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A few of the films.
Were the movies I listed yesterday a little too mainstream for your horror movie tastes? Do you think truly great horror comes from the lowest budgets possible, or an undiscovered creative genius or maybe just some kids from down the block? Is it not worth seeing if a boom mic doesn't accidental show up in a shot or two? Don't worry, mainstream theaters aren't the only way to get your scares in DC this October.
From Oct. 16-20 at the Cinema Arts Theatre, Fair City Mall, Fairfax, VA, the Third Annual Washington DC International Horror Film Festival will take place bringing a variety of horror centered cinema to the DC area. The festival offers horror films from low budget shorts to award winning features all from directors around the world. Needles to say, and as the trailer for the festival shows, blood will spill and people will scream.
Over the past three years the festival has grown impressively offering up a better and better selection of films. This year's list doesn't disappoint with Australian horror film No Through Road being screened on opening night, a film from the producers of Saw, grindhouse style triple features with movies like Prombies! and Night of the Hell Hamster and a documentary from Paul von Stoetzel called Snuff: A Documentary About Killing On Camera, which might be one of the most interesting subjects I've ever heard. There is even a section of films for those teenagers out there who aren't quite old enough to see anything above a PG-13 rating. This is a seriously once in a lifetime chance to see some of the best indy horror on the big screen.
But let's say you're a horror fanatic and you planned on being away that weekend. Don't worry, the guys behind the festival have you covered on that too. This Friday (Oct. 11) they will be hosting a grindhouse style screening of three horror films at the new Montgomery Cinema and Drafthouse in Wheaton, MD. As a sort of preview to the festival they'll be screening Front Page, High Times and the night's feature Evilotion. But that is far from all. For those of you who want some real scares on Halloween the festival also has their All Hallows Scream screenings which will feature Yoshiwara Club, Night of the Hell Hamsters, The Anniversary (not the Bette Davis movie) and the night's final film Brain Dead (not the Peter Jackson film, that doesn't have a space).
If you need more convincing just know that local horror legend Count Gore De Vol will be hosting two of the festival's nights and the All Hollows Scream.
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