A landmark appearance by NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS
director CHUCK RUSSELL PLUS SPECIAL SCREENINGS OF BUFFY THE VAMPIRE
SLAYER WITH SPECIAL GUEST KRISTY SWANSON, THE MONSTER SQUAD with stars
Andre Gower & Ryan Lambert highlight the schedule as the lineup of
films featured in next month’s WIZARD WORLD HORROR FEST IN
PHILADELPHIA HAS BEEN SET. WIZARD WORLD, Inc. (OTCBB:WIZD) and
Bloody-Disgusting (www.bloody-disgusting.com), the most trafficked
HORROR SITE ON THE WEB, are teaming to present the first edition of
the festival in conjunction with WIZARD WORLD COMIC CON PHILADELPHIA,
June 2-4 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.Russell, who also
directed THE BLOB, THE MASK, THE SCORPION KING, ERASER and more, will
join NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET star Heather Langenkamp for a live
commentary of DREAM WARRIORS followed by an acoustic performance by
Don Dokken! After the performance at Underground Arts, the festival
will host a midnight screening of 1988’s THE BLOB! Chuck will be
available for autographs & photo ops at Wizard World Comic Con (his
first convention appearance ever!) on both Saturday & Sunday.
In addition to the previously announced films, the festival is excited
to announce the Philly premieres of BETTER WATCH OUT (previously known
as Safe Neighborhood) and LET ME MAKE YOU A MARTYR starring Marilyn
Manson.
All screenings will be held at the Nutter Theater (Room 114 of the
convention center) unless otherwise noted below.
For the full list, visit http://wizd.me/WWHFPhila
[http://wizd.me/WWHFPhila].
June 2, 7 pm-11pm
June 3, 12pm-2am
June 4, 11am-5:30pm
The schedule is as follows:
Friday:
7:00 PM - Better Watch Out
D: Chris Peckover | W: Zack Kahn
On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old
boy from intruders, only to discover it's far from a normal home
invasion.
$12
9:00 PM - Monster Squad (Introduction and post screening Q&A with
actors Andre Gower & Ryan Lambert)
D: Fred Dekker | W: Shane Black, Fred Dekker
A young group of monster fanatics attempt to save their hometown from
Count Dracula and his monsters.
$12
Saturday:
Noon - WORLD OF DEATH SHORTS PROGRAM
HORROR SHORT FILM SELECTIONS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, curated by Tony
Wash of Bloody-Disgusting.
$12
1 PM - Buffy The Vampire Slayer (Q&A with KRISTY SWANSON FOLLOWING THE
SCREENING)
D: Fran Rubel Kuzui | W: Joss Whedon
A flighty teenage cheerleader learns that she is her generation’s
destined battler of vampires.
$12
3:30 PM - 68 Kill (PHILADELPHIA Premiere)
D: Trent Haaga | W: Trent Haaga
A hard-working man's inability to say no to beautiful women gets him
in trouble when he agrees to steal $68,000.
$12
5:45 PM - Dark Signal (U.S. Premiere)
D: Edward Evers-Swindell | W: Edward Evers-Swindell, Antony Jones
The spirit of a murdered girl returns with the message for the staff
of a local radio station.
$12
9:00 PM - Special WIZARD WORLD HORROR FEST EVENT AT UNDERGROUND ARTS,
1200 Callowhill St, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107
Dream Warriors (FEATURING LIVE COMMENTARY W/ Heather Langenkamp &
surprise guest & a live performance by Don Dokken)
D: CHUCK RUSSELL | W: Wes Craven, Bruce Wagner, Frank Darabont, CHUCK
RUSSELL
Survivors of undead serial killer Freddy Krueger - who stalks his
victims in their dreams - learn to take control of their own dreams in
order to fight back.
11:00 Don Dokken performance
12:00 Midnight Screening THE BLOB (1988)
D: CHUCK RUSSELL | W: CHUCK RUSSELL, Frank Darabont
Remake of the 1958 horror sci-fi about a deadly blob from another
planet which consumes everyone in its path.
$19:50 Tickets are $19.50 and on sale here:
http://www.undergroundarts.org/event/1486310-don-dokken-nightmare-on-elm-philadelphia/
[http://www.undergroundarts.org/event/1486310-don-dokken-nightmare-on-elm-philadelphia/]
Sunday:
11:00 AM - Let Me Make You a Martyr
D: Corey Asraf, John Swab | W: John Swab, Corey Asraf
A cerebral revenge film about two adopted siblings who fall in love,
and hatch a plan to kill their abusive father, Starring Marilyn
Manson.
$12
1:00 PM - Super Dark Times (PHILADELPHIA Premiere)
D: Kevin Phillips | W: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski
The '90s-set feature follows two teenage boys as they attempt to cover
up a gruesome accident.
$12
3:30 PM - Found Footage 3D (PHILADELPHIA Premiere)
D: Steven DeGennaro | W: Steven DeGennaro
A group of filmmakers sets out to make the first 3D found footage
HORROR MOVIE, but find themselves IN a found footage HORROR MOVIE WHEN
THE EVIL ENTITY FROM THEIR FILM ESCAPES INTO THEIR BEHIND-the-scenes
footage. Winner of Bruce Campbell HORROR FESTIVAL, Chicago 2016!
$12
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