Salem Horror Fest has announced the initial wave of programming for its 8th annual event, running April 30-May 4 in nine venues across Salem, Massachusetts. Over 60 Official Selections — shorts, interludes (15-60 minutes), and feature length — will screen, in addition to repertory screenings, live podcasts, and other special events. The annual opening night […]
Salem Horror Fest has announced the initial wave of programming for its 8th annual event, running April 30-May 4 in nine venues across Salem, Massachusetts.
Over 60 Official Selections — shorts, interludes (15-60 minutes), and feature length — will screen, in addition to repertory screenings, live podcasts, and other special events.
The annual opening night celebration at the Peabody Essex Museum will feature a Q&A with horror icon Ashley Laurence moderated by Rue Morgue‘s Andrea Subissati; a screening of Hellbound: Hellraiser II; keynote speaker Professor Tananarive Due, author of The Reformatory and executive producer of Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror; announcement of jury prizes; and a screening of the winning short.
Special Events
- Local Mass Hysteria – A collection of shorts from New England filmmakers (April 30)
- Opening night with Ashley Laurence, Tananarive Due, and a screening of Hellbound: Hellraiser II (May 1)
- Book signing and panel with five horror authors including Tananarive Due
- Special appearances by resident scream queen Linnea Quigley
- The Faculty of Horror live podcast with a screening of The Substance
- Girl, That’s Scary! live podcast with special guest Tananarive Due
- Bloody Disgusting’s The Horror Show live podcast and horror trivia party
Repertory Screenings
- Re-Animator – 40th anniversary restoration
- Chain Reactions – New documentary about The Texas Chain Saw Massacre with Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, and Karyn Kusama
- More to be announced
Features
Catch a Killer
directed by Teddy Grennan
When a horror movie buff gets kicked off the police force, he and his girlfriend hunt a serial killer copy-catting the murders from famous horror films.
