The 15th annual Fan Expo Canada is taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building on August 28-30, 2009. The event is the largest combined gaming, horror, comic, science fiction, and anime event in Canada and features celebrities and pop culture heroes from a multitude of genres. As with most cons, Fan Expo […]
Author Joe R. Lansdale, best known for his “Hap and Leonard” series of novels, and bestselling author Brian Keene (Castaways, Dead Sea, Urban Gothic and more) have joined the lineup for the World Horror Convention 2011 to be held in Austin, Texas, April 28 through May 1 of that year. Landsdale will be taking on […]
FILM4 FrightFest, the UK’s leading fantasy and horror film festival, has posted the schedule for the event, which will take place Aug. 27 through 31. With titles such as Zombie Women of Satan and Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl, how can you go wrong? Actually, there are so many films — I counted more than […]
What is it about sharks that fascinates us so? Is it the empty stare? The robotic efficiency with which they kill? Is it some ancient memory of fear? I don’t know, but they sure are popular. The first week of August is Shark Week and Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga is celebrating the Discovery Channel event […]
Spooky Empire’s Ultimate Horror Weekend is a three day event that takes place in Orlando, FL, and celebrates all things horror. As any traditional genre convention would have, Spooky Empire includes celebrity autograph signings, live music, film festival, video gaming, costume contest, Q&As, and seminars. It even has tattooing! This year, the event will be […]
At first I thought it was a fluke. But now I realize it is a trend. Horror stories just aren’t safe from song and dance anymore. And I’m not just talking Michael Jackson’s Thriller video. Here is a somewhat comprehensive list of horror musicals. If you know of any I missed, please add them in […]
What has scales, murk and holds a decent tune? Apparently, the Creature from the Black Lagoon! Opening in July at Universal Studios Hollywood (Calif.), Creature From the Black Lagoon: The Musical turns the cult classic film into a “campy Broadway-style stage show with special effects, dance choreography and romance,” writes Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times […]
Every year, horror film fans everywhere (but especially in North America), look forward to Rue Morgue‘s annual Festival of Fear. This year is especially noteworthy because the guest of honor will be Bruce Campbell, star of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead series of films. Also in attendance will be: B-Movie maven and future-star-director-incubator Roger Corman; long-time […]
I know I’m a little late on this, but at least you still have a week to catch this art show. The Hyaena Gallery has new art by Rick “Dienzo†Blanco on display now through the end of the month. A L.A. based artist, Blanco has built an award-winning commercial art career over the past […]
Humorous horror artist Mike Sosnowski will be attending Monsterpalooza the end of this month at the Burbank Convention Center. He’s a real nice guy. If you go, stop by and say, “Hi!” And remember to say The Genre Traveler sent you.