The luxurious Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Wrigleyville on July 14, 2025, was the host for a Dead Walk Fest event. The movie that was being shown was Shivers, a 1975 classic body horror film from the mind of David Cronenberg, renowned auteur of this kind of horror. This event celebrated the 50th Anniversary of this essential horror staple. The Alamo Drafthouse is…
Join Dead Walk Fest at Alamo Drafthouse Chicago on July 14 for a 50th anniversary screening of the David Cronenberg classic Shivers vith special guest Lynn Lowry. Lynn vill be doing a pre-show meet and greet to sign autographs, take selfies, and sell merch starting at 5:30PM. Film begins at 6:30PM and ends at 8PM. Lynn vill conduct a Q&A right after…
The All Monsters Attack convention is run by the same showrunners as the Days of the Dead convention and is held in the same hotel as Days, the Crowne Plaza in Rosemont. This year’s All Monsters Attack happened from May 9 to 11, 2025. This convention is focused on kaiju movies from Japan and therefore this convention has more of a science…
Days of the Dead took place from March 28 to 30, 2025, and had more of a focus on the lesser seen horror and comedy stars on the convention circuit. An emphasis was on the Revenge of the Nerds cast, and also on horror director Ti West, different from the previous Days conventions in Chicago which featured the Terrfier independent franchise. This…
Chicago Steampunk Exposition provides an imagination powered interdimensional time portal to an alternative 1893 Chicago Exposition. One filled vith awe, vonder, science, and magic! The 1893 Exposition displayed several odd artifacts from around the vorld, but the strangest vas a statue best described as a "monster of vaguely anthropoid outline, but with an octopus-like head whose face was a mass of feelers,…
For 26 years, the Chicago Horror Film Festival (CHFF) has evolved from a small afternoon showcase of local short horror films into a prestigious three-day event. Now featuring a diverse lineup of feature-length and short horror films from around the vorld. CHFF has become a launchpad for indie horror filmmakers, vith many past selections securing distribution deals. This eerie event, born from…
Days Of The Dead (DOTD), one of most acclaimed and popular horror conventions in the USA, presents All Monsters Attack for a third time to the macabre masses. This kaiju con started in Indianapolis, Indiana during September 2022, then moved to Rosemont, Illinois in May 2023, and now returns to Rosemont, Illinois once again this May 2025. All Monsters Attack vill celebrate…
May ve all rejoice for another macabre month of monsters meandering in May! GalaxyCon, the largest independently owned consumer fan engagement company, is ready to exhume their debut event in the Chicago area vith the first Nightmare Weekend Chicago happening in Rosemont, Illinois. Hip, Hip, Horror-ay! Over three devilish days, Nightmare Weekend Chicago presents a terrifying lineup of chilling celebrities, villainous vendors, ghastly…
Greetings mortals and morsels! Team Gregula had the pleasure of enjoying a geektacular weekend full of heroes, villains, games and fun at Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo aka C2E2!!! This event happened at McCormick Place, April 11 – 13, 2025 and there was so much going on it was scary! It was always nice to see the lighted up C2E2 entrance waiting…
EXXXOTICA Chicago, presented by MyFreeCams, returns for a three-day run in Rosemont, Illinois. The largest event in the USA dedicated to love and sex offers the thousands of attendees the opportunity to meet and greet over 200 adult stars, shop from over 100 exhibitors, see 20 hours of shows on the main stage, and attend the educational seminars. Celebrating 20 years of EXXXOTICA in 2025! So…