Blobfest 2021 preview: Cult classic is oozing with new life from where it all began

It crawls, it creeps, it eats you alive! The 1958 cult classic “The Blob” starring Steve McQueen will celebrate its 21st year at the very theater the movie was filmed when The Colonial Theater (in Phoenixville) hosts ‘Blobfest House of Harris.’ The iconic movie house is home to the famous Blob run-out scene. The festivities will take place July 9-11 with another virtual version of the event that normally runs up and down Bridge St. But this year’s theme does make things a bit different than last year. “We don’t want to put ‘virtual’ on another t-shirt,” says Bob Trate, marketing director at The Colonial Theater. Phoenixville’s Colonial Theater will host Blobfest 2021. The iconic movie house was the location the famous run-out scene in “The Blob” (1958). (Contributed photo) Last year’s Blobfest was given the virtual treatment as COVID spread and shut down gatherings and theaters across the country. “It was very thrown together at the last minute,” admits Trate, noting how it was the first time they used Vimeo and had to learn as they went. The idea spawned two other virtual offerings from the Blobfest team including October’s “Nightmare on Bridge St.” featuring classic public domain horror…
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