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| Press Release: The Gasparilla INTERNATIONAL Film Festival, Tampa Bay's Largest Independent Film Festival, has joined forces with the 5 year old Halloween Horror Picture Show and The Beach Theatre in St. Pete Beach to bring you a Halloween event that is sure to please every genre fan, young and old. THE 2008 HALLOWEEN HORROR PICTURE SHOW will take place at the historic Beach Theater in St. Pete Beach from Friday, October 24th, thru Sunday, October 26th. More details will follow but mark your calendars now for THE HALLOWEEN HORROR PICTURE SHOW, Friday October 24th thru Sunday October 26th! |
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Schedule of Movies for Friday, October 24th, thru Sunday, October 26th!* (*subject to change) Friday, October 24th: |
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein(1948), (Rated "Approved"), 83 mins, a.k.a. "Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein" Plot: "The world of freight handlers Wilbur Grey and Chick Young is turned upside down when the remains of Frankenstein's monster and Dracula arrive from Europe to be used in a house of horrors. Dracula awakens and escapes with the weakened monster, who he plans to re-energize with a new brain. Larry Talbot (the Wolfman) arrives from London in an attempt to thwart Dracula. Dracula's reluctant aide is the beautiful Dr. Sandra Mornay. Her reluctance is dispatched by Dracula's bite. Dracula and Sandra abduct Wilbur for his brain and recharge the monster in preparation for the operation. Chick and Talbot attempt to find and free Wilbur, but when the full moon rises all hell breaks loose with the Wolfman, Dracula, and Frankenstein all running rampant." - Written by Gary Jackson on IMDB.com |
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Alarum (year unknown), (rating unknown), (mins unknown) Plot: [No plot information available] |
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Army of Darkness (1992) (Rated R), 81 mins Plot: "In this sequel to the Evil Dead films, a discount-store employee ("Name's Ash. Housewares.") is time-warped to a medieval castle beset by monstrous forces. Initially mistaken for an enemy, he is soon revealed as the prophecised savior who can quest for the Necronomicon, a book which can dispel the evil. Unfortunately, he screws up the magic words while collecting the tome, and releases an army of skeletons, led by his own Deadite counterpart. What follows is a thrilling, yet tongue-in-cheek battle between Ash's 20th Century tactics and the minions of darkness." - Written by David Thiel on IMDB.com |
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Evil Dead 2 (1987) (Rated R), 85 mins, a.k.a. "Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn" Plot: "Sequel to The Evil Dead where Ash does not manage to escape the evil from the first movie. Retelling the story only leaves Ash and his girlfriend in the beginning for whatever reason. Ash must now survive another night in the cabin accompanied now by the Professor's daughter, a mechanic, an associate of the Professor, and the mechanic's girlfriend. But the thing in the darkness vows that they will be -- Dead By Dawn." - Written by Chris Seal on IMDB.com |
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Frankenstein vs the Wolfman (year unknown), (Rating unknown), 20 mins Plot: "One man created by science. The other cursed by fate. Tonight, two icons of horror will meet… for the last time! Leeta, Milo and Eddie are three young, orphaned pickpockets who discover that their small, woodsy mountain community has become the hunting ground for a werewolf. Enlisting the help of the Frankenstein Monster, now living in solitude after the death of his creator, they seek to uncover who the Wolfman is in human form - and how they can stop it before it kills again!" - From http://www.openfilm.com/videos/frankenstein_vs_the_wolfman. |
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Ghostbusters (1984) (Rated PG), 105 mins Plot: "Three odd-ball scientists get kicked out of their cushy positions at a university in New York City where they studied the occult. They decide to set up shop in an old firehouse and become Ghostbusters, trapping pesky ghosts, spirits, haunts, and poltergeists for money. They wise-crack their way through the city, and stumble upon a gateway to another dimension, one which will release untold evil upon the city. The Ghostbusters are called on to save the Big Apple." - Written by Greg Bole on IMDB.com |
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A Gothic Tale (2009), (Rating unknown), 135 mins Plot: "A GOTHIC TALE is a haunting story that examines emotional greed and personal choice, while challenging one's own sense of good judgment, morality, love, and human ethics. Three twisted and tortured souls forever linked by their ties to an unnamed Stranger, at the mercy of one another and the compromises they made to prove their love, remembered by a haunted and dedicated host who narrates their tale from just outside the abandoned building where they lived for many years." - From http://www.agothictale.com Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart," Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," and Robert Louis Stevenson's "Markheim." Note: Roddy Pipper, former WWE wrestler, is the narrator of this film. |
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Gremlins (1984), (Rated PG), 106 mins Plot: "Minature green monsters tear through the small town of Kingston Falls. Hijinks ensue as a mild-mannered bank teller releases these hideous loonies after gaining a new pet and violating two of three simple rules: No water (violated), no food after midnight (violated), and no bright light. Hilarious mayhem and destruction in a town straight out of Norman Rockwell. So, when your washing machine blows up or your TV goes on the fritz, before you call the repair man, turn on all the lights and look under all the beds. 'Cause you never can tell, there just might be a gremlin in your house." - Written by James Craver on IMDB.com |
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House on Haunted Hill (1959) (Not Rated), 75 mins Plot: "A millionaire Fredrick Loren invites five strangers to a party in the House On Haunted Hill. The house has a past of brutal murders. Mr. Loren's fourth wife, Annabelle, warns the guests that her husband is insane and plans something that night. That's when everyone begins to suspect something's going on with Mr. Loren. At midnight the doors are locked and there's no way to get out. Then when a game of murder begins and no one knows who's doing what there's no way to call for help because there's no electricity, phones, and no way to get out." - Written by Written by Anonymous on IMDB.com |
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I Bury the Living (1958), (Not Rated), 76 mins Plot: "A newly appointed cemetery chairman discovers that, merely by inserting a black pin into a wall-sized map of the cemetery, he can cause the deaths of that plot's owner." - Written by Marty McKee on IMDB.com Review: "A man (Richard Boone) has to take over as chairman of the Immortal Hills Cemetery. Shortly after, the man discovers he has the power to kill [by] sticking black pins in an old cemetery grounds map. Later on, after the man has convinced himself as well as those around him that he's not crazy, he decides to undo what he's done and pull the [black] pins out and replace them with white pins... this has always been one of my favorite spook flicks. Creepy... with a great twist ending. If you like older black and white spook[y] movies, you will not be disappointed. I have seen this flick no less than 10 times and will no doubt watch it again... unless someone sticks a black pin in my plot." - Written by moycon on IMDB.com |
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In Darkness (year unknown), (rating unknown), (mins unknown) "Moments. Petty moments. Significant moments. Ephemeral moments. The eternal moment…the moment in which the fifth business to a dark tragedy becomes the hero of his own grand tale. This is this moment. This is your moment, Vorenus. Arise! The Darkness beckons you!” --The Darkness "Love was cruel to him. The world had shunned him. He only found warmth in despair and misery. Yet the gods lurking within the Darkness weave a tale of their own for this victim of love. Rebirth is on the horizon. Life may yet continue under the smiling face of the darkness. Yet it'll demand a price…" A Visual Poem by Steven Cerritos (from http://www.myspace.com/indarknessthefilm) |
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Lamp Post Lane (year unknown), (rating unknown), (mins unknown) Plot: "An entry to a short film contest. The rules were to be under 3 minutes and utilize the theme "When nightmares come alive." Completely shot and edited in 6 hours. ." From the trailer's YouTube page, "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhIEdFAEny4. |
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Live Evil (2008), (Not Rated), (unknown) mins Plot: "[A] cowboy-hat-wearing samurai-sword-wielding Priest (Tim Thomerson) is on a quest for blood. Vampire blood. He's out for revenge on a "clique" of four vampires who are traveling across country in search of "pure blood." The human blood stream has become polluted by drugs, alcohol, Aids, Diabetes, anti-depressants, cigarettes, anything that changes the blood even a small amount makes it undrinkable for Vampires, who, like hi-performance automobiles need "hi test" fuel=Blood in order to survive. This has started a sort of underground civil war between various groups of vampires and vampires themselves have mutated due to the pollution of their life blood. Live Evil is what is written on playing cards left behind on the bodies of dead vampires that this mysterious Priest/Hunter leaves in his wake as he gets closer and closer to our main group of vampires." From http://www.liveevilthemovie.com. |
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Munster, Go Home (1966), (Not Rated), 96 mins Plot: "Herman discovers he's the new lord of Munster Hall in England. The family sails to Britain, where they receive a tepid welcome from Lady Effigy and Freddie Munster, who throws tantrums because he wasn't named Lord Munster. An on-board romance had blossomed between Marilyn and Roger, but on land Marilyn discovers Roger's family holds a longstanding grudge against the Munsters. Herman upholds the family honor in an auto race; he and Grandpa also unlock 'the secret of Munster Hall.'"" - Written by Dennis Lewis on IMDB.com |
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Night of the Living Dead (1968), (Not Rated), 96 mins Plot: "The dead come back to life and eat the living in this low budget, black and white film. Several people barricade themselves inside a rural house in an attempt to survive the night. Outside are hordes of relentless, shambling zombies who can only be killed by a blow to the head." - Written by Mark Logan on IMDB.com |
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The Reaper (year unknown), (rating unknown), (12 mins) "'The Reaper' is a 12 minute short horror film that is a completed film all on its own, but also is set to be the opening segment of the anthology feature film, 'All Hallows Eve'. It was shot in Tampa, Florida... this film will be more of an atmospheric and scary horror film rather than an in your face bloodbath. Music and atmosphere will play a big part in this film as we want to try our hand at scaring people with solid writing and characters and we feel this film will be able to accomplish just that." - From http://www.enigma-films.com/HTML%20Pages/Reaper.html |
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Robot Monster (1953), (Rated "Approved"), 66 mins Plot: "The Robot Monster has been sent to Earth as the advance party of an impending invasion. Ordered by The Great One to capture several humans, the Robot Monster becomes confused once it learns more about humans." - Written by Murray Chapman on IMDB.com |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), (Rated R), 100 mins Plot: "The story of an ordinary couple and one unforgettable night at the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a mad-scientist from the planet Transexual. Brad and Janet have arrived on their special night, the night of Dr. Furter's "beautiful creature", Rocky, the Adonis humanoid created for the release of Frank's "tension", was to be born. Action-packed romance...Transylvanian Parties...Gorgeous Gals...Thrills & Chills...Losta Larfs & Sex...16 Great Songs...Including "The Time Warp", "Sweet Transvestite", and "Whatever Happened To Saturday Night?" DREAM IT IN YOUR LIVING ROOM, BE IT IN THE THEATER!" - Written by Alex Madison on IMDB.com (The LIVE cast that performs with this movie is "Interchangeable Parts") |
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Shadowland (2008), (Rating unknown), (unknown) mins Plot: "An old church in a modern North American city is undergoing a renovation. Construction equipment and piles of debris cover the grounds. A deep pit has been dug for new sewer pipes. Night falls. A woman crawls from the pit. She is weak and covered with mud, her face beaten, her throat cut. She is unable to speak, remember who she is, or how she got there. This is Laura. Hungry, thirsty, she ventures out into the city, stealing food and warm clothes to survive. As she wanders the streets, she begins to see things that jar her memory: a picture on a wall, a historical marker, a map. Slowly, she starts to put the pieces together - the Old River Front, a house and family, a lover and a jealous suitor. She embarks on a trek across the city, trying to blend in and adjust to a modern world she has never seen before. Julian, a mysterious young man employed by the church, is sent out to find her. He seems to know more about her than she does, tracking her, quickly deducing that she is headed home, to the place where she used to live - more than a hundred years ago. Is Laura reincarnated? Resurrected and risen from the grave? Or is she just the unfortunate victim of a horrible crime, buried in the mud and left for dead? Is Julian really trying to help her, as he claims, or is he part of a conspiracy, a plot to kill her? Soon Laura is in a race for her life, trying to reach her home and her memories before Julian, the police, and the church can find her.'" - From http://www.shadowlandthemovie.com |
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Side Effect (2008), (rating unknown), (13 mins) Plot: "Lauren is an overachieving teenage babysitter for the Allens, who leave her in charge of their adorable young children, while they head out for some much-needed alone time. Unbeknownst to them, Lauren, overworked and overstressed, is getting a little extra help from a new prescription medication. The meds come on strong, twisting Lauren's appearance and causing an icy change in her demeanor, but the powerful medication also helps her get all of her duties done in a quick and efficient manner. Everything seems normal until Mr. and Mrs. Allen return home to discover the horrifying result of Lauren's brutal efficiency. Side Effect is a blood-curdling tale of science gone wrong in a pill-popping culture where the cure is more deadly than the disease." - Written by Anonymous on IMDB.com |
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Son of Godzilla (1967), (Rated PG), 84 mins, a.k.a. "Monster Island's Decisive Battle: Godzilla's Son" and "Kaijûtô no kessen: Gojira no musuko" Plot: "A group of scientists are on tropical Solgel Island in the Pacific to conduct weather control experiments. Just before they begin, they find giant preying mantases measuring 25 feet tall called Kamakaras. They decide to go ahead with the experiments, but a malfunction in one of the devices and as a result a radioactive storm that pushes the temperature up to two hundred degrees. The storm also causes the mantases to grow even bigger to 100 feet tall. The manatases then make their way to a huge mound where they uncover a giant egg which contains a young Godzilla, later named Minilla. Eventually, Godzilla shows up and saves his offspring. The rest of the movie features Godzilla taking care of and teaching his young son the skills that will eventually help him to become the new 'King of Monsters'" - Written by Brian Washington on IMDB.com |
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The Tingler (1959) (Rated ), 82 mins Plot: "TThe coroner and scientist Dr. Warren Chapin (Vincent Price) is researching the shivering effect of fear with his assistant David Morris (Darryl Hickman). Dr. Warren is introduced to Ollie Higgins (Philip Coolidge), the relative of a criminal sentenced to the electric chair, while making the autopsy of the corpse, and he makes a comment about the tingler-effect to him. Ollie asks for a lift to Dr. Warner, and introduces his deaf-mute wife Martha Higgins (Judith Evelyn), who manages a theater of their own. Dr. Warner returns home, where he lives with his unfaithful and evil wife Isabel Stevens Chapin (Patricia Cutts) and her sweet sister Lucy Stevens (Pamela Lincoln). Dr. Warner, upset with the situation with his wife, threatens and uses her as a subject of his experiment. When Martha dies of fear, Dr. Warner makes her autopsy and finds a creature that lives inside every human being, feeds with fear and is controlled by the scream. Once Martha was not able to scream, the tingler was not rendered harmless and became enormous. When the living being escapes, Dr. Warner and Ollie chase it in a crowded movie theater." - Written by Claudio Carvalho on IMDB.com |
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To Bygones (year unknown), (rating unknown), (mins unknown) Plot: "To Bygones is a brief occurrence in the lives of four old friends who have decided to let go of their differences and gather for an evening around the poker table. Before they are able to play one hand of cards, their differences surface placing them again at odds with each other. The underlying theme of this comedy of manners, and/or comedy of errors, is that all aspects of life, from its pleasures to its pains or from its calm to its conflict, should be celebrated with enthusiasm. " - From their MySpace website |