So you live in Eastern Massachusetts and you have a boring week ahead. Take this Wednesday, for instance: Nothing to do! The Red Sox didn’t make the World Series, so you won’t be watching the game. TV is dead on Wednesday nights, and you can’t go out drinking (OK, shouldn’t), ’cause you’ve got work the next day. What are you gonna do so that you don’t die of bordom?
Easy: Go to the Cape Ann Cinema in Gloucester on Wednesday, October 29, for a night of fan films, hosted by yours truly!
Come revel in the cinematic glory of the best fan films ever, up on the silver screen where they belong! See classic flicks like Troops, Batman: Dead End, Moonraker ‘78 and plenty more! Discover the crazy story behind the making of the underground legend, Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation. Gawk at vintage fan movies from the 1920s and ’30s. All this, plus even more flicks, starring the most famous characters of all-time. Read More
C.E. Dorsett over at Project Shadow brought up one of my favorite fan film debate topics recently in his fun essay, Dream of a Fandom Economy, arguing that studios, publishers, etc. should cherry-pick the best fan-made efforts and release them professionally.
Just last week, I wrote about UK-based Backyard Productions when 
I don’t cover a lot of horror fan films here, in part ’cause I suspect that a lot of my readers may be of a tender, impressionable age—so let’s screw ‘em up. Throwing caution to the wind, in honor of Halloween coming up, let’s cover a few fan films that lean towards the bloodier side of the aisle, shall we?
It may be a few months out of date now, but if you’re jonesing for some info and insight into the biggest and best-known Star Trek fan films, you should visit 