Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller’s SpectreVision will host its second annual SpectreFest, expanding the neophyte L.A. horror festival’s run from two weeks in 2013 to two months starting this September. The first annual SpectreFest was inaugurated last year as an offshoot of the then-newly launched film and music label. This year, partnered again with L.A.’s specialty theater Cinefamily, SpectreFest will screen anticipated genre titles including opening film The Guest, closing pic The Babadook, Open Windows, Tusk, and Housebound along with special events anchored by horror icons Cliver Barker presenting his Nightbreed director’s cut, Larry Fessenden, Glenn McQuaid, and Joe Dante presenting the 30th anniversary of Gremlins. Here’s the full lineup of film and music events, which start September 4 and run through October:
9/4 Opening Night Event – The Guest (dir. Adam Wingard) Scheduled to attend: Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett
9/16 Tusk (dir. Kevin Smith) (co-presented by Fantastic Fest) Guest: Kevin Smith
9/18 Housebound (dir. Gerard Johnstone)
9/25 White Shadow (dir. Noaz Deshe) Guest: Noaz Deshe
9/30 The Golem with live score by Jacaszek
10/4 Confetti of the Mind (co-presented by Fantastic Fest) and Open Windows (dir. Nacho Vigalondo) Guests: Elijah
Wood, Nacho Vigalondo
10/9 Dead Snow 1 & 2 (dir. Tommy Wirkola) Guests: Martin Starr, Jocelyn DeBoer, Tommy Wirkola
10/10 The Creeping Garden (dir. Tim Grabham, Jasper Sharp)
10/16 Nightbreed Director’s cut (dir. Clive Barker) Guest: Clive Barker
10/23 Metropolis with live score by Chrome Canyon
10/25 Spooktacular with Jerry Beck
10/29 Tales From Beyond the Pale Guests: Larry Fassenden, Glen McQuaid
10/30 Gremlins 30th Anniversary (dir. Joe Dante) followed by PG-13 panel. Guest: Joe Dante
10/31 The Babadook (dir. Jennifer Kent)
