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New York Comic Con Has Panel with First Look at "Traction Park Massacre" - film inspired by Action Park

originally published: 09/18/2024

L-R Kai Schulz as Otto and Bodhi Schulz as Emil with Alan Z as Moon. Photo Copyright 2024 “Traction Park Massacre” - Terror Twins, LLC - All Rights Reserved

(NEW YORK, NY) -- Terror Twins, LLC announces their New York Comic Con panel for the upcoming feature film, Traction Park Massacre, that intertwines the terrifying fictional narrative with the unbelievable true story of the infamous Action Park in New Jersey. The panel will take place at the Javits Center on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:30pm.

Moderated by Michael Gingold (Fangoria) alongside panelist, comedian Chris Gethard, discover how reality inspired fiction, and learn about the park’s dangerous history that earned it the moniker “Class Action Park,“ joined by co-directors and writers Adam Dubin (Murder at the Front Row, A Year And A Half In The Life Of Metallica) and Douglas diMonda, cast members Kai Thomas Schulz,  Bodhi Schulz (American Horror Story), and Helene Henry (Haunted Mansion).

In conjunction with the NYCC panel announce, Brooklyn metal group DAS MOÖSEhas released the movie’s theme song, “Traction Park Massacre (Don’t Cry For Me),”available via all digital platforms. The track is taken from their upcoming debut, full-length album, Moösehenge, due out October 16.

This old-school slasher flick is an audacious joy ride that brings together two groups of strong characters isolated in an abandoned amusement park called Action Wonderland which is now at the mercy of the Terror Twins, played by Kai Thomas Schulz and Bodhi Schulz. The fictional park in the film is a dangerous local amusement park burned to the ground fifteen years earlier, supposedly killing then ten-year old twins Otto and Emil Von Metzger, giving rise to urban legends. But the Terror Twins are alive and they hunt those thrill seekers foolish enough to attempt to find the remains of the abandoned park.

Additionally starring Scarlett JamesTori SenJacob KaufmanMcKalin and Lucas Hyde, featuring a soundtrack chock-full of classic metal, and a bold 80’s inspired score from Alex Skolnick of Testament.




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At this NYCC panel, they will relive Action Park and the scars, errrr impressions, it made with YOU plus a panel of specialists who lived to tell while debuting first looks from Traction Park Massacre where you'll get introduced to the Terror Twins, the Death Loop, and so much more!  Tickets on available for purchase online. The event takes place in Room 408.

New York Comic Con takes place October 17-20, 2024 at the Javits Center (429 11th Avenue) in New York City. Tickets for Comic Con are available for purchase here.




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