My apologies for two posts in a row on spaghetti horror, but this is a big one. And as a long-time Chiller Theatre patron, I personally couldn't be more excited.Long-running northeastern genre expo Chiller Theatre, in association with Paura Productions, has announced that this April's Chiller convention will feature the largest collection of Italian horror luminaries ever assembled, including a 30th anniversary reunion of the cast and crew of Lucio Fulci's Zombie (a.k.a. Zombi 2).
"It will be a historic occasion," says Paura founder Mike Baronas, the evil mastermind behind the whole shebang. "It will be a surreal experience to stand in one place surrounded by all these folks I grew up adoring, and I'm certain I won't be alone in that respect."
Scheduled to appear are:
From ZOMBIE…
- Ian McCulloch (Dr. Butcher M.D., Contamination)
- Richard Johnson (The Haunting, Beyond the Door, Screamers)
- Al Cliver (The Beyond, Cannibals, Endgame, Demonia, Devil Hunter)
- Ottaviano Dell’Acqua (Rats: Night of Terror, Cut & Run, Zombi 3)
- Giannetto De Rossi (SPFX maestro of High Tension, Dune, The Beyond)
- Mirella De Rossi (Hair Stylist of Dragonheart, Conan the Destroyer)
The Children from THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY…
- Giovanni Frezza (Demons, Manhattan Baby, A Blade In The Dark)
- Silvia Collatina (Murderock, Big Alligator River)
Also Featuring…
- Luigi Cozzi (Director of Contamination, Starcrash, The Killer Must Kill Again)
- Zora Kerova (Cannibal Ferox, Anthropophagus, The New York Ripper)
- Malisa Longo (A Cat in the Brain, Fraulein Kitty, Miranda, Way of the Dragon)
- Beatrice Ring (Zombi 3, Graveyard Disturbance, Interzone)
- Michael Sopkiw (2019: After the Fall of New York, Devil Fish, Blastfighter)
Quite a bunch. I'm particularly psyched about 82-year-old Richard Johnson, a true horror legend going all the way back to The Haunting in 1963. And the creepy kids from The House by the Cemetery--need I say more?
Chiller Theatre happens in scenic Parsippany, New Jersey the weekend of April 17-19.
Wow! What an amazing event! Living in Australia, we seldom get events like this; we had Romero here a few months ago for the Melbourne International Film Festival, but other than that...
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I really enjoy your site, and look forward to hearing about the event, if you intend to report on it.
Keep up the great work, keeping we in the boonies informed!!
Thanks! I do intend to be there, but I can't guarantee it, what with the joys/responsibilities of parenthood and all...
ReplyDeleteIs it too easy to make a joke about New Jersey and Italians? Yeah, it probably is.
ReplyDeleteHow ridiculous that I didn't even make the connection!
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