upcoming events
Howl-O-Weekend at the Erie SeaWolves
The Eerie Horror Fest is going to celebrate Halloween with the Erie SeaWolves! There will be zombies, prizes, and fireworks to end the night. The EHF team can’t wait to hang with these bristly creatures and their devilishly fun fans. Dress up in your favorite Halloween costume, you may catch our eye for a spooky…
Celebrate Erie
Visit the Eerie Horror Fest team at Celebrate Erie! Talk horror, win passes, and score some kick-ass merch.
Movie Nerds Trivia Night
Play six rounds of movie trivia that will test your knowledge of all genres with questions, images, audio and video clips.
Doors Open at 4PM
Be here at 4PM!
"THERE'LL BE FOOD AND DRINK AND GHOSTS... AND PERHAPS EVEN A FEW MURDERS. YOU'RE ALL INVITED."
Eerie horror fest presents...
A dissection of the horror genre. Our hosts walk us through a better understanding of the many philosophical, psychological, and sociological complexities that are portrayed in cinema and literature.
Can we talk about themes in horror from a sociological perspective? Yes. Ask any horror fan. There is one characteristic in almost every killer in a horror film: motivation. A motivation so strong it drives them to torture, haunting, or abuse.
For decades horror films have been a reflection of society's impact on the individual or the family in the place and time in which they live.
In the 21st century, not only do we see their motivation, we are taking a more critical look. Some filmmakers turn the genre on its head to reveal that the monster is the society we have let ourselves create.
And... sometimes it is still just a cold-blooded killer, otherworldly enigma, or bad-ass monster.