Soon Thanksgiving will be just a memory with full bellies and happy hearts. So... what's there to do after a long tryptophan nap? Well, if you're a Doctor Who fan, the annual Chicago TARDIS convention will be taking place this weekend (November 24-26) in Lombard, Illinois with lots of fangtastic events and celebrities galore! Team Gregula is hex-cited to be covering our…
Most people look at the calendar and say it's almost time for Thanksgiving and Xmas. But for the Gregula fang-mily it’s 2nd Halloween, because we all know that one is never enough! A great way to keep the spooky spirit alive is to attend horror events, and lucky for you Days Of The Dead: Chicago will be returning next weekend (November 17…
It's November you guys, and that means the HOWL-iday season will soon be at our throats. But never fear, because Team Gregula has found a way to shake those post-Halloween blues with a trip to the Chicago Toy and Game Fair! It's been awhile since Da Count and I last enjoyed a weekend of play at the Chicago Toy and Game Fair…
Our favorite time of year is in full swing, so Team Gregula just had visit one of their fiendishly favorite spooky places - Scream Scene Haunted House! Located inside the Abandoned Skokie Water Playground that is part of the Skokie Park District, Scream Scene is a perfect spot to take a date or scare your kids, haha. The haunt location is very easy to find because…
The calendar says that today is Friday the 13th, but for hardcore haunt fans and Halloween addicts it is the best day of the year: National Haunted House Day!!! Team Gregula’s favorite sport is attending as many of our favorite haunted attractions in the Chicagoland area as we possibly can, so we are experts. But for the novice, the experience can actually…
Even though it seems like it's still Summer, the first day of Autumn arrived faster than we thought. So Team Gregula (aka Da Count, Junior and me) decided to unleash those Fall feelings with a road trip to a family favorite - Bengtson’s Pumpkin Fest! Our fang-mily decided to go earlier than usual to not only beat the crowds, but avoid the…
Ready to have some summer shopping fun with Team Gregula? Count Gregula's Crypt will be one of the special guests along with stars Alison Arngrim (Little House on the Prairie), Julie Dawn Cole and Paris Thiemmen (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), Wisconsin-based Horror Hosts from Storm's Realm and the actor who brought Chicago’s Bozo the Clown (1984-2001) to life, Joey D'Auria…
It's been a hot summer so far, and it's only gonna get hotter because FAN EXPO Chicago is coming back to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont this weekend!!! Team Gregula will be attending this fang-bulous event filled with some of the most beloved celebrities of all time! FAN EXPO Chicago is the ultimate go-to event for sci-fi, horror, anime,…
The 2023 Wisconsin State Fair, presented by U.S. Cellular, opens Thursday, Aug. 3 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 13 at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis. Agriculture is the backbone of the Wisconsin State Fair and can be seen throughout the barns, milking parlor and educational exhibits on the fair grounds. Team Gregula cannot wait to make their annual road trip to…
The iconic, summer-long Bristol Renaissance Faire will open the gates for the 2023 season, and Team Gregula is excited to return after a year off. Voted “Best Renaissance Faire” for the tenth consecutive year in 2021, the Bristol Renaissance Faire opened on Saturday, July 8, for nine weekends and closing on Labor Day Monday, September 4. The Faire offers an exciting, eclectic…