The Somerville Theatre in Somerville, MA will celebrate the Halloween season with “TerrorThon ’10: 9 Days of Horror,” a series of film screenings and live events:
With a combined 40 years of horror and sci-fi event production and programming experience, J. Cannibal & Garen Daly bring you TerrorThon’10: 9 Days of Horror.
From September 24th through October 2nd you’ll be able to attend U.S. premieres, cast and crew Q&As, cult classics, live performances, after parties, and plenty of opportunities to win prizes! Festival highlights include:
- Godfather of Gore: the US premiere of a documentary on legendary filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis
- Q&A with Frank Henenlotter, director of Basket Case and Frankenhooker
- Spookadelica: a full-on live extravaganza in the tradition of the American spookshow, brought to you by Something Weird Video.
- Screenings of contemporary cult classics: Human Centipede and Dead Snow
- Outstanding local films with cast & crew!
- New England premiere of TUCKER & DALE vs. EVIL
- New England premiere of THE REVENANT
- The epic 10th installment of the annual zombie party, J. CANNIBAL’S FEAST OF FLESH
Get all the details at http://www.terrorthon.com/ and http://feitheatres.com/somerville-theatre/.
The Rock and Shock convention will return to terrorize Worcester, MA the weekend of October 15th-17th. The convention offers a mix of music and horror fandom. The guest list includes actors Danny Trejo, George Romero, Adrienne Barbeau, Doug Bradley, Gary Busey, Jake Busey, Terrence Zdunich, and more; there will performances by several musical acts including a joint concert by Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper. Get all the details at http://www.rockandshock.com/.
The Saturday Fright Special horror show hosts will celebrate their fourth annual “Spooktacular” event with “a rare 35mm screening of the 1967 Toho monster melee SON OF GODZILLA” at the Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH on July 31st at 2:00pm. They’ll be making quite a party of it:
In addition to the main feature, cast members of the NH-based horror host TV show SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL will appear on stage to introduce the film and conduct prize giveaways, featuring signed comics and original sketches by horror comics icon S.R. Bissette (who’ll be debuting a new comic at the event), as well as additional original sketches from students and alumni from the Center for Cartoon Studies in VT. Preceding the feature will be vintage monster movie previews, snack bar ads, and a cartoon.
You can find out more details at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125878930783967 (a Facebook login is not required to see this page) and http://www.thecolonial.org.
[Tip from Spooktacular Curator Mark]
Theatre@First of Somerville, MA will present a stage adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula February 12th-27th at 8:00pm, with a 3:00pm matinee February 14th. Yes, take your love to see it on Valentine’s Day! For more details see http://www.theatreatfirst.org/shows/dracula/dracula.shtml.
[Tip from http://community.livejournal.com/davis_square/2090814.html]
I knew there had to be more things happening in December! Horror-master Stephen King will appear at Manchester Elementary-Middle School in Manchester, VT on December 2nd at 7:00 pm to present his latest novel, Under the Dome. This event is run by the Northshire Bookstore, and you will need to buy a ticket; see http://www.northshire.com/events.php for details.
[Tip from io9]
Another tip regarding the “Twilight” live appearances on November 12th: apparently these events are sponsored by both Hot Topic and Nordstrom (yeah, that’s an odd combination), so you can also try your luck at the Nordstrom store at the Natick Collection for the big 8am ticket rush on the 31st. See
http://shop.nordstrom.com/newmoon (click on “Sweepstakes and Events” then “Events Calendar”) and be prepared to spend at least $75.
Well, phooey. One day after I posted about the “Twilight: New Moon” event in Natick they went and changed the date: It’s now happening on November 12th, according to http://community.hottopic.com/hottopic/new-moon/castTour.php. However, you still have to be there at 8:00AM on October 31st in order to buy the wristband that gets you in — that hasn’t changed. If you are interested in this event I suggest you keep an eye on that website in case there are further changes.
The stars of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” are making live appearances at Hot Topic stores across the country to promote the movie. The only New England stop will be Thursday, November 12th [note revised date] at the Hot Topic store in the Natick Collection in Natick, MA. However, you’re going to have to be one of the lucky fans who scores a wristband in order to get in:
Go to any of the Hot Topic locations listed below at 8:00AM on October 31st, 2009, and purchase a commemorative The Twilight Saga: New Moon Tour T-shirt. You’ll get a wristband that’ll give you access to the event at the location you purchase your T-shirt from.
There is a limit of one wristband per person. It has not yet been announced which actors will appear at which locations, nor have they said what time the event takes place (probably to stem the tide of wristbandless fans who will show up anyway). See the complete list of appearances at http://community.hottopic.com/hottopic/new-moon/castTour.php.
Update: You can also get tickets at the Nordstrom store for the same event, though it will cost you at least $75 and you still have to be there at 8am on the 31st. See http://shop.nordstrom.com/newmoon (click on “Sweepstakes and Events” then “Events Calendar”).
[Tip from Loaded Gun Boston]
The Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH has some spooky happenings planned for Saturday, October 24th at 7:00pm:
Ferocious female vampires feast upon Keene, NH at The Colonial Theatre’s SPOOKTACULAR, Saturday, October 24, 2009. Curated by Saturday Fright Special, New Hampshire’s first home-grown horror host show, the cornerstone of the event is a rare 35mm screening of the 1960 Hammer horror classic BRIDES OF DRACULA, starring Peter Cushing. The SPOOKTACULAR will also feature additional Hammer and other vintage monster movie trailers and other fearsome film goodies too frightful to mention, horror DVD and T-shirt giveaways as well as an original BRIDES OF DRACULA sketch from renowned artist S.R. Bissette, as well as signed copies of the Bissette-illustrated THE VERMONT MONSTER GUIDE and THE VERMONT GHOST GUIDE, and a signed MONSTERS & GIRLS comic from Vermont artist Denis St. John. The costumed cast from Saturday Fright Special will be on hand to introduce the film and live “vampire brides” will hand out free vampire fangs to the first 50 patrons. Audience members are encouraged to come in costume to help add to the pre-Halloween atmosphere, and a prize will be awarded for the audience favorite for best costume.
See the ad at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujUWaSDbxfk
For details visit http://www.thecolonial.org/.
[Tip from Mark of Saturday Fright Special]
The Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival will terrify the citizens of Providence from October 22nd to the 25th, 2009. Both feature films and short films will be shown at several Providence-area venues; there will also be events such as an H.P. Lovecraft walking tour. To see a complete list of films and buy tickets visit http://www.film-festival.org/Horror_ri.php.
Festivals, Film, MA | nescifievents | 
September 9, 2010 8:30 pm | 
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