Friday night “The Devil’s Carnival” came to the Colonial Theatre for a sold-out night of sin and debauchery. The Sacramento stop on the tour of the newest short feature from the creators of “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” proved to be just as musically and aesthetically pleasing as the trailers promised. The film tells the tale of three souls who get sent to the Devil’s carnival to fend for themselves. On their adventures, they each meet a collection of humorous, spooky and entertaining characters played by a range of different rock musicians and well-known B-movie actors. Hosted by Sacramento’s own Stephanie Hyden, star of many local trash films, and sponsored by The Sacramento Horror Film

The Colonial Theatre has been home to many fun and interactive events put on by the Sacramento Horror Film Festival including shadowcast performances, film festivals and even concerts. On Friday, May 11, the Sacramento Horror Film Festival will sponsor, “The Devil’s Carnival,” a traveling musical horror film that will be playing at the Colonial Theatre. “The Devil’s Carnival” is the next project from the minds of Darren Lynn Bousman, director of several of the “Saw” films and “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” and Terrance Zdunich, co-writer of “Repo! The Genetic Opera.” “The Devil’s Carnival,” which began its tour of the U.S. on April 5, tells the tale of three types of people as they tour a c

Blood and Thrills and Chills, Oh My! - The Sacramento Horror Scene Through A Friend Of The Genre Adhorroration [ad-horror-ey-shun] – noun 1.A fervent and devoted love of horror. 2.The act of paying honor and homage to horror. 3.The only term to describe my personal love for horror, thanks to the Sacramento Horror scene. I've loved horror since I was a teenager (unless you count that peek at “Nightmare On Elm Street” that I was privy to as a child). Sure, I was enthralled with “Ghostbusters” when I was little, and even the nightmares couldn't dissuade me from watching it again. I wasn't allowed to watch scary movies as a kid, so I was actually a late bloomer when it comes to one of my

The Crocker Art Museum will embrace the eerie and capture the creepy with a specially curated night of retro horror short films inspired by the humorous and sometimes grotesque creations in “Clayton Bailey’s World of Wonders.” Presented in collaboration with the Sacramento Horror Film Festival, Open Art: Monster Mashup will take place on Thursday, October 27, at 7 p.m. Horror fans will delight in unique shorts, such as “Night of the Hell Hampster,” “The Sleuth Incident,” “Cannibal Flesh Riot,” “Chainsaw Maid” and more. Festival founder and director Tim Meunier will introduce the films and lead a post-screening Q & A session. “Clayton Bailey’s World of Wonders” is the first career-spannin

Halloween arrived early this year. Saturday night at the Colonial Theatre, people showed up dressed in the their best Halloween finery for the Sacramento Sweets shadowcast production of “Repo! The Genetic Opera.” They were in for an evening of blood, gore and theater, not to mention special guest appearances by Nivek Ogre, who plays Pavi Largo in the film, as well as Joseph Bishara, who worked on the film’s score and is also well known for being the evil lipstick demon in the recent horror flick “Insidious.” The evening kicked off with a concert by a female-fronted industrial band i:Scintilla, who performed at the Colonial last June for the Sacramento Horror Film Fest’s first concert ser

Saturday night the Amber’s Sweets “Repo! The Genetic Opera” shadowcast celebrated its one-year anniversary with a bang by performing in front of a very enthusiastic crowd and several special guests from the film. In attendance Saturday was Nivek Ogre, who plays the role of Pavi Largo, a character known in the film for wearing other people’s faces on his own as well as his panty-snatching antics. Ogre is also known among “Repo!” fans for his work with the industrial band Skinny Puppy and for his solo project, OhGr. Actor Bill Moseley (“House of 1000 Corpses,” “The Devil’s Rejects” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre II”) also made an appearance. In the film, Moseley plays Pavi Largo’s homici

Pouring rain came down for most of the day on Sunday making it the wettest day of this year’s Fall season. What better way to spend the day than watching horror flicks with a theatre full of horror movie aficionados? The Sacramento Horror Film Festival started on Thursday October 21 and continued until Sunday October 24. Long movies, shorts, animation and live (or dead) performances all contributed to a great weekend showcasing over 50 independent horror films. Serving as emcee was Blake Reigle a very knowledgeable film guru. Reigle also has TV and film credits as well as producer in his resume. This U.S.C. film school graduate has admirable interviewing skills that were quite evident dur

The phenomenon of shadowcasting can best be described as live theater with the aid of a film being played in the background. However, unlike traditional theater, audience members are encouraged to interact with the actors and become involved with the production by calling out jokes, jeers and encouragement. The rule of thumb is generally the more boisterous the audience, the better the production. Although the most popular film to shadowcast to date is probably “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” another film, “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” is quickly gaining notoriety. Saturday night, Sacramento’s own “Repo!” shadowcast, Amber’s Sweets, put on its third performance this year. There were many

October 22, 2009, Thursday: This is the first night of the Sacramento Horror Film Festival sachorrorfilmfest.com and I met many groovy ghoulies at this festival. In fact the festival is running from October 22 to October 25. You can attend this event by going to the Historic Colonial Theatre on Stockton Blvd in Sacramento. You can meet gorgeous ghoulies like Carol Poizon who sells Halloween hems, Halloween hair bows, ghoulie stuff and other out-of-ordinary items. Her store is called Split Poizon www.myspace.com/splitpoizon and she can be contacted at splitpoizon@yahoo.com Check out her goods at this festival or online, you won't be disappointed! What was a kicker, is that she was selling t