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Darkfest Returns! • CLASSIC MOVIES • AMAZING GUESTS • DVD / BLU-RAY & MOVIE MEMORABILIA STALLS • GREAT FOOD • A FANTASTIC VENUE • A LICENSED BAR • GREAT COMPANY • SEE YOU THERE! * THE 2019 SLAUGHTER THE DARK FEST 3 MOVIE LINE-UP AWARDS - LIVE ON STAGE AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981) We’re sure that no e are proud, in conjunction with DARKFEST recommendation The Slaughter Committee, to be is needed for this hosting the second presentation smart, funny spoof W of old fashioned of this prestigious annual award wolfman movies. A celebrating the best of the horror genre. RETURNS! huge box office hit in Last year ‘Slaughters’ (in the image of its day, outstanding the great Tod) went to such legendary GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR DARKFEST 3 Oscar-winning Rick Baker transformation figures as Hammer actress Barbara effects boost the film’s THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA (1973) Shelley, artist Graham Humphreys, It’s three times lucky for horror fans on Saturday November already considerable Shown in the States (shorn of 4 minutes of authors Alan Frank and Denis Meikle, entertainment value. footage) as Count Dracula And His Vampire and publisher Dez Skinn. 16th as we stage our biggest DarkFest yet. Get ready for The lively storyline Bride, this final entry in the Hammer/Chris Lee tells of how visiting Dracula series is set in modern day London, The 2019 awards will be voted for another day of fun, fear and frolics, with an amazing line-up American student where the Count (Christopher Lee) has taken by the public, and that means YOU! of films and guests. The venue is London’s magnificent David Naughton the guise of a reclusive Howard Hughes-type falls victim to a werewolf on the Yorkshire moors. tycoon and is about to destroy the world by Are you ready? Genesis Cinema as usual and we’ll be taking over the big His mate Griffin Dunne is ripped to pieces (but in use of a plague virus. More like a spy movie Well here are the nominations for a novel touch keeps returning as an increasingly than a horror flick, with some gory gun battles, screen upstairs - as well as the kitchen and bar - dilapidated cadaver to warn Naughton of his lupine the film is nevertheless great fun, sort of like THE SLAUGHTER AWARDS 2019 ADMISSION fate). Come the full moon, our tragic hero turns into Hammer horror meets The Professionals! Vote now for your 2019 favourite! ONLY £30! for our annual gathering of fiends and family. a werewolf with a vengeance, chasing one victim up Joanna Lumley, Freddie Jones and the the escalator at Tottenham Court Road tube station. lovely Pauline Peart (our guest on the day) LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Note the clever use of records with ‘Moon’ in the also appear in this little-seen movie. We are (FEMALE) title on the soundtrack. Director John Landis himself delighted to be able to show a top quality HD s anyone who has been before will Saturday November 16th can be seen going through a car window. The lovely version of it, too! Nominees: Caroline Munro, Madeline tell you, DarkFest is about much Linzi Drew - who is joining us for this one - appears Smith, Martine Beswick, Linda Hayden, 12 noon to 11pm more than watching great films on-screen in a blue movie as Brenda Bristols, and VAMPYRES (1977) Edina Ronay or name your own choice. on the big screen and meeting you can also spot future comic Rik Mayall. A superb Aka Vampyres: Genesis Cinema film that looks even better on a giant screen! Daughters Of Dracula, Alegendary genre celebrities.It’s also a (MALE) this low-budget LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD wonderful social gathering of like-minded 93-95 Mile End Road. TOWER OF EVIL (1972) chiller, shot in Nominees: Michael Armstrong, Pete Walker, folk, many of whom seem to spend most of Produced by Richard England by former David McGillivray, Jonathan Rigby, Kim London E1 4UJ the day chatting happily in the bar rather than Marianne Morris (Devil Doll) Gordon, painter Jose Larraz, Newman or name your own choice. watching the films. If you’re one of them we’ll (Vampyres) this entertaining British is one of the most horror flick is great gory erotic horror flicks happily join you for a livener or two! THE DARK SIDE PROUDLY PRESENTS: fun all the way, with ever made. Blonde BEST HOME VIDEO COMPANY When you’re not chin-wagging or watching TELEVISION Pauline Peart bags of atmosphere and Anulka and brunette Nominees: Arrow, Indicator/Powerhouse, a movie you can browse the dealer tables sell (Satanic Rites of Dracula) a surprisingly high sex Marianne Morris are 101 Films, 88 Films, Scream Factory, Eureka, ing film memorabilia, DVDs, Blu-rays, stills and and violence content real-life centrefold Severin, Nucleus or name your own choice. posters. Rick Melton will be there, trying to for a movie of its time. girls (from Mayfair A HISTORYERROR OF HORROR ON THE SMALL SCREEN Judy Matheson Aka Horror On Snape and Playboy respectively) who are killed while T EDITED BY S persuade you to buy a copy of Scream Along (Twins of Evil) ALLAN Island, it kicks off with engaging in lesbian lovemaking, then return BEST HOME VIDEO EXTRAS BRYCE With Suzi before it gets banned. We’ll also be some splattery murders as raunchy vampires who pick up men on the Please nominate your own choice. showing some great short films and trailers in a fogbound lighthouse road near their rambling old country mansion and giving out our annual Slaughter Awards. - one of the victims is Confessions Of A Window and then take them back for a late night Cleaner star Robin Askwith, who will be attending bite. The story may be thin, but the movie is BEST COVER ART, MAGAZINE OR BOOK All in all it’s the most fun you can have with his second DarkFest this year and talking about stylishly shot by Larraz. Exploitation movie Please nominate your own choice. your clothes on - and for just £30! this movie in particular in one of his hilarious stage fans certainly get their money’s worth here. monologues. Later on a group of archaeologists go It’s really bloody at times, and very sexy too BEST UK HOME VIDEO RELEASE to investigate some artefacts found at the site and since the girls are certainly not shy at getting Please nominate your own choice. OUR VERY SPECIAL GUESTS*: are picked off one by one ways enjoyable to see a naked. A fully clothed Marianne Morris will be Madeline Smith good cast doing its best with really dodgy material! joining us for this rare screening! Robin Askwith (The Vampire Lovers) The awards will be given out on the He went down a storm last evening of DarkFest and we hope to have year so he’s back, doing his most of the recipients there to accept Norman J. Warren stand-up comedy routine on (Inseminoid) BOOKING DETAILS them in person! stage and talking about Tower of Evil. ADMISSION is £30. Payment in advance only. David McGillivray Tickets are available NOW from our website shop at HOW TO VOTE: www.the darksidemagazine.com Log on at the following address (Frightmare) or send a cheque/postal order to Ghoulish Publishing at: to cast your votes. DON’T MISS THE LAUNCH OF 29 Cheyham Way, South Cheam, Surrey SM2 7HX www.slaughterawards.com THE NEW DARK SIDE BOOK Once payment is received we will post you a signed, bespoke, individually numbered ticket! The closing date for votes is Friday 25th October 2019 Ticket Purchase deadline: Tuesday 12th November 2019 THE 2ND ANNUAL TOD TELEVISION Thanks are due to Stuart Morriss and his lovely wife Jen, SLAUGHTER AWARDS Linzi Drew-Honey our very good friends at The Misty Moon Film Society, for Presented each year by The Dark (An American Werewolf in London) George Sweeney helping us source some great guests for DarkFest 3. Side Magazine in conjunction with (The Sweeney) We Belong Dead Magazine and the TERRORSJoin us at DarkFest for your chance to Misty Moon are experts in holding intimate, cosy evenings Slaughter Awards Committee purchase our hot-off-the-press, brand new Veronica Doran featuring actors and actresses from cult TV and film. (The Haunted House of Horror) Dark Side book. This superbly written and Rick Melton You’ll be able to chat to the Misty Moon gang on the day, but (The Dark Side’s ‘Artist in Residence’, signing illustrated history of horror on the small screen be sure also to check out www.mistymoonfilmsociety.com copies of his new book Scream Along With SuzI) is sure to get a good reception! Michael Armstrong for details of their own many exciting celebrity events. (TV, reception… See what we did there?). (The Haunted House of Horror) Further guests to be announced! * The films, guests and attractions listed are subject to change.
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