The venerable horror magazine three-day convention takes place at the Renaissance Austin Hotel. See www.creationent.com/cal/fangotx.htm for details and walk-up ticket info. The lineup of evening screenings are scheduled for the Alamo Village, and there will be a very limited number of tickets available for the public. Screenings include Seed with director Uwe Boll in attendance (Friday, 9:45pm); Friday the 13th: Part VII cast reunion (Friday, 12mid); Maniac Cop 2 with director Bill Lustig in attendance (Saturday, 9:45pm); The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 cast reunion with introductions by Tom Savini, Bill “Leatherface” Johnson, and star Lou Perryman (Saturday, 12mid); Fantastic Fest fave Inside (Sunday, 9:45pm); and Dario Argento’s latest, Mother of Tears (Sunday, 12mid).
This article appears in January 11 • 2008.