Texas Frightmare Weekend 2011
It was this past weekend, I went for a few hours on Saturday. Truth be told, it was kind of a lame show; the hotel is way too small for the event (they're moving to a bigger one next year) so everybody was packed in like sardines, it was hotter 'n heck, and the guest-list was nowhere as good as it has been in past years. I was interested to see Robert England (aka Freddy Krueger), but his lines were always super-long, so I blew off actually meeting him. I did attend his Q&A session, which was fairly lively. If you want to hear it, I've posted an MP3 here. I did have fun chatting with Keli (The Variants) Wolfe, who was as charming as always. I probably bugged her more than I should've, but I was kinda bored. I will say this: if you're an indie filmmaker and you want me to buy your movie sight-unseen, not knowing the level of production or quality, you really should sell your DVDs for no more than $10. I saw at least four of these in the dealer's room that were ALL priced at $20 - 25 each. Guys, I realize you're trying to recoup your production costs, but in this economy, nobody but your friends, relatives, and a few hardcores are going to pay those prices for grass-roots horror flicks. Go cheaper, and you'll sell a lot more. Anyway, a few (big) pics from the show under the cut.
As always, lots of zombies, with added prosthetics.
A blurry pic of Malcolm "Is he at EVERY con?" McDowell
The many faces of Robert "Freddy" Englund. He seemed very cool, actually.
Many, many, monster masks.
The dead walk.
Suit from a low-budget horror film called -- I think -- THE BEAST.
There are always booth bunnies, of course, but this lady was particularly lovely.
Predators in the midst.
Full Moon maquettes.
The bald guy doesn't seem to realize the danger he's in.
And this is where I died.
the end.