Mike Smaczylo created some sick art for the upcoming Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival, which kicks off this Thursday as part of Chicago’s Wizard World.
Bruce Campbell signed it. Other filmmakers and cast will too. And one of you is going to win this badass prize.
TO ENTER: Put BCHFF POSTER in the subject line and then send YOUR FULL NAME and ADDRESS to submit@bloody-disgusting.com. Winners chosen at random. No PO Boxes. U.S. only.
Opening night will kick off with the highly anticipated shocker, Don’t Breathe, from director-producer-writer Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead) and produced by Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert. Alvarez and star Stephen Lang (Avatar) will be in attendance. Sony Pictures is set to release Don’t Breathe on August 26, 2016. Closing night will feature the Chicago Premiere of Siren, a feature adaptation of the segment “Amateur Night” from the 2012 critically acclaimed horror anthology V/H/S, with director Gregg Bishop and star Chase Williamson in attendance.
The festival will offer Bruce Campbell’s all-new game show, “Last Fan Standing”—a quiz show based on sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and superheroes. Last Fan Standing is the ultimate test of pop-culture knowledge. Four fans are put through their paces by host and Con-favorite Bruce Campbell, battling through devilish speed rounds and a nerve-wracking Final Confrontation until only one remains, and a Last Fan Standing is crowned. The game show will take place at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center on Friday at 3 PM and Saturday at 11 AM.
Writer/director Fred Dekker is slated to receive the inaugural “Groovy as Hell” award, and the festival will host a 30th anniversary screening of the cult classic Night of The Creeps and a very special screening of The Monster Squad with actors Andre Gower (Sean) & Ryan Lambert (Rudy) also in attendance.
Popular stand-up comic and host of the Doug Loves Movies podcast, Doug Benson, will host a very special ‘Doug Benson Movie Interruption’ of Army of Darkness, with guest interrupter Bruce Campbell!
Benson and Campbell, along with mystery comedians, will riff on the film live from the front row, and say whatever hilarious thoughts that pops into their heads. Single tickets for this show are SOLD OUT, but you can still guarantee a seat with the purchase of a festival badge.
BCHFF is also thrilled to present a 25th anniversary celebration of everyone’s favorite time-traveling metalhead slackers, a screening of Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey with director Peter Hewitt in attendance, along with Death himself, William Sadler!
The festival will also mark the World Premieres of Found Footage 3D, the long-awaited satirical horror film produced by Kim Henkel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and directed by Steven DeGennaro, and Show Yourself, a haunting & remarkable genre-bending feature debut from Billy Ray Brewton (subject of the wonderful award-winning 2014 documentary Skanks, and programmer for Slamdance Film Festival).
Fans in the region will also experience the Chicago premieres of:
- The Greasy Strangler– The most hilariously disturbing film of the year. From Elijah Wood’s Spectrevision, Drafthouse Films, & Ant Timpson.
- Here Alone – Winner of the 2016 Tribeca Audience Award.
- Abattoir – From Darren Bousman, the director of Saw2, 3, 4, Repo: The Genetic Opera, Mother’s Day, and The Devil’s Carnival. Darren will be in attendance to present the film.
- Pet – The SXSW hit starring Dominic Monaghan (Lord of The RingsTrilogy).
- I am Not a Serial Killer– Starring Christopher Lloyd in yet another career defining performance.
- Beyond The Gates – Winner of the midnightaudience award at Los Angeles Film Festival.
- Antibirth – Premiered at the Sundance Film & starring Natasha Lyonne & Chloe Sevigny.
- Short Trip To Hell (Shorts Block) – A stunning collection of premiere shorts that will scare you senseless!
Get full details here. See you there!
