Dread’s Gory Cult Horror ‘Uncle Peckerhead’ Returns for 3-City Roadshow!
Five years after unleashing one of the gnarliest, most lovable horror comedies of the last decade, Uncle Peckerhead is finally getting the theatrical celebration it always deserved. This March, the filmmakers behind the cult favorite are taking the movie on the road for a three-city anniversary roadshow, blending film, music, and mayhem!
The Uncle Peckerhead 5-Year Anniversary Roadshow stops in Philadelphia (March 20), Asbury Park, NJ (March 21), and Long Island City, NY (March 22). Each event features a full screening of the film, a live Q&A with cast and crew, and a full-on musical performance by Five Hundred Bucks performing the music of DUH, the fictional punk band from the movie, turning each night into part screening, part punk show, part raucous party.
Released in the early days of the pandemic, Uncle Peckerhead became a true “COVID baby”: critically embraced, but denied the theatrical rollout a movie like this thrives on. Now, five years later, the team is reclaiming that lost moment and reframing the film the way they always envisioned it, as a touring roadshow where punk and horror collide.
TOUR DATES
- Friday, March 20 – Philadelphia, PA – PhilaMOCA (TICKETS)
- Saturday, March 21 – Asbury Park, NJ – ShowRoom Cinema (TICKETS)
- Sunday, March 22 – Long Island City, NY – Focal Point Beer Co. (TICKETS)
Each stop on the tour includes:
- A full screening of Uncle Peckerhead
- A live Q&A with members of the cast and crew
- A live performance by Five Hundred Bucks featuring songs from the film
ABOUT THE FILM
Uncle Peckerhead is a scrappy, blood-soaked horror comedy about a three-piece punk band that goes on tour with a man-eating roadie. Bloody Disgusting called it “laugh out loud funny and gruesomely gory,” and the film currently holds 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, where it has steadily grown a devoted cult following since its release.
Written and directed by Matthew John Lawrence (Bloody Axe Wound), the film was entirely self-funded, powered by favors, friendships, and stolen energy drinks. Shot across Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Central New Jersey, Uncle Peckerhead is a love letter to underground scenes, made by local filmmakers, punk musicians, and comedians on a shoestring budget and a shared belief that the best horror comes from the margins.
Five years later, the movie isn’t just being revisited. It’s being reclaimed, loud and in person, the way genre films and punk shows were always meant to be experienced: together, in a packed room, with the volume turned all the way up.
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