Satan Hates The Wall Street Journal

Satan Hates You walks a fine line between campy laughs and sincere appreciation"

- Steve Dollar, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Steve Dollar talks to James Felix McKenney & Angus Scrimm about SATAN HATES YOU, opening Friday at reRun in Brooklyn. Read it here atThe Wall Street Journal.

SATAN HATES YOU - The Fangoria Review

"SATAN HATES YOU is an unusual little picture combining gory excess, issues of faith, black humor and low-budget New York City grit."

- Michael Gingold, FANGORIA

Read Michael Gingold's entire review at Fangoria.com!

SATAN HATES YOU is now playing for one week only at the reRun Gastropub in NYC!

The NY Times Hates Satan!

Perhaps the Devil made her do it, but Jeannette Catsoulis of the New York Times was not amused by SATAN HATES YOU.

"Satan may not hate us, but the film’s writer and director, 

James Felix McKenney, surely does."

- Jeannette Catsoulis, THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Village Voice and Slant didn't feel particularly blessed by the film either:

"Conceptually, the film's a hoot: The very idea of having Scrimm, famous for playing a mute extraterrestial body snatcher in the PHANTASM movies, star as an angelic voice of salvation, is perversely perfect."

- Simon Abrams, THE VILLAGE VOICE

"Satan Hates You is self-conscious trash with occasional bite."
- Chuck Bowen, SLANT

May the Lord forgive them.

SATAN HATES YOU Opens Tomorrow in NYC!

Don't forget -- SATAN HATES YOU begins its week-long run at reRun Gastropub Theater in DUMBO, Brooklyn on Friday, December 17th!

Please join us tomorrow for opening night with a Q&A with lead actors Christine Spencer and Don Wood, writer-director James Felix McKenney, actor-producer Larry Fessenden, cinematographer Eric Branco any other members of the cast and crew who happen to be in the neighborhood.

A singular vision of retro horror, SATAN HATES YOU boasts an ensemble cast of scare-flick icons, including Michael Berryman (THE HILLS HAVE EYES), PHANTASM's Angus Scrimm and Reggie Bannister, scream queen Debbie Rochon (TROMEO & JULIET) and producer Larry Fessenden as a demonic imp.

"Satan Hates You is a clever collision of flamboyant gore and social commentary that never goes too far with anything save mordant wit"- John Anderson, VARIETY

COME EARLY FOR LIQUOR & SNACKS!  Last call 5 minutes before showtime

Get your tickets now before it's too late.

reRun

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Brooklyn, NY 11201

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Variety reviews Satan Hates You

"Satan Hates You is a clever collision of flamboyant gore and social commentary that never goes too far with anything save mordant wit" 

- John Anderson, VARIETY

Read the entire review at Variety.com

The New York Press Interviews James Felix McKenney on Satan Hates You

Leslie Stonebraker of the New York Press spoke to director James Felix McKenney today about the horrors of SATAN HATES YOU. Read the whole article right here.

Reports from the Genre Press

MonsterPants projects received a decent amount of coverage last week from the genre press starting with Fangoria's story on the upcoming run of SATAN HATES YOU in NYC.

Read all about it here and be sure to buy your tickets now!

And a variety of geek sites have picked up on the news of Pauley Perrette being cast in the upcoming THE GIRL FROM MARS. Check out the reports on the news at SciFi Mafia, Arrow in the Head, Dark Horizons, ComicMix and io9.

SATAN HATES YOU in Missouri This Sunday Night!

Check out the Missouri premiere of SATAN HATES YOU this Sunday night at 9:30pm at RagTag Cinema in Columbia, MO.

The film is presented as part of the "Simon Barrett Presents: Lost Gems" series. Screenwriter and Cinephile  Barrett says this about SATAN HATES YOU and this weekend's screening,
"This self-aware masterpiece is legitimately one of my favorite films of 2010, and with no release date currently scheduled, this is a rare opportunity to see an enormously entertaining and thoroughly unique independent film before anyone else has even heard of it."

Simon warned you, so don't miss it!

And don't forget -- SATAN HATES YOU begins its week-long run in NYC next Friday, Dec. 17 at the reRun Gastropub in DUMBO. Get your tickets now!

'NCIS' Actress Pauley Perrette to Star in THE GIRL FROM MARS

Pauley Perrette, star of the CBS hit series 'NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service', will star in the upcoming sci-fi romance, THE GIRL FROM MARS, written and directed by James Felix McKenney and produced by The Work Room Productions.

The film tells the story of a lonely geek whose life is transformed when he meets the girl of his dreams (Perrette) who claims to be a visitor from another planet. Filming is scheduled to begin May 2011 in Los Angeles.

Read all about it at ComingSoon.net.

SATAN HATES YOU to run for one week in NYC

Just in time for the holidays, SATAN HATES YOU will be enjoying a one-week run at the reRun Gastropub Theater in Brooklyn beginning Friday, December 17th.

Writer / director James Felix McKenney will be in attendance on opening night to talk about the movie.

Buy your tickets today!

Two More Awards for SATAN HATES YOU!

As reported by Bad Lit, SATAN HATES YOU received two new awards this past week at the Syracuse International Horror, Science-Fiction & Fantasy Film Festival:

BEST WRITER

James Felix McKenney

BEST CELEBRITY CAMEO

Reggie Bannister

A big "Congratulations!" to Reggie for the much-deserved award for his portrayal of "Mickey" in the film and to all of the other festival participants.

SATAN HATES YOU wins BEST SCREENPLAY

This past weekend, SATAN HATES YOU was presented with the award for BEST SCREENPLAY at the Dark Carnival Film Festival.

SATAN HATES YOU was nominated for awards in these categories as well: Best Feature, Best Director, Supporting Actor (twice -- for Reggie Bannister and Angus Scrimm), Best Actor (Don Wood) and Best Actress (Christine Spencer).

Congratulations to SATAN's Alan Rowe Kelly for his award for Best Supporting Actor in "Hypochondriac" and to all of the other films and their creators.

Blogger Craig J Clark had this to say about SATAN HATES YOU:

"If Satan Hates You had been the only feature I saw all weekend I would have been more than satisfied (it's one of the funniest films I've seen all year)"

Read the rest of Clark's review and additional Dark Carnival coverage here.

SATAN in Missouri this December

SATAN HATES YOU will screen at Columbia, Missouri's Rag Tag Cinema on December 12 as part of  screenwriter and film programmer Simon Barrett's "Lost Gems" series.

Here's what Simon had to say about our film on his personal blog:

"In a huge, bizarre coup for the Lost Gems series, I am presenting the Missouri premiere of the 2010 film SATAN HATES YOU, which has previously only screened at a handful of film festivals worldwide. And what better way to prepare for the holidays than with an amazing, pitch perfect homage to Christian scare films? What’s that, you ask? What’s a Christian scare film? Well, like any viewer of IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSES DO? or any visitor of a fundamentalist Christian church’s “hell house” knows, Christian scare films are gory, salacious horror films with a sanctimonious message that makes all that horror okay. Like a Jack Chick tract come bloodily to life, and featuring genre legends Larry Fessenden, Debbie Rochon and Angus Scrimm in supporting roles, James Felix McKenney’s SATAN HATES YOU brilliantly bridges the gap between parody and homage. See it with your family and enjoy a spirited debate on the drive home!

Please note: There is absolutely no irony in my above synopsis of SATAN HATES YOU. This self-aware masterpiece is legitimately one of my favorite films of 2010, and with no release date currently scheduled, this is a rare opportunity to see an enormously entertaining and thoroughly unique independent film before anyone else has even heard of it. In fact, if enough of you don’t turn out for this screening, I will punish you by just programming SUBURBAN SASQUATCH every weekend in 2011 until the lack of Sunday night attendance drives both Uprise and Ragtag out of business. I’ll do it, too. And then when you’re spending your next free Sunday drinking sadly in the Stadium 14 parking lot after an evening screening of SHREK 6, you’ll be sorry."

More on Simon Barrett's Lost Gems can be found at the Rag Tag website.

Burning Inside: "A Deeply Penetrating Surreal Nightmare"

All Things Horror's Chris Hallock raves about BURNING INSIDE!


"Burning Inside is an intense, often mesmerizing horror film, and one of the few films that feels lifted straight from the era of 70's midnight movies. Clearly a lot of time and love was put into Burning Inside, and for that it deserves an audience.  If you can devote yourself to the two hour running time, you will be rewarded with a film that you just can't shake once you arrive at the final frame."


Read the whole review at allthingshorroronline.net


Be sure to buy your copy of BURNING INSIDE today at the Channel Midnight shop.

FANGORIA presents SATAN HATES YOU in ATLANTA This Weekend!

FANGORIA presents SATAN HATES YOU at the Buried Alive Film Festival in Atlanta this Saturday, Nov. 13!

Get all the details at Fangoria.com.

Planet of Terror reviews SATAN HATES YOU

"If you like horror films that are a bit different, thought provoking and open ended (not to mention, totally wacky and over the top), then Satan Hates You is right up your alley. Highly recommended."

- Cortez the Killer, planetofterror.com

Read the whole review here.

And don't forget -- SATAN HATES YOU will be playing in SALT LAKE CITY this Sunday, November 7 at 1:35pm as part of the Salty Horror Film Festival!

AUTOMATONS and SATAN in Dumbo, Brooklyn This Week

Playing this week at the Rerun Gastropub Theater 147 Front Street Brooklyn, NY 11201:

SATAN HATES YOU

Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 10pm

AUTOMATONS

Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7pm

Part of reRun's Glass Eye Pix retrospective.

Fangoria presents SATAN HATES YOU in Atlanta

FANGORIA PRESENTS: SATAN HATES YOU
at the BURIED ALIVE FILM FEST

(Written/Directed by James Felix McKenney. 94 mins)

Starring: Don Wood, Christine Spencer, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister, Larry Fessenden. With Michael Berryman and Debbie Rochon.


Sex, drugs, rock n roll, abortion, gay-bashing – the Devil made me do it!!! SATAN HATES YOU is a funny/creepy pastiche of classic Christian “cautionary” films like Ron Ormond’s IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU… Marc (Wood) is a homicidal maniac driven by demons; Wendy is a fast and loose rock ‘n’ roll, drug-snorting slut who thinks nothing of the consequences of her actions. Their paths will cross, but will it be on the road to salvation or the highway to Hell? 
“Weird and wild…a subversive work of art.” – Shock Cinema magazine.

Saturday, November 13 at 12:30pm
Plaza Theatre
1049 Ponce De Leon Avenue
Atlanta Georgia 30306
404.873.1939

buriedalivefilmfest.com

SATAN HATES YOU in Chicago this weekend... more cities on the way

Don't forget! SATAN HATES YOU will be playing the HORROR SOCIETY FILM FESTIVAL in Chicago, this Sunday, October 24 at 6:30pm.

Portage Theater

4050 N. Milwaukee Ave

buy tickets here

Also showing on Sunday is Greg Lamberson's cult classic SLIME CITY and its sequel SLIME CITY MASSCRE starring SATAN HATES YOU's Debbie Rochon.

More SATAN HATES YOU screenings are coming your way:

BROOKLYN, NY


ReRun Gastropub Theater


Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 10pm

Part of the Glass Eye Pix retrospective

SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Salty Horror Film Festival

Sunday, Nov. 7 at 1:35pm

BLOOMINGTON, IN

Dark Carnival Film Festival

Friday, Nov. 19 at 8pm

SYRACUSE, NY

International Horror, Science-Fiction & Fantasy Film Festival

Saturday, Nov. 20 at 1:30pm

Glass Eye Pix retrospective begins tonight!

25 Years of GLASS EYE PIX
a retrospectiveOctober 22 —November 4, 2010
ReRun Gastopub Theater in Dumbo, Brooklyn NY

Come enjoy good beer, good food, great mvoies and special trailers and shorts
from the scary Glass Eye Archives. 

Tickets and schedule available here.

Dark Carnival welcomes SATAN to Indiana

SATAN HATES YOU has been selected to play at the Dark Carnival Film Festival in Bloomington, Indiana. The festival runs from November 19 to 21.

Also showing (among others) is SATAN co-producer Jeremiah Kipp's short film CONTACT, featuring SATAN's Alan Rowe Kelly.

Visit the festival's official website for tickets and more information.

Glass Eye Pix retrospective begins this Friday

25 Years of GLASS EYE PIX - a retrospective, runs from October 22- November 4, 2010 at ReRun Gastopub Theater in Dumbo, Brooklyn NY

Tickets can be purchased online here.

Schedule is as follows:

FRI, Oct 22
7pm - I SELL THE DEAD
9:30pm - I SELL THE DEAD
midnight - I SELL THE DEAD

SAT, Oct 23
Noon only - HABIT

SUN, Oct 24
Noon only - THE VIEWER / I CAN SEE YOU

MON, Oct 25
7pm - THE ROOST
10pm - THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL

TUE, Oct 26
10pm - RED EARTH / WENDIGO

WED, Oct 27
7pm - TRIGGER MAN
10pm - THE VIEWER / I CAN SEE YOU

THU, Oct 28
7pm - HABIT
10pm - HABIT

FRI, Oct 29
7pm – NO TELLING
9:30pm – THE LAST WINTER

SAT, Oct 30
Noon only - NO TELLING

SUN, Oct 31
7pm - THE ROOST
10pm - THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL

MON, Nov 1
7pm – NO TELLING
10pm - HABIT

TUE, Nov 2
7pm - WENDIGO
10pm - THE LAST WINTER

WED, Nov 3
10pm - SATAN HATES YOU

THU, Nov 4
7pm only - AUTOMATONS

And don't miss Joe Maggio's BITTER FEAST, now playing at the GastroPub through Thursday, Oct 21.

reruntheater.com

SATAN HATES YOU to screen in Syracuse, NY

SATAN HATES YOU will be playing at The Syracuse International Horror, Science-Fiction & Fantasy Film Festival, formerly called the B-Movie Film Festival, on Saturday, November 20th.

We're proud to announce that our film has been nominated for awards in eight categories:

BEST FEATURE

Satan Hates You

BEST DIRECTOR

James Felix McKenney - Satan Hates You

BEST WRITER

James Felix McKenney - Satan Hates You

BEST ACTOR

Don Wood - Satan Hates You

BEST ACTRESS

Christine Spencer - Satan Hates You

BEST MAKE-UP FX

Satan Hates You

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Satan Hates You

BEST CELEBRITY CAMEOS

Reggie Banister - Satan Hates You

Angus Scrimm - Satan Hates You

Michael Berryman - Satan Hates You

Debbie Rochon - Satan Hates You

Larry Fessenden - Satan Hates You

More details to come at:

www.bmoviefest.com

SATAN Coming to Salt Lake City!

SATAN HATES YOU will screen at Utah's Premier Horror / Sci-Fi Event, the Salty Horror Film Festival in Salt Lake City Utah!
The screening will be held at:

The Tower Theater

Sunday, Nov. 7 at 1:35pm

And don't forget these upcoming showings of SATAN HATES YOU in October:

TELLURIDE, CO

Telluride Horror Show

Sheridan Opera House

Saturday, Oct 16 at 10:30pm

CHICAGO, IL


Horror Society Film Festival


Portage Theater


Sunday, Oct. 24 at 6:30pm

SATAN HATES YOU coming to BOSTON, CHICAGO and TELLURIDE this month!

SATAN HATES YOU, Winner of BEST FEATURE at the 10th Annual Coney Island Film Festival, is coming to Boston, Chicago and Telluride in October!


First up is THIS WEDNESDAY in BOSTON where SATAN HATES YOU will be kicking off ALL THINGS HORROR'S FOUR NIGHTS OF FRIGHT IN OCTOBER at the Somerville Theater!


ALL THINGS HORROR'S FOUR NIGHTS OF FRIGHT
Wednesday, October 6 at 8:00pm
Somerville Theater
55 Davis Square,
Somerville, MA 02144


Advanced tickets can be purchased by clicking the link in the sidebar at the Four Nights website.


Next we have SATAN HATES YOU playing the TELLURIDE HORROR SHOW, running from October 15-17 in Telluride, Colorado. Showtimes coming soon. Check out the fest's official site.


Then Satan comes to Chicago as part of the HORROR SOCIETY FILM FESTIVAL at the historic Portage Theater on October 23 & 24. Schedule TBA.
horrorsociety.com/festivals


"Satan Hates You falls into that wonderful spot of unclassifiable horror filmmaking…If there was ever a movie that fits into the vintage mould of coveted 70’s and 80’s horror films, Satan Hates You fills it without really trying too hard...The acting is all around pretty stellar, and no doubt partially because the dialogue is strong and natural... If you can’t tell, I’m pretty excited about Satan Hates You"
-- Chris Hallock, All Things Horror


Read Fangoria's report on these upcoming screenings and more here.

SATAN HATES YOU - WINNER! BEST FEATURE!

Christina Campanella, Francine Pado, Eric Branco, James Felix McKenney and Ron Ward
take questions from the audience at the Coney Island Film Festival

SATAN HATES YOU has won the award for BEST FEATURE at the 10th Annual Coney Island Film Festival! Thank you to everyone who came out to see our film and congratulations to all the other filmmakers and award winners.

Fangoria and Rogue report on SATAN HATES YOU at upcoming Coney Island Film Festival

Fangoria.com reports on the upcoming screening of SATAN HATES YOU at the 10th ANNUAL CONEY ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL on Saturday, September 25th as well as Debbie Rochon's behind-the-scenes making of the film in Fangoria magazine #296. Read all about it at the Fango website.

For more on festival highlights, including SATAN HATES YOU, check out this article at I am ROGUE .com.

Buy your tickets now for SATAN HATES YOU in Coney Island

There are still tickets left to come see SATAN HATES YOU at the 10th ANNUAL CONEY ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL on Saturday, September 25th.

The screening will take place at the Coney Island Museum, 1208 Surf Ave at 5pm. 

Tell your friends! Warn your enemies! Pass it on!

For more information, visit the festival website.

Don't live in NYC? Next month SATAN HATES YOU will be coming to Colorado as part of the TELLURIDE HORROR SHOW.

More dates and cities coming soon!

Telluride Horror Show to screen SATAN HATES YOU

SATAN HATES YOU comes to Colorado as part of the first-ever Telluride Horror Show film festival. Visit the official site of this exciting new event which runs October 15-17. Screening dates and times to be announced.

Get your tickets now for SATAN in Coney Island!

Tickets are now available for the NYC public premiere of SATAN HATES YOU at the 10th Annual Coney Island Film Festival. The film will be screening on Saturday, September 25 at 5pm. Buy your tickets now!

SATAN HATES YOU's "Tina" in new book

The new book "Horror Movie Freak" by Don Summer features a photo of scream queen Debbie Rochon as "Tina" from SATAN HATES YOU at the head of an overview of her career. Buy your copy today!

SATAN HATES YOU invades Coney Island

MonsterPants is proud to announce that SATAN HATES YOU has been officially selected to screen at the Coney Island Film Festival here in Brooklyn, NY. Dates, times and ticket information to come.

SATAN HATES FANGORIA!!!

Check out Debbie Rochon's behind-the-scenes look at the making of SATAN HATES YOU in the latest issue of Fangoria magazine. Hear tales from the cast and crew including Max Brooks, Christine Spencer, Don Wood, Reggie Bannister, Turquoise Taylor Grant, Alan Rowe Kelly, Amy Chang, producer Lisa Wisely, writer-director James Felix McKenney and the amazing Ms. Rochon herself while you feast your eyes on a bevy of exclusive photos from the film.

It's all in Fangoria #296! In stores now!

SATAN HATES YOU Hollywood screening!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the American Cinematheque member screening at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood last night!

HYPOTHERMIA in Famous Monsters magazine

Famous Monsters of Filmland returns with interviews and photos (including a first look at the monster!) from the upcoming film HYPOTHERMIA starring Michael Rooker and written & directed by James Felix McKenney. FM is now available in comic shops.

Also, Michael Rooker recently spoke to Dread Central about HYPOTHERMIA and THE WALKING DEAD. Read it here.

This Monday SATAN comes to Los Angeles

Just announced - a special screening of SATAN HATES YOU at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Monday, July 19th at 7:30 for American Cinemateque members, cast, crew and friends of MonsterPants. There will be a Q&A with members of the cast & crew after the screening.  If you would like to attend, you MUST send direct email to:
AnnieRamapoSmith(at)gmail.com

All Things Horror reviews SATAN HATES YOU

"..If there was ever a movie that fits into the vintage mould of coveted 70’s and 80’s horror films, Satan Hates You fills it without really trying too hard.
The acting is all around pretty stellar, and no doubt partially because the dialogue is strong and natural...
If you can’t tell, I’m pretty excited about Satan Hates You"
-- Chris Hallock, All Things Horror


Read the whole review here.

SATAN HATES YOU first San Francisco screening

"I loved your movie. I feel like I've just been punched in the stomach by my grandmother." 
                         -- SATAN HATES YOU Audience Member.


SATAN HATES YOU premiered last Saturday at the Another Hole in the Head Film Festival in San Francisco. 


Read another audience member's reaction here.


There's one more screening this Tuesday, July 13th. Don't miss it! Buy your tickets now!

The Roxie Theater

Outside The Roxie

People Take Their Seats

The Film's Director Answers Questions

Street Team Captain Todd Zimmer and His Fans

Thanks to Everybody who came!

See YOU on Tuesday!