Announcement For the 22nd consecutive year, Blobfest® will return to the iconic Colonial Theatre. The festival is held annually the weekend after the July 4th holiday and, in honor of that tradition, it will take place July 9-11, 2021. Because...
Celebrate Earth Day with thought-provoking titles and Pay-What-You-Wish tickets to all our films. On Earth Day 2021 (April 22nd) all films playing at the theatre including the titles below are pay-what-you-wish. Public Earth Day 2021 Films at the Colonial RACING...
Blobfest® has been nominated! Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Best Virtual Event of 2020 Help us put our beloved Blobfest on the horror community map by casting your vote for the 2020 Rondo Hatton Classic Awards! How to vote: Copy...
Why Freddy Haunts Your Nightmares Speaker: Coltan Scrivner Read Scrivner’s Articles Forbes Article – Why The Zombie Apocalypse Prepared Us For Pandemic Coronavirus What Is Morbid Curiosity? Get tickets to the event
Dear Members, It saddens us to say this, but for the safety of both members and staff, we will not be hosting a Member’s Party on the night of this year’s Academy Awards (April 25). To brighten the spirits of those...
Read Full Article By ROCCO T. THOMPSON Phoenixville Pennsylvania’s The Colonial Theatre is well-known to horror fans as the shooting location for the iconic movie house scene from 1958’s The Blob (and for hosting the annual three-day event, Blobfest), and now they’ve dedicated the first...
Read Full Article By Marlene Lang Phoenixville’s Colonial Theatre will screen ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ and host social psychologist Coltan Scrivner discussing ‘how and why people sometimes find enjoyment – and can perhaps learn something – from fictionally dangerous...
Read Full Article By SUSAN PORTNOY “It’s a festival where people compete to see who can toss a mullet the farthest.” “Is it alive?” I inquired a tiny bit horrified. “No. No. No. It’s a dead mullet.” I was speaking...
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2022 at the Colonial Theatre with a series of Irish films and events! Our favorite Irish folk band returns after their sold-out show in September! The High Kings | Sunday, March 13th at 7:30 pm...
Read Full Article By Tina Thomas Image via Air Ventures, Paoli Chester County communities have hundreds of places to go and things to see, for residents and visitors alike. Lucky for us, everyone is working hard to keep life moving...
Come celebrate “March Monster Madness” at the Colonial. Each week there will be at least one terrifying tale on the screen: THE MUMMY Playing March 5th – March 11th At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an...
Ladies and gentlemen, boils and ghouls… We here at Blobfest central are pleased to announce our annual short film contest – The Shortys! So why not get a head start and have some fun making a short sci-fi movie with...
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