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Fantastic Fest 2011


Horror. Fantasy. Sci-fi. Action. Check one, or check all. The largest genre film festival in the U.S., Fantastic Fest has something for everyone – well, except, maybe, for the faint of heart.

FF2011 runs Sept. 22-Sept. 29 at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar Blvd.). Conveniently located next door is the Highball (1120 S. Lamar Blvd.), home to the Fantastic Arcade and ground zero for FF afterparties.

The Chronicle's Screens team will be blogging, tweeting, and generally raising a ruckus at the fest. Check in here for our ongoing coverage. Latest FF2011 Tweets > > >

Blog

FF2011: Getting 'Rabies' in Israel

Tel-Aviv finally gets bitten by the horror bug

Richard Whittaker, Mon., Oct. 3, 2011

FF2011: Kevin Sorbo Picks 'Julia X'

The former Hercules slashes up 3D

Richard Whittaker, Fri., Sept. 30, 2011

FF2011: 'Haunters'

S. Korea's 'Haunters' reviewed

Marc Savlov, Thur., Sept. 29, 2011

FF2011: 'A Lonely Place to Die'

The Gilbey bros. explain the truth of their Fantastic Fest title

Richard Whittaker, Wed., Sept. 28, 2011

FF2011: Seizing 'The Day'

Dominic Monaghan talks trash talking amongst the ruins

Richard Whittaker, Tue., Sept. 27, 2011

FF2011: Fantastic Fest Awards

'Bullhead', 'You're Next' win big

Richard Whittaker, Tue., Sept. 27, 2011

FF2011: 'Two Eyes Staring' ('Zwart Water')

Kids doing the craziest things (like murder, haunting etc)

Richard Whittaker, Mon., Sept. 26, 2011

FF2011: James Quinn McDonagh Shows His 'Knuckle'

Bare knuckle bruiser talks fair fighting and boxing Tim League

Richard Whittaker, Mon., Sept. 26, 2011

FF2011: 'Borderline' ('Une Pure Affaire')

Coke dreams of la petite bourgeoisie

Richard Whittaker, Sun., Sept. 25, 2011

What I Learned at Fantastic Arcade: Saturday

or, where have all the fishermen gone

James Renovitch, Sun., Sept. 25, 2011

FF2011: 'The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)'

'Human Centipede II' reviewed

Marc Savlov, Sun., Sept. 25, 2011

FF2011: Beyond the Badge

Off-campus antics for the badgeless

Richard Whittaker, Sat., Sept. 24, 2011

FF2011: 'Juan of the Dead' Premiere

A love letter from Cuba to Austin, signed in zombie blood

Richard Whittaker, Sat., Sept. 24, 2011

FF2011: 'Calibre 9' Director Jean-Christian Tassy Goes Ballistic

An interview with Jean-Christian of 'Calibre 9'

Marc Savlov, Sat., Sept. 24, 2011

Fantastic Arcade Interview: Robin Hunicke

Designing games for the heart instead of the adrenal gland

James Renovitch, Sat., Sept. 24, 2011

Things I Learned at Fantastic Arcade: Bonus Edition

We don't need no stinkin' badges

James Renovitch, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

FF2011: 'Kill Me Please'

Saul Rubinek goes from Warehouse 13 to Swiss suicide clinic

Richard Whittaker, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

FF2011: Elijah Wood Challenges Dominic Monaghan!

Elijah Wood may be in trouble here. Or not.

Marc Savlov, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

FF2011: 'The House by the Cemetery'

Horror icon William Lustig gets maniacal about the Fulci classic

Richard Whittaker, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

What I Learned at Fantastic Arcade: Thursday

or, OMG, I got a new 3-D hat!

James Renovitch, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

FF2011: Getting Fisted By 'Knuckle'

An interview with 'Knuckle' director Ian Palmer

Marc Savlov, Thur., Sept. 22, 2011

FF2011: Liveblogging the Ticket Line

Does the digital system work?

Richard Whittaker, Wed., Sept. 21, 2011

FF2011: Ultimate Nerd Search

Because shame went out with the 90s

James Renovitch, Thur., Sept. 15, 2011

In Stitches

More Fantastic Fest programming includes the 'Pede, Pt. 2

Kimberley Jones, Wed., Sept. 7, 2011

A-B-C-Dethklok

'Metalocalypse' director for Drafthouse anthology plus contest news

Richard Whittaker, Sun., Aug. 28, 2011

Fantastic Fest Unleashes Wave Two

Alumni Adam Wingard, Nacho Vigalondo, Ti West return, and more

Richard Whittaker, Thur., Aug. 18, 2011

Features

Fantastic Fest Awards

'You're Next' and 'Bullhead' come out big winners

, Fri., Sept. 30, 2011

Overheard @ FF

Stolen passports, zombie verisimilitude, and more

, Fri., Sept. 30, 2011

Gods and Monsters ...

... and aliens and abductors and much, much more at Fantastic Fest

Kimberley Jones, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

Rick Baker: Monster Maker

'An American Werewolf in London'

Marc Savlov, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

Teaching You the Fear

'Extraterrestrial'

Marc Savlov, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

This Is Your Mind on Black Rainbows

'Beyond the Black Rainbow'

Marc Savlov, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

Inventing New (Still Horrible) Ways To Die

'You're Next'

Richard Whittaker, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

Let the Games Begin

Fantastic Arcade

James Renovitch, Fri., Sept. 23, 2011

Film Flam

Fun with acronyms: aGLIFF, FF, and AFF programming, plus 'Computer Chess' needs humans

Kimberley Jones, Fri., Aug. 26, 2011

Film Flam

Preserving Mondo's archive, Fantastic Fest first wave, farewell to Sherry Mills, and what's happening with lots of local productions

Kimberley Jones, Fri., July 15, 2011

You Can Check In, But You Might Not Check Out

Devilish doings in Ti West's 'The Innkeepers'

Richard Whittaker, Fri., March 11, 2011

Previous Coverage of Filmmakers

Fantastic Fest: 'A Horrible Way to Die'

Scriptwriter Simon Barrett talks art house serial killers

Richard Whittaker, Sun., Oct. 3, 2010

Do Not Try This at Home

Tom Six on the surgical horrors of 'The Human Centipede'

Marc Savlov, Fri., May 7, 2010

Brothers in Arms

Jeff Nichols' Southern Gothic family saga, 'Shotgun Stories'

Spencer Parsons, Fri., June 27, 2008

The Little Documentary That Could

How Morgan Spurlock's 'Super Size Me' took a giant bite out of the fast-food industry

Peter Debruge, Fri., May 14, 2004

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