Horror-Thon 2007 Film Festival Comes at the Historic Lafayette Theatre, Suffern, New York

Suffern, NY, October 19, 2007 --(PR.com)-- The Horror-Thon 2007 Film Festival at the historic Lafayette Theatre in Suffern, New York presents seven chilling movie programs – including several rarely shown titles – from the golden age of cinema and all on the Lafayette Theatre's giant silver screen. The festival is an annual tradition at the Lafayette and this year’s event promises to be the best one yet. Screening will be films starring Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Lon Chaney and even Abbott & Costello. All of the films are screening in the finest studio and archive 35mm prints available and most shows will feature pre-show music from the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ.

Special Added Attraction – Bela Lugosi’s original ‘Dracula’ cape will be on display. The Lafayette is proud to announce that prior to the showing of “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein” on Sunday at 2pm, there will be a display of the Bela Lugosi’s legendary ‘Dracula’ costume cape, as worn on-screen in the film. This genuine one-of-a-kind artifact comes to the Lafayette courtesy of collector Todd Feiertag. There will also be displays of rare movie posters and other movie memorabilia throughout the weekend.

Film Schedule
Friday, October 19
8:00 pm “Plan 9 From Outer Space” (1956, directed by Ed Wood) starring Bela Lugosi and Vampira – presented for the first time in Color.

Saturday, October 20
2:00 pm “Frankenstein” (1931, directed by James Whale) starring Boris Karloff and Colin Clive

4:15 pm “Masque of the Red Death” (1964, directed by Roger Corman) - starring Vincent Price and Hazel Court, presented in Panavision

8:00 pm “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925, directed by Rupert Julian) - starring Lon Chaney, this silent chiller will be presented with LIVE Theatre Pipe Organ Accompaniment by Jeff Barker on the Lafayette’s Mighty Wurlitzer.

Sunday, October 21
2:00 pm “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948, directed by Charles T. Barton) starring Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Glenn Strange

4:15 pm “Curse of the Demon” (1957, directed by Jacques Tourneur) starring Dana Andrews, presented in its original full-length British version

7:30 pm “The Haunting” (1963, directed by Robert Wise) starring Julie Harris, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Claire Bloom, presented in Panavision.

Tickets are $8.00 for each show. Advance tickets are now on sale at the Lafayette Theatre’s box office during theatre hours and via the Internet at www.bigscreenclassics.com. Day-of-the-show tickets will go on sale at the box office 30 minutes before showtime.

The Lafayette Theatre - named one of USA Today’s “10 Great Places to Revel in Cinematic Grandeur” - is a renovated and restored 1000-seat 1924 movie palace. Featuring a large auditorium, superb acoustics, clear sight lines, modern projection equipment, and the Ben Hall Memorial Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ, the Lafayette Theatre is the premiere venue for classic films in the tri-state area.

The Horror-Thon 2007 Festival is a production of Nelson Page and the Big Screen Classics film series; the director of Film Programming is Peter J. Apruzzese. The official website for the festival is available at: www.bigscreenclassics.com . E-mail at bigscreenclassics@gmail.com

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