Real-life undertaker and long time zombie fanatic
J. Cannibal—dubbed the King of Horror Burlesque—presents a gruesome banquet of midnight mayhem!

This frightful night of fun kicks off with the Celtic metal flying-V-fiddle fury of Devil in the Kitchen. J. Cannibal first discovered this instrumental metal four-piece when they shared the main stage at the Paradise after they were picked to perform by the Dresden Dolls from a high school battle of the bands. In the ensuing years, the members have gone on to various other projects (ranging from Nintendo cover bands to traditional folk music), but J. Cannibal has asked Devil in the Kitchen back to the stage to assault Boston audiences with their blistering brand of metal wrath! Following their set will be a bevy of grotesque burlesque courtesy of the infamous horror troupe, Black Cat Burlesque . Dedicated to putting the BUMP back into the night, Black Cat Burlesque has been raising pulses, the dead and a whole lot of hell since 2003. As the bad seeds of Boston Burlesque, this scream team mines the depths of their twisted psyches—blending striptease thrills and spookshow chills to push the boundaries of the art form and explore the dark, cobwebbed corners of neo-cabaret.

For the night’s feature, Mr. Cannibal has hand-picked one of the most influential and legendary zombie films of all time: George A Romero’s DAWN OF THE DEAD. This film set the standard for zombie-survival culture that has been popularized over the decades in countless movies, books and games paying homage to its brilliant juxtaposition of supernatural horror with American culture. Today, it is widely accepted by critics and audiences alike as a classic of the horror genre and has a worldwide cult following. For this special event we will be screening a rarely seen European cut of the film, edited by another master of the genre, Dario Argento.

Free gory goodie bags will be handed out to all, and J. Cannibal will be awarding a number of prizes for the best zombie costumes from New England Comics, Stingray Tattoo and Horror Business. Brooklyn clothing label SEIBEI, will also be on hand selling and giving away customized Intramural Zombie Hunting League t-shirts. If all this ghoulish glory has whet your appetite for freaky films, Boston-area residents can also trek down to their local branch of Hollywood Express and browse J. Cannibal’s very own “picks” section, where they can check out some of his favorite horror movies of all time.

Brought to you by the creative minds of Black Ocean, this will be a show of insanity from beyond the grave that you don’t want to miss!

Coolidge Corner Theatre
290 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 02446

www.blackocean.org
www.coolidge.org

A thick slab of praise for J. Cannibal and his Feast of Flesh:

“J. Cannibal, the ‘King of Horror Burlesque.’”
—Boston's Weekly Dig

“J. Cannibal's Feast of Flesh, led by real-life undertaker and zombie lover J. Cannibal, is a celebration of all things terrifying.” —The Improper Bostonian

“Think Rocky Horror Picture Show with less androgyny and more anthropophagy.” —The Onion

“[J.Cannibal] is the sort of guy people brag about knowing. After all, he sounds like an exotic, epic character: poet, undertaker, horror-burlesque king, small-press publisher, show promoter, fake-blood engineer.” —The Boston Phoenix