HORRORFEST 2009 - 29 Oct - 6 Nov 2009
 Well it's that time of year again and our friends over at www.horrorfest.info have an awesome line-up for fright-tastic movies in store for you guys this year.
We'll be there on Halloween from 2pm selling our usual T-Shirts, Mugs and Back-Issues.
Don't miss it.
We'll be helping to judge the short film entries again and we've added a R1000 cash giveaway to the film with the best screenplay - plus a complete collection of back-issues of Something Wicked for the two runners-up.
Most of the movies screened at the festival are making their African big screen
premiere.
Below you'll find the final movie line-up & screening times:
All tickets: R25 / except for the live movie soundtrack performance: R45
(Booking opens at the Labia Theatre on 26 October: 021 424 5927)
South African HORRORFEST FILM FESTIVAL - 5th Anniversary
Halloween Season > 29 October - 6 November
(for full movie info & festival details: www.HORRORFEST.info )
Click the read more link for the full line-up of awesome movies.
THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER:
8:15pm: PANDORUM (special pre-release, pre-festival screening)
FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER:
8:15pm: SHADOW REALM Short Film Collection: Chapter I (list of short titles on the
website - no repeats)
SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER: (Halloween)
12pm: DIE-NER
2pm: WICKED WORLD (world premiere)
4pm: I KNOW HOW MANY RUNS YOU SCORED LAST SUMMER
6pm: COLIN
9pm: MACISTE IN HELL - live soundtrack performance toa silent classic by THE MAKABRA
ENSEMBLE (Terminatryx & Lark members + guests)
SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER:
12pm: FAMILY DEMONS
2pm: BIKINI GIRLS ON ICE
4pm: SHADOW REALM Short Film Collection: Chapter II (list of short titles on the
website - no repeats)
6pm: STRIGOI
8:15pm: AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER:
6pm: THE BLOODY APE
8:15pm: BEWARE THE MOON: Remembering An American Werewolf In London (Documentary)
This night is a full moon!
TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER:
6pm: WEREWOLF OF WASHINGTON
8:15pm: T.M.A. - The Missing Address
WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER:
6pm: THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE
8:15pm: BLOOD NIGHT: The Legend Of Mary Hatchet
THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER:
6pm: THE WEREWOLF WOMAN
8:15pm: SHADOW REALM Short Film Collection: Chapter III (list of short titles on the
website - no repeats)
FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER:
8:15pm: ZOMBIELAND(special pre-release screening)
SPECIAL HAPPENINGS & FEST FEATURES
Short Film Competition:
R20,000 production prize for the best locally produced short film from VISUAL IMPACT
& HD HUB, plus a R1000 cash prize for the best short screenplay by SOMETHING WICKED
Magazine.
Future short- and feature film submission info: www.HORRORFEST.info
www.visuals.tv
www.hdhub.co.za
www.SomethingWicked.co.za
Live Soundtrack Performance & Halloween Dress-up Evening:
This year the the customary classic silent movie will again be a rarely seen
installment, the 1925 Italian made MACISTE IN HELL (Maciste all'inferno), directed
by Guido Brignone - an amazingly visualized trip to rival Dante's Inferno.
On Halloween night, Paul and Sonja from TERMINATRYX will again be joined on stage by
Simon and Sean from LARK (to create a diverse, vibrant and exciting new soundtrack,
performing it live to the movie's screening. This musical collaboration will now be
known as THE MAKABRA ENSEMBLE, and will also feature additional musical talents Max
Starcke and Lara Block.
This performance is always sold out, so booking is essential. Booking opens Monday
26 October: call 021 424 5927
This performance co-incides with the Halloween night dress-up competition with
prizes attached.
www.terminatryx.com/makabra.htm
www.hellfire.co.za
www.SoundAndMotion.co.za
HORRORFEST Vintage:
The HORRORFEST is teaming up with PROVOYEUR and DEVONVALE wine estate for a limited
edition HorrorFest wine! These can be bought at the Labia Theatre during the
festival. On three occasions across the 9-day event, there will be opportunities to
taste this fantastic vintage.
www.devonvale.co.za
The HORRORFEST V Poster:
This year the poster for the 5th chapter of the annual South African HORRORFEST Film
Festival (featuring poster-girl Sonja) was painted by renowned Stellenbosch-based
artist Vernon Swart. View it at the official website. A limited amount of these
posters, autographed by both Vernon and Sonja will be on sale at the festival.
www.VernonSwart.co.za
Audience Give-Aways:
Horror DVDs: from Flamedrop & ENT, Global Discs, Ster Kinekor-, Nu Metro-, Next-,
and Sting Home Entertainment.
What will also be included this year is an audience poll to allow the viewers to
vote on favourites and what people would like in the future - from these a winner
will get one of the biggest horror DVD collection prizes ever in South Africa! And,
a movie production course: from SLAMDANCE Africa.
www.SlamdanceAfricaFilmschool.wordpress.com (eligible winners must be present at the
ZOMBIELAND screening on 6 November to claim these two poll prize).
Body piercing vouches: form WILDFIRE Piercing Clinics.
RUE MORGUE Magazine subscription.
FANGORIA Magazines.
TWILIGHT Novels, DVDs & Soundtracks: from Nu Metro & Gallo / Warner
Literature:
Bloody Parchment is the HORRORFEST's new literary addition, kicking off with a live
reading of dark and scary tales by local authors at The Lounge Of Horror (The Book
Lounge, October 23rd - it was a greta success. 2010 will feature a short story
competition.
www.SHADOWREALMinc.com/bloodyparchment/bloodyparchment.htm
An Extra Festival Day:
Flamedrop Productions arranged for two pre-release shows, which will extend the
festival by a day to Friday 6 November to accommodate the screening of ZOMBIELAND as
a festival closer.
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