The Flint Monster Society

09/09/2024

While this week's screening of PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE may have been canceled, I cannot recommend the film highly enough. For those who may not have seen it, it's a really fun musical interpretation of the story of Faust.
High energy.
Great music.
Brilliant filmmaking.
It really is something special that deserves more attention than it gets from the diehards and the cult movie crowd.

It's out there to rent on streamers and well worth the dough.

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05/09/2024

I consistently find myself wishing the Flint area had more venue options to capture what other communities have with impromptu movie nights and micro-film festivals. With shows like that there is no budget or not much of one, so there has to be a partnership with a venue where they benefit from the foot traffic and the organizers get to do their show.

It works. I know that personally.
But finding those spaces is so hard anymore, and that's a drag.
There's a lot of weird fun to be had on the cheap but it always takes space to do it and it's not fair to expect the Flint Local 432 to always be that space.

More art. More weirdness.
Give people a reason to come to town or stay in town and that can make ya money.

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04/09/2024

Even though the film festival was canceled I still want to help get the word out about people's films.

If you have a new film you are working on or want the world to know about, drop a comment and let's shout it to the world.

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03/09/2024

More creepy fun coming at the end of the month.
It's Halloween season, friends.
HOT DOG!

03/09/2024

Some spooooky fun coming from our friends over at the FHC.

29/08/2024

Zowie!
This will make for quite a screening.

Fans will have a rare opportunity to take a photo with David Howard Thornton in full costume and makeup.

26/08/2024

I hope no one tells Flint's Bigfoot that there's another Sasquatch roaming around the area.

We are still accepting vendors for our Bigfoot Weekend! That includes food trucks! This is a list of vendors that have already claimed slots:

Bigfoot items
Tie Blankets
Baked Goods
Diamond Art
Pink Zebra
Gnomes
Jewlery
Wind Chimes
Arts and Crafts
Resin
Tumblers
Towels, Bags, and Totes
Crochet Items

Call 810-686-1200 to speak with a manager to claim your spot!

26/08/2024

Sure, sure, sure, it's still summer.
Just look at the temperatures.
That doesn't mean that the ghouls aren't restless in their tombs and the dead aren't digging themselves slowly out of their graves.

Spooky season is approaching and with it haunt season.
Eeeeek!

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25/08/2024

What the what?

Just a reminder of our Bigfoot Festival happening September 14th and 15th! We still have room for about 15 vendors! If you are interested in a spot contact any manager at 810-686-1200. Hope to see you there!

24/08/2024

Could this be you, Flint authors?

One Week Left to Submit!!

For full details and to submit: https://www.buckhamgallery.org/2024-2025-wir-call.html

Buckham Fine Arts Project launched its Writer In Residence project in early 2021 to engage contemporary literary arts and Flint’s Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) community. The Resident Writer produces written components responding to each exhibition. This collaboration provides an opportunity for the writer to engage with their interest in visual art and gain exposure for their literary work, while engaging Flint’s BIPOC community in a meaningful way. BFAP is actively seeking to grow deeper ties within our community. Compositions will be compiled with exhibition programming in a publication at the season’s end, September 2025.

A single literary artist will be selected for the 2024 - 2025 residency. They will receive an honorarium of $1,000 exemplifying BFAP’s commitment to supporting contemporary arts in our community.

Buckham Fine Arts Project is supported in part by an award from the MICHIGAN ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and the Greater Flint Arts Council Share Art Genesee Grant Program made possible by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage funds. Your tax dollars are at work!

19/08/2024

Vendors?

17/08/2024

15/08/2024

Don't forget that the modern classic SCREAM is playing at the FIM Capitol Theatre tonight.
FAIR WARNING - it's Back to the Bricks week and there will be a car cruise happening and lots of events so be mindful of that when you come down here. Parking will be available but at a premium.

Now then...what's your favorite scary movie?

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14/08/2024

If you are looking for a new horror fix, this is a great channel. Atmospheric and eerie, it's worth checking out.

FAKE DOCUMENTARY "Q"Daichi MinaguchiKotaro TerauchiTsuru FukuiKayoko EndoTwitterhttps://twitter.com/pro9ramQ

14/08/2024

Learn from one of the best.

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13/08/2024

Fun week for retro movie fans.

We have SCREAM playing at the FIM Capitol Theatre this week and then there's a whole slew of movies from 1984 playing at Cinemark theaters.

Neat!

Join us at Cinemark this August for a week-long celebration of 40 years of cinematic classics!

12/08/2024

My friend Ken Sagoes, who you may know from Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and 4, is trying to fundraise for a movie.

It's a fun concept and he's an outstanding person.
If you have the money and are of a mind, support his project before the time runs out.

Raising funds for a highly anticipated urban legend thriller film about a vengeful evil spirit | Check out 'Socrates: A Short Film' on Indiegogo.

12/08/2024

I can't say I ever thought I'd be wanting a tabletop game but darn it...this looks supes fun.
It's a slasher game with tabletop elements called Don't Look Back.
Gah!

Welcome to Northwood The darkness beckons... Cruel killers and unspeakable monsters lurk in the dark corners of suburban homes, while ancient curses and forbidden knowledge threaten to consume your very soul. Don't dare to look back, for what you might see could shatter your sanity. Scream, and your...

11/08/2024

08/08/2024

There's a lot going on locally this weekend, from a tattoo convention to a celebration of all things 810, to being a tourist in your own hometown.

Do something strange.

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03/08/2024

Having done events for nearly twenty years, I can tell you that the easiest thing to do is to stand back and criticize other people for not creating the event YOU want to see.

Whatever event you are doing, it's never easy, and it's heartbreaking to have no one show up to it or to just hang back and talk crap on it without any constructive criticism to offer.
Indie shows are dying.
Small shows are dying.

If you see that things can be done differently then DO YOUR OWN SHOW.

Put your money where your mouth is.

Until then...support the shows that are out there.
Small shows used to be the lifeblood of fandom and we're losing them.

Don't let them die.

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27/07/2024

Hey everyone, as you may have seen, I have canceled the remaining events for 2024.

I can't thank those of you that have supported this strange venture enough over the last couple of years. I started the Flint Monster Society to support the local and regional horror community. I hope I have been able to do it.
I did my shows free to vend and attend because I know too well how hard it is in the creative arts. With the film festival I have tried to bring strange and fun horror films to the area that wouldn't be here otherwise and to give filmmakers another venue to showcase their work.

I have loved doing these events, sharing these movies, and trying to bring weird events to the area.
Sadly though, I have come to realize that what I am offering and at the scale I can offer it is not necessarily what the scene wants or needs. .

It has been fun.

I am not sure if this for now or for forever but in the short term, the Summer Swamp Meet was my last show indefinitely.

Thanks to the many filmmakers that I got to showcase, thanks to the Flint Local 432 for their support and friendship, to the friends that have supported this venture, to the vendors that took a chance on my shows, and to any of you that cared.

Thanks.

- Chris
Flint Monster Society

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20/07/2024

It's the weekend.
Do something strange!
(And if you are at an event, let folks know what it is).

17/07/2024

I mean, how can you say no to this?
Phantom of the Paradise at the Local!

The original theatrical trailer for DePalma's masterpiece. See it now!

17/07/2024

Our next event.
A free evening of glam-rocking fun with a showing of the glorious Phantom of the Paradise.

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14/07/2024

Thanks to all the vendors, to everyone that came out today, and especially to the Flint Local 432.
Thanks.

13/07/2024

Come be weird with us.
Sinister Swamp Meet - Summer's Dark Alley Fair

13/07/2024

Come find us!
We are near the corners of First and Beach St.