AsylumFest brings horror writer Aaron Sterns to Beechworth
AsylumFest at Beechworth's old asylum will feature screenwriter Aaron Sterns. A record number of vendors will attend.
The old Mayday Hills hospital in Beechworth comes alive this Halloween weekend for AsylumFest, celebrating horror, weirdness and creativity. Now in its fifth year, the festival attracts vendors selling horror art, sculptures and curios.
Screenwriter Aaron Sterns wrote Wolf Creek 2 and will run a workshop Saturday morning and host a screening with questions and answers. Local band Rarebit Fiends will perform strange psychedelic country.
A live ghost story competition runs Saturday night. What started as a writers' retreat has grown into a full weekend event.
- Fifth
- Year of festival
- 33
- Record vendors
- Aaron Sterns
- Screenwriter guest
- Mayday Hills hospital, Beechworth
- Venue
Why it mattersThe festival celebrates niche communities and creative expression in regional Australia. It draws national figures to regional venues.
AustraliaBeechworth's old asylum becomes a destination for horror fans and artists across Australia this Halloween, boosting the regional town.
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