Mr. Willy set to Host the '09 Chicago Horror Film Festival...Let the blood flow!
Mr. Willy set to Host the '09 Chicago Horror Film Festival...Let the blood flow!

Babes booze and blood are the three basic components used to build an amazing film festival, now just add in a little romance and mystery and you have the official host of our 2009 festival Mr Willy Adkins.

Come meet the Illinois Ghost Hunters at The 2010 Indy Horror Film Festival! They will be in attendance and ready to share many paranormal experiences with you! Founders Willy & George along with special guest Chad Griffiths lead a real investigation at the historic Egyptian Theatre Saturday evening as well! Tickets for this late night venture available at the Theatre's website!

Prepare to enter the mind and see through the eyes of Chicagoland photographer Jim Sorfleet as part of the Art of Horror gallery display at the Indy Horror Film Festival at The Egyptian Theatre! Jim will be in attendance and his works are also available for purchase from the display as well! See more of SnS-Photo's work at www.sns-photo.com

From a young age Chad has been interested in the paranormal and has been investigating the paranormal for several years now. In 2008 Chad founded Paranormal Research of Illinois (PRI). He is also the webmaster of the PRI website and is the Northern Illinois Representative for Troy Taylor’s American Ghost Society. He has also been a freelance photographer for over 13 years. During Chad’s work with Paranormal Research of Illinois, he has had the honor of working with and meeting many well known Investigators such as Keith Age, Willy Adkins and Bob Hunnicutt.

Chad will be in attendance all weekend along with a few members of The Paranormal Research of Illinois team! He will also be a guest host for the Tour & Investigation of the Theatre Saturday evening!

Michael Kleen earned a master’s degree in American history from Eastern Illinois University in 2008. He is the author of numerous books, including Legends and Lore of Illinois, Tales of Coles County, Illinois, Six Tales of Terror, Autumn and Winter: Seasons of Gray, and Paranormal Illinois. Michael has also spoken on local history and folklore at the Rockford Public Library, on WTVO Channel 17, at Teapot’s Café in Beecher, Illinois, Ashmore Estates, Charleston Middle School, and the 2007 Conference on Illinois History in Springfield. Michael is also the publisher and executive editor of Black Oak Presents, a quarterly digital journal of Middle American art and culture. in Chicago.

With many great film, guest, and events coming this weekend at the 2010 Indy Horror Film Festival, we do still have just a couple of Vendor tables still available.

To Fill up the last remaining spots, we are slashing costs to vendors, 25% off our current rate.

Want in at the last minute? Click on the Vendor Contract and email mrwilly@indyhorrorfilmfest.com to get your table reserved today!

John Everson
Horror Author - John Everson to be at the 2010 Indy Horror Film Festival, this Saturday. He will be signing copies of his books and will be one hand throughout the day. He has a number of excellent books, both full novels and short story collections that are well worth the note. We are very excited to have him at our festival once again!

John Everson is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of the novels Covenant (Leisure Books, 2008) and Sacrifice (Leisure Books, 2009). Both novels were originally issued as limited edition hardcovers by Delirium Books. A Polish translation of Covenant was also issued by Poland’s Red Horse Books as Demoniczne Przymierze in late summer 2007.
(Update: John is currently on a book tour promoting his latest novel, The 13th)

Ron Fitzgerald Announced as Host of the 2010 Indy Horror Film Festival! Master Ron Fitzgerald, legendary Gothic Illusionist, will be hosting the festival and adding his own special flair to the event.

Actor/Gothic Illusionist/Host Ron Fitzgerald is the Realm's multi-talented creator and host. Master Fitzgerad has worked in the Performing Arts, Theatre, Television, and Film over the past 25 years. He's a man that believes "Strange is Beautiful". With his Gothic persona, macabre wit, and taste for the wicked and weird side of Magic, he's Master of the Realm. Fitzgerald has performed from Hollywood to Hong Kong and beyond. Taking Magic where other magicians fear to tread, Fitzgerald is the only illusionist wild enough to be the closing act on the second stage at Lollapalooza. Fitzgerald is inspired by David Bowie NOT David Copperfield!

Master Ron Fitzgerald is an excellent host and we look forward to having him partake in this event!

These will be fleshed out Monday Morning, but for now, here is your nominations for the 2010 Indy Horror Film Festival...

Best Feature Film
Drive-In Horrorshow
Esposure
The Landlord
Kiss the Abyss
Michael Morlock's Supernatural World
The Man Who Collected Food

Best Short Film
Parking Space
Written By
Devil's Creek
Swallowed
Death in Charge
Bottles

Best Director
Benjamin Gutsche
(Der Antrag)
Jon Stout
(Bottles)
Darrell Wheat
(Swallowed)
Mathew Roth
(The Man Who Collected Food)
Ken Winkler
(Kiss the Abyss)

Best Screenwriter
Nitzan Rotschild
("Halloween" Was Already Taken)
Brian Forrest
(Bind)
Patrick Rea
(Next Caller)
Darrell Wheat
David B. Whitmore
(Swallowed)
Jon Stout
(Bottles)
Benjamin Gutsche
(Der Antrag)

Best Death Scene
Bind
Escape from Death Planet
Written By

Best Special Effects
Escape from Death Planet
The Man Who Collected Food
Devil's Creek
Swallowed
Bind

Best Actor
Adrian Alita
(Devil's Creek)
Mike Kelly
(The Man Who Collected Food)
Next Caller
Robert O. Berdahl
(Bind)
Chris Sharp
(Containment)

Best Actress
Alyssa Szarkowski
(Bind)