26th Anniversary Screening of THINGS (1989) - JULY 3rd

The Fright Night Theatre Film Festival and Hamilton's Trash Cinema are proud to present a special 26th Anniversary screening one of the greatest "so bad it's good" movies ever made: THINGS (1989)

Released straight to video, THINGS is a dirty and nasty Canadian horror film that is the true definition of "cult classic." Since its release, THINGS has developed a cult following among fans of trashy, gory, and bizarre indie b-movies. To celebrate the underground legacy of THINGS and its place in the annals of Canuxploitation, we will be joined in person by director Andrew Jordan and star Barry J. Gillis as well as other cast members to discuss all things THINGS.

* FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE *

Friday, July 03, 2015

The Staircase Theatre (27 Dundurn St. N.)
Hamilton, ON

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THINGS

Directed by Andrew Jordan
(CANADA) 1989, 83 mins

Principal Cast: Barry J. Gillis, Amber Lynn, Doug Bunston, Bruce Roach, Patricia Sadler

Seating from 7:00pm

An impotent husband, driven by a fanatical desire to father children, forces his wife to undergo a dangerous experiment. The result: the birth of a multitude of monstrous THINGS

Screening with short film: SHIT'S ABOUT TO GET DARK (2014)  || INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE||

Dir. Stephen Stull (USA)  TRAILER

"What's the worst thing you can think of?" 

With those words, five friends kick off a hilariously filthy game of shock value one-upsmanship that culminates unexpectedly in real-life horror.

Sponsored by:
FANGORIA
HAMILTON FILM FESTIVAL

Werewolf Double Feature - A Howling Success!

There was no full moon in the sky on March 21st, but The Staircase Theater was packed nonetheless with howling fans for Fright Night Theatre's Werewolf Double Feature of LATE PHASES and WOLFCOP! Not only did fans come out en masse for hairy, scary werewolf thrills but also to support real live wolves. 

THE BABADOOK SELLS OUT

Fright Night Theatre's Hamilton Premiere of THE BABADOOK has now officially SOLD-OUT. 

Due to overwhelming demand, all tickets to the Hamilton Premiere of The Babadook and the World Premiere of The Shutterbug Man, all have been purchased or claimed as of this posting.

In the event that any tickets are returned or not picked up, they will be made available at the door on the night of February 7th, 2014, but Fright Night Theatre can not guarantee the availability of any door tickets at this time. Thanks to everyone for supporting Horror In The Hammer and Fright Night Theatre in our efforts to bring this amazing horror film to Hamilton.

Stay tuned to this site or the official Horror in the Hammer Facebook page for any future announcements about potential door tickets and rush lines.

FRIGHT NIGHT THEATRE 2014 AWARD WINNERS

This year, Fright Night Theatre is proud to have exposed genre fans to some of the best independent Canadian and international horror, thriller, and exploitation films of 2014 as part of our first-ever competitive screening programme. First, we took die-hard fans back to the boobs and blood of Tromaville for Return to Nuke'Em High (Volume 1). We tuned in to the mystery of German horror-thriller Radio Silence. We delved deep into the monstrous Canadian woods for a fatal Silent Retreat. Then we capped things off by skewering the New York art scene from the greasy hot dog cart of Bag Boy Lover Boy.

 It's been a stellar season, and we're now thrilled to announce the winners of the first annual FRIGHT NIGHT THEATRE AWARDS, chosen by you the audience and our tireless team of film programmers.

The winners are......

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

As voted by the in-attendance audience

BEST FILM

Return to Nuke'Em High: Volume 1 

(Director - Lloyd Kaufman / Producers - Michael Herz, Justin A. Martell, Lloyd Kaufman)

BEST SHORT

Killer Kart 
(Director - James Feeney / Producer - Andrew Fairbank)

SELECTION COMMITTEE AWARDS

As voted by the Fright Night Theatre programming team

BEST DIRECTOR

Marco Riedl and Carsten Vauth (Radio Silence aka. On Air)

BEST ACTOR

John Wachter (Bag Boy Lover Boy)

BEST ACTRESS

Asta Paredes (Return to Nuke 'Em High: Volume 1)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Theodore Bouloukos (Bag Boy Lover Boy)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Sofia Banzhaf (Silent Retreat)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Radio Silence (aka. On Air) - Marco Riedl

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Radio Silence (aka. On Air) - Marco Riedl

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

Return to Nuke 'Em High: Volume 1

BEST MUSICAL SCORE

Bag Boy Lover Boy - Barbara De Biasi

Congratulations to all our winners and officially selected competitive shorts and features! 

REVEALED: Official 2014 Hamilton Zombie Short Film Festival Lineup

Calling all Zombie fans! Fright Night Theatre is as giddy as a ghoul at a brain buffet to finally announce the official lineup of the 2014 Hamilton Zombie Short Film Festival.

This year, the Hamilton Zombie Short Film Festival celebrates the best in Canadian and International zombie films with a premiere-studded brain-blasting programme of zombie shorts with filmmakers in attendance.

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

PERIOD PIECE (dir. James McLellan) || WORLD PREMIERE!

12 mins. Canada

If you thought making a movie was difficult now, try it as the world is crumbling around you. Sweeping and majestic romance crashes headlong into apocalyptic violence in this beautiful short about a film director struggling to use movie magic to bring the power of love back to a brutal and uncaring world.

LINCOLN WITH A KNIFE 2: THE DECAPITATION PROCLAMATION (dir. Todd Lazlow) || WORLD PREMIERE!
3 mins. Canada

Lincoln is back from the grave and out for blood. This time he has only one thing on his mind: To liberate your head!

YOU MIGHT BE WEARING PYJAMAS WHEN THE ZOMBIES ATTACK (dir. Kevin McMillan) || WORLD PREMIERE!
3 mins. Canada

Imagine you are called upon to fight for your life against your family, friends, and loved-ones who have suddenly been turned into shambling, moaning, flesh-eating ghouls. Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse?

O COME ALL YE ZOMBIES (dir. Greg Kovacs) || CANADIAN PREMIERE!

10 mins. Canada

The zombie gang from THE POST-LIFERS reunites for a holiday feast only to discover that their meal has a bit more life in it than they thought. Hilarious squabbling quickly ensues. It may just take an X-Mas miracle to make things right.

NAKED ZOMBIE GIRL (dir. Rickey Bird) || ONTARIO PREMIERE!

28 mins. USA

A woman loses her dress but gains a chainsaw in this greasy and cheesy throwback to 1970s grindhouse and exploitation shockers filled with blood, gore, and nudity.


ANGER OF THE DEAD (dir. Francesco Picone)

15 mins. Italy.

subtitled in English

Alice and Nicholas survived an epidemic that ravaged the world, now only inhabited by the undead. But the nightmare is not over...


DEAD RUSH (dir. Zach Ramelan)

9 mins. Canada

Filmed from the point of view of a single survivor, experience the horror of waking up in the middle of a zombie uprising and fighting up close with the undead for your very survival.

CARGO (dir. Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke)

7 mins. Australia

Stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect the precious cargo he carries: his infant daughter.

FARM GIRL STRONG (dir. David Briggs)

10 mins. Canada

A beautiful farm girl's country bliss is threatened when a big-city tax collector comes a' knocking. With no money, what's an innocent farm girl to do? The tax-collector has some ideas...but little does he realize this farm girl has some naughty ideas of her own! A genre-bending lesson in expecting the unexpected from Distant Field Productions.

FODDER (dir. David Dollard)

9 mins. Canada.

In a post-apocalyptic undead world, a mysterious young woman must stand-up to her captors and horrible medical experiments in an underground military lab.

Audience members will also participate in our Zombie Choice Awards by voting for their favorite films in categories such as BEST FILM, BEST KILLS, and BEST GORE.

SCREENING INFORMATION

Saturday, October 18, 2014

6:00pm - The Staircase Theatre (27 Dundurn St. N.)

$8.00 (zombies) / $10.00 (regular) 

Advance Tickets:  BUY ONLINE 
or purchase cash-only at the door.

ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Filmmakers in Attendance

Door Tickets from: 5:00pm / Seating from: 5:30pm.

Jay Winger Steps Down as Host of Fright Night Theatre

by Aaron Allen

"Welcome.....to Fright Night Theatre. OOOoooOOOOooo...."

Jay Winger presides over screening of Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf (Aug 2010)

Faithful attendees of Fright Night Theatre will no doubt recall the traditional opening words of our longtime host Jay Winger. With a homemade mask fashioned from a garbage bag and his infamous shiny pants, Jay would speak these immortal words -- delivered with all the cheese of a late night horror host -- to usher in each night's Fright Night Theatre audience to our unique blend of horror, comedy, and cult programming. However, it is with four years of unforgettable memories under his belt that Jay Winger has officially resigned from his position as Host and programmer with Fright Night Theatre.

The Host in killer mode (Mar 2014)

In a private statement to the Horror in the Hammer team, Jay explained that he would be leaving Fright Night Theatre as host and programmer, effective immediately. Jay has decided to devote more of his time to his website channeljaywebtv.com and film-making projects such as his various web series: the Horror in the Hammer-affiliated horror review show THE HOST and his parkour series 10 FEET (subscribe to both on Jay Winger's official Youtube channel). Jay will continue to dedicate his time to Fright Night Theatre as a volunteer and promoter as well as video editor.

Doing his infamous intro at the World Premiere of Bloodsucka Jones (Feb 2013)

Jay Winger officially took over Fright Night Theatre in February of 2010 as sole programmer, acting director, and Host. During his reign, Jay brought such boundary-pushing and controversial films to Hamilton as THE RED SIN TOWER (dir. Fred Vogel), MARTYRS (dir. Pascal Laugier), WOUND (dir. David Blyth), and DEAR GOD NO! (dir. James Bickert). Jay's programming also inclined towards the hilariously cheesy, with fan-favorite screenings of films such as MEGA SHARK vs. GIANT OCTOPUS, MEGA PIRANHA, NAZIS AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, and SHARKTOPUS. And who could forget screenings of such classics as PUPPET MASTER III, FRIDAY THE 13th, CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD, METROPOLIS, DARKNESS, and DEMONS? Of course, independent Canadian genre cinema was always very close to Jay's heart. Jay was instrumental in bringing the works of Justin McConnell (THE COLLAPSED), Andrew Cymek (DARK RISING, MEDIUM RAW), Nathan Hynes and Chris Power (LONG PIGS), Chad Archibald (Neverlost), Torin Langen (TRASH), and Zach Ramelan (HOOKED) to the big screen of Fright Night Theatre. After November 2012, Jay stepped down as director but stayed on as programmer and Host until is resignation this year. Aaron Allen will stay on as director of Fright Night Theatre and share programming duties with Darrell Marsh.

Jay Winger: the Host and killer in shiny pants (Sep 2013)

Thanks for all the memorable screenings, Jay! May the host live on to slay audiences another day.

Killers to the left. 

Killers to the right. 

Stand up, sit down, 

FRIGHT!

FRIGHT!

FRIGHT!