Flashback Weekend Features Danny Glover, George A. Romero, and a Dawn of the Dead Reunion

2013/07/25 20:21:47 +00:00 | Jonathan James

Unless you live in Toronto, there haven’t been too many chances lately to meet the man responsible for the zombies we know and love today. If you live anywhere near Chicago, you’ll want to make your way out to Flashback Weekend.

Taking place from August 9-11, the popular horror convention will have a Dawn of the Dead reunion, with George A. Romero appearing every day to spend time with fans. We have an update on the guests and events, including the addition of Danny Glover:

“DANNY GLOVER at Flashback Weekend 2013! Flashback Weekend is proud to announce Danny Glover as a special guest at the Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention. Mr. Glover is an actor, producer and humanitarian with a commanding presence on screen and stage for over 30 years. In the horror genre, he battled the Predator in "PREDATOR 2" and he matched wits with Jigsaw in "SAW". He also has a wide range of film and TV credits including the “LETHAL WEAPON” series and too many more to list here. A special photo op will be available with Mr. Glover and a full size PREDATOR!

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

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’ll be providing more updates on Flashback Weekend over the coming weeks and will give readers and opportunity to score free tickets. To pick up VIP and screening tickets, and for more information, visit: http://flashbackweekend.com/