Chicago Horror Film Festival announces early accepted films!
We have been deep in watching the many film submissions that have been submitted this year, and while there is still a couple days until the entry deadline for this years festival, we have chosen a few standout films that we are accepting to the festival.
These are just a few films selected, but they are excellent films and we invite you to check out the video section of the page to watch the trailers.
And the films are…
Death Stop Holocaust
Death Stop Holocaust is a 70’s throwback horror film, modeled after the original horror greats. Set in a remote location with plenty of horror conventions, Death Stop offers everything a 70’s and 80’s Slasher film would. With plenty of blood, power tools and screaming, Death Stop Holocaust delivers a non-stop ride of terror!
The Sacred
Five university students travel to a remote patch of land in the Florida swamps to study an ancient Indian tribe believed to raise the dead. As they quickly find out, some places are better left alone.
Devil’s Creek
When a small town preacher is saved from a near death experience by a park ranger, he soon finds that his rescuer quickly becomes his captor.
Alice Jacobs is Dead
A scientist races to find the cure to a horrific virus before it turns his wife into something monstrous.
Necronimicon
Do you want to be a nicer person? Are you looking for inspiration to do good things? Well keep looking. But if you’re into opening up terrifying vistas of reality then the Esoteric Order of the Old Ones and Cthulhu Cultists want to help.
CHFF To donate part of sales to Haunts Against Hunger
The 2010 Chicago Horror Film Festival will be donating $1 for every 3 Day Pass that is purchased through July and August to chicagolandhalloween’s Haunts Against Hunger.
In Addition to the donation, we will also be setting up a collection box at the entrance to the film festival for anyone wishing to donate food goods for the charity. Anyone who donates will get $2 off entry into the festival off the At Door prices. Yes, it is still cheaper to get your tickets online, but you can bring and Donate food as it is going to a good cause.
“Hunger remains a serious issue for many residents of Illinois, as almost a half-million people each year rely on food provided by the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s network of pantries, soup kitchens and shelters. Working poor families, parents of young children and the elderly are among those who need our assistance to not go hungry.
In 2009, Chicagolandhalloween.com is heading up the 2nd Annual “Haunts Against Hunger” Food Drive with the Greater Chicago Food Depository. If it is in your means, we will be taking donations of non-perishable food that will be donated from October 17th to October 31st just in time to help families for the Thanksgiving & Christmas season!
Our headquarter drop site is at the Worth Halloween House in Worth. To find our network of collections sites go to chicagolandhalloween.com
If your decorated home or business is the Halloween hit of your area and you would like to help provide food for hungry people in the Chicago metropolitan area, we would love to have your home become part of the CLH “Haunts Against Hunger” team and become a “Collection Haunt” (drop off point). To become a “Collection Haunt” go to chicagolandhalloween.com!
This year we hope not only to entertain fellow Halloween lovers but to try and help our community as well. You can too!
We need items high in protein canned meats, beef stew, chili and peanut butter. Also needed are canned vegetables and fruits, rice, pasta and cereal. With your help, we can restock the shelves with food for hungry people. Thank you for joining us in the fight against hunger!
Mobile Site Upgrade and Video Page!
The CHFF site, if you noticed, was upgraded a month back. Part of this upgrade opened the door to allow for the site to better allow for mobile browsing from your smartphone, rather it be android or even better, iPhone based.
This is a temporary work around to allow you to use the site as though it is a mobile app. All you have to do is add it to your homescreen and you will be able to keep up with the latest news at any time.
Another thing added to the site, is an easier to navigate on Mobile, a videos section. Check it out. Older videos have yet to be reintegrated to the new design, but please enjoy the newer videos.
Fixed Online Ticketing Issue
We just fixed an issue on our site where the link for the online ticket sales was broken. We apologize for the mistake and the inconvenience.
While this website looks like a lot like our old site It is completely new, and there may be broken links in the site. If you find a broken link or are having problems with the contact form, please email me at jdavis@chicagohorrorfest.com.
Thank You,
Jason R. Davis
Festival Director
Mathew Roth to Accompany his Award Winning Film!
We had previously announce that Matthew Roth’s “The Man Who Collected Food” will be playing at the 2010 Chicago Horror Film Festival. Well, we have more good news. Matthew Roth will also be joining us at the 2010 Chicago Horror Film Festival! So not only are we bring to you an award winning film that had been featured at our May 2010 Indy Horror Film Festival, but also the man who walked away with Best Director for “The Man Who Collected Food.”
“The Man Who Collected Food” is about Miguel Appet who is a serious collector. He must have the color variants, the rarities, the 1950s originals: every food he can find, and keep, in mint condition. No one but his overbearing mother knows that his home, tucked in the quiet suburb of Cibuston, has become a massive museum to comestibles. His neighbors to the right, dad Horace and son Eustice, don’t notice a thing as they plot their next deer hunt (in matching lumberjack plaid). His neighbor to the left, Kelvin Green, is too busy searching for the alien he’s sure attacked him once. And Miguel eats…people. He has to, since eating his precious food is not an option. However, being a cannibal is not as easy as it seems, especially when you have a collection of food to take care of. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502948/
Zombie Day!
Zombie Day!
I hereby declare September 25th, 2010 to be Zombie Day! Why? Because Zombies will fill the streets, the stage and the Big Screen!
Chicago Horror Film Festival has already announce it’s first annual Zombie walk which will start the day off and end at the entrance to the Portage theater shortly before we start off our festivities.
But we now announce that Sinister Visions will once again be Storming our doors and taking use of our stage for another round of their famous Zombie Pinup contest and they will be providing some amazing awards to the contest winners. To get more details about Sinister Vision’s Zombie Pin Ups visit http://zombiepinups.com
And, still, do you want to see some Zombie Dance action? How about a Zombie dance contest? Oh Yes, I said it. A Zombie Dance off!
Plus a load of Zombie films playing throughout the day including the already announced “Alice Jacobs is Dead” staring Adrienne Barbeau(The Fog, Swamp Thing)
And the best news? Zombies get in free! So if you would like to go all three days of the festival and plan to as a Zombie, we have a special Zombie pass just for you. Just visit http://chicagohorrorfest.eventbrite.com to get your Zombie pass today as the deal ends July 31st.
John Everson to Return!
Press Release – June 30th
Chicago Horror Film Festival has two great pieces of news being announced today. Horror Author and friend to CHFF John Everson will be a guest at this years film festival and will be signing copies of his latest novel, “Siren.”.
John Everson is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of the novels Covenant (2004), Sacrifice (2007), The 13th, (2009) and Siren (2010). All of these novels were released in paperback by Leisure Books. Limited hardcover editions were also issued from Delirium Books, Necro Publications and Bad Moon Books.
Over the past 15 years, John’s short fiction has appeared in more than 50 magazines, including Space & Time, Dark Discoveries and Grue, as well as in a couple dozen anthologies, most recently in A Dark and Deadly Valley, Cold Flesh, Damned, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker Casebook. His short stories have also been translated and published in Polish and French. A wide selection of his short fiction has been collected in four short story collections – Creeptych (Delirium Books 2010), Needles & Sins (Necro Books, 2007), Vigilantes of Love (Twilight Tales, 2003) and Cage of Bones & Other Deadly Obsessions (Delirium Books, 2000).
Advance Tickets on sale now for the 2010 Chicago Horror Film Festival at a special promotional price of only $3 for a 1 Day Pass. The promotional advance ticket price is only good until July and then ticket prices will once again return to the $10 price for advance tickets.
The Chicago Horror Film Festival is a 3 day festival from September 24th to September 26th and is filled with Independent Horror films from all over the world as well contests and special events. Festivals in the past have included the “I want to hear you Scream” contest, FX Fashion Shows, Art of Horror galleries, Paranormal Investigations, and of course the Sinister Visions Presented Zombie Pinup Contest. We have also given out numerous awards and have watched as many of the films we have shown find their way into various distribution channels.
We are very proud of our long history, having served the horror community since 2003, and look forward to continuing the tradition for our latest chapter here in 2010! Already we are in talks with many excellent vendors, have talked to some interesting new coordinators as to some new events, and have watched some very exciting film submissions. All of which give the organizers of the Chicago Horror Film Festival goosebumps when thinking about this year’s festival.
“As I always say for every year’s festival and just one of my favorite movie quotes, “We have such sights to show you.’” – Jason R. Davis, Festival Director
*Quote from Hellraiser
Submissions are still open, so visit us online at http://www.chicagohorrorfest.com to submit your film if you are a filmmaker.
Advance tickets can be purchased at http://chicagohorrorfest.eventbrite.com
Zombie Horde to attack this years CHFF
We have just received word there will be a zombe onslaught on September 25th as a part of this years Chicago Horror Film Festival. The zombies have heard that thier arch nemisis, Sullivan, Legendary Zombie Hunter, will be hosting the festival, and are hoping to strike a blow while his guard is down.
So what does this mean for you? Zombies! Zombies! Zombies! The Chicago Horror Film Festival will be taking partnership of hosting a zombie walk on Saturday, September 25th as a part of this years film festival. This will lead in to a long day of many zombie events sure to be a tasty delight.
Want some more great Zombie news? How about a special Zombie admission package? Get into the festival all 3 days for only one low price! $6 to get into the festival all 3 days. The catch? By going with the Zombie Package you are agreeing that you will be coming as a zombie on Saturday, the 25th. If you do purchase a Zombie Package and do not come as a zombie on Saturday you will not be allowed admittance.
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And stay tuned as we hope to have more zombie news being announced soon.
And don’t forget, we are a film festival, and will start announcing some films pre-selected for this years event soon!
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CHFF Early Press Release
Advance Tickets on sale now for the 2010 Chicago Horror Film Festival at a special promotional price of only $3 for a 1 Day Pass. The promotional advance ticket price is only good until July and then ticket prices will once again return to the $10 price for advance tickets.
The Chicago Horror Film Festival is a 3 day festival from September 24th to September 26th and is filled with Independent Horror films from all over the world as well contests and special events. Festivals in the past have included the “I want to hear you Scream” contest, FX Fashion Shows, Art of Horror galleries, Paranormal Investigations, and of course the Sinister Visions Presented Zombie Pinup Contest. We have also given out numerous awards and have watched as many of the films we have shown find their way into various distribution channels.
We are very proud of our long history, having served the horror community since 2003, and look forward to continuing the tradition for our latest chapter here in 2010! Already we are in talks with many excellent vendors, have talked to some interesting new coordinators as to some new events, and have watched some very exciting film submissions. All of which give the organizers of the Chicago Horror Film Festival goosebumps when thinking about this year’s festival.
“As I always say for every year’s festival and just one of my favorite movie quotes, “We have such sights to show you.’” – Jason R. Davis, Festival Director
*Quote from Hellraiser
Submissions are still open, so visit us online at http://www.chicagohorrorfest.com to submit your film if you are a filmmaker.
Advance tickets can be purchased at http://chicagohorrorfest.eventbrite.com
Chicago Horror Film Festival – Day 3
Schedule of Events
Listed Soon
Film Schedule – Available August 8th
Tickets on Sale Now
Promotional Pricing ends July 31st
1 Day Pass – Only $3
Limited Seats are available at the Promotional Price, so get your ticket today before they sell out!
Chicago Horror Film Festival – Day 2
Schedule of Events
Zombie Dance Contest!
and More!
Full List Coming Soon
Film Schedule – Available August 8th
Tickets on Sale Now
Promotional Pricing ends July 31st
1 Day Pass – Only $3
Limited Seats are available at the Promotional Price, so get your ticket today before they sell out!
Chicago Horror Film Festival – Day 1
Schedule of Events
Listed Soon
Film Schedule – Available August 8th
Tickets on Sale Now
Promotional Pricing ends July 31st
1 Day Pass – Only $3
Limited Seats are available at the Promotional Price, so get your ticket today before they sell out!
