THE HORRORFEST 20th CELEBRATION / OPENING NIGHT
Wed Oct 30, 19:30 - Wed Oct 30, 22:00
Sterk Kinekor
ABOUT
THE HORRORFEST 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION /
OPENING NIGHT
For two decades the HORRORFEST team has given Cape Town it's most fun and exciting Halloween event at the Labia Theatre, covering all things spooky. From movies, short films, documentaries and literature, to live silent film soundtrack performances, Halloween dress-up, old school 16mm film projections and a whole lot more.
To celebrate this two decade milestone, the HORRORFEST will have a special opening night on Halloween eve (Wednesday 30 October), not only for special guests, media and filmmakers, but also a limited amount of public tickets.
An amazing birthday cake from SWEET LION HEART will be the centerpiece, with HAUTE CABRIERE / PIERRE JOURDAN champagne on arrival, DEAD MAN'S FINGERS rum, and for those who need a boost, SLAYER ENERGY drinks! Additional refreshments, if you choose can be purchased at the Labia Theatre bar & cafe.
Get your tickets here to join in the festivities which will also include a screen featuring highlights from across the festival's 20 years.
Book here to join us, and check out the main event page for the full 2024 HORRORFEST rundown (30 October - 10 November) at this link: https://bit.ly/3BEqqCS or see the schedule below.
The festival will include new & classic movies and dozens of short films (all which you're unlikely to see in any SA cinema, like TERRIFIER 3, CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING, TRIPPING THE DARK FANTASTIC, SOLVENT, VAMPIRE ZOMBIES...FROM SPACE!, local production BREATHING IN with cast & crew attending plus many more).
There's The Makabra Ensemble's live soundtrack performance to classic 1911 Italian silent film DANTE'S INFERNO (L'Inferno), ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW audience participation screening, the BLOODY PARCHMENT literature night (back as an in-person event at Exclusive Books Cavendish), 50th anniversary screening of THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, Halloween dress-up, prizes, give-aways and much more.
Official website: www.HORRORFEST.info
THE 20th HORRORFEST LINE-UP:
HORRORFEST 2024 LINE-UP at The LABIA Theatre:
This year in stead of short film anthologies, each feature film will open with some of the best global shorts you’re likely to see this year.
All tickets at Quicket: https://bit.ly/45AKKzb
Movie Trailers at YouTube.com/TheHorrorfest : https://bit.ly/487EaCs
WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER
8:30pm: The HORRORFEST 20th Celebration / Opening Night
Guest invitations and limited special public tickets - will include Pierre Jourdan champagne and a special cake by Sweet Lion Heart, Slayer Energy and Dead Man’s Fingers Rum.
+ a special presentation featuring highlights from across the Horrorfest’s 2 decade history.
Info & Tickets: https://bit.ly/4f7hKmX
THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER (Halloween Night)
8:30pm: THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE
50th anniversary of the movie that still creeps audiences out to this day.
+ short films: CULTS and THE VISITOR
Info & Tickets: https://qkt.io/66oi8C
+ BLOODY PARCHMENT Literature Event on Halloween Night
This free event with local authors will not be at the Labia Theatre, but at Exclusive Books Cavendish.
Info: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/288154-bloody-parchment-literature-event
FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER
8:30pm: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Audience participation screening of this fun musical classic
+ short films: EXPLOSIVE LIPS and FLOSS
Info & Tickets: https://qkt.io/tckoTE
SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER
9pm: DANTE’S INFERNO (L’INFERNO) - 1911
THE MAKABRA ENSEMBLE live classic silent film soundtrack performance with special guests Sara Eksteen and Maxim Starcke (also the Halloween dress-up night) Tech support by Bothners.
+ short films: TERMINATRYX “Lullaby” and LA CROIX (The Cross)
Info & Tickets: https://qkt.io/GCYYBW
SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER
8:30pm: CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING
Hilariously gory award winning Horror-Comedy-Musical from Estonia.
+ short films: APOTEMNOFILIA and TERROR BY NIGHT
Info & Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/286205-chainsaws-were-singing/
MONDAY 4 NOVEMBER
6:15pm: SUZZANNA The Queen Of Black Magic
Documentary on Indosnesia’s undisputed scream queen
+ short films: WILL YOU COME UP? and BREAK MY BONES
Info & Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/286219-suzzanna-queen-of-black-magic/
8:30pm: THE GHOST (AN TAIBHSE)
The first horror movie to be shot in the Irish Gaelic dialect.
+ short films: STRANGE CREATURES, A PRAYER FOR MY FATHER and DEADLINE
Info & Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/286202-an-taibhse-the-ghost/
TUESDAY 5 NOVEMBER
6:15pm: CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN
Emotional documentary around the British folk horror cult film The Wicker Man, and the family wreckage it left in its wake.
+ short films: THIRTY2 and MAMA
Info & Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/286357-children-of-the-wicker-man/
8:30pm: TRIPPING THE DARK FANTASTIC
Invigorating documentary looking at horror film composer Simon Boswell, which also includes live performances of his best themes (for filmmakers like Dario Argento, Richard Stanley, Clive Barker).
+ short films: GIALLO, STAY and THE SKIN SHE’S IN
Info & Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/286216-tripping-the-dark-fantastic-directors-cut/
WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER
6:15pm: SOLVENT
An utterly unique found footage film from Austrian filmmaker Johannes Grenzfurthner.
+ short films: THE CHILD and THE NOONDAY DEMON
Info & Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/286212-solvent/
8:30pm: SCARED TO DEATH
A Horror-Comedy starring genre legends Lin Shaye (the INSIDIOUS movies) and Bill Moseley (Rob Zombie films like THE DEVIL’S REJECTS)
+ short films: TURNO DE NOCHE: The Wrong Place and LADY MIDNIGHT
Info & Tickets: https://qkt.io/FxAav3
THURSDAY 7 NOVEMBER
6:15pm: 1978
A dark political thriller mixed with supernatural horror, set during the 1978 Argentina vs Holland soccer world cup.
+ short films: DYSMORPHIC and PERFECTION
Info & Tickets: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/286209-1978/
8:30pm: VAMPIRE ZOMBIES…FROM SPACE!
Wild and crazy homage to ‘50s B-movies mixing horror and sci-fi.
+ short films: AMANDA, TEN OF SWORDS and DROP
Info & Tickets: https://qkt.io/VkEZiT
FRIDAY 8 NOVEMBER
8:30pm: TERRIFIER 3
Art the clown turn Christmas into a Halloween nightmare! Warning, this third installment in the Horror franchise is not for the squeamish or easily offended.
+ short films: MENSVRETERS and BATH BOMB
Info & Tickets: https://qkt.io/aQLCIt
SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER
8:30pm: FREAKS
A special old-school 16mm projection from a well preserved film print of this incredible 1932 cult classic.
+ short films: SAINT-SACRIFICE and BISECTED
Info & Tickets: https://qkt.io/Q5cDMG
SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER
8:30pm: BREATHING IN
We close with this locally produced moody folk horror movie set in 1901. Cast & crew will be attending to chat about the movie.
+ short films: THRIFT TOT DIE DOOD, I WAS and SCARED
Info & Tickets: https://qkt.io/Vgnjvy
OUR SPONSORS & AFFILIATES
For 20 years the HORRORFEST’s home has been the Cape Town landmark LABIA THEATRE and we’re not only proud to be associated with Ludi Krauss and his staff, but also these sponsors & affiliates:
PAUL BOTHNER MUSIC
HAUTE CABRIERE / PIERRE JOURDAN
SWEET LION HEART
SLAYER ENERGY DRINKS
LOVE IN VEIN
MASQUE MAKE-UP & FX WAREHOUSE
MR LUCKY’S CAPE TOWN TATTOO
DEAD MAN’S FINGERS RUM
PENGUIN BOOKS
DISNEY+
CHE THE STRAY
STAR BRIGHT JEWELRY
BLACK MANDALA FILMS
Official Horrorfest site: www.horrorfest.info
All event tickets updated at: https://www.quicket.co.za/organisers/576-south-african-horrorfest
Event trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFh62j-3IpI
Join our FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/SouthAfricanHorrorFest
Like our FB page: www.facebook.com/SouthAfricanHorrorfest
Short story competition: www.bloodyparchment.blogspot.com
Follow: www.twitter.com/SAhorrorfest
Like Bloody Parchment at: www.facebook.com/groups/220467498075567
See the Makabra site at: www.terminatryx.com/makabra
Like the Makabra Ensemble Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/MakabraEnsemble
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