session – Monster Fest

Part Man. Part Machine. Part 2.

mp_jarret — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 01:51:50 +0000

Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, PREDATOR 2 will no longer play our MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER dates across Australia.

With that bad news out of the way, we’re psyched to announce that in celebration of its 35th Anniversary, ROBOCOP 2 will now screen in our WEEKENDER line-up, UNCUT and in a stunning new 4K RESTORATION that’s making its Australian big screen debut.

Part Man. Part Machine. Part 2! From THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK director Irvin Kershner, ROBOCOP 2 ups the ante with 75% law, 86% more order and 1000% more bullets! Peter Weller returns as the battle-scarred cyborg-cop, facing off against a psychotic drug lord, a monstrous new Robocop prototype, and the ever-corrupt OCP in a brutal, motor-oil-fueled sequel that pulls no punches and leaves no criminal unpunished.

When Detroit’s descent into chaos is accelerated by a police strike and a new designer drug called “Nuke”, only Robocop (Weller) can stop the mayhem. But in his way are an evil corporation and a bigger and tougher cyborg, Cain (Tom Noonan), containing the latest in gadgetry and weaponry as well as the brain of a madman who designed “Nuke”. Cain also happens to be psychotic and out of control! And it’s going to take everything Robocop has to save Detroit from utter anarchy.

Cinema Nova customers will be contacted with the option of retaining their PREDATOR 2 ticket for direct access to the ROBCOP 2 session or alternatively receive a refund if they don’t wish to attend ROBOCOP 2 while Event Cinemas & Dendy Cinemas customers will have their PREDATOR 2 ticket refunded and will need book a ticket for the ROBOCOP 2 session.

ROBOCOP 2 TICKETS:

Cinema Nova
Event Cinemas
Dendy Cinemas

ROBOCOP 2 joins RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART II, PHANTASM II, CANDYMAN 2: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH, I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, RETURN TO OZ, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2 and RE-ANIMATOR 2: BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR at MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER III PART 2: THE SPAWNING in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth & Canberra.

CITIES, CINEMAS & DATES:

MELBOURNE
Cinema Nova
Friday 28 March – Sunday 30 March
Tickets: $21 & VIP Pass: $120

SYDNEY
Event Cinemas Burwood
Friday 4 April – Sunday 6 April
Tickets: $21 & VIP Pass: $120

BRISBANE
Event Cinemas Brisbane City
Friday 4 April – Sunday 6 April
Tickets: $21 & VIP Pass: $120

ADELAIDE
Event Cinemas Marion
Friday 4 April – Sunday 6 April
Tickets: $21 & VIP Pass: $120

PERTH
Event Cinemas Innaloo
Friday 4 April – Sunday 6 April
Tickets: $21 & VIP Pass: $120

CANBERRA
Dendy Cinemas Canberra
Friday 11 April – Sunday 13 April
Tickets: $21 & VIP Pass: $120

See more sequels and save more money with a Weekender VIP Pass*

*VIP Pass is valid for all 8 Sessions at the festival and cannot be used for multiple tickets to the same session. A Cinema Nova VIP Pass can only be redeemed for Monster Fest Weekender festival sessions from March 28-30 (2025) at Cinema Nova, an Event Cinemas VIP Pass is exclusively redeemable for Monster Fest Weekender festival sessions from April 4-6 (2025) at the Event Cinemas locations and a Dendy Cinemas VIP Pass can only be redeemed at Dendy Cinemas Canberra for Monster Fest Weekender festival sessions from April 11-13 (2025).

So, grab your popcorn, buckle up, and brace yourself for MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER III PART 2: THE SPAWNING, where the films are number two by name but not by nature.

For more information, visit:
monsterfest.com.au/weekender

MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER 2025 Announced

mp_jarret — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 05:55:00 +0000

Sequels. Bigger, bolder and bloodier than ever. This year, Monster Fest isn’t just paying tribute to genre sequels, we’re mutating into one ourselves with MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER III PART 2: THE SPAWNING, where the body count is higher, the stakes are deadlier, and the titles are somehow even longer.

FRIDAY – DAWN OF THE SEQUEL

We’re kicking things off with an undead double-header straight out of ’88, a year that proved horror franchises had zero chill. First up, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART II brings back the punk rock attitude, gooey zombies, and brain-munching mayhem—because if it ain’t broke (or properly buried), don’t fix it. Then, prepare for the nightmare logic and nightmarish everything of PHANTASM II (aka THE NEVER DEAD PART TWO), where the Tall Man returns, the spheres fly faster, and the horror gets a major studio upgrade with more action, more gore, and way more barrels per shotgun.

SATURDAY – RETURN OF THE SEQUEL

Slashers, spectres, and super-charged law enforcement —it’s a sequel smorgasbord of relentless killers, cyborgs and urban legends. First, ROBOCOP 2, a brutal, motor-oil-fuelled sequel that pulls no punches and leaves no criminal left unpunished. Then, say his name (if you dare) as CANDYMAN 2: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH delves deeper into the tragic terror of the hook-handed legend, proving that some ghosts never rest. And to close out the night? The slicker-clad, hook-wielding fisherman is back for another round of teen torment in I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, because nothing says “bad vacation” like a tropical getaway with a vengeful murderer and a Rastafarian Jack Black.

SUNDAY – CURSE OF THE SEQUEL

Our final day, the sequels get weirder, wackier and 100% wilder. First up, RETURN TO OZ, a nightmare-fuelled follow-up to THE WIZARD OF OZ, that swaps whimsy for Wheelers, talking decapitated heads, and a stone-faced Gnome King. Then, deep in the heart of Texas, after a decade of silence, Leatherface oils up his chainsaw for THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2, a sequel that ditches raw terror for pitch black comedy, Dennis Hopper in a chainsaw duel, and a family dinner somehow more disturbing than the first. Finally, we close out the festival with RE-ANIMATOR 2: BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, where the esteemed Dr. Herbert West proves that love—and mad science—never dies, especially when you’ve got enough spare parts for a sequel.

CITIES, CINEMAS & DATES:

PROGRAMMING:

RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART II
Dir. Ken Wiederhorn | 1988 | 2K Restoration

The zombies have returned! The horror begins again as mysterious barrels bounce off an Army transport as it passes through a new housing development and land near an abandoned cemetery. Mischievous neighborhood boys discover the barrels and open them, unaware of the evil contained within. A deadly green vapor escapes and turns the living into flesh-eating zombies and causes the dead to rise from their graves. As these hideous living dead hunt down the fresh human brains they need, man is pitted against man, and the living against the dead. It is a macabre struggle for survival!

PHANTASM II (aka THE NEVER DEAD PART TWO)
Dir. Don Coscarelli | 1988 | 4K Restoration

The Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) is back with a vengeance. Armed with his lethal band of flying silver spheres, the deadly mortician who was thought to have killed his last victim nine years ago, returns more dangerous than ever. Once again, young Michael (James Le Gros) and his pal Reggie (Reggie Bannister) take on the master of the killer orbs as they race against time and risk their lives to thwart his murderous rampage forever. Filled with a dazzling array of special effects, PHANTASM II eclipses the original cult classic with unparalleled thrills, horror and suspense. If this one doesn’t scare you, you’re already dead.

ROBOCOP 2
Dir. Irvin Kershner | 1990 | 4K Restoration

When Detroit’s descent into chaos is accelerated by a police strike and a new designer drug called “Nuke”, only Robocop (Peter Weller) can stop the mayhem. But in his way are an evil corporation and a bigger and tougher cyborg, Cain (Tom Noonan), containing the latest in gadgetry and weaponry as well as the brain of a madman who designed “Nuke”. Cain also happens to be psychotic and out of control! And it’s going to take everything Robocop has to save Detroit from utter anarchy.

CANDYMAN 2: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH
Dir. Bill Condon | 1995

As her brother stands trial for the killing of an outspoken New Orleans professor, inner-city schoolteacher Annie Tarrant (Kelly Rowan) begins hearing rumors of the Candyman (Tony Todd), a murderous, knife-handed figure of urban legend. Skeptical of the Candyman’s existence, Annie follows the procedure for summoning him and suddenly finds herself celebrating the most horrifying Mardi Gras of her life. Meanwhile, Annie’s mother (Veronica Cartwright) harbours a dark family secret.

I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
Dir. Danny Cannon | 1998 | 4K Restoration

Remember Ben Willis? He’s the fisherman who killed the boy who was driving the car when it went off the road in the fatal accident that killed his daughter Sara… he’s the man in the slicker with a hook in his hand ready to exact bloody justice… well, he’s back. It’s hard to forget a man who refuses to die.

RETURN TO OZ
Dir. Walter Murch | 1985

Dorothy (Fairuza Balk) finds that her old friends have been turned to stone and that urban blight has struck the Emerald City. Assisted by new friends, Dorothy battles the wicked Princess Mombi and the evil Nome King to save her friends and restore the beloved Emerald City.

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2
Dir. Tobe Hooper | 1986 | 4K Restoration

From filmmaker Tobe Hooper, the director responsible for 1974’s original THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE and starring Oscar-nominee Dennis Hopper, this highly underrated sequel is a pitch black comedy-horror where a whacked-out lawman (Hopper) goes saw-to-saw with the legendary Leatherface and his entire cannibalistic family, the Sawyers.

RE-ANIMATOR 2: BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR
Dir. Brian Yuzna | 1990 | 2K Restoration

The mad Dr. Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs), the tormented Dr. Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) and the beheaded Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale) return in this terrifying sequel to RE-ANIMATOR. The legs of a hooker and the womb of a virgin are joined to the heart of Dr. Cain’s dead girlfriend – and the bride will be unleashed upon her mate in a climax of sensual horror.

So, grab your popcorn, buckle up, and brace yourself for MONSTER FEST WEEKENDER III PART 2: THE SPAWNING, where the films are number two by name but not by nature.

For more information, visit:
monsterfest.com.au/weekender

Where You Can See PRESENCE Locally

mp_jarret — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:36:57 +0000

PRESENCE, the bold and chilling new feature from screenwriter David Koepp, the dark mind behind STIR OF ECHOES & SECRET WINDOW and filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, the visionary director responsible for UNSANE and CONTAGION, is now showing in Australian Cinemas and here is your guide as to where to see it locally…

AUSTRALIAN CINEMAS

NSW
Event George Street
Event Macquarie
Event Bondi
Event Burwood
Event Campbelltown
Event Castle Hill
Event Glendale
Event Hornsby
Event Hurstville
Event Kotara
Event Liverpool
Event Miranda
Event Parramatta
Event Top Ryde
Event Tuggerah
GUO Shellharbour
Hoyts Bankstown
Hoyts Belconnen
Hoyts Blacktown
Hoyts Broadway
Hoyts Charlestown
Hoyts Chatswood Westfield
Hoyts Chatswood Mandarin
Hoyts Cronulla
Hoyts Eastgardens
Hoyts EQ
Hoyts Erina
Hoyts Green Hills
Hoyts Mt Druitt
Hoyts Penrith
Hoyts Warrawong
Hoyts Warringah Mall
Hoyts Wetherill Park
Hoyts Woden
Limelight Tuggeranong
Majestic Cinemas – Port Macquarie
Palace Ballina
Palace Byron Bay
Palace Central
Palace Electric Canberra
Palace Norton Street
Randwick Ritz
Reading Auburn
Reading Rhodes
Reading Rouse Hill
Reading Charlestown
Reading Maitland
Riverside Movies Kempsey
United Narellan
Village Albury

QLD
@ Cinemas – Maryborough
BCC Capalaba
BCC Maroochydore
BCC Southport
BCC Strathpine
BCC Toowoomba
Event Brisbane City
Event Carindale
Event Chermside
Event Coomera
Event Indooroopilly
Event Kawana
Event Loganholme
Event Mt Gravatt
Event North Lakes
Event Pacific Fair
Event Palmerston
Event Robina
Event Smithfield
Event Springfield
Event Townsville Central
Hoyts Ipswich
Hoyts Redcliffe
Hoyts Stafford
Hoyts Sunnybank
Hoyts Tweed City
Limelight Ipswich
Limelight Morayfield
New Farm Cinemas
Palace Barracks
Palace James Street
Reading Angelika Brisbane
Reading Bundaberg
Reading Harbour Town
Reading Jindalee
Reading Newmarket
Reading Townsville
United Eldorado

SA
Event Glenelg
Event Marion
Hoyts Arndale
Hoyts Norwood
Hoyts Salisbury
Hoyts Tea Tree
Palace Nova East End
Palace Prospect
Reading Elizabeth
Reading West Lakes

TAS
State Cinema – Hobart

VIC
Cameo Belgrave
Cinema Nova
Classic Elsternwick
Hoyts Broadmeadows
Hoyts Chadstone
Hoyts Docklands
Hoyts Eastland
Hoyts Forest Hill
Hoyts Frankston
Hoyts Greensborough
Hoyts Highpoint
Hoyts Northland
Hoyts Melbourne Central
Hoyts Victoria Gardens
Hoyts Watergardens
Lido Hawthorn
Palace Balwyn
Palace Brighton Church Street
Palace Como
Palace Kino
Palace Pentridge
Palace Penny Lane
Palace Regent Ballarat
Palace Westgarth
Peninsula Cinemas – Rosebud
Reading Burwood
Reading Chirnside Park
Reading Dandenong
Reading Devonport
Reading Epping
Reading Melton
Reading Miller’s Junction
Reading Waurn Ponds
Showbiz Ballarat
Showbiz Swan Hill
Showbiz Waverley
The Sun Yarraville
The Sun Bairnsdale
Village Airport West
Village Bendigo
Village Coburg Drive-In
Village Crown
Village Doncaster
Village Fountain Gate
Village Geelong
Village Glenorchy
Village Karingal
Village Knox
Village Mid City
Village Morwell
Village Southland
Village Sunshine
Village Werribee

WA
Event Innaloo
Event Whitford
GUO Morley
Hoyts Bunbury
Hoyts Carousel
Hoyts Currambine
Hoyts Fremantle
Hoyts Garden City
Hoyts Joondalup
Hoyts Karinyup
Hoyts Midland Gate
Hoyts Southlands
Hoyts Warwick
Palace Raine Square
Reading Armadale
Reading Belmont
Reading Busselton
United Rockingham

A family move into a suburban house and become convinced they’re not alone.

PRESENCE stars Lucy Liu (KILL BILL VOL. 1), Chris Sullivan (I TRAPPED THE DEVIL), Julia Fox (UNCUT GEMS), Callina Liang (BAD GENIUS), West Mulholland (DARK HARVEST) and introducing Eddy Maday.

Sneak Peek PRESENCE Scene Clip

mp_jarret — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:22:23 +0000

With our Monster Fest Presents PRESENCE Advance Screenings coming up tomorrow night at Cinema Nova in Melbourne and select Event Cinemas locations across Australia, we’re pleased to share with you this exclusive sneak peek at the film…

And here’s where you can see PRESENCE first tomorrow night in Australia.

CINEMA LOCATIONS

NSW
Event Cinemas Bondi Junction
Event Cinemas Burwood
Event Cinemas Castle Hill
Event Cinemas George Street
Event Cinemas Hornsby
Event Cinemas Liverpool
Event Cinemas Macquarie
Event Cinemas Miranda
Event Cinemas Top Ryde City
Event Cinemas Tuggerah

NT
Event Cinemas Palmerston

QLD
Event Cinemas Australia Fair
Event Cinemas Brisbane City
Event Cinemas Cairns Smithfield
Event Cinemas Chermside
Event Cinemas Indooroopilly
Event Cinemas Loganholme
Event Cinemas Maroochydore
Event Cinemas Mt. Gravatt
Event Cinemas Toowoomba Grand Central

SA
Event Cinemas Marion

VIC
Cinema Nova

WA
Event Cinemas Innaloo
Event Cinemas Morley

PRESENCE follows a family who move into a suburban house and become convinced they’re not alone.

A bold and chilling new feature from screenwriter David Koepp, the dark mind behind STIR OF ECHOES & SECRET WINDOW and filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, the visionary director responsible for UNSANE and CONTAGION.

PRESENCE stars Lucy Liu (KILL BILL VOL. 1), Chris Sullivan (I TRAPPED THE DEVIL), Julia Fox (UNCUT GEMS), Callina Liang (BAD GENIUS), West Mulholland (DARK HARVEST) and introducing Eddy Maday.

Monster Fest Presents invites you to be the first audiences in Australia to experience PRESENCE on the big screen at our Advance Screenings before it opens nationwide in cinemas from February 6.

New PRESENCE Trailer Drops & Melbourne Advance Screening Announced

mp_jarret — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:36:42 +0000

We’re pleased to announce that our festival partners, Cinema Nova, will host a Monster Fest Presents PRESENCE Advance Screening in Melbourne on Friday 31 January.

PRESENCE follows a family who move into a suburban house and become convinced they’re not alone.

What’s more Rialto have just unleashed a new Trailer for what AwardsWatch declares “one of the scariest movies you’ll see this year”.

A bold and chilling new feature from screenwriter David Koepp, the dark mind behind STIR OF ECHOES & SECRET WINDOW and filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, the visionary director responsible for UNSANE and CONTAGION.

PRESENCE stars Lucy Liu (KILL BILL VOL. 1), Chris Sullivan (I TRAPPED THE DEVIL), Julia Fox (UNCUT GEMS), Callina Liang (BAD GENIUS), West Mulholland (DARK HARVEST) and introducing Eddy Maday.

Our Melbourne session joins our extensive list of nationwide Monster Fest Presents Advance Screenings in collaboration with Rialto Distribution, Event Cinemas & Cinema Nova.

CINEMA LOCATIONS

NT
Event Cinemas Palmerston

SA
Event Cinemas Marion

VIC
Cinema Nova

WA
Event Cinemas Innaloo
Event Cinemas Morley

Monster Fest Presents invites you to be the first audiences in Australia to experience PRESENCE on the big screen at our Advance Screenings before it opens nationwide in cinemas from February 6.

Monster Fest | Melbourne | Day 10

mp_jarret — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 23:30:31 +0000

For Session Dates/Times, Information & Ticketing visit monsterfest.com.au/australia

VIP & MULTI FILM PASSES

VIP Pass $325
The VIP Pass is valid for 25 sessions including Opening Night, Closing Night and Special Events at Monster Fest from Thursday 24th November to Sunday 4th December 2022. It cannot be used for multiple tickets to the same session or for sessions that run concurrently.

10 Film Pass $150
The 10 Film Pass may be used for any 10 Monster Fest film sessions from Thursday 24th November to Sunday 4th December including Opening Night, Closing Night and Special Events. It cannot be used for multiple tickets to the same session or for sessions that run concurrently.

5 Film Pass $80
The 5 Film Pass may be used for any 5 Monster Fest film sessions from Thursday 24th November 24th to Sunday 4th December including Opening and Closing Night but excluding Special Events. It cannot be used for multiple tickets to the same session or for sessions that run concurrently.

Monster Fest | Melbourne | Day 9

mp_jarret — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 23:30:53 +0000

For Session Dates/Times, Information & Ticketing visit monsterfest.com.au/australia

VIP & MULTI FILM PASSES

Monster Fest | Melbourne | Day 8

mp_jarret — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 01:30:12 +0000

Dead End DVD Presents FRIDAY NIGHT MONSTER FEST-RIVIA, a special in-cinema event where entrants compete for a bounty of prizes and the glory of being a FRIDAY NIGHT MONSTER FEST-RIVIA champion on Friday 2 December 7pm.

Running at 2 hours with 3x rounds (30 minutes per round) and a 10 minute break following each round, entrants can compete individually or in teams of up to 4 individuals per team.

Grand Prize

Monster Fest 2023 VIP Pass
Framed Monster Fest 2022 Poster
Umbrella Entertainment Prize Pack (5x Blu-ray Titles include the out of print MARTYRS Deluxe Blu-ray)
Shudder Prize Pack (5x Shudder Blu-ray Titles)
Monster Pictures (5x Monster Pictures Bu-ray Titles)
EX Film Prize Pack (2x Blu-ray, 2x VHS, DVD & T-Shirt)
Dead End DVD T-Shirt
Movie Tickets (2x Theatrical Double Passes)

Second Prize

Shudder Prize Pack (3x Blu-ray Titles)
Umbrella Entertainment Prize Pack (2x Blu-ray Titles)
Monster Pictures (2x Monster Pictures Bu-ray Titles)
Ex Film Blu-ray
Dead End DVD T-Shirt
Movie Tickets (1x Theatrical Double Pass)

Third Prize

Umbrella Entertainment Prize Pack (2x Blu-ray Titles)
Shudder Prize Pack (3x Shudder DVD Titles)
Dead End DVD Stubby Holder

What’s more courtesy of our friends and festival sponsors MOON DOG Craft Brewery, contestants can indulge in Free Beer throughout the Trivia.

We’ll have some random giveaways throughout the Trivia so even if you’re not a Trivia Champion, you’re in with a chance to take a Prize home.

Tickets are on sale now:

Adult $20.50
Concession $16

For Session Dates/Times, Information & Ticketing visit monsterfest.com.au/australia

VIP & MULTI FILM PASSES

Monster Fest | Melbourne | Day 7

mp_jarret — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 01:30:20 +0000

For Session Dates/Times, Information & Ticketing visit monsterfest.com.au/australia

VIP & MULTI FILM PASSES

Monster Fest | Melbourne | Day 6

mp_jarret — Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:30:44 +0000

For Session Dates/Times, Information & Ticketing visit monsterfest.com.au/australia