Fangoria: Weekend of Horrors 2009 – Chicago

It’s here again and this year it’s the 30th Anniversary of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors. The three day event promises to be exciting and full of thrills, chills and coll stuff to boot!

I will be traveling to Chicago for the weekend horror extravaganza which occurs March 6-8 at the Wyndham O’Hare hotel and covering all the ghoulishly grotesque and ghastly goings on for WeAreMovieGeeks.com, so check back for exclusive photos and afterthoughts about the event.

Here’s a special preview of what shrieks and surprises are lurking…

Friday night kicks off the freaky festivities with Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors Shock-N-Roll Spooktacular, featuring MUSHROOMHEAD, FASHION BOMB, DJ BRIANNE and Fangoria Spokesmodel SHANNON LARK.

Of course, no convention would be complete without opporunities to make your own mark on the industry. Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors will be ground zero for the following contests: SPOKESMODEL CONTEST, CREEPY COSTUME CONTEST and the TERRIFYING TATTOO CONTEST.

Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors will have some awesome extra-special seminars from professionals of the Horror genre, including: GARY SHERMAN’S HORROR DIRECTING 101; HERSCHELL GORDON LEWIS BUDGET-FILMMAKING WORKSHOP; LLOYD KAUFMAN “Direct Your Own Damn Movie!”; TOBE HOOPER “Filmmaking 101” (Check the website for further deatils on dates, times and cost.)

For all you super-fans and collectors out there, the vendor room will be chop-full of wicked dealers, including, but not limited to Fangoria Entertainment, Tattoo Savage Magazine, Scream Kings, DVD World, Pop Culture Collectibles, Full Moon Productions, Hack Movies and more.

One of the biggest draws of the Weekend of Horrors is the line-up of celebrities that the event draws out for the fans. Read the whole story to see who to expect in this killer line-up if you’re brave enough to make the journey into darkness this March:

	Tobe Hooper – Director: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, POLTERGEIST, EATEN ALIVE, SALEM’S LOT, LIFEFORCE, TOOLBOX MURDERS, INVADERS FROM MARS and MASTERS OF HORROR. Signing in Vendors Room All Weekend. On Stage Sunday. Tobe will be conducting his “Filmmaking 101” seminar on Sunday.
	George A. Romero – Director: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, DAWN OF THE DEAD, DAY OF THE DEAD, LAND OF THE DEAD, CREEPSHOW, MARTIN, KNIGHTRIDERS and THE DARK HALF will have the first news and footage from his latest zombie flick, a DIARY OF THE DEAD sequel. Signing in Vendors Room All Weekend.
	Tom Savini – Makeup FX: DAWN OF THE DEAD, MARTIN, CREEPSHOW, FRIDAY THE 13TH, DAY OF THE DEAD, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2. Director: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990). Actor: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, GRINDHOUSE. Savini will have a booth all weekend where you can meet him and purchase his autograph for a nominal fee.
	Bill Moseley – Actor: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE II, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, DEVIL’S REJECTS, REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA (Signing in Vendors Room All Weekend) On Stage Saturday.
	Doug Bradley – Actor: HELLRAISER’s Pinhead, NIGHTBREED, PUMPKINHEAD: ASHES TO ASHES, PROPHECY: THE UPRISING, THE COTTAGE and new Clive Barker film BOOK OF BLOOD. Appearing Saturday.
	Herschell Gordon Lewis – Godfather of Gore and director of BLOOD FEAST, TWO THOUSAND MANIACS!, WIZARD OF GORE and many others; Herschell will be conducting his “Low-Budget Filmmaking” seminar on Saturday. On Stage Friday.
	Lloyd Kaufman – Troma chief and director of TOXIC AVENGER films and POULTRYGEIST will be conducting his DIRECT YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE! seminar on Sunday.
	Lamberto Bava – Director: DEMONS 1-2, GHOST SON, MACABRO. Appearing Saturday in a Special Panel.
	Ruggero Deodato – Director: CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, CUT AND RUN, HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK. Appearing Saturday in a Special Panel.
	Robert Kurtzman – Director/FX Artist/Producer: THE RAGE, WISHMASTER, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, BUMP
	Tom Towles – HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. Signing in Vendors Room All Weekend.
	Toby Wilkins – Director: THE GRUDGE 3 and SPLINTER; appearing on Saturday; free GRUDGE 3 screening for show attendees.
	Sergio Stivaletti – FX Artist/Director: WAX MASK, DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE, MOTHER OF TEARS. Appearing Saturday in a Special Panel.
	Bill Johnson – Actor: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2’s Leatherface ‘Bubba’ Sawyer. Bill will have a booth in the vendors room to meet fans and sign for a nominal fee. Appearing Saturday.
	Caroline Williams – Actress: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE II, LEPRECHAUN 3 and THE STEPFATHER 2. Caroline will have a booth in the vendors room all weekend to offer her autograph and collectibles for a nominal fee.
	John Dugan – Actor: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE’s Grandfather. John will have a booth in the vendors room to meet fans and sign for a nominal fee.
	Marilyn Burns – Actress: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, EATEN ALIVE, FUTURE-KILL and TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION. Marilyn will have a booth in the vendors room all weekend to offer her autograph and collectibles for a nominal fee.
	Joe Zaso – Tough Guy Actor: BARRICADE, ANGEL’S BLADE, 5 DEAD ON THE CRIMSON CANVAS, RED MIDNIGHT, DARKNESS SURROUNDS ROBERTA and BEAST. Signing in the dealers room.
	Raine Brown – Cult Actress: BARRICADE, AUNT ROSE, ANGEL’S BLADE: ASCENSION, 100 TEARS, DARKNESS SURROUNDS ROBERTA and BEAST. Signing in the dealers room.
	Ron Fitzgerald – Actor, Gothic Illusionist, Host: THE ITEM, BLOOD GNOME, THE THIRSTING, BIO SLIME, MAGUS. Ron will be appearing in the vendors room all weekend and performing at SATURDAY NIGHT’S CELEBRITY BASH.
	Joel Robinson – Horror and Comic Artist: VINCENT PRICE PRESENTS, LEPRECHAUN, PISTOLFIST. In addition to comics, Joel also produces Prints of the Macabre, does interior spots for magazines, designs convention posters and creates artwork for various bands. Signing in Vendors Room All Weekend.
	Sheila Larkin – Actress: THE X-FILES (Scully’s mom), THE OUTER LIMITS, POLTERGEIST: THE LEGACY
	Gary Sherman – Director: DEAD & BURIED, RAW MEAT, VICE SQUAD, POLTERGEIST III, LISA and 39; Horror Directing 101 Seminar on Saturday.
	R.W. Goodwin – Director: ALIEN TRESPASS, X-FILES, TRU CALLING. Appearing Saturday.
	Alan Rowe Kelly – Director: FAR CRY FROM HOME (will be screening @ Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors), I’LL BURY YOU TOMORROW, DON’T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (new)
	Mark Kidwell – Comic Book Author/Artist: BUMP, DARK KINGDOM, FREEDOM
	David Gregory – Writer/Director: PLAGUE TOWN (will be screening @ Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors)
	Bart Mastronardi – Director: VINDICATION
	Shannon Lark – Fangoria Spokesmodel

Plus advance previews and/or guests from such films as THE WOLF MAN, CASE 39, DRAG ME TO HELL, LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, 25/8, PIRANHA 3-D, THE DESCENT 2, CIRQUE DU FREAK, SCAR and many more!

Go to Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors official website to learn more!