New horror film festival FEARnyc brings genre stars and classic films to New York City
Classic and contemporary horror films and culture converge in New York City starting today as FEARnyc, New York City’s biggest horror film festival, begins its run at Cinema Village. The new event, to be held October 21-27, 2016, will feature screenings of over 65 films, cast appearances, special events and a tribute to horror icon Wes Craven.
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Among the highlights:
*Screenings of Night of the Living Dead, Psycho, Hocus Pocus, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Lost Boys, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and The Monster Squad
*The premiere of Dead Awake, the new film from Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick
*A screening of The Exorcist which will begin with a séance with the audience led by a renowned psychic
*A screening of the original 1978 Halloween with a Halloween Party featuring candy bags and games for the audience
*Screenings of classic films including Nosferatu, Carnival of Souls, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, House on Haunted Hill, Plan 9 from Outer Space, Dementia 13, Silent Night Bloody Night, And Then There Were None, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
*Screenings of brand new horror films including Gedeon Burkhard’s The Key, The Butcher Brothers’ A Beginner’s Guide to Snuff, Hannah Macpherson’s Sickhouse, Shawn Burkett’s Don’t Fuck in the Woods, the anticipated remake of the splatter classic Blood Feast and new documentaries about Stephen King flicks Pet Sematary and Carrie
*Faust: The Live Event, a screening of the silent classic Faust accompanied by a live performance of a soundtrack by Ben Singer of Modern Robot
*An award ceremony honoring the year’s best horror films with a special tribute to horror icon Wes Craven featuring appearances by members of Mr. Craven’s family and former cast member
Tickets are $12 general admission, $8 seniors and a limited number of festival passes, which include admission to every screening in the festival as well as the award ceremony and Wes Craven tribute, are available for $125.
Cinema Village is located at 22 East 12th Street in NYC’s Greenwich Village.
For more information, full festival lineup and complete list of celebrity appearances go to the official FEARnyc site.
