This week the 5th annual Mile High Horror Film Festival kicks off at the Alamo Drafthouse Littleton! It’s going to be four days of awesome genre films, special presentations, and parties, and my ass will be on the ground, reporting for Bloody Disgusting.
The festival runs Oct. 9-12. It all kicks off with “An Evening With Michael Berryman” and a special screening of Craven’s classic The Hills Have Eyes. After that there’s a big Halloween party with free beer, karaoke, performances by human oddity Enigma, and more hijinks.
The programming features a ton of this year’s festival hits, including Housebound, Late Phases, Der Samurai, and more. There’s also a ton of shorts and some kick ass special screenings:
Special presentations will include a 60th anniversary presentation of CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON in 3D with actress Julie Adams in person, a 40th anniversary presentation of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE with the original ‘Leatherface,’ Gunnar Hansen in person, CANDYMAN with horror icon Tony Todd in person, and a 15-year anniversary reunion for THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT with directors Dan Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez in person!
For a full line-up, check out the Drafthouse website!
One special presentation I’m super excited about is a screening of Conrad Veidt’s 1924 film The Hands of Orlac, with a live original score by Paul Buscarello, a local composer who’s previously done a live score for The Phantom Carriage. I’ve never seen Orlac, so this screening sounds like a proper introduction.
Check back for my coverage of the 2014 Mile High Horror Film Festival!
PS: any BD readers in the Denver area have any suggestions for spots I should hit up in my down time? I’m a used book store junkie, so any tips on shops in the area would be much appreciated.