This June at the Portage Theater we are going "full tilt boogie" with a weekend of horrific fun for the whole family. We are combining our monthly monster movie show with our comic book show. Not one, but two days of new and vintage comics, toys, cards, action figures, collectibles and more. Also featuring Chicago's finest selection of monster/horror/zombie collectibles. New and vintage monster magazines, DVDs, models, posters and more. We will also be showing a full schedule of classic monster and horror movies all weekend long. A full weekend of activities, contests, guests, and more are planned for the event. More details will be released soon. Full concessions stand and bar available. Stay tuned for the movie line up which will be relesed soon.Get your comic and monster on at the Portage Theater. Visit www.murtzcomics.com or www.portagetheater.org for more details

Join Chicago director Tony Wash of Scotchworthy Productions and his crew for a night of indie horror at the Portage Theater.

May 12, 2012
Doors open at 5pm
7:00pm - A CHANCE IN HELL (Short film about nazi zombies)
$20 door/$15 advance (Student/group discounts available)
Tix: http://www.fanfueled.com/Event/Details/2535-roller-jam

Meet filmmakers, learn about roller derby life, meet the Antonio Bay Bombshell heroines, Battle of the Bands contest. Winner will be a part of next film.

Debut of extended, uncut trailer of upcoming film THE STORM.

THE STORM is an action horror flick about the roller derby team Antonio Bay Bombshells, who are left with the job of fighting slug-like aliens that crashed in meteorites during their championship game.
http://www.thestormmovie.net/

A CHANCE IN HELL trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi2177014809/

https://www.facebook.com/TheStormMovie

Portage Theater
4050 N. Milwaukee
http://www.portagetheater.org/Events/

John Borowski, local Chicago filmmaker, will appear at the historic Portage Theater on May 31st to present a double bill of his serial killer documentaries.
http://www.johnborowski.com/

May 31, 2012
8:00PM - H.H. HOLMES: AMERICA'S FIRST SERIAL KILLER
Trailer: http://www.hhholmesthefilm.com/
9:30PM - ALBERT FISH
Trailer: http://www.albertfishfilm.com/

Entry: $10
Vendors, Raffle, Concessions, Alcohol

Meet Matthew Aaron (Displaying serial killer Joel Rifkin's family album) and comic book publisher Charles D. Moisant.

Portage Theater
4050 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL

All proceeds will go toward finishing John's latest film,
CARL PANZRAM: THE SPIRIT OF HATRED AND VENGEANCE
(Set to screen at the Portage on August 12)
(Panzram trailers here: http://www.panzram.com/)

http://www.portagetheater.org/Events/65/john-borowski039-s-shock-doc-double-feature/

Horror Society and Ain't it Cool News present a screening of
THE LOVED ONES at AMC River East! Tickets available now.

What happens when a girl envisions the perfect night at prom, but doesn't get what she wants? How far is too far? See the adorable, yet sick madness by attending this select viewing opportunity!

Trailer and more:
http://www.thelovedonesmovie.com/

Friday, June 1, 2012
Midnight
$9

AMC River East
322 E. Illinois St., Chicago, IL 60611

Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/427564950589620/427734733905975/

http://tugg.com/events/587#.T6IRzHGJmHn

Gather up your blankets, gas up those cars, and don't forget survival gear for the zombie apocalypse! WBEZ 91.5FM presents this as part of the Off-Air Event Series.

Double Feature Zombie Mayhem at Cascade Drive-In!

WHEN!
Thursday, May 17, 2012
8:00 PM
$15/gen admission (per car)
$12/WBEZ members (per car)

Filmspotting podcast co-hosts Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen will be hosting the night under the stars.

MOVIES!
George Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD
Edgar Wright's SHAUN OF THE DEAD

WHERE!
Cascade Drive-In
1100 E. North Avenue
West Chicago, IL 60185

WHO!
Chicago Public Media
WBEZ 91.5FM
312-948-4600

http://www.wbez.org/event/2012-05-17/drive-double-feature-zombie-apocalypse

April 27, 2012. Eagle One Media and iFN are proud to announce the nationwide theatrical release of the Spanish language horror action film ZOMBIE DAWN with the film debuting exclusively in the Chicago metro area at the Rosemont MUVICO Theater. In a special arrangement with MUVICO and theaters, cinema ticket buyers shall receive a free limited edition copy of the ZOMBIE DAWN: Safehouse comic book that contains a prequel tie-in story to the feature film. The complimentary 28 page comic book was specifically commissioned for the film and created by comic industry veterans David A. Rodriguez and Dheeraj Verma and will be bilingual in English and Spanish.

Debuting at MUVICO the same weekend as AVENGERS, local movie fans will be able to treat themselves to a Superhero-Zombie Mayhem time at the theater. Along with ZOMBIE DAWN, the award winning computer animated horror short HAMBUSTER will be shown before the main horror feature as an added bonus.

ZOMBIE DAWN is an action horror Spanish language film that has won praise for its presentation and kudos for the film makers in assembling such a feature while working with only a micro budget. ZOMBIE DAWN recently won awards at the Zixion Sars film festival in Chile for directors Cristian Toledo and Lucio A. Rojas, and art direction.

Glowing reviews are in regarding ZOMBIE DAWN:

Giant Size Sunday at The Portage Theater Three great giant monster movies plus a lobby full of vintage and new toys, comics, and collectibles. Fun for the whole family. Concessions and bar open. Godzilla vs Mothra - Son Of Kong - Konga See giant monsters destroy on the giant screen then browse and shop our large selection of toys, comics, DVDs,T-shirts, collectibles and more. All day monstrous fun. 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago Illinois Sunday April 29th 2012 Doors open at 11:00 AM Adults $10.00 kids $5.00 For more information visit www.murtzcomics.com GET YOUR MONSTER ON AT THE PORTAGE THEATER!!!

The small convention for the BIG collector! Holiday Inn of Midway Airport Stratosphere Ballroom 6624 South Cicero Chicago, IL 60638 Kids free with adult admission! Costumers free admission!! Offering antique/new toys, bronze/silver age comics, and unique statues! Dealer Contact: Leo Guerrero 773/242.0041

The 4th Annual Zombie Prom Chicago 2012 has been set for June 29, 2012! Returning for its 3rd year at Vision Nightclub (above Excalibur) in downtown, Chicago, the Chicago Zombie Prom will feature Zombie DJ Daena, Zombie Band Trash Martini, zombie makeovers, prize giveaways, the crowing of the Zombie Prom King & Queen, food, booze and wild zombie shenanigans! Zombie attire is mandatory and this event is 21+ ONLY. Visit http://www.zombiepromchicago.com for full details and information (and to purchase tickets), LIKE the Zombie Prom Chicago Facebook Fan Page at http://www.facebook.com/ZombiePromChicago and RSVP at the Facebook Event Page at https://www.facebook.com/events/357259047654334/

Stella Espresso invites you to an evening of horrific readings from Chicago horror authors Rich Chwedyk (author of Brontë's Egg) and Martin Mundt (author of Reanimated Americans & The Crawling Abattoir). Coffee and tasty treats you pay for, but the FEAR will be FREE!

Stella Espresso
1259 W. Devon (Corner of Devon & Lakewood)
No Cover
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm on Friday May 11th

Stella Espresso invites you to an evening of horrific readings from Chicago horror authors Lawrance Santoro (author of Drink for the Thirst to Come & Just North of Nowhere) and Martin Mundt (author of Reanimated Americans & The Crawling Abattoir). Coffee and tasty treats you pay for, but the FEAR will be FREE!

Stella Espresso
1259 W. Devon (Corner of Devon & Lakewood)
No Cover
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm on Friday April 13th

Over 14 hours of Sci-Fi Horror Movie Madness!

Kelli Maroney (star of Night of the Comet,
Chopping Mall, Fast Times At Ridgemont High in Person!)

April 28, 2012

Portage Theater
4050 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641
773.736.4050

Noon 'til Late - Doors Open At 11am.

Tickets $20 pre-sale, $24 at the door
day of sale.

CURRENT FILM LINE-UP:

11:30 - Trailer Trash (Vintage Trailers & Short Films!)
Noon - Little Shop of Horrors (Original Corman Classic!)
1:30 - The Last Starfighter (80's Awesomeness!)
3:15pm - Brazil (The Ultimate Dystopian Future!)
6pm - Night of the Comet (star Kelli Maroney in Person!)
8:15pm - 12 Monkeys (Gilliam's Modern Masterpiece!)
10:30pm - Attack the Block (Monster Mayhem!)
Midnight - The Theatre Bizarre (Midwest Premiere!)

SHORT FILMS & TRAILERS INCLUDE:

"Devil In My Ride" (Trailer for Gary Schultz's feature!)
"Under the Table" - Darren Callahan
"Blast of Doom" - Kurt Long
"Henry's Crazy Dream" - Danny Delpurgatorio
"Insane From Infinity!" - Gary Schultz
"Kusper on Ice" - Zoran Gvojic
"Children of the Invisible Man" - Darren Callahan
The Beast From Under The Bridge - Charlie Jaimes
"Mad Monster Mayhem" - John Danger Cambell
"The Kaledescope Man" - Andrew Klass
"The Ghoul in the Greenhouse" - Red Clark

Plus: Vintage Sci-Fi & Horror film trailers, Vendor Tables, Free Posters, A live charity auction for Vital Bridges (www.vitalbridges.org) and much more.

FREE PARKING IN THE SEARS LOT AROUND THE CORNER!!!

Pre-sale tickets are $20 at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/225488 or $24 at the door day of show.

Free Parking in the Sears Lot around the corner.

For more info: https://www.facebook.com/scifispectacular

Films, times and guests subject to change. No refunds, no returns.

It's that time again, zombies! The 5th Annual Zombie March Chicago will take place on June 16th at 3:00 pm, starting in Millennium Park at The Bean. If folks want their makeup done, Colleen Jones and David Lasley are available to take appointments - find and message them through the official ZMC Facebook Group or Event Page. If you don't have the time to make an appointment, don't worry! We will have a crack team of zombie makeup artists to zombify you!

We are also working on getting a hotel to host the makeup space and for those who need a place to stay for the event. Check out the ZMC Facebook Group for answers to your questions, and find specific time and location information on the Event Page.

The CZPC is based on other successful Zombie Pub Crawls around the US, specifically Minneapolis. Former pH Cast Company Member, Alaina Hoffman formerly lived in the Minneapolis area and thought it would be an amazing event for Chicago. She pitched it to Co-Artistic Director Jason Geis, and the two were off and running in planning the first CZPC in 2008. The first Crawl took place in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood and we hoped to have 100 people. Needless to say it was a much bigger hit. Almost 400 zombies wandered the streets of Andersonville into Simon's, Charlie's Ale House and Hamburger Mary's. The 2009 edition nearly doubled in size and we added In Fine Spirits to the crawl family. Almost 700 zombies rotated in and out of Simon's, Charlie's Ale House, Mary's and In Fine Spirits. In 2010 we added the fine folks at @mosphere, The Call and Mary's Rec Room added to the already amazing Hamburger Mary's stop. Last year we added Farragut's to the Crawl and they were a welcome addition to the family. The 2012 Crawl is the 5th year anniversary and we promise we are going to make it the best yet.

Full 2012 details, itinerary, tickets, etc. : http://chicagozombiepubcrawl.com

Facebook event page : https://www.facebook.com/events/341022952606937/

From the Classic Portage Theater comes the annual Universal Monsters Movie Fest. See all the classics and a few other favorites in this 6 movie, all day event. Frankenstein? Dracula? Creature? They are all here along with a lobby full of vendors with new and vintage comics, toys, action figures, DVDs, movie posters,custom models, horror collectibles, monster stuff and more. Food and drinks available. Fun for the whole family.
Saturday March 31st Doors open at 12:00 Noon
$10.00 Adults $5.00 Kids
4050 N. Milwaukee
Chicago, Il 60641

Turner Classic Movies presents their wonderful "Road to Hollywood" film festival and lucky attendees will get to see Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS on the big screen and meet star actress Tippi Hedren!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012
7:30 PM
Music Box Theatre
3733 North Southport Avenue
Chicago, IL
Cost: FREE

Hosted by TCM's Ben Mankiewicz
Special Guest Tippi Hedren

http://www.tcm.com/2012/roadtohollywood/details.html?city=7
http://www.tcm.com/2012/roadtohollywood/

THE WALKING DEAD Season 2 Finale on the BIG SCREEN!

Admission – FREE!
March 18, 2012, 7:00 pm
Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18 & Bogart’s
9701 Bryn Mawr Avenue Rosemont, IL 60018-5210

Hosted by Chicago Fear Fest, Zombie Army Productions, Flashback Weekend,Horror Society, and Sinister Visions.

Thursday, March 1st, 2012 at 9:15 pm
RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (35mm) at Doc Films.

CHARLEY VARRICK will be screened beforehand at 7:00 pm, which was directed by Don Siegel (INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS.)

Max Palevsky Cinema
Ida Noyes Hall
University of Chicago
773-702-8575

$5.00 to get in

http://docfilms.uchicago.edu/dev/calendar/

H.P. Lovecraft fans in the Chi-town area will be thrilled to hear about this unique new event. DreamLogic, a live entertainment performance group, is presenting Elder Gods, a promenade-style performance (the audience and the players share the stage…kooky!) of a tale inspired by Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness through March 3rd. Below we have the trailer for the Elder Gods performance, featuring Patricia Lomden and Tyler Pistorius. Videography and editing were done by Pistorius as well. We've got to imagine this is a crazy experience that the more adventurous among you out there would love! For more info and very reasonably priced tickets, head to www.dreamlogic.org. You can also visit the Elder Gods blog (dreamlogictheatreworks.blogspot.com) and DreamLogic Facebook page(http://www.facebook.com/pages/DreamLogic-Theatreworks/397426078938). http://youtu.be/2ycn1QrhlN0       The live performance runs from now until March 3 at The Davis, 620 Davis Street in downtown Evanston, IL. If you check it out, let us know what you thought!  

The 1901 Gallery/Theatre Presents:
Sleepover Cinema "The Wicked Winter Edition"
February 25, 2012
8pm-8am
$5 BYOB
1901 W. Belmont Ave. (enter on Wolcott), Chicago
www.the1901.com

8-10 pm - B-Movies & Shocking Trailers

10 pm - SPIDER BABY (1968) (Director Jack Hill)

Host Alex Zander Presents:
11:30 pm - ROAD KILL & MY SWEET SATAN (1994) (Director Jim Van Bebber)

Host Volium & Vine Presents:
Midnight - THE BABY (1973) (Director Ted Post)

Host "Big Gay Horror Fan" Presents:
1:30 am - Andy Warhol'™s BLOOD FOR DRACULA (19740 (Director Paul Morrissey)
3:15 am - BRAIN DAMAGE (1988) (Director Frank Henenlotter)

4:45 am - BAD RONALD (1974) (Director Buzz Kulik)

6:00 am - Retro Shockers

http://www.the1901.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/167544083357637/

WildClaw Theatre presents the world premiere of Scott T. Barsotti’s “Kill Me”.

• With previews February 11th and 12th, and opening Monday, February 13th, 2012, 7:30pm at Chicago’s Athenaeum Theater, 2936 N. Southport Ave.
• Running Thursday thru Sunday until March 18th, 2012.
• Performance times are Thursday thru Saturday at 7:30pm, and Sunday at 3pm.

Directed by Jeff Christian, and featuring company members Casey Cunningham and Michaela Petro, with Sasha Gioppo, Matt Kahler, Ele Matelan, Chris Maxwell, and Jude Roche, “Kill Me” continues WildClaw theatre’s mission of bringing intelligent and imaginative horror to the Chicago stage.

Upon awakening from a post-traumatic coma, Cam is convinced that she has lost her ability to die. As her reaction to immortality rapidly shifts from invincible wonder to cosmic terror, her sanity begins to break. Fearing life eternal, Cam attempts suicide...again...and again...causing her sister and lover to grapple with nightmares of their own, born in the dream world, and the real one.

Are the demons plaguing these women real or imagined...and is there ultimately a difference? Through relentlessly shifting dimensions, soundscapes, and mental worlds, KILL ME creates a lyrical horror story in which unending life proves worse than death.

Tickets $20 - $25, with student discounts available. Performances are Thurs-Sat, at 7:30pm, Sunday at 3:00pm.

For more information, please visit www.wildclawtheatre.com. For tickets, please visit www.athenaeumtheatre.org.

Come one, come all to the Holiday Inn of Midway Airport at 6624 S. Cicero Chicago Illinois for the 1st TCS show of 2012. Featuring some of Chicagoland's best independant comic and toy dealers and creators. Doors open 8:00 AM for early birds. TCS - The small convention for the big collector. For more information visit http://t-c-s.webs.com/