September 9, 2024

On March 8th, 2008, at the second Fear Fest horror convention in Dallas, Texas, I had the opportunity to host the first full on FRIGHT NIGHT reunion panel! In attendance, writer/director Tom Holland, Chris Sarandon (Jerry Dandrige), William Ragsdale (Charley Brewster), Jonathan Stark (Billy Cole), Amanda Bearse (Amy Peterson), Stephen Geoffreys (“Evil” Ed Thompson), Julie Carmen (Regine Dandrige) and writer/director Tommy Lee Wallace. As moderator, I was given permission to document this historic event!

After the first Blu-Ray version of FRIGHT NIGHT from Twilight Time immediately sold out, I knew that my dear friend Nick Redman was planning a second pressing release. I offered to include THIS full panel, as well as pull together a few new special features because at the time, none of the major studios were treating Tom’s movie with the respect it deserved. Fast forward, this panel has now been re-used over and over with each subsequent release, in each format, from each new country! (Even though, technically I only gave permission to Nick.) I don’t mind, because anything to help preserve the legacy of the film is worth it. But I also thought it was time I shared it online too.

I recently had to back up an old hard drive, so I found tons and tons of incredible videos and rarities that I plan to share on my YouTube page in the coming weeks, so stay tuned! (And please subscribe!)

Special Thanks to John Gray at Fear Fest. Icons Of Fright co-creator Mike Cucinotta. John Torrani on camera. And of course, Tom Holland for helping put this whole thing together. After this, many more followed, but this was the first full reunion! “Welcome to FRIGHT NIGHT… for real.”

FULL TRANSCRIPT RIGHT HERE!