SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL

July 1st, 2010

Giant monsters once again return to Keene, NH at The Colonial Theatre’s SPOOKTACULAR, Saturday, July 31st 2010 at 2PM. Curated by SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL, New Hampshire’s first home-grown horror host TV show, the event features a rare 35mm screening of the 1967 Japanese monster melee SON OF GODZILLA. In addition to the main feature, vintage monster movie previews, a cartoon, and snack bar ads will precede the film, along with prize giveaways and on-stage appearances by Scarewolf and other Saturday Fright Special characters. The event will be the finale of the Colonial’s annual Family Film Series, and will be an all-ages event, bringing back the feel of an old-time kiddie matinee.

“We’re thrilled to be able to present a Godzilla film to the Colonial audience on a Saturday afternoon, the same way that so many kids in the 70s first saw these films, both in the theater and on TV,” said Mark Nelson,SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL curator for the event. “In fact, we’re giving fans an opportunity they never had back then to see SON OF GODZILLA on the big screen, as the film was released directly to television in the US.”

The film tells the touching tale of the bond between a father and son (who just happen to be 30-story giant lizards), and what happens when giant insects come between them.

The SPOOKTACULAR will also feature prize giveaways including an original Godzilla sketch from renowned artist S.R. Bissette, as well as signed copies of a new Bissette comic that will premiere at the event. The costumed cast from Saturday Fright Special will be on hand to introduce the film and mingle with the public.

This will be the fourth Spooktacular presented by the Colonial Theatre, an event previously held in the evening. “We were looking at our Family Film Series schedule, and realized that the all-ages audience for past Spooktaculars would make it an ideal way to cap off our summer matinee series,” said Jessica Reeves, Director of Audience Services and Marketing for The Colonial Theatre. “We noticed a large number of parents bringing their children to our previous evening Spooktacular events, and realized that a daytime show would better serve those young and old who have a hard time staying up past a certain hour,” she laughed, “It’s hard to compete with the Sandman.”

Tickets are on sale now ($10 general admission). For more information, or to purchase, call The Colonial Theatre Box Office at 603/352-2033, toll free at 800/595-4849 or visit TheColonial.org.

About SON OF GODZILLA: A scientific team sets up camp on a remote island to conduct weather-controlling experiments, and unwittingly create giant man-eating insects, and only Godzilla and his young Son can save the day. Released in 1967 in Japan, this film marked a turning point for the Godzilla series, steering them away from the harsher elements of earlier films and aiming them directly at children. It is fondly remembered by a generation of Americans who first saw it on local TV as kids, and the sight of the Son of Godzilla attempting to breathe fire but instead blowing smoke rings is an oft-referenced pop-cultural touchstone.

About SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL: Saturday Fright Special is New Hampshire’s first home-grown horror-host television program, featuring the best (and worst) public domain horror films from the 1950s to the 1970s. Hosted by Scarewolf, a well dressed werewolf with a good sense of rhythm, Saturday Fright Special evokes the spirit of drive ins and independent TV stations of days gone by, with vintage commercials, snack bar ads, and comedy bits sprinkled throughout the show’s two hour running time. Additional characters lend a hand in presenting the films, including Santoro The Honduran Grappler (a masked wrestler who fights for strong moral character and good nutritional values), Tae Kwon Dunk (a mischievious basketball-headed martial artist), and Morbia Poppatoppolis (a demented domestic diva). Saturday Fright Special airs weekly on public access stations in over 20 states coast to coast.

About The Colonial Theatre: The Colonial Theatre is a non-profit performing arts center serving the greater Monadnock region in fulfilling its vision to be the model regional performing arts center, exciting, educating and challenging audiences of all ages. In its 16th year as a non-profit organization, The Colonial Theatre presents world class live performances, acclaimed film selections, and hosts numerous community events for the benefit of local non-profit organizations. For more information, please visit TheColonial.org.

October 22, 2009

This Saturday, October 24th, from 3–5 PM, Stephen Bissette
will be selling & signing The Vermont Monster Guide in
COMIC BOOM at 22 West St, Keene NH!

He’ll be there with Vermont Monster Guidecover colorist/designer, Magic Inkwell creator and 2009 Ignatz Award winner Cayetano ‘Cat’ Garza Jr. and Center for Cartoon Studies alumni/classmates/cartoonists Denis St. John (Monsters & Girls), 2009 Ignatz Award winner Colleen Frakes (Woman King), William Volk, and Werewolf! creators/contributors Nick Patten, Joshn Rosen, Betsey Swardlick, Penina Gal, Jon Chad, and others

— lots of Halloween horrors & comics for sale! Be there!

Bissette will be selling and signing The Vermont Monster Guide (among other goodies) and everyone will be bringing lots of their comics, prints and minicomics for all to see/sell/sketch/sign. The Comic Boom event will be followed by the Saturday Fright Special Spooktacular featuring the 35mm showing of Terence Fisher’s The Brides of Dracula on the restored big screen at the fully-restored Colonial Theater right around the corner from Comic Boom in downtown Keene, NH at 7 PM — so if you can, make a plan to make a day and night of it!

Note: A copy of The Vermont Monster Guide signed by Joe Citro, Steve Bissette and Cat Garza Jr. packaged with an original Bissette sketch of a Vermont vampire will be offered in the Saturday Fright Special Spooktacular raffle — win a copy of the Vermont Monster Guide and an original Bissette sketch! You’ve got to be there to enter and win!

October 6, 2009

The Colonial Theatre Presents Its Third SPOOKTACULAR!

Ferocious female vampire feast upon Keene, NH at The Colonial Theatre's SPOOKTACULAR, Saturday, October 24, 2009. Curated by Saturday Fright Special, New Hampshire's first home-grown horror host show, the cornerstone of the event is a rare 35mm screening of the 1960 Hammer horror classic BRIDES OF DRACULA, starring Peter Cushing. The SPOOKTACULAR will also feature additional Hammer and other vintage monster movie trailers and other fearsome film goodies too frightful to mention, horror DVD and T-shirt giveaways as well as an original BRIDES OF DRACULA sketch from renowned artist S.R. Bissette, as well as signed copies of the Bissette-illustrated THE VERMONT MONSTER GUIDE and THE VERMONT GHOST GUIDE, and a signed MONSTERS & GIRLS comic from Vermont artist Denis St. John.

The costumed cast from Saturday Fright Special will be on hand to introduce the film and live "vampire brides" will hand out free vampire fangs to the first 50 patrons. "After the smashing success of our screening of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA in April, we wanted to offer monster movie fans another opportunity to see a great vintage horror movie with a bit of old-time showmanship,' says Mark Nelson, SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL curator for the event, "We saw folks from 7 to 70 having a blast watching the old trailers and enjoying the rare opportunity to see a quirky film from long ago on the big screen. People came from all over New England to attend the last Spooktacular, and we're hoping that the event continues to grow into a regional destination for both film fans and folks who like a fun night out at the movies."

Audience members are encouraged to come in costume to help add to the pre-Halloween atmosphere, and a prize will be awarded for the audience favorite for best costume.

Tickets are on sale now ($10 general admission).

For more information, or to purchase, call The Colonial Theatre Box Office at 603/352-2033, toll free at 800/595-4849 or visit TheColonial.org.

About BRIDES OF DRACULA: A disciple of Dracula unleashes a plague of vampirism upon a small village, turning the students at a school for girls into a den of vampire vixens. Peter Cushing stars as Professor Van Helsing, who arrives on the scene to once again do battle with his ferocious fanged foes. BRIDES OF DRACULA was the second film in Hammer's long-running Dracula series, combining the elegance of European cinema with the thrills of the classic Universal monsters, with lavish sets and costumes presented in glorious color. Despite the lack of Christopher Lee in the iconic title role, it is considered by many to be the best of Hammer's vampire films.

About The Colonial Theatre: The Colonial Theatre is a non-profit performing arts center serving the greater Monadnock region in fulfilling its vision to be the model regional performing arts center, exciting, educating and challenging audiences of all ages. In its 16th year as a non-profit organization, The Colonial Theatre presents world class live performances, acclaimed film selections, and hosts numerous community events for the benefit of local non-profit organizations. For more information, please visit TheColonial.org.

And as always, please submit your questions and comments regarding our program to:

saturdayfrightspecial@hotmail.com

SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL SHIRTS AVAILABLE NOW! ORDER HERE!	Monsters, movies & mayhem galore from NH's premiere horror host show!
SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL SHIRTS AVAILABLE NOW! ORDER HERE!	CO	July 1st, 2010 Giant monsters once again return to Keene, NH at The Colonial Theatre’s SPOOKTACULAR, Saturday, July 31st 2010 at 2PM. Curated by SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL, New Hampshire’s first home-grown horror host TV show, the event features a rare 35mm screening of the 1967 Japanese monster melee SON OF GODZILLA. In addition to the main feature, vintage monster movie previews, a cartoon, and snack bar ads will precede the film, along with prize giveaways and on-stage appearances by Scarewolf and other Saturday Fright Special characters. The event will be the finale of the Colonial’s annual Family Film Series, and will be an all-ages event, bringing back the feel of an old-time kiddie matinee. “We’re thrilled to be able to present a Godzilla film to the Colonial audience on a Saturday afternoon, the same way that so many kids in the 70s first saw these films, both in the theater and on TV,” said Mark Nelson,SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL curator for the event. “In fact, we’re giving fans an opportunity they never had back then to see SON OF GODZILLA on the big screen, as the film was released directly to television in the US.” The film tells the touching tale of the bond between a father and son (who just happen to be 30-story giant lizards), and what happens when giant insects come between them. The SPOOKTACULAR will also feature prize giveaways including an original Godzilla sketch from renowned artist S.R. Bissette, as well as signed copies of a new Bissette comic that will premiere at the event. The costumed cast from Saturday Fright Special will be on hand to introduce the film and mingle with the public. This will be the fourth Spooktacular presented by the Colonial Theatre, an event previously held in the evening. “We were looking at our Family Film Series schedule, and realized that the all-ages audience for past Spooktaculars would make it an ideal way to cap off our summer matinee series,” said Jessica Reeves, Director of Audience Services and Marketing for The Colonial Theatre. “We noticed a large number of parents bringing their children to our previous evening Spooktacular events, and realized that a daytime show would better serve those young and old who have a hard time staying up past a certain hour,” she laughed, “It’s hard to compete with the Sandman.” Tickets are on sale now ($10 general admission). For more information, or to purchase, call The Colonial Theatre Box Office at 603/352-2033, toll free at 800/595-4849 or visit TheColonial.org. About SON OF GODZILLA: A scientific team sets up camp on a remote island to conduct weather-controlling experiments, and unwittingly create giant man-eating insects, and only Godzilla and his young Son can save the day. Released in 1967 in Japan, this film marked a turning point for the Godzilla series, steering them away from the harsher elements of earlier films and aiming them directly at children. It is fondly remembered by a generation of Americans who first saw it on local TV as kids, and the sight of the Son of Godzilla attempting to breathe fire but instead blowing smoke rings is an oft-referenced pop-cultural touchstone. About SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL: Saturday Fright Special is New Hampshire’s first home-grown horror-host television program, featuring the best (and worst) public domain horror films from the 1950s to the 1970s. Hosted by Scarewolf, a well dressed werewolf with a good sense of rhythm, Saturday Fright Special evokes the spirit of drive ins and independent TV stations of days gone by, with vintage commercials, snack bar ads, and comedy bits sprinkled throughout the show’s two hour running time. Additional characters lend a hand in presenting the films, including Santoro The Honduran Grappler (a masked wrestler who fights for strong moral character and good nutritional values), Tae Kwon Dunk (a mischievious basketball-headed martial artist), and Morbia Poppatoppolis (a demented domestic diva). Saturday Fright Special airs weekly on public access stations in over 20 states coast to coast. About The Colonial Theatre: The Colonial Theatre is a non-profit performing arts center serving the greater Monadnock region in fulfilling its vision to be the model regional performing arts center, exciting, educating and challenging audiences of all ages. In its 16th year as a non-profit organization, The Colonial Theatre presents world class live performances, acclaimed film selections, and hosts numerous community events for the benefit of local non-profit organizations. For more information, please visit TheColonial.org. October 22, 2009 This Saturday, October 24th, from 3–5 PM, Stephen Bissette will be selling & signing The Vermont Monster Guide in COMIC BOOM at 22 West St, Keene NH! He’ll be there with Vermont Monster Guidecover colorist/designer, Magic Inkwell creator and 2009 Ignatz Award winner Cayetano ‘Cat’ Garza Jr. and Center for Cartoon Studies alumni/classmates/cartoonists Denis St. John (Monsters & Girls), 2009 Ignatz Award winner Colleen Frakes (Woman King), William Volk, and Werewolf! creators/contributors Nick Patten, Joshn Rosen, Betsey Swardlick, Penina Gal, Jon Chad, and others — lots of Halloween horrors & comics for sale! Be there! Bissette will be selling and signing The Vermont Monster Guide (among other goodies) and everyone will be bringing lots of their comics, prints and minicomics for all to see/sell/sketch/sign. The Comic Boom event will be followed by the Saturday Fright Special Spooktacular featuring the 35mm showing of Terence Fisher’s The Brides of Dracula on the restored big screen at the fully-restored Colonial Theater right around the corner from Comic Boom in downtown Keene, NH at 7 PM — so if you can, make a plan to make a day and night of it! Note: A copy of The Vermont Monster Guide signed by Joe Citro, Steve Bissette and Cat Garza Jr. packaged with an original Bissette sketch of a Vermont vampire will be offered in the Saturday Fright Special Spooktacular raffle — win a copy of the Vermont Monster Guide and an original Bissette sketch! You’ve got to be there to enter and win! October 6, 2009 The Colonial Theatre Presents Its Third SPOOKTACULAR! Ferocious female vampire feast upon Keene, NH at The Colonial Theatre's SPOOKTACULAR, Saturday, October 24, 2009. Curated by Saturday Fright Special, New Hampshire's first home-grown horror host show, the cornerstone of the event is a rare 35mm screening of the 1960 Hammer horror classic BRIDES OF DRACULA, starring Peter Cushing. The SPOOKTACULAR will also feature additional Hammer and other vintage monster movie trailers and other fearsome film goodies too frightful to mention, horror DVD and T-shirt giveaways as well as an original BRIDES OF DRACULA sketch from renowned artist S.R. Bissette, as well as signed copies of the Bissette-illustrated THE VERMONT MONSTER GUIDE and THE VERMONT GHOST GUIDE, and a signed MONSTERS & GIRLS comic from Vermont artist Denis St. John. The costumed cast from Saturday Fright Special will be on hand to introduce the film and live "vampire brides" will hand out free vampire fangs to the first 50 patrons. "After the smashing success of our screening of KING KONG VS. GODZILLA in April, we wanted to offer monster movie fans another opportunity to see a great vintage horror movie with a bit of old-time showmanship,' says Mark Nelson, SATURDAY FRIGHT SPECIAL curator for the event, "We saw folks from 7 to 70 having a blast watching the old trailers and enjoying the rare opportunity to see a quirky film from long ago on the big screen. People came from all over New England to attend the last Spooktacular, and we're hoping that the event continues to grow into a regional destination for both film fans and folks who like a fun night out at the movies." Audience members are encouraged to come in costume to help add to the pre-Halloween atmosphere, and a prize will be awarded for the audience favorite for best costume. Tickets are on sale now ($10 general admission). For more information, or to purchase, call The Colonial Theatre Box Office at 603/352-2033, toll free at 800/595-4849 or visit TheColonial.org. About BRIDES OF DRACULA: A disciple of Dracula unleashes a plague of vampirism upon a small village, turning the students at a school for girls into a den of vampire vixens. Peter Cushing stars as Professor Van Helsing, who arrives on the scene to once again do battle with his ferocious fanged foes. BRIDES OF DRACULA was the second film in Hammer's long-running Dracula series, combining the elegance of European cinema with the thrills of the classic Universal monsters, with lavish sets and costumes presented in glorious color. Despite the lack of Christopher Lee in the iconic title role, it is considered by many to be the best of Hammer's vampire films. About The Colonial Theatre: The Colonial Theatre is a non-profit performing arts center serving the greater Monadnock region in fulfilling its vision to be the model regional performing arts center, exciting, educating and challenging audiences of all ages. In its 16th year as a non-profit organization, The Colonial Theatre presents world class live performances, acclaimed film selections, and hosts numerous community events for the benefit of local non-profit organizations. For more information, please visit TheColonial.org. And as always, please submit your questions and comments regarding our program to: saturdayfrightspecial@hotmail.com