FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
SHOCK STOCK FILM FESTIVAL EXPANSION, FIRST SLATE OF FILMS

The popular underground festival partners with Film London, expands to five days with World and Canadian Premieres, focus on Uninhibited Filmmaking

LONDON, Canada – The Shock Stock Film Festival and Pop Culture Celebration Weekend has announced the feature film lineup for its 2023 edition taking place in-person from May 3rd, to May 7 2023 in London, Ontario. This year’s film slate includes ten features that celebrate uninhibited filmmaking, including the world premiere of HELL NURSE from writer/ director Bobby Blood, and the Canadian premiere of Scott Goldbergs THE FOREST HILLS, which marks the return to film for the legendary Shelley Duvall after a 20 year hiatus. Along with the feature films, the weekend will be packed with programs of short films, workshops, and Q&As. Selected films for 2023 come from countries around the world including Italy, Japan, Norway, France, Spain, Mexico, United Kingdom, Portugal and Slovenia, and are all vying for the Festival’s coveted Crystal Shocker awards.

The complete weekend schedule including all selected shorts, panels, and workshops for Shock Stock will be finalized on April 7, 2023. Single Day and Festival Passes are on sale now to the general public. Tickets and passes can be purchased at https://shock-stock.com/tickets/

Feature Film Selections In Competition

HELL NURSE ( U.S.A.)

Dir. Bobby Blood

World Premiere

SNOW BLINDED ( Canada )

Dir. Brian Lockyer

Canadian Premiere

THE LAST PORNO SHOW ( Canada )

Dir. Kire Paputts

London Premiere

TERROR TOONS 4 ( U.S.A. )

Dir. Joe Castro, Brinke Stevens, Matthew Vinaja

London Premiere

BEYOND THE SPEED OF LIFE ( United Kingdom )

Dir. Grant McPhee

World Premiere

THE FOREST HILLS ( U.S.A. )

Dir. Scott Goldberg

Canadian Premiere

MIND LEECH ( Canada )

Dir.Chris Cheeseman, Paul Krysinski

London Premiere

HELL VAN ( U.S.A. )

Dir. Jorge Delarosa

Canadian Premiere

ENTER THE DRAG DRAGON ( Canada )

Dir. Lee Gordon Demarbre

London Premiere

Plus a special 40th Anniversary screening of the infamous cult slasher film SLEEPAWAY CAMP will be presented as part of the Festival, with the film’s star FELISSA ROSE in attendance.

For more information, visit the Festival’s website at https://shock-stock.com/

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Festival Information

Founded in 2011, Shock Stock was Canada’s first independently operated pop culture convention focused primarily on the Horror genre, and still continues its ‘By the Fans, For the Fans’ attitude when it comes to it’s annual programming of celebrity guests, vendors, and a blend of live and on-screen entertainment. In 2016, with the addition of the coveted “Crystal Shocker Awards”, the focus increased on growing as an International Film Festival, featuring a showcase of short, feature, and experimental films that exemplify “uninhibited filmmaking”. 

The Shock Stock Film Festival presents a diverse slate of film offerings with programs such as Animation, Student Showcase, Made in the USA, #CanadianCreasy, International Shorts, and the always popular Short Shocks. Though the primary focus of the festival is Horror, all genres have been and will continue to be shown to audiences who crave the vanguard of alternative cinema.

Added to the Festival programming schedule will be film workshops aimed to provide education and mentoring to new filmmakers and to create an environment where experienced industry professionals can network and connect without barriers.

2023 Sponsors and Partners

The Shock Stock Film Festival is presented by Film London, who continues to develop and enhance the city’s film and television industry. 

Additional Event support is provided by Soda Pop Bros, and Railway City Brewery. 

The Event’s 2023 show exhibitors include: Odyssey Records & Cinema, The Hyland Cinema, Synapse Films Inc., Troma Entertainment, Twisted T’s, Raven Banner Releasing, Black Fawn Distribution, Vinegar Syndrome, Twisted T’s Horror Merch, Suspect Video, Rotten Rags, Monsters Market, Spider and Fly Store, RoadKillJill Creations, Dead Glamour Girlz. The Odd Doll Bakeshop, Altered Arte & Handicrafts, Oracle Stitches, Saint Asylum Productions, Ultra Violent Magazine, Vinyl Hell Sticker Co., EM~AL~LU Designs, FoxFlair Goods, Barkenstein Designs, Hollywood Canteen, Pastel Nightmares, 3D Prints & Props, Eerie River Publishing, Book Box Canada, Video Carnage Video, Se Trade Inc., MyMovieNow.ca, Fosters Inc., BryonScaryHouse Productions, Zelpha Comics, Demon Tattoos and the Schlockbuster Coffee Co. 

About Grimbrothers Entertainment 

Grimbrothers Entertainment Inc, the presenting organization of the Shock Stock Film Festival, has been producing cultural and lifestyle events in London Ontario since 2011.

The company is known to create larger than life experiences in the region with a focus on connecting diverse cultures in worlds of art, music, and film. 

For more information, please visit www.grimbrothers.com or follow us on social media. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SHOCK STOCK 2020 AND THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

As a precautionary measure in response to the spread of COVID-19, and to ensure the health and safety of our patrons, artists, vendors, guests, staff, and volunteers, the Shock Stock 2020 event is moving to the Aug 14-16 weekend of 2020, with all changes effective immediately.

At this time, ticket holders and room bookings for the May event have the following options:

1. Your booking/ticket is automatically moved to the Aug 2020 weekend. Ticket and / or booking remains valid, and no changes on your part are required.
2. A credit can be issued to be used towards mail-in autograph services, or convention goods, if you wish to receive autographs from the attending guests and / or some of the wares available at the show and cannot attend the new dates. This is something we are currently working on in detail, and more information will be available to you upon request.
3. You can request a partial, or full refund for your ticket / room booking if you are unable to attend the August event combined with the credit if you wish for a partial refund.

As a small, independently run event, we ask for your support during this time of crisis and that you consider taking the full or partial credit option if you can’t make the event rather than cancel outright. I understand our economic status isn’t the best right now, but many of our vendors are also seeing this hit and we want to work on making this event as successful for them as well. Our team has been working hard over the past few weeks on a resolution that will keep the show alive, as well as create a successful and safe environment for the vendors, guests, and fans as well.

We apologize to those who wanted this announcement to come sooner, and though we feel a responsibility to do our part to protect the health and safety of our community; we wanted to ensure that all the pieces were in place to guarantee to everyone that we were NOT cancelling, or postponing indefinitely. We did not want to leave questions unanswered.

As for guests, we are currently working with agents to retain as many of our previously announced guests as possible, and will be working to add additional guests and attractions to make the August 2020 Anniversary show even better.

Thank you everyone for your understanding, and please stay safe during these troubled times.

 – The Shock Stock Family

Sadie Katz was ‘crowned’ Miss Shock Stock 2015 – the first of only 2 times we did the competitive pageant so far – and it was a rollercoaster to say the least. Jake ended up in a heap on the ground, Rocco was told to fuck right off, and Sadie was on the receiving end of a massive hot soaker.

In the years since, Shock Stock has gone through some significant changes ( the addition of the Crystal Shocker Awards and the relocation to our favourite venue of all time the wonderful Ramada Inn, to name a few) and Sadie has kept on her own path of destruction through Hollywood and beyond with starring roles in a slew of horror flicks, as well as plenty of work behind the scenes, writing and directing as well. It’s time we come back together and remind ourselves of that blissful 2015 suckfest that was Shock Stock with an anniversary shindig we all won’t want to forget! Tickets on sale now and limited hotel rooms still available through our WEEKEND WARLORD package – reserve your room today!

PACK YOUR BAGS ! YOU’RE IN FOR ONE WILD RIDE!!!

Be sure to get your swag in advance, as we only have so much fun supplies for the weekend.

Check out our updated pages for the schedule app, new guest images, and a whole lot more!

This past week fans were celebrating the anniversary of the release of Jim Wynorski’s classic Chopping Mall, so we found it fitting to announce that our new pal Kelli Maroney is coming down to Shock Stock for three days of thrills and chills!