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Here are my 5 Favorite Things from Day 2 as Flashback Weekend continues! 1) Live Recording of The NickD Podcast! With the great Esmeralda Leon during our live show of the NickD Podcast My favorite thing about Day 2 was the recording of a bonus episode of The Nick D Podcast LIVE in front of a terrific crowd on Saturday afternoon. Esmeralda Leon and I had a fabulous time chatting with the audience about the first times they were ever scared by a TV show or a movie. Some of the

That's me and "The Mayor" Don Johnston, a VITAL member of The Flashback Family. We work very hard to make sure things go without a hitch every year...but, we also have fun. By the way, this is my favorite picture of Don and me. As we approach THE event of the year, The Flashback Weekend Horror Convention (happening Friday, August 2nd thru Sunday, August 4th at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare), I thought I would share some of the ways you can have the most fun. I have been a part of

[Don Coscarelli's book Phiction is available on Amazon ] In the spring of 1979 a low-budget horror film called "Phantasm" was released, and to put it mildly, I lost my (almost) 14 year-old mind. I had never seen anything like it (and I had seen HUNDREDS of horror movies by that point in my life), I loved it, and became obsessed with it. It was so crazy, it got to the point where I went to the theater to see it over 100 times that summer...I am not kidding, over 100 times in

As we get into a new work week, how about going back to last week, and listening to (and subscribing to) my podcasts! First, The Nick D Podcast episodes 260 & 261 on the Radio Misfits Podcast Network. Since we are halfway through the year, I reveal my lists of the Best and Worst Movies of 2024 so far. I also welcome Daniel Fienberg from The Hollywood Reporter to the podcast, who shares his list of the best TV of the year. Dan and I also discuss the new season of "The Bear