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By: Oct. 21, 2016
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FEARnyc, New York City's biggest horror film festival, will be presented this Halloween season at Cinema Village. The new event, to be held October 21-27, 2016, will feature screenings of 65+ new and classic horror films, cast appearances, special events and a tribute to horror icon Wes Craven.

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Among the highlights:

* Screenings of Night of the Living Dead, Psycho, Hocus Pocus, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Lost Boys, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and The Monster Squad

* The premiere of Dead Awake, the new film from Final Destination creator Jeffrey Reddick

* A screening of The Exorcist which will begin with a seance with the audience led by a renowned psychic

* A screening of the original 1978 Halloween with a Halloween Party featuring candy bags and games for the audience

* Screenings of classic films including Nosferatu, Carnival of Souls, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, House on Haunted Hill, Plan 9 from Outer Space, Dementia 13, Silent Night Bloody Night, And Then There Were None, The Brain That Wouldn't Die and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

* Screenings of brand new horror films including Gedeon Burkhard's The Key, The Butcher Brothers' A Beginner's Guide to Snuff, Hannah Macpherson's Sickhouse, Shawn Burkett's Don't Fuck in the Woods, the anticipated remake of the splatter classic Blood Feast and new documentaries about Pet Sematary and Carrie

* Faust: The Live Event, a screening of the silent classic Faust accompanied by a live performance of a soundtrack by Ben Singer of Modern Robot

* An award ceremony honoring the year's best horror films with a special tribute to horror icon Wes Craven featuring appearances by members of Mr. Craven's family and former cast members

* For the complete lineup, visit www.FEARnyc.com

"This Halloween season, FEARnyc aims to scare the pants off New York City as we present more than 65 new and classic horror films along with an array of cast appearances and special events," said John Capo, founder and director of FEARnyc. "We will also be honoring horror icon Wes Craven, creator of A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream, in a special tribute."

Tickets ($12 general admission, $8 seniors) are available by visiting FEARnyc.com. A limited number of Festival Passes, which include admission to every screening in the festival as well as the award ceremony and Wes Craven tribute, are available for $125.

The Jury for FEARnyc includes Joshua Rothkopf (Film Editor, Time Out New York), Robert Eggers (Writer/Director, The Witch), Kate Siegel (Writer/Actress, Hush), Peter Phok (Producer, The House of The Devil, The Sacrament, Stake Land), Tuesday Knight (Actress, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4, Wes Craven's New Nightmare), tomandandy (Composers, The Hill Have Eyes, The Strangers, The Mothman Prophecies), Liz Vastola (Costume Designer, The Purge: Election Year, The Innkeepers, V/H/S, We Are What We Are, Keep The Lights On, Cold in July), Brian Spears (Special Effects Artist, Jessica Jones, The Sacrament, I Sell the Dead, We Are What We Are), Johnny Recher (Assistant Director, The Purge: Election Year, Underworld: Awakening), James Reyes (Light Iron Post-Production Services), DJ Hesta Prynn, Jim Klock (Executive, Terror Films) and Lee Peterson (Indie Theater Programmer).

Cinema Village is located at 22 East 12th Street in NYC's Greenwich Village.

For more information visit www.FEARnyc.com.






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