One of my very favorite horror conventions has always been Flashback Weekend in Chicago, Illinois. For years, I attended Flashback as a fan and for the last six years, it’s been a huge honor for me to head back to serve as one of the convention co-hosts and work with Mike and Mia Kerz, two of the most selfless folks you’ll ever meet working in the industry.
Flashback Weekend will be celebrating its 15th anniversary this August 5th through the 7th and is being held at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare (5440 N. River Road, Chicago). This year’s schedule is shaping up to be yet another incredible time for midwestern horror fans, and there are still many announcements to come! So far, attendees can look forward to a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Scream, with a cast reunion featuring Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, and Matthew Lillard. Malcolm McDowell will also be a special guest at Flashback in honor of A Clockwork Orange’s 45th anniversary this year.
Other announced guests include Rachel True (The Craft, Embrace of the Vampire), Julian Sands (Warlock, Boxing Helena), Ted Raimi (Evil Dead 2, Ash vs Evil Dead Season 2), Jill Marie Jones (Ash vs Evil Dead, Sleepy Hollow), Sharni Vinson (You’re Next, Bait), Chris Durand (Halloween: H20, Scream 2), Melanie Kinnaman (Friday the 13th: A New Beginning), Tom Morga (Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers), and Kathleen Kinmont (Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Bride of Re-Animator).
Events that have been announced for Flashback Weekend 2016 include a special outdoor “drive-in style” screening of Scream on Saturday, August 6th with Campbell, Lillard and Ulrich in attendance to discuss their experiences working on the landmark film. Also scheduled is the Sinister Visions Costume Contest with iconic horror host Svengoolie presiding over the contest as the Master of Ceremonies once again.
Tickets for the 2016 Flashback Weekend Horror Convention are currently on sale; you can purchase your passes by either visiting their website at www.flashbackweekend.com or calling (847) 647-3124. Also, be sure to keep your eyes peeled on Flashback’s site, as well as their Facebook and Twitter pages for more guest and event announcements to come.
Heather A. Wixson was born and raised in the Chicago suburbs, until she followed her dreams and moved to Los Angeles in 2009. A 14-year veteran in the world of horror entertainment journalism, Wixson fell in love with genre films at a very early age, and has spent more than a decade as a writer and supporter of preserving the history of horror and science fiction cinema. Throughout her career, Wixson has contributed to several notable websites, including Fangoria, Dread Central, Terror Tube, and FEARnet, and she currently serves as the Managing Editor for Daily Dead, which has been her home since 2013. She's also written for both Fangoria Magazine & ReMind Magazine, and her latest book project, Monsters, Makeup & Effects: Volume One will be released on October 20, 2021.
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