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One of the absolute joys of watching certain genres—whether action, adventure, sci-fi, fantasy, or spy thrillers—is seeing our heroes get absolutely wrecked and yet somehow miraculously keep going. When a main character gets shot, stabbed, blown up, thrown off a building, crushed, run over, electrocuted, or beaten to within an inch of their life… and yet, they still  get back up and keep fighting. Well, except when the movie is terrible, as in the recent release of Novocaine

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

Mia and Mike Kerz at their beloved drive-in theater, The Midway Drive-In in Dixon, Illinois As I continue to focus my blog this week on the Flashback Weekend Horror Convention, I would be remiss not to mention the incredible people who make this event happen every year, Mike and Mia Kerz. I have known this very special couple for about 30 years (I've known Mike longer, as he was a fan of my radio show way back in the day). Their first date was to see a play that I wrote, dir