Tuesdays in October 2016 at the Big Thrill Factory!
Each Evening Includes:
Tuesday Oct. 4 – Little Shop of Horrors
This is the original 1960 campy, cult classic, horror comedy release directed by twisted cinema auteur Roger Corman. The story of a clumsy young man who nurtures a plant only to discover that it’s carnivorous, forcing him to kill to feed it! Songs from the musical of the same name will be sung after the showing!
Prior to the feature short films by Minnesota Filmmakers and more will be shown!
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Tuesday Oct. 11 – Solitude
Solitude (2014) is a haunting film that follows the story of a man finding an old storage locker filled with a family’s history, and thus begins a journey to discover the truth behind mysterious occurrences in a small town. Directed by Minnesota Filmmakers Taylor Scott Olson and Livingston Oden.
Also screening classic film trailers recently exhumed from the Crypts of SuperMonster市City!
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Tuesday Oct. 18 – Triple Feature!!! The Curse of Yig; Bad Egg; & Super 8mm Ray Harryhausen Tribute!
The evening opens with MN Filmmaker Ryan Schaddelee’s short Bad Egg (2013) which follows a young girl who finds something that should have remained hidden – dire consequences ensue!
The Curse of Yig (2104): An award winning adaptation of an H. P. Lovecraft tale that follows a young academic searching for an infamous snake god. Directed by MN Filmmaker Paul Von Stoezel.
Timothy Price’s 8mm tribute to Ray Harryhausen includes excerpts from the classic films King Kong, Godzilla, & more show on Super 8mm projection! Timothy is also the author of the cult classic Big in Japan! which you can find at Amazon.com
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Tuesday Oct. 25 – The Giant Spider
This 2014 release by Minnesota Filmmaker Christopher R. Mihm starts with the radiation left behind by atomic weapons testing that creates a gigantic killer mutant arachnid. The hungry beast seems intent on devouring the entire county! Mihm has been featured in SCI-FI Magazine, Screem, Famous Monsters of Filmland, and for over ten years has been making films that pay homage to 1950s-era drive-in cinema!
Also screening will be classic film trailers and more recently exhumed from the crypts of SuperMonster市City!
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VINTAGE MONSTER TOY EXHIBIT!
SuperMonster市City! has curated an amazing Vintage Monster Toy Exhibit that will be on display at The Big Thrill Factory during October!
See Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man, King Kong, Dungeons and Dragons figures and more Gruesomeness!
Exhibit is FREE with Film Screening admission!
‘Naughty Jack’ (L) by Under the Bed Art
‘Mad Monkey’ (Right)
Photos by Steven Zerby
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SuperMonster市City! co-founders Master CollectorDavid Barnhill and Curator Stephen Yogi Rueff are available for lectures, workshops and speaking engagements on the topics of film history, pop culture, toys, monsters, play and fear! Teaching Guides available for educators.
To schedule a lecture, film series, or book an exhibition contact:
Nancy Dahl at nancy@supermonstercity.com