Horror in the Hammer at Open Streets Hamilton

On Sunday, September 23rd, Horror in the Hammer braved the cold wind and the maze of pylons erected around the Robocop shoot on James Street North to attend OPEN STREETS HAMILTON and bring an early taste of Halloween to Hamilton.

Whoooooo! Spooky stuff here.

Camped out on the sidewalk at James Street North & Colbourne, with the Robocop remake set behind us, we braced against the wind to sell cheesy horror dvds and spread the word about the upcoming 2012 Hamilton Zombie Walk. We didn't sell many Halloween treats -- I hope Hamilton's not getting too health-concious on us -- but the brisk weather probably had a hand in encouraging people to seek soup and coffee than candy and chocolate.

All in all, Open Streets Hamilton was a fun event and we got to meet some memorable characters, past zombie walkers, and introduce the event to a new crop of fresh meat.

Visit Horror in the Hammer at Open Streets Hamilton

Horror in the Hammer will be representing the horror community on James Street North for OPEN STREETS HAMILTON - Sunday, September 23rd 

Skitter, stomp, slither, or crawl on down to Open Streets Hamilton and visit with Horror in the Hammer at our table located north of James and Colbourne across the street from the Wild Orchid Restaurant. Come learn more about the 2012 Hamilton Zombie Walk and Charity Food Drive as well as our monthly Fright Night Theatre movie screenings. 


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At our table, Horror in the Hammer will be selling snacks, merch, copies of our indie zines Scream Scene, and cheesy $2.00 Horror DVDs. All proceeds go toward funding the Hamilton Zombie Walk and Food Drive and Fright Night Theatre. 

DETAILS

WHEN: Sunday, September 23rd. 10am - 3:00pm.

WHERE: James Street North, Hamilton, ON. Booth is north of James St. North and Colbourne Street (43.263626,-79.866134)

WHY: Open Streets Hamilton is a community-based partnership dedicated to promoting active, healthy, and inclusive lifestyles by temporarily transforming streets into a shared space for everyone to experience. Open Streets Hamilton is a public showcase of free health, recreation and outreach focused activities -- such as Horror in the Hammer's Zombie Walk and Charity Food Drive as well as our annual blood drives -- provided by local community groups and organizations.

In the evening, come join us for our Fright Night Theatre screening of Leif Jonker's indie vampire classic DARKNESS and the World Premiere of Blackbags: The Movie created here in Hamilton.

Zombies Invade Supercrawl 2012

On September 14 and 15th, Horror in the Hammer unleashed a small horde of zombies onto James Street North for Supercrawl 2012. 

"Send more paramedics!"

Milling throughout crowds in search of brains, Horror in the Hammer's zombies took pictures with delighted / frightened Supercrawl attendees and distributed information about our next walk and food drive: October 27th, 2012. Embracing a broader definition of "art" than most of the vendors and installations on James Street North, our Hamilton Zombie Walk street team introduced onlookers and local business to the art of horror makeup effects and undead performance that can be seen each year during the Hamilton Zombie Walk.

Despite some who clearly wanted nothing to do with us (aka. party poopers), most were delighted to have zombies with them for Supercrawl taking in all the great bands, arts, and crafts. After all, who can crawl better than a zombie?

Horror in the Hammer's zombies weren't the only undead on display in Hamilton last weekend. Even our friends from the Toronto Zombie Walk (Oct 20, 2012) came out to promote their event and the upcoming NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD LIVE stage show produced by Hamilton boys Phil Pattison and Chris Harrison of Nictophobia Films.

Stay connected with the Hamilton Zombie Walk. Follow us on Twitter @HamZombieWalk, join the official Facebook group, and make sure to like Horror in the Hammer.

SUPERCRAWL ZOMBIE PHOTO GALLERY

Enjoying some liquid refreshment at one of James Street North's best restaurants: JACK & LOIS

All our best friends are zombies, like zombie street-team member Tina!

Sarah of the Zombie Street Team shows James Street is bloody and ready to go

Zombie Street Team member Laurel is a cheeky little ghoul!

The doctor is in!

A zombie mistakes one of the living mannequins outside Eclectric Audio and Music

Zombies love The Green Smoothie Bar

Making friends with the soldier boys from the armory to avoid a shot in the head