 MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin– The Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival is excited to announce that Mark Borchardt will be the recipient of the 2019 Backbone of Wisconsin Horror Award.
The Backbone of Wisconsin Horror Award is given to someone that helps keep horror a thriving genre in Wisconsin. Mark has been a making movies in Wisconsin for years and his short film Coven has become a cult classic. He has been an inspiration to many horror filmmakers in Wisconsin and beyond. The award will be a custom design by Stinky Goblin Emporium. Mark will be presented with the award following the Twisted Wisconsin Short Block on Friday April 5th. The Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival will occur at the Times Cinema at 5906 W. Vliet St. on Friday, April 4-7 2019. Joe Bob Briggs will be presenting his one man show “How Rednecks Saved Hollywood” Saturday April 6th at 7pm. Tickets for that show are now on sale at https://omniwebticketing.com/times/?schdate=2019-04-06 More information can be found at http://www.twisteddreamsff.com/. About Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival With surrounding cities like Madison, Chicago and Oshkosh hosting their own festivals dedicated to horror, co-directors Christopher House and Stephen Milek decided it was time Milwaukee had one to call its own. Thus, the Twisted Dream Film Festival was born in all its bloody glory. The TDFF is dedicated to showcasing celluloid terror with its willing audience, providing a haven for like-minded souls. For any inquiries please email twisteddreamsff@gmail.com
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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9/25/18
Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival Announces Appearance by Joe Bob Briggs MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin– The Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival is excited to announce that Joe Bob Briggs will be bringing his one man show “How Rednecks Saved Hollywood” to the 2019 festival. Joe Bob is famous for hosting Joe Bob’s Drive-In Theater on TMC and MonsterVision on TNT. Recently he crashed the servers at Shudder with a 24-hour marathon called The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs. “How Rednecks Saved Hollywood” has been selling out shows around the country. During the 2 hour show Joe Bob uses over 200 clips and stills to review the history of rednecks in America as told through the classics of both grindhouse and mainstream movies. More information on date, time, and tickets of the show will be announced at a later date. The Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival is still accepting entries, and will occur at the Times Cinema at 5906 W. Vliet St. on Friday, April 5-7 2019. More information can be found at http://www.twisteddreamsff.com/. About Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival With surrounding cities like Madison, Chicago and Oshkosh hosting their own festivals dedicated to horror, co-directors Christopher House and Stephen Milek decided it was time Milwaukee had one to call its own. Thus, the Twisted Dream Film Festival was born in all its bloody glory. The TDFF is dedicated to showcasing celluloid terror with its willing audience, providing a haven for like-minded souls. For any inquiries please email twisteddreamsff@gmail.com  Andrea Thompson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3/21/18 Communications Director Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival twisteddreamspress@gmail.com Milwaukee, WI-The Twisted Dreams Film Festival has announced two new festival panels, “Politics In Horror” and “Women In Horror.”
Politics In Horror” will occur Apr. 14 at 2 pm, and will consist of Ross Bigley, an award-winning filmmaker and founder of the Milwaukee Short Film Festival, David Luhrssen, an author and managing editor of the Shepherd Express, and Jason Thorton, a local filmmaker and author who will screen a clip of his new film “Cactus Jack" at the panel. More information about the film can be found here. The panel will be moderated by Michael Viers, a local filmmaker and podcaster who's previously had films at the TDFF. “Women In Horror” will occur Apr. 15 at 2 pm, and will include Susan Kerns, a filmmaker, writer, and professor at Columbia College in Chicago, Wendy Keeling, an actor, artist, and filmmaker based in Nashville who will have a film in this year's festival, and Theda de Sade, a dancer, model, actress, and playwright who founded Glamour Junkies, a neo-burlesque troupe. She is also one of the feature film judges and was the hostess of the Twisted Dreams Masquerade Ball last October. The panel will be moderated by Josephine Yanasak-Leszczynski, a writer and critic. The Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival will occur at the Times Cinema at 5906 W. Vliet St. from April 13-15. More information can be found at http://www.twisteddreamsff.com/. About Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival With surrounding cities like Madison, Chicago and Oshkosh hosting their own festivals dedicated to horror, co-directors Christopher House and Stephen Milek decided it was time Milwaukee had one to call its own. Thus, the Twisted Dream Film Festival was born in all its bloody glory. The TDFF is dedicated to Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival Presented by Precision Color Graphics Announces New Events, Schedule, and Sale of Passes! Along with all the spirits and spooks enjoyed in previous years, Twisted Dreams has new events to look forward to this April! This year we are presenting Spook Show! It will feature the band, The Fiendish Phantoms, and a master of the vaudevillian circus sideshow, Sanjula, known for his bizarre sideshow performances. Along with these acts will be a block of short films- the craziest, and the most bizarre and disturbing films from around the world, including:
Twisted Dreams is also presenting panel discussions with panelists to be announced soon. The first panel is Politics in Horror- a discussion of the history of horror films and how they reflect politics of their time, and also talk about how current politics might reflect future horror films. The second panel is Women in Horror. This panel will discuss how women have been portrayed in horror films as well as the increase in women horror film directors. Twisted Dream Film Festival Schedule: http://www.twisteddreamsff.com/films/twisted-dreams-film-festival-2018-schedule Friday, April 13, 2018 7 pm - Twisted Wisconsin Shorts - 86 minutes 9:30 pm - Opening Night Party Featuring Glamour Junkies Burlesque and H1Z1 11 pm - Bong of the Living Dead - Dir. Max Groah - 81 minutes Saturday, April 14, 2018 12 pm - Ashface - Dir. Ricardo Tenorio - 103 minutes 2 pm - PANEL DISCUSSION -Politics in Horror - 45 minutes 3:15 pm - Twisted Reality Short Block - 103 minutes 5:30 pm - The Moose Head Over the Mantel -Dir. Rebecca Comtois, Bryan Enk, Matt Gray, Jessi Gotta, Shannon K. Hall, and Jane Rose - 88 minutes 8 pm - The Slashening - Dir. Brandon Bassham - 82 minutes 10:30 pm - Twisted Dreams Spook Show - 240 minutes Sunday, April 15, 2018 12 pm - Twisted Tales from Females - 99 minutes 2 pm - PANEL DISCUSSION- Women in Horror - 45 minutes 3:15 pm - The Nursery - Dir. Jay Sapiro and Chris Micklos - 83 minutes 5:15 pm - Twisted Terror Short Block - 84 minutes 7:15 pm - Interstellar Civil War (North American Premiere) - Dir. Albert Pyun -102 minutes Your Pass Options for This Event Includes: http://www.shepherdtickets.com/events/52293612/milwaukee-twisted-dreams-film-festival Nightmare Pass The Nightmare Pass gets you into every screening at the festival starting Friday, April 13 –Sunday, April 15. Includes panels, opening night party, and spook show. $80.00 $86.21 with fees Insomnia Pass The Insomnia Pass gets you into every screening at the festival on Saturday, April 14. Includes the panel discussion and the spook show. $40.00 $43.73 with fees The Daydream Pass The Daydream Pass gets you into every screening at the festival on Sunday, April 15. Including the panel discussion. $30.00 $33.11 with fees Tickets for individual screenings will be on sale soon and will be $10/screening A purchased ticket to any screening will be required for the opening night party.  Andrea Thompson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/11/17
Communications Director Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival twisteddreamspress@gmail.com Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival Announces New Sponsors, Judges Milwaukee, WI-The new presenting sponsor for the third year of the Twisted Dreams Film Festival will be Precision Color Graphics. The festival will also feature a new supporting sponsor,AdBidtise. Festival judges have also been confirmed. There will be three features judges: Joe Randazzo, an independent screenwriter and producer whose scripts have won over 20 awards, actress and burlesque performer Theda de Sade, and the legendary Lloyd Kaufman, the writer-director of the cult classic “The Toxic Avenger,” and founder of the independent horror film and distribution company Troma. The judges for Wisconsin films will be John Adler, a morning show host on 102.1 WLUM FM, Wisconsin filmmaker Adam Krause, and Angela Catalano, co-founder and programmer at Shotgun Cinema. The shorts judges will be Jean-Claude LeBlanc, who was last year's TDFF winner for Best Short, Mack Bates, an award-winning writer, Rex Sikes, a producer, director, and SAG actor, and Michael Graeve, a paranormal investigator and writer. The Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival is still accepting entries, and will occur at the Times Cinema at 5906 W. Vliet St. on Friday, April 13-15. More information can be found at http://www.twisteddreamsff.com/. About Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival With surrounding cities like Madison, Chicago and Oshkosh hosting their own festivals dedicated to horror, co-directors Christopher House and Stephen Milek decided it was time Milwaukee had one to call its own. Thus, the Twisted Dream Film Festival was born in all its bloody glory. The TDFF is dedicated to showcasing celluloid terror with its willing audience, providing a haven for like-minded souls. ###
Andrea Thompson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10/27/16
Communications Director Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival twisteddreamspress@gmail.com American Horrors Becomes A Twisted Dreams Film Festival Sponsor Milwaukee, WI-The Twisted Dreams Film Festival has partnered with American Horrors, a TV channel dedicated to the horror genre. American Horrors will air the winners of the festival's Jury Award on its two 24/7 linear streaming channels available for free worldwide via Filmon.com and Roku. In addition, channel owner Hart D. Fisher will attend the festival. Dubbed “the scariest man in America,” Fisher is also a comic book author, publisher, filmmaker, music video director, and poet. More information about Fisher and American Horrors can be found at http://americanhorrors.com/. The Twisted Dreams Film Festival is still accepting entries for its second year. For their inaugural year, TDFF made Film Freeway's list of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals. In 2017, the festival will expand from two to three days, and will occur from March 31-April 2 at the Underground Collaborative at 161 W. Wisconsin Ave, on the lower level of the Grand Avenue Mall. The aim is to feature full-length movies and shorts with an element of the macabre, so along with horror and slasher films, other genres such as comedies or documentaries will also be considered. Films can be submitted here: https://filmfreeway.com/festival/MilwaukeeTwistedDreamsFilmFestival. About Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival With surrounding cities like Madison, Chicago and Oshkosh hosting their own festivals dedicated to horror, co-directors Christopher House and Stephen Milek decided it was time Milwaukee had one to call its own. Thus, the Twisted Dream Film Festival was born in all its bloody glory. The TDFF is dedicated to showcasing celluloid terror with its willing audience, providing a haven for like-minded souls. Andrea Thomson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6/13/16 Communications Director Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival twisteddreamspress@gmail.com Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival Returns For Second Year Milwaukee, WI-The Twisted Dreams Film Festival is now accepting entries for its second year. The festival will occur from March 31-April 2 at the Underground Collaborative at 161 W. Wisconsin Ave, on the lower level of the Grand Avenue Mall. The aim is to feature full-length movies and shorts with an element of the macabre, so along with horror and slasher films, other genres such as comedies or documentaries will also be considered. Response to the TDFF 2016 was very enthusiastic. Many of the films' directors attended, filmmaker Mark Borchardt of “American Movie” was opening night MC, and there were special sideshow performances from Professor Pinkerton and Sanjula of Dead Man's Carnival. The films “The Hike” and “Holy Hell” tied for the Audience Award, with “Holy Hell” winning the Jury Award. It also made Film Freeway's list of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals. For 2017, the festival will expand from two to three days. There will be a discounted submission fee for animated shorts and for Wisconsin filmmakers. Films can be submitted here: https://filmfreeway.com/festival/MilwaukeeTwistedDreamsFilmFestival. Pictures from last year's festival can be seen here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vd4mkmhhm3r77i7/AACnCKikjzJZnEXTgOSD2WXFa?dl=0 About Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival With surrounding cities like Madison, Chicago and Oshkosh hosting their own festivals dedicated to horror, co-directors Christopher House and Stephen Milek decided it was time Milwaukee had one to call its own. Thus, the Twisted Dream Film Festival was born in all its bloody glory. The TDFF is dedicated to showcasing celluloid terror with its willing audience, providing a haven for like-minded souls. ### 
A SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR FOR THE TWISTED DREAMS FILM FESTIVAL For Immediate release MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin April 12, 2016 - After months of planning the first ever Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival turned out to be a big success. Turnout was better than anticipated on Friday night with a steady stream of audience members on Saturday. There were six awards given away. A jury award and audience award each for Best Feature. Best Short Film and Best Wisconsin Short Film. The Wisconsin premiere of Dark opened the festival to a packed audience. Following that screening more seats were added to the theatre so we could accommodate the even bigger audience for the Wisconsin Twisted Short Programs. With a majority of the Wisconsin filmmakers in attendance there was a short Q&A session at the end and some great discussions about filmmaking in Milwaukee. We followed that with a memorable performance by Professor Pinkerton and Sanjula from Dead Man’s Carnival. Saturday things stayed busy for our 5 screenings with filmmaker Q&A’s after most screenings. The jury awards were announced after each film that won played. The margin of victory for the Audience awards were slim and even resulted in a tie for the Best Feature. Holy Hell was the big winner taking best Feature for the Jury Award and tied for the Audience Award with The Hike. Winners of the Awards were Jury Award presented by MKE Production Rental Best Feature - Holy Hell Best Short Film - Mr. Dentonn Best Wisconsin Short - Hi, Neighbor Audience Award presented by Milwaukee Movie Talk Best Feature - (tie) Holy Hell and The Hike Best Short Film - The Mill at Calder’s End Best Wisconsin Short - The Life and Times of Thomas Thumb Jr. We would like to thank everyone that came out and participated. Also all our sponsors including Mo’s Irish Pub for providing catering during the festival and a space for the after party. Our supporting sponsor the Shepherd Express and our Founding Sponsor Canal Productions for the big support they provided. We also couldn’t have asked for a better venue the the Underground Collaborative or equipment thanks to MKE Production Rental. Thanks to our Film Sponsors Marcus Theatres, Movies Galore of Milwaukee, and Pizza Shuttle. Also thanks to Ross Bigley at Milwaukee Independent Film Society for believing in us from the beginning. Be sure to follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/twisteddreamsff for info on next years festival. Announcements for the 2016 Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival
For Immediate release MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin March 16th, 2016 – The Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival presented by Mo’s Irish Pub is excited to announce all the films playing at this year’s festival. There will be four feature films. One on Friday the 8th (Dark) and 3 on Saturday the 9th (The Hike, Holy Hell, …Into the Dark). There will also be 3 short blocks with one on Friday the 8th devoted to Wisconsin filmmakers. We will end Friday night with The Twisted Nightmare Show featuring members of Dead Man’s Carnival and a 40th anniversary screening of the Troma Classic Blood Sucking Freaks. Tickets on sale now http://www.shepherdtickets.com/events/31498199/milwaukee-twisted-dreams-film-festival Kicking off the festival at 6 pm on April 8th is the Wisconsin premiere of Dark. Produced by Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Explorers, The Burbs) the movie is about a woman alone in her apartment in during the 2003 New York City blackout. With nowhere to go or no one to talk to she is forced to confront her demons. Screening presented by Canal Productions At 8 pm we celebrate the best twisted shorts Wisconsin has to offer. This will be the last chance to see The Trap (winner of Best Director at 2015 Milwaukee Short Film Festival) on the big screen. Other highlights are Hi, Neighbor and The Life and Times of Thomas Thumb Jr. Come celebrate the great local talent we have with many of the filmmakers in attendance. Screening presented by Marcus Theatres Ending Friday night is The Twisted Nightmare Show at 11 pm. The program will feature a performance by Professor Pinkerton and Sanjula of Dead Man’s Carnival and a special 40th anniversary midnight screening of the controversial Troma film Blood Sucking Freaks. Saturday starts off at noon with a block of shorts featuring bizarre and twisted tales. These mind bending shorts will leave you saying WTF. Highlights include The Mill at Calder’s End a story told through puppetry and First Night about roommates who get a visit from the police that doesn’t turn out how they expected. Saturday at 2:30 pm we bring you The Hike. This is the Wisconsin Premiere and only the second time this film is shown on the big screen. The film about a couple on a hike who has unexpected company will have you on the edge of your seat. Saturday at 5 pm we bring you the second short block of the day featuring even more horror with lots of blood, guts, and thrills. Highlights include Inumane about a girl captured by a serial killer and Polaroid about two girls that find an old camera in a house that may reveal a dark past. We end Saturday with two great feature films. At 7 pm we will bring you the twisted and outrageous Holy Hell about a priest who takes it upon himself to get revenge. Then at 9 pm we have …In the Dark about paranormal investigators that may be in for more than they can handle. Holy Hell screening presented by Movies Galore of Milwaukee and ...In the Dark screening presented by Pizza Shuttle. The festival will take place April 8th and 9th 2016 at the Underground Collaborative. Located on the lower level at 161 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203 (below T.J. Maxx). Be sure to check our Facebook page for the latest info www.facebook.com/twisteddreamsff Full Lineup below Dark – 4/8 6 pm -Wisconsin Theatrical Premiere presented by Canal Productions Set in NYC during the blackout of 2003, Kate, a struggling 30-something model with a troubled past unexpectedly finds herself alone in the apartment in the midst of the worst blackout in North American history. As darkness falls over the city there is no one to help her and Kate is forced to confront her deepest fears as she fights to survive through the night. Runtime – 1 hour 33 minutes https://vimeo.com/105092585 Wisconsin Twisted Shorts- 4/8 8 pm- Presented by Marcus Theatres Wisconsin is loaded with twisted story tellers and we have the movies to prove it. This will be 2 hours of great shorts from Wisconsin. Films include Frame of Mine - Frame of Mine is a Horror/Suspense film about a naive man who develops an unconventional and unnerving relationship with a subject at work, his lack of empathy leads to severe unintended results. https://vimeo.com/154429121 Frigid Night –Strange things happen in a bar on a cold night in Milwaukee https://vimeo.com/155923941 Greg the Grouchy Gremlin - A horror host and his studio manager must deliver a comeback episode to revive their dying TV show. They rely on a special guest to make things interesting. The Life and Times of Thomas Thumb Jr. - Thomas Thumb Jr. is unlike any other man. He has a giant thumb for a head and he'll do whatever it takes to achieve the American Dream. https://vimeo.com/126102726 Hi Neighbor - Successful suburbanite Erin is slowly realizing that not every neighbor is super-dee-dooper. Marshland - A young man seeks the unknown in the marshes of Central Wisconsin The Trap - A man invites his friend over one night to show off his latest invention: a trap for catching aliens. Tough Cookie - Former Troop Sister member Madge is dragged back into the criminal fold when a territorial war breaks out between the Sisters and their rivals, the weapons-dealing Troop Brothers. Two Rivers - Two Rivers is a story about the destructive relationship between Dirke (Mark Borchardt) and Emma (Melonie Gartner). Dirke is a troubled individual who can’t hold down a job. Dirke’s abusive way leaves Emma cold and broken. Two Rivers represents two bodies of water that can’t be merged. It’s Dirke and Emma’s Mesopotamia. A tale of tainted love that has gone past the point of no return. https://vimeo.com/99694603 The Waiting Room - Alcoholic spiritual medium Raven James makes a deal with a man who has died recently. Twisted Nightmare Show-4/8 11 pm End the night with a nightmare inducing program. Performance by members of Dead Man’s Carnival - The program starts with a performance of sideshow acts by Professor Pinkerton and Sanjula from Dead Man’s Carnival. 40th Anniversary Screening of Blood Sucking Freaks – At midnight experience the controversial Troma classic on the big screen. Watch Master Sardu and his Theatre of the Macabre as they torture girls for an audience. Known for getting sued by the MPAA and Woman against Pornography the movie has gone on to garner cult like status. With lots of sadistic torture and murder the movie is sure to leave you sleepless. Twisted Short Block 1 – 4/9 12 pm Our first short block is loaded with lots of twisted and mind bending tales and will leave you questioning your reality. Total run time 1 hour 40 minutes. Brine-After being lost at sea for a year, Robert is trapped between worlds. Dark Watch - The first interstellar colonization fleet is put in jeopardy when they realize -- they are not alone. First Night - Two roommates, tired of their neighbor's constant noise, finally decide to call the police to complain. Across town, two police officers are meeting a fellow colleague, who has been suspended from the force, in a restaurant. The call comes in, in private. The trio respond, arriving at the girls' apartment... Knock Knock - A young lady is about to hang an antique mirror to the wall when someone knocks at her door. Who is it? Or should we say WHAT is it? https://vimeo.com/142187164 Mr. Denton - On a cold winter night, Laura reads his brother David the story of a strange creature that attacks children. Suddenly, a shiver runs Laura's body, feeling a strange presence in the house. It’s him. https://vimeo.com/92884200 The Mill at Calders End - In the remote village of Calder's End stands an old windmill, a repository of dark secrets. Nicholas Grimshaw has returned to this haunted place, his childhood home, intent on breaking a generations old family curse. Grimshaw's journey takes him deep below the decaying mill, into mysterious, forgotten catacombs, where upon he confronts the very source of the evil that has corrupted his family. https://vimeo.com/103773552 The Werewolf’s Greatest Hit - A brief tale of a werewolf and his strong obsession with the full moon. Time to Eat - After being sent to timeout, a mischievous boy’s trip to the basement leads to a monstrous revelation. The Hike-4/9 2:30 pm- Screening for only the second time on the big screen The Hike is about a separated couple that agree to meet for a hike on their favorite trail. Derek is hoping to come home to his family. Brooke is bringing divorce papers for him to sign. Halfway through the hike they are taken hostage by a killer on the run. A game of cat and mouse ensues, forcing the couple to work together in order to survive. Runtime 2 hours 2 minutes Twisted Short Block 2 – 4/9 5 pm Block 2 of shorts is filled with more blood, more horror, and even more disturbing films. Total Run Time 1 hour 40 minutes Awakenings - The line between dreams and reality is blurred when a young woman in charge of two children is haunted by mysterious entities. https://youtu.be/IurJIYZjSxo Boogey-woogie -At night, there's a broadcast that spread old music and advices for sleepless listeners. The host has a friendly and competent voice, but he's about to discover that the voices that follow him, instead, are not that friendly. Harvest - John is a Doctor at day, organ harvester at night… Inhumane - Fueled by the 1980's era of underground cinema, Inhumane is a sadistic conception of ultraviolent horror surrounding one woman's escape from the clutches of a serial killer. Trapped within the bowels of a homemade dungeon, Reyna awakens to find herself forced into a twisted game where she must fight for her life to avoid becoming Corbin's next victim. PMS: Pre-teen Monster Syndrome - A new drug on the street that turns girls on their period into raging mutant monsters severely impacts the business of a flamboyant pimp, his rogues gallery of henchmen and their stable of unstable hookers. Princess- Kendra and her daughter Jamie move to a new home in the quiet suburbs in search of a new beginning. But something evil lurks in the basement and it isn't looking for roommates. https://youtu.be/zfutUv6JT50 Polaroid - Two girls discover an old Polaroid camera in the clearing of their house. In their own selfishness they exploit the camera, only to discover what horrible past it hides. https://youtu.be/cIkaWnMTXUo Vessel - Housed in a mental institution, Sandra fights for her sanity. Sandra is convinced that a demonic figure, calling himself Edmond, is taking over her body. For her own safety, Sandra's psychiatrist Dr. Thompson puts her in isolation. Sandra begs Edmond to end her torment. Will Edmond be Sandra's salvation or demise? https://vimeo.com/141289392 Holy Hell-4/9 7pm - Presented by Movies Galore of Milwaukee Holy Hell is the over-the-top, outrageous, sexually-deviant, blood-drenched story of Father Augustus Bane: a priest pushed too far who begins praying to a revolver and hunting down the gangsters who killed his parishioners. The goal of this feature length movie is to break through every limit set by film, taste and reasonable societal behavior: all with anarchic glee. Runtime 1 hour 29 minutes https://vimeo.com/118364597 …In the Dark- 4/9 9pm - Presented by Pizza Shuttle Skeptical grad student, Veronica Carpenter interviews and joins renowned paranormal specialist, Dr. Lois Kearne on a field study trip to a home supposedly “besieged by evil spirits”. Once at the residence of nurse Joan Mills and her daughter Bethany the investigators are immediately confronted with dark secrets, darker energies, unexplainably horrific events, and a young girl who’s affliction tests the boundaries of all their collective research and experience, forcing everyone to confront their own haunted pasts and demons. Runtime 1 hour 21 minutes https://vimeo.com/125284698 For Immediate release MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin February 15, 2016 – Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival presented by Mo’s Irish Pub is excited to announce passes are now on sale. Four types of passes are currently on sale and range from $20 to $100. There will be daily passes, weekend passes, and a limited number of VIP passes. The festival will also have numerous guests and entertainment, Including local horror icon Mark Borchardt, horror hosts Dr. Destruction and Rich Peterson, best selling author Tea Krulos, members of Dead Man’s Carnival, and world renown magician Luka. There will also be a special screening of the controversial Troma classic Blood Sucking Freaks.
There are 4 types of passes currently on sale for the festival. -The Dream Master Pass ($100) Gives you full access to everything at the Festival including all the shows and the VIP room catered by Mo’s Irish Pub. Only a limited number of the Dream Master Pass will be for sale. -The Nightmare Pass ($50) – Gives you admission to all the shows on both Friday and Saturday. -The Insomniac Pass ($20) – Gives you admission to all three shows on Friday night. -The Daydream Pass ($40) – Gives you admission to all five shows on Saturday. Buy your passes here http://www.shepherdtickets.com/events/31498199/milwaukeetwisteddreamsfilmfestival Some of the special guests and entertainment that will be at the festival include -Milwaukee horror icon Mark Borchardt. The actor/director will be the host for Friday night. -TV Horror Hosts Dr. Destruction from Kenosha and Rich Peterson from Madison will in attendance and taping a the festival. -Best Selling Author Tea Krulos will be signing his newest book Monster Hunters. For more info on Tea check out his website http://teakrulos.com/ There will be a performance by members of Dead Man’s Carnival including Professor Pinkerton Xyloma and Sanjula. They will be on hand to perform their unbelievable side show acts. For more info on Dead Man’s Carnival check out their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DeadMansCarnival338362982860387 On both day world renowned magician Luka will be there. After finishing up a year of performing in Branson, Mo, Luka has returned to his hometown of Milwaukee and now performs at The Safe House. For more info on Luka check out his webpage http://www.lukamagic.com/home.html A special 40th anniversary screening of the controversial Troma film Blood Sucking Freaks. The movie was released by Troma films to poor reviews but has since garnered cult like status. The movies tells the story of Sardu and his Theater of the Macabre where they find grotesque ways of torturing people. The Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival will be on April 8 th and 9 th 2016 at the Underground Collaborative 161 W. Wisconsin Ave. Lower Level of the Grand Avenue Mall (below TJ Maxx). For any inquiries please email milwaukeemovietalk@gmail.com |
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