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Celebrate 30 Years of Christmas Evil in Austin, Chicago & La
11 December 2009 4:08 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Who says there's no Santa? Certainly not slasher fans in Austin, Chicago, and Los Angeles, who are being given a special treat this holiday season: 35mm theatrical screenings of Christmas Evil!
Next year marks the 30th anniversary of Lewis Jackson’s Christmas Evil. One of the seminal slasher films of the era, it has been hailed by John Waters as “the best seasonal film of all time.” Here are the details of the screenings:
Chicago - Saturday, December 12th
Portage Theater
4050 N. Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago, Il 60641
Approximately 9:15 pm
Los Angeles - Tuesday, December 15th
New Beverly Cinema
7165 Beverly Boulevard
La, CA 90036
7:30 pm
Note: Writer/director Lewis Jackson and star Brandon Maggart will be on hand at the La screening to introduce the film, and in addition rare 35mm outtakes from the film will be shown!
Austin - Tuesday, December 22nd
The Alamo Ritz
320 E. 6th Street
Austin, TX »
- Uncle Creepy
30th Anniversary Screenings of Christmas Evil
11 December 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the 1980 slasher cult classic Christmas Evil with rare 35mm theatrical screenings in Chicago, Los Angeles and Austin, TX! Next year marks the 30th anniversary of Lewis Jackson.s Christmas Evil . One of the seminal .slasher films. of the era, Christmas Evil has been hailed by John Waters as .the best seasonal film of all time.. Fans in Chicago, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas will have the rare opportunity to see this incredible and groundbreaking classic back on the big screen in 35mm! Christmas Evil .s writer/director Lewis Jackson and star Brandon Maggart will be on hand at the Los Angeles screening to introduce the film. In addition, rare 35mm outtakes from the film will be shown. So come celebrate the dark side of the holidays with »
Final Schedule for La Fango Con!
16 April 2009 8:08 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
We're getting all settled in out here in L.A., and the finishing touches have been put on this weekend's schedule of events. Our buddy Ted from Creation just gave me the Revised schedule, which I've posted after the jump. If you were planning your weekend around one of the previously posted schedules, please check this one out, as it may have changed.
Also a reminder, for the first time ever, we have Two Tracks of panels on both Saturday and Sunday!
Friday April 17
Main Track (Main Auditorium, Concourse, Rooms 151 & 152)
2:00 P.M. Greetings - With our hosts, Creation chief Adam Malin, Fangoria president/owner Thomas DeFeo, and Fango editor Tony Timpone.
2:10 P.M. Previews - A look at upcoming genre flicks!
3:10 P.M. Preview: “Walking Distance” - With writer/director Mel House and cast members Adrienne King, Reggie
Bannister, Shannon Lark and Denton Blane Everett
3:45 P. »
La Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors Convention Schedule Revealed!
14 April 2009 10:59 AM, PDT | iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news »
The La Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors is This weekend, April 17th through the 19th, and Fango's Tony Timpone just unveiled the schedule of panels this afternoon! The massive event is taking place at the La Convention Center. Tickets are still available via the official website right Here or you can buy them at the door!
All of the other horror web publications Shock Till You Drop, Dread Central, Arrow In The Head will be there to represent. In fact, Icons Of Fright will also be there moderating several panels through out the weekend. (Be sure to catch Icons own Robg at the following panels: Walking Distance, Grace, New Terminal Hotel, The Hills Run Red & "Horror On The Web")
Here's the breakdown for the entire weekend!
Friday, April 17
Main Track (Main Auditorium, Concourse, Rooms 151 & 152)
2:00 P.M.: Greetings
With our hosts, Creation chief Adam Malin, Fangoria editor Tony Timpone and »
It’S Alive! First look at La Fango con schedule
14 April 2009 9:17 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
After a year of planning, the schedule for the West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention is ready to be unveiled. The event will to be held this coming April 17-19 (three monstrous days and over 100 guests!) at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa).
All guests/events listed here are tentative. More stars are still joining the fun at this late stage, so expect lots of surprises all weekend long. And for the first time ever, we’ve added a second track of programming that will take place concurrently with the main track on Saturday and Sunday! Be sure to note which rooms your favorite panels will be held in. Details for the jam-packed film schedule, including several world premieres and more unannounced bonus guests, can be found here. For additional information and tickets to the Weekend of Horrors, produced by Creation and Fangoria Entertainment, go here. »
Fearsome Fango Film Show Line-Up Announced
13 April 2009 4:04 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
While they put the finishing touches on the panel schedule for this weekend's Los Angeles Weekend of Horrors, the folks at Fangoria have just released the line-up for the Fearsome Fango Film Show (running all three days: Friday in Room 502 A, second floor; Saturday & Sunday in Room 501 A-c, second floor; both located in West Hall B).
The movies that will be screened during the weekend include:
Friday, April 17
4:00 p.m.: Mum & Dad
6:00 p.m.: Short Film Showcase, Part I
7:30 p.m.: Martyrs (review here)
Saturday, April 18
12:00 p.m.: Christmas Evil (presented by director Lewis Jackson and star Brandon Maggart)
2:00 p.m.: Short Film Showcase: Part II
3:00 p.m.: Dark Side Of Eden: The Making of Stanley (introduced by filmmaker Daniel Griffith and Stanley director William Grefé)
4:15 p.m.: The Dark Lurking
6:00 p.m.: The Graves »
- The Woman In Black
First look at West Coast Fango con film schedule
13 April 2009 1:58 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
While we put the finishing touches on the schedule for the West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held this coming April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa), here’s a look at the Fearsome Fango Film Show (running all three days: Friday in Room 502 A, second floor; Saturday & Sunday in Room 501 A-c, second floor; both located in West Hall B) in the meantime. The program gives you the chance to catch exclusive screenings of many films you won’t be able to see anywhere else right now, plus special guests dropping by to introduce the showings.
For additional information and tickets to the Weekend of Horrors, produced by Creation and Fangoria Entertainment, go here and watch this site for the full schedule of panels tomorrow. Here’s the complete film show lineup:
Friday, April 17
4:00 p.m.: Mum & Dad
This British »
Ogre and still more “final” guests added to La Fango con
12 April 2009 7:31 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
We thought we were finished, but everybody wants to come to our scary shindig next week! Legendary Skinny Puppy singer Nivek Ogre (a.k.a. Oghr) and a few more notable genre folks have joined the lineup of the fast approaching West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa).
Ogre will appear with his Repo! The Genetic Opera cast and crew on Sunday. The singer played Pavi Largo in the cult horror/rock musical. The latest bonus guests (hey, we are running out of room!) include:
• Greydon Clark: cult director of Without Warning, Satan’S Cheerleaders, Wacko, Black Shampoo and Dance MacAbre (signing at Hollywood Book & Poster table)
• Tim Thomerson: fan favorite from Near Dark, Trancers, Dollman, Nemesis and new War Wolves and Live Evil (the latter screening at the con; Thomerson will »
Lost Boys singer G Tom Mac w/ Corey Haim at L.A. Fango Con!
11 April 2009 8:35 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
The Los Angeles Weekend of Horrors just keeps getting better, with so many guests being added (and some day-of surprises in-store!) that we can barely keep up here at Fango HQ! The latest addition to the West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa) is G Tom Mac, the writer and voice of "Cry Little Sister" from The Lost Boys. He'll be joined with star Corey Haim at the event on Sunday, April 19th!
The most recent announcement of Fango terror talent includes:
• Roddy Piper Wrestler/They Live star previews new film A Gothic Tale; also appearing: Piper’s daughter, actress Ariel Teal Toombs of Creeper (Sunday)
• Terrance Zdunich, Repo! The Genetic Opera star and co-creator (appearing Sunday)
• Last House On The Left reunion: with original baddies David Hess, Fred Lincoln, Jeramie Rain and Marc Sheffler »
Roddy Piper and a ton more guests added to La Fango con
10 April 2009 2:50 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Wrestler/They Live star Roddy Piper and a ton more genre stars have joined the lineup of the fast approaching West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa). Piper will appear with his daughter, actress Ariel Teal Toombs of Creeper (formerly Little F*Cker), on Sunday to discuss their respective new fright films (also screening at the con), including Piper’s new anthology A Gothic Tale (pictured).
The additional, perhaps final, windfall of Fango terror talent includes:
• Terrance Zdunich, Repo! The Genetic Opera star and co-creator (appearing Sunday)
• Last House On The Left reunion: with original baddies David Hess, Fred Lincoln, Jeramie Rain and Marc Sheffler (panel on Sunday; signing all three days at Hollywood Book & Poster tables)
• Christa Campbell: star of 2001 Maniacs and Day Of The Dead, signing free posters from her new »
Drag Me To Hell stars doin’ La Fango con
8 April 2009 10:06 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Drag Me To Hell actors Justin Long and Lorna Raver (Fango #283’s cover girl!) have joined the lineup of the upcoming West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa). Long (of the Jeepers Creepers films and Live Free Or Die Hard) and Raver (a TV actress who has logged time on Star Trek: Voyager, Charmed and Weeds) will join director Sam Raimi on Friday at the show.
Other exciting guests/programs set for Fango’s Southern California blowout include:
• Sam Raimi: director of the Evil Dead and Spider-man trilogies, Darkman, Crimewave, The Quick And The Dead and many more will preview Drag Me To Hell (Friday)
• Clive Barker: creator of Hellraiser, Candyman, Nightbreed, Midnight Meat Train and Lord Of Illusions will preview his new movies Dread and Book Of Blood, plus the novel »
Tommy Victor (Prong, Ministry) and Skumlove to sign Schecter Guitars at La Fango Con!
8 April 2009 8:15 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Prong mainman Tommy Victor, who was recently interviewed by Fangoria (read it here) will be appearing at Fangoria's Weekend Of Horrors in Los Angeles, April 17-19, 2009. Victor, who recently toured with both Ministry and Danzig, will see the release of Prong's Power Of The Damn Mixxxer (read our review) on May 12th, 2009 via 13th Planet Records.
Tommy will be appearing at the Schecter Guitar Research booth for signing sessions throughout the weekend, along with Skumlove, who's new album The Church Of The New Perversion was recently recorded and co-written with Victor.
Music from Skumlove's past album Songs Of Lust And Corrosion were featured on the Award winning Horror-Porn DVD "Grub Girl" and the B-style horror movie Intermedio starring Edward Furlong (Terminator 2) and Amber Benson (Buffy: The Vampire Slayer).
Other exciting guests/programs set for Fango’s Southern California blowout include: • Sam Raimi: director of the Evil Dead and Spider-man trilogies, »
Orphan/House Of Wax director doin’ La Fango con
6 April 2009 1:49 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
House Of Wax remake director Jaume Collet-Serra (pictured below) has joined the line-up of the upcoming West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa). Attending Sunday, the Barcelona-born Collet-Serra will be previewing his new chiller Orphan at the show. The Warner Bros./Dark Castle picture, about an evil child, opens July 24.
Other exciting guests/programs set for Fango’s Southern California blowout include:
• Sam Raimi: director of the Evil Dead and Spider-man trilogies, Darkman, Crimewave, The Quick And The Dead and many more will preview Drag Me To Hell (Friday)
• Clive Barker: creator of Hellraiser, Candyman, Nightbreed, Midnight Meat Train and Lord Of Illusions will preview his new movies Dread and Book Of Blood, plus the novel The Scarlet Gospels
• Tobe Hooper: director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist, Eaten Alive ’Salem’S Lot, »
Troma’s Lloyd Kaufman doin’ La Fango con
3 April 2009 2:15 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Troma chief Lloyd Kaufman has joined the lineup of the upcoming West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa). The independent film maverick will be attending the show on all three days and will take the stage on Sunday to talk about such Tromatic movies as Poultrygeist, Terror Firmer, Class Of Nuke ’Em High, Tromeo & Juliet, Troma’S War and the Toxic Avenger flicks.
Other exciting guests/programs set for Fango’s Southern California blowout include:
• Sam Raimi: director of the Evil Dead and Spider-man trilogies, Darkman, Crimewave, The Quick And The Dead and many more will preview Drag Me To Hell (Friday)
• Clive Barker: creator of Hellraiser, Candyman, Nightbreed, Midnight Meat Train and Lord Of Illusions will preview his new movies Dread and Book Of Blood, plus the novel The Scarlet Gospels »
Repo!/Saw’s Darren Lynn Bousman doin’ La Fango con
1 April 2009 1:38 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Repo! The Genetic Opera director Darren Lynn Bousman has joined the lineup of the upcoming West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa). Bousman (pictured with Alexa Vega) will discuss Repo!’s growing cult success, as well as his work on the Saw sequels (II-iv).
Other exciting guests/programs set for Fango’s Southern California blowout include:
• Sam Raimi: director of the Evil Dead and Spider-man trilogies, Darkman, Crimewave, The Quick And The Dead and many more will preview Drag Me To Hell (Friday)
• Clive Barker: creator of Hellraiser, Candyman, Nightbreed, Midnight Meat Train and Lord Of Illusions will preview his new movies Dread and Book Of Blood, plus the novel The Scarlet Gospels
• Tobe Hooper: director of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist, Eaten Alive ’Salem’S Lot, The Mangler, Crocodile, Lifeforce, Toolbox Murders, »
Shannon Elizabeth & Night Of The Demons panel set for La Fango con
31 March 2009 9:14 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
A panel devoted to the Night Of The Demons remake will take place at the next West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa). Appearing at the preview (slotted for Saturday) will be the film’s new Angela, Shannon Elizabeth (pictured) of Scary Movie, Cursed, 13 Ghosts and the first two American Pie movies.
Joining Elizabeth will be her Demons co-stars: Freddy Vs. Jason’s Monica Keena, Tiffany Shepis and Laid To Rest’s Bobbi Sue Luther, as well as director/co-writer Adam Gierasch of Autopsy and his Mother Of Tears/Toolbox Murders co-scripter Jace Anderson. “We will have never-before-seen clips, and we also may bring another surprise actor or two,” says Anderson.
Other exciting guests/programs set for Fango’s Southern California blowout include:
• Sam Raimi: director of the Evil Dead and Spider-man trilogies, »
Jeffrey Combs & Dark House panel set for La Fango con
30 March 2009 2:03 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
A panel devoted to the new spooky flick Dark House, starring Jeffrey Combs, will take place at the next West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa). Appearing at the preview (slotted for Sunday) will be writer/director Darin Scott (Tales From The Hood) and his cast, including Combs, Rest Stop’s Diane Salinger, Boogeyman 2’s Matt Cohen, Megan Ory, One Tree Hill’s Bevin Prince, Dollhouse’s Erin Cummings and Reeker’s Scott Whyte.
Dark House’s storyline follows the traumatized Claire Thompson (Ory), who tries to come to terms with her demons by revisiting the old house where a terrible children’s massacre took place. The hitch? The place is now being used as a haunted-house attraction set up by Walston Rey (Combs). When the place, formerly run by the evil Miss »
Director Toby Wilkins (Splinter) doin’ La Fango con
27 March 2009 5:56 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Director Toby Wilkins, whose first film Splinter wowed fans last year, has joined the lineup of the next West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa). Wilkins will preview his latest directorial effort, Ghost House Pictures’ The Grudge 3, at the convention, with cast members Johanna Braddy and Scary Movie 4’s Beau Mirchoff (both pictured).
Other exciting guests/programs set for Fango’s Southern California blowout include:
Sam Raimi: director of Evil Dead and Spider-man trilogies, Darkman, Crimewave, Quick & The Dead and many more will preview Drag Me To Hell (Friday) Clive Barker: creator of Hellraiser, Candyman, Nightbreed, Midnight Meat Train and Lord Of Illusions will preview new movies Dread and The Book Of Blood, plus novel The Scarlet Gospels Ron Perlman: Genre superstar! Hellboy movies, Beauty And The Beast, Cronos, »
Hellboy’s Ron Perlman doin’ La Fango con
26 March 2009 8:38 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Genre heavyweight Ron Perlman has joined the lineup of the next West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa). Besides his starring turns in the Hellboy movies and on the cult TV series Beauty And The Beast, Perlman’s long career has included roles in Cronos, Alien Resurrection, The Last Winter, The Name Of The Rose, Desperation, Masters Of Horror (John Carpenter’s Pro-Life), Sleepwalkers, The City Of Lost Children, Star Trek: Nemesis and the upcoming I Sell The Dead, Season Of The Witch and The Devil’S Tomb.
Perlman will be attending Saturday’s panel for Mutant Chronicles (pictured) with Thomas Jane (also his Dark Country co-star and director). Other exciting guests/programs set for Fango’s Southern California blowout include:
• Sam Raimi: director of the Evil Dead and Spider-man trilogies, Darkman, »
Sybil Danning doin’ La Fango con—and The Lair
25 March 2009 6:36 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
Legendary femme fatale Sybil Danning has joined the lineup of the next West Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors convention, to be held April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center (1201 South Figueroa). Danning’s long career in exploitation has included roles in Howling II, Amazon Women On The Moon, The Tomb, Reform School Girls, Chained Heat, Luigi Cozzi’s Hercules and Rob Zombie’s Halloween and Werewolves Of The SS trailer from Grindhouse.
The Austrian actress recently joined the cast of The Lair, the hit here! vampire series that returns to the cable network’s lineup in August. “I am in five of 13 episodes of season three of The Lair,” Danning tells Fango. “I loved working with my dear friend Fred [Olen Ray, the show’s creator] and all the people on the Lair set, but I cannot mention anything about my character whatsoever! So we will keep it mysterious!” For more on the sultry actress, »
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