距离Halloween还有几周时间，喜欢恐怖电影的朋友们有福了——一系列充满刺激与尖叫的电影节即将在十月登陆各地。无论是待在家里欣赏经典与新作、享受小众独立恐怖片的乐趣，还是前往电影院感受最新的惊悚大片，这些活动都将让你尽情沉浸在浓厚的节日气氛中。
首站位于宾夕法尼亚西北部的电影节以其丰富的节目安排和深入交流机会而闻名——包括影片放映以及一系列讲座与讨论活动。10月5日亮点活动包括《Tales from the Hood》（95年）这一深受好评的恐怖电影放映，这是一部对恐怖片界影响深远的作品，在黑色电影领域亦有着重要地位；电影节特别邀请了该电影导演Rusty Cundieff进行现场互动交流。
而节日举办地——沃纳剧院更是一处亮点，其华美的艺术装饰风格与法国文艺复兴时期的特色为观众提供了独特的观影体验。今年的活动中，主办方还与当地两家人气咖啡店——Purrista Cat Café和North Edge Craft Coffee合作，推出一系列主题饮品，如“Frankenstein’s Matcha”、“Killer Klownz”，甚至还有机会在剧场内见到可领养的猫咪。
对于那些怀揣电影梦想的创作者们来说，在另一个电影节上，他们将有展示自己才华的机会。除了汇集大量独立项目外，该电影节还特别邀请了《Mr. Crocket》（新Hulu作品）与《Drained》（伦敦背景下的吸血鬼剧作），作为观影亮点。此外，“American Horror Story”与“Scream”的知名摄影师们以及《The Conjuring》的编剧也将参与讨论，激发更多创意火花。
距离芝加哥西南方向，一座为期一个月的户外电影节正等着你和家人共享欢愉时光或独自探索暗夜之下的惊奇。节日特别为喜欢温馨氛围的家庭准备了10月12日的“Trunk or Treat”活动，孩子们将在装扮好的汽车间快乐搜寻糖果；而10月18与19日期间的恐怖电影盛宴则满足了寻求刺激者的需求——《The Texas Chainsaw Massacre》和《An American Werewolf in London》双重上映。
在节日的另一侧，Telluride电影节以其卓越声望吸引着全球影迷。与此同时，一场规模较小但同样优秀的国际电影节也将启动，其专为恐怖电影爱好者定制的独特节目单上囊括了各类国际佳作。除放映外，该电影节还以举办阅读会——“Creepy Campfire Tales”，邀请知名鬼故事作家、心理惊悚小说家等参与现场朗读，为读者们编织出一连串寒毛竖起的故事篇章。
希望这份节日指南能为你的Halloween增添一份与众不同的乐趣，让我们在恐怖与惊险的光影之间寻找那份难以忘怀的记忆吧。
新闻来源：www.nytimes.com
原文地址：5 Halloween Film Festivals Worth Traveling For
新闻日期：2024-10-01
原文摘要：
Watching weird indie horror movies at home on Tubi can be a bunch of fun. So can going to the local multiplex to see the latest scary Hollywood blockbuster with other shrieking fans. Horror film festivals offer the best of both worlds, with twists. The programming is heavy on premieres and small-budget indies, and the more ambitious festivals host events like costume contests and offer themed food and drinks to keep the party going. Some of the festivals are very kid-friendly, and others are better suited for blood-and-guts lovers. With Halloween around the corner and fall getaways calling, here’s a look at some of the noteworthy scary (and not-that-scary) film festivals happening this October. Presented by the Film Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania, this festival is known for showing classic and new films along with a hearty roster of panel discussions and events. A highlight takes place on Oct. 5, when the festival presents a screening of the 1995 horror film “Tales From the Hood,” an influential horror anthology and a seminal work in both horror and Black cinema, followed by a Q. and A. with the director, Rusty Cundieff. The frosting on the cake at this festival is its home: The Warner Theater, an ornate Art Deco and French Renaissance space first opened in 1931, with 2,250 seats, a grand proscenium stage and crushed velour and gold leaf accents — the kind of elegance more associated with the likes of Cannes than “Carrie.” This year, the festival has teamed up with two local coffee purveyors — Purrista Cat Café and North Edge Craft Coffee, a roaster — for a special drink menu featuring themed concoctions like the Frankenstein’s Matcha and Killer Klownz, a blueberry cheesecake latte. There will also be displays of adoptable cats — black ones, perhaps — at the theater. Aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters will feel at home at this festival, which draws big names and small movies — and small names with big dreams — direct from its hometown industry. For movie fans, highlights include the new Hulu film “Mr. Crocket,” a supernatural horror story about a deranged children’s show host, and “Drained,” a vampire drama set in London. For moviemaking fans, there’s a panel with prominent horror cinematographers, including Michael Goi (“American Horror Story”) and Mark Irwin (“Scream”), and a writers’ panel with Carey W. Hayes and Chad Hayes, of “The Conjuring.” The festival takes place at the TCL Chinese Theater, the movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard that was known as Grauman’s Chinese Theater for much of its 97-year history. Horror lovers have a month’s worth of treats in store at this outdoor venue about a two-hour drive southwest of Chicago. For families who want a less scary night out, visit on Oct. 12 for Trunk or Treat, in which kids can go from trunk to trunk at decorated vehicles stuffing their trick-or-treat bags before a double feature of “Beetlejuice” and its new sequel (carloads are $20). For a more gory kind of night, on Oct. 18 and 19, there will be a killer double feature of the not-for-beginners movies “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “An American Werewolf in London.” Go hungry: The kitchen will pump out a special menu of delightfully disgusting-sounding treats, including Splatter Nachos and Body Part Pizzas. The Telluride Film Festival is one of the more pre-eminent stops on the American festival circuit. Not to be outdone is this smaller but also prestigious festival, now in its 15th year, that’s heavy on international fare for horror cineastes. In addition to films, the festival is known for its literary offerings. The signature event is Creepy Campfire Tales, featuring readings by authors known for ghost stories, psychological thrillers and other scary novels. This year’s roster includes Paul Tremblay (“Horror Movie”), Stephen Graham Jones (“I Was a Teenage Slasher”) and Grady Hendrix (“How to Sell a Haunted House”). Readings are held outdoors next to an honest-to-God campfire.
