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3/17: Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest: Dementia 13

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Happy St. Patty’s Day, boils and ghouls!

Your favorite live comedy show and horror film screening series Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest is proud to present this month’s screening, Francis Ford Coppola’s 1963 slasher mystery Dementia 13, on Wednesday, March 17th at 9:00pm EST via YouTube: https://youtu.be/51CNTA4Kr-I Join host Hoff Matthews (Comedy Central) and co-producers Andrei Alupului (Come Ova, UCB), Marybess Pritchett (An Inconvenient Talk Show), and George Gordon (Laugh Track Festival, Your Good Friend) for a terrifying tale of murder, lies, and unsettled spirits, starring William Campbell and Luana Anders! Coppola’s first non-pornographic feature, “Dementia 13” follows a young woman’s efforts to secure her husband’s family fortune by covering up his death and faking a haunting at his ancestral castle in Ireland. Unfortunately, a very real axe murderer happens to be stalking the grounds as well. Get ready for a Blarney Stone bludgeoning with drinking games and brand new segments from the Horrorfest scream team!

Subscribe to our YouTube channel, follow us on all your favorite social media platforms, and learn more about upcoming screenings and events via our website, http://www.hoffshorrorfest.com. Tune in, sit back, and laugh until you scream!

2/10: Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest: Horror Express

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Tired of being cooped up this winter? Join your favorite live comedy show and horror film screening series Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest for a virtual ride on the Horror Express: https://youtu.be/olbBaSK2CGA

Horror icons Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing star in this chilling 1972 sci-fi tale of an ancient evil unearthed in Manchuria and wreaking havoc on a snow-swept Trans-Siberian train ride. Monsters, murders, explosions, Telly Savalas–this movie truly has it all, and host Hoff Matthews will be unpacking its many frenzied virtues with help from his co-producers Andrei Alupului, George Gordon and Marybess Pritchett. 9:00pm EST on YouTube, Wednesday, February 10th!

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12/23: Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest: Silent Night, Bloody Night

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Happy HORRORDAYS! Put your seasonal affective disorder on hold: Your favorite live comedy show and horror film screening series Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest will return to YouTube at 9:00pm EST on Wednesday, December 23rd for a one-off holiday show featuring the eerie 1972 slasher flick Silent Night, Bloody Night! https://youtu.be/3ugQL1toMH4

The creepy old Butler house goes up for sale one dark Christmas Eve in the small town of East Willard, but a mysterious black-gloved killer is going after everyone connected to the property. Who’s behind the murders? And will anyone on the naughty list survive? Find out with Hoff and his co-producers Andrei Alupului, George Gordon and Marybess Pritchett!

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10/29: Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest: Night of the Living Dead, ft. Brooke Van Poppelen!

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Your favorite live comedy show and horror movie screening series HOFF’S PUBLIC DOMAIN HORRORFEST presents the crown jewel of public domain horror, 1968’s zombie classic Night of the Living Dead! Plus a chat with our special guest, comedian Brooke Van Poppelen (Hack My Life, Girl Code, Side Work)! Hosted by Hoff Matthews and produced by Hoff, Andrei Alupului, George Gordon and Marybess Pritchett. Log on, sit back, and prepare to laugh until you scream!

On YouTube here: https://youtu.be/Xn5qvwhSbpo

10/22: Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest: The Phantom of the Opera (1925), ft. J. Blake Fichera!

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October 22nd’s “HOFFTOBER” live comedy show/horror movie screening features the 1925 classic silent film The Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, and Mary Philbin in a macabre masterpiece of terror, intrigue, and the most infamous tale of unrequited love ever to grace the silver screen. But this embodiment of the classic story will be silent no more! The scream team will be bringing you a brand new soundtrack complete with a cast of vocal performers! This week’s special guest will be musician, Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers podcast host, and author of Scored to Death: Conversations with Some of Horror’s Greatest Composers, J. Blake Fichera.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel, learn more about upcoming screenings and events via our website, www.hoffshorrorfest.com, and follow us on all your favorite social media platforms. Tune in, sit back, and laugh until you scream!

10/15: Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest: Not of This Earth (1957), ft. Sydney Clara Brafman!

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On October 15th, the Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest live comedy show/horror film screening series showcases Roger Corman’s 1957 film Not of This Earth, starring Paul Birch, Beverly Garland and Jonathan Haze in a mind-bending sci-fi tale of interdimensional travel and mysterious men in black. Your host Hoff Matthews will also be chatting with this week’s special guest, award-winning horror filmmaker Sydney Clara Brafman (“The Only Thing I Love More Than You Is Ranch Dressing,” NYC Women Filmmakers board member). 10/15, 9pm EST on YouTube!

Subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel, Hoff’s Horrorfest, learn more about upcoming screenings and events via our website, http://www.hoffshorrorfest.com, and follow us on all your favorite social media platforms. Tune in, sit back, and laugh until you scream!

10/8: Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest: The Bat (1959), ft. Brett Davis!

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Your favorite live comedy show and horror film screening series returns to YouTube Thursdays in October at 9:00 PM EST! The Horrorfest coven has been working hard to bring you a month-long series of free, weekly screenings with brand new comedy segments, terrifying trivia, exciting special guests, and more!
October 8th’s “HOFFTOBER” screening (on YouTube here) features the classic 1959 Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead murder mystery, The Bat, along with our special guest, celebrated actor and comedian Brett Davis. Brett hosts The Podcast for Laundry, is a writer and cast member for the National Lampoon Radio Hour, a voice on Our Cartoon President, and the “crown jewel of Brooklyn alt-comedy” (Vulture). This week, he joins the Horrorfest scream team for a very special episode full of surprises you won’t want to miss.
Subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel, Hoff’s Horrorfest, learn more about upcoming screenings and events via our website, www.hoffshorrorfest.com, and follow us on all your favorite social media platforms. Tune in, sit back, and laugh until you scream!

10/1: Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest: The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), ft. Brett Arnold!

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Welcome to HOFFTOBER! Your favorite live comedy show and horror film screening series Hoff’s Public Domain Horrorfest returns Thursdays in October with our premiere screening of Roger Corman’s 1960 campy classic The Little Shop of Horrors at 9pm EST, Thursday October 1st, on YouTube here! The Horrorfest team has been working hard to bring you a month-long series of free, weekly, spooky screenings including the terrifying 1959 murder mystery The Bat, 1957’s science fiction thriller Not of This Earth, the macabre and menacing 1925 silent film The Phantom of the Opera, and the ultimate zombie horror romp, 1968’s Night of the Living Dead.

Tune in each week for original comedy segments, games, and special guests! October 1st’s show kicks off with special guest Brett Arnold, host of the horror movie podcast The New Flesh, exploring horror news, trailer breakdowns, new film releases and more! Subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel and tune in, sit back, and laugh until you scream!

Click here for the Little Shop of Horrors livestream!