Telluride Horror Show

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Telluride Horror Show
LocationTelluride, Colorado, USA
Founded2010
LanguageInternational
Websitetelluridehorrorshow.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

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

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

  1. "Q&A: Telluride Horror Show Festival Director Ted Wilson".
  2. "Telluride Horror Show Announced its Initial Lineup of Films". 2017-09-07.
  3. "Venues | Telluride Horror Show".
  4. "Telluride Horror Show Adds More Films and a Scary Virtual Reality Experience". 3 October 2018.
  5. "Telluride Horror Show Releases Fantastic Official Poster for its Eighth Year". 2017-07-26.
  6. "'Nightmare Before Christmas' director reveals whether it's a Halloween or Christmas movie". Entertainment Weekly.
  7. "Gargoyle's Gift Shop | Unique Collectibles, Toys, & Merchandise".
  8. "Telluride Horror Show has something for everyone".
  9. "Telluride Horror Show lineup includes 'Killer Klowns,' 'Anna and the Apocalypse,' and Paul Tremblay". Entertainment Weekly.
  10. "Telluride Horror Show Just Announced More Films and We're Already Terrified". 2017-09-29.
  11. "Telluride Horror Show Announces Second Wave of Films". 2016-10-05.

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