Zombie Short Film Festival

You can’t swing a chainsaw in Toronto without hitting a zombie, or zombie-related event!

In addition to our beloved little short film festival, fans of zombie lore can get more than their fill of undead flesh during the month of October.  Before making your way to the Revue Cinema, on Oct. 30, you might want whet your ghoulish appetite at the following events.

The Toronto Zombie Walk

The seventh annual Toronto Zombie Walk will be taking place on Saturday, October 24, at 3:00 PM.

This is your chance to dress in your favorite fiendish finery, slap on some stage blood, and shamble down the street with your fellow deadheads.  Last year’s attendance topped 3000 zombies!  Let’s try to break the record!

For more information on the Toronto Zombie Walk, check out their website:

www.torontozombiewalk.ca

Halloween Screening & Double Bill

On Thursday, October 29, head down to the Royal Cinema (608 College St. West) for a double bill of two fascinating and spooky documentaries.

The first film, The Houdini Code, is not about zombies, but it does deal with a subject from beyond the grave.  When Harry Houdini died, in 1926, he was determined to try to send a message through to his wife from the other side of the mortal plane.  Did he succeed?  Watch the film, and find out for yourself.

The second film, Zombies: When the Dead Walk deals with zombies, their place in the culture of Haiti, the practice of Voodoo, and the famous case of Clairvius Narcisse: the Haitian man who died and was buried in 1962…only to resurface again in 1980.  This film also follows the work of Wade Davis and his investigations into the mysterious “zombie poison” of Haiti.  Remember the Wes Craven film The Serpent and the Rainbow.  Well that movie was based on Davis’ work.

Compelling stuff.

Show time for the double bill is 7:00.  If you’d like to see the trailer for Zombies: When the Dead Walk, click here.

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And speaking of movies, Hollywood has, once again, delved into the world of the undead with the release of Zombieland, which can be seen in theatres worldwide.  The folks at Sony Pictures were kind enough to donate some swag to our festival to commemorate the release of this film, so keep your heads up during our screening.  There might be a t-shirt or ball cap flying your way!

Today was the last day for submissions, and I have to say, we’ve got some seriously great short films to screen!  Stay tuned for more information, including bios of our esteemed jury, in the next couple of days.

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