Music Box Massacre Saturday October 15th, 2011

We think you should go.  Some of us will be there.

Imagine it, a typical art cinema on Chicago’s Northside. Quiet, beautiful, tranquil, and known for showing the same on screen…. except for one 24 hour period every October.
Noon, Saturday October 15th until Noon, Sunday October 16th— experience Horror on the big screen.
Film Line-Up:
Noon – Waxworks – (Silent film with live organ accompaniment!)
1:30pm – Burn Witch Burn (Rarely Screened 60’s Classic!)
3:05pm – Hour of the Wolf (Ingmar Bergman’s Nightmarish Vision)
4:45pm – The Abominable Dr. Phibes (Vincent Price!)
6:30pm – Wizard of Gore (with Herschell Gordon Lewis in Person!)
8:45pm – Halloween (The Original John Carpenter Masterpiece!)
10:30pm – Poltergeist (80’s Craziness!)
12:45am – Pumpkinhead (The FX Masterpiece!)
2:30am – Gates of Hell (Gore Galore!)
4:15am- The Vampire Lovers (Hammer Horror Lovely Ladies!)
6:00am – Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things (The Bob Clark Classic!)
7:45am -The Sentinel (Rare Screening!)
9:20am – From Dusk ‘Til Dawn (Tarantino & Rodriquez Insanity!)
Plus Vendor tables, prizes, and Charity auctions for Vital Bridges —- Vital Bridges’ mission is to help people throughout metropolitan Chicago impacted by HIV and AIDS to improve their health and build self-sufficiency by providing food, nutrition, housing, case management and prevention services.
Special Guests to be announced soon, but one confirmed guest will be HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS, “The Godfather of Gore” and director of such sick scarefests as “2,000 Maniacs”, “The Wizard of Gore” and “Blood Feast!”

Ticket Info: ADVANCED SALES ARE SOLD OUT! REMAINING INVENTORY TO BE SOLD AT THE DOOR!

• $29 from 8/15 – 9/15 only 350 available at this price!
• $34 from 9/16 – 10/14 only 220 available at this price!
• *$38 day of show * only 80 available at this price!

All advanced tickets are sold out for this event! The remaining inventory will be sold at the box office starting at 10am on Saturday

Music Box Massacre this Saturday - 24 hours of HORROR!

Courtesy of our friend Larry Sternshein at the Chicago Horror Examiner :


It's time again for the annual Music Box Massacre that takes place at the famous Music Box Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. The Music Box Massacre was created by Movieside head honcho Rusty Nails in 2005, and has continued to grow every year.

Advance tickets are $28.00, and as the event often sells out, buying them ahead is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Tickets can be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets or at various locations throughout the Chicagoland area, including:

Laurie's Planet of Sound (4639 N. Lincoln Ave.)
After Hours Movies (915 Foster, Evanston)
Music Box Theatre Box Office (3733 N. Southport Ave.)

Day of the show tickets are $33.

Arrive early to get the best seats! Doors open at 11:00am. There will be 30 minutes of shorts and various trailers at 11:30am. The films start at noon and continue until noon Sunday. The complete lineup of films and times are as follows:

Noon - The Phantom of the Opera (starring Lon Chaney, with live organ by Dennis Scott)

1:30pm - The Raven (with Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi) (1935)

2:45pm - The Wolf Man (starring Lon Chaney Jr.)

4:15pm - Season of the Witch (d. George A. Romero, w/ star Jan White IN PERSON)

6:15pm - Killer Klowns From Outer Space (f/x gurus The Chiodo Brothers IN PERSON)

8pm - Rabid (d. David Cronenberg)

10:15pm - Basket Case (d. Frank Henenlotter, w/ star Kevin Van Hentenryck IN PERSON)

12:30am - Stephen King's Pet Sematary

2:30pm - The Funhouse (d. Tobe Hooper)

4:15pm - House By The Cemetery (d. Lucio Fulci)

5:45am - Theater of Blood (starring Vincent Price)

7:45am - Psycho (d. Alfred Hitchcock - 50th Anniversary)

10am - Fright Night (d. Tom Holland - 25th Anniversary)

In addition to the great films, there will be vendor tables to peruse in the lobby. Not to mention other horror fans ready to talk about all things scary in film, theater, and print. Don't miss out on the most fun you'll have in the theaters all year!

Blood Radio Episode 17, DEATHSCRIBE 2009 part 3

We are pleased to release Blood Radio Episode 17, featuring DEATHSCRIBE 2009 part 3.

Click here to listen.

In episode #17, we proudly present part 3 of DEATHSCRIBE 2009, featuring ‘Remembrance,' written by Christopher Hainsworth and directed by Nic Dimond, a reading from Quirk Publishing’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS, plus a special guest performance by Pat Smillie singing Monster Mash.

We remind everyone that submissions are still being accepted for DEATHSCRIBE 2010, which will be held at the Mayne Stage Theatre, Monday, December 6th. Submission deadline is October 15th. Check out http://www.wildclawtheatre.com/wc_html/deathscribe10.html for more details.