Most viewed - The Nightmares at Studio 35 (1999-2003)
Flier for 1999 Marathon394 views*The rushed nature of promoting this Marathon hampered this first flier a bit. It's okay, but I consider it to be a mixed bag. Part of this reasoning is due to miscommunication with the printer on my part, resulting in too much of a white border surrounding the artwork. That problem would be corrected in subsequent years.
*BLOOD FEAST did not make it to the final lineup. Hollywood major domo Jimmy Maslin could not find one of the reels in the days before the event, so we had to sub it out. (Neff)
Interior of 2002 program394 views
Back of flier for 1999 Marathon393 views*No one seemed to get my "Beechwold-aged" joke in the Warning section (i.e. the Drexel North was in the Beechwold section of Clintonville, we had beer at a Marathon for the first time, Beechwood aged, etc.) Oh well. (Neff)
Interior of 2002 program386 viewsBruce Campbell was elected to the Hall of Fame. (Neff)
Interior of 2002 program385 viewsTo this day, this is only appearance of a Herschell Gordon Lewis film at a Columbus Marathon. (Neff)
Back of flier for 2001 Marathon377 views
Original paste-up of ad for 2001 Marathon363 viewsSo here's a head-scratcher. When I was pulling materials from my archive for this online archive, I came upon this ad paste-up. I remember making it, but I have no idea what publication it was for. I'm assuming that it was for our sponsor, the Columbus Alive, but I have no clearer memory. Anyone? (Neff)
Alternate flier for 2001 Marathon356 viewsDesigned by Todd Babbert (longtime decoration crew member and general Marathon ally...and a good guy to boot.)
Front and back cover of 2001 program352 views
Flier for 2001 Marathon351 views*Joe Bob Briggs was, of course, our first guest of honor. More on him in subsequent gallery posts.
*Hmmm....we never did play PSYCHO at a Studio Marathon. Actually, the original plan that year was to play Hitchcock's classic, but the Wexner Center had already booked it for their Halloween Horror double feature (with THE BLACK CAT) so we deferred to them.
*I had worked for several years to arrange for charismatic, psychotronic, electro-mashup lounge lizards The Weird Love Makers to appear with NOSFERATU. I met the group through my good friend (and longtime Marathon ally) Steve Carter, who at the time was living with Weird Love Maker Greg Fernandez. After meeting him, I attended a screening of NOSFERATU (with a crowd of around twenty) in the back of Monkey's Retreat on Halloween 1998, at which the WLM provided their own live score. From that moment on, I knew that their act would play well in front of a larger crowd.
I had arranged with head WLM (and Evolution Control Committee mastermind) Mark Gunderson for the group to perform with NOSFERATU at the 2000 Marathon, but that fell through. One year later, though, everything came together. The result was one of my favorite Marathon memories.
*I stole the free breakfast idea from the Boston Science Fiction Marathon, which once offered a free champagne breakfast to all survivors. Our free breakfast consisted of bagels and juice, but hey... (Neff)
