What’s the thing to do after you’ve run out of the Colonial Theater on Friday night of Blob Fest? Dance the night away at the Blob Ball of course!

The annual tradition is back, with more rockabilly music, poddel skirts, slicked up hair and jitterbugging than you could ask for. And don’t worry if you don’t know how to dance – Anyone will be glad to show you how to cut a rug.

Details are all below. And I’ll be there, so don’t be afraid to ask me for a dance.

A big part of the fun of the annual BlobFest in Phoenixville, PA is the double features the organizers program, pairing The Blob with another classic science-fiction film from the 1950s.

This year sees the return of The Creature From The Black Lagoon, which screened at a BlobFest several years back. (And forgive me for not knowing exactly which year…) The film will be presented in its original 3D, and having seen it a couple of times that way I can tell you that you are in for a fun treat. But that’s not all as the Gill Man himself, Ricou Browning, will be on hand all weekend signing autographs and meeting with fans.

The Saturday evening second-half of the double-feature will be the 1948 fan favorite comedy-monster mashup Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein. Sunday’s double feature will be The Ghastly Love Of Johnny X, a 2012 throwback film that promises to feature (according to the BlobFest’s Facebook page) “juvenile delinquents, flying saucers, cool cars, cosmic weapons, deadly dames, musical numbers, and just a splash of horror.” Judging from it’s trailer below, it looks like a great time!

This year’s BlobFest will be held in Phoenixville on July 10-12.

Prepare to get a bit buggy this year at BlobFest in Phoenixville as all the double feature screenings of The Blob this year will be paired up with one of three classic giant bug movies!

The second movie on Saturday afternoon’s double feature bill is the 1954 giant ant opus Them! (And would you believe that this was the movie that Walt Disney screened before giving the part of Davy Crockett to co-star Fess Parker?)

Saturday evening’s double feature will see Tarantula get Leo G. Carroll over a barrel! This classic is from director Jack Arnold, who’s Creature From The Black Lagoon was screened at 2008’s BlobFest. (And keep your eyes open for an early film appearance from Clint Eastwood as a jet fighter pilot!)

And finally, on Sunday, the second half of The Blob double-feature will showcase 1957’s The Deadly Mantis!

If you haven’t seen any of these classics, they’re well worth checking out at BlobFest on July 13th and 14th. (Though don’t forget that Friday night will feature the famous Runout Reenactment!) Here are the trailers for all three films to whet your appetite.

Just a quick reminder that there’s just a few days left until the April 1 deadline for getting your votes in for this year’s Rondo Awards for classic horror film fandom. The Colonial Theater’s annual BlobFest is nominated in two categories again this year – Best Convention and Best Fan Event. And while you’re at it, how about filing in Wes Shank’s name for induction into the Monster Kids Hall Of Fame?

You can vote for this year’s Rondo Awards here.

Once again, BlobFest has been nominated for two Rondo Awards in the categories of Best Convention and Best Fan Event for the Friday Night Runout Re-enactment!

Additionally, long time BlobFest guests, the ghoulish gents from Ghoul-A-Go-Go, are nominated for “Favorite Horror Host.”

Named after 1930s and 40s horror movie actor Rondo Hatton, the Rondos are a fan-voted award honoring “significant achievement in the genre during the year.” Think of them as the classic horror film equivalent of the People’s Choice Awards.

BlobFest has been nominated in these two categories in the past but let’s make this the year that they win!

You can get a ballot to vote by email for the Rondos by visiting their website here.

FilmBuffRich on February 13th, 2012 | File Under BlobFest, News | 1 Comment -