Days of the Dead took place from November 22 to 24, 2024, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont. The convention floor featured many new vendors this year, with celebrity guests positioned at the far end, opposite their usual location in previous Days of the Dead iterations—a refreshing change. The emphasis of this year's convention was heavily geared toward the Terrifier fanbase.…
FAN EXPO Chicago took place from August 16 to August 18, 2024, changing from the previous four-day convention format to a three-day convention. The Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont was packed for all three days with cosplayers, vendors, and celebrity guests. The first day had a long and daunting line of eager conventioneers anticipating an early entrance. The media preview hour…
C2E2 is one of the major conventions in the Midwest and is a headliner event. It is arguably the most important of the geek conventions in the Chicagoland area. C2E2 has the connotation that if you’re a geek and you’re in the Midwest, you absolutely have to be there. It makes itself huge by choosing the location that proclaims that it’s a…
The Chicago Steampunk Exhibition is a steampunk convention that happens annually in Schaumburg at the Hyatt Regency. This was the first time the entire Crypt team had attended a steampunk convention so we were rather excited and prioritized it over all other events happening the same weekend. We were glad we did. Never have we seen such detailed and intricate costumes! What…
A screening of the science fiction masterpiece Metropolis (1927) was held at the historical Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge on April 8. The Pickwick Theatre was first opened in 1928, one year after the premiere of Metropolis itself, a most appropriate place to host the movie. Upon arrival at the theater, the moviegoer is struck with the beauty of the Pickwick’s art…
Days of the Dead Chicago has returned to its traditional format of two shows per year and horror fans showed up in droves! Days of the Dead Chicago took place from March 22 to 24, bringing a bit of shadow to start the spring. This time, in addition to the regular conventioneers, there were a lot of new conventioneers since the celebrity…
Days of the Dead this year took place from November 17 to 19, 2023, three days of scary goodness! Days of the Dead was the first geeky convention to operate in the midst of the pandemic, albeit in a more cautious, reduced format. Days of the Dead this year was packed with fans–conventioneers came in droves to the show this time since…
Interest is at a peak in antiques and vintage these days, as evident from the Wheaton All-Night Flea Market! This annual market brings around a hundred vendors, dealers, and purveyors of objects rare and fine. The collectors that arrive in droves to this event hunger for the thrill of the hunt. The main attraction is that you never know what you’ll find,…
It was with great pleasure that Team Gregula attended Fan Expo Chicago 2023! The event was held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, from August 10 to August 13, an epic four-day event. A gathering of fans from almost all fandoms, the emphasis was on cosplay, merchandise, celebrities, and all-out fun. The vendors area was the majority of…
Team Gregula both traveled overseas and backwards centuries of time, in this case, to England in the year 1574! The Count and family visited the Bristol Renaissance Faire held every July and August in Bristol, Wisconsin. This faire recreates the Renaissance and is a theme park that has rides, games, crafters, and live shows, among many other diversions. As a theme park,…