If you live in or near the Chicago area this Saturday, then I have the perfect place to be. If you love great sci-fi movies and are looking for 16+ hours of great films with special celebrity guests and vendors, then check out the Sci-fi Spectacular 2014 at the Patio Theater in Chicago this Saturday, April 12th from noon till whenever. Brought to you from the folks behind Terror in the Aisles events, special guests include Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy) and Kyra Schon (Night of the Living Dead). Get more information on the event down below.
Sci-Fi Spectacular
April 12, 2014 – Noon ’til Late
Over 16 hours of Sci-Fi/Horror Movie Madness!
Patio Theater
6008 Irving Park Rd.
Chicago, IL 60634
Special Guests:
DOUG JONES (HELLBOY I & II, PAN’S LABYRINTH,
HOCUS POCUS, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER)!
KYRA SCHON (little ghoul girl)
from NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD!
Doors open at 10am – Show Starts At Noon
CURRENT FILM LINE-UP:
Early Extras:
10:15am-Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Hush Episode
with star Doug Jones in Person!)
11am-Stereo (Early David Cronenberg)
Main Show:
Noon-A Trip To The Moon (Silent with Live Organ!)
12:15pm-Godzilla Vs. King King
2:15pm-Legend (Ridley Scott)
4:25pm-Buckaroo Banzai (30th Anniversary)
6:25pm-Roger Corman 50’s Trailer Contest
6:40pm-Night of the Living Dead (star Kyra Schon)
in Person!)
8:30pm-Pan’s Labyrinth (star Doug Jones in Person!)
10:45pm-Escape From New York (John Carpenter)
12:30am-Dead Zone (David Cronenberg & Stephen King)
2:15am-Phenomena (Dario Argento)
Plus: Vendors, Prizes, Surprises, a live
Charity Auction for Vital Bridges (vitalbridges.org),
Free Picture Taking with Celebrity Guests & more!!!
Free Parking on side streets (check for permit
parking signs).
Tickets are $20 presale,
$25 at the door, day of show.
Kids under 13 at $10 at the door.
Presale tickets available online:
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/582946
Tickets available at these stores:
Laurie’s Planet of Sound (4639 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago)
Thrift & Thrive (6025 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago)
Shake Rattle & Read (4812 N. Broadway, Chicago)
Alley Cat Comics (5304 N. Clark St., Chicago)
Horrorbles (6729 Stanley Ave., Berwyn, IL)
Pay Once, Come And Go As You Like!
For late night festival goers, Chicago Hauntings Ghost Tours will be giving late bus rides (1am to 5am) from the Sci-Fi Spectacular to the Irving Park Blue Line “EL” for free!
For more info: facebook.com/terrorintheaisles
Patiotheater.net
