With a little more than a week until Salem Horror Fest kicks off their virtual festival, they have officially announced their list of special guests that include John Waters, Joe Dante, multiple retrospectives and reunions, and more!
[Salem MA * September 21, 2020 ] - Salem Horror Fest has announced a star studded lineup of celebrity guests that include legendary directors Joe Dante and John Waters along with reunions and retrospectives of films such as Gremlins 2: The New Batch, The Howling, Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives, Stephen King’s It, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Ginger Snaps and Cecil B. Demented.
Dee Wallace, Zach Galligan, and Robert Picardo join Joe Dante for reunions of Gremlins 2: The New Batch and The Howling with Academy Award winning screenwriter John Sayles and producer Michael Finnell. The panels are part of a festival tribute to Dante’s filmography supported by original artwork from Goosebumps artist Tim Jacobus and exclusive podcast episodes from The Faculty of Horror, Pure Cinema Podcast, A Nightmare on Film Street and Purple Stuff Podcast.
Cult icon John Waters is set to discuss the state of independent cinema and reflect on twenty years of Cecil B. Demented with Katie Rife (AV Club). The film will be available to stream along with an exclusive audio commentary by the Critically Acclaimed podcast.
Additional panels include the 20th anniversary of Ginger Snaps with Emily Perkins and screenwriter Karen Walton, the women of A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master with Tuesday Knight, Toy Newkirk, and Lisa Wilcox, and cast reunions from Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives and Stephen King’s It as part of a series by the Consequence of Sound podcast network.
The festival plans to innovate the convention experience by facilitating live, virtual meet and greets over Zoom with the help of MIT experts. Salem Horror Fest begins on Thursday, October 1 with programming all the way through Halloween. Further details can be found at salemhorror.com.
After more than a decade as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industries, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his passion for horror entertainment. He takes immense pride in Daily Dead's talented team of writers, who work tirelessly to explore and celebrate horror as a respected art form capable of telling complex, character-driven stories with deep emotional and cultural impact.
Over the course of his career, Jonathan has written more than 10,000 articles and hosted panels at major conventions, including New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con. He has also been consulted as an expert on horror and pop culture, offering his insights on horror history and the latest trends through media outlets, radio stations, film festivals, and fan conventions.
After more than a decade as a consultant in the tech and entertainment industries, Jonathan James launched Daily Dead in 2010 to share his passion for horror entertainment. He takes immense pride in Daily Dead's talented team of writers, who work tirelessly to explore and celebrate horror as a respected art form capable of telling complex, character-driven stories with deep emotional and cultural impact.
Over the course of his career, Jonathan has written more than 10,000 articles and hosted panels at major conventions, including New York Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con. He has also been consulted as an expert on horror and pop culture, offering his insights on horror history and the latest trends through media outlets, radio stations, film festivals, and fan conventions.
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