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ABOUT SPOOKY MOVIE:
Founded in 2006, the Spooky Movie International Horror Film Festival is Washington, D.C's only genre-based film festival. Recognized as one of D.C.'s premiere festival events, as well as "the world's premiere horror film festival" (BadLit.com), Spooky Fest works closely with our partners to offer year round screenings of feature and short films, in addition to our signature festival event every October.LOCATION:
Artisphere
1101 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, Virginia 22209* 2 Blocks from the Metro \ Free Parking during the festival.
FILM SCHEDULE:
Please note that unless noted otherwise no one under 17 will be admitted without a parent or guardian. Tthe screening of Thing From Another World on October 16 is free and is appropriate for ages 10 and up. No one under 17 will be admitted to the screening of Little Deaths.ADMISSION:
Tickets and Passes can be purchased through www.artisphere.com.
• Opening Night: $20.00
• Single Screenings: $8.00
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Thursday, October 13
HELLDRIVER
Two Shows: 7:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. / 10:00 p.m. – 12:20 a.m.
RECEPTION: 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura / 105 mins / Japan
OPENING NIGHT EVENT! FOOD! DRINKS! ZOMBIES! SCARYOKE!
HOSTED BY COUNT GORE DE VOL! SPECIAL GUEST: MINK STOLEFrom visionary filmmaker Yoshihiro Nishimura (Tokyo Gore Police) comes this epic, apocalyptic road movie. An alien-spawned, mysterious mist blankets portions of Japan, transforming those who inhale it into ravenous, flesh-eaters hell-bent on devouring the surviving population. Plunged into chaos, the southern half of the country remains untouched by the deadly gas, protected behind a heavily-fortified wall from the lawless wasteland of the north. All out insanity takes over. Raved as “Refreshingly entertaining!” (Fangoria).
Preceded by Short Films:
Follow The Sun!
Directed by MK12 / 4 mins / USA
An animated short about a drive-in movie intermission gone horribly wrong.Bugbaby
Directed by Rebecca Lorenne / 16 mins / USA
Sammy is a “special needs” infant—special in that he resembles a giant insect and needs a constant supply of raw meat. Starring Mink Stole (All About Evil, Pink Flamingos, and Female Trouble). Winner: Best Horror Short, Phoenix Film Festival.Click Here To Watch HELLDRIVER Trailer
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* ADMISSION INCLUDES OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION, COURTESY OF CAFE ASIA
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Friday, October 14
Directed by Matt Lockhart / 92 mins / USA
Q&A AFTER SCREENING!
A group of friends who set out for the deep sea fishing trip of a lifetime suddenly find themselves adrift at sea after an electrical fire leaves them marooned with no communications in the deep Atlantic. Little do they know that their actions disturbed the native folk who despise outsiders. A fantastic Virginia production, The Watermen stars Jason Mewes (Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Feast), and Richard Riehle (Office Space, Audie & The Wolf and Hatchet).
Preceded by Short Films:
Enter the Dark
Directed by Todd Miro / 18 mins / USA
With the lights out, two friends are led on a terrifying paranormal adventure. Winner: Best Short, Dark Carnival Film Festival.Broken
Directed by Christian Doran / 7 mins / Australia
A man wakes up in a backwards world that he must walk forwards through.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THE MILLENNIUM BUG
7:30 p.m.
Directed by Kenneth Cran / 88 mins / USA
"WHAT IF GODZILLA SHOWED UP ON A ROB ZOMBIE MOVIE?"
Q&A AFTER SCREENINGMadness and terror await the Haskin family in the isolated forests of the Sierra Diablos Mountains, where they have sought refuge from Y2K hysteria. Filmmaker Cran drenches the audience in gallons of blood from beginning to end in this fun mix of crazed, inbred, sexed up hillbillies and backwoods, underground, chomping monsters, relying on the old-school filmmaking techniques of miniatures and suitmation – using absolutely no CGI. “A dash of Godzilla, a sprinkle of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and hell, even a bit of Jurassic Park mixed in!” says Ain’t It Cool News. Winner: Best Picture, Dragon*Con Film Festival.
Preceded by Short Films:
Barber Chop
Directed by Benoît Boyer / 15 mins / France
A terrifying and bloody trip into the perdition of a creepy basement.Nobody But Her
Directed by Phillip Jordan Brooks / 7 mins / USA
After her grandmother’s strange death, two detectives work to unravel the mystery by questioning a young girl.
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9:50 p.m.
Directed by Howard J. Ford / 105 mins / UK
"SCARY AS FUCK!" - AIN'T IT COOL NEWS
An American mercenary, the sole survivor of a plane crash, has to run the gauntlet across Africa, battling with the living dead. Joining forces with a local military man, desperately searching for his son amongst the chaos, they fight together to survive, in the first Zombie Road-Movie set against the stunning backdrop of Africa. Shot on locations in Burkina Faso and Ghana, West Africa. “A balls to the wall awesome zombie film,” said Harry Knowles, Ain’t It Cool News : “The gore is frankly jaw-dropping. Imagine if ‘Walkabout’ was brought about by the zombie apocalypse. And these are full on Romero rules zombies!”
Preceded by Short Films:
Zombiefication
Directed by Stefan Lukacs / 7 mins / Australia
Recommended behavioral patterns in case of imminent zombie epidemics are explained in comprehensible steps.Odokuro
Directed by Voltaire / 6 mins / USA
The latest little slab of animated, spooky brilliance from 4 time Spooky Fest alum, Voltaire, this time narrated by Gary Numan. Winner: Best Annimated Film, Dragon*Con Film Festival.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Saturday, October 15
12:15 a.m.
Directed by Sean Hogan, Andrew Parkinson & Simon Rumley/ 100 mins / UK
THREE FILMS ABOUT SEX AND DEATH!
NO ONE UNDER 17 ADMITTED!A provocative, cutting-edge horror/thriller anthology that explores the lives of three couples who are immersed in twisted games of psycho-sexual obsession and revenge. Featuring horrific tales of terror from Simon Rumley (Red White & Blue and Living and the Dead), Andrew Parkinson (I, Zombie and Venus Drowning) and Sean Hogan (Isle of Dogs and Summer’s Blood), Little Deaths was one of the more depraved unsettling selections at this year’s South By Southwest where it had its world premiere. Film Threat claims it “continues the grand tradition of UK horror!”
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PIG
Noon
irected by Henry Barrial / 90 mins / USA
"BEST FEATURE: LONDON SCI-FI FILM FESTIVAL"
A man wakes up alone in the middle of the desert with a black hood on his head and his hands tied behind his back. His only clue, a piece of paper in his pocket with the name “Manny Elder” on it, sends him on a journey to Los Angeles to discover his past. But things and people are not what they seem and clues lead to something bigger and more unusual than the man could have ever imagined. Winner: Best Feature, the London Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Preceded by Short Films:
Good Taste
Directed by Greg Hanson / 10 mins / USA
An obsessed record collector suspects his neighbor has stolen his new prized record and will do whatever it takes to get it back.O Corvo
Directed by Paulo Biscaia Filho / 8 mins / Brazil
Based on the poem 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe, a man receives a visit from a black winged visitor which serves him as a reminder of his dead beloved and the impossibility of making amends. One of four short films from a Poe inspired anthology from Spooky Movie alum, Paulo Biscaia Filho (The Morgue Story).__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I DIDN’T COME HERE TO DIE
2:15 p.m.
Directed by Bradley Scott Sullivan / 81 mins / USA
"ONE THE BEST HORROR FILM DEBUTS SINCE SAM RAIMI!"
A team of six young volunteers are working on a humanitarian project in the woods when horrific accidents, rash decisions and the unpredictability of human nature leads them all to the same disturbing conclusion: volunteer work can be a killer. Shot in just seven days in Austin, Texas, Sullivan and his team have come up with an incredible feature debut. Slackerwood raves, “I Didn't Come Here to Die is a must-see for horror fans who appreciate something a little different in their films!” and Bloody-Disgusting.com claims, “One of the best horror film debuts since Sam Raimi unleashed The Evil Dead upon the world!”
Preceded by Short Films:
An Evening With My Comatose Mother
Directed by Jonathan Martin / 33 mins / USA
Dorothy thought she had an easy housing sitting gig, until she met the rotting, comatose mother. Winner: Best Horror Film, American International Film Festival.Beating Hearts
Directed by Matthew Garret / 11 mins / USA
A sickening twist on the “killer child” sub-genre. Director’s Choice: Best Short, Boston Underground Film Festival.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Directed by Jason Stoddard / 84 mins / USA
CHILLING, BLOODY AND PROVACATIVE!
Leslie Easterbrook (Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Devil’s Rejects) plays the lead role of “Mother Maggie,” a disturbed mother of four who delivers an unimaginable level of cruelty on her children, all the while defending her actions with her own twisted interpretations of scriptures. Escaping the wrath of their mother seems impossible and proves to be deadly. Inspired by the story of Theresa Knorr, The Afflicted takes you inside the lives of those who hopelessly live in constant fear. Also starring horror icon Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th, Hatchet and Devil’s Rejects). “Makes for a provocative and uncomfortably sincere examination of a matriarch gone mad ... a testament to (director) Jason Stoddard.” (Fangoria)
Preceded by Short Films:
Cabine of the Dead
Directed by Vincent Templement / 10 mins / France
A man is stuck in a phone booth on the night when the dead return.Flush With Fear
Directed by Christopher G. Moore / 6 mins / USA
A woman reads an incantation on a bathroom wall and unleashes an evil that can’t be stopped.Click Here To Watch THE AFFLICTED Trailer
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MIDNIGHT
SON
7:00 p.m.
Directed by Scott Leberecht / 88 mins / USA
"UNPREDICTABLE" VAMPIRE MASTERPIECE!
Jacob (Zak Kilberg, Zombie Strippers and The Slaughter, the opening night film at our inaugural fest in 2006) is a young man confined to a life of isolation, due to a rare skin disorder that prevents him from being exposed to sunlight. His world opens up when he meets Mary (Maya Parish, The Fallen Faithful and Leeches!) a local bartender, and falls in love. Forced by the disease to drink human blood for sustenance, he must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders. Declared “Smart and entertaining... unpredictable!” by Gothic.net and a “Clever indie horror tale … Kilberg and Parish are nothing short of excellent!” by FEARnet.
Preceded by Short Films:
38:50
Directed by Chris Chapel / 21 mins / USA
Two lifelong friends hike out to the middle of nowhere to face a difficult decision.Terrifier
Directed by Damien Leone / 20 mins / USA
After witnessing a brutal murder on Halloween night, a young woman becomes the next target of a maniacal entity.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MR. BRICKS: A HEAVY METAL MURDER MUSICAL
9:30 p.m.
Directed by Travis Campbell / 76 mins / USA
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE!
Q&A FOLLOWING SCREENING!The tattooed Tim Dax is Mr. Bricks, an ex-con left for dead. Searching for answers and his missing girl Scarlet (Nicola Fiore, Miss Cannibal Holocaust and Game Over), Bricks vows revenge on anyone who gets in his way, including a dirty cop (Vito Trigo, Dark Windows). Mr. Bricks is a bloody rampage of music and mayhem – GG Allin meets The Rocky Horror Picture Show – threaded together by nine head-banging musical numbers. Produced by Spooky Fest alum, and president of Troma Entertainment, Lloyd Kaufman (The Toxic Avenger and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead).
Preceded by Short Films:
Play Dead
Directed by Milton Garcia / 18 mins / USA
A zombie apocalypse unites a ragtag pack of dogs in the ruined streets of Miami.Incubator
Directed by Jimmy Weber / 7 mins / USA
A young man wakes up in a motel bathtub full of ice, only to find his problems have just begun.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THE OREGONIAN
11:50 p.m.
Directed by Calvin Reeder / 81 mins / USA
"THE ONLY FILM OF ITS KIND!"
While attempting to escape her past, a woman (Lindsay Pulsipher, True Blood) is involved in a car accident. When she awakens, she finds herself in a place where things are off. Stated simply as “A cinematic treat. A midnight masterpiece!” by Rooftop Films, the twisted story told in The Oregonian--one of the more hotly debated and controversial films from this year’s Sundance--works in the service of an uncomfortable atmosphere that won’t soon be forgotten or forgiven. “Definitely stands alone as the only film of its kind … a film for audiences who are eager to be challenged by a movie’s ability to force them into a dark and cerebral space.” (Screen Crave). Winner: Independent Vision Prize Special Jury Prize, Sarasota Film Festival.
Preceded by Short Films:
Doll Boy
Directed by Billy Pon / 26 mins / USA
A brutal daylight massacre leaves eight young West Texans bound and gagged in a remote, abandoned warehouse, realizing their time is up. Keep an open eye for Pon's entry in the 2011 Trailer competetion: Mister Fister.Roid Rage
Directed by Ryan Lightbourn / 14 mins / Bahamas, USA
Two FBI agents discover a terror unlike anything they’ve ever encountered.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sunday, October 16
THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951)
11:30 a.m.
Directed by Howard Hawks / 87 mins / USA
FREE SCREENING EVENT FOR THE FAMILY!
Scientists at an Arctic research station discover a spacecraft buried in the ice, along with the frozen pilot (James Arness, Them!, and Gunsmoke). Based on the 1938 novella "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell, Jr, all hell breaks loose when the military gets involved, and they remove the “thing” from the ice and (accidentally) thaw it out. Still influential and scary sixty years later, the original The Thing from Another World has been the basis for two re-imagined remakes – 1982 and 2011 – and in 2001 was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Preceded by Short Films:
Certified
Directed by Luke Guidici / 8 mins / USA
In rural 1950’s America, a postman’s imagination runs wild when he’s told a fantastic and horrifying tale by a precocious girl.8bit Ghost Hop
Directed by Brian Lonano / 1 min / USA
A mysterious signal from the moon summons strange ghosts, from four time Spooky Movie Film Festival veteran Brian Lonano (ATTACKZOIDS!, Martian Precursor).Click Here To Watch THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD Trailer
Free Tickets Available At Box Office
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PATIENT 17
1:30 p.m.
Directed by Tuyet Le / 78 mins / UK
WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING!
Two interns are asked to investigate a new patient after her failed suicide attempt. When they dig into her past, they discover disturbing events that connect them all to the dark secret of Sarah Benedict. Starring Hannah Waterman, Jonathan Linsley (Pirates of the Caribbean), Cornelius Macarthy (Millions) and Christopher Dune (28 Days Later).
Preceded by Short Films:
The Suicide Tapes
Directed by Billy Senese / 23 mins / USA
Following the homicide of Dr. Forester, the police uncovered a series of videotaped interviews of her last known patient. These are those tapes. Winner: Best Short, Fantasia Film Festival.Fast Foot
Directed by Daniel Andres Pedrosa / 13 mins / Spain
The fast expansion of a virus has devastated the world’s population converting most of the people to (yup!) zombies.Click Here To Watch PATIENT 17 Trailer
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SKEW
3:45 p.m.
directed by Sevé Schelenz / 82 mins / Canada
"IMMENSELY CREEPY!"
Q&A WITH DIRECTOR FOLLING SCREENING!What starts out as a carefree adventure slowly becomes a descent into the ominous as unexplained events threaten to disrupt the balance between three close friends. Each one of them must struggle with personal demons and paranoia as friendships are tested and gruesome realities are revealed...and recorded. Six years in the making, Skew is the first film since The Blair Witch Project to really makes sense of the “found footage” sub-genre in a way where the camera (and the audience) is no longer a passive participant. Not to be missed, Skew delivers on the creepy scare factor in a big, big way. Winner: Independent Spirit Award, A Night Of Horror International Film Festival. “Skew is an immensely creepy and economic thriller that keeps its audience on edge! (A) terrifying indie gem!” (Rogue Cinema).
Preceded by Short Films:
Prodigal Son
Directed by C.J. Scuffins / 18 mins / Ireland
A psychotic teen returns from the dead.Carny
Directed by Kevin Lonano / 11 mins / USA
The Psycho-Fugue Circus executes one of their own for murdering the Headline act.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THE KILLAGE
6:00 p.m.
Directed by Joe Bauer / 102 mins / Australia
CLOSING NIGHT - FOUR FILMS FROM AUSTRALIA!
A group of eleven recruits, composed entirely of excruciating social stereotypes, and one dorky camp instructor, embark on a weekend-long work retreat in the quasi-wilderness of northern south-east Queensland. Everything goes relatively smoothly until one of the group members turns out to be a homicidal (and creative) maniac. Hitting on all cylinders, while exploiting and having fun with every known horror movie cliché, The Killage is a legitimate piece of fun that deserves to be on everyone’s top horror/comedy list, alongside Shaun of the Dead, An American Werewolf in London, Return of the Living Dead and last year’s Spooky Movie opening night feature, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. “The perfect mix of humour and terror!” (4ZZZFM).
Preceded by Short Films:
Bad Moon Rising
Directed by Scott Hamilton / 8 mins / Australia
A simple interrogation takes an unexpected turn.Attack
Directed by Adam White / 12 mins / Australia
When a tumor is discovered in Harold’ brain, his only chance for survival is laser surgery. However, inside the tumor is a world under attack. Big hit at this year's SXSW!Click Here To Watch THE KILLAGE Trailer
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But wait...there's more!
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Saturday, October 29HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1958)
9:00 p.m.
Directed by William Castle/ 75 mins / USA
Eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren (Vincent Price) and his 4th wife, Annabelle, have invited 5 people to the house on Haunted Hill for a "haunted House" party. Whoever will stay in the house for one night will earn ten thousand dollars each. As the night progresses, all the guests are trapped inside the house with ghosts, murderers, and other terrors.
Preceded by Short Film:
Feather
Directed by David McKendry / 20 mins / USA
A modern retelling of Nathaniel Hawthore's "Feathertop." This short is directed by David McKendry, who writes for Fangoria and has directed recent music videos for GWAR and Municipal Waste.Click Here To Watch HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL Trailer
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
11:00 p.m.
Directed by George Romero / 96 mins / USA
"They're dead...they're all messed up!" Unexpected radiation raises the dead in this, the most iconic modern horror of all time, directed by maverick horror icon, George Romero, which sets the blueprint for living dead movies that followed. Inspired by the Richard Matheson classic novel "I Am Legend," not only created the modern zombie genre (without even using the word "zombie"), but he managed to capsilate the fears and frustrations of its hightened cold-war/vietnam war era.
Preceded by Short Film:
EAST COAST PREMIERE!
Night of the Little Dead
Directed by Frank Ippolito and Ezekiel Zabrowski / 11 mins / USA
It’s the little things that getcha! Starring Penn Jillette and produced by Teller. Also starring Bill Moseley and Ed Herrmann as Earl.Click Here To Watch NIGHT OF THE LIVIND DEAD (1968) Trailer
Click Here To Watch NIGHT OF THE LITTLE DEAD Trailer
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2011 Trailer Competetion
Thank you to all who entered the 2011 Trailer Competetion. Below are the top five trailers chosen for this year.
Winners!
1 - The Killage
2 - Mister Fister
3 - In The Dark
4 - Something Happens In The Night
5 - The Wine Cellar
Below are the remaining semi-finalists, in alphabetical order.
Abby Dux
Chord
Earwigs
Electric
Lucifer's Angels
Opening Fright
Sacrament
