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Flashback Weekend Dusk to Dawn HorrorFest at the Historic Midway Drive-In Hosted by Nick Digilio – Saturday, September 20th – Dixon, IL I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting Flashback Weekend ’s Dusk to Dawn HorrorFest at the legendary Midway Drive-In  in Dixon, Illinois. This event is always one of the best nights of the year, and if you’re a horror fan, a drive-in lover, or someone who simply wants to spend a magical night under the stars watching wild movies with great pe

There are two things in this world that I absolutely love: professional wrestling and zombie movies. So when you put those two things together—if you do it right—you’re going to have something that’s tailor-made for me. And that’s exactly what The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre  is: a perfect blend of body slams and brain splatters, a low-budget, high-energy mix of two of my favorite things. It’s a pro wrestling movie, it’s a zombie movie, it’s got action, horror, c

Join Me for a Special Nick's Pix Screening Wed, March 12 @ 7 pm in Oak Park! Some movies define your love of cinema—movies that hit you at just the right age, in the right way, and stay with you for life. Escape from New York  is one of those movies. It’s not just one of my favorite movies of all time—it’s a defining moment in my journey as a film lover. That’s why I’m thrilled to host a special Nick's Pix screening of John Carpenter ’s Escape from New York  on Wednesday, Ma

This one-night-only screening is Wed, October 9th at the Lake Theater in Oak Park. Purchase tickets here ! My next Classic Cinemas 'Nick's Pix'  film screening is The Craft , one of the best horror films of the 90s, and also a powerful and effective examination of the obstacles and challenges of being a teenage girl and overcoming insecurities, objectification, and the mental damage of adolescence in our culture. The plot:  After transferring to a Los Angeles high school, Sa

Last weekend I hosted this year's Flashback Weekend  annual Dusk to Dawn Horrorfest at The Midway Drive-In and it was one of the best yet.  The Midway is located an hour and forty-five minute drive outside Chicago in charming  Dixon, Illinois . The annual all-night horror moviethon in September marks the end of the drive-in season at the Midway and every year it's pretty special. This year was no different. The four terrific films this year were  “A Nightmare on Elm Street,”

Here on my Blog you have read all about Flashback Weekend , the best horror convention in the country, that I have been a part of for over 20 years. Mike and Mia Kerz, the creators and of that fantastic annual event also happen to own and run one of the best drive-in theaters in the country: The Midway Drive-In in Dixon, Il. Every year about a month after Flashback, Mike and Mia host what they sometimes refer to as Flashback Weekend Part 2! It is a dusk til dawn celebration