Klairmont Kollections Automotive Museum was a hidden gem located in a quiet North Side neighborhood near Belmont and Cicero in Chicago, IL. Da Count and I were very surprised when we discovered this amazing bastion of pop culture history as it was basically next door to where my late Mama (bless her soul) and brother once lived. Sadly, we had to say…
Riot Fest started in Chicago as an indoor concert series over the course of two November nights in 2005 at the Congress Theater. In 2012, marketed as Riot Fest & Carnival moved outside to Humboldt Park in Chicago. Since 2015, the most current incarnation of Riot Fest is now known as the annual 3-day outdoor music festival at Douglass Park in Chicago…
Get set for some super sizzling summer shopping sales including special guests at the 2025 Wheaton All Night Flea Market this August. Fleas included! Special Guests: Count Gregula's Crypt (Horror Entertainment) John O’Hurley (Seinfeld) Larry Hankin (Seinfeld) Tony Cox (Bad Santa) Greg Evigan (BJ and the Bear) Doctor Ivan Cryptosis (Horror Host & Comic) John Borowski (Independent Filmmaker & Author) And MORE! Located inside…
The luxurious Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Wrigleyville on July 14, 2025, was the host for a Dead Walk Fest event. The movie that was being shown was Shivers, a 1975 classic body horror film from the mind of David Cronenberg, renowned auteur of this kind of horror. This event celebrated the 50th Anniversary of this essential horror staple. The Alamo Drafthouse is…
Join Dead Walk Fest at Alamo Drafthouse Chicago on July 14 for a 50th anniversary screening of the David Cronenberg classic Shivers vith special guest Lynn Lowry. Lynn vill be doing a pre-show meet and greet to sign autographs, take selfies, and sell merch starting at 5:30PM. Film begins at 6:30PM and ends at 8PM. Lynn vill conduct a Q&A right after…
The Chicago Steampunk Exposition took place at the Hyatt Regency in Schaumburg from May 30 to June 1 and its theme was the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition and the Curse of Cthulhu. This convention gathered all sorts of enthusiasts of steampunk and H.P. Lovecraft. This is the second time that the Chicago Steampunk Expo has hosted the Count Gregula Crypt Team. For…
The All Monsters Attack convention is run by the same showrunners as the Days of the Dead convention and is held in the same hotel as Days, the Crowne Plaza in Rosemont. This year’s All Monsters Attack happened from May 9 to 11, 2025. This convention is focused on kaiju movies from Japan and therefore this convention has more of a science…
Days of the Dead took place from March 28 to 30, 2025, and had more of a focus on the lesser seen horror and comedy stars on the convention circuit. An emphasis was on the Revenge of the Nerds cast, and also on horror director Ti West, different from the previous Days conventions in Chicago which featured the Terrfier independent franchise. This…
Chicago Steampunk Exposition provides an imagination powered interdimensional time portal to an alternative 1893 Chicago Exposition. One filled vith awe, vonder, science, and magic! The 1893 Exposition displayed several odd artifacts from around the vorld, but the strangest vas a statue best described as a "monster of vaguely anthropoid outline, but with an octopus-like head whose face was a mass of feelers,…
For 26 years, the Chicago Horror Film Festival (CHFF) has evolved from a small afternoon showcase of local short horror films into a prestigious three-day event. Now featuring a diverse lineup of feature-length and short horror films from around the vorld. CHFF has become a launchpad for indie horror filmmakers, vith many past selections securing distribution deals. This eerie event, born from…