Festival SPASM 2008 Preview

In probably its best advertised and funded incarnation yet, the grassroots Quebec genre film festival celebrating the best in horror, science fiction and trash film cheese arrives for its 7th edition. SPASM 2008 starts tonight and haunts the Cinema Imperial, Cinematheque Quebecoise, Cafe Cleopatre and Club Soda until Halloween. The grand premiere film this year is by Quebec locals Jean-Mathieu Berube and Carlo Harrietha; Cul-de-$ac is an homage to the ninja genre and likely the first of its kind coming from the province. More horrific, disgusting or just plain fun events continue until its culmination into a grand costumed party at Club Soda on All Hallow’s Eve. Read more »