Cider Summit returned February 8th to Chicago's Navy Pier for their 11th annual festival. Da Count and I enjoyed a Spooktacular Saturday sampling some creepy ciders and other scary sips! The event took place in a brand new spot in the Lakeview Terrace room on the 2nd floor, which actually turns out it was the original location. There was only one session…
Cider Summit returns to Chicago's Navy Pier (600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611) for their 11th annual festival with a brand new spot at the Lakeview Terrace room on the 2nd floor, which actually happens to be their original location! The region’s largest cider tasting will be featuring approximately 150 ciders, cider cocktails, and fruit spirits. Team Gregula is hex-cited to…
Road trips are lots of fun but even more so when it's an eerie excursion to a haunted house. Team Gregula recently traveled up north to the Land of Cheese (aka Wisconsin) to hex-perience the almighty Abandoned Haunted House Complex! Abandoned is conveniently located right off of I-94 in Mt. Pleasant, WI near the Racine / Kenosha area. You can even see…
Spooky season is still in full swing and Da Count was in the mood for a Haunted Sunday Funday. We found out that our good fiend Butch Patrick (aka Eddie Munster) was going to be a guest at The Catacombs Haunted House at St Pascal, so we flew on over! We made a stop at the Patio Theater first because Butch was…
What do you get when you combine an abandoned water playground, a bunch of freaky frightening monsters and a baby vampire? Well, Team Gregula plus Junior got a night out at Scream Scene Haunted House! Located at the Abandoned Skokie Water Playground in Skokie (obviously), Scream Scene is a gravely great place to scare up some FUN! Conveniently located by Oakton and Skokie Blvd,…
Team Gregula had the honor of attending the first-ever Chronic Con, which celebrated director Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films like Clerks and Mallrats. It was held from October 11–13, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont. Chronic Con had plenty of celebrity guests to meet including the man himself, Kevin Smith. Also in attendance were many of the stars of the View Askewniverse films…
The Wisconsin State Fair is a Great Fair! It's also one that the Gregula family tries not to miss out on every summer. This faBOOlous event took place from August 1-11, 2024 and we spent the last Friday before the Fair closed soaking in the sights and sounds. There is tons of parking, luckily we had a media pass so we got…
It has been a hot and busy summer for us at Da Crypt so far. Too much sunlight - UGH!!! Luckily Count and I have stocked up on the SPF 5000 because we decided to check out Bengtson’s SummerFest 2024 last weekend! Yep, the same fun farm that brings the Pumpkin Fest every Fall is celebrating summer in their own special way.…
Picture it: the year is 1983 and the family is in the mood for pizza and arcade games, so everyone hops in the Oldsmobile (or 70s-80s vehicle of your choice) to head on down to ShowBiz Pizza Place. As you enter the restaurant, a big stage can be seen with three stages covered by curtains, distracting everyone from the food and fun.…
The Chicago Horror Film Festival will be bringing the world of independent horror cinema to Facets Theater this weekend (May 3rd-5th) for its 25th edition. From the passion of dedicated horror creators and enthusiasts, this eerie event promises three days and nights of captivating programming featuring a curated selection of both local and touring short films. Get ready to experience some fang-tastic…