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TODAY: THE WEIRD THEATRE MIDNIGHT SPOOKSHOW and ZOMBIE MOVIE MARATHON!

 

All this week, the Museum of the Weird is celebrating our undead friends… ZOMBIES!… as we get set to launch our new eagerly-anticipated live horror host show, the Weird Theatre Midnight Spookshow, premiering TODAY (Friday, October 7th) at the Museum of the Weird (live on stage)!  Tickets are only $10 for a full day pass for all the movies, and includes admission to Museum of the Weird!

To help celebrate all things zombie, Thursday at 2:00pm we gave away free tickets to the upcoming zombie film, The Dead, opening in Austin October 7th!  The passes are for a special midnight screening tonight, October 7th, at the Alamo Drafthouse on West Anderson Lane. While the free tickets are gone, you can still buy tickets to any of the screenings today, which will feature a Q&A with director Howard Ford.

We’ll also be hosting guests galore tonight and tomorrow:

• Meet Doc Ravencraft, Authentic Texas Mojo Man, who consults behind the scenes at the Museum and for The Shadow Hour.   He’ll be hosting the Weird Theatre Midnight Spookshow weekend, featuring an undead smorgasbord of classic zombie-themed flicks, including Night of the Living Dead, Zombie and more!

• Aron Houdini, great nephew of the legendary Harry Houdini, will be performing on stage tonight at 9pm.

• The Dead director Howard Ford makes an appearance this Saturday from Noon to 2:30pm.

• Greg Lawson, author of the book “Zombie Advocacy” will be signing advance copies on Saturday from 2pm-5pm.

• Plus possible surprise guests from the Paranormal Convention!

Check back here or follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get more details as they become available!

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2PM TODAY: FREE TICKETS TO SEE “THE DEAD”

 

Attention all zombie horror fans!  At exactly 2:00pm today (Thursday, October 6th), the Museum of the Weird in downtown Austin will be giving away a limited number of passes for you and a guest to see the midnight screening tomorrow night of the new zombie film, THE DEAD, directed by the Ford Brothers.

Shot on 35mm in Ghana and Burkino Faso, West Africa, THE DEAD explores new terrain in zombie tales, using all indigenous African actors as the ever hungry flesh-eating undead. Braving the harsh condition of deep Africa, Howard has fashioned a zombie film in the vein of grand master George Romero, crafting a hyper-realistic terrifying film without the use of CGI gimmickry or flashy camera movements.

This movie is genuinely creepy, I had the opportunity to catch it during last years Fantastic Fest. Trust me, you don’t want to miss this one!  It is screening at Midnight, Friday, October 7th at the Alamo Drafthouse on West Anderson Lane.

Passes will be given away at exactly 2:00pm on a first come, first serve basis, so don’t wait or they may be all gone!  Limit one per customer (each pass is good for two people).  The Museum of the Weird is located at 412 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701.  See you here!