Tonight, doors open for the Fright Night Theatre Film Festival at the Staircase Theatre (27 Dundurn St. N) for the first in two days of thrills, chills, and cinematic kills.
From sexually-charged monster movies, to classic 1980s-style horror fun, gut wrenching socially-minded thrillers, disturbing survival horror, and the ultimate in juvenile midnight movie exploitation carnage, we offer something socking, sexy, and silly for genre fans of all tastes. * Locked in the Cellar Creations has decGOREated the Staircase Theatre with amazing props and photo opportunities including an undead petting zoo, a human caterpillar, their (in)famous toxic zen fountain, and a wide variety of zombies, corpses and other things to creep you out
* Eat Drink and Be Scary! The Staircase Cafe offers a wide variety of delicious food and snacks as well as drinks, beer, wine, and spirits to wash it down. Enjoy a fright flick with a frosty pint!
* YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Winners of our Best Short and Best Film awards are chosen by you -- the audience! Make your voices heard by voting at each screening.
BOX OFFICE OPENS: 6:30pm (cash-only)
7.30 PM: HARVEST LAKE (USA) - || WORLD PREMIERE ||
*Erotic Creature Feature*
FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE.
(80% SOLD OUT)
Acclaimed indie filmmaker Scott Schirmer (FOUND) teams with producer and cinematographer Brian K. Williams (TIME TO KILL) to produce this sexually-charged and boundary-pushing horror film about a group of vacationing campers who fall under the spell of a carnal, otherworldly presence in the woods. Stars Tristan Risk (THE EDITOR, AMERICAN MARY) and Ellie Church (TIME TO KILL, HEADLESS). Trailer | PosterScreens with short film HEIR (Dir. Richard Powell)
Recommended for fans of
* Body Horror * H.P. Lovecraft *Artful Booty Shots * INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
* David Cronenberg (SHIVERS, RABID)
9.45 PM: IDYLL (SLOVENIA) - || CANADIAN PREMIERE ||
*Backwoods Redneck Horror*
(57% SOLD OUT)
After a night of carousing, amateur photo model Zina heads for a fashion shoot in the idyllic vistas of rural Slovenia, accompanied by ambitious model Mia and their snobby photographer Blitcz. On their way to the wooded location, they cross paths with a group of hideously disfigured and violent redneck moonshiners. Thus, an ordinary fashion shoot in the woods turns into a fierce fight for survival. Slovenia's answer to Wrong Turn is a sleazy slice of redneck horror exploitation. Trailer | PosterScreens with short film DIE! SITTER! DIE!: RUPERT (Dir. Sam Boxleitner & Lee Boxleitner)
Recommended for fans of
* Torture and Survival Horror * Euro Horror * Cannibal Movies * WRONG TURN
* TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE * HOSTEL * THE HILLS HAVE EYES
*Crazy Silly Exploitation Monster Movie*
(68% SOLD OUT)
A group of Finnish and British partygoers get stuck at a snowy cabin when they are attacked by a horny creature that is a half human, half rabbit. A brilliant send-up of monster movie conventions or a depraved excuse for gratuitous gore, sex, violence, nudity, and penis jokes? Either way, BUNNY THE KILLER THING is the perfect midnight movie for lovers of exploitation trash and what-the-fuck filmmaking. Trailer | PosterScreens with short film DICKPROOF 2 (Dir. Sam McGlynn)
Recommended for fans of
* Gore * Gratutious Nudity * Exploitation * Trashy Movies
* Political Incorrectness * Horror Comedies * Satire
* DEAD SNOW * TROMA
MARCH 12
FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE.
7:00 PM: SHE WHO MUST BURN (CANADA) - || HAMILTON PREMIERE ||
*Award-Winning Horror Thriller*
Recommended for fans of
* Character-Driven Thrillers * Politically-Minded Horror
* Ti West's THE SACRAMENT * Kevin Smith's RED STATE
9:30 PM: THE BARN (USA) - || CANADIAN PREMIERE ||
*1980s-inspired Halloween Horror*
FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE.
(84% SOLD OUT)
A freaky and fun showcase of local and international horror, cult, and genre shorts representing outstanding achievements in cinematography, animation, special effects, makeup, and script-writing.
7:00 PM: SHE WHO MUST BURN (CANADA) - || HAMILTON PREMIERE ||
*Award-Winning Horror Thriller*
(65% SOLD OUT)
The Baarkers, a family group of religious fanatics who believe they are God's chosen ones, polarize a small mining town and force its residents to fight for their lives as their zeal turns murderous and the rule of law decays into brutish mob mentality. A controversial and timely look at the horrific results of religious zealotry from esteemed Canadian filmmaker Larry Kent. Trailer | PosterScreens with short film THE HERD (Dir. Melanie Light) || CANADIAN PREMIERE ||
Recommended for fans of
* Character-Driven Thrillers * Politically-Minded Horror
* Ti West's THE SACRAMENT * Kevin Smith's RED STATE
9:30 PM: THE BARN (USA) - || CANADIAN PREMIERE ||
*1980s-inspired Halloween Horror*
FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE.
(79% SOLD OUT)
It’s Halloween 1989, and best friends Sam and Josh are trying to enjoy what's left of their final Devil's Night before graduating high school. But the two pals and a group of their friends get more trick than treat when they take a detour on their way to a rock concert, finding an old abandoned barn and awakening a trio of Halloween demons inside. Now it's up to Sam and Josh to find a way to protect their friends and defeat the flesh-hungry creatures that lurk within "The Barn." Featuring a rocking cameo by Ari Lehman, the first Jason Voorhees, THE BARN is the perfect retro throwback to classic 80s VHS horror like The Monster Squad, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and Full Moon's direct to video features. Trailer | PosterScreens with short film LARRY GONE DEMON (Dir. Matthew John Lawrence)
