Flashback Weekend Schedule Includes Dawn of the Dead Reunion, George A. Romero Q&A

The final schedule for Flashback Weekend has just been released. The annual horror event is taking place in Chicago next week and features a Dawn of the Dead reunion, George A. Romero introducing a screening of Night of the Living Dead, and much more.

“Flashback Weekend is Chicago’s largest and longest running horror convention featuring a huge horror dealers room, special events, and major celebrity guests including legendary director George A. Romero in a rare convention appearance. Flashback Weekend also dedicates itself to the preservation of the big screen horror experience by featuring big screen horror presentations at the Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18 (located next to the convention hotel).

Special film screenings include a 35mm 45th anniversary screening of the original “NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD” introduced by George A. Romero, “PET SEMATARY” introduced by Mary Lambert and the cast, and the World Premiere of the unseen Pulsepounders
“TRANCERS sequel “TRANCERS 1.5 CITY OF ANGELS” (1988) starring Tim Thomerson and Helen Hunt. Director Charles Band will be introducing the screening, and will have many surprises for the audience.”

Current Guest List:

“DAWN OF THE DEAD” (1979) reunion

• George A. Romero
• David Emge
• Ken Foree
• Scott H. Reiniger
• Gaylen Ross

“PET SEMATARY” reunion

• Director Mary Lambert
• Dale Midkiff
• Denise Crosby
• Miko Hughes
• Brad Greenquist

Rob Zombie’s “THE LORDS OF SALEM” reunion

• Meg Foster “John Carpenter’s THEY LIVE”
• Dee Wallace “THE HOWLING, “THE HILLS HAVE EYES” “, “ET”
• Patricia Quinn “THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW”
• Judy Geeson HAMMER FILMS, “FEAR IN THE NIGHT”, “INSEMINOID”
• Bruce Davison “WILLARD”, “X-MEN”, Rob Zombie’s “THE LORDS OF SALEM”

Additional Guests

• Danny Glover
• Tom Atkins “John Carpenter’s THE FOG”, “NIGHT OF THE CREEPS”, “HALLOWEEN 3”
• Nancy Loomis “John Carpenter’s HALLOWEEN”, John Carpenter’s THE FOG”
• Kane Hodder “Jason – FRIDAY THE 13th”, Victor Crowley “HATCHET”
• Betsy Russell “SAW 3-7”, “CHEERLEADER CAMP”, “PRIVATE SCHOOL”
• Lisa Marie “ED WOOD, “MARS ATTACKS”, Rob Zombie’s “THE LORDS OF SALEM”
• Kim Darby “DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK”, “HALLOWEEN: CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS”
• Eileen Dietz “THE EXORCIST”, “EXORCISING MY DEMONS”

SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING:

• The Flashback Weekend costume contest hosted by Svengoolie and the Zombie Pin-up pageant sponsored by Sinister Visions.
• Evening film events at the beautiful Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18
  • Friday August 9, 2013 - “NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD”
  • 45th anniversary screening
  • Introduced by George A. Romero
  • RARE 35mm print!
  • Friday August 9, 2013 11:00PM - WORLD PREMIERE - The unseen “TRANCERS” sequel “TRANCERS 1.5: CITY OF ANGELS” (1987)
  • Saturday August 10, 2013 - “PET SEMATARY”
  • RARE 35mm print!
  • Introduced by Mary Lambert, Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby, Miko Hughes, and Brad Greenquist
• An Evening with Patricia Quinn (Magenta) and “THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW” Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare - August 10, 2013 10:00PM
• Don’t miss out on the party of the year with James Marsters (SPIKE from BUFFY and ANGEL) and Ghost of the Robot in concert! After the concert, join James and the band for a private party. James and the band will mingle, answer questions, hold a free raffle of prizes and gifts, pose for pictures and more!!

If you’re heading to Flashback Weekend, be on the lookout for us, as we’ll be covering the event live. We've included the official program below, which includes the full schedule of events. To pick up VIP and screening tickets, and for more information, visit: http://flashbackweekend.com/