Hellbent For Horror

It’s the quest of every ultra-fan: finding fellow obsessives to share in the collective joy.  Fan conventions provide a meeting place and an outlet for like-minded folk.  What’s it like to really find your tribe?  In this episode I talk about horror conventions, my pilgrimage to the “Anti-Convention” known as “Cinema Wasteland” and meeting a group of fellow obsessives I call “the Algonquin Round Table of Horror.”   Convention History 1936- Philcon: First “Fan Convention”. Science Fiction Convention, held in Philadelphia. There were 9 attendees. 1975 World Fantasy Convention: first Convention where there’s a strong presence of horror under the Fantasy umbrella. 1991- World Horror Convention – the first true Horror Convention.   Convention: Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo- Holiday Inn, Strongsville, Ohio (shows every April and October) Created by Ken Kish and Pam Kish   Movies Discussed (In order of appearance): Alien (1979) Dir: Ridley Scott Friday the 13th (1980) Dir: Sean Cunningham Creepers (Phe