Here are a selection of photos from across the festival below, check out our more extensive gallery on Flickr here!

Check out a more extensive gallery on Flickr here and for don’t forget to our list of our FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST 2019 Award Winners here!

Thank you to all the filmmakers, sponsors, judges, volunteers, audiences and most of all Cinema Nova for our best MONSTER FEST yet, we can’t wait to do it all over again next year!

The film that receives the largest amount of votes will receive the ‘Audience Award’!

Here’s a list of every feature that played at this year’s FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST 2019 across Australia…

3 FROM HELL
THE FURIES
COLOR OUT OF SPACE
SATANIC PANIC
COUNTDOWN
VFW
AFTER MIDNIGHT
PORNO
GHOST KILLERS VS. BLOODY MARY
BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE & GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON
DEERSKIN
COME TO DADDY
DOGS DON’T WEAR PANTS
THE WRETCHED
RIOT GIRLS
BLISS
VIVARIUM
DANIEL ISN’T REAL
HOUSEBOAT HORROR
TAMMY AND THE T-REX
TWO HEADS CREEK
BLOOD VESSEL
RABID
EXTRA ORDINARY
READY OR NOT
A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND
CULT GIRLS
FINALE
BEAST NO MORE
THE DUSTWALKER
1BR
HARPOON
IRON FISTS AND KUNG FU KICKS
DARK WHISPERS VOLUME 1
A BIGGER JAIL
THE FACELESS MAN
OUTBACK
CUT
NO SUCH THING AS MONSTERS
PHANTOM OF WINNIPEG
PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE
BUTT BOY
IN SEARCH OF HORROR

To vote for your favourite film, jump on our Facebook or Instagram thread or if you’re not on the socials email us at jarret@monsterfest.com.au to let us know your pick and be in the running to receive 1 of 3 VIP Passes to our 2020 festival in your preferred city!

Please note voting is strictly for Monster Fest festival patrons*.

If you worked in any capacity on a feature you not permitted to vote. We politely ask that if you are a friend or family member of someone who worked on a film that you refrain from voting.

*Festival patrons are audience members who have paid and attended three or more sessions at any of our Monster Fest dates.

Our 2019 Melbourne festival is now our most successful to date with a record attendance of over 3,500 attendees across all sessions at Cinema Nova.

We would like to thank our festival partners Cinema Nova & Fangoria; festival sponsors Moon Dog Brewery, Beserk, Heavy Magazine, Stack Magazine, Gear Head, Roar Digital, Red Octopus, East Brunswick Hotel and Minotaur.

We would also like to thank the filmmakers responsible for all of the films screened at the festival, it is your commitment to artistic expression that drives MONSTER FEST. Finally we would like to thank all of our volunteers, it is your generosity and spirit that makes MONSTER FEST a safe and welcoming environment for all.

Without further ado, here are the FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST 2019 Award Winners…

FEATURES

GOLDEN MONSTER – BEST FEATURE
COLOR OUT OF SPACE
Director: Richard Stanley | United States

BEST DIRECTOR
RICHARD STANLEY
Film: COLOR OUT OF SPACE | United States

Ari Harrison, representative from Umbrella Films, accepting the Golden Monster for Best Film & Best Director (on behalf of Richard Stanley) for COLOR OUT OF SPACE, with Monster Fest festival director Grant Hardie.

BEST AUSTRALIAN FEATURE
THE FURIES
Director: Tony D’Aquino
Andrew Marriott, executive producer of THE FURIES accepting the Best Australian Film award for the film.

SHORTS

BEST SHORT
I LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Director: Miao | Country: China

BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT
GHOST TURD
Director: Charles Ward

BEST VICTORIAN SHORT
PIPE DREAM
Director: Benoit McCullough

Filmmaker Benoit McCullough receiving his $9,000 prize, courtesy of Roar Digital & Gear Head, for his Best Victorian Short film PIPE DREAM, with Monster Fest festival director Grant Hardie and programmer Jarret Gahan.

BEST STUDENT SHORT
BRUNCH SHIFT MASSACRE
Director: Adam Boys

TRASHARAMA – GOLDEN LOMAX
HOBO SEWER SLAUGHTER
Director: Vanessa Gudgeon & Duncan Shaw

Filmmakers Vanessa Gudgeon & Duncan Shaw accepting their Golden Lomax award for Trasharama‘s Best Short, HOBO SEWER SLAUGHTER.

Audiences outside of Melbourne will have their chance to see award-winners COLOR OUT OF SPACE and THE FURIES at all of our FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST 2019: MONSTER TAKES AUSTRALIA festivals across the country. For more details visit the official site here! 

Without further ado, here are your panelists…

Emma Westwood is a film writer and commentator who was once arts editor for the Melbourne weekly street mag, Inpress. She has written about cinema and the arts for publications such as The Age, Metro, Screen Education, Empire, Diabolique and Senses of Cinema. She is the author of two books on cinema – Monster Movies (Oldcastle Books, 2008) and The Fly (Auteur Publishing), a monograph on David Cronenberg’s 1986 remake, and she is currently working on another monograph about Jame Whale’s 1935 classic, Bride of Frankenstein, for Electric Dreamhouse in the UK. Emma has recorded DVD commentaries for the likes of Umbrella Entertainment, Indicator, Kino Lorber and Eureka. She also co-hosts the weekly film criticism show Plato’s Cave on 3RRR.
Michael Helms is a long term horror film enthusiast who has been dedicated to documenting horror movies made in Australia over the past three decades. He wrote for Fangoria for 24 years but has also contributed to other international publications including Cinefantastique, Gore Zone, Femme Fatales, Shock Cinema, Shivers, Splatting Image, Sci Fi Teen, and L’Ecran Fantastique. He also created, edited and co-published Australian magazine Fatal Visions of which he’s edited two compilation books published by LedaTape. Locally his writing has appeared in The Age, The Herald-Sun, Cinema Papers, Crimson Celluloid and People Magazine where he was their ‘Weird Film Expert’. Michael has appeared in films including SALT, SALIVA SPERM & SWEAT, BLOODLUST and BRAINDEAD and intends to die as violently and horribly as possible in as many films as possible before he actually dies. He does his own stunts and can wear any sort of prosthetics!
John Harrison is a freelance writer and film historian based in Melbourne, Australia. His previous books include Blood on the Windscreen (an examination of the gory driver education films of the 1950s – 70s), Reel Wild Cinema! (a compendium of his 1990s fanzine) and Hip Pocket Sleaze: The Lurid World of Vintage Adult Paperbacks. Apart from contributing regularly for publications like Weng’s Chop, Monster!, the Diabolique website and the Cinemaniacs Journal, he is currently putting the finishing touches on Wildcat!, a study of the film and television career of child evangelist-turned-actor Marjoe Gortner, which should see publication by the end of 2019. He is also presently co-writing Rollin’ With the Punches, an examination of the film and television career of actress, singer and former Hollywood stuntwoman Marneen Lynne Fields (whom Harrison married in Las Vegas in 2016).
Sally Christie is a writer, critic and educator from Melbourne, Australia. She has written for numerous publications with her research interests focusing on censorship and the occult in cinema and pop culture in education. Sally currently co-hosts Plato’s Cave, a film criticism program and podcast on 3RRR . She has worked local and interstate film festivals and contributed to audio commentaries for Umbrella Entertainment, Eureka and Kino Lorber. Sally is a proud member of Cinemaniacs.

And your host…
Jarret Gahan is a film writer, critic, commentator and award-winning documentarian from Melbourne, Australia. He’s been the editor-in-chief at Cult of Monster since its inception in September of 2016, a podcast host at FakeShemp.Net for the past five years and a filmmaker for almost two decades. Jarret has worked on documentary featurettes and audio commentaries for such local and international labels as Monster Pictures, Umbrella Entertainment, Madman Entertainment, Vestron Video Collectors Series, Kino Lorber, Bounty Films, Platinum Cult Edition, Severin Films, Second Sight Films, Wild Eye Releasing and 88 Films. He’s currently co-producing the second series of the wildly popular web-series VIDEO HOARDERS.

BEHIND THE SCREEN is a non-ticketed FREE Panel Discussion being held at FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST PART VIII: MONSTER TAKES MELBOURNE this Sunday October 13th 11am at Cinema Nova in Cinema 10.

FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST PART VIII: MONSTER TAKES MELBOURNE runs from Thursday October 10th to Friday October 18th at Cinema Nova!

TICKETS

Opening Night Ticket
$25 (includes complimentary drink on arrival)

Single Session Tickets
Adult – $20.50
Concession – $16.00

In Search of Darkness
$30 (Includes Monster Fes-trivia)

Get the most out of the Monster Fest experience and save with these festival passes:

VIP Passes (15 films) $199

The VIP Pass gets you all-access to 15 Monster Fest screenings, events and panels from Thursday October 10th to Sunday the 18th.

Mini-Pass (5 Films) $70 

The Mini-Pass may be used for any 5 Monster Fest film sessions from Friday October 11th to Friday the 18th (EXCLUDES Opening Night and the IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS session).

How To Use Your Pass:
When you purchase a pass you will receive a barcode number which shows up on your booking receipt. This number can be used online or in person to book sessions in advance or during the festival. If for any reason you do not receive a number/barcode, please contact (03) 9347 5331.

Online Redemption
To use this code online, select the sessions you wish to attend as though buying tickets, and it will give you the option of entering the redemption code.

Box Office Redemption
Present barcode at the box office and let staff know which sessions you want to attend.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Passes do not allow you to book multiple tickets for a single session or for sessions that run concurrently as they are issued for use by single customers only. Valid at Cinema Nova only. Only valid for Monster Fest sessions. This voucher must be taken as offered and is not exchangeable, for sale, transferable or redeemable for cash.

From the visionary minds of Tiny Cinema’s Tyler Cornack & Ryan Koch, BUTT BOY is an extraordinary piece of cinema that is damn near-impossible to describe, it’s like THE GREASY STRANGER played straight with a noir sensibility and a CAT SICK BLUES artistry.

After a child goes missing, a newly sober detective suspects that his alcoholic anonymous sponsor has a super power that makes animals, objects, and humans disappear in his…BUTT!

FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST PART VIII: MONSTER TAKES MELBOURNE runs from Thursday October 10th to Friday October 18th at Cinema Nova!

TICKETS

Opening Night Ticket
$25 (includes complimentary drink on arrival)

Single Session Tickets
Adult – $20.50
Concession – $16.00

In Search of Darkness
$30 (Includes Monster Fes-trivia)

Get the most out of the Monster Fest experience and save with these festival passes:

VIP Passes (15 films) $199

The VIP Pass gets you all-access to 15 Monster Fest screenings, events and panels from Thursday October 10th to Sunday the 18th.

Mini-Pass (5 Films) $70 

The Mini-Pass may be used for any 5 Monster Fest film sessions from Friday October 11th to Friday the 18th (EXCLUDES Opening Night and the IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS session).

How To Use Your Pass:
When you purchase a pass you will receive a barcode number which shows up on your booking receipt. This number can be used online or in person to book sessions in advance or during the festival. If for any reason you do not receive a number/barcode, please contact (03) 9347 5331.

Online Redemption
To use this code online, select the sessions you wish to attend as though buying tickets, and it will give you the option of entering the redemption code.

Box Office Redemption
Present barcode at the box office and let staff know which sessions you want to attend.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Passes do not allow you to book multiple tickets for a single session or for sessions that run concurrently as they are issued for use by single customers only. Valid at Cinema Nova only. Only valid for Monster Fest sessions. This voucher must be taken as offered and is not exchangeable, for sale, transferable or redeemable for cash.

For more info, visit FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST 2019 site here!

David Gregory‘s riveting documentary BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE & GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON is equal measures career biography and true crime story of the life and untimely demise of the notorious low budget exploitation filmmaker Al Adamson.

From eleven female voices in Australian horror comes DARK WHISPERS VOLUME 1, an anthology horror comprised of ten tales bound together with an overarching story of a young woman who inherits her mother’s Book of Dark Whispers.
Australia’s answer to THE HILLS HAVE EYES has arrived with Stuart Stanton‘s NO SUCH THING AS MONSTERS, where a young couple’s weekend getaway to the bush becomes a nightmarish game of cat and mouse with a twisted group of individuals known as ‘the family’.
Upon its theatrical release in 1974, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE was a global box office disaster…in all but one city, Winnipeg, Canada. Malcolm Ingram‘s documentary PHANTOM OF WINNIPEG is a heartfelt and inspirational tale of that isolated community who bonded over their passion for the unsung masterpiece and helped shape its enduring legacy.

After watching the lovingly crafted PHANTOM OF WINNIPEG, you will give your soul to revisit Brian De Palma‘s PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE and FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST are enabling this with a 45th Anniversary screening of arguably the greatest tale of the man who gave it all for rock n’ roll.
When a music video shoot on the seemingly tranquil Lake Infinity fast turns to bloodshed it can only mean one thing…pure homegrown hilarity and quite possibly the most quotable film in (shot-on-video) cinematic history! Step aboard Ollie Martin‘s HOUSEBOAT HORROR as FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST celebrates the 30th Anniversary of this undisputed underdog of Australian cinema with a rare big screen showing followed by a cast and crew reunion Q&A…you’ll bar up!

Filmmakers in peril once more only this time as they attempt to complete a cursed film in the Australian slasher classic CUT, starring queen of pop Kylie Minogue and eighties teen sweetheart Molly Ringwald, presented in the World Premiere of an all-new 4K Restoration with director Kimble Rendall in attendance!
Stewart Raffill‘s 1994 feature TAMMY AND THE T-REX is equal measures love story, creature-feature, mad scientist flick, screwball comedy and all out insane as the brain of a murdered teenager is transplanted into a Tyrannosaurus. Starring Denise Richards & Paul Walker, this cinematic oddity is presented in an all-new 4K Restoration of a previously unreleased and gloriously gore-soaked cut for your discerning pleasure!

Murder City’s Trash peddler, Dick Dale returns to Melbourne with a sordid selection of the sickest, gnarliest and funniest short films from the around the darkest corners of the planet with an all-new TRASAHRAMA program.

Terrifying, hilarious and brazenly weird, ATTACK OF THE KILLER SHORTS is a program of horror and hybrid-genre shorts featuring stories of asparagus tips, haunted shits and cybernetic tricks.

From the depth of the darkest shadow to the furthest reaches of the beyond, SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES is a program of horror shorts that exist to terrify and revel in your excruciating torment.

AFTER SCHOOL SPECIAL is an annual showcase of student shorts from film schools around Australia, featuring the work of current students and 2018 graduates.

TONIGHT ON A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE is a lecture presentation by writer/historian Lee Gambin where he will discuss the television phenomenon known as the ‘Very Special Episode’ – a trope in the history of American sitcoms where comedic episodic programs suddenly “got serious” and discussed varied topics ranging from rape, drug use, eating disorders, abortion, shoplifting, race issues, coming out and beyond!

BEHIND THE SCREEN is a panel discussion with Australian film practitioners Emma Westwood, John Harrison, Sally Christie & Michael Helms, who all work off-scene in a number of fields ranging from film criticism to festival programming.

Join series creator, director and host Rob Taylor along with his crew Jarret Gahan & Ben Hellwig for the VIDEO HOARDERS – VHS SWAP MEET & SEASON 2 PREVIEW where you’ll have an opportunity to trade tapes, swap stories and get an exclusive first-look at episodes from the second season!

For session times and ticketing visit FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST 2019 site here!

FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST PART VIII: MONSTER TAKES MELBOURNE runs from Thursday October 10th to Friday October 18th at Cinema Nova!

TICKETS

Opening Night Ticket
$25 (includes complimentary drink on arrival)

Single Session Tickets
Adult – $20.50
Concession – $16.00

In Search of Darkness
$30 (Includes Monster Fes-trivia)

Get the most out of the Monster Fest experience and save with these festival passes:

VIP Passes (15 films) $199

The VIP Pass gets you all-access to 15 Monster Fest screenings, events and panels from Thursday October 10th to Sunday the 18th.

Mini-Pass (5 Films) $70 

The Mini-Pass may be used for any 5 Monster Fest film sessions from Friday October 11th to Friday the 18th (EXCLUDES Opening Night and the IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS session).

How To Use Your Pass:
When you purchase a pass you will receive a barcode number which shows up on your booking receipt. This number can be used online or in person to book sessions in advance or during the festival. If for any reason you do not receive a number/barcode, please contact (03) 9347 5331.

Online Redemption
To use this code online, select the sessions you wish to attend as though buying tickets, and it will give you the option of entering the redemption code.

Box Office Redemption
Present barcode at the box office and let staff know which sessions you want to attend.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Passes do not allow you to book multiple tickets for a single session or for sessions that run concurrently as they are issued for use by single customers only. Valid at Cinema Nova only. Only valid for Monster Fest sessions. This voucher must be taken as offered and is not exchangeable, for sale, transferable or redeemable for cash.

For more info, visit FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST 2019 site here!

Not only will you be the first to find out our complete programming for this year’s Melbourne festival but you’ll be treated to a FREE first-look screening of Travis Stevens’ latest feature GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR, courtesy of our good friends at Umbrella Entertainment!

Spots at our Program Launch are strictly limited and will be allocated on first-come first-served basis, to be eligible you need email programlaunch@monsterfest.com.au with your Full Name & Email Address in the body of the email. These spots are for a single ticket so if you plan to have a guest join, they will need register themselves individually. You will be notified by midday on Tuesday September 10th if you have successful in obtaining a spot.

About GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR:
Bursting pipes, rotting walls, and unidentifiable slime were not what Don Koch expected when he convinced his wife Liz that he could rehab their new Victorian home himself. In over his head, under duress, and tempted by his old weaknesses, Don soon discovers that the house has its own dark, sordid history and won’t be so easy to renovate after all.

Here’s what the critics have said about GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR:

“AN EFFECTIVELY UNSETTLING HORROR FILM ABOUT PAINS CAUSED BY MONSTERS WHO ARE FAR TOO REAL”
Film School Rejects

“[A] TRULY UNIQUE AND WICKEDLY WEIRD TAKE ON HAUNTED HOUSE TROPES…”
Daily Dead

“VIEWERS GET AN ENDING THAT THEY MOST CERTAINLY DID NOT SEE COMING”
Nightmarish Conjurings

“A UNIQUE VISION THAT SATISFIES FROM BEGINNING TO GORY END”
Roger Ebert.com

FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST PART VIII: MONSTER TAKES MELBOURNE runs from Thursday October 10th to Sunday October 13th at Cinema Nova!

TICKETS

Opening Night Ticket
$25 (includes complimentary drink on arrival)

Single Session Tickets
Adult – $20.50
Concession – $16.00

Get the most out of the Monster Fest experience and save with these festival passes:

VIP Passes (15 films) $199
[Early Bird Offer, first 50 VIP Passes at $169 each]

The VIP Pass gets you all-access to all Monster Fest screenings, events and panels from Thursday October 10th to Sunday the 13th.

Mini-Pass (5 Films) $70 

The Mini-Pass may be used for any 5 Monster Fest film sessions from Friday October 11th to Sunday the 13th (EXCLUDES Opening Night).

How To Use Your Pass:
When you purchase a pass you will receive a barcode number which shows up on your booking receipt. This number can be used online or in person to book sessions in advance or during the festival. If for any reason you do not receive a number/barcode, please contact (03) 9347 5331.

Online Redemption
To use this code online, select the sessions you wish to attend as though buying tickets, and it will give you the option of entering the redemption code.

Box Office Redemption
Present barcode at the box office and let staff know which sessions you want to attend.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Passes do not allow you to book multiple tickets for a single session or for sessions that run concurrently as they are issued for use by single customers only. Valid at Cinema Nova only. Only valid for Monster Fest sessions. This voucher must be taken as offered and is not exchangeable, for sale, transferable or redeemable for cash.

After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah (Nicole Brydon Bloom) scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises and threatening notes, her new life quickly starts to unravel. By the time she learns the horrifying truth, it’s too late. Caught in a waking nightmare, Sarah must find the strength to hold onto her crumbling sanity…or be trapped forever in an existential hell.

Tickets are on sale now for the Australian Premiere of 1BR at FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST 2019 in Melbourne on Saturday October 12th 9:30pm at Cinema Nova.

FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST PART VIII: MONSTER TAKES MELBOURNE runs from Thursday October 10th to Sunday October 13th at Cinema Nova!

TICKETS

Opening Night Ticket
$25 (includes complimentary drink on arrival)

Single Session Tickets
Adult – $20.50
Concession – $16.00

Get the most out of the Monster Fest experience and save with these festival passes:

VIP Passes (15 films) $199
[Early Bird Offer, first 50 VIP Passes at $169 each]

The VIP Pass gets you all-access to all Monster Fest screenings, events and panels from Thursday October 10th to Sunday the 13th.

Mini-Pass (5 Films) $70 

The Mini-Pass may be used for any 5 Monster Fest film sessions from Friday October 11th to Sunday the 13th (EXCLUDES Opening Night).

How To Use Your Pass:
When you purchase a pass you will receive a barcode number which shows up on your booking receipt. This number can be used online or in person to book sessions in advance or during the festival. If for any reason you do not receive a number/barcode, please contact (03) 9347 5331.

Online Redemption
To use this code online, select the sessions you wish to attend as though buying tickets, and it will give you the option of entering the redemption code.

Box Office Redemption
Present barcode at the box office and let staff know which sessions you want to attend.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Passes do not allow you to book multiple tickets for a single session or for sessions that run concurrently as they are issued for use by single customers only. Valid at Cinema Nova only. Only valid for Monster Fest sessions. This voucher must be taken as offered and is not exchangeable, for sale, transferable or redeemable for cash.

For more info, visit MONSTER FEST 2019 site here!

Rural horror meets nightmarish fairy tale with Brett & Drew T. Pierce‘s THE WRETCHED whereby a rebellious teen must face off against a thousand year-old witch who’s posing as his next-door neighbour.

Writer/director David Marmor‘s paranoia-infused and suspense-fuelled 1BR follows a young woman who gets more than she bargained for when she scores the perfect Hollywood apartment.

Sarah Bolger delivers a tour de force performance as a young mother turned vigilante in the search for the truth behind her husband’s murder in Abner Pastoll‘s gripping and grim A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND.

Joe Begos‘ intense, claustrophobic and gore-drenched dystopian actioner VFW sees a group of war veterans defend their local post from a relentless assault by a maniacal drug dealer and his heinous gang of crazed criminals.

Gore galore and laughs abound in Chelsea Stardust‘s SATANIC PANIC, that follows a pizza delivery girl’s fight for life as her last order for the night lands her in the midst of a satanic ritual.

Tony D’Aquino‘s THE FURIES subverts the classic tale of THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME into a slick and savage slasher film that finds an innocent woman an unwilling participant in a game of survive or die with a gang of masked killers.

3 FROM HELL | THURSDAY OCTOBER 10TH 7PM
First there was HOUSE OF 1,000 CORPSES. Then there was THE DEVIL’S REJECTS. Now, from writer-director Rob Zombie, comes the next blood-soaked chapter in the most violent crime saga in movie history—3 FROM HELL. After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly (Sheri Moon Zombie), Otis Driftwood (Bill Moseley), and Captain Spaulding (Sid Haig) are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained, and a firestorm of murder, madness, and mayhem will be released in this terror ride to Hell…and back.

VFW | FRIDAY OCTOBER 11TH 11:15PM
Pitched as ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 meets NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD,  VFW follows barman Fred and his retired military buddies as they are forced to defend their local watering hole – and an innocent teen – against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. These Vietnam vets have been to hell and back, but this will be the longest night of their lives.

THE WRETCHED | SATURDAY OCTOBER 12TH 12:30PM
After an incident in school sees him shipped off to a small coastal town to work in his father’s dockside custodial business, a defiant teenage boy faces off against a child-eating swamp witch, who is living beneath the skin of and posing as the woman next door.
1BR | SATURDAY OCTOBER 12TH 9:30PM
After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises and threatening notes, her new life quickly starts to unravel. By the time she learns the horrifying truth, it’s too late. Caught in a waking nightmare, Sarah must find the strength to hold onto her crumbling sanity…or be trapped forever in an existential hell.
SATANIC PANIC | SATURDAY OCTOBER 12TH 11:30PM
Times are tough for Sam. Already a cancer survivor at twenty-two, she eeks out a meager existence delivering pizza for minimum wage—and minimum tips. When the final delivery of the night promises to take her to a wealthy neighbourhood with the chance of a healthy tip, she jumps at the opportunity to make up for an unprofitable shift. What begins as a quest for cash ends up as a quest for survival, though, when it turns out her customers aren’t who she’s used to delivering to. Instead, they’re a Satanic cult of a very different colour: high-society elites for whom worshipping the Dark Lord coexists with country clubs and casseroles.
THE FURIES | SUNDAY OCTOBER 13TH 2:45PM
Rebellious high school students Kayla (Airlie Dodds) and her best friend Maddie (Ebony Vagulans) find themselves abducted by a sinister presence. Kayla wakes up in a box in the middle of a forest with no idea how she got there, and no idea of Maddie’s whereabouts. She soon realises she is not alone – men in terrifying masks are stalking six other young women in the woods. As the threat of more killers closes in, Kayla races to save as many girls as she can. But when the girls turn on each other, Kayla’s killer instinct is unleashed and she does whatever it takes to survive and seek revenge on her abductors.
A GOOD WOMAN IS HARD TO FIND | SUNDAY OCTOBER 13TH 5PM
Recently widowed mother of two Sarah (Sarah Bolger) is desperate to know who killed her husband in front of their young son, rendering him mute. Coerced into helping a low-life thug stash narcotics stolen from a vicious drug lord, she’s forced into taking drastic actions to protect her children and in the process, must come face-to-face with the truth about her murdered spouse. In this dark and daring journey through Northern Ireland’s underbelly, Sarah evolves from downtrodden submissive to take-charge vigilante.

FANGORIA x MONSTER FEST PART VIII: MONSTER TAKES MELBOURNE runs from Thursday October 10th to Sunday October 13th at Cinema Nova!

TICKETS

Opening Night Ticket
$25 (includes complimentary drink on arrival)

Single Session Tickets
Adult – $20.50
Concession – $16.00

Get the most out of the Monster Fest experience and save with these festival passes:

VIP Passes (15 films) $199
[Early Bird Offer, first 50 VIP Passes at $169 each]

The VIP Pass gets you all-access to all Monster Fest screenings, events and panels from Thursday October 10th to Sunday the 13th.

Mini-Pass (5 Films) $70 

The Mini-Pass may be used for any 5 Monster Fest film sessions from Friday October 11th to Sunday the 13th (EXCLUDES Opening Night).

How To Use Your Pass:
When you purchase a pass you will receive a barcode number which shows up on your booking receipt. This number can be used online or in person to book sessions in advance or during the festival. If for any reason you do not receive a number/barcode, please contact (03) 9347 5331.

Online Redemption
To use this code online, select the sessions you wish to attend as though buying tickets, and it will give you the option of entering the redemption code.

Box Office Redemption
Present barcode at the box office and let staff know which sessions you want to attend.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Passes do not allow you to book multiple tickets for a single session or for sessions that run concurrently as they are issued for use by single customers only. Valid at Cinema Nova only. Only valid for Monster Fest sessions. This voucher must be taken as offered and is not exchangeable, for sale, transferable or redeemable for cash.

For more info, visit MONSTER FEST 2019 site here!

A revolutionary medical treatment transforms a hideously disfigured woman into something that is as beautiful as it is deadly in the Twisted Twins Jen & Sylvia Soska‘s bold reimagining of David Cronenberg’s RABID.

Keola Racela‘s PORNO is glorious throwback to the gross-out horror-comedies of the 80s/90s that sees five teenagers do battle with an alluring succubus after unwittingly unleashing her from a mysterious 35mm film print.

BLISS is a hallucinatory, carnage-laden horror from writer/director Joe Begos that follows a brilliant young painter suffering from artist’s block as she traverses the sleazy underbelly of Los Angeles in search of curious stimuli.

A widower mends his broken heart with a dominatrix seeking her own like-minded connection in J.-P. Valkeapää‘s DOGS DON’T WEAR PANTS, a darkly funny and surprisingly sweet take on grief, emotional redemption and the recuperative qualities of a golden shower.

Adam Egypt Mortimer‘s mind-bending psychological horror DANIEL ISN’T REAL follows a troubled teen who in an effort to overcome a devastating trauma, reawakens his childhood imaginary friend with dire consequences.

Stranded on a yacht, three best friends turn on one another as their deep-seated secrets, lies and desires are laid-bare at sea in writer/director Rob Grant‘s pitch-black comedy HARPOON.

XX filmmaker Jovanka Vuckovic makes her feature directorial debut with RIOT GIRLS, a dystopian vision of 1995 whereby a virus has wiped out the adult population, leaving kids to fend for themselves and against one another.

Murderous schoolgirls, geriatric sex and possessed faecal matter abound in Fabricio Berrata‘s GHOST KILLERS VS. BLOODY MARY, a Ghostbusters-inspired horror/comedy about four paranormal detective vloggers who are called in to investigate a haunted school bathroom.

Søren Juul Petersen‘s Danish horror FINALE is a voyeuristic and breathlessly vicious tale of two woman who are unwilling participants in a sadistic online game show that has them fighting for their lives against the twisted Ringmaster.

PORNO | FRIDAY OCTOBER 11TH 7:15PM
Keola Racela | United States 2019 | 98 Minutes | Australian Premiere

When five teen employees at the local movie theatre in a small Christian town discover a mysterious old film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.
BLISS | FRIDAY OCTOBER 11TH 9:30PM
Joe Begos | United States 2019 | 80 Minutes | Australian Premiere

Struggling through a seemingly endless creative rut, hard-partying and Los-Angeles-based artist Dezzy Donahue (Dora Madison) can’t stop the resulting bad streak of problems, including unpaid rent and professional stagnation. In an effort to combat her tough luck, Dezzy throws caution to the wind, indulges in heavy drugs and rages her nights away. Gradually, though, the party starts to end, and in its place, Dezzy finds herself thirsting for blood and suffering from terrifying visions.
HARPOON | SATURDAY OCTOBER 12TH 2:45PM
Rob Grant | United States 2019 | 83 Minutes | Australian Premiere

Rivalries, dark secrets, and sexual tension emerge when three best friends find themselves stranded on a yacht in the middle of the ocean under suspicious circumstances.
RABID | SATURDAY OCTOBER 12TH 5:15PM
Jen & Sylvia Soska | Canada 2019 | 107 Minutes | Australian Premiere

What happens when you realise that to achieve your dreams you have to live a nightmare? Rose (Laura Vandervoort) is a quiet, demure, unassuming woman in her looks and actions. Her dream is to become a famous designer in the fashion world, but a terrible accident leaves Rose scarred beyond recognition. She seeks out a radical untested stem cell treatment. The treatment is nothing short of a miracle and wallflower Rose turns into the belle of the ball. It all seems to good to be true. She is now everything she wanted to be. But everything in life comes at a price and this new found perfect life is no exception.
DANIEL ISN’T REAL | SATURDAY OCTOBER 12TH 7:30PM
Adam Egypt Mortimer | United States 2019 | 96 Minutes | Victorian Premiere

Troubled college freshman Luke (Miles Robbins) suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel (Patrick Schwarzenegger) to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very edge of sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.

DOGS DON’T WEAR PANTS | SATURDAY OCTOBER 12TH 9:30PM
J-P Valkeapää | Finland/Latvia 2019 | 105 Minutes | Australian Premiere

Juha (Pekka Strang) develops an unexpected but powerful connection with a dominatrix named Mona (Krista Kosonen), following a tragic event in his life that has left him emotionally paralysed. His dangerous addiction to suffocation is reciprocated by Mona leading them both down a wild and crazy path towards emotional enlightenment.GHOST KILLERS VS. BLOODY MARY | SATURDAY OCTOBER 12TH 11:30PM
Fabrício Bittar | Brazil 2019 | 109 Minutes | Australian Premiere

Four YouTubers with expertise in supernatural events attempt to repair their damaged reputations and haemorrhaging subscriber base whilst solving the urban legend of Bloody Mary, a spirit that haunts a Brazilian high school’s bathroom.

FINALE | SUNDAY OCTOBER 13TH 12:30PM
Søren Juul Petersen | Denmark 2018 | 99 Minutes | Australian Premiere

It is quiet throughout the country. Everybody is glued to the TV watching the finals. Not a single soul is seen in the streets. On the outskirts of Denmark however, a small gas station still needs to be manned. And on this particular evening, two very different young women are on duty. Agnes, a snobbish college student, is trying to work on her thesis, while naïve Belinda is texting away trying to get the attention of her boyfriend. Unfortunately, the shift is not going to be as uneventful as they think, because no customers also means no witnesses.
RIOT GIRLS | SUNDAY OCTOBER 13TH 2:30PM
Jovanka Vuckovic | Canada 2019 | 82 Minutes | Australian Premiere

After all the adults are wiped out from a mysterious disease, the surviving kids split into two groups: the have not Eastsiders vs. the tyrannical Westside Titans. When one of their own is captured by the Titans, it’s up to punk rockers and best friends Nat and Scratch to lead the East side teens on a deadly, high-octane mission that forever alters the future of Potter’s Bluff.

MONSTER FEST PART VIII: MONSTER TAKES MELBOURNE runs from Thursday October 10th to Sunday October 13th at Cinema Nova!

TICKETS

Single Session Tickets
Adult – $20.50
Concession – $16.00

Get the most out of the Monster Fest experience and save with these festival passes:

VIP Passes (15 films) $199
[Early Bird Offer, first 50 VIP Passes at $169 each]

The VIP Pass gets you all-access to all Monster Fest screenings, events and panels from Thursday October 10th to Sunday the 13th.

Mini-Pass (5 Films) $70 

The Mini-Pass may be used for any 5 Monster Fest film sessions from Friday October 11th to Sunday the 13th (EXCLUDES Opening Night).

How To Use Your Pass:
When you purchase a pass you will receive a barcode number which shows up on your booking receipt. This number can be used online or in person to book sessions in advance or during the festival. If for any reason you do not receive a number/barcode, please contact (03) 9347 5331.

Online Redemption
To use this code online, select the sessions you wish to attend as though buying tickets, and it will give you the option of entering the redemption code.

Box Office Redemption
Present barcode at the box office and let staff know which sessions you want to attend.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Passes do not allow you to book multiple tickets for a single session or for sessions that run concurrently as they are issued for use by single customers only. Valid at Cinema Nova only. Only valid for Monster Fest sessions. This voucher must be taken as offered and is not exchangeable, for sale, transferable or redeemable for cash.

For more info, visit MONSTER FEST PART VIII: MONSTER TAKES MELBOURNE site here!