Vampires: The Creatures of the Night – A Slideshow Presentation by Martin V. Riccardo
Chicago vampirologist Martin V. Riccardo will present a slideshow/lecture “Vampires: Creatures of the Night” at the Lyons Public Library on Monday, October 26 at 6:30 pm.
The Lyons Public Library is located at 4209 Joliet Ave., Lyons, IL 60534. Admission is free.
Vampires have penetrated all aspects of popular culture. Vampire researcher Martin V. Riccardo reveals the origins of these bloodthirsty fiends of the midnight realm. Through folklore, literature, movies, and television, the full range of the vampire is examined. Special attention is given to the powerful impact of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula, and the historical figure of Vlad Tepes known as Dracula in Romania. The program also looks at the real vampire bats of Latin America, and strange reports of unearthly figures such as the vampire of Highgate Cemetery in England, and Dracula’s ghost in Romania.
Martin V. Riccardo is a behavioral hypnotist and the director of Vampire Studies, an information center for vampire fans, which he founded in 1977. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today in relation to his vampire research. Mr. Riccardo has written many magazine articles and several books on vampires, including Liquid Dreams of Vampires, a study of the vampire image in dreams and fantasies. He has communicated with thousands of vampire fans over the years and is one of the cultural experts consulted in National Vampire.
Founded in Chicago in 1977 as the Vampire Studies Society by Martin V. Riccardo, the organization was the first vampire fan club to use the word “vampire” in its name (there had previously been several organizations built around Dracula). For several years the society published a Journal of Vampirism. The word “society” was dropped in 1990 and Vampire Studies now exists as a correspondence network and information clearing-house for people interested in all aspects of vampire lore. Those interested may contact Riccardo at P.O. Box 151, Berwyn, IL 60402-0151.
Leave a Comment Go to Post...
Win FREE Passes to An Advance Screening of Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
Dark Chicago has received passes to a special advance screening of the upcoming horror/comedy SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE on Wednesday, October 28th. This screening will feature exclusive footage from the film, a Scouts photo op and promotional items exclusive to this event.
Three scouts and lifelong friends join forces with one badass cocktail waitress to become the world’s most unlikely team of heroes. When their peaceful town is ravaged by a zombie invasion, they’ll fight for the badge of a lifetime and put their scouting skills to the test to save mankind from the undead.
To claim your passes, visit http://www.gofobo.com/ScoutsGuideChiHorror.
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse opens nationwide on October 30th.
Leave a Comment Go to Post...Win Tickets to See a FREE Advance Screening of CRIMSON PEAK On October 13th
Dark Chicago has 30 Admit Two Passes to give away to see the much-anticipated new movie from Guillermo del Toro CRIMSON PEAK. To win one, simply email darkchicago@gmail.com with the subject header “MY INTEREST HAS BEEN (CRIMSON) PEAKED”; winners will be notified and receive their pass via the email address from which they submitted. Full screening details (including time and location) will be on the pass.
Crimson Peak opens nationwide on Friday, October 16, 2015.
Leave a Comment Go to Post...Dream Theatre Company presents Audience Annihilated Part 3: The Trouble with Angels
Dream Theatre Company presents the 3rd of the critically acclaimed horror plays -AUDIENCE ANNIHILATED PART 3: THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS by Jeremy Menekseoglu at Dream Laboratory located in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood at 5026 N. Lincoln Ave.
Part haunted house, part horror show, Dream Theatre Company once again shatters the boundary and blurs all lines between actor and audience with this third incantation in the AUDIENCE ANNIHILATED series. Audience members will chose one of two roles to play. To play the lead role, chose Angel (up to 4 people) and be completely immersed in the terrifying story interacting with the menacing figures around you. Or if you are too scared, you can choose to be a part of the gallery audience of 16, the Choir role is for you where you watch the horror unfold before your eyes. Each performance must have at least one Angel.
YOU stand in a dark woods, prickly branches reaching out towards your face. You’re on a trail that leads to the cabin where your mother has recently taken you to live. She has told you never to go outside, but she has been drinking more and more lately, and is so easy to disobey. The air is thick with the sounds of mosquitoes and feasting flies. The remains of a dead animal lies at your feet. YOU hear someone’s rattled breathing beside you.
Menekseoglu’s immersive experience has been deemed a “poetic phantasmagoric” and “thrillingly too close for comfort.” The Chicago Reader recognized Audience Annihilated in the 2014 Best of Chicago awarding it Best 15-Minute Horror Show and calling it “the most chilling horrific 15 minutes I’ve endured in a long time…you walk away from the experience feeling thrillingly alive.”
AUDIENCE ANNIHILATED PART 3: THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS showtimes are on the hour and half hour and runs about 20 minutes. Doors open no more than 5 minutes prior to the performance and there is no late admission. Show times are 8 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on October 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 & 31 and November 1. Additional 10 p.m. performances will be added on October 30 & 31. AA3: THE TROUBLE WITH ANGELS features the ensemble including: Nicole Roberts, Anna W Menekseoglu, Amanda Lynn Meyer, Madelaine Schmitt, Kaitlin Stewart, Lauren Stanek, Nyle Kenning & Jeremy Menekseoglu. Stage Managed by Ellen Cullen. Production and design by the ensemble.
Reservations are required as seating is limited. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased via the Dream Theatre Company website at www.dreamtheatrecompany.com. For more information please contact Anna W Menekseoglu at 773-552-8616 or by email at annainthedarkness@gmail.com.
Babysitter Massacre ’78: The Musical at the Public House Theatre
Did you ever hear that urban legend of “The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs?” You know, the one where the babysitter is getting harassing phone calls, so she calls the cops, they trace the call, and say it’s coming from inside the house?
Well it’s true you know. For six unlucky teenagers on New Years Eve Night, 1978, they’re gonna find out how true it is!
From the minds that brought you the hit shows, A NIGHTMARE ON BACKSTREET: A BOY BAND MUSICAL PARODY and BATES: AN 80’S PSYCHO MUSICAL PARODY, comes a new original show, making its world premier in Chicago.
If you like horror movie classics like, BLACK CHRISTMAS, HALLOWEEN, and WHEN A STRANGER CALLS
you’ll love BABYSITTER MASSACRE ’78: THE MUSICAL!
Show contains adult themes, language and violence. No admittance to anyone under 18.
Babysitter Massacre ’78: The Musical at the Public House Theatre run the entire month of October, 1-31. For additional information and tickets, visit http://pubhousetheatre.com/babysitter-massacre-78-the-musical/.
Leave a Comment Go to Post...
