HORROR, SUSPENSE AND FANTASY TAKE OVER TRIBECA CINEMAS FOR THE FIFTH ANNUAL NYC HORROR FILM FESTIVAL

October 19th to the 23rd
Tribeca Cinemas, 54 Varick Street

The Best New Horror Films and Special Screenings of Classic films draw Horror Fans and Filmmakers from across the globe!

New York, NY (Oct. 2006): Just in time for Halloween, The NYC Horror Film Festival returns to Lower Manhattan bringing the best new and classic horror films to the Big Apple. The festival runs October 18th to the 22nd at the prestigious Tribeca Cinemas (54 Varick Street, NYC) and is presented by Moodude Films, in conjunction with sponsors HorrorNet.TV, the emerging digital cable network, and Dark Castle Entertainment.

“With over fifty feature and short films in our competition series, the 2006 Festival will be our biggest to date,” said Festival Director Michael J. Hein. “Plus the festival will host a huge kick off party and offer screenings of some of the most buzzed new horror films in the world. Along with a few classic horror films in our invited programs, this year’s festival will be an event horror fans and filmmakers will not want to miss!”

Independent filmmakers from the United States and Europe submit their films to be screened in the competition series at the country’s most respected horror film festival, where their work is shown to sellout crowds of fans and industry professionals -- in many cases for the world premiere. The New York City Horror Film Festival also hosts a slew of special events each year. 2006 events include:

· The 2006 NYC Horror Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award (Saturday, Oct 21. 9:00pm): The festival will honor Director / Producer / Writer Mick Garris (The Stand, The Shining, and Masters of Horror). Mick Garris is back with a vengeance with a new season of the most popular horror series of all time “Masters of Horror”. Mr. Garris will be in attendance to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award and present a special screening of “Valerie on the Stairs” starring Christopher Lloyd and Tony Todd.

· Masters Of Horror (Friday, Oct 20th, and Saturday, Oct. 21st) The NYCHFF is extremely excited to have two world premiere episodes of the most buzzed about horror event of the year! Masters of Horror Presents Tobe Hooper’s The Damned Thing and Mick Garris’ Valerie on the Stairs. On Friday, Oct. 20th, the first episode of the second season of Showtime's series Masters of Horror will screen at the New York City Horror Film Festival.

· The Devil’s Rejects: Directors Cut (Saturday, Oct. 21 5:30pm): The festival is excited to be able to screen Rob Zombie’s masterpiece, the way he wanted you to see it. Very special guest and one of the stars of the film, Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead) will be on hand to introduce the film with Q&A following.

· Kick Off Party at Don Hills (Wednesday, October 18, 7:00pm) simply put, is the horror event of the year. Last year over 300 hundred attendees partied the night away at Don Hill's to usher in the festival. With short film screenings, live bands, and a one-hour of open bar at the world famous rock bar Don Hills (511 Greenwich St. NYC) our party is the ultimate rockin’ Halloween event. (Open to the public, only $10 cover)

· Filmmakers Discussion Panel (Sunday, Oct. 24, 12:00pm): Each year we have a lively discussion panel, including audience participation, on topics such as: The State of the modern horror film, Film vs. DV, acting, the reality of independent distribution, and more. This is a must for filmmakers, film students and serious horror fans! 2006 panelists include Michael Gingold (Editor Fangoria Magazine) Bill Lustig (Director / Producer), Betsy Palmer (Legendary actress, Friday the 13th), Jeff Lieberman (Satan’s Little Helper, Squirm), Joe Kane (Washington Post film columnist / The Phantom of the Movies)

· Special appearances by Mick Garris, Tony Todd, Ken Foree, Betsy Palmer, Jack Ketchum, Jeff Lieberman, Bill Lustig, Joe Bob Briggs, Joe Kane, Michael Gingold, and many other filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals. (Times, dates and appearances subject to change.)

2006 NYC Horror Film Festival - Official Schedule

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18th 7:00pm
Casket Climber Insect God directed by Brian Lonano 2:38 min
13 Ways To Die At Home directed by Lee Lanier 2:30 min
No Second Chances directed by Rafael De Leon, Jr. 2:00 min
Kisses directed by Dominic Traverzo 3:33 min
Dear Sweet Emma directed by John Cernak 5:17 min
The Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker directed by Steffan Schulz 1:00 min
The Faeries Of Blackheath Woods directed by Ciaran Foy 3:30 min

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19th 8:00pm
Rogairi directed by Tom Cosgrove 16:00 min
Happy Birthday 2 U directed by David Alcade 13:00 min
Deadly Tantrum directed by Mike Mort 5:00 min
FEATURE – The Lost directed by Chris Sivertson 115:00 min

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20th 7:00pm
The Thing About Bannon’s Lookout directed by Patrick Rea / Kendall Sinn 10:00 min
Eyes Of Samir directed by Kevin Shulman 22:00 min
Witchwise directed by Joe Harris 12:00 min
FEATURE – Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll… directed by John Carl Buechler 100:00 min

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20th 8:30pm
Mime Massacre directed by Colin Decker 6:00 min
The Listening Dead directed by Phil Mucci 14:00 min
Penny Dreadful directed by Bryan Norton 30:00 min
FEATURE – Zombie (Non-Comp) directed by Lucio Fulci 90:00 min

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20th 10:00pm
No Signal directed by Andrew Sterling 5:00 min
Popsy directed by Brian Haynes 24:00 min
Eddie Loves You directed by Karl Holt 25:00 min
Masters Of Horror – The Damned Thing directed by Tobe Hooper 60:00 min

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21st 12:00pm
The Tell Tale Heart directed by Raul Garcia 10:00 min
The Pod directed by Jeremiah Kipp 18:00 min
Mother directed by Chris Gormley 12:00 min
FEATURE – Fingerprints directed by Harry Basil 90:00 min

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21st 3:00pm
Rien Ne Van Plus directed by Andreas Schaap 19:00 min
The Need directed by Chris Young 12:00 min
Bad Water directed by J.Maurer 19:00 min
FEATURE – Rapturious directed by Kamal Ahmed 99:00 min

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21st 5:30pm
Redwood Forest directed by Kasey Ferguson 6:00 min
Raven Gets A Life directed by Devi Snively 9:35 min
Itsy Bitsy directed by David May 8:00 min
Ice Cream Ants directed by Jeremy Carr 21:00 min
FEATURE – The Devil’s Rejects directed by Rob Zombie 100:00 min

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21st 6:00pm
Reverie directed by RJ Weyant 10:30 min
Thorazine directed by Jason Hooper 29:00 min
Woman’s Intuition directed by Patrick Rea 6:00 min
FEATURE – The Marsh directed by Jordan Barker 93:00 min

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21st 9:00pm
Story of the Dead directed by Emre Olcayto 16:00 min
Delirium and the Dollman directed by Andrew Lobel 23:00 min
Recently Deceased directed by Chris McInroy 11:00 min
Valerie on the Stairs (Masters of Horror, World Premiere)
- Director Mick Garris will be on hand to accept the festival’s prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award” and Q&A to follow.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22nd 1:00pm
FILMMAKERS PANEL hosted by Michael Hein
- Panelists include; Michael Gingold (Editor Fangoria) Bill Lustig (Director / Producer), Betsy Palmer (Legendary actress, Friday the 13th), Jeff Lieberman (Satan’s Little Helper, Squirm)
Joe Kane (Washington Post film columnist / The Phantom of the Movies)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22nd 3:00pm
Where’s Julie directed by Stephen J. Hadden 10:00 min
Oculus directed by Mike Flanagan 32:00 min
Binding Silence directed by Ray Zablocki 22:00 min
FEATURE – The Entrance directed by Damon Vignale 81:00 min

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22nd 6:00pm
Grace directed by Paul Solet 6:00 min
Puppeteer directed by Guido Toelke 7:11 min
Ghost Town directed by Tai Logsdon 18:30 min
FEATURE – Last Rites of the Dead directed by Marc Fratto 120:00 min

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22nd 9:00pm
AWARD CEREMONY - Join us for a drink at Tribeca Cinemas bar to honor all the filmmakers!
The New York City Horror Film Festival is sponsored by HorrorNet.tv and Dark Castle Entertainment.

For more information about the films and last minute updates and schedule changes please visit the festival’s official site at www.nychorrorfest.com.