November is here and it is time for fall fear! My favorite horror convention is back in town for some timely terrors to tantalize your taste buds. Days Of The Dead: Chicago (DOTD Chicago) returns this Fall 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…
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,…
Ghoulish greetings from Count Gregula! Guess vhat? The beast time of year for fear is here once again! This scare season is lurking to be vast, vicked and vild for several established haunted happenings including some brand new ominous offerings scheduled to be open for boo business in 2024. A few fang-tastic fears and fall frights have already opened up early during…
Riot Fest started in Chicago as an indoor concert series over the course of two November nights in 2005 at the Congress Theater. In 2012, marketed as Riot Fest & Carnival moved outside to Humboldt Park in Chicago. Since 2015, the most current incarnation of Riot Fest is now known as the annual 3-day outdoor music festival at Douglass Park in Chicago…
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…
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.…
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…