Genre Travel Across the US, Part OneWe took Interstate 40 most of the way across the U.S. and I made my husband stop at every State Welcome Center along the way so I could look for fliers about attractions that genre travelers would like. I found quite a few – including some I didn’t expect. […]
I told you I’d be back. On my drive across the U.S. to my new home in sunny California (it’s good to be back!), I found quite a bit of interesting things for the genre traveler, and I’ll be sharing them over the next few days. In the mean time, here are somethings happening in […]
Even so, I saw this and could not resist sharing it with you while I still have access to a computer. Blogging Halloween 10-23-06From Bloggers Blog: www.bloggersblog.com/cgi-bin/bloggersblog.pl?bblog=1023061. It’s a list of things Halloween — costumes, contests, etc. — all found on the ‘net. Enjoy! For more genre travel information, visi https://thegenretraveler.com.
Well, guys. I’m moving back to sunny California on Monday and I’m so busy with last minute preparations, that The Genre Traveler Blog will have to go on hiatus for a couple of weeks. I should have access to the Internet again the week of Nov. 6, but may not be settled for another week […]
It started on Thursday, and I’m afraid it will continue on through the weekend. The Fifth Annual New York City Horror Film Festival is haunting Lower Manhattan, bringing the best new and classic horror films to Gotham City. If you happen to be in the Big Apple this weekend, you might want to stop by […]
Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan completed the first draft of their musicalization of the 1974 film Young Frankenstein back in September, which they began work on early in 2003, and now casting is almost complete. This month, there will a reading of the new musical, directed by Susan Stroman, who also directed Brooks and Meehan’s Broadway […]
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 […]