EVERYTHING MUST GO
Written and Directed by Ted Geoghegan
A group of teens get more than they bargained for when hired to break into
a shopping mall that’s swallowing a small town’s economy.

Cast: Chloë Levine, Clay Von Carlowitz, Benjamin Frankenberg,
Xero Gravity, Asta Paredes, and Joe Bob Briggs
Original score composed by Luke Fuller
Sound recording, design, and mix by Matt Rocker
Produced by Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid
along with Rigo Garay and Jordan Gass-Pooré
Poster artwork by Jason Beam

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Additional festival highlights include the World Premiere of Larry Fessenden’s new film, Trauma or, Monsters All, the final film of his personal quadrilogy, bringing together the creatures from the previous films in the horror master’s long and varied career. As part of this premiere showcase, the Overlook will also be screening the first three films from the Fessenden-verse which lead up to his new opus, including previous Overlook inclusions Blackout and Depraved, as well as his 1995 classic Habit.

HABIT

Filmmaker in attendance

Larry Fessenden | 1995 | USA | 112 min. Indie icon Larry Fessenden’s first feature, about an alcoholic New Yorker who falls for a mysterious woman with vampiric qualities, is as groundbreaking now as it was when it debuted over 20 years ago, inspiring generations of young horror filmmakers to this day.

Cast: Larry Fessenden, Meredith Snaider 

DEPRAVED

Filmmaker in attendance

Larry Fessenden | 2019 | USA | 114 min. The second in Larry Fessenden’s genre-bending four movie monsterverse is a millennial take on the Frankenstein myth in which a PTSD-riddled field surgeon deep in the heart of Brooklyn decides to reconstruct an unsuspecting man out of spare body parts.

Cast: David Call, Joshua Leonard, Alex Breaux, Ana Kayne, Mara Dizzia, Chloe Levine, Owen Campbell, Addison Timlin

BLACKOUT

Filmmaker in attendance

Larry Fessenden | 2023 | USA | 103 min. Not your typical werewolf story, Blackout follows a painter, haunted by guilt, who becomes convinced that he is transforming at night and wreaking havoc in his small town in the third of Larry Fessenden’s four part monsterverse series. 

Cast: Alex Hurt, Addison Timlin, Motell Gyn Foster, Joseph Castillo-Midyett, John Speredakos

TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL

World Premiere

Filmmaker in attendance

Larry Fessenden | 2026 | USA | 118 min. An aspiring author gets more than she bargained for when she writes an article for the local paper about her small town’s dark history, prompting unwanted speculation on what monsters may lie within. Overlook mainstay Larry Fessenden returns with the thrilling conclusion to his quadrilogy, a thoughtful and fiercely independent monster mash that can be enjoyed on its own or marathoned with his three origin stories – Habit, Depraved, and Blackout.

Cast: LAËTITIA HOLLARD,  AITANA DOYLE
ADDISON TIMLIN,  ALEX HURT, ALEX BREAUX, LARRY FESSENDEN 
JOHN SPEREDAKOS, CODY KOSTRO,  MARC SENTER 
MICHEÁL NEESON  RIGO GARAY  JOSEPH CASTILLO-MIDYETT  BARBARA CRAMPTON as Kate with JOSHUA LEONARD and JAMES LE GROS

CITY WIDE FEVER BLU-RAY

from $26.50

Produced by FACTORY 25 as part of our ongoing series with Vinegar Syndrome.
Available with and without limited edition slipcase.

BLU-RAY FEATURES
– Deleted Scenes
– Directors Commentary
– 28 page booklet with writing by Guy Maddin, Paul Schrader, Michael M. Bilandic, Laura Kern, Gina Telaroli, and Josh Heaps

Catalog No.: FTF-165
Length: 74 minutes + 9 Minutes of Extras

Sam, a young film student, discovers a hard drive detailing the life and career of forgotten Giallo Italian horror director Saturnino Barresi. As she begins to investigate his mysterious disappearance, Sam finds herself pulled into a violent conspiracy eerily similar to those of the films she adores.

Writen and Directed by Josh Heaps
Produced by Vincent “Chenzy” Graziano, Josh Heaps
Cinematography by Ethan Johnson 
Executive Produced by Guy Maddin, Robert Forbes, Richard Stoeffel, Jim Stoeffel, Brooks May, Amanda Romo, Franklin Laviola, Nicholas Laviola

Featuring: Diletta Guglielmi, Angelika Kim, Nancy Kimball, Hugo Alexander-Rose, Rutanya Alda, Onur Tukel, Ian Fidance, Carolyn Farina, Larry Fessenden, Douglas Buck, Stan Oh, Michael M. Bilandic, Maggie

Design by Love and Victory

PRESS
“I’m going to be 70 in a few months, and I feel you could use a more youthful voice. A really cool movie.”
– Guy Maddin

“City Wide Fever reminds me why I still go to the movies — desperate souls and bad lighting.”
– Paul Schrader

“Not only does it capture the dreamy, off-kilter tone of giallo, but keeps the audience entertained with killer shot-on-video visuals and an endearing sense of humour.” 
– Alan Jones, Bleeding Edge

Following a near-death car accident, four friends on their way to a Halloween wedding venture to a secluded farm for help. Little do they know, they will soon disturb an ancient evil with far more ghastly plans in store for them!

directed by: Ti West
starring: Tom Noonan, Wil Horneff, Vanessa Horneff, Karl Jacob, Sean Read, John Speredakos, Larry Fessenden, Barbara Wilheid, Richard Little
2005 / 80 min / 1.66:1 / English DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0

Additional info:

• Region A Blu-ray
• TWO NEW AUDIO COMMENTARIES
  • Director Ti West and Producer Larry Fessenden
  • Sound Designer Graham Reznick and Associate Producer Peter Phok
• RADIO CLIPS FROM THE ROOST by Graham Reznick
• BAT ANIMATION TEST (2005) Featuring Fessenden with Animation by Brahm Revel
• KIDS MAKING MOVIES A LOOK INSIDE THE ROOST (2005)
• TRAILER
• BAT’S YOUR LEATHERY FRIENDS featuring Merlin Tuttle
• English SDH subtitles

Today, Feb 27 @ 11:55 pm: Seating begins Friday at 11:55; movie starts after midnite

Director: Larry Fessenden Run Time: 112 min. Format: DCP Rating: NRRelease Year: 1995

Starring: Larry Fessenden

Autumn in New York. Sam has broken up with his girlfriend and his father has recently died. World-weary and sloppy drunk, he finds temporary solace in the arms of Anna, a mysterious woman who draws him away from his friends and into a web of addiction and madness.

Larry Fessenden’s seminal New York vampire film was nominated for 2 Spirit Awards and winner of the Someone to Watch Award.

HABIT plays tonight in Montreal at Cinéma Moderne

And is reluctantly reccomended by a College Campus Newspaper:

“Habit” (1995)

An aggressively DIY slacker-vampire film from underground horror legend Larry Fessenden, “Habit” (1995) goes all in on the idea of love as addiction. In the vein of Claire Denis’ “Trouble Every Day” (2001), “Habit” is a film about appetite. It’s not the most positive representation of lovers who can’t stay away from each other since one is a literal vampire, but the film’s textures and vibes are sublime, with stretches of the movie consisting of a sad sack walking around New York before his hungry lover takes a liking to him. Frankly, this film probably pushes the limits of what could and should be watched on Valentine’s Day. “Habit” might be enjoyed best by a guy who tells girls on Hinge to step on him, since he likely doesn’t have Valentine’s Day plans.
Louis Chiasson, Wesleyan Argus

Stream HABIT tonight with your valentine pal.
Or watch that expensive 4K you impulse-bought!

As a kid, I was fascinated by the urban legend of alligators in the NYC sewer. I looked into the myth, discovering testimonies of people spotting the reptiles in ponds. I even read a story about a guy who flushed an alligator he got at the circus down the toilet back in the 60’s. Owning a prehistoric reptile as a pet is a lot of responsibility, and being responsible isn’t always guaranteed to be a part of human nature.

SUPER! is a satirical take on how the Left views the Right and how the Right views anyone who isn’t them. But more importantly, SUPER! is a celebration of all the different inhabitants of New York City. Lefty, Righty, immigrants, patriots, blue-collar and the unemployed, at the end of the day, we’re all just Gator food. 

There’s a slew of acting gold in current day NYC, you just gotta mine for it. I’m a fan of Bill Sage, he came on to the scene in that era of 90’s New York auteur cinema that I admire. I brought on Lorraine Farris who I acted with in Crumb Catcher. On set I would say to myself “I gotta cast her in something someday”, I’m glad I finally did. It tickles Fessenden when I would mention my favorite Glass Eye movie is Liberty Kid, so naturally I had to cast Kareem Savinon. Actor Dante Fiallo and Cartoonist/Filmmaker/Actor David Cardoza are a filmmaking duo, so I paired them up as the boiler guys, and then there’s Romanichel who is the only cast member to play 2 different roles in 2 different languages.

Matt Rocker Sound Designed the Tale. We used his extensive sound library to really bring out that NYC vibe. For Stevie’s kid voice, we took a page out of South Park and pitched my voice up. Rocker used a fancy program which basically allowed us to speak into the mic and it translated into alligator growl. All the gator noises you hear are Rocker snarling into a mic, it was a fun day at work. 

I grew up going to Hip-Hop and Hardcore shows, so I have a fondness for gritty, live music. That’s what I wanted for the score, a guy shredding on an electric guitar. I approached Jack Fessenden to write a score and record it with Rocker, who both have a history in playing in bands. It was a hell of a jam session, it felt like we were recording a punk album, that’s until Larry, Jack, Matt and I hummed “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah” in acapella. 

This one is dedicated to Larry Cohen.

—Rigo Garay

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“SUPER!”

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“SUPER!”

A New York City building Superintendent encounters a Super Gator on the night of the Super Bowl.

writer & Director Rigo Garay

Cast:  Bill Sage, Rigo Garay, Lorraine Farris,
Kareem Savinon, Dante Fiallo, David Cardoza, Romanichel, Jessalyn Abbott
Composer: Jack Fessenden 
Sound design and additional music by Matt Rocker
Produced by Larry Fessenden and Glenn McQuaid along with Jordan Gass-Pooré and Rigo Garay. 
Poster by Brian Level.

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