SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! - PRESTO—YOU'RE DEAD!

Name: SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! - PRESTO—YOU'RE DEAD!
Start: 2024-09-25T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-09-25T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Sideshow Gelato, 4819 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625

Schedule

Wed Sep 25 2024 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Sideshow Gelato, 4819 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 | Lincolnwood, IL

This September, SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! returns to Sideshow Gelato for horror gatherings with screenings about sinister magicians!
THIS MONTH ONLY will include LIVE MAGIC at every show! Our featured magician is the 2023-2024 National President of the Society of American Magicians, John Sturk!
Wednesday, September 4
THE MAD MAGICIAN (1954)
Live Magic by John Sturk
Wednesday, September 11
THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970)
Live Magic by TBA
Wednesday, September 18
MAGIC (1978)
Live Magic by John Sturk
Wednesday, September 25
LORD OF ILLUSIONS (1995)
Live Magic by John Sturk
🎟 TICKETS: presto-youre-dead.eventbrite.com
Every Ticket Includes:
• 2 Limited Edition Pinback Buttons
• 6:00pm Horror Mixer
• 6:30pm Giveaways & Short Feature
• 7:00pm Live Magic Performance
• 7:30pm Feature Presentation
Bring your friends and make new ones as we chat about all things horror, feast on sideshow-inspired gelato (10% discount for attendees), and enjoy live magic and spectacular fright flicks about deadly illusions!
Every feature presentation is preceded by a Surprise Short Feature in keeping with the theme of sinister magicians, plus killer Giveaways donated by House of Movie Monsters and The Shadowboxery for the first folks who answer our trivia questions correctly!
2 Limited Edition Pinback Buttons are included with every ticket, with new designs each week!
In John Brahm's THE MAD MAGICIAN, Vincent Price plays a master illusionist seeking revenge for the theft of his inventions including a trick with a humongous buzz-saw! In Herschell Gordon Lewis' THE WIZARD OF GORE, a tuxedoed Svengali full of mind-bending monologues chooses volunteers from the audience who die after the show in the same ways that were simulated onstage! In Richard Attenborough's MAGIC, Anthony Hopkins plays a comedic conjurer on the verge of stardom after he recruits an assistant in the form of a ventriloquist dummy, but his agent (Burgess Meredith) senses a broken mind behind the act! In Clive Barker's LORD OF ILLUSIONS, Scott Bakula plays a supernatural detective investigating the disastrous final performance of an illustrious magician, which leads him to a doomsday cult that practices real magic!
You can PAY WHAT YOU THINK THE EVENT IS WORTH to make a reservation and guarantee a seat. You may also come in and get a seat on a first come, first served basis. Should you choose, you can pay what you feel the show is worth at the door.
Follow SUPER-HORROR-RAMA! on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube @superhorrorrama
Follow Sideshow Gelato on Facebook, Instagram, and X @sideshowgelato
Follow John Sturk on Facebook and Instagram @johnsturk
Follow House of Movie Monsters on Facebook and Instagram @houseofmoviemonsters
Follow The Shadowboxery on Facebook and Instagram @theshadowboxery
The Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.) is the oldest and most prestigious magical society in the world. For over a century, it has promoted the ideals shared by Kellar, Houdini, Thurston, and more than 50,000 others world-wide who have held membership in the society. Those ideals include the elevation of the Art of Magic, the promotion of harmony among magicians, and the opposition of the unnecessary public exposure of magical effects. Learn more at www.magicsam.com.
John Sturk is an award-winning magician from Chicago. He has been seen on NBC, ABC, WGN, and The Travel Channel. John's unique combination of humor and sleight-of-hand makes him a favorite throughout the Midwest and in Las Vegas. In addition to his performance skills, John is a noted teacher and writer on magic, and recently completed his one-year term as National President of The Society of American Magicians. His website is www.johnsturk.com.