019, color, 16 min. NOT RATED
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Saturday, October 5
12:10 p.m.
HELL IS FOR CHILDREN SHORTS PROGRAM
Spooky Movie 2019 has curated some of the best short films from around the world that shine a spotlight on the evils of childhood and children:
PUMPKIN BITCH - Siblings battle headless demons on All Hallow’s Eve. DIR/SC/PROD Mick Thomas; PROD Tim O’Hearn. U.S., 2019, color, 11 min. NOT RATED
BELLS - A father learns the secret behind his son's strange nightly ritual. DIR/SCR/PROD Ben Botwick; PROD Lizzie Minges. U.S., 2019, color, 6 min. NOT RATED
SNAGGLETOOTH - All Mary-Alice wants is a puppy. DIR/SCR Colin Bishopp; PROD Joe Sikoryak. U.S., 2018, color, 9 min. NOT RATED
ATOMIC ED - Ed is given no choice when he is confronted by a local motorcycle gang. DIR Nicolas Hugon; SCR Cyril Delouche; PROD Mathieu Lesueur. France, 2018, color, 18 min. NOT RATED
LA NORIA - A young boy encounters strange creatures that turn his life upside down. DIR/SCR/PROD Carlos Baena. Spain, 2018, color, 12 min. NOT RATED
LLORA CONMIGO - A young teen is forced to face an infamous Mexican legend. DIR/SCR/PROD Camilo Urdaneta; SCR/PROD Jose Cañas, Camille St Gal De Pons; PROD Hampus Wahlin. U.S., 2018, color, 15 min. NOT RATED
DELIRIA - Something bad is about to happen on a particularly slow, hot afternoon. DIR/SCR Tomas Stark; PROD Niklas Panthell. Sweden, 2018, color, 8 min. NOT RATED
SOMETHING IN THE DARKNESS - Veronica is trying to overcome her fear of the dark. DIR/SCR/PROD Fran Casanova; PROD Sergio Muñoz Cano. Spain, 2017, color, 14 min. NOT RATED
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2:10 p.m.
KNIVES AND SKIN (2019)
PUMPKIN BITCH - Siblings battle headless demons on All Hallow’s Eve. DIR/SC/PROD Mick Thomas; PROD Tim O’Hearn. U.S., 2019, color, 11 min. NOT RATED
BELLS - A father learns the secret behind his son's strange nightly ritual. DIR/SCR/PROD Ben Botwick; PROD Lizzie Minges. U.S., 2019, color, 6 min. NOT RATED
SNAGGLETOOTH - All Mary-Alice wants is a puppy. DIR/SCR Colin Bishopp; PROD Joe Sikoryak. U.S., 2018, color, 9 min. NOT RATED
ATOMIC ED - Ed is given no choice when he is confronted by a local motorcycle gang. DIR Nicolas Hugon; SCR Cyril Delouche; PROD Mathieu Lesueur. France, 2018, color, 18 min. NOT RATED
LA NORIA - A young boy encounters strange creatures that turn his life upside down. DIR/SCR/PROD Carlos Baena. Spain, 2018, color, 12 min. NOT RATED
LLORA CONMIGO - A young teen is forced to face an infamous Mexican legend. DIR/SCR/PROD Camilo Urdaneta; SCR/PROD Jose Cañas, Camille St Gal De Pons; PROD Hampus Wahlin. U.S., 2018, color, 15 min. NOT RATED
DELIRIA - Something bad is about to happen on a particularly slow, hot afternoon. DIR/SCR Tomas Stark; PROD Niklas Panthell. Sweden, 2018, color, 8 min. NOT RATED
SOMETHING IN THE DARKNESS - Veronica is trying to overcome her fear of the dark. DIR/SCR/PROD Fran Casanova; PROD Sergio Muñoz Cano. Spain, 2017, color, 14 min. NOT RATED
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2:10 p.m.
KNIVES AND SKIN (2019)
“Jennifer Reeder's new film is a cult favorite in the making.” – Birth Movies Death
KNIVES AND SKIN follows an investigation into a young girl's disappearance from a small town in the rural Midwest, led by an inexperienced local sheriff. As a ripple of fear and suspicion spreads among the town's residents, some relationships are destroyed, and others are strengthened. This mystical teen noir presents coming of age as a life-long process and examines the profound impact of grief on the town's teenagers as they experience an accelerated loss of innocence. "[It] sits at the nexus of TWIN PEAKS, DONNIE DARKO and RIVER'S EDGE...Strange, funny, beautiful and profoundly melancholic, KNIVES AND SKIN begs to be seen big and loud."
* Berlin International Film Festival * Fantasia Film Festival * FrightFest UK * Tribeca Film Festival *
DIR/SCR Jennifer Reeder; PROD Brian Hieggelke, Jan Hieggelke. U.S., 2019, color, 111 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
FIVE COURSE MEAL - A couple agree to take part in a mysterious experiment for money. DIR/SCR/PROD James Cadden, from the story by Josh Saltzman. Canada, 2018, color, 6 min. NOT RATED
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4:30 p.m.
MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN (2018)
KNIVES AND SKIN follows an investigation into a young girl's disappearance from a small town in the rural Midwest, led by an inexperienced local sheriff. As a ripple of fear and suspicion spreads among the town's residents, some relationships are destroyed, and others are strengthened. This mystical teen noir presents coming of age as a life-long process and examines the profound impact of grief on the town's teenagers as they experience an accelerated loss of innocence. "[It] sits at the nexus of TWIN PEAKS, DONNIE DARKO and RIVER'S EDGE...Strange, funny, beautiful and profoundly melancholic, KNIVES AND SKIN begs to be seen big and loud."
* Berlin International Film Festival * Fantasia Film Festival * FrightFest UK * Tribeca Film Festival *
DIR/SCR Jennifer Reeder; PROD Brian Hieggelke, Jan Hieggelke. U.S., 2019, color, 111 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
FIVE COURSE MEAL - A couple agree to take part in a mysterious experiment for money. DIR/SCR/PROD James Cadden, from the story by Josh Saltzman. Canada, 2018, color, 6 min. NOT RATED
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4:30 p.m.
MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN (2018)
“With its passionate contributors and lofty ideas, MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN demonstrates that, if nothing else, the study of a film can be as exciting as the film itself.” – The Wrap
Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe (78/52, DOC OF THE DEAD, THE PEOPLE VS. GEORGE LUCAS), MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN reveals the chilling, untold origins of Ridley Scott's cinematic masterpiece ALIEN, rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, parasitology, H.P. Lovecraft's fiction, the art of Francis Bacon and the symbiotic genius of writer Dan O'Bannon, designer H.R. Giger and Scott.
* Sundance Film Festival * Hot Docs Documentary Festival * Seattle International Film Festival *
DIR/SCR Alexandre O. Philippe; PROD Kerry Deignan Roy. U.S., 2019, color, 95
min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
ANACRONTE - Without any emotion and fulfilling their destiny, they put to test humanity's happiness . DIR/SCR Raúl Koler; DIR/PROD Emiliano Sette; PROD Yashira Jordán, Francisco Zamudio; SCR Sabrina Pace. Argentina, 2018, color, 15 min. NOT RATED
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7:00 p.m.
DANIEL ISN'T REAL (2019)
Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe (78/52, DOC OF THE DEAD, THE PEOPLE VS. GEORGE LUCAS), MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN reveals the chilling, untold origins of Ridley Scott's cinematic masterpiece ALIEN, rooted in Greek and Egyptian mythologies, underground comics, parasitology, H.P. Lovecraft's fiction, the art of Francis Bacon and the symbiotic genius of writer Dan O'Bannon, designer H.R. Giger and Scott.
* Sundance Film Festival * Hot Docs Documentary Festival * Seattle International Film Festival *
DIR/SCR Alexandre O. Philippe; PROD Kerry Deignan Roy. U.S., 2019, color, 95
min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
ANACRONTE - Without any emotion and fulfilling their destiny, they put to test humanity's happiness . DIR/SCR Raúl Koler; DIR/PROD Emiliano Sette; PROD Yashira Jordán, Francisco Zamudio; SCR Sabrina Pace. Argentina, 2018, color, 15 min. NOT RATED
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7:00 p.m.
DANIEL ISN'T REAL (2019)
WINNER of the Best Director award at the 2019 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Troubled college freshman Luke (Miles Robbins, HALLOWEEN, THE X-FILES) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his imaginary childhood friend, Daniel (Patrick Schwarzenegger, SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE), to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul. Also starring Mary Stuart Masterson, Sasha Lane and Hannah Marks. "Echoes of...ROSEMARY'S BABY and THE TENANT-era Polanski run throughout the film, but DANIEL ISN'T REAL is very much its own distinct fever dream of chimerical unease." – The Austin Chronicle.
* South by Southwest * Fantasia Film Festival * Beyond Fest *
DIR/SCR Adam Egypt Mortimer; SCR Brian DeLeeuw, from his novel; PROD Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Lisa Whalen, Elijah Wood. U.S., 2019, color, 96 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
SUICIDE BY SUNLIGHT - A vampire is forced to restrain her bloodlust to regain her daughters. Sundance Film Festival premiere. DIR/SCR/PROD Nikyatu Jusu; SCR R. Shanea Williams; PROD Terence Nance. U.S., 2018, color, 17 min. NOT RATED
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10:00 p.m.
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)
Troubled college freshman Luke (Miles Robbins, HALLOWEEN, THE X-FILES) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his imaginary childhood friend, Daniel (Patrick Schwarzenegger, SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE), to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul. Also starring Mary Stuart Masterson, Sasha Lane and Hannah Marks. "Echoes of...ROSEMARY'S BABY and THE TENANT-era Polanski run throughout the film, but DANIEL ISN'T REAL is very much its own distinct fever dream of chimerical unease." – The Austin Chronicle.
* South by Southwest * Fantasia Film Festival * Beyond Fest *
DIR/SCR Adam Egypt Mortimer; SCR Brian DeLeeuw, from his novel; PROD Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Lisa Whalen, Elijah Wood. U.S., 2019, color, 96 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
SUICIDE BY SUNLIGHT - A vampire is forced to restrain her bloodlust to regain her daughters. Sundance Film Festival premiere. DIR/SCR/PROD Nikyatu Jusu; SCR R. Shanea Williams; PROD Terence Nance. U.S., 2018, color, 17 min. NOT RATED
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10:00 p.m.
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (1975)
44th 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
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Sunday, October 6
12:30 p.m.
ONE CUT OF THE DEAD [カメラを止めるな! aka KAMERA O TOMERU NA!] (2017)
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
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Sunday, October 6
12:30 p.m.
ONE CUT OF THE DEAD [カメラを止めるな! aka KAMERA O TOMERU NA!] (2017)
"A marvelously inventive horror-comedy [that] breathes new life into the zombie genre!" – Variety.
In this newly-crowned undead masterpiece, made for just $25,000, the makers of a low-budget zombie film are shooting in an abandoned water filtration plant when their hot-tempered director, Higurashi (Takayuki Hamatsu), has a meltdown and abandons the set. As the actors and crew await his return, a real zombie apocalypse begins. Upon his return, Higurashi is delighted by the turn of events and insists that the camera operator continue filming until the bitter end — which turns out the be the beginning of something else entirely.
* Sitges * Fantasia Film Festival * FrightFest UK * Fantastic Fest *
DIR/SCR Shinichiro Ueda, from a play by Ryoichi Wada; PROD Kôji Ichihashi. Japan, 2017, color, 96 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Preceded by
AN EVIL FOUR ALL SEASONS - A four-part anthology all set in the same DMC townhouse of horrors.
DIR/SCR/PROD B. John Holmes; PROD Joseph Wray, Chris Ferrer, Chris Campbell, and Jessica Pilco. U.S., 2019, color, 17 min. NOT RATED
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3:00 p.m.
ARTIK (2019)
In this newly-crowned undead masterpiece, made for just $25,000, the makers of a low-budget zombie film are shooting in an abandoned water filtration plant when their hot-tempered director, Higurashi (Takayuki Hamatsu), has a meltdown and abandons the set. As the actors and crew await his return, a real zombie apocalypse begins. Upon his return, Higurashi is delighted by the turn of events and insists that the camera operator continue filming until the bitter end — which turns out the be the beginning of something else entirely.
* Sitges * Fantasia Film Festival * FrightFest UK * Fantastic Fest *
DIR/SCR Shinichiro Ueda, from a play by Ryoichi Wada; PROD Kôji Ichihashi. Japan, 2017, color, 96 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Preceded by
AN EVIL FOUR ALL SEASONS - A four-part anthology all set in the same DMC townhouse of horrors.
DIR/SCR/PROD B. John Holmes; PROD Joseph Wray, Chris Ferrer, Chris Campbell, and Jessica Pilco. U.S., 2019, color, 17 min. NOT RATED
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3:00 p.m.
ARTIK (2019)
A whose-who of indie genre talent!
A comic book-obsessed serial killer's sinister plan to train his son to be his replacement is interrupted when the young boy lures a well-meaning stranger, Holton (Chase Williamson, BEYOND THE GATES, JOHN DIES AT THE END, VICTOR CROWLEY), back to their secluded farm, and the outsider threatens to expose the family's terrifying secret. Also starring Lauren Ashley Carter (DARLIN', JUG FACE, THE MIND'S EYE, THE WOMAN), Jerry G. Angelo (AMERICAN WARFIGHTER, BETTER CALL SAUL, THE RAMBLER) and indie horror favorite Matt Mercer (CONTRACTED, CONTRACTED: PHASE II, THE MIND'S EYE.)
DIR/SCR/PROD Tom Botchii Skowronski; PROD Jerry G. Angelo, Kodi Saint Angelo, Erik Bernard. U.S., 2019, color, 77 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
LA LLORONA - An undead bride changes his life of a man in pain. DIR/SCR/PROD Jeremy Angel; SCR Joseph Castellanos; PROD Brandon Trayner. U.S., 2018, color, 23 min. NOT RATED
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6:15 p.m.
SHE NEVER DIED (2019)
A comic book-obsessed serial killer's sinister plan to train his son to be his replacement is interrupted when the young boy lures a well-meaning stranger, Holton (Chase Williamson, BEYOND THE GATES, JOHN DIES AT THE END, VICTOR CROWLEY), back to their secluded farm, and the outsider threatens to expose the family's terrifying secret. Also starring Lauren Ashley Carter (DARLIN', JUG FACE, THE MIND'S EYE, THE WOMAN), Jerry G. Angelo (AMERICAN WARFIGHTER, BETTER CALL SAUL, THE RAMBLER) and indie horror favorite Matt Mercer (CONTRACTED, CONTRACTED: PHASE II, THE MIND'S EYE.)
DIR/SCR/PROD Tom Botchii Skowronski; PROD Jerry G. Angelo, Kodi Saint Angelo, Erik Bernard. U.S., 2019, color, 77 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
LA LLORONA - An undead bride changes his life of a man in pain. DIR/SCR/PROD Jeremy Angel; SCR Joseph Castellanos; PROD Brandon Trayner. U.S., 2018, color, 23 min. NOT RATED
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6:15 p.m.
SHE NEVER DIED (2019)
Sequel to 2015's HE NEVER DIED!
Lacey (Olunike Adeliyi, AMERICAN GODS, CHAOS WALKING) is a socially detached loner cursed with immortality and the never-ending tedium of her existence. In her attempt to keep her compulsions in check, she seeks out the darkest souls humanity has to offer. Lacey must now face her own inner demons, while simultaneously finding her next meal. A sequel to HE NEVER DIED (Spooky Movie 2015), SHE NEVER DIED is the amazing sophomore feature from award-winning filmmaker Audrey Cummings (BERKSHIRE COUNTY).
DIR Audrey Cummings; SCR Jason Krawczyk; PROD Zach Hagen, Bill Marks, Jennifer Mesich. Canada, 2019, color, 90 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
BITCH, POPCORN, & BLOOD - A waitress is turns her life around when two strangers show up at the bar. DIR/SCR Fabio Soares; SCR Mike Zonnenberg; PROD Mélanie Beyl. France, 2014, color, 16 min. NOT RATED
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8:30 p.m. - CLOSING NIGHT!
VILLAINS (2019)
Lacey (Olunike Adeliyi, AMERICAN GODS, CHAOS WALKING) is a socially detached loner cursed with immortality and the never-ending tedium of her existence. In her attempt to keep her compulsions in check, she seeks out the darkest souls humanity has to offer. Lacey must now face her own inner demons, while simultaneously finding her next meal. A sequel to HE NEVER DIED (Spooky Movie 2015), SHE NEVER DIED is the amazing sophomore feature from award-winning filmmaker Audrey Cummings (BERKSHIRE COUNTY).
DIR Audrey Cummings; SCR Jason Krawczyk; PROD Zach Hagen, Bill Marks, Jennifer Mesich. Canada, 2019, color, 90 min. NOT RATED
Preceded by
BITCH, POPCORN, & BLOOD - A waitress is turns her life around when two strangers show up at the bar. DIR/SCR Fabio Soares; SCR Mike Zonnenberg; PROD Mélanie Beyl. France, 2014, color, 16 min. NOT RATED
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8:30 p.m. - CLOSING NIGHT!
VILLAINS (2019)
“Begs to be seen with a crowd!” – Bloody Disgusting
When amateur criminals Mickey (Bill Skarsgård, ASSASSINATION NATION, DEADPOOL 2, IT and IT CHAPTER 2) and Jules (Maika Monroe, IT FOLLOWS, THE SCENT OF RAIN & LIGHTNING) break into a suburban home, they stumble upon a dark secret and two sadistic homeowners (Jeffrey Donovan and Kyra Sedgwick) who will do anything to keep it from getting out. "Sick, twisted and absolutely bonkers and revels in every minute of it." — BloodyDisgusting.com.
* South By Southwest * Cinepocalypse * Scary Movies at Lincoln Center *
DIR/SCR Dan Berk, Robert Olsen; PROD Garrick Dion, Allan Mandelbaum, Tim White, Trevor White. U.S., 2019, color, 88 min. RATED R
Preceded by
THE GHOST OF HANK WILLIAMS - A ghost hunting couple who find themselves where Hank Williams died. DIR/SCR/PROD Ari Selinger. U.S., 2019, color, 15 min. NOT RATED
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9:45 p.m.
THE PREY (2018)
When amateur criminals Mickey (Bill Skarsgård, ASSASSINATION NATION, DEADPOOL 2, IT and IT CHAPTER 2) and Jules (Maika Monroe, IT FOLLOWS, THE SCENT OF RAIN & LIGHTNING) break into a suburban home, they stumble upon a dark secret and two sadistic homeowners (Jeffrey Donovan and Kyra Sedgwick) who will do anything to keep it from getting out. "Sick, twisted and absolutely bonkers and revels in every minute of it." — BloodyDisgusting.com.
* South By Southwest * Cinepocalypse * Scary Movies at Lincoln Center *
DIR/SCR Dan Berk, Robert Olsen; PROD Garrick Dion, Allan Mandelbaum, Tim White, Trevor White. U.S., 2019, color, 88 min. RATED R
Preceded by
THE GHOST OF HANK WILLIAMS - A ghost hunting couple who find themselves where Hank Williams died. DIR/SCR/PROD Ari Selinger. U.S., 2019, color, 15 min. NOT RATED
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9:45 p.m.
THE PREY (2018)
"Flying fists, deadly kicks, ricocheting bullets and spurting blood… THE PREY is a lean and mean thriller.” – Goomba Stomp
After years of tracking down international criminals, a trip to a remote jungle prison will force Chinese cop Xin (Gu Shang Wei) to become human prey to fight for his freedom - and to save his own life. A Cambodia-set take on THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, THE PREY sets itself up to be the latest high-octane successor in THE RAID horror-action genre. “
* Busan International Film Festival * Fantasia Film Festival * BFI London Film Festival *
DIR/SCR/PROD Jimmy Henderson; SCR Michael Hodgson, Kai Miller. Cambodia, 2018, color, 93 min. In Chinese, Thai and Mandarin with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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After years of tracking down international criminals, a trip to a remote jungle prison will force Chinese cop Xin (Gu Shang Wei) to become human prey to fight for his freedom - and to save his own life. A Cambodia-set take on THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, THE PREY sets itself up to be the latest high-octane successor in THE RAID horror-action genre. “
* Busan International Film Festival * Fantasia Film Festival * BFI London Film Festival *
DIR/SCR/PROD Jimmy Henderson; SCR Michael Hodgson, Kai Miller. Cambodia, 2018, color, 93 min. In Chinese, Thai and Mandarin with English subtitles. NOT RATED
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> Click here for the All-Fest Pass