The Armory of Horror
Returns for 2015!
bigger and better
Last year Somerville got scary in October
A twisted maze full of spooky scares and hideous ghouls was built into the Arts at the Armory Center in Somerville. Hundreds of patrons walked it’s haunted halls and encountered zombies, vampires and evil clowns!
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The event went over so well it has now returned for 2015. Many of the technicians, actors and designers have already signed on to return. Expect everything that last year delivered and then some. The staff of the Armory as well as the artisans who make the event come to life are dedicated to bringing a bigger and better show the second time around.
One unique feature of the The Armory of Horror that doesn’t exist at any Halloween Attraction anywhere is the ability to watch the scares from afar. Once you have ventured through the maze you are welcomed up to the balcony where you can watch the next group of patrons walk through as ghouls leap out at them and screams ensue. It's almost like watching a live action horror movie. You really want to tell the people below to watch out, but you also don’t want to ruin the fun.
Our Monster Cafe will be up and running during the event serving refreshments including a wide selection of beers and snacks for you to enjoy. So grab a beer and watch the fear!
In the true spirit of Halloween, we have something for everyone.
Last year over one hundred families came to our Family Day that featured Arts and Crafts as well as Safe Trick or Treating for the little ones. Lot’s of children and parents came to have a fun time as they walked our maze in the daytime and got to meet friendly monsters on a treasure hunt for candy. Being so popular, we had no choice but to bring it back so even the little monsters can celebrate Halloween.
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Of course we always want to add a little extra to the day. This year Dr, Gasp will be on hand to play a set of spooky songs for the little ones. Local musician Dan Blakeslee brings his Halloween themed show to the Armory to entertain the kids! This is an act not to be missed!
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The Horror Expands to the Big Screen!
One major addition this year helps make this a bigger and bolder horror show for certain. The Armory plans on expanding the Halloween event to include a horror movie festival! This year starts the
Homebrewed Horror Movie Festival to showcase horror movies made right here in New England by local indie movie makers! Many of the actors, directors and movie makers will be in attendance for the audience to meet and greet.
Best of all, every movie showing will be a double feature! The audience will get two movies for the price of one! If you really like movies this is for you. The Armory will have food, snacks and beverages on sale. So you can have a sandwich and knock back a beer while you settle in for the scares!
Tentative movie lineup
Sickle- Geno McGahee and Forris Day Jr.
TEN- Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein
Dark Arts Day!
Dark Arts Day is a celebration of Halloween themed art and music. We are hard at work assembling painters, gamers and musicians to put together a ghoulish gallery of fun. Expect horror and video game themed art that captures the spirit of the season!
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Musical lineup
Visual Artists
About the FounderProducer Matthew Martino leads a horror empire that launches this October. In the past he has worked for Spooky World, The Castle of the Damned and Horrorville. He is the writer and director of two feature length horror movies - The Drachen Recruitment Experiment and Chainsaw Maidens from Hell. Both were shot primarily in his hometown of Somerville. For him, horror is art. “We experience fear as entertainment to free ourselves from it in our lives.” Martino says. “Movies, video games and entertainment have all gotten more violent, more horrific, yet crime is down across the board. Horror themed entertainment let’s us explore the dark side in a safe way where no one is harmed. It’s good for society when it‘s all for fun.”
Arts at The ArmoryArts at the Armory is located in the historic
Somerville armory that provides studio spaces for artists, a cafe, galleries,
two live/work artists units, two performance spaces, and offices for
arts organizations. They showcases a wide range of visual arts, dance, theater
and musical performances all year round. The Armory is pleased to be home to one of the largest Halloween celebrations in the Boston area.
Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Ave
Somerville, MA
Dates
The Haunted Maze
October 23rd, 24th, 29th, 30th and 31st
The Homebrewed Horror Movie Festival
October 25th and 28th
Dark Arts Day
Tuesday October 24th
Family day
October 31st
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