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We are thrilled to announce another Women of Horror Film Festival in May… Women of Horror 2.
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Official Facebook Event Page Here

With each festival we try to bring a new and different theme into the movie theater, and once again it’s Lady’s Night!

Horror Society will feature films directed, produced, or written by women.

Saturday MAY 1st
5pm to 2am
Portage Theater
4050 N. Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60641

ONLY $12 for over 8 hours of BLOODY GOOD FUN!

Grab your tickets online and save! Only $10 online! Flagship merchant services are not charged separately! Buy them now!
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Our goal for this festival is to show the female side of the horror genre in a way that most of the horror fans are not familiar with. Many studios and companies need to stay away from this point of view because it does not attract the audience they are looking for. To us that is a shame. There are so many female directors doing indie horror now without the recognition they need and deserve. This is our chance to show those women that are making these types of films.

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LINEUP SO FAR…

SNUFF
http://maudemichaud.com/

GARGALESE
http://www.gargalese.com/

DONT LOSE HEART
http://www.thechainsawmafia.com/

ALICE JACOBS IS DEAD
http://www.strange-case.com/

I SPIT ON ELI ROTH
http://deviantpictures.com/

HEADING HOME
http://www.jane-rose.com/

MOVIE MONSTER INSURANCE
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947051/

BODY OF WORK
http://www.panicattackfilms.com/

TRIPPIN’
http://www.trippinthemovie.com/

NEAR DARK (35mm)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093605/

THE FOG (35mm)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080749/

Various Local Trailers and a GRINDHOUSE/EXPLOITATION compilation Cult Movie fans will love!!

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More movies coming soon…..

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SPECIAL GUESTS:

Devi Snively
(Director Death in Charge, Teenage Bikini Vampire, Trippin’)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1507113/

Svengirlie
(She will be at the KISS OF DEATH table!)

Dead Man’s Wake
(Female fronted band takes the stage at 5pm)

Shayla Beesley
(Co-Writer: Body of Work – Actor: Perkins 14)

Laura Szymber
(Co-Producer: Gargalese – The Tickle Monster)

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More Coming Soon….

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KREEPYLADY KRISTIN SILENT AUCTION AND RAFFLE:

Last year we did a raffle for The Lynn Sage Foundation of Chicago. We ended up raising a lot of money for the organization, and we are planning something else for this one. This year we are doing a raffle and silent auction for our good friend Kreepylady Kristin. She recently came upon some real rough times, losing her job, massive amounts of surgery from a life threatening condition, and now racked up a HUGE amount of medical bills. Without her insurance, (the company she worked for over 9 years let her go), she is facing a huge uphill battle and struggling to pay off those bills. She has been through months of medical rehab and we are planning on helping her out! She has played a huge role in the Chicago Horror Community and with Horror Society as well, so we have gathered up some great items for the raffle and auction. All proceeds of this raffle and auction will be going directly to her medical bills.

You horror freaks are going to love some of the products we have for you to bid on, and this will be a great help to her and her family as well.

More info on Kristin here…. http://www.horrorsociety.com/PDF/benifit.pdf

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SILENT AUCTION ITEMS:

27 1/2 x 41 Spanish Creepshow Poster Signed by George Romero
Dawn of the Dead Vinyl Soundtrack (by Goblin) signed by George Romero
A Clive Barker standee signed by Clive Barker
Signed Headshot of Clive Barker
Signed Headshot of Ray Wise
Signed Headshot of Elvira Mistress of the Dark
10 Original Prints from artist Chris Zenga
Michael Meyers Action Figure signed by Tyler Mane
Graphic Novel signed by John Russo

and more on the way…..

A $5 raffle ticket gets you a chance to win plenty of DVDs, posters, gift cards, gift certificates, and more to raffle off as well.

We will also have items available from Hollywood Mirror to give out: Use the code ZOMBIE in the banner and save 15%!

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VENDORS:

Devi Snively and Cast
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1507113/

Svengirlie
http://www.myspace.com/svengirlie

Kitley’s Krypt
http://www.kitleyskrypt.com/

Ken Carrano
http://www.kencarrano.com/

Zombie Rights
http://www.zombierightscampaign.org/

Deadman’s Wake
http://deadmanswake.com/

Turntabling.net
http://turntabling.net/

Freelance Zone
http://freelance-zone.com/blog/

Chateau Grrr
http://www.chateaugrrr.com/

Natasha Blue
http://www.iheartskeletons.com/

G.Edwin Taylor
http://www.taylor9.com/

Gothic Art Chicago
http://www.GothicArtChicago.org/
http://www.KilterMagazine.org

Alan Rehbein
http://www.alanrehbein.com
http://www.hellerupts.com

Another Heaven
http://www.anotherheaven.biz/

Ravyn’s Castle
http://www.ravynscastle.com/

John Borowski
http://www.johnborowski.com/

Charles Moisant
http://www.silverphoenix.net

Cyphan Convention
http://www.cyphan.com/

We are still looking for vendors for this festival. Its gonna be a good one and this will be your chance to get your horror related goods directly out to your audience. Tables are cheap!

Vendor Application
http://www.horrorsociety.com/PDF/WOH2_Vendor.pdf

Want to help and sponsor this festival. Sponsorship will help you promote your company and help us to provide Chicago with some great Horror Entertainment.

Sponsor Application
http://www.horrorsociety.com/PDF/WOH2_Sponsor.pdf

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