Greetings Fellow Gorehounds.
On Saturday, March 4th a friend of mine, B.A. and I left our town around 6:30AM and headed out to Rosemont, IL to the Weekend of Horrors.
We pulled up in the parking lot of the Wyndham Hotel at 7:10 AM. We arrived at the sign in table minutes later and there were only like 10-20 other people waiting.
They opened up Registration an Hour early, starting with the Gold Ticket Holders first, and the Dealers rooms would open at 10AM. Everything started an hour early because in the "final hour" Creation KNEW they were in over thier heads cause the demand at this Convention was overwhelming....to say the least.
The SWAG table consisted of things like...Pins, Tee-shirts, wrist-bands, all mainly advertising the film "NightWatch".
The dealers room(s) were bigger this year than the last Con in '96...Yes, I did say ROOMS, Two of them. The main room upstairs, for all things Mainstream...and the room downstairs, for all things Independant.
The first line I happened into was the line for Tom Savini's table. He signed my Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition Boxset for me and I bought a copy of "Chill Factor". (more on Tom Savini later as I make a 2nd pass by his table.)
We then raped the Anchor Bay table of all thier free cards and pins. Then we hit the basement for dealer room #2.
I bought two DVD's from the Troma Table. The guys who made KatieBird: Certifiable Crazy Person were there and I bought a copy and told them I'd write a review of it on the Fangoria Message Boards. I talked to B-Film actress Amy Lynn Best for a few minutes about stuff and bought 3 DVD's at her table.
Went back to the upstairs Dealer Room for sweep #2....Bought all the copies of Avatar Press's Friday the 13th comic (ok not ALL but One Copy of all the issues they had there.) Back to Tom Savini's table to ask him when he was going to be in a A-list film where his role was more than a cameo. To which he informed me that he was going to be in Quentin Tarentino's next film "GrindHouse"....and Tom was going to get ripped apart by Zombies.
Circled the room and bought a Tee-shirt at George Romero's table and a copy of Knightriders on DVD. Got an autographed photo from Kane Hodder (Jason - Friday the 13th part 7-10).
Bought a pen and tee shirt from the Fangoria TV table (Unfortunately lost the pen as pointed out by Amy Lynn Best on my 2nd room sweep of the Lower dealer room). Talked to Ari Lehman for a few and bought a tee-shirt and CD from him.
Told Ellen Sandweiss that even after all of these years The Evil Dead still holds up pretty well.
Took a lunch break at McDonalds just down the road.
Met Erin Brown (Misty Mundae for all you fans of E.I. Cinema's films) and told her that it was time to break free of them and to spread her wings with bigger / better films. She said she has been getting better offers since her role in the Master of Horror's "Sick Girl" episode.....
anyway....had a great time, can't wait for next year. Brought about $900 and spent about $550 of it on T-shirts and DVD's.
List of DVD's I got.....
KatieBird: Certifiable Crazy Person
The Resurrection Game
Severe Injuries
Flesh Eater
The Descent
The Majorettes (Signed By John Russo)
Heavenly Creatures the uncut version
Knightriders
The Toxic Avenger part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
Visitor Q
Versus
Cyclone
Acne
DUCK!: The Carbine High Massacre
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Filthy McNastiest double feature
Mulva 2: Kill Teen Ape
The Toxic Avenger 21 Anniversary Golden Edition
Fudoh: The New Generation
Tom Savini's Chill Factor: Episode 1, House Call
Bring on Flashback Weekend!!!!!!
