Telluride Horror Show
LocationTelluride, Colorado, USA
Founded2010
LanguageInternational
Websitetelluridehorrorshow.com

The Telluride Horror Show is a film festival that takes place in the mountain resort town of Telluride, Colorado.

Over a three day weekend each mid-October, the festival exhibits horror, dark fantasy films, sci-fi films, and thriller films from around the world and attendees from all over the United States.[1]

History

Founded in 2010, the Telluride Horror Show is Colorado's first and longest-running genre film festival.[2]

Films are shown in three theaters: the Palm, the Nugget Theater, and the historic Sheridan Opera House.[3]

Additional events include the Creepy Campfire Tales and book signing with an established author from the horror genre, the Pig Roast, the I Scream Social, the Killer Karaoke Party, and the Dread Central Horror Trivia competition.[4]

Since its inception, the festival's pulp magazine-style posters have been created by cartoonist/illustrator Mark Zingarelli.[5]

At the 2015 festival, writer/director producer Henry Selick settled the long-running debate that his 1993 classic The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Halloween movie, not a Christmas movie.[6]

In 2018, the festival opened a brick and mortar horror merchandise store, Gargoyle's Gift Shop.[7]

Special Guests

2019[8]

Kelly Link, Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur genius grant winner

Joe Bob Briggs, film critic and performer

Eli Craig, director of Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

Joshua Hoffine, horror photographer

Meredith Borders, managing editor of Fangoria

Jeremy Robert Johnson, horror author


2018[9]

Meredith Borders, managing editor of Fangoria

Stephen Chiodo, writer/director of Killer Klowns from Outer Space

Jeremy Robert Johnson, horror author

Paul G. Tremblay, horror author and editor

2017[10]

Meredith Borders

Jon Davison, film producer

Jeremy Robert Johnson

Tyler MacIntyre, director of Tragedy Girls

Greg McLean, film director

Patrick Brice, film director

2016[11]

Joe R. Lansdale, horror author

Sam Suchmann and Mattie Zufelt, writers/stars of Spring Break Zombie Massacre

2015

Henry Selick, writer/producer/director

John Carroll Lynch, actor/director

Stephen Cognetti, writer/director of Hell House LLC

References

  1. ↑ "Q&A: Telluride Horror Show Festival Director Ted Wilson".
  2. ↑ "Telluride Horror Show Announced its Initial Lineup of Films". 2017-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Venues | Telluride Horror Show".
  4. ↑ "Telluride Horror Show Adds More Films and a Scary Virtual Reality Experience". 3 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Telluride Horror Show Releases Fantastic Official Poster for its Eighth Year". 2017-07-26.
  6. ↑ "'Nightmare Before Christmas' director reveals whether it's a Halloween or Christmas movie". Entertainment Weekly.
  7. ↑ "Gargoyle's Gift Shop | Unique Collectibles, Toys, & Merchandise".
  8. ↑ "Telluride Horror Show has something for everyone".
  9. ↑ "Telluride Horror Show lineup includes 'Killer Klowns,' 'Anna and the Apocalypse,' and Paul Tremblay". Entertainment Weekly.
  10. ↑ "Telluride Horror Show Just Announced More Films and We're Already Terrified". 2017-09-29.
  11. ↑ "Telluride Horror Show Announces Second Wave of Films". 2016-10-05.
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