“Frenzy Moon,” the latest film from filmmaker Gregory Lamberson will be shown Friday at 7 p.m.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present the area premiere screening of “Frenzy Moon,” the latest film from Filmmaker Gregory Lamberson on Friday at 7 p.m. Lamberson will be on hand to participate in its screening along with several cast members, all of whom will participate in a Q&A following the screening.

Horror thriller “Frenzy Moon” is Lamberson’s tenth feature film as a director, and his seventh filmed in western New York. (Lamberson was born in Gowanda, and raised in Fredonia.)

The movie tells the story of six college students and a mysterious hunter who spend a terrifying night battling werewolves in a remote cabin. Lamberson describes “Frenzy Moon” as “a cross between ‘The Howling’ and John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing.'” The film won a Gold Award for Best Film at the Pittsburgh Moving Picture Festival. The film also won a Bronze Award for Best Film Score at the same festival. The score was composed by SUNY Fredonia School of Music Lecturers Armand Petri and Ed Croft.

The film’s principal cast is primarily comprised of Western New York theater actors: Alyssa Grace Adams, Aaron Krygier, Kayla Walker, Gabrielle Nunzio, Harold Octavius Jacob, Steven Maiseke and Jacob Applegate. Lamberson cast many of them after scouting them in local stage productions. The crew was also local. It was filmed largely in Clarence.

A member of the Producers Guild of America, some of Lamberson’s previous films include “Johnny Gruesome,” “Widow’s Point,” and “Guns of Eden.” Lamberson also is the author of 15 books, including the novels The Frenzy Way, The Frenzy War and The Frenzy Wolves.

Members of SUNY Fredonia’s Digital Marketing for the Music Industry class are sponsoring a food drive at the screening. Bring a donation of a non-perishable food item (canned fruit, canned vegetables, peanut butter, pasta, etc.) to benefit the Chautauqua County Rural Ministry, and receive a limited edition CD featuring John Rzeznik (The Goo Goo Dolls) and Mary Ramsey (10,000 Maniacs).

Also to be screened prior to the feature film are two shorts filmed and produced by local filmmakers: “Close Your Eyes” (5 minutes), and “Shadows” (11 minutes).

Directed by Hope Muehlbauer, “Close Your Eyes” was produced for Warehouse 47 Films, the production company of Donovan Gale, Jay Gleason, and Gabriell Nunzio, all of whom worked on Frenzy Moon. Gale and Gleason are SUNY Fredonia alumni. In it, a young couple has a conversation that will decide the future of their relationship.

“Shadows” is written and directed by, and stars Fredonia filmmaker Tim Watson. In this short, a lone man struggles with a sinister presence inside his apartment.

Tickets to the film screening are $10 for adults, $7 for seniors/students, and are available at the door only.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center with a mission to “present the performing arts for the benefit of our community and region … providing access to artistic diversity … and high-quality programming at an affordable price.” It is located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.