Festival of Fear 2009 Pics

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Just some pics for now.

when i get a chance i'll throw in descriptions and thoughts.



Udo Kier .. as mentioned by 'Return' (i hate using nicknames once i've met someone)
his line was dead all weekend. unbelievable. I think i was the first one he saw .. i know i bought the first (and one of the only) photo ops.
I found him to be a really nice guy and he shared my frustration that unless you were associated with star trek or star wars - no one knows who you are. (deodato, h.g. lewis, and gunnar hansen had the same thing happen in the past)
I bought a t-shirt from him, got 3 him to sign 3 DVDs, and a photo op.
He was telling me about seeing a huge french version poster of Flesh For Frankenstein at one of the vendors. he was tempted to buy it but it was $$$. well that planted a worm in my brain and when i ended up seeing the poster - i bought it ... went back and got Udo to sign it (he was a bit shocked - pleasantly suprised actually) .. so much so he grabbed a photo and signed that for me for free ..

I can unerstand him getting pissed at people who just stop by to say hi .. when you're surrounded by star trek guys who's fans stop by to pay $30 for an autograph and say hi.

the picture above - he tried to get the girls to pose for me but i wanted a shot of them talking to him :)



James Duvall .. super nice down to earth guy. (he played the bunny Frank in Donnie Darko). I got him to sign May .. which prompted a nice conversation about Angela Bettis and working in Canada. There was no one in his line so we chatted for quite a few minutes until people showd up and i thought i'd better give them their time.



a 'sniper shot' of Linda Hamilton. I met her and she was funny and nice (and gorgeous) but i was too late to get a photo op which really bummed me out. I usually try to get more obscure stuff signed but i'm such a fan of Terminator and T2 that i had to get those done.





Canadian (ottawa) filmmaker Brett Kelly. I met him a couple of years ago and have participated on his forum since. He makes very low budget films .. he sells off props from past films to finance new films .. and i've bought a couple. I admire this guy.. he lives his passion.
His 'My Dead Girfriend' is my favorite of his - so far.

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i dont know what the hell this thing is but its funny and colourful.



Lloyd Kaufman ! back for the second year .. He wanted me in the picture but i wanted the gang without me (i wreck every pic i'm in)
It was more fun shooting him - he alsways makes a face. Lloyd always signs for free so i got Poultrygeist signed.



The light cycle from the new Tron movie. They ran the film a couple of times but i dont want to see this in a screening room .. i'd rather see it in a proper theatre. (the screening rooms look and sound like crap)



Canadian Actor Art Hindle.
I love this guy ... he was in the Brood, co-starred with Chuck Norris in The Octagon, and is in Jack Ketchum's upcoming Offspring.
He was on the Black Christmas panel last year but came back as a guest this year. had a nice chat with him when his booth was quiet.
(got The Brood signed)

edit to add :

i look like a fucking tool in this picture.

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A quick shot of Walter Koenig (Chekov) joking around with Leonard Nimoy (Spock). I was in line after a long wait or i would have been able to get a better shot of the both of them together.



Random zombie girl walking past.



according to a comment below this is a blood elf ? (WTF is a blood elf ?)
I thought she had cool eyes. turns out that someone at the con was selling these weird contact lenses - a lot of people had them on. very pretty girl.

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Nick Principe signng my copy of Laid to Rest (robert Hall and Thomas Dekker also signed it) I wanted a shot of the Chrome Skull..
More on this later.



Star Trek girls. Nerds are definately getting better looking. I like how the one in red is a casualty.




this was the first time anything at a con ever creeped me out. this is a kid .. probably about 10. he didnt say a word - he saw the camera - stopped - looked at me, and then kept going without saying a word. creepy little shit.



impressive make-up job.

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one of the many Frank the Bunnies... all shapes and sizes. Hopefully they knew enough to visit James Duvall.



This girl was plenty hot. she was almost as tall as i was .. the picture doesnt do her justice.
Later i saw her reporting for 'naked news' so she must be one of their girls.



This photo needs no explaination.



the guys who dress up for these things are good with kids. My son still gets a kick out of posing with the odd star wars guys

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its enough to make you want to like star wars. well, almost.



Beau Bridges chatting with Erin Gray (buck Rogers). Erin was with Mary McDonnell - but she was acting as her assistant - no one knew who she was. On Sunday Mary didnt return but she got Erin and Aaron Douglas (Chief - from Battlestar Galactica) to fill in for her - which was cool.
I missed out on a photo with MAry but we did have a nice chat - she was very nice - and funny...she was genuinely pleased that i brought the laserdisc of Passion Fish to get signed.



My boy with Erin Gray. Funny thing is i didnt know her because i never watched buck rogers .. but we just bought the series boxset a short while ago for my son. He'll be happy he got his pic with her once he sees her in the show. Very lovely woman.



Chief ! my favorite character on BS ... turns out he's a canadian .. nice guy .. was able to have a bit of a chat before anyone knew who he was and got in line.

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Emma Caulfield. from buffy the vampire slayer - i guess. but i knew her from darkness falls. i always liked the film but she had nothing good to say about it :)



Bruce Campbell - a few minutes after the signing.
he was good with my kid ..

"get over here you punk !"
"did you clean your room today ?"
then we discussed what movies my son has seen - and which ones he should see (apparently Bruce voices the Mayor in 'Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs'.

I also mentioned to him that i was almost afraid to shake his hand after reading his book (if chiins could kill - where he recounts his experiences with the various handshakes of fans) only to find out HE had the sweaty hand - not me.



what can i say - i love legs.





Cool makeup job.

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yep, that's Max Brooks.
I got him to sign both of his books ..
I mentioned that it seemed odd that he went to horror VS comedy .. so he wrote inside my book :

"Dave - this book is NOT funny !"



2 gorgeous vampire girls doing promotion in the anchor bay booth for Stan Helsing
We chatted to them for a while when i was waiting for Sue (anchor bay) to be available for our yearly pic (she and my son - its a tradition)
I got some funny shots of them reacting to the gore scenes of Laid to Rest that Rob Hall was showing at the Anchor Bay booth behind them.





eyes open this time




yeah - i had to.

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I forget which booth this young lady was in .. i like this picture a lot.



"Are you guys vampires ?"
"no, not from any movie or anything - we just dress this way"
"ok" .. snap
"bye"




one of those guys is going to have a tough time getting into his tie-fighter.




Pretty gal i saw walk by a couple of times. I said to myself - if i see her again i'll ask to shoot her - and just before the end of the con - there she was. I think she and her bf got a kick out of me taking the picture - but i thought she looked cool.

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the great (and super friendly) Jack Ketchum getting ready for the Offspring meet and greet.
Thats Art Hindle getting ready to have a seat beside him.



Pollyanna McIntosh in the forground and director Andrew van den Houten in the cowboy hat.



composer Ryan Shore flanked by Polyanna and Andrew. I asked if he was any relation to Howard Shore - he's his nephew.
Good looking kid - he looks more like an actor than a composer.