For their seventh annual edition, the Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival is really blowing things up!
Well, not literally. But the world’s premiere horror movie fest is expanding to over double its regular size, screening over 50 films on nine terrifying nights Oct. 10-18 at its new home, the prestigious AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The scares kick off on the 10th with the return of local fave filmmaker Richard Bates, Jr. with the feature-length version of Excision about a teenage girl obsessed with becoming a surgeon. The film co-stars John Waters, Malcolm McDowell and Traci Lords. Bates’ original short Excision on which the feature is based screened at Spooky Movie back in 2008.
A few other Spooky Movie alumni who are back with highly anticipated new films include Mike Davis‘ “green” horror movie President Wolfman, which is composed entirely of public domain footage mixed with a rip-roarin...
Well, not literally. But the world’s premiere horror movie fest is expanding to over double its regular size, screening over 50 films on nine terrifying nights Oct. 10-18 at its new home, the prestigious AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The scares kick off on the 10th with the return of local fave filmmaker Richard Bates, Jr. with the feature-length version of Excision about a teenage girl obsessed with becoming a surgeon. The film co-stars John Waters, Malcolm McDowell and Traci Lords. Bates’ original short Excision on which the feature is based screened at Spooky Movie back in 2008.
A few other Spooky Movie alumni who are back with highly anticipated new films include Mike Davis‘ “green” horror movie President Wolfman, which is composed entirely of public domain footage mixed with a rip-roarin...
- 9/5/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
It’s that time of year again! It's film festival season, and we've got yet another one for you. This one goes out to all of you in the Big Bear Lake, California, area. Listen up because the Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival has dropped the names of the films and directors in this year's line-up.
Running from September 30 to October 2, the Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival features a panel of judges that includes composer Harry Manfredini, Felissa Rose Esposito Miller (Sleepaway Camp), and Tom DeSanto (X-Men, Transformers) and a slate of 8 feature films and 16 shorts.
From the Press Release
The Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival selection committee has announced the line-up of films for the 3rd annual festival. The announcement comes from the fest's co-directors, Jamie Kristen and Christopher Gaida, who partnered with seasoned veterans of the horror and science fiction genres to determine which films would be included.
Running from September 30 to October 2, the Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival features a panel of judges that includes composer Harry Manfredini, Felissa Rose Esposito Miller (Sleepaway Camp), and Tom DeSanto (X-Men, Transformers) and a slate of 8 feature films and 16 shorts.
From the Press Release
The Big Bear Horro-Fi Film Festival selection committee has announced the line-up of films for the 3rd annual festival. The announcement comes from the fest's co-directors, Jamie Kristen and Christopher Gaida, who partnered with seasoned veterans of the horror and science fiction genres to determine which films would be included.
- 8/26/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
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