Hooked on haunting Nov 1, 2008
"Some people think we must be freaks," says Ms. Zimmer, who hosted the first annual FrightFest BC, a gathering of avid haunters, at her house eight summers ago. "When I first started [FrightFest] I was a little concerned about having all these people obsessed with severed limbs and corpses over," Ms. Zimmer says, "but they all turned out to be normal people with normal jobs. There were nurses, engineers, technicians - you really can't afford to do this unless you have a decent job." ... Every... (Globe and Mail)
Fire at Great Escape Oct 29, 2008
Park officials say although the building was destroyed, Frightfest will go on as planned this weekend. Email Story. (FOX23 News, NY)
Six Flags Statement Regarding New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards Oct 3, 2008
Founded in 1961, Six Flags has provided world class entertainment for millions of families with cutting-edge, record-shattering roller coasters and appointment programming and special events such as the weekly Summer Concert Series, FrightFest and Holiday in the Park. Now 47 years strong, Six Flags is recognized as the preeminent thrill innovator while reaching to all demographics -- families, teens, tweens and thrill seekers alike -- with themed attractions based on the Looney Tunes characters,... (PR Newswire)
HalloWeekends Returns to Cedar Point Aug 29, 2008
In addition to an expanded entertainment package, the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort's 12th annual fall frightfest will also be extended to eight weekends, the longest haunting season in the event's history. Beginning Friday, Sept. 12, HalloWeekends will be held Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 2. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Amusement Parks To Stay Open A Little Longer Aug 25, 2008
Six Flags now devotes a full month's worth of preparations for FrightFest, a popular and profitable attraction that runs through all of October. "It's thrills by day and chills by night. We have a trick-or-treat trail and some cute shows in the day, then as the sun goes down, the chill factor goes up," Pinkerton said. (FOX61, CT)
Is Horror in Trouble? Aug 16, 2008
But London audiences won't have to wait too long, as both will be part of yearly horror happening FrightFest at the Odeon West End later this month () ... London's Film4 FrightFest line-up announced. (IGN FilmForce)
Dance of the Dead Q&A : Director Gregg Bishop dicusses his film and the IGN Frig... Aug 14, 2008
Director Gregg Bishop dicusses his film and the IGN FrightFest screening ... The film is playing at London's FrightFest as the IGN screening - - and to celebrate this momentous occasion, we caught up with director Gregg Bishop to discuss the making of a future cult classic ... IGN: Are you looking forward to having the film play at FrightFest as the IGN screening. (IGN FilmForce)
FrightFest Comp Aug 1, 2008
UK, August 1, 2008 - The Film4 FrightFest is the U.K.'s premier horror and fantasy film festival, showcasing the best in scares from around the globe ... The promoter of this prize draw is Frightfest ... One main winner will win a prize of a pair of VIP passes to Film Four Frightfest 2008. (IGN FilmForce)
Getting spooky with the latest "X-Files" movie Jul 21, 2008
All that's known is that, dealing with a difficult case, Scully seeks the help of an embittered and ostracized Mulder, a request that sets in motion a stand-alone frightfest that involves a missing agent, a psychic (Billy Connolly), a manhunt and probably a few monsters lurking in the night. Anderson hastens to add that "I Want to Believe" is also very much about Scully and Mulder. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
FrightFest Returns Jul 2, 2008
London's Film4 FrightFest line-up announced ... UK, July 2, 2008 - The line-up for London's Film4 FrightFest has been announced, and it's a delectable selection of hardcore horror titles from around the globe, featuring no less than six world premieres and 16 UK premieres ... Midnight Meat Train But it's the little gems that FrightFesters are most passionate about, and there should be no shortage of small wonders playing at the event, with Time Crimes, The Chaser and the Let the Right One In all... (IGN FilmForce)
In Defence of Uwe Boll Apr 15, 2008
Seed, his serial killer story, was screened last year at FrightFest and divided opinion; dark, violent, but not necessarily gratuitous, it was at any rate a well-crafted little movie. With these low-budget productions, Boll has found a much more suitable way to express himself, as they allow him to give free rein to his excessive nature. (IGN FilmForce)
FrightFest Special Apr 15, 2008
UK, April 15, 2008 - Our good friends at FrightFest have announced two fantastic all-day horror-thons happening in London over the next few weeks ... For details of times, prices and ticket availability, head to the FrightFest website. (IGN FilmForce)
Grindhouse Hits the UK Feb 15, 2008
Special screenings at Prince Charles cinema and FrightFest ... It will also appear as part of Glasgow FrightFest on February 23 ... For more information about the FrightFest engagement. (IGN FilmForce)
The French Renaissance Feb 15, 2008
Says Franck Vestiel, director of underground sci-fi horror Eden Log, set to be screened at the Glasgow FrightFest on February 23: "The DVD market has grown immensely and cable networks have multiplied; they both have to be fed new productions...". "What happens next?" - Horrific goings on in Xavier Gens's Frontier(s). (IGN FilmForce)
SCREAMFESTINDO: Horror fest wants viewers 'scream, clap and boo' Nov 18, 2007
" It's an umbrella that consists of specific genres such as horror, thriller, fantasy, anime, science-fiction, martial art and cult films; or what is referred to as "genre movies". The idea for the festival came when festival director Rusli Eddy was studying in London and attended FrightFest, the biggest horror and fantasy film festival in the UK. was so fun. Everyone was free to clap, scream and boo. Then I thought, we should make our own, in Indonesia.". This thought was also provoked by the... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
WHERE, OH WEREWOLF Oct 21, 2007
The frightfest kicks off at 9 Saturday night with Joe Dante's "The Howling" (1981) and shuts down with the 5:40 showing the next morning of an erotic number called "The Werewolf vs. the Vampire Woman" (1971), starring Spanish horror superstar Paul Naschy, who has appeared in a dozen or so werewolf films. In between, fans will be treated to Neil Jordan's "The Company of Wolves" (1984); Terence Fisher's "The Curse of the Werewolf" (1961); Mike Nichols' "Wolf" (1994), with Jack Nicholson as a book... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Top 10 scary movies Oct 4, 2007
The second-best psychological frightfest ... The best psychological frightfest ever. (The Palm Beach Post)
Tomato frightfest! Sep 26, 2007
Yes, meet one of the 11 winners of the Santa Sweets Ugly Tomato contest in this case, a frightfest of a tomato from the garden of one Courtney Newman of Hollywood, Calif. Does this thing look like a cancerous growth or what. (The Palm Beach Post)
Venice Film Festival 2007 diary part four Sep 5, 2007
As FrightFest prepares to descend on our Bank Holiday Weekend, Nigel Floyd wonders if horror can be funny. Nicole Kidman has been cast as a mysterious woman who may be a Nazi war criminal in 'The Reader. (Time Out)
Gory visionOn the set of violent British action movie Doomsday Aug 24, 2007
Horror director Neil Marshall is showing footage from his latest film, Doomsday, at Frightfest, the UK's fantasy and horror movie festival, on Thursday ... " At which point, as if to highlight his point, Marshall is called back to the more urgent business of directing Mitra's battle to avoid a grisly end. Doomsday is due in cinemas in 2008. Frightfest continues at the Odeon West End in central London until Sunday. Bookmark with: RELATED BBC LINKS RELATED INTERNET LINKS The BBC is not responsible... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Slayer, Manson get down and dark Aug 6, 2007
The segue from fury to frightfest was ably handled with haunted-house piano and string music playing behind a black curtain -- emblazoned with two "bleeding" M's -- as if the band were conjuring the singer from the crypt. "If I Was Your Vampire" oozed appropriately with menace as Manson, sporting an orange stripe over his eyes, welcomed his minions. (Boston Globe)
Social Capital Entertainment Debuts First Theatrical Release: Snoop Dogg's Urban Frightfest 'Hood of Horror' May 1, 2007
Social Capital Entertainment Debuts First Theatrical Release: Snoop Dogg's Urban Frightfest 'Hood of Horror ... Social Capital Entertainment Debuts First Theatrical Release: Snoop Dogg's Urban Frightfest 'Hood of Horror ... Social Capital's project slate includes urban frightfest Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror. (PR Newswire)
/C O R R E C T I O N -- Social Capital Entertainment/ May 1, 2007
In the news release, Social Capital Entertainment Debuts First Theatrical Release: Snoop Dogg's Urban Frightfest 'Hood of Horror', issued earlier today by Social Capital Entertainment over PR Newswire, we are advised by the client that the sub-headline should read "Indie Producer Martin Shore Brings Together Snoop Dogg, Top Bay Area Hip-hop Talent and Visual Effects Maestro John Gaeta for First Feature Film Effort" rather than "Successful Bay Area Real Estate Developer and Producer's Feature... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
