The acclaimed filmmaker and his team are celebrating 40 years of great independent genre work.
The first-ever Glass Eye Pix Palooza-Con, a convention/party/pop-up store devoted to the New York City genre company, will take place Saturday, November 7 from noon-11 p.m. at Ideal Glass Studios (9 West 8th Street). According to the PR, “The store will feature mountains of Glass Eye Pix films, including Blu-rays and 4K discs from Vinegar Syndrome and Dark Sky Films, hard-to-find VHS tapes, and other assorted rarities. Also for sale will be Blu-rays from the new Glass Eye Pix video label, featuring early work by Ti West, James Felix McKenney, and Graham Reznick.
“Glass Eye Pix Palooza-Con will feature curated displays of costumes and props from GEP films going back to the 1990s. The event’s walls will feature posters chronicling Glass Eye’s decades-long journey, dating all the way back to Fessenden’s time in the late 1980s, chronicling East Village performance artist and stuntman David Leslie (a.k.a. The Impact Addict).
“In addition to films, GEP-CON will sell brand new T-shirts and handcrafted Wendigo figurines sculpted by James Felix McKenney. Also available are CDs and vinyl editions of various scores, Fessenden’s pub rock band Just Desserts, and other rarities. A back catalog of Glass Eye Comix will be purchasable, alongside the debut of THE DAMNED AND THE DANGEROUS, a thrilling new one-shot graphic novel from Glenn McQuaid and Ted Geoghegan, illustrated by the legendary Brahm Revel (see the first look at the cover below).
“Proving it’s far more than simply a pop-up event, a number of eye-catching digital displays throughout Glass Eye Pix Palooza-Con will feature mini-documentaries, rare behind-the-scenes footage, creepy Christmas films, sizzle reels, shorts, and rare features in the auditorium section of the venue. Attending, signing, and yes, even working the register at GEP-CON will be a litany of Glass Eye founders, filmmakers, alumni, and extended family members.
“As evening descends upon the space, GEP-CON will shift focus to live events, including a performance of a brand new episode of Glenn McQuaid and Larry Fessenden’s celebrated audio-drama series TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE, featuring a cast of special guests. Music and additional acts will follow, and the evening will end with a rousing birthday celebration of the Glass Eye Pix legacy.”
This event ties in with “Optic Nerve: A Tribute to Glass Eye Pix,” a screening series running October 28-November 3 at Manhattan’s IFC Center (323 6th Avenue). It will feature showings of Fessenden’s HABIT, THE LAST WINTER, DEPRAVED and BLACKOUT, along with Jim Mickle’s STAKE LAND, Ti West’s THE INNKEEPERS and McQuaid’s I SELL THE DEAD. For full details, click here.
