Local Film Festival “Thriller! Chiller!” begins Thursday at Wealthy Theater in Grand Rapids

Its the 3rd year of this local film festival showcasing more than 30 small, independently made sci-fi, action, suspense, horror, thrillers and chillers and showing a few classic movies like “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, “The Shining”, and “Night of the Living Dead”.

The 4-day Thriller! Chiller! festival begins Thursday night at Wealthy Theater in Grand Rapids with the opening night selections: the feature length “Art of Pain”, the 10 minute short “Dusty”, the 5 minute short “The Green Machine”, and the 32 minute short “Vito Power”.

Thriller! Chiller!’s organizers are from the Grand Rapids area and are determined for you to have fun – check this entry on the festival’s website: “We will play genre movies – and play them well – and be proud of it.  We will encourage audience participation.  Our festival will be a party and we’ll have fun, scary and thrilling movies for your enjoyment.  No need to hide it. We’re all friends here.  Have fun at a film festival again.  This one is for the real fans out there.  Come to a festival where you can still call a film a movie.”

In addition to the 38 other student movies and independently produced features, there are 4 mainstream movies you’ve no doubt heard of:

“Night of the Living Dead” – showing Thursday night (Oct 23) at 5pm

“Raiders of the Lost Ark” - showing Friday night (Oct 24) at 8pm

“Monsters, Inc.” - showing Saturday afternoon (Oct 25) at 1pm

“The Shining” - showing Satuday night (Oct 25) at 10:30pm

Its not just about movies, there are also seminars and discussions on Sound Effects, Makeup & FX, and Filmmaking in Michigan.

For tickets/more info: go to the Thriller! Chiller! website