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It's time once again for The Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention, and if you've been reading my work or listening to me for any length of time, you already know how much this convention means to me. It isn't just my favorite weekend of the summer. It has become my favorite weekend of the entire year. I look forward to it twelve months in advance, and every year it somehow manages to exceed my already ridiculously high expectations. This year's Flashback Weekend takes

With the release of Evil Dead Burn, I thought this would be the perfect time to look back at one of the greatest, weirdest, bloodiest, funniest, and most consistently entertaining franchises in horror history. And yes, I absolutely consider it a universe now. We're not just talking about six feature films anymore. There was the terrific Ash vs. Evil Dead television series, comic books, graphic novels, video games, stage musicals, crossover stories, documentaries, conventions,

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