Halloween may be over, but the creatures of the night are returning. HorrorHound Weekend will be Friday through Sunday, Nov. 18 at the Marriot Indianapolis East Hotel, 7202 E. 21st St., Indianapolis with the promise to be bigger and better than the original last July. New thrills await those who crave all things that go bump in the night.
An all-new collection of stars from the horror film world will be on hand to meet fans (and for a fee) sign autographs and take photos. Some of the celebrities who will be making an appearance include: Gunnar Hansen (the original “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”), Shawnee Smith (The “Saw” trilogy), Daeg Faerch (Rob Zombie’s “Halloween”), William Forsythe (“Devil’s Rejects”), Jason Mewes (“Feast”, “Mallrats,” “Clerks”) and Michael Berryman (“The Hills Have Eyes”, “Devil’s Rejects”), as well as returning convention favorites Ari Lehman (“Friday The 13th”) and Tom Savini (“From Dusk Till Dawn”). Also making a return appearance will be local horror icon Sammy Terry, the ghoul who for almost 30 years terrified audiences with his late-night TV show broadcast on WTTV Channel 4.
Fans will be able to browse the wares of more than 50 vendors from all over the country to purchase T-shirts, DVDs and hard-to-find collectibles.
Bloody-Digusting.com will once again be presenting The HorrorHound Film Festival which will treat attendees to several new movies by cutting-edge underground filmmakers, some of whom will be premiering their newest projects here. Undoubtedly the highlight of the HorrorHound Film Festival will be the showing Nov. 17 of a premier cut of “Beware The Moon: Remembering An American Werewolf In London,” a documentary by UK filmmaker Paul Davis about the cult classic film.
Afterwards will be a question-and-answer session featuring Davis; John Landis, legendary director of “An American Werewolf in London” as well an “National Lampoon’s Animal House” and “The Blues Brothers”; and actor David Naughton, who starred in “An American Werewolf in London.” Landis will also be signing autographs for a short time Nov. 17 only, the proceeds of which will go to charity.
Fans may purchase single day, weekend or the new gold pass ticket. Included with the gold pass is early entry into the convention for all three days, a one-year subscription to HorrorHound Magazine, a HorrorHound Weekend event T-shirt, a weekend special gold pass goodie bag, gold pass seating for the screening room, and admittance into the special night event party Nov. 17.
Bill Philputt, co-organizer of HorrorHound Weekend, said that pre-tickets sales doubled what they were for the July event and that the Marriot East as well as three surrounding hotels have sold out. Philputt, a native of Carmel, is a longtime horror fan and has played a major role in bringing the HorrorHound Weekend to Indianapolis.
More events are planned for 2008, including shows in Pittsburgh, Detroit and Atlanta, but Philputt promises that HorrorHound Weekend will return to Indianapolis twice next year with the first weekend scheduled for March. Information on future shows will be announced during next weekend’s event.
For those who have not had enough by the time the convention shuts its doors on Friday, a special event is planned to keep fans entertained late into the night. An Evening of Metal Macabre will be at Zanies Too, 5914 E. 10th St., Indianapolis, and will feature four local bands including Bunny Wabbit and MG-42 from the Anderson area; and guest MC Ari Lehman, the first Jason Voorhees from “Friday The 13th.” Lehman will also be performing and drawing tickets for free autographed give-aways.
The doors will open at 9 p.m. and the show starts at 10 p.m. Attendees must be at least 21 years old with valid picture ID and the admission price is $7. The price of admission includes raffle tickets for the give-aways.
More information about HorrorHound Weekend, go to www.horrorhoundweekend.com.
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