Sci-Fi & Squeam

22 Nov 2015

Breakfast for Monsters!

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It’s the Second Breakfast time Thursday the 19th of November in the JOY 949 studios @10.00am approx with Sonja Hammer who braves the mornings light to speak to Mr Monster Fest himself: Neil Foley!

Below: Sonja Hammer and Neil Foley in JOY 949.

Monster Fest is: ‘

‘Monster Fest, Melbourne’s annual celebration of all things cult is coming, and with it, a cavalcade of the finest new genre cinema from Australia and around the world – as well as special guests, parties, master classes and other related malarkey!

This year Monster Fest moves to the brand new Lido Cinema in Hawthorn, and with the move we’ve tweaked the format somewhat. First thing you’ll notice is the length. Gone is the eleven-day epic of yore, and in its place a much sleeker four nights and three days. It may well be shorter in length, but it’s certainly no less epic in intensity!

Neil Foley and an Alien and Dee Wallace!

Monster fest has garnered an enviable reputation for international guests over the years, and 2015 is no exception. There’s the King of Blaxploitation, Fred ‘The Hammer’ Williamson; the woman who found her way into your hearts as the Mommy in E.T. but who then reappeared in your nightmares in such horrific masterpieces as THE HOWLING, CUJO and THE HILLS HAVE EYES – the one and only Dee Wallace! Then, there’s the little guy behind one of horror’s most enduring and beloved characters, the boy werewolf himself, Butch ‘Eddie Munster’ Patrick!

There’s Kooks & Spooks, a trivia extravaganza with Melbourne’s much-adored Queen of the Crypt, Cherry Bites, which will feature all of our guests. There’s two ‘Australian Masterpiece’ screenings – a 10^thAnniversary screening of WOLF CREEK, and another of an almost lost, but certainly not forgotten, Aussie cult classic, SMOKE ‘EM IF YOU’VE GOT ‘EM. There’s bands on the Lido rooftop, market stalls, marathons, breakfast screenings and then there’s the Official Selection films – close to fifty brand spanking new shorts and feature gems. The latest, greatest and rarest cult and horror cinema from Australia and almost every corner of the globe – a feast of cinematic depravity!’.…and much more….