2015 Fright Night Theatre Awards Announced

The competitive portion of the 2015 Fright Night Theatre Film Festival has officially wrapped, and our fans and selection committee have cast their votes. Out of the nine competitive feature films and 38 competitive shorts we screened this season, we are thrilled to announce this year's Fright Night Theatre Award Winners 

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

As voted by the in-attendance audience

BEST FILM

Wolfcop

(Director - Lowell Dean / Producers - Sean Buckley, Bernie Hernano, J. Joly, Bill Marks, Deborah Marks, Danielle Masters, Hugh Patterson, Brian Wideen)

BEST SHORT

Dead Hearts
(Director - Stephen W. Martin / Producer - Alex Glua)

SELECTION COMMITTEE AWARDS

As voted by the Fright Night Theatre programming team

== FEATURE FILMS ==

SCARIEST FILM

The Babadook (dir. Jennifer Kent)

MOST SHOCKING FILM

Circus of the Dead (dir. Billy Pon)

FUNNIEST FILM

Bloody Knuckles (dir. Matt O'Mahoney)

BEST DIRECTOR

Jennifer Kent (The Babadook)

BEST ACTOR

Nick Damici (Late Phases: Night of the Lone Wolf)

BEST ACTRESS

Essie Davis (The Babadook)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Conor Sweeney (The Editor)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
TIE - Paz de la Huerta (The Editor) & Amy Matysio (Wolfcop)

BEST SCREENPLAY

The Babadook - Jennifer Kent

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Babadook- Radek Ladczuk

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Late Phases: Night of the Lone Wolf

BEST MUSICAL SCORE

The Editor - Jeremy Gillespie, Norman Orenstein, Claudio Simonetti, Vercetti Technicolor, Trevor Tuminski, Brian Wiacek

BEST SONG
Killer Rack - "Fun Bags"

BEST VILLAIN
Circus of the Dead -Bill Oberst Jr. as PAPA CORN

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP FX
Wolfcop - Emersen Ziffle

BEST MONSTER
TIE  - The Babadook and the Killer Rack

 == SHORT FILMS ==

BEST HORROR SHORT

This Neighborhood (dir. Jerry Ochoa)

MOST SHOCKING SHORT

El Gigante (dir. Luke Bramley an Gigi Saul Guerrero)

BEST COMEDY SHORT

Invaders (dir. Jason Kupfer)

BEST SCI-FI SHORT

La Caja de Pandora aka. Pixel Theory: Pandora's Box (dir. Daniel Hernández Torrado)

BEST ANIMATED SHORT

The Waldgeist & Me (dir. Joe Bichard)

BEST FANTASY SHORT

Extreme Pinocchio (dir. Pascal Chind)

Circus of the Dead Canadian Premiere Turns Stomachs and Tickles Funny Bones

On Saturday, May 9th, Fright Night Theatre hosted the Canadian Premiere of Billy Pon's controversial killer clown horror film CIRCUS OF THE DEAD in Hamilton, ON. 

Circus of the Dead's tale of a marauding troupe of sadistic circus clowns led by the deviant Papa Corn on a violent murder spree through West Texas was the center piece of a night filled with games and gore and the creepiest clowns this side of your nightmares.

Creepiest Clown winner Ann as her sinister, sledge-hammer wielding alter-ego "Sissy the Clown"

Fright Night Theatre director Aaron Allen
was all smiles for the Canadian Premiere

To celebrate Circus of the Dead's Canadian debut, Fright Night Theatre infused the Staircase Theatre with a creepy carnival atmosphere by inviting audience members to attend in clown makeup to compete for the title of "Creepiest Clown" at the end of the evening. Attendees could also test their luck at one of our two prize games sponsored by Fangoria Magazine.

The night's films kicked off with the North American theatrical premiere of the short film Clown & Out. Directed by Tom Lox, Clown & Out begins with a whimsical clown (Trev Flemming) trying to brighten up the urban streets of England with magic tricks and silly antics only to be met with fear and disgust. Things are not what they seem, however, as a mid-point transition takes the film on a dark turn that reveals the true reason this particular clown has been eliciting more screams than laughs. Clown & Out is equal parts funny and disturbing.

Following Clown & Out, we amped up the disturbing levels with the Canadian Premiere of Circus of the Dead, a nasty but darkly-amusing homage to Texas Chain Saw Massacre style violence with a despicable yet charming cast of hell clowns. If the audience wasn't afraid of clowns already, Circus of the Dead made sure they'd never look at a circus the same way again. Our audience was as disgusted as they were delighted by Bloody Billy Pon's big screen shock treatment of gore and greasepaint.

Fright Night Theatre was certainly not the place to be Saturday night if clowns give you the willies. A number of our attendees turned out rocking full-on clown costumes and makeup. Although "Sissy the Clown" won our Creepiest Clown contest by audience applause, everyone deserved a big pie-in-the-face for their creative and disturbing clown costumes.

Fright Night Theatre would like to thank our sponsor Fangoria for their support, and we wish Billy Pon and his cadre of criminal clowns all the bloody best as they continue to shock audiences across world. To find out if Circus of the Dead is screening near you, visit the official Facebook page for news and other ghoulish goodies.

CIRCUS OF THE DEAD to Make Canadian Premiere at Fright Night Theatre

On May 9, Fright Night Theatre is sending in the clowns for the Canadian Premiere of the gory killer clown epic CIRCUS OF THE DEAD

Straight from the blood-soaked indie film world of Texas, Circus of the Dead is the ferocious feature-film debut from Billy Pon (DOLLBOY). To celebrate the Canadian debut of this gruesome new horror picture, Fright Night Theatre will be transforming the lovely Staircase Theatre into a Bloody Big Top Experience for a night of killer clowns and creepy circus thrills.

SYNOPSIS

After a night at the circus, a family man must fight for his life when a marauding troupe of sadistic clowns led by the deviant Papa Corn (Bill Oberst Jr.) ensnares him in an all-night crime spree through oil-soaked West Texas. Armed with guns, knives, and a 68 Camaro, Papa Corn and his insane clown posse bring blood, gore, and mayhem to all they encounter.  Circus of the Dead is the Devil's Rejects meets Texas Chainsaw Massacre of killer clown movies. If you're not already afraid of clowns, you will be.....

THE GORIEST SHOW ON EARTH featuring...

* CREEPY CLOWN MAKEUP CONTEST!
* DISCOUNT ADMISSION FOR CLOWNS!
* CIRCUS GAMES!
* PRIZE RAFFLES sponsored by FANGORIA!
* LICENSED VENUE!

BUY TICKETS

Saturday, May 09, 2015

8:00pm - The Staircase Theatre
(27 Dundurn St. N.)
Doors and Seating @ 7:00pm

ONE SCREENING ONLY!
FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY

Screens With Short Film: CLOWN & OUT || North American Premiere ||  (dir. Tom Lox)

Admission

• $10.00 (advance) BUY ONLINE
• $12.00 (at-the-door, cash only)
• $2.00 DISCOUNT at-the-door for attendees in clown makeup

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YOU GOTTA SEE THIS! Praise for CIRCUS OF THE DEAD

“There’s a TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE vibe to this entire film as the level of lunacy reaches a fever pitch early on in this film and doesn't let up until the end.” - Ain’t It Cool Horror

"[A] phenomenal film that will be damned hard to beat.” - Horror Society

“With it’s unflinching and unapologetic display of the blackest, most evil of capabilities that can exist in people, Circus of the Dead does what we ultimately want a horror film to do…it horrifies.” - Legless Corpse

"If you are prepared to see a film so menacing it will stay with you for days, "Circus of the Dead" is a must!” - Horror News Network

"This might be the bad guy horror fans have been waiting for. Billy Oberst Jr's performance as Papa Corn is one of the most exciting things I have seen in an indie horror film in the last few years.” - Nathan Thomas Milliner, Horror Artist

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