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Charlotte, NC - The Independent Picture House is hosting screenings of the cult classic horror film Ganja & Hess for Black History Month.  After being stabbed with an ancient, germ-infested knife, a doctor finds himself with an insatiable desire for blood.  What more do you need to know? Screenings of Ganja & Hess begin this Saturday February 25th and will repeat on Monday the 27th with the final screening on March 1st.  Visit the official website for the Independent Picture House by clicking on this link for more information. Ganja & Hess is a 1973 American blaxploitation horror film written and directed by Bill Gunn and starring Marlene Clark and Duane Jones. The film follows the exploits of anthropologist Dr. Hess Green (Jones), who becomes a vampire after his intelligent but unstable assistant (Gunn) stabs him with an ancient cursed dagger. Green falls in love with his assistant's widow, Ganja (Clark), who learns Green's dark secret. It is one of only two films

Read on for a complete list of the 2023 Mad Monster Party Film Festival Award winners. Genre Prizes Best Horror: The Barn Part II, directed by  Justin M. Seaman Best Fantasy:   Oneira , directed by Christine A Banna Best Science-Fiction: Sights Unseen , directed by Jesse Terrell Best Animation :  The Law Of The Jungle Gym , directed by Yoon Hei Cho Awards for Directing, Sound, and Cinematography Best Director: Daniel Merlot of House of the Unholy Best International Director: Sean Kurosawa of  OKHOTSK OF THE LIVINGDEAD Best Sound: Beneath Us All , directed by Harley Wallen Best International Sound:  Spellbound.  directed by Robin Rippmann Best Cinematography:   Beneath Us All , directed by Harley Wallen Best International Cinematography:  Elsewhere , directed by Simon S. O'Reilly Special Awards Best Actor:  Faith Kester as "Dottie" of  SHE MADE A MONSTER! Best International Actor:  Yang Ming as "Huei" of  Part Forever,  directed by Alan Chung-An, Ou Best FX :