Friday February 4th, 8PM at 5th Estate (bar) on 5th ave. between 12th and 13th st. in Park Slope Brooklyn.
Set in 1984, when the war on drugs was at its height, the story concerns a strain of mold developed by the government to wipe out Colombian coca fields. Unfortunately, during a demonstration, the mold gets out of control and proves to be deadly to more than just vegetation.
I’ve been a big fan of Neil Meschino’s work for a while now, and I’m not just saying that cause we’re buddies. I have lots of friends who produce some god awful art and I’m never afraid to let them know it. I held a screening of Mold! last year in the Lower East Side that was standing room only, so make sure you get there early!
And while you’re at it check out Mold’s theme song by my band Vermefüg.
Matt D has been a manager, buyer and event coordinator at Forbidden Planet since 2005 or maybe it was 2006. Who can remember? We didn't even have computers back then. A native New Yorker from the borough of Queens, raised on Sunday Funnies, Monster Movies and Rock N' Roll. What better place to end up than Forbidden Planet where he can use his position to influence the city's pop culture. A responsibility he takes seriously more now than ever due to New York's consistent change for the worse. The last thing NYC needs is another cafe or bank so thank whatever it is you believe in that Forbidden Planet is here to stay. Beyond the walls of FP, Matt is a publicly recognized expert in cult and horror cinema with a focus on VHS. He is the founder of Horror Boobs a collective that books screenings and distributes weirdo films, the producer of the documentary Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS collector, the publisher of the Blood Video zine, and is regrettably responsible for resurrecting the career of schizophrenic Shot-on Video director Carl J Sukenick.
E-mail him at Mattdfpnyc@gmail.com
Follow him on various social media at @horrorboobs
And now, Matt D and Tyler chit-chatting about our upcoming MISFITS/OSAKA POPSTAR signing and other assorted stuff from the office. For an hour. On a Friday night.
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