Continuing our series of White Hot ‘N’ Warped cinema, Dead Channels brings us the mind-bogglingly awful B-grade (D-grade?) sexploitation shocker She Freak. This 1967 “update” of Tod Browning’s 1932 classic Freaks was directed by Byron Mabe and written by David F. Friedman (best known as the producer Herschell Gordon Lewis’ seminal gore films 2000 Maniacs […]

Last week Thrillpeddlers enjoyed the height of serendipity with the fabulous Cockettes. That Thrillpeddlers embrace the spirit of San Francisco’s legendary psychedelic drag ensemble is no surprise. The group was part of a late-60s/early-70s bi-coastal queer hippie performing arts clique that included Charles Ludlam’s Ridiculous Theatrical Company and John Waters’ Dreamland Studios. […]

The SF Weekly published critic Chloe Veltman’s formal review of our show “Flaming Sin: London’s Grand Guignol” this week (we’ve previously linked to her blog post about the show). Her review is the kind of thoughtful, in-depth look at our work that’s been all too rare over the years. While we certainly have fans among […]

A very special event at our Hypnodrome theatre on Sunday, April 20th, 7:00pm. Hosted by Rumi Missabu of the Cockettes and featuring many special guests. Sure to be a wild night!

The reviews are coming in for our current show “Flaming Sin: London’s Grand Guignol” and we’re, well… thrilled. We had no idea how people would react to an evening of Noel Coward sophistication, Grand Guignol excess, and a very “blue” floor show, but it looks like we’re not the only ones crazy enough to think […]

Writer Kelli Stanley blogs about a preview performance of our new show, “Flaming Sin: London’s Grand Guignol.” She summarizes her in-depth review this way:
So even if you’re not particularly a fan of the Vault of Horror, troop down to the Hypnodrome on 10th street in San Francisco — for a twenty dollar seat, you’ll get […]

Thrillpeddlers proudly presents the 2008 Hypnodrome Valentine revue featuring Jill Tracy in concert with violinist Paul Mercer and our special guests V. Vale, Jello Biafra and Monte Cazazza!
February 12-17, 2008
Tuesday - Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 7:00 PM
At THE HYPNODROME
575 10th St.
(between Bryant and Division)
San Francisco, California [MAP]
Tickets: $20 general admission; $69 for SHOCK […]

Young devotees of Horror, Sci-Fi and Suspense have a summer camp to call their own! Creepshow Camps face “fright” with curiosity and creativity, revealing the secret techniques behind scary entertainments’ vitality and power. Workshops led by our dedicated staff of teaching artists engage participants, hands-on, in activities that teach and reinforce the fundamental skills […]