It's that time again! Get set for some super sizzling summer shopping sales including special guests at the Wheaton All Night Flea Market this August 2026. Fleas included! SPECIAL GUESTS: Count Gregula's Crypt (Horror Entertainment) Kato Kaelin (America’s Favorite Houseguest) Charles Shaughnessy (The Nanny) Nicholle Tom (The Nanny) Barry Corbin (Northern Exposure) John Borowski (Independent Filmmaker & Author) And MORE! Located inside the…
It has been a hot summer so far, and things are only gonna get hotter! FAN EXPO Chicago will be returning to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois on August 14 – 16, 2026. Team Gregula is hex-cited (after a year off) to once again attend the region’s longest-running comic and pop culture convention for our 18th time as official press! FAN EXPO Chicago…
The 2026 Wisconsin State Fair, presented by T-Mobile, opens Thursday, Aug. 6 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 16 at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis. This year the Fair vill be celebrating a historic 175 years of tradition! Agriculture is the backbone of the Wisconsin State Fair and can be seen throughout the barns, milking parlor, and educational exhibits on the fairgrounds.…
Join Dead Walk Fest at Debut Theater Studio on July 25 for the Chicagoland Premiere of the viral sensation Blowie. Hosted by Big Gay Horror Fan.The newest LGBTQ horror sensation from Dark Star Pictures. Doors open at 6:00. Pre Show starts at 6:30 and Film Starts at 7:30. Check in vill be at the theater entrance, please have a valid photo ID.…
Who says you have to wait until December for holiday magic? On Saturday July 25 and Sunday July 26, 2026, the Volo Museum in Volo, IL is decking the halls half a year early for its annual Christmas in July weekend! Da Count and Countess, along with Gregula Junior will be in attendance for this fang-tastic event! What to Expect: The Rock-afire…
The Chicago Steampunk Exposition took place at the Hyatt Regency in Schaumburg, Illinois on June 12 to 14, 2026. This year’s convention was at a new time this year, mid-June, and had as its central theme Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Conventioneers and steampunks took the Alice theme to full effect, with many wearing the “10/6” on their hats to reflect the Mad…
For anyone who grew up begging their parents to take them to ShowBiz Pizza Place, June 6, 2026, was a dream decades in the making. The Volo Museum hosted a once-in-a-generation reunion, premiering the first brand-new, professionally produced Rock-afire Explosion show tape in over 30 years and Team Gregula had the extreme honor of covering this fang-tastic event. The collaboration of creative…
Chicago Steampunk Exposition provides an imagination powered interdimensional time portal to an alternative 1893 Chicago Exposition. One filled vith awe, vonder, science, and magic! In August of 1893, the Chicago Exposition slipped through a series of mirrors and found itself in a topsy-turvy vorld of absurdity and vonder. Only a girl by the name of Alice can guide the Exposition back to…
Join Volo Museum as they debut an unforgettable animatronic premiere that has been decades in the making. For the first time in over 30 years, The Rock-afire Explosion (RAE) returns vith a completely original, full-stage production created exclusively for Volo Museum that is unlike anything audiences have ever seen before. This groundbreaking show has been in development for over two years, carefully…
On Saturday, May 9, 2026, the Debut Theatre in Buffalo Grove, Illinois hosted a Poltergeist II screening and event. The screening was held in a movie theatre with plenty of seating and dramatic lighting, a nice setting for the latest event in Dead Walk Fest. Poltergeist II: The Other Side is the sequel to the iconic Poltergeist and had a lot of…