Long time readers of the site know my affinity for a semi-yearly event in Toronto known as Shock & Awe: The Dusk Till Dawn Grindhouse Marathon, where film collector Dion Conflict opens up his vault and shares six films (five announced and one mystery film) to a ravenous, sleep deprived, sugar-addled audience. Generally it’s a mix of 16 and 35mm prints — most incredibly rare — and culminates in a well known cult item, such as THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, GHOULIES, BRAINDEAD (aka DEAD/ALIVE), or BLOODSPORT.     Previous films shown have included THE BOOGEY MAN, THE BLACK SIX,
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