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CREEPY CLASSICS' MONSTER BASH
2012 Below is June's Tentative Schedule Subject to weird transformation, keep checking back! ***All films shown that are in print will be available for sale on site, from the legal copyright owners. See a display of MCA/Universal product, Columbia Tri-Star, MGM Home Video, Criterion, Image, Fox and others.
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It's ONE MILLION BASHES B.C.....
THURSDAY June 21, 2012 For people coming in early for Monster Bash, projectionist Geoffrey Curtis will be doing his un-announced MYSTERY MOVIES! Screening various 16mm films through the evening at various times. FRIDAY June 22, 2012 DEALER & GUEST OF HONOR SIGNING HOURS 3PM-9PM MOVIE ROOM HOURS 12noon-2:30AM 9:00 AM - 16mm FILM: MONSTERS WE'VE KNOWN AND LOVED. It's our traditional opening short film. A documentary produced back in 1964. A look at the classics from the early days through the eyes of 1964. Narrated by Joseph Cotten. Introduced by Ron Adams. 9:30 AM - MOVIE: GORGO (1961). One of the best "man-in-suit" dinosaur monster movies ever. A sure monster kid pleaser! 11:00 AM - MOVIE: THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN (1956) There just somethig cool about mixing dinosaurs, cowboys and a little kid....man, could we all relate to these movies... 12:30 PM - THE WITCH'S DUNGEON - The latest documentary from Cortlandt Hull with Bill Diamond from MONSTER TV! 1:30 PM - MONSTER KID THEATRE: A Documentary on the history of Stop Motion. A student film documentary that is better than most documentaries on major releases. High school student Chris Morrow made this fabulous documentary. Don't miss it....including rare stop-motion footage. 2:00PM - SPECIAL FEATURE - TRIBUTE: A fnd look back at all the Monster Bash past guests and classic horror and sci-fi stars that we lost over the past year. Compiled, produced and presented by Charles Henson 2:30PM - FRIDAY AFTERNOON CREEPY CLIFFHANGER. Serial historian and author Leonard Kohl introduces a chapter of a FLASH GORDON serial! 3:00 PM - MOVIE: UNKNOWN ISLAND (1948). Stars Richard Denning in this great, interesting dino flick from the 1940s. 4:30PM - MOVIE: MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS (1958) It's a throwback! A scientist at a college is able to regress things like a dog, a dragonfly and, whoops, himself! Get ready, we have on good authority that the Neanerthal Monster on the Campus is "Off campus" and at Monster Bash for this movie -Don't miss it! 6:00 PM - MOVIE: THE CREATURE WALKS AMONG US (1956) The last of the Black Lagoon films with Ricou Browning as the underwater creature and Gregg Palmer stars too! 7:30PM - SPECIAL: Q&A: GREGG PALMER. Gregg was in a variety of horror, sciene fiction and western films through his career. Who else has worked with the Creature From the Black Lagoon and John Wayne?! Moderated by Scott Goettel. 8:00 PM - MOVIE: DINOSAURUS (1960) A boy and his dinosaurs, plus a caveman too! 9:30 PM - BASH BAND: Enjoy The Monster Bash Band in the movie room. The band features staffers: Kevin Slick on guitar, Bob Pellegrino on the skins, Dan Weber thumping the electric bass, and Bash vendor Steve Unger (from the band Sunrise Highway) on keyboards. With a special guest appearance by the one and only Mark Statler. And the added bonus this year: Arch Hall Jr. (star of EEHAH!, WILD GUITAR, THE SADIST and DEADWOOD '76) will be on guitar for the encore set! 11:00 PM - MEXICAN MONSTER NIGHT (THIS YEAR IT'S CHRISTMAS IN JUNE!): SANTA CLAUS (1959). This is it! The Christmas movie that warped the minds of a generation! Released in the United States to the children's matinee market during the holiday season through the 1960s. It features Santa Claus fighting a devil from Hades named "Pitch." Pitch has tried to teach the children of earth evil, but Santa Claus won't have it and is risking everything on Christmas eve to save the holiday from the demons of the dark! A wizard, Santa's sci-fi lab, robot reindeer, a creepy dream sequence of giant dolls taunting a little girl....total weirdness. You'll find yourself simply shaking your head in disbelief. Imported from Mexico and dubbed in English. Introduced by your Mexican Monster Night host, author Roberto Cotter with Daniel Griffith.....and a guest appearance by Santa Claus and El Diablo. Free tacos and burritos (while they last). 12:30 AM - MONSTER KID THEATRE: Nuke-A-Saurus. Film student Dylan Druktenis (SON OF SCARY MONSTERS magazine publisher Dennis Druktenis) introduces his cool new animation short film and some "Sam Scary Stuff!" 1:00AM BASH LATE NIGHT MOVIE: GAMERA (1966) with 411Mania.com host Leonard Hayhurst. Leonard introduces the best flying prehistoric turtle movie out there.
SATURDAY June 23, 2012 DEALER HOURS & GUEST OF HONOR SIGNING HOURS 10AM-6PM MOVIE ROOM HOURS 8:30AM-2:30AM
8:00AM - SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS & CEREAL. Cartoons for kids of all ages. Plus, FREE cereal is passed out to the audience...just the way Saturday morning used to be growing up...cartoons and cereal. Hosted by TV horror host SON OF GHOUL! 9:00AM - SATURDAY MORNING CREEPY CLIFFHANGER. Serial historian and author Leonard Kohl introduces a chapter of a FLASH GORDON serial! 9:30AM - MONSTER BASH FORGOTTEN FILM SERIES: ONE MILLION B.C. (1940) One of the first, if not the first, talkie-dinosaur movie. Featuring Lon Chaney Jr. as a cave clan leader. It also stars some lizards and an alligator that would go on to make dozens of other films reprising their act. Background and information by Universal Historian Richard Scrivani. 11:00AM - MONSTER BRAIN BRAINTWISTER QUIZ SHOW with your host Tom Weaver. Win DVDs, books and other cool prizes provided by Creepy Classics in this live quiz show! 11:30Noon - 16mm PROGRAM: SATURDAY STOOGE MATINEE. Cleveland TV Horror Host SON OF GHOUL runs amok with his Stooge show! 12:30PM - GHOUL A GO-GO (Retro TV...today!) Stars Vlad and Creighton...and The Invisible Man! It's a kid's TV show in black and white that looks like a cross between American Band Stand, Captain Kangaroo and The Addams Family. Twist to twisted fun with your favorite Ghoul A Go-Go personalities. Bring the kids to this inter-active eerie event as they present they're latest show! 1:00PM - SPECIAL PRESENTATION: TRAIL OF THE CREEPER: Making of THE BRUTE MAN. A new documentary by Daniel Griffith. The life and times of THE BRUTE MAN's Rondo Hatton. This is the complete version of the documentary introduced by producer Daniel Griffith. "TRAIL OF THE CREEPER: MAKING THE BRUTE MAN"- An all-new documentary exploring the Universal B-movie classic, THE BRUTE MAN, and how the plotline parallels the tragic life of its star, RONDO HATTON. Featuring NEW interviews with film historian/screenwriter C. COURTNEY JOYER (screenwriter of the proposed 1990's Rondo Hatton made-for-TV film), film documentarian Ted Newsom (director of FLESH AND BLOOD: HAMMER'S HERITAGE OF HORROR), cult film historian Bob Burns, cult filmmaker Larry Blamire (director of THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA series), film historian Tom Weaver, and director/Hatton historian Fred Olen Ray. Produced and directed by Daniel Griffith (director of NO DIALOGUE NECESSARY: MAKING THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS and THE WONDER WORLD OF K. GORDON MURRAY). A Ballyhoo Motion Pictures production. 2:30PM - Talk: Stan Gordon. Nationally recognozed researcher on the unexplained. Stan Gordon has appeared on numerous world wide TV networks and is most known as the go-to guy for the world famous Kecksburg UFO Incident. He's written numerous books and will be speaking about cryptozology and some perhaps, still with us, dinosaurs. Don't miss this! 3:30PM - MOVIE: BEST OF THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954). Starring Ricou Browning (as the underwater Gillman) and Julie Adams. 4:00PM - Q&A: Julie Adams and Ricou Browning. They worked on he same movie, but on different sides of the country. Find out more behind the senes! Moderated by Bob Pellegrino. 4:30PM - TRIBUTE TIME: Hosted by Charles Henson. 5:00PM - MOVIE: MOVIE: THE VALLEY OF GWANGI (1967). A beautiful film print of this Ray Harryhausem stop-motion monsterpiece from the collection of Jeff Jagman. 6:30PM - MONSTER KID HOME MOVIES WORLD PREMIERE: EVEL KNIEVEL ON SKULL ISLAND - THE RESCUE OF ANN DARROW. One of our favorite Monster Kids - Brian Nichols presents his latest adventure in movie-making fun! Look kids! Look! See Evel Knievel head to Skull Island to battle prehistoric beasts.This is the event you've been waiting for! The Last of the Gladiators, Evel Knievel, is back with another death-defying stunt! And for the first time it's not just Evel's life on the line, but also a young woman. A young woman being held captive by a 50 foot ape! ....and you thought it couln't happen!
7:00PM - Q & A SESSION: MARTINE BESWICK. Hammer horror starlet talks to Monster Bash! Moderated by Scott Goettel. 7:30PM - MONSTER BASH COMEDY: DON REESE. The man with the big heart and outrageous sense of humor, twisted into the world of monster movie fans. If you've never heard Don before...for heaven's sake, don't miss this. 8:00 PM - MOVIE SHORT: ANIMAL KINGDOM (Dinosaur Segment by Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen) 8:30PM - Q & A SESSION: ARCH HALL JR. & RICHARD KIEL. These two guys have a lot of memories working for Arch Hall Sr. Great stuff. Moderated by Ron Adams. 9:00PM - BASH SPECIAL: LET THEM EAT CAKE! Guest of Honor Reception, photo ops & monster sized sheet cakes will be set up and served in the lobby, free to all Bash attendees! OUTDOOR SATURDAY NIGHT BEGINS 9:30PM - OUTDOOR FILM: ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. (1966). Drive-in style. We will show the film in the back parking lot. You will need to have your car facing the woods in the back of the hotel for the full effect. If you won't have a vehicle, bring some "Off bug repellent, " a blanket and we'll have the audio on a PA system. Special thanks to Drive-In historian Mark Bialek and projectionist Geoffrey Curtis for making this happen. And, make sure to check out Mark's Drive-In Web areas at www.driveintheatre.org! In the event of rain..this will run indoors. Be ready for big dinosaur fun during this presentation - DON'T MISS IT! 11:30PM - LIVE THEATRE - Actor Zach Zito presents his one man play of a dinosaur classic. Zach is phenominal....don't miss him! 12:00 MIDNIGHT - THE MONSTER BASH "FESTIVAL OF THE NEW WINE Song." A Monster Bash tradition. Bob Pellegrino sings the "Song of the New Wine" from FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN. ALSO - Two lifetime "Monster Bash Award" will be be presented. Two people who have supported Monster Bash through the years, and have helped keep the genre alive and well, will receive the MBA - "The Forry!" The MBA represents a lifetime achievement of fostering the love of classic movies, preserving the popularity and and preserving the memories of the actors that brought them to us. Plus, the great free prize toss, this year featuring magazines, DVDs, and just plain cool Monster Kid stuff.
12:30AM - MOVIE: REPTILICUS (1962). TV Horror Host Mr. Lobo brings you true crazy prehistoric beast monster madness.
2:00AM - MOVIE: MOVIE: THE GIANT BEHEMOTH (1959). British giant prehistoric monster flick.
SUNDAY June 24, 2012 DEALER HOURS, GUEST SIGNING HOURS 10AM-4PM MOVIE ROOM HOURS 9:00AM-6:30PM 8:00AM - MONSTER BASH MASS. Father Mike returns to give Mass at Monster Bash. All denominations are welcome. Yes, Father Mike is a real priest from Ohio. Attendees don't have to go out looking for a church. We do it here with all your friends. 9:00AM - MOVIE: THE LOST WORLD (1925). Monster Bash music director Kevin Slick performs a new score for this classic silent dinosaur film live.
10:30AM - MOVIE: JOURNEY TO THE BEGINNING OF TIME (1967). A group of kids raft through time and discover dinosaurs! A Czech film made in 1954 with scenes aded in 1967 and released theatrically. I saw it in the theatre at a Kiddie Matinee back in '67....the summer of love, and for kids - the summer of dinosaurs! 12:00 Noon - SUNDAY MORNING CREEPY CLIFFHANGER. Serial historian and author Leonard Kohl introduces a chapter of a MYSTERIOUS ISLAND serial!
12:30 Noon - DOCUMENTARY: THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIPPERT. Ballyhoo Productions latest documtary introduced by producer Daniel Griffith. An all-new documentary short exploring the life and early film releases of producer/distributor Robert L. Lippert during his LIPPERT PICURES era, from his humble beginnings as a motion picture theater owner... to the production of sci-fi classics such as ROCKETSHIP X-M and THE LOST CONTINENT. Interviews include C. COURTNEY JOYNER, KIT PARKER, MARGIA DEAN, BOB BURNS, and more! Produced and directed by DANIEL GRIFFITH. A BALLYHOO MOTION PICTURES presentation. 1:30 Noon - MOVIE: KING DINOSAUR (1952). Bert I. Gordon's early monster film! 3:00PM - Q&A SESSION: BERT I. GORDON. He has brought you decades of great monster fun...it's Mr. B.I.G., nicknamed by Forrest J Ackerman. Moderated by Scott Goettel. 3:30PM - MOVIE: THE LAND UNKNOWN (1957). One great dinosaur monster movie that is rarely seen anymore. 5:00PM - MONSTER BASH MEMORIES: MONSTER BASH 2011. What a great way to end another Monster Bash. Let's re-live Monster Bash 2010. Introduced by Charles Henson. Go Home, Haven't you had enough?! Click here and go back to Creepy Classics
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