More than 40 artists will be displaying their Halloween-themed art now through Nov. 5, 2006, at the Peter Jones Gallery in Chicago. The Annual Halloween Art Exhibit is a national showcase of original, collectible Halloween art by today’s top and budding talents. The show celebrates and explores the theme of Halloween in all forms of […]
It’s big. It’s made of metal. And it has a taste for cars. Meet Robosaurus, the fire-breathing robotic dinosaur. This 40-foot tall monster lifts cars higher than a 5-story building and crushes them with ease, and his schedule has been extended from seven select nights to include performances each night of Halloween Horror Nights at […]
This weekend marked the opening of a special horror genre art show at the Wax Poetic Art Gallery in Burbank, Calif. The exhibit features the works of Frank Dietz featuring well-known performers and characters of the horror genre. Dietz is the museum’s featured artist for October. Exhibits includes artwork created in oil, charcoal, pastel and […]
If you’d like to read what it is like to be a space tourist, check out Anousheh Ansari’s blog at spaceblog.xprize.org/. Ansari spent 10 days at the International Space Station as a space tourist. In her blog she answers the age-old question: What does space smell like? Her answer: burned almond cookie. For more genre […]
The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has named the 2006 Trick-or-Treat Capital of the United States. Although Boston came in second as a top Halloween travel destinations, according to a new national survey, it is the leader in Halloween candy sales in the Northeast, according to top retailers in the region. The national survey also found […]
Each year, the city of Victoria, Canada, brings out its ghosts. Considered British Columbia’s most haunted place, Victoria has a variety of ghost tours available throughout the year. But in October, many groups at different locations host a variety of spooky activities throughout the city. Highlight for this years Ghosts of Victoria Festival highlights include: […]
What: SITGES — the International Film Festival of CataloniaWhere: Catalonia, SpainWhen: Friday, Oct. 6, through Sunday, Oct. 15., 2006Description:This film festival for horror and fantasy film fans is celebrating it 39th year with more than 200 films, 24 of which will be competing for festival prizes and honors.For more information: www.cinemasitges.com/uk What: Book SigningWhere: Dark […]
On Sept. 27, Six Flags announced “Dream Nite,” a program that will give six lucky winners at each Six Flags the chance to host an exclusive night at their park, and invite up to 100 of their friends and family to celebrate with them. Six Flags was probably following suit, for yesterday, Oct. 4, the […]
Looks like a lot of events are being announced last minute, so they didn’t get into the October issue of The Genre Traveler, which I’ll be posting today or tomorrow (I hope). Here are a few that are coming up in the next couple of weeks. World Premier of Going to PiecesNext Thursday, Oct. 12, […]
The touring Marvel Super Heroes Science Exhibition will be at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto from Oct. 18, 2006 through March 25, 2007. The exhibition allows visitors to explore and experience the real-life science of heroes from the Marvel Universe. Thanks to partnering with Mazda Canada and Yellowbrick-Holman Exhibitions, highlights at the Ontario exhibition […]