It has been one hell of a month, one filled with movie screenings, conventions, lectures, and so much more. I know I am sheer exhausted by the time the month is over, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Wait… actually, I’d like to have even more time to see more movies, go to more different spooky and Halloween themed events, as well as spending more time with my other horror friends and family. With all the crap going on in the world, these are the things where you can sit back and still see the beauty in the world, even when it’s covered in spiderwebs and has fog encircling it! There are times when I start to lose hope for humanity, but then I have a passionate conversation about an old black and white movie that they have just seen. Or even just two complete strangers talking about movies together as they wait in line for a film. It not only still shows me the power of film, but it seems that more and more people are “getting it”.
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Happy Halloween!
World Tour 2026 Comes to an End
Last Saturday, we were at the Music Box Theatre for their annual 24-hour marathon of movies and madness, which was our last event for this year. As always, it was a lot of fun at the marathon. Granted, it takes me a good 24-hours afterwards to really get back to feeling normal again, but it is always worth it. The fans coming out to that event are so eager, excited, and even anxious to see films they might not have heard of, let along seen. Seen a lot of familiar faces and had more than a few conversations with some of the attendees throughout the event, talking about movies, books, and horror in general, which is one of the best parts of it.
Honestly, because we do this whole vending thing as more of a hobby than a business, the people that I’ve met over the last 30+ years I’ve been peddling books, VHS tapes, posters, or whatever, is really the best part. I’ve made so many friends by doing this crazy thing every year, that these shows really are like family reunions. It’s something I look forward to each and every show, and makes the event better, no matter how much we might sell. So, a huge thank you to everyone that came by our table this year, to buy something, or even just to stop and chat. We look forward to hopefully seeing you all again next year.
Sure, by the time October is over, I am ready to take a break and maybe spend some getting to work on some other projects, but I know by the time the first of the year rolls around, I’ll be counting the days until our first show. Speaking of which, we have updated our 2027 World Tour listing of what shows that we are planning to attend. Enjoy Halloween and see you on the other side!
Kryptic 2026 World Tour Ending Soon
We’ve only got 2 more events coming up before we call the 2026 World Tour complete. The first one is the last actual convention, which is the Monster Bash Conference in Cranberry Township, PA, which is next weekend, Oct. 16th-18th. We always have a blast there and looking forward to once again get to hang out there. Plus, the fact their Mexican Movie Night on Friday is Ladrón de cadáveres aka The Body Snatcher from 1957, has got me really excited. Might have to get a nap in there somewhere so I can make sure I stay awake for it! You can find out all the details about the show by clicking HERE.



Music Box Celebrates Horror in October!
This year’s Music Box of Horrors, their annual 24-hour horror movie marathon, as we know sold-out in record time this year. Literally within minutes. Just crazy. But honestly, it shouldn’t be a surprise with what the Music Box has been programming, with plenty of stuff to keep us horror fiends excited all year long. They have announced a few more titles for this year’s marathon, which we have everything they have listed on their website below, or you can just click HERE to right to their page.
- Amityville II: The Possession (1982) with Diane Franklin in person for a post-film Q&A
- Attack the Block (2011)
- Black Magic with Buddha (1983)
- Danse Macabre (2011)
- The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)
- The Haunted House (1921)
- I Saw the Devil (2010)
- The Leopard Man (1943) – Val Lewton!!!
- Suspiria (1977) – Ultra-rare IB Tech 35mm print English-language, original UK release version
But it is the rest of October that is just jar-droppingly stunning with the number of amazing features, Q&As, and everything else they have listed. This isn’t the full list, but just a few titles that I think are pretty special or have a special guest attending! For the entire lineup, just click HERE.
Continue readingMusic Box of Horrors 2026!
Okay Music Box fans… pay attention to this! The Music Box has announced the date for this year’s Music Box of Horrors, which will be on Saturday, October 24th, from noon to noon on Sunday. Tickets for this event will go on sale at noon on Thursday, June 11th. Now last year, the whole marathon sold out in a little over 24 hours! So, if you have any inkling to make it to this year’s marathon, I would set your clocks, alarms, computers, or whatever else you need to remind you to order your tickets once they do go on sale. Otherwise, when you see all the amazing titles they are going to be screening this year, you might be a little bummed.
Speaking of titles, they have announced 3 of them so far. They are Amityville II: The Possession (1982), Black Magic with Buddha (1983), and The German Chainsaw Massacre!
Continue reading2025 Year End Review – Part 1
This has been one hell of a year. On my write up for 2024, I made a point to remind us of all that with all the crap going on in the world, we need to look for the positives out there, because they are there and we need not lose sight of that. But I have to say, it wasn’t the easiest to do that in 2025. When I first started to review the past year from the posts here in the Krypt, I couldn’t find much that I thought were highlights. At least not more than a couple of things. But then I went back a couple of weeks later, with a more thorough set of eyes, and low and behold, there were plenty. Once again, it just shows that sometimes the positives are hard to see and remember. They might even seem pretty trivial, but they are there. So, amidst all the chaos and tragedy that is going on, that doesn’t mean there isn’t something to make us sit back and think “yeah…that was pretty cool.” They might not be huge events or something, but that made you glad you were there and part of it. And we need to be focused on and remembering those moments, now more than ever, to help us get through this dark time we’re going through.
Continue readingHappy Halloween from Kitley’s Krypt!
This month has been a complete whirlwind, from conventions, a 24-hour movie marathon, 4 library lectures, as well as with all the regular real-life BS that everyone has to deal with. Trying to find to time to actually enjoy the month’s festivities can be a bit tough, while also trying to squeeze some movies whenever you can get a free 90-minutes! I always say at the end of each October, as tired and stressed as I might be, I have had an absolute blast and wouldn’t change a thing.
These are the choices we make. The choices may put extra work on our already full plate, but we do it anyway because it feeds our soul. We know we’re doing it for the right reasons and no matter how much work goes into it, when we look back and see all that we’ve done at the end of the month, you do get that sense of accomplishment.
Continue reading2025 Kryptic World Tour Coming to an End
This weekend, we are heading to our last real convention, Monster Bash, which is taking place in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. They have a great guest lineup, including Gary Clarke from How to Make a Monster, Kathryn Leigh Scott and Sharon Smyth from the original Dark Shadows series, Barbara Wilson from Blood of Dracula, Invasion of the Animal People aka Terror in the Midnight Sun, and The Flesh Eaters, John Russo from the original Night of the Living Dead, and more. You can get all the info by clicking HERE.
Continue readingMusic Box of Horrors 2025 – Sold Out!
The date has been announced for this year’s Music Box of Horrors and tickets went on sale 2 day ago. And in a little over 24 hours, it has SOLD OUT!?!?!? Unbelievable. I meant to post this earlier but had no clue it would sell out that fast. I guess that really shows how big of an event these marathons have been. I’m so happy to see the support for these kinds of events, because that makes sure they continue to keep doing them!
The date is October 18th, starting as usual at 12pm and going to until 12pm on Sunday!
They have already announced 3 titles so far. The first two are Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) and Jason X (2001), both screening from 35mm prints. Now I will say that I feel that Jason X is one of the best entries in the series! If you happen to disagree, we can discuss more during the marathon! Plus, one that I am very excited to see is Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural (1973), screening from a 16mm print! If you haven’t seen this low budget chiller, you will be amazed at how creepy and effective it is, starring a very young Cheryl “Rainbeaux” Smith.
Continue readingMusic Box of Horrors 2024
This weekend, we’ll be heading back into Chicago for this year’s 24-hours of insanity, known as the Music Box of Horrors. This annual event is one that I look forward to every year and it just keeps getting better and better, as well as more popular than ever. The fact that this year’s marathon sold out before maybe even half of the titles had been announced is just insane! That tells me that the Music Box programmers have not only continued to have a solid lineup each and every year, but that they’ve built up the trust of the fans that will buy their tickets right away, not knowing or caring what the lineup is going to be, because they know it will be worth it. This year is no different.
Of course, we will be set up there in the lounge, pimping our usual wares of horror reference books, urging fans to dive deeper into this wonderful film genre that we all love. Might have some new and interesting titles for you to peruse so make sure you stop by our table and check it out. Or, just to say hello and chat. We love nothing more than talking about horror films!
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