nevermore film festival

durham, nc
Jan. 2005

Read our coverage of Nevermore at BestFilmFests.com

photos © Renee Wright 2005

At first, The Nevermore Festival looked like most film festivals. Lots of cool posters.
At first, The Nevermore Festival looked like most film festivals. Lots of cool posters.
We interviewed Darkness director Leif Jonker in the lobby of the Carolina Theatre.
We interviewed "Darkness" director Leif Jonker in the lobby of the Carolina Theatre.
Then we began to notice something strange.
Then we began to notice something strange.
Leif seemed stained with some kind of goo.
In our pictures, Leif seemed stained with some kind of goo.
Now Allan's cape looked dipped in blood.
Then Allan's cape looked dipped in blood.
Maybe it's the lighting. I try a flash shot. The gore is still there.
Maybe it's the lighting. I try a flash shot.
The gore is still there.
The guys selling T-shirts have no idea what's going on. What are those strange archways in the background?
The guys selling T-shirts have no idea what's going on.
What are those strange archways in the background? And where do they lead?
We thought our memory stick might be fried.
We thought our memory stick might be fried.
But this picture taken the next day, with a different stick, shows the same effects. In fact, this skeleton looks like it's growing hair.
But this picture taken the next day, with a different stick, shows the same effects.
In fact, this skeleton looks like it's growing hair.
Someone said it was the tungsten lights that caused the strange effects.
Someone said it was the tungsten lights that caused the strange effects.
Or was it this guy from the Rhine Institute? Note the bright white spot in the middle of his head. No one else had that.
Or was it the guy from the Rhine Research Center, Institute for Parapsychology?
Note the bright white spot in the middle of his head. No one else had that.
And if it was the lights, why does this picture taken in the lower lobby exhibit this strange effect? These are the folks from Chapel Hill Comics who sponsored Darkness: The Vampire Version at Nevermore.
And if it was the lights, why does this picture taken in the lower lobby exhibit this strange effect?
These are the folks from Chapel Hill Comics who sponsored "Darkness: The Vampire Version" at Nevermore.
Vanessa Neal appears to be protected by a (psychic?) force field.
Then we noticed this cat. It seemed to be emitting psychic matter.
Then we noticed this cat. It seems to be emitting a stream of purple protoplasm...
It wasn't too cute either.
Looks a little mean.
And if the inside lights caused the effects, how do you explain the bloodstains on the Marriott next door?
And if the inside lights caused the effects, how do you explain
the strange smears on the Marriott next door?
And on the frozen fountain?
And the green goo on the frozen fountain?

Quoth the Raven:
Quoth the Raven:

Nevermore
Nevermore

Visit the Carolina Theatre for next year's Nevermore to see if the haunting continues.
Visit the Carolina Theatre for next year's Nevermore to see if the haunting continues.

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