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1996 Marathon Certificate440 views
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Interior of 1996 program439 viewsBoy, now THIS is quite the double feature. I was deep into my "kill the audience" phase at this point, so I set out to program all the grim, disturbing films all in a row. Starting with Argento's DEEP RED, most of the audience actually slept through the following six hours. Ever the dutiful projectionist (er..video tech?) I would wake up, see everyone asleep, change tapes, start the next film and then go back to sleep. (Neff)
2009 Shock Certificate439 viewsSince its inception, the Ohio Science Fiction Marathon has rewarded those hardy (read: insane) souls who have managed to survive its cinematic gauntlet by staying until the end of the event an Official Certificate of Marathoid Behavior (suitable for framing!) But in all of its various incarnations, the Ohio Horror Marathon had never followed suit. As early as the 1991 Night of the Living Drexel, there was discussion about creating a similar token of achievement for the Horrorthons, but nothing ever materialized (video evidence of this conversation exists...ahem, ahem...)
In 2009, when Bruce and I decided to resurrect the 24-Hour Horror format, we decided to finally follow through and create that long-mooted token. The result? A Horror Marathon certificate! Geez, it's a good thing that we took nearly two decades to come up with that one. But seriously, the general reaction to the certificate has been positive.
A trivia note for those of you with the time and inclination to obsess over such things: Bruce and I somehow crossed wires during the week of the event, so the program lists Noon as the time for "Presentation of Death Certificates", even though that was never the official name for them. (Neff)
