The Chicago edition of the Oddities & Curiosities Expo (O&C Expo) readily returns July 20-21, 2024 at McCormick Place. This vill be our second year in a row at the first and original international event exclusively showcasing oddities vendors and dark artists. Countess Gregula and I are hex-cited to renter the macabre mall of deadly delights for lovers of the strange, unusual, and bizarre.…
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 Rock-afire Explosion (RAE) is an animatronic band that played in ShowBiz Pizza Place restaurants across the United States from 1980 to 1993. The pioneering show featured life-sized characters capable of advanced movement and facial expression. Created and manufactured by inventor Aaron Fechter through his company Creative Engineering, Inc. (CEI) in Orlando, Florida. In addition to overseeing the production of the animatronics, Fechter also provided the voices for several characters.…
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 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…
Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) is returning to Chicago this April! Team Gregula is honored to be approved as the macabre media once again in order for us to cover our 15th edition of C2E2. Excelsior! ReedPop produces this premiere pop culture convention that has grown to be the largest fandom event to take place annually since 2010 in Chicago. During…
Chicago Steampunk Exposition provides an imagination powered inter-dimensional time portal to an alternative 1893 Chicago Exposition! One filled vith awe, vonder, science, and magic! This time they travel to July 1893 vhen the Exposition fell under the dark cloud of Victorian Gothic horrors, Penny Dreadfuls come to life, and the looming presence of the Dark Prince Nosferatu. Vill you fight to protect…
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…
March is the newest macabre month of merriment for us monsters! Days Of The Dead: Chicago (DOTD Chicago) vill be returning this Spring 2024 in Rosemont, Illinois. DOTD Chicago is three full DAYS of morbid movies, vigilant vendors, eerie events, ghoulish guests, freaky fans, creepy characters, and much more! The ultimate fan convention vhere horror comes to party! Celebrity guests include: CLIVE…
The 61st Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Chicago World of Wheels is March 8-10, 2024 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. There vill be over 500 custom cars, classics, hot rods, trucks, motorcycles, and race cars on display for three tunerific days. Team Gregula is thrilled to be covering another Chicago Vorld of Vheels...um...World of Wheels! GUEST APPEARANCES: Dee…