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2025 Kryptic World Tour Coming to an End

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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.

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Music Box of Horrors 2025 – Sold Out!

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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.

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Jay Warren – Rest in Peace

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If any of you have gone to see a silent movie with a live organ accompaniment in Chicago in the last couple of decades, chances are it was Jay Warren playing the organ. I can’t tell you how many screenings that I have been to, which always amazed me. Most of the time, I would completely forget that someone was down there playing the music, just thinking it was in the actual soundtrack. That’s how good Warren was. But unfortunately, it was in the news that Warren had passed away last Sunday at the age of 74.

Warren’s real name was Dennis Wolkowicz but used the stage name because it was easier for people to say than his real name! He was the founder of the Silent Film Society of Chicago and first performed at what used to be the Gateway Theater, located on Lawrence, which he managed for almost two decades. He’s played all over the Midwest, and especially in the Chicagoland theaters, from the Portage to the Music Box. His talent will be greatly missed.

Our thoughts go out to his friends and family during this difficult time.