Music Box of Horrors Tickets Giveaway…THE WINNERS!

September 29, 2015 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged Music Box of Horrors, Music Box Theatre | Leave a comment

Thanks to everyone that submitted their answer for our little trivia question. The answer was in fact the 1973 film The Legend of Blood Castle, also known as Ceremonia Sangrienta, Blood Castle, Bloody Countess, The Female Butcher, and a few more titles. Grau made this film right before making his version of a zombie film, Let Sleeping Corprses Lie, which also has a variety of AKA’s. Here’ the trailer Grau’s take on the famous Hungarian Countess.

But let’s get to why you’re here….the winner. A Bloody Congraduations (as well as 1 free ticket) goes to Aaron Christensen, Jerry Downing, Christopher Sobczak, and Kristin Wicks. Your name will be given to the Music Box where you will be have a ticket waiting for you when you get there. Looking forward to spending 24 hours of maddening movies with you!

Music Box of Horrors Free Ticket Trivia!

September 27, 2015 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged Elizabeth Bathory, Music Box of Horrors, Music Box Theatre | 1 Comment

Okay folks…are you in the Chicagoland area? Or if not, are you still wanting to attend this year’s Music Box of Horrors, held at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago from noon on October 24th to noon on the 25th? For updates on this event, head over to their official page HERE.

Well, if you are one of these people, then here is how you can win a free ticket to this event. Below is one simple trivia question. All you need to do is email the answer to me, at jon@kitleyskrypt.com. Then this Tuesday, I will draw 4 names from all the correct entries and announce them here. Ready?

There are four films listed so far for this year’s 24-hour marathon. One of the directors of these four films also made a film loosely based on the famous Elizabeth Bathory, the Hungarian noblewoman who was said to have killed upward to 650 young girls to bath in their blood.

What is the name of the director and the name of the film?

Music Box of Horrors Giveaway

September 25, 2015 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged 24-Hour Movie Marathon, Jorge Grau, Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, Music Box of Horrors, Music Box Theatre | Leave a comment

For those who didn’t know, the Music Box of Horrors returns this year on October 24th for another 24-hours of movies, mayhem and madness. They have only announced a few titles so far, more recently the addition of Jorge Grau’s Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue (aka Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, amongst about a dozen other titles). Needless to say, I was very excited to hear that, since this is one of my favorite European zombie films. Made only a few years after Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, and amazing gore effects by Italian mastro Giannetto De Rossi (Zombie, The Beyond, House by the Cemetery), Grau gave us something that was slightly different in the zombie mythology, with a little bit of a enviromental message, and one hoot of a undead flick. If you haven’t seen this, then now is your chance to not only see it, but see it on the big screen! The Krypt will be vending once again this year, so we’ll have our usual wares of horror reference books for you to help with your horror education.

Tickets for this onslaught of horror are only $25 if you purchase them before October 1st. Between the 1st and Oct. 23rd, the tickets will be $30, and then $35 at the day of the show. So you should really order your tickets now and save that extra little bit of cash.

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The Beyond at the Music Box Theatre

March 28, 2015 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged Grindhouse Releasing, Lucio Fulci, Music Box Theatre, The Beyond | Leave a comment

Later on this evening, I will be heading into Chicago for a midnight screening of Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond, thanks to not only the Music Box but also Grindhouse Releasing for all of their hard work they have done on this. But why drive the hour+ long drive into the city to see a movie that I’ve already seen twice on the big screen at this same theater, not to mention having seen it upon its original release back in the ’80s (although in a highly cut version, under the re-titling of Seven Doors of Death)? Because of many reasons.

First and foremost, The Beyond is one of my favorite movies, so having the chance to see this on the big screen is one that I’m going to take advantage of whenever I can. Also it is to show support. Support to folks at Grindhouse Releasing for all of their hard work that they do in preserving this amazing films. And support to the Music Box Theatre for continuing to screen these kind of films. If we don’t support this kind of work, then they are going to wonder why bother and stop them.