Sorry folks for those who do read my reviews but with the recent untimely death of my great friend and filmmaker Maddie Deering on June 13th I went offline for some time to take care of some things. I promise you the reviews and news will start back up again. Maddie you will be missed my dear friend.
Getting to know your special Grossfest 2025 guest!
This announcement should come as no surprise as this person has been one of the biggest supporters of Grossfest but also they are a local (Pittsburgh) talent with an exceptional personality that just stands out like non one you ever met. They are not just a triple threat but a whole lot more as they are a writer, actor, and director, you name it this person has done it or about to accomplish it. We at Grossfest would like to introduce yinz all to the wonderful, the handsome and always smiling… Jason Burke! Go check Jason’s work out:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9266201/…
Grossfest August 1st & 2nd, 2025
Location:
Comfort Inn Conference Center
699 Rodi Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235
To book a hotel room for Grossfest 2025 you can use this link: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/YB53X6
August 1st, Friday 4-10pm
August 2nd, Saturday 11-7pm
(Movies and/or panels will be announced closer to the show)
For show info: http://www.grossfest.com or go to our Grossfest Facebook group or event page.
Vendor tables are $100 each and come with two passes contact grossfest@gmail.com for vendor application and how to pay.
For this next Grossfest 2025 guest announcement is a person I would call a “super talented Swiss Army Knife” of independent cinema as they have carved out a career over the past decade plus I have not seen since the likes of Debbie Rochon or Tiffany Shepis! They have done everything from acting, stunt work, producing, writing, directing, podcasting, you name it this person has done it! This person has quickly become someone all Indy filmmakers strive to have in on their project and they just got started. Would not be surprised if Hollywood comes (if they haven’t already) calling for this person sooner than later as they might be known for their excellent work in such projects: Swamp Zombies 2, The Profane Exhibit, Mrs. Claus, Halloween Horror Tales, Teacher Shortage, Return to Splatter Farm, Legend of Crick Foot, with upcoming projects such as Terrifying T-Rex, Return of the Corn Zombies, and Amityville Pool Toy Massacre. This next guest isn’t just another pretty face in the crowd her drive and body of work has proven that. Grossfest folks we are honored to introduce yinz to the one and only Mel Heflin! Mel’s passionate work is immediate as soon as she hits the screen and looks like she is having a blast every second of the way so please go check out her work sooner than later.
Grossfest August 1st & 2nd, 2025
Location:
Comfort Inn Conference Center
699 Rodi Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235
To book a hotel room for Grossfest 2025 you can use this link: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/YB53X6
August 1st, Friday 4-10pm
August 2nd, Saturday 11-7pm
(Movies and/or panels will be announced closer to the show)
For show info: www.grossfest.com or go to our Grossfest Facebook group or event page.
Vendor tables are $100 each and come with two passes contact grossfest@gmail.com for vendor application and how to pay.
(Ever hear a picture says a thousand words… this says more than Mel Heflin being passionate? Actor on a mission to make an impact)
Another friend of Mark Polonia is kindly going to be a guest of ours at Grossfest 2025 is a multi-talented fellow that some of yinz may know him from Return to Splatter Farm, Camp Blood, Motorboat, and Cocaine Werewolf as this young man continues to put his own stamp on independent cinema. We are absolutely delighted to have this next guest with us August 1st & 2nd, 2025 in Pittsburgh as we have the pleasure of introducing yinz to Tim Hatch! Yinz need to check out his work: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2374888/…
(Honestly, I can see why he has made his way into several Polonia Brothers Entertainment movies as I have quite enjoyed his talent recently in Camp Blood: Clown Shark, Once Upon a Time in Amityville, Teddiscare, but the one he had me laughing the whole movie is Mummy Shark!)
Grossfest August 1st & 2nd, 2025
Location:
Comfort Inn Conference Center
699 Rodi Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235
To book a hotel room for Grossfest 2025 you can use this link: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/YB53X6
August 1st, Friday 4-10pm
August 2nd, Saturday 11-7pm
(Movies and/or panels will be announced closer to the show)
For show info: http://www.grossfest.com or go to our Grossfest Facebook group or event page.
Vendor tables are $100 each and come with two passes contact grossfest@gmail.com for vendor application and how to pay.
This person is a name in independent film that spans over five decades! Literally he and his brother are the godfathers of SOV. This next guest is someone I literally wrote down first next to Jon McBride’s name of people we would like to bring in as guests in 2018 for Grossfest! Never thought his would happen as this person has directed over 90 films: Splatter Farm, Feeders, Razorteeth, House Squatch, Amityville in Space, too many to list… This person is literally the man, the myth, the legend of independent cinema and it gave me great delight to announce his name last week during Grossfest to say he will be joining us for Grossfest 2025. Let me introduce yinz to the one the only Mark Polonia!
Go check out Mark’s work: [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689789/…]
Grossfest August 1st & 2nd, 2025
Location:
Comfort Inn Conference Center
699 Rodi Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235
To book a hotel room for Grossfest 2025 you can use this link: [https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/YB53X6]
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you can contact Grossfest at grossfest@gmail.com if interested in being a vendor.
This announcement should come as no surprise as this person has been one of our biggest supporters of Grossfest but also they are a local (Pittsburgh) talent with an exceptional personality that just stands out. They are not just a triple threat but a whole lot more as they are a writer, actor, and director, you name it this person has done it. We at Grossfest would like to introduce yinz all to the wonderful and always smiling Jason Burke!
Okay Grossfest fans we got the date, the hotel, the guests, and we will have the vendors so mark your calendars!
The Mummy and The Monkey
Mark Polonia
Jeff Kirkendall
Tim Hatch
Jessa Flux
Mel Heflin
Phil Herman
Steve Rudzinski
The official Grossfest tattoo artist and all around coolest horror movie fan ever to exist Angel O’Connor!
Special guest – Jason Burke
Grossfest August 1st & 2nd, 2025
Location:
Comfort Inn Conference Center
699 Rodi Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235
To book a hotel room for Grossfest 2025 you can use this link: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/YB53X6
Tickets: $10 for one day. $15 for both days.
Vendor, movie, and tattoo room hours:
(Again no one under 18 will be allowed to get a tattoo so please don’t ask. Also you will need a Grossfest wristband in order to make your appointment with Angel the tattoo artist.)
August 1st, Friday 4-10pm
August 2nd, Saturday 11-7pm
(Movies and/or panels will be announced closer to the show)
Contact us with questions or vendor application questions at grossfest@gmail.com
For show info: www.grossfest.com or go to our Grossfest Facebook group or event page.Vendor tables are $100 each and come with two passes contact grossfest@gmail.com .
Grossfest 2024 (August 2nd&3rd)
This is it!!! Now we got great guests, we have unbelievably talented and cool vendors, all we need now is you, your relatives, your friends, neighbors that you don’t talk too, etc., to come through the door and support Independent horror everything!
Again folks, let’s keep it simple, let’s have fun, let’s support each other, and make Grossfest continue year after year. And beforehand thank yinz for coming! (And yes, we do have another random gift bag giveaway for one lucky person on Friday and Saturday coming through the door.)
Comfort Inn Conference Center
699 Rodi Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235
(The Grossfest convention is on the bottom floor of the hotel. If needed you will be directed by the front desk and also if you come in that way there is steps off to the right down the hallway that will lead yinz to us! Otherwise there is a door out back that leads directly to Grossfest also.)
Need to reserve a room call (412) 244-1600
Tickets: $10 at the door for one day or $15 to hang on both days (no matter what you must pay admission at the door to get into Grossfest 2024 and to also get a tattoo from the great Angel O’Connor. No the tattoos are not free, Angel sets her prices, no one under 18 will get a tattoo, she will be doing small ones 30 to 60 minutes on average) NO EXCEPTIONS!
Vendor, movie, and tattoo room hours:
August 2nd, Friday 4-10pm
August 3rd, Saturday 11-7pm
Grossfest 2024 guests
Sean Donohue and Sushii Xhyvette Holder
Roni Jonah and Jason Crowe
Kelsey Livengood
Matt Cannon… also appearing with Matt is Victor Butler who was the detective in Hexercise.
Jorge Delarosa
Nathan Rumler
Rebecca Rinehart
Also Special guests
Dave Castiglione
Steve Rudzinski
Jennifer Nangle
Also let’s not forget ultra-talented, super horror movie fan, tattoo artist Angel O’Connor who will be doing tattoos at Grossfest both days!
The talented Vendor list:
Neko Shark Films
Minerva Trinkets
Neens Soaps
Kiss of Death Productions
Scream Team Releasing
Addison Binek – Psycho Ape
Horror Movie Heaven
Barry the Movie Demon
Cluck Cluck Productions
Celebration of Spirits
13 Occult
Studio Arata
Video Nasty Productions
The Odd End
MMH Productions
Ultra Violent Magazine
Nostalgic Nightmare Productions
Once Upon a Killer
Mike Ancas
Fairly Dark Productions
BPO Films
Burgh Brats Krafty Kreations
Melissa Spezia
Josh Graves – Late Checkout
Drunken Yinzers Productions
Dazed and Disorderly
Vicious Creations
Cindy’s Creative Chaos
Fast Custom Shirts
Grossfest got some excellent news this week from Jessa Flux about her fulfilling her dream! We support this and already have it in the works of working to bring her in for Grossfest 2025? So of course we always have a list of great independent people to bring in so let’s waste no time greeting and introducing our next two guests for Grossfest 2024 as they are super talented and sure yinz will love them:
Roni Jonah started her career as a professional wrestler, managing Mike “The Miz” Mizanin. From there, she became a staple on the indie film scene, appearing in nearly 80 films. Including fan favorites Shark Exorcist 1 and 2, Thrust, Deadly Dealings and The Wicked Ones among others. Definitely keep a look out for Roni starring alongside Erin Brown (aka Misty Mundae) in the upcoming Scream Dream.
Jason Crowe, a Kentucky native started his film career with a bang, landing the lead role in the now cult classic zombie film, “Dead Moon Rising.” Since then, Jason, a “fearless” actor known for immersing himself within a character, won best actor for his honest portrayal of Josh in Harvest Lake, and has continued on in films such as The Bad Man, Space Babes from Outer Space, The Wicked Ones and Hooker with a Hacksaw.
Friday and Saturday August 2 and 3rd, 2024
Comfort Inn Conference Center
699 Rodi Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235
Need to reserve a room: Hotel link to reserve a room for Grossfest 2024! https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/ET81E2
Tickets: $10 at the door for one day, $15 for both days for those who will be attending
Vendor and movie room hours:
Friday 4-10pm
Saturday 11-7pm
Grossfest 2024 vendor list:
Neko Shark Films
Minerva Trinkets
Neens Soaps
Scream Team Releasing
Addison Binek – Psycho Ape
Horror Movie Heaven
Barry the Movie Demon
Cluck Cluck Productions
Celebration of Spirits
13 Occult
Studio Arata
Video Nasty Productions
The Odd End
MMH Productions
Ultra Violent Magazine
Nostalgic Nightmare Productions
Once Upon a Killer
Mike Ancas
Fairly Dark Productions
BPO Films
Burgh Brats Krafty Kreations
Melissa Spezia
Josh Graves – Late Checkout
Drunken Yinzers Productions
Dazed and Disorderly
Vicious Creations
Cindys Creative Chaos
Friday and Saturday August 2 and 3rd, 2024
Comfort Inn Conference Center
699 Rodi Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235
Need to reserve a room: Hotel link to reserve a room for Grossfest 2024! https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/ET81E2
Tickets: $10 at the door for one day, $15 for both days for those who will be attending
Vendor and movie room hours:
Friday 4-10pm
Saturday 11-7pm
Grossfest 2024 guests
Sean Donohue
Sushii Xhyvette Holder
Jessa Flux
Kelsey Livengood
Matt Cannon… also appearing with Matt is Victor Butler who was the detective in Hexercise.
Jorge Delarosa
Nathan Rumler
Rebecca Rinehart
Special guests
Dave Castiglione
Steve Rudzinski
Jennifer Nangle
Also let’s not forget ultra-talented, super horror movie fan, tattoo artist Angel O’Connor who will be doing tattoos at Grossfest both days!
Grossfest 2024: Friday and Saturday August 2 and 3rd, 2024
A reminder it is only four months away! We have sold out the vendor spots now we need your help to get people through the door for this two day show. Share the post, tell a friend, text it, print up a flyer, tell relatives, and help us make it the biggest one we have done yet? Let’s keep it simple. Let’s all have fun, promote each other, meet all the great people coming through the door, and celebrate independent horror!
Location:
Comfort Inn Conference Center
699 Rodi Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235
Need to reserve a room: Hotel link to reserve a room for Grossfest 2024! Discount available until July 1st: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/ET81E2 (By the way it just about sold out for the one day show last year so don’t wait on this. Also if there is any problems with reservations, contact us!)
Tickets: $10 at the door for one day, $15 for both days for those who will be attending
Vendor and movie room hours are:
Friday 4-10pm
Saturday 11-7pm
OUR Grossfest Guest list(Guest list subject to change)
Sean Donohue
Sushii Xhyvette Holder
Jessa Flux
Kelsey Livengood
Matt Cannon… also appearing with Matt is Victor Butler who was the detective in Hexercise.
Jorge Delarosa
Nathan Rumler
Rebecca Rinehart
And… Special guests
Dave Castiglione
Steve Rudzinski
Jennifer Nangle
Also let’s not forget ultra-talented, super horror movie fan, tattoo artist Angel O’Connor who will be doing tattoos at Grossfest both days!
Also we have started the movie list that will be showing (subject to change)
Hexercise
Swamp Woman
Incest Death Squad
Deep Undead
CarousH3ll
Happy Hour Holocaust 3 (premiere)
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