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John Waters Visits The Hypnodrome

Jan 12, 2010 No Comments by Russell Blackwood

It was quite a thrill for Thrillpeddlers last Friday night when John Waters came the Hypnodrome to see “Pearls Over Shanghai.” The visit was planned well in advance and I could feel our excitement mounting from the moment we heard the news last November that he was all set to come on January 8th. The [...]

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Amazing Halloween Weekend at the Hypnodrome

Nov 03, 2009 No Comments by Russell Blackwood

True to form, Halloween weekend was a blast at The Hypnodrome. We sold out all three performances of Shocktoberfest!! 2009: The Torture Garden (including a special midnight show on Halloween night). The 8 pm performance of Peals Over Shanghai was standing room only with most of the audience in full costume. Kudos to the couple [...]

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Thrillpeddlers on “Inside City Limits”

Oct 21, 2009 No Comments by Russell Blackwood

A news story about Thrillpeddlers’ tenth annual Shocktoberfest!! will being airing this week on “Inside City Limits” on Comcast’s channel 11 in San Francisco. The air dates are 10/21 – 24 (Wednesday at 9 pm, Thur at 8 pm, and Fri and Sat at 6:30 pm). The TV crew came to interview me on the [...]

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“Morbid Curiosity” Book Release Party at the Hypnodrome

Oct 21, 2009 No Comments

Last night The Hypnodrome was filled to capacity for the release of “Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues,” a new anthology of strange true tales from the ever-popular ‘zine called “Morbid Curiosity.” Two Thrillpeddlers, Bill Selby and Jill Tracy, have their stories in the book and joined other contributors in reading their work. We also presented [...]

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