Salem Horror Fest is back!
The festival kicks off with a special opening night event at the Peabody Essex Museum featuring Tony Todd (Candyman, Final Destination, The Crow), keynote speaker Kier-La Janisse (House of Psychotic Women, Woodlands Dark & Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror), and George A. Romero Foundation president and founder Suzanne Desrocher-Romero. Andrea Subissati (Rue Morgue Magazine, The Faculty of Horror) will moderate a conversation with Tony Todd followed by a screening of Candyman.
There are a few limited VIP Meet & Greet tickets left.
On Friday night, April 21, there will be an opportunity to see Night of the Demons in an intimate 25-seat screening room with horror legends and stars of the film Linnea Quigley (Night of the Demons, Return of the Living Dead) and Amelia Kinkade (Night of the Demons 1 – 3) as part of an exclusive fan experience! They will introduce the film and participate in a 30-minute Q&A. Event includes autographed glossy and selfie with each guest.
Friday, April 28, you can see Fright Night in an intimate 25-seat screening room with horror legends and stars of the film William Ragsdale (Fright Night 1 – 2, Herman’s Head), Amanda Bearse (Fright Night, Married with Children), and Stephen Geoffreys (Fright Night, 976-Evil) as part of an exclusive fan experience! They will introduce the film and participate in a 30-minute Q&A. Event includes autographed glossy and selfie with each guest. Extremely limited.
You can also get a weekend pass for weekend one or weekend two. Single tickets are also available.
The program is here and you can see the following movies:
April 21: Witch Hunt, Satan Wants You, Demon Box, Wolves, The Fog
April 22: Wicked shorts (North and South), Blood On Satan’s Claw, The Faculty of Horror Podcast Live, No More Time, Woodlands Dark & Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, Morgiana, The Ones You Didn’t Burn, Pendulum, Stag, Bury the Bride, Demons
April 23: Wicked shorts (East and West), Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit, The Cat Came Back: Feline Familiars in the Horror Genre, Woodlands Dark & Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, The Ninth Heart, Brightwood, Prague Nights, Summoner, Your Love Is Mine
April 28: Dead End, T Blockers, The House Sitters, Saint Drogo, The Blair Witch Project
April 29: Horror Queers live podcast, The Hitcher, The Weird Kidz, Woodlands Dark & Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, Follow Her, Mahakaal, Guys At Parties Like It, Bliss of Evil, Stag, Swallowed, Wicked shorts (North and South)
April 30: HeBGB TV, Saint Drogo, Maya, Woodlands Dark & Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, The Fog, Pou, The Forest Hills, Wolves, Demon Box
For more information, check out the official site.