SPOOKY MOVIE INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL 2011: Reviews From Halloween Heaven

October 31, 2011

A FOUR DAY INDULGENCE OF ZOMBIES, SLASHERS, PSYCHOTIC DEVIANTS (AND FEW THINGS I’M NOT SURE THEY HAVE A NAME FOR YET), THE FESTIVAL BOASTS AN ECLECTIC AND TWISTED SELECTION OF HORROR FROM A BEVY OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS. AND JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN – MY REVIEWS OF THE WATERMEN, THE MILLENNIUM BUG & THE DEAD

According to the Oxford Dictionary, horror (noun) is defined as ‘an intense feeling of fear, shock or disgust.’

As a lifelong genre fanatic, I share the plight of discerning horror junkies whose need for fresh material is rarely satisfied in mainstream cinema. Recently, I had about the same reaction to the remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street as I did to the sticker price on a package of organic blueberries at Whole Foods; disheartened, but not shocked.

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Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival Starts Next Week

October 5, 2011

 

ARTISPHERE HOSTS THE SIXTH ANNUAL SPOOKY MOVIE INTERNATIONAL HORROR FILM FESTIVAL OCT 13-16 OPENING WITH HELLDRIVER ON OCT 13

Other horror highlights include The Dead, The Millennium Bug, Midnight Son, Little Deaths, closing night feature The Killage & the premieres of Patient 17 & Mr. Bricks: A Heavy Metal Murder Musical

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