The Nightmare Reflection: A New Terror in Town

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Join local filmmakers and horror cinema fans at 1020 Collective on Saturday for an evening of local music with a premiere film screening of the original work The Nightmare Reflection.

SATURDAY, APR. 4

There is a new terror in town and it's coming from local writer and director Robert Fox, who will be premiering his latest short film The Nightmare Reflection at 1020 Collective on Saturday, Apr. 4, along with some scary good bands. The idea for Nightmare Reflection comes from the director's love of the 1984 Horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street, "I wanted to try my hand at offering something a little new to the franchise while maintaining the spirit of the original. During grad school I wrote this short version to help showcase my filmmaking style with the intention of landing a pitch meeting for the feature with the Craven estate someday," states Fox, who has been working on a feature script since 2019. 

The film may only be just over thirteen minutes long but there are some big plans for its future, "We plan on spending the rest of this year and perhaps sometime next year submitting the film to festivals along the east coast. We have people in Erie, Atlanta, and Florida who worked on it, so there are a lot of festivals we can travel to, between all of us. We just completed our first round of submissions," Fox shares. Along with The Nightmare Reflection, a zany comedy about relationships called Full Sail University, The Dunk Tank will also be shown. This film was writer and director Robert Fox's thesis film from his graduate program. Following both films will be an open question and answer portion, where audience members will be able to discuss the films with a panel consisting of cast and crew members. 

Along with filmmaking, Fox, who also composed the credit music for The Nightmare Reflection, is a big fan of local artists and has asked some of his favorite area bands to help kick off the evening. Music will be heard from 6:30 until 9:30 p.m. from Maniacal Device, Cryptic Shock, Stellar Motus, and Heart of Atlantic – these heavy sounding bands will set the tone for the nightmare to continue well into the evening. Following the music, there will be an intermission to change the set, and fare will be available from Roc's Catering who will be providing services throughout the show. Don't sleep on this event – tell them Freddy sent you. 

Doors 6 p.m., music at 6:30 p.m., film at 10 p.m. // 1020 Collective, 1020 Holland St. // $10 with presale available // Visit 1020collective.com for tickets and more info