Women of Horror Film Festival in Chicago

Horror Society Presents… Women of Horror Film Festival

We are thrilled to announce Horror Society’s 4th Film Festival in April at the Portage Theater in Chicago, IL.

With each festival we try to bring a new and different theme into the movie theater, and this time it’s Lady’s Night!

On Saturday, April 25th from 5pm to 12am, Horror Society will feature films directed, produced, written by women and/or have females in the lead role.

Our goal for this festival is to show the female side of the horror genre in a way that most of the horror fans are not familiar with. We want to display females in horror as the lead, dominant role instead of the victim. Many studios and companies tend to stay away from this point of view because it does not attract the audience they are looking for. To us that is a shame. We will also be showcasing and screening many films that have been directed, produced or written by women in the horror industry. There are so many female directors doing Indie Horror now without the recognition they need and deserve.

This is our chance to support these women that are not only directing and producing Independent Horror, but the strong women that are in front of the camera as well.

We will also be holding both a Silent Auction and Horror Raffle with some great items. All proceeds will be donated to the Lynn Sage Foundation to support Breast Cancer Research.
The theater is located on 4050 N. Milwaukee Ave in Portage Park. It’s a beautiful theater located in a great part of the city with state of the art equipment. The festival will run from 5pm to 12am with vendors, giveaways, and more. With each of our festivals we try to put the spotlight on some local talent as well, so we will be having trailers of local Chicago Indie horror films playing throughout the night.

The lineup has been chosen and the guests have been confirmed….

:Films:
Phobia
Wretched
Death in Charge
The Wigly
Side Effect
The Making of Sculpture
Pretty Bloody
Women’s Studies
Wicked Lake

:Guests:
Adam Rockoff
Matt Storc
Jeremy Hull
Marv Blauvelt
Austin Dossey
Lonnie Martin
Tara Garwood
Laura Bloechl
Cindy Marie Martin
Nora O’Sullivan

:Vendors:
WildClaw
Kitley’s Krypt
Doll Faced Horrors
Horror Avenue
Tim Seely (Hack/Slash)
Hot Hunks of Horror
G. Edwin Taylor
Ken Carrano
Darkrider Filmworks

Tickets will be available at the door and online. More information can be found at the website: www.horrorsociety.com/chicago

Mitchell Wells (Festival Director)
admin@horrorsociety.com
1-773-706-9836

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