Paranormal Fest features Oklahoma film, more

Midweek Update: See ‘Shifter’ at the Metro Library in OKC

What if traveling through time was a horrific experience? 

Find out in “Shifter,” from writer/producer Zachary Burns and writer/director Jacob Leighton Burns. The film is showing this weekend at the Downtown Library in Oklahoma City as part of the Metro Library’s Paranormal Fest. 

The sixth annual Paranormal Fest at the Downtown Library is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 and features guest experts, vendor booths, children's programming, and a movie marathon. Search for Bigfoot, hunt for ghosts or escape from a mummy in a variety of events planed. 

The movie block is set for the 4th floor, where Planet Thunder short films will begin at 11 a.m., followed by “Shifter” at 2 p.m. 

"Shifter" is Jacob Leighton Burns’s second feature film as a writer/director after "Electric Nostalgia," which won Best Oklahoma Film at the 2016 deadCenter Film Festival. He has since written the film “Hell Hath No Fury.”

“Shifter” stars Nicole Fancher, Ashley Mandanas, Paul T. Taylor, and Jamie Brewster.

For more info: https://www.metrolibrary.org/paranormalfest 

Speeding Bullet Updates

The following activities are scheduled at Speeding Bullet Comics, 614 N. Porter Ave. in Norman, Oklahoma.

Kraken Sale 2 wrapping up!

Extended to Sunday: Our Kraken Sale features 50 percent off hundreds of trade paperbacks!

Step into our Kraken Sale room with the undersea-blue walls and step into a world of savings!

Find amazing deals on titles including hardcovers, paperbacks, children’s books, and more from publishers including Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, and more! 

Monster Sale this weekend! 

Speeding Bullet’s super-awesome mega-sale starts Oct. 27 and runs through Oct. 29.

More details: http://www.speedingbulletcomics.com/?p=619

“Bad Candy” signing on Saturday!

On Oct. 28 — welcome Robert Henry and Dirk Hooper to sign copies of the Oklahoma-based, Halloween-themed “Bad Candy” comic book! They’ll be on hand from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28. 

More details: http://www.speedingbulletcomics.com/?p=620

Matthew Price, matthew@matthewLprice.com, has written about the comics industry for more than two decades. He is the co-owner of Speeding Bullet Comics in Norman.