Midnight Madness: Wait, It's Not Over!

Sure the awards have been handed out and the film critics have gone home, but you can still participate in the Madness with more screenings today!

AFTERSHOCK shakes Cineplex Yonge and Dundas! 3:30 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 9

BlackBerry Midnight Madness People's Choice Runner-Up JOHN DIES AT THE END screens one more time this evening! 6:00 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 7

THE ABCS OF DEATH--a whole alphabet of horror plays at the responsible witching hour of 9PM
at SCOTIABANK 9

HELLBENDERS knocks on Hell's door and curses out whoever answers at 9:15PM  at SCOTIABANK 2

TWEETS OF THE DAY! #MMadnessTIFF

It's only Tuesday and it's already been a pretty crazy Festival, from the wild ride of No One Lives to the metal mayhem of Lords of Salem, the Ryerson has been on fire.

Also on fire is our old friend Twitter, as Midnight Madness fans have been posting away from Ryerson lines to their seats (not during the movie, of course, you rubes!) and beyond.

Don't forget to use the official Midnight Madness hashtag, #MMadnessTIFF, and you might see your tweets here in this space!

Midnight Madness screening times:


HELLBENDERS
Tue., Sept. 11th, 7:00 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 7
Sat., Sept. 15th, 9:15 PM SCOTIABANK 2


THE LORDS OF SALEM
Wed., Sept. 12th, 5:00 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 6


NO ONE LIVES
Fri., Sept 14th, 4:45 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 6

Pics From the Premiere of HELLBENDERS 3D!

What do you get when you cross a bunch of foul-mouthed, debaucherous religious figures, an ungodly amount of drugs and sex, and a pile of demons? That's right, it's the Republican National Convention!

Just kidding.  You get the world premiere of JT Petty's hilarious take on the exorcism horror, Hellbenders 3D. Ian Goring took his trusty camera to the red carpet on that holiest of all holy days, Sunday, for the event!

JT Petty three-peats at Midnight Madness!

The one and only Dan Fogler!

Did you know that Clancy Brown is in two Midnight Madness films this year? He's also in Saturday's John Dies At The End!

"It's like they're right in front of me..."

Is Clancy Brown ever NOT awesome? (answer: no)

HELLBENDERS screening times:

Tue., Sept. 11th, 7:00 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 7

Sat., Sept. 15th, 9:15 PM SCOTIABANK 2

Day Three with Kari's Scaries

Another caffeine- and carnage-fueled day has come and gone. Yesterday we caught Room 237, which convinced me (at least for a few minutes) that everything that ever happened is part of a weird conspiracy that probably involves Nazis and dick jokes, and DePalma's latest split-screen sleaze-a-thon, Passion. As usual, though, the highlight of the day wasn't even part of the day at all—it was the Midnight Madness premiere of JT Petty's Hellbenders. 

Midnight Madness programmer Colin Geddes and Hellbenders writer/director JT Petty. I don't remember
what they were saying, but it looks like it was beautiful, man--just beautiful.

Dan Fogler demonstrates proper hellbending technique.

Who's cooler than Clancy Brown? Not me, that's for damn sure.

Next up: tonight's premiere of Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem, with the man himself in attendance. I'm expecting it to be a quiet, low-key event.

HELLBENDERS 3D screening times:
Tues., Sept. 11, 7 PM, CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 7
Sat., Sept. 15, 9:15 PM, SCOTIABANK 2

LORDS OF SALEM screening times:
Mon., Sept. 10, 11:59 PM, RYERSON
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5 PM, CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 6

Day Two with Kari's Scaries

I'm fairly certain time works differently during TIFF. Yesterday was only my second full day at the festival (thanks to the Kari's Scaries bursary), but I've managed to pack in a whack of screenings, sightseeing and, since the reason I'm here is a little something called Midnight Madness, some truly deranged carnage. I don't ever want to leave.

Yesterday started with a screening of Dredd 3D, after which we hoofed it across town to catch Hotel Transylvania at the beautiful Princess of Wales Theatre. Afterwards, we met up with some of the hardest-working folks in the horror biz: assorted components of the Rue Crew, who are punch-drunk and sleep-deprived after finishing Rue Morgue's massive Halloween issue (on stands October 1!). My colleagues at RM are some of my favorite people in the world, so it was an absolute pleasure to meet up with Editor-in-Chief Dave Alexander and contributors Liisa Ladouceur and Marie-Eve Larin. 

When you see why this guy needed to rinse off, you'll fall madly in love with No One Lives. Trust me.

Afterwards, we headed over to the Ryerson for the Midnight Madness screening of No One Lives, the insanely gory new flick from Midnight Meat Train director Ryuhei Kitamura. There was a long wait in line, but luckily Toronto Batman was there to make sure things didn't get out of hand. Shit got profound. Case in point—the following exchange between Toronto Batman and a Midnight Madness attendee:

Toronto Batman: "What movie is showing tonight?"

Moviegoer: "No One Lives."

Toronto Batman: "No One Lives? My parents died."

Well played, Toronto Batman. Well played.

The night ended with Knoxville Horror Film Fest director William Mahaffey and me riding around Toronto with Dave and Don Coscarelli, who's in town with his new film John Dies at the End. Don is an incredibly friendly guy, and, incidentally, had some very nice things to say about No One Lives. 

So the bar is high for tonight's Midnight Madness premiere of JT Petty's Hellbenders 3D. Maybe JT will buy me a cupcake.

NO ONE LIVES screening times:

Mon., Sept. 10, 9:45 PM, CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 10

Fri., Sept. 14, 4:45 PM,  CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS  6

JOHN DIES AT THE END screening times:

Sat., Sept. 15, 11:59 PM, RYERSON 

Sun., Sept. 16, 5:00 PM,  CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS  2

HELLBENDERS 3D screening times:

Sun., Sept. 9th, 11:59 PM, RYERSON
Tue., Sept. 11th, 7:00 PM, CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 7
Sat., Sept. 15th, 9:15 PM, SCOTIABANK 2

HELLBENDERS Postcards!

Bloody Disgusting has a gallery of Hellbenders postcards. Click through, ye faithful, for more colorful talk from men and women of the cloth.

And gather ye together in the Ryereson Theatre for the premiere of Hellbenders tonight!

HELLBENDERS 3D screening times:
Sun., Sept. 9th, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Tue., Sept. 11th, 7:00 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 7
Sat., Sept. 15th, 9:15 PM SCOTIABANK 2

HELLBENDERS 3D Premieres tonight!

After bringing S&Man and The Burrowers to Midnight Madness, JT Petty--and Clancy Brown--return in glory with Hellbenders 3D--premiering tonight at the Ryerson!


Not this kind of Hellbender...

Bending, maybe even hellbending, but not bending hell.

Or these Hellbenders...

Too busy cramming coffins full of cash to bend hell, thanks.

No, these Hellbenders...

Open robes are crucial in Hellbending!

Seems like he's passed out, but actually--Hellbending!

Hellbenders are Gentlemen of the Church who fight the agents of Hell using Hell's own rules--in 3D!

HELLBENDERS 3D screening times:
Sun., Sept. 9th, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Tue., Sept. 11th, 7:00 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 7
Sat., Sept. 15th, 9:15 PM SCOTIABANK 2