Texas Frightmare Weekend

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Published on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 10:00

Written by FFestivalTraveler Staff

The fifth annual Texas Frightmare Weekend (TFW) comes to the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dallas, Texas from April 29 - May 1, 2011, the Southwest's premier horror convention and film festival.

TFW attendees have the exclusive first chance to grab the new issue 2 days early when Rue Morgue premieres issue #111 at the event. Rue Morgue founder/president Rodrigo Gudiño and art designer Gary Pullin will be on hand to sign them for no additional charge.

TFW is celebrating the 40th anniversary of A Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking 1971 film, with the return of Malcolm McDowell. The character of lead droog Alex DeLarge "has gained considerable notoriety among filmgoers and can often be found on lists of greatest villains." McDowell has over 195 movies to his credit, including genre fare such as Tank Girl, Rob Zombie's Halloween and Cat People. And he‛s not done yet -- two of his upcoming films are horror flicks as well: Amy Heckerling‛s Vamps and Travis Baker‛s Mischief Night.

Director Yoshihiro Nishimura (Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, Tokyo Gore Police, Helldriver) joins his frequent cast member from these films, Eihi Shiina (Audition) in her first-ever convention appearance. At this rare opportunity for autographs, both guests have announced that they will donate 100% of all autograph sales to the Japan Society's earthquake relief fund. The Japan Society charity relief effort gives 100% of proceeds to relief efforts in Japan.

Other guests appearing include:

Clive Barker (Hellraiser)
Roger Corman (Sharktopus, The Little Shop of Horrors)

Saw movies:
Costas Mandylor
Cary Elwes
Sean Patrick Flanery
Shawnee Smith

Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2
Rob Hall, director
Nick Principe
Thomas Dekker
Brian Austin Green
Angelina Armani
Mimi Michaels

The Human Centipede
Dieter Laser
Tom Six

The Woman
Lucky McKee, director
Carlee Baker
Sean Bridgers
Shyla Molhusen
Andrew van den Houten

Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Sid Haig (Night of the Living Dead 3D, The Devil's Rejects)
Gary Kent (Dracula vs Frankenstein)
Ashley Laurence (Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II)
Angus Scrimm (Phantasm I-IV)

Voltaire-Puppet Master of the Macabre – Musician/author/filmmaker Voltaire shares his strange stop-motion world, screening his early station ID work for MTV (Joe‛s Apartment) and the Sci Fi Channel, as well as his more recent Chimerascope short films (featuring the voice talents of Danny Elfman, Deborah Harry of Blondie and Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance).

Films being screened include:

• Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
• Helldriver (Nishimura and Shiina will be present for Q&A)
• Sharktopus
• Mutant Girls Squad
• Boggy Creek (2010)
• Dollboy
• The Human Centipede
• plus Horror Shorts

Other events include

• Helldriver Scaryoke
• Hearse & Shock Rod Show
• Fourth Annual Zombie Walk
• Celebrity discussion panels

For further information go to www.texasfrightmareweekend.com.

Texas Frightmare Weekend
April 29 - May 1, 2011

Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dallas/Ft Worth Airport
4440 W. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75063
972-929-8400

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