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Texas Fear Fest 2008 Lineup

March 7-9, 2008

By Mark H. Harris, About.com

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Films:

April Fool's Day (2008)
Directors: Mitchell Altieri & Phil Flores
Starring: Taylor Cole, Scout Taylor-Compton, Josh Henderson, Jennifer Siebel, Sabrina Aldridge, Samuel Child
Plot: A year after a prank gone awry leads to the death of one of their friends, a group of adolescents begin dying at the hands of a mysterious stranger.

Bloody Aria
Director: Shin-yeon Won
Starring: Ye-ryeon Cha, Suk-kyu Han, Kyeong-ho Jeong, Shi-hoo Kim, Byeong-jun Lee, Mun-shik Lee, Dal-su Oh, Hyeong-tak Shim
Plot: In this acclaimed Korean shocker, a trip to the countryside goes horribly awry when a female opera singer fends off the advances of her mentor, then runs into the arms of a group of backwoods hoodlums who are much, much worse.

Closet Space
Director: Mel House
Starring: Melanie Donihoo, Jovan Jackson, James LaMarr, Morgan McCarthy, Evan Scott, Peyton Wetzel, Tim Wrobel, Danielle Jones
Plot: Based on H.P. Lovecraft's writings, this tale finds a group of graduate students investigating a closet that seems to lead to otherworldly dimensions.

Driftwood
Director: Tim Sullivan
Starring: Ricky Ullman, Dallas Page, Talan Torriero, David Eigenberg, Lin Shaye, Marc McClure, Russell Sams, Baelyn Neff, Jeremy Lelliott, Cory Hardrict
Plot: A troubled teen is sent to an adolescent facility to straighten out but has to deal with a sadistic warden, abusive fellow prisoners and the ghost of a boy who died in the facility.

Fright Night
Director: Tom Holland
Starring: William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys, Jonathan Stark, Dorothy Fielding, Art Evans
Plot: A teen begins to suspect that his new next-door neighbor is a vampire. This screening of the classic '80s vampire tale includes a reunion of the stars and the director.

A Nightmare on Elm Street
Director: Wes Craven
Starring: Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Robert Englund, Johnny Depp, Ronee Blakley, Amanda Wyss, Nick Corri
Plot: Child murderer Freddy Krueger returns from the dead to invade the dreams of the kids of the lynch mob members who killed him. This screening of the groundbreaking slasher features a cast reunion.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
Director: Renny Harlin
Starring: Robert Englund, Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Lisa Wilcox, Andras Jones, Toy Newkirk, Danny Hassel, Brooke Theiss
Plot: Freddy continues to stalk the Elm Street kids, with gruesome results. This screening of perhaps the best of the Elm Street sequels also features a cast reunion, along with director Renny Harlin.

Red Velvet
Director: Bruce Dickson
Starring: Henry Thomas, Kelli Garner, Cristen Coppen, Jordan Hagan, Michele Nordin, Bret Roberts, Eric Jungmann, Natalia Baron, Kevin Wheatley, Lateef Crowder
Plot: A woman meets an intriguing stranger who relates the tale of a birthday party that turns into a bloodbath.

Troll 2
Director: Claudio Fragasso
Starring: Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey, Connie Young, Robert Ormsby, Deborah Reed, Jason Wright, Darren Ewing
Plot: Troll 2's hijinks about a family terrorized by goblins (not trolls!) has earned it a reputation as one of the most enjoyable bad movies ever. This screening features a cast reunion.

Guests include: Neil Marshall, Robert Englund, John Saxon, Heather Langenkamp, Tom Holland, Chris Sarandon, Gunnar Hansen, Henry Thomas, Diamond Dallas Page, Michael Berryman, PJ Soles, Kelly Jo Minter, Linnea Quigley, Daeg Faerch, Julie Carmen, Jennifer Rubin, Tommy Lee Wallace and Tiffany Shepis.

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