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film organization founded 1997 headquarters philadelphia pennsylvania united states key people dan fraga joseph a. gervasi harry guerro jesse nelson website exhumedfilms.com exhumed films is a philadelphia based organization devoted to showing horror movies for the benefit of their fans . 1 contents 1 history 2 screening locations 3 members 3.1 dan fraga 3.2 joseph a. gervasi 3.3 harry guerro 3.4 jesse nelson 4 films screened 5 24 hour horrorthon 6 ex fest and go ape 7 footnotes 8 external links history edit exhumed films was founded in 1997 by dan fraga joseph a. gervasi harry guerro and jesse nelson . saddened by the lack of local venues for obscure horror and exploitation films they decided to organize a venue themselves . their first screening took place on october 24 1997 at the harwan theatre in southern new jersey and consisted of a double feature of films by italian director lucio fulci zombie and the gates of hell . with the earnings from the first show the group planned another event the following february and officially took on the name exhumed films . since its founding exhumed films has hosted over 70 film screenings in seven different theatres across new jersey and philadelphia 1 as well as working with philadelphia festival of world cinema and the philadelphia gay and lesbian film festival . exhumed films is firmly committed to screening film prints in their programming ... people are considered film programmers because they hit a play button . there s no element of trying to track the film print down . the look the texture of film is really important . what makes it unique is that it s very fragile . every time you re playing it it s getting a little worse . oftentimes the films that we re showing is different than what s on video there s a little bit missing here there s a little bit added there so we felt like film from the beginning and we want to stick with film until the end . 2 screening locations edit exhumed films originally presented screenings at the harwan theatre in southern new jersey with a one off 3 d presentation of friday the 13th 3 d at the now defunct gcc north east theater in philadelphia . when the harwan closed exhumed moved on to present screenings at a nearby hoyts theatre until that location also closed . following the closure of hoyts exhumed screenings took place at cinemark theater in somerdale new jersey . in 2002 exhumed began screenings at the broadway theatre in pitman new jersey . exhumed screenings took place at the broadway from 2002 until 2005 . since 2005 exhumed films s primary venue has been the international house philadelphia although they sometimes make use of other venues as well . 3 members edit dan fraga edit from the exhumed films web site dan is the unofficial treasurer of the group . he maintains the group finances translation he makes the bank deposits and writes the cheques when it s time to pay the bills . any profit that the organization makes off of a screening is immediately put into a fund to finance future shows . by day dan teaches english at a local high school . his connection to the harwan goes back to his teenage years when he used to perform at screenings of the rocky horror picture show held at the theater . 4 joseph a. gervasi edit co founder of philadelphia s cabbage collective a group that put on grassroots diy hardcore punk and spoken word performances gervasi also edited no longer a fanzine and co edited philly zine . gervasi co owns diabolikdvd.com with fellow exhumed films member jesse nelson . gervasi created loud fast philly and co conceived the valerie project with greg weeks . 5 from the exhumed films web site joseph has been instrumental in arranging publicity for the exhumed screenings . being the only group member living in philadelphia joseph is often saddled with the unenviable task of pasting flyers and posters all across the city . joseph has also informed newspapers and magazines about the shows and is responsible for much of the positive press we ve received . like dan joseph had a history with the harwan during the 1980s he organized punk rock shows at the harwan theatre as a founding member of orgasmic productions which later moved to philadelphia along with joseph and became the cabbage collective . he appeared on whyy fm s radio times program with todd morris and deborah twiss the creators of the films a gun for jennifer in march 1999 . joseph has formerly edited no longer a fanzine and he founded bizarre videos in the early 1990s and co founded diabolik dvd inc. with exhumed films member jesse nelson in 2000 . 4 harry guerro edit from the exhumed films web site harry is responsible for inspecting all of our rented prints and checking for problems with film quality . in his basement harry also houses exhumed s growing collection of theatrical horror trailers . most importantly harry is responsible for designing and creating the impressive handbills and posters that we use to publicize the shows . harry is a serious collector of rare 16mm and 35mm film prints and thanks to his tenacity and connections he has managed to procure many of exhumed films rare prints . 4 jesse nelson edit jesse nelson maintains the official exhumed films site and is co owner of diabolikdvd.com with fellow exhumed films member joseph gervasi . founded in 2000 diabolik dvd specializes in import dvds . from the exhumed films web site jesse created and maintains exhumed s website www.exhumedfilms.com . on it he provides information about upcoming events offers directions to whatever theatre we are screening at and fields all e mail and questions about the group . jesse has also been responsible for booking some of our most successful screenings including our infamous friday the 13th 3 d show another sold out show at another now defunct theatre in north east philadelphia . in 2000 jesse started a successful dvd importation business diabolik dvd inc. with joseph . diabolik dvd is now the most successful on line import dvd retailer in north america . jesse hides his secret identity as a horror movie mogul by posing as a mild mannered internet and telephone sales manager during the day . 4 films screened edit the following movies have been shown at exhumed films screenings 7 blows of the dragon 1990 the bronx warriors 2000 maniacs abby alice sweet alice alien alligator almost human alone in the dark altered states an american werewolf in london army of darkness the asphyx assault on precinct 13 ator the fighting eagle autopsy aka sun spots bad ronald bad taste battle for the planet of the apes battle beyond the stars the beastmaster beast of the yellow night beneath the planet of the apes the beyond beyond the door beyond the valley of the dolls big trouble in little china the bird with the crystal plumage the black cat black christmas black sabbath black sunday blacula blood and roses blood diner blood feast blue sunshine boardinghouse the boogens the boogeyman dead alive brain damage the brood bug a bullet in the head burial ground the burning candyman cannibal apocalypse cannibal ferox cannibal holocaust castle of blood cat o nine tails catharsis short film cemetery man chambre jaune short film the changeling charlie s family the children children shouldn t play with dead things christmas evil cinderella the gates of hell city of the walking dead coffy the conqueror worm conquest of the planet of the apes the convent the crazies creepers creepshow crippled avengers cut throats nine dagon dark star daughters of darkness dawn of the dead day of the animals day of the dead the dead 2010 dead & buried dead or alive the deadly spawn deathdream death line decline of western civilization part i deep red demons demons 2 destroy all monsters devil times five the devil s rain dr. black mr. hyde don t be afraid of the dark don t go in the house don t look in the basement dracula vs. frankenstein dragon princess duel to the death eaten alive equinox escape from new york escape from the planet of the apes evil dead evil dead ii the face with 2 left feet farewell uncle tom fear no evil five element ninjas five fingers of death the fly the fog the food of the gods four flies on grey velvet frankenhooker friday the 13th friday the 13th part 2 friday the 13th part iii friday the 13th the final chapter frightmare fright night from beyond fudoh the new generation the funhouse galaxy of terror gargoyles godzilla 1985 godzilla vs. gigan godzilla vs. monster zero godzilla vs. the cosmic monster graduation day grave of the vampire gremlins grizzly a gun for jennifer halloween halloween ii hands of the ripper hard boiled hausu heavy metal hellraiser henry portrait of a serial killer hercules in the haunted world the hills have eyes the hills have eyes 2 the horrible dr. hichcock horror express horror of party beach house by the cemetery house on the edge of the park the howling i drink your blood ichi the killer the incredible shrinking man the incubus inferno infra man invaders from mars it lives again it s alive joy sticks jungle holocaust just before dawn kid with the golden arm kill baby kill knightriders lady terminator last house on the left legend of the wolf woman lemora a child s tale of the supernatural let sleeping corpses lie let s scare jessica to death lifeforce malatesta s carnival of blood man from deep river man with the screaming brain maniac the manitou mark of the devil martin massacre at central high master killer meet the feebles messiah of evil the mighty peking man the monster squad motel hell the mummy s hand my bloody valentine near dark the next victim aka the strange vice of mrs. wardh night of the bloody apes night of the comet night of the creeps night of the demons night of the living dead 1968 night of the living dead 1990 night of the zombies nightbreed nightmare nightmares in a damaged brain a nightmare on elm street a nightmare on elm street part 2 freddy s revenge a nightmare on elm street 3 dream warriors night warning no telling or the frankenstein complex no way out the oblong box one dark night paranoia patrick phantasm phantasm ii phantom of the paradise pieces pink floyd the wall pirahna piranha part 2 the spawning planet of the apes poltergeist prince of darkness prom night the psychic psychomania pulp fiction pumpkinhead rabid race with the devil the raven raw force re animator redneck miller reservoir dogs return of the living dead rituals road games rock n roll high school rodan