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Hard to believe that "Shaun of the Dead"  was released 20 years ago. Wow. 20 years! Twenty years since Shaun and the gang gathered at the Winchester and battled a zombie apocalypse. Twenty years since we were introduced to Simon Pegg , Nick Frost,  and writer/director Edgar Wright  (unless you watched their terrific British television series "Spaced" ).   Twenty years since "The Cornetto Trilogy"  began with this film, continued with "Hot Fuzz,"  and ended with "The World's E

As if I didn't have enough of the "convention" world by spending four straight days at Flashback Weekend Horror Convention two weeks ago, I couldn't resist stopping by The Fan Expo Chicago this past weekend. The welcoming sign outside of the convention center. Like Al Pacino says in "The Godfather Part III"  I'm kidding, I love going to these things and hanging out with fans and soaking in the atmosphere and good times of a true Nerd-a-thon (and I mean that in the best way

In a sad, ironic bit of timing on the final day of the Flashback Weekend Horror Convention last Sunday, news spread among convention goers that the terrific character actor Charles Cyphers had passed away at the age of 85. Charles Cyphers, seen here in "Halloween," passed away last weekend. Charles was beloved by horror fans for his great work with director John Carpenter . In addition, Flashback Weekend fans fondly remembered his two memorable visits to the convention, fir

Well, another Flashback Weekend in the books and it was one of the best Flashbacks ever. Each day I posted highlights (here are Day 1 & Day 2 ) with shared stories, pictures, and videos… it’s been a blast. Here are my final Highlights for this year! 1) Photo Ops! Day 3 is usually when I take advantage of the vendor room and the Celebrity Photo-Ops. The casts from "The Warriors" and "John Carpenter's The Thing" were so generous and nice to everyone they met and it was no exce

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

Well, the first day of the Flashback Weekend Horror Convention is in the books, and it was a great one! Below are a few highlights from Day