Another dealer that I’ve met years ago was Barry Crawford, aka Clayguy! Barry creates some incredible pieces of art….little figures from the movies we love out of clay, really capturing the essence of these demented characters. They almost look like they would be in a Tim Burton animated film. I have picked up a few of his pieces for my son over the years. The great thing about Barry is that he doesn’t just do what might be the obvious choices for his subjects, but does some pretty obscure characters as well. Just by browsing over his table, you’ll see Victor Crowley from Hatchet, Corbis from The Devil’s Rain, Meg Halsey from Re-Animator, and so many more. Granted, most of the horror/cult fans coming by his table recognize them right away. It also helps that Barry is a super nice guy and we’re always happy to see him setting up next to us.
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Reel Art…Real Deals!
Since I’ve been going to and setting up at cons for many years, you get to know and make good friends with the different dealers at the shows. Especially when they always have some great deals at their tables! One of these guys is Cory Glaberson, who a couple of years ago opened up a store in Berwyn called Reel Art. You can find some incredible things at this place, and a lot of them at some very decent prices. For example, recently at a convention, there was a dealer selling an American 1-sheet for The Burning for $195! Granted, this gave a lot fo us poster collectors a good laugh at the outrageous price. Hopefully nobody dropped that kind of cash, because if you were to head over to Reel Art in Berwyn IL, you could find this very same poster for…ready? $45. And even better, if you go to one of his warehouse sales that he holds several times a year, you could even get it for 1/2 of that price.
The reason I’m bringing this up is for a couple of reasons. First and foremost to point people to Reel Art because you can really find some great deals there. Sure, you might have to do some digging, but a lot of times that is the fun part about being a collector. The second reason is to do a little bragging at some of the posters that I picked up for them yesterday at the Sci-Fi Spectacular here in Chicago that they were set up at. These two posters were normally price at $45 and $35, but then were 1/2 off. So I got both of them for $40. Now I call that one hell of a deal. I’m a sucker for double and triple feature posters and have a strong feeling that both of these are going to be getting hung up pretty quickly in our movie room. Just need to find another double or triple feature poster to go along with the theme!
But if you’re in the Chicagoland area, I’d make sure stopping at Reel Art in Berwyn is a priority. And also make sure try and hit one of their warehouse sales. But be warned….it could get costly since you’ll find so many great deals. You can also see them set up at many different conventions throughout the year. Check out their website HERE for all the news, such as when and what shows they will be set up at, as well as when their next warehouse sale might be.
Did you Rondo yet?
The voting for this year’s Rondo Awards ends on Sunday the 19th, so time is running out to get your votes placed. There are a lot of great talent nominated again this year, so take a few minutes to let them know you’ve enjoyed their work, in all the catagories you have a favorite in. Let them see your support.
Just click HERE to get to the ballot. It is pretty easy to do, but don’t wait too long or you’ll miss it.
The Beyond & Pieces at Chicago’s Music Box
Okay Chicago area Fulci Fans, in case you might have forgotten, there are midnight screenings of Fulci’s The Beyond next weekend at the Music Box, thanks to the wonderful people at Grindhouse Releasing. If you haven’t had the chance to see this on the big screen, it is a must.
Then on April 17th & 18th, the Music Box will also be screening the one and only Pieces! Nothing better than watching movie with a bunch of other crazy horror fans. Such a good time. Hope to see you there for both events!
Blind Dead Theme
After an 80 hour work week, this is what I’m feeling like. Plus, why the hell isn’t someone putting out the soundtrack for this movie?!?!?!
Rondo Award Time Again!
Looks like my column in HorrorHound has been nominated again for a Rondo Award for Best Column! Very humbled to be nominated 3 years in a row now. You can click on the banner below to get to Rondo site to see all of the nominees, including quite a few from my HorrorHound family. So please take a minute to go through the categories and cast your vote. These people are dedicated fans out there that strive to bring attention to the genre, and for that they all should be awarded. Of course, these are but a handful of fans, with countless others out there that are not named here, that are also working hard in their own crypt or dungeon.
So don’t forget and vote now! There are instructions at the top of the Rondo page on what you need to do to vote.
Sharing the Scare!
Sharing the Scare…what exactly does that mean? Well, it was a term that I believe my good friend Aaron Christensen started, which means that a bunch of like minded horror movie fans get together to watch and enjoy some flicks. Which is what I did yesterday with him, and a multitude of other good friends. I know I hold our annual Turkey Day Marathons every November, as well as other little movie events throughout the year. But honestly, this is really more than just a bunch of friends sitting around watching movies. It really becomes more than that. Depending on the movies, they can be more enjoyable, and in some cases more bearable when watched in a group.
Perfect case in point was one of the films we watched yesterday. It was Italian cult director Bruno Mattei’s last film, Zombies: The Beginning (2007). If I’d been watching that one by myself, there would have been a good chance that I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it that much, other than just being amazed at how much they ripped off James Cameron’s Aliens. But because of the enthusiastic group I was with, it transcended it’s lack of budget and originality and became pretty entertaining.
Archive Site Now Working
I guess it really just depends on getting a hold of the right tech person to tell you what you want to know. After being told last night what I wanted to do was not possible, now it seems that it is after all. Like I said, just need to get the right person.
So by clicking on the Archive Site link on the right side, you’ll be taken to the old site, where you can access all of the reviews, convention reports and everything else. As I mentioned before, I will be slowly moving those over to here.
And thanks for all the followers that have joined today. Much appreciated. Love live the Krypt!
Welcome to the Krypt…Or Should I say the New Krypt?
Yes, after working with the same format since the Krypt’s inception back in October of 1998, we have finally made the move to a different website program. Ever since Microsoft put Front Page out to pasture, it has been something that I knew would be coming at some point, more and more with each and every year that passed by. You have to realize that I’ve been still using a program that hasn’t had an update or upgrade for over a decade. The funny thing was when I was looking on some support message boards about getting Front Page to work on Windows 8, a lot of the comments I’d read pretty much said the same thing: “The program is a decade old…move on!” As much as it sucks to try and learn a whole new system, I have to admit they were right. It was time to move on. And what better way than to move one when I still can and on my terms, as opposed to the site just ceasing to exist and then quickly trying to piece together a new site. I know a lot of the issues I’ve had over the years with the site will now be gone, and now I can concentrate more on the content than the technical stuff.
At first, I was worried about losing the look and feel of the site by switching it to a blog format. The one thing that I always felt (or at least I hoped) stood out here was the content and place where I hoped would inspire other fans to learn more about the genre. And I don’t think that will change with this new format. After all, this comes all from the heart, fueled by my passion. And because of that, I don’t think it would matter if it is in the form of a website, a blog, or me standing on the street corner passing out pieces of paper with a list of movies I think you should see and some names of people that I feel need to be remembered for their contributions to the genre. So…with that thought…Welcome to the Krypt.
Couple of things. Not exactly sure how the old mailing list is going to work, you can now follow this site by entering your email over there on the right and you’ll get an email every time we post something new. Our updates will change now and will probably be more frequent than before. Granted, they will be small updates, but more of them.
The link to the old site is having a bit of technical difficulties at the moment, but we are hoping to have that fixed soon.
With this site, all the reviews we post will automatically be archives into the different categories which you can access by the search queue or by the category links on the left. But you will also be able to leave comments and thoughts about the posts as well, which I hope you do. As horror fans, we all know that it is a lot more fun and enjoyable when you can talk about it with someone else. So I look forward to having more of an open conversation with you.
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