St. Louis’ Webster University Celebrates Lucio Fulci with a Month Full of Discussion

Webster’s Film Series has been carrying on virtually during the pandemic and next month they will be celebrating director Lucio Fulci in an event called April Fulci’s. Each Thursday in April, Webster University will be hosting a Zoom discussion with notable speakers and fans of the director including published authors including Dr. AC and Troy Howarth. Hell, even one week, they’ll have me. Also, if you attend you could win a sweet puzzle from our friends at Messed Up Puzzles. Read more for the full roster.

April 1ZOMBIE with Kea Wilson

On Thursday, April 1st, at 7pm, Kea Wilson, author of the novel We Eat Our Own (Scribner, 2016), will discuss Zombie.

April 8 CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD with Aaron Christensen

On Thursday, April 8th, at 7pm, Aaron Christensen, Rondo Award-winning genre film journalist, editor of two bestselling guidebooks, and the main brain behind HORROR 101 with Dr. AC, will discuss City of the Living Dead.

April 15THE BEYOND with Andy Triefenbach

On Thursday, April 15th, at 7pm, Andy Triefenbach (It’s me!), Owner & Editor-In-Chief of DestroytheBrain.com; Creator & Programmer of Late Nite Grindhouse will discuss The Beyond.

April 22HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY with Aaron AuBuchon

On Thursday, April 22nd, at 7pm, Aaron AuBuchon, Associate Dean of the School of Communications at Webster University, will discuss House by the Cemetery.

April 29 – DON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING with Troy Howarth

On Thursday, April 29th, at 7pm, Troy Howarth, author of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015) will discuss Don’t Torture a Duckling.

These films won’t be streaming the film prior, or at the times listed, to the events. You’ll want to watch them beforehand. If you click on the titles above, it’ll take you to a Just Watch page to see where the film may be streaming.

Andy Triefenbach is the Editor-in-Chief and owner of DestroytheBrain.com. In addition to his role on the site, he also programs St. Louis' monthly horror & exploitation theatrical midnight program, Late Nite Grindhouse. Coming from a household of a sci-fi father and a horror/supernatural loving mother, Andy's path to loving genre film was clear. He misses VHS and his personal Saturday night 6 tape movie marathons from his youth.

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