It now feels like billions and billions of years ago, but when I was 15 I received one of the best birthday presents. But the story doesn’t start there. You see, back then I was an avid Cosmos fan … pleading with my Dad to let me stay up to watch an entire episode of [...]
Written on October 30, 2009 | Posted in
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I ran across a few posts recently that had varying opinions on the state of horror films today, so I thought I’d run a poll. Personally, I like supernatural thrillers more than pure horror and I don’t like horror films that have too much a foot in reality, like Saw and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. [...]
Written on October 29, 2009 | Posted in
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The Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention, to be held Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, features the stars of the 1969 cult classic film The Green Slime, known for it’s low budget special effects and over the top theme song. The Green Slime Trailer Personally, I’ve never heard of the film, but what what [...]
Will you be in Orlando, Fla., on Halloween? Then you might want to spend some time at the the Orlando Science Center, which will be holding it’s annual Spooktakular Science Extravaganza from noon to 4p.m. on Oct. 31. The event features costume contests, face painting and, of course, creepy science. Kids of all ages and [...]
Written on October 27, 2009 | Posted in
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HP Fan Trips has recently announced the “Witches, Wands, and Wizardy in Boston…Oh my!” event, planned for Feb. 12 through 15, 2010. Special guest, Stan Ianevski, who portrayed Viktor Krum in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, will host a storytelling evening during the event. Here’s a preliminary itinerary: February 12: Your adventure starts [...]
Written on October 26, 2009 | Posted in
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If you are on a quest to slay dragons, duel goblins and interact with creatures magical, then go to the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., go up to the third level and enter MagiQuest, the world’s largest live action fantasy game. The 12,000 square-foot adventure complex, just outside Sears, allows guests to step into [...]
Written on October 26, 2009 | Posted in
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Florida SuperCon presents The Fantasy Twi-Life Tour featuring the stars of Twilight in Fort Lauderdale this December 4 through 6 at The Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Hotel. The Fantasy Twi-Life Tour is a Twilight themed celebrity convention tour that will travel across the U.S. in through next year. Each stop on the Fantasy Twi-Life Tour [...]
Written on October 25, 2009 | Posted in
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If you are an enthusiast of all things creepy, scary and horrific, then you should mark your calendars for the National Halloween, Horror and Haunted House Convention to take place April 29 through May 2, 2010 in Valley Forge, Pa. Currently, the event is seeking people to come and be vendors, to wear their character [...]
Written on October 24, 2009 | Posted in
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Every Friday and Saturday night this month you can experience the world’s only outdoor 3-D haunt at The Forest of Fear at Voodoo Bayou in Flintstone, Ga. The Voodoo Bayou is a haunt complex located on Blowing Springs Farm in North Georgia and features the Forest of Fear experience, Ghost Ride (a nighttime hayride with [...]
Written on October 23, 2009 | Posted in
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