| GORE: The first annual Gore Fest was a huge success with both organisers and the public alike. Organisers estimate that over 4000 people attended the four-day festival of blood, guts and vomit and are already enthusiastic about the prospects for next year's festival.
Activities at the festival included a mini film festival, three nights of Death Metal, a comic book fair, a family fun day and a Blood and Splatter Stunt, Slop and Prop workshop. Films at the festival included such blood and guts classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Braindead, Night of the Living Dead and Evil Dead. It was hoped that Peter Jackson would be able to attend the festival to talk about his film classic Braindead, but Jackson had to pull out at the last minute so he could attend the Oscars in Los Angeles. Bands came from as far a field as Palmerston North to play at the festival. Sticky Filth providing one of the highlights of the weekend with a blood-curdling rendition of Weep Woman Weep. Some fantastic sets also came from Dunedin bands Receder, House of Lame and Goat Spawn, along with Satan Ate My Semen, Death Us Do Part, from Invercargill and a stunning debut from Mataura's Meat Works. Activities at the fun day kept in with the theme of the festival. Participants could bob for lamb's hearts and entrails, juggle chainsaws, or enter the toss the carcass competition. There was also plenty for the children to do with rides on the Scary Go Round, House of Horrors and the RollerGhoster proving popular, as did having their faces painted with sheep's blood. Organisers are already making plans for next years festival and it is hoped that the event will become a regular fixture on the Gore social calendar.  Gore expert Trevor Parks with his fake leg. Mr Parks was one of the speakers at the Blood and Splatter Film Stunt, Slop and Prop workshop. |
| First annual Gore Fest proves popular |
Monday, 01 April 2002 12:00
