In just a few days, we’ll be heading into Rosemont, IL for this year’s Flashback Weekend. Out of all the conventions we attend each year, Flashback in the only one in our backyard. We’ve been at every single one since they started in August of 2002, and they have remained the best horror convention in the Chicagoland area. And this year is going to be even bigger with a massive guest list they have lined up.

With reunions for 3 different films (Cabin Fever, The Thing, and The Warriors), plus more than a few people connected with the Halloween series, and so many more, this is going to be epic. Plus, you also have directors like Sam Raimi, Eli Roth, Charles Band, and especially Don Coscarelli from the Phantasm series. Then there is Michael Gross from the Tremors series, Quinn Lord from Trick ‘r Treat, and many, many more.

Of course, you also have the huge dealer room with tons of goodies tempting you to bust out your wallet! Yes, we are going to be one of them, with our usual array of horror reference books, along with my partner-in-crime/wife Dawn, and her Horror Slave tote bags, pillows and more. I will also have copies of my book, Discover the Horror, for sale as well, which I will gladly sign for free!

And speaking of Discover the Horror, we will have DtH shirts for sale at the table and would love to chat about horror films with you! And who knows . . . if the gods are smiling, maybe one of my co-hosts will be at the show as well. Keep your fingers crossed.

Now a few months back, before he got progressively worse, our cousin (and die-hard horror fan) Brett said that he wanted to come to Flashback again, since it had been quite a while. Unfortunately, that was not meant to be since he passed away earlier this month. But my wife Dawn came up with the idea to make sure that he was at the show, and got some buttons made up with him on it, that we’ll have at the show. We only got a few made up, but if you knew Brett and would want to wear one at the show, stop by our table and ask. It’s just a small reminder to show how important the horror genre was to Brett, and that his memory will go on through the people that knew and loved him. We will also have some of his toy collection there that we are selling, with 100% of the sales going into a college fund for his two nephews.

For all the updated information about the show, just head over to the Flashback Weekend website HERE and we hope to see you there!