Want to be the first to see Fright Night Part 2‘s 4K restoration and support a fellow member of the horror community in the process?
Red Shirt Home Video, Synapse Films, The Spooky Picture Show, and Cinema Salem are joining forces to premiere the new restoration of the elusive 1988 sequel on May 23 in Salem, MA.
All proceeds from the benefit screening will support horror fan Erich Gamache and his family following his recent cancer diagnosis. The event will also feature raffles and exclusive poster prints.
“This screening is being held to benefit our friend, Erich Gamache, who has been fighting bravely against an aggressive form of cancer for the last year,” explained Red Shirt’s Michael Felsher . “He has been an essential and valued member of our online gaming group for years and is one of our favorite people on the planet. All the proceeds from this special screening will go to him to assist him and his family in their battle against the disease. We love you, Erich, and we hope that this event provides you with some help during this difficult time.”
“This is a chance for the horror community to do what it does best — come together,” added The Spooky Picture Show’s Chris MacGibbon. “We’re honored to present the world premiere of this restoration, but more importantly we’re honored to do it in support of our friend.”
“Our hearts go out to Erich and his family. We are proud to have our restoration premiere to help support him,” said Synapse’s Don May. Jr. “Everyone’s life has been affected by cancer. we are grateful for this opportunity to help him and his family through this very difficult time.”
Fright Night Part 2 has been newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative, approved by the director of photography Mark Irwin (Scream, The Fly).
Set three years after the events of Fright Night, the sequel sees Charley Brewster and horror host Peter Vincent attempting to put their vampire-hunting past behind them. When mysterious actress Regine Dandrige arrives in town, Charley must once again face the undead before becoming one of them.
Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween III: Season of the Witch, IT 1990) directs from a script he co-wrote with Tim Metcalfe (The Haunting in Connecticut) and Miguel Tejada-Flores (Screamers).
Roddy McDowall and William Ragsdale return to star alongside Traci Lind, Julie Carmen, and Jon Gries.
Tickets to the Fright Night Part 2 benefit screening are on sale now. The film is expected to hit 4K UHD later this year from Red Shirt and Synapse.
