Telluride Horror Show
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| Location | Telluride, Colorado, USA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Language | International |
| Website | telluridehorrorshow.com |
The Telluride Horror Show is a film festival that takes place in the mountain resort town of Telluride, Colorado.
Over a three day weekend each mid-October, the festival exhibits horror, dark fantasy films, sci-fi films, and thriller films from around the world and attendees from all over the United States.[1]
History
[edit]Founded in 2010, the Telluride Horror Show is Colorado's first and longest-running genre film festival.[2]
Films are shown in three theaters: the Palm, the Nugget Theater, and the historic Sheridan Opera House.[3]
Additional events include the Creepy Campfire Tales and book signing with an established author from the horror genre, the Pig Roast, the I Scream Social, the Killer Karaoke Party, and the Dread Central Horror Trivia competition.[4]
Since its inception, the festival's pulp magazine-style posters have been created by cartoonist/illustrator Mark Zingarelli.[5]
At the 2015 festival, writer/director producer Henry Selick settled the long-running debate that his 1993 classic The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Halloween movie, not a Christmas movie.[6]
In 2018, the festival opened a brick and mortar horror merchandise store, Gargoyle's Gift Shop.[7]
Special Guests
[edit]2019[8]
Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur genius grant winner
Joe Bob Briggs, film critic and performer
Eli Craig, director of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Joshua Hoffine, horror photographer
Meredith Borders, managing editor of Fangoria
Jeremy Robert Johnson, horror author
2018[9]
Meredith Borders, managing editor of Fangoria
Stephen Chiodo, writer/director of Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Jeremy Robert Johnson, horror author
Paul G. Tremblay, horror author and editor
2017[10]
Meredith Borders
Jon Davison, film producer
Jeremy Robert Johnson
Tyler MacIntyre, director of Tragedy Girls
Greg McLean, film director
Patrick Brice, film director
2016[11]
Joe R. Lansdale, horror author
Sam Suchmann and Mattie Zufelt, writers/stars of Spring Break Zombie Massacre
2015
Henry Selick, writer/producer/director
John Carroll Lynch, actor/director
Stephen Cognetti, writer/director of Hell House LLC
References
[edit]- ^ "Q&A: Telluride Horror Show Festival Director Ted Wilson".
- ^ "Telluride Horror Show Announced its Initial Lineup of Films". 2017-09-07.
- ^ "Venues | Telluride Horror Show".
- ^ "Telluride Horror Show Adds More Films and a Scary Virtual Reality Experience". 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Telluride Horror Show Releases Fantastic Official Poster for its Eighth Year". 2017-07-26.
- ^ "'Nightmare Before Christmas' director reveals whether it's a Halloween or Christmas movie". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Gargoyle's Gift Shop | Unique Collectibles, Toys, & Merchandise".
- ^ "Telluride Horror Show has something for everyone".
- ^ "Telluride Horror Show lineup includes 'Killer Klowns,' 'Anna and the Apocalypse,' and Paul Tremblay". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "Telluride Horror Show Just Announced More Films and We're Already Terrified". 2017-09-29.
- ^ "Telluride Horror Show Announces Second Wave of Films". 2016-10-05.