Chiller Theatre Oct. 2025

First off, I know I posted nothing new in October, but between regular work (which you know is a good thing since it wasn't that long ago that work was nonexistent), con life, and everything else, I have been terribly busy. In fact, this is the latest I have ever posted a Chiller report in the long running history of this website. Also, I am still working on my New York Comic Con coverage, so that is also coming soon!

Anyway back to our main story: On October 25, 2025, my friends Freddie, Alan, and myself headed to the greatest of all conventions, Chiller Theatre, as we always do this time of year. As always we had a blast, in fact this might rank among the most fun Chillers, which is saying a lot!

The gust list this time around was packed! And, as such, there were also a lot of fans present. It was packed! The first celeb that I met was Judith Ridley, of George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead. Now, I have met most of the main cast and crew (including Romero himself) before at older editions of Chiller, Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors, and probably some other cons. But, she is rare, at least in my neck of the woods. So, I was so happy to have her at this con! She was very sweet and soft spoken in person.

Belina Balaski, who starred in many a Joe Dante classics, Gremlins 1&2, Piranha, The Howling, and more was next for me. She was amazing in person! Sweet and personable, meeting her was awesome. The Howling is a movie I love so deeply and was happy to finally meet one of my favorite cast members that I had yet to meet from the greatest werewolf flick ever!

The last celeb that I went up to might have been the sweetest. That would be Anne Bobby of Clive Barker's awesome Nightbreed. She was so sweet and enthusiastic as she talked about how great it was that people had finally gotten to see the incredible director's cut of it. We talked quite a bit. This was made great thanks to her friendly and lively personality. She rules! And, if you get a chance to meet her, you best do it!

After that we went to get dinner, then came back for the famous Chiller party. This one was a blast as I hung with friends and made new ones. Now, apparently at some point something happened involving a woman, a book, a celeb, and flying beer. I wasn't there (I had gone to the bathroom and caught up with Vinnie of Sci-Fi Ninja Theatre), but it was broken up quickly thankfully. And, it was back to more fun and booze! Here are some cosplay and hanging with friends party highlights:

These are autographs that I got that Saturday:
Judith Ridley- Night of the Living Dead
Belinda Balaski- The Howling
Anne Bobby- Nightbreed

This is what I ended up buying at the con:
House on the Edge of the Park 4K (from Severin Films' booth)
Bloody Creek  Blu-Ray (from Vinegar Syndrome's booth. I never seen this one, but it stars gorgeous mother/ daughter duo Terri Lewandowski and Christine Cavalier. I had a big college crush on them and met them at a Fango con. They were sweet and beautiful, but I never saw any of their work. I can finally correct that!)
Dark Night of the Scarecrow 1&2 4K double feature, which I got for free by buying the latest issue of Screem magazine. I choose the one with the The Curse of Frankenstein, cuz Hanner fucking rules! (I saw the first one [which is great!] of this double feature on The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, but I have not seen the sequel):

So another epic Chiller is over and we already wish it was April for the next one! Did any of you guys go? What were the highlights for you? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Monster-Mania August 2025

This past weekend of August 15-17 held the latest edition of Monster-Mania in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. My friend Freddie and I attended that Saturday the 15th and had fun as we always do. 

I was short on cash, so I only met two celebs, but they were both awesome. First up was Paul Kratka who played boyfriend Rick in the always fun to watch Friday the 13 part 3. He was really nice in person and talked to me for a bit. We discussed the enduring popularity of the franchise and Jason, himself.

The other celeb that I met was the great Joseph Whipp. He played police Sgt. Parker in Wes Craven's masterpiece A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). He also appeared in Scream, The Hidden, and more. In person, he is one of the nicest celebs I have ever met! He talked to me for a good bit asking me about my shirt (I told him it's The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs where he plays horror movies) and if my Nightmare box set that I gave him to sign was new (I told him no, but, I ran out of space on the inlet card and was now getting the cardboard slipcover signed). The Monster-Man employee who took the pic, then made us pose for a bunch of pics: normal, pointing, fist bump, and drunk! And, then he still talked to me about how amazing it was to work with Craven! Meeting him was definitely the highlight of the day for me.

Sadly there was far less people in attendance than I have ever seen, at this con, but there was still some amazing cosplays on hand. Here are some of my favorites that I saw on this day:

Writer and cosplayer Crystal Rose Cardano

We stayed for the Friday the 13th part 3 cast panel which was fun to listen to. Though, we did leave right after that.

Here are the two autographs that I got:
Friday the 13th part 3: Paul Krakta
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Joseph Whipp

The only thing I bought was something from Vinegar Syndrome's booth. It's Fatal Delusion on Blu-ray. I never seen this W.A.V.E. production, but it stars gorgeous scream queens Deana Demko and Tina Krause. So, I was like, "Sold!"

Did any of you guys go to this Monster-Mania? If so what were the highlights for you, and who did you meet? Let me know in the comments section below.

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Garden City Comic Fest: June 2025

Comic-book convention Garden City Comic Fest was held this past weekend of June 28th & 29th at the Essex Center Codey Arena in New Jersey. My friends and I went on Sunday the 29th. This is our first time attending it, and we had a blast!

The first of the two people I met that day was the lovely and multi-talented Jo Armeniox. She is an actress and voice over performer having appeared on Boardwalk Empire and done voices on Pokemon the Series: XY and XYZ as Shauna and Red Dead Redemption, among other projects. She was really sweet and down to earth in person.

I also met comic-book artist Nikkol Jelenic. She has done work for comic companies Top Cow, Marvel, and Dynamite. The later includes the covers for the horror/ fantasy franchise crossover Red Sonja Vs. the Army of Darkness. It's that that caught my eye at her booth. I picked up the first issue and got it signed by her. She was really cool and nice, in person (as well as being beautiful). I asked her if she was a fan of both. She said she was and that she only works on stuff she's a fan of. She also told me, that while she likes Red Sonja, she is more of an Army of Darkness fan. This only made her even more awesome in my book!

Here are some of the cool sights I saw at the convention:

Comic-book artist Fred Zorn signs his comic for my friend.

Being Sunday, there was probably less cosplay than the day before, but there was still some. Here are some of my favorites that I saw on this day:

If you are wondering why I didn't do any cosplay, this was honestly a last minute thing. And, also it was too hot. My anxiety would have killed me if I was all dressed up. As we had to walk to and from the venue from my friend's house. Anywho, I have four days in October to cosplay for NYCC. 

Here is the swag that I bought at this con:
Funko Pops:
Universal Monsters Walgreens Exclusive: The Invisible Man
Jurassic Park Anniversary: Tyrannosaurus Rex (both were 50% off, so essentially 2 for $15)
Red Sonja vs. the Army of Darkness #1 (which I got it signed by cover artist Nikkol Jelenic at her booth)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #30 (which was 50%)
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #36 (which was in the $1 bin)

The reason that I go some of these great deals us cuz it was Sunday.

On a side note, I'm looking for old issues of the Marvel run of  G.I. Joe or any of the trades that collect them. But, being low cash I don't have a lot to spend on them, so if you wanna help a brother out, or at least point me in the right direction, please don't hesitate. Thank you.

Anyway, we had a great time. I loved the way that it felt and looked like an old comic-book convention with celebs. That's something you don't see in NYC, really, so we loved it. And, will definitely be back for it next year!

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