Hunting Ghosts at the Historic Howell Theater
When my buddy and fellow horror writer, David C. Hayes invited me to hunt ghosts at a fundraiser for the Historic Howell Theater, I only had two questions: Would I get to wear an unlicensed nuclear...
View ArticleRaw Dog Screaming Writers’ Retreat
Did you hear the one about the thirteen horror writers who gather at a secluded lodge, one with no cel phone reception deep in the wilds of Ohio, for a rainy weekend of word-smithing, camaraderie… and...
View ArticleFlying High at the A2Aviary’s “LiftOff”
At the A2 Aviary Lift Off last weekend, I learned you don’t have to run away to join the circus. The celebration of “Found Family” was half-rent party / half wonderfully weird recital that ran the...
View ArticleKrampus Ball Ypsi 2014
Let purists quibble that 2014 Krampus Ball Ypsi, held last night at the DreamLand Theatre, happened too long after the Feast of St. Nicholaus (December 6th) when the Krampus traditionally run free....
View Article“I Owe You”– Impy Award Handoff
We got a SURPISE in Columbus… When Elsa and I traveled to Columbus to award Jason Tostevin this year’s Impy, we weren’t prepared for our reception. The Impy recognizes cinematic achievement in short...
View ArticleGothic/Romance in Nerve’s “The Heights”
I’d intended to follow Nelly, to watch her reactions even when the focal action was elsewhere but I lost my way, so to speak, on the urban moors of Nerve’s production of “The Heights.” Such decisions...
View ArticleCool 3-D Souvenir from Theatre Bizarre 2014
The Doktor and I have acquired quite a shelf of memorabilia from Theatre Bizarre, and my most treasured item is a 3-D souvenir portrait we had done at the 2014 Gala. True, the Doktor may have been...
View ArticlePhotos from 2015 Theatre Bizarre Gala
The Theatre Bizarre Gala for 2015 is but a pleasant memory. Elsa and I know to arrive early to prolong the night. As usual, clowns, mimes and other shenanigans entertained us while we waited in line....
View Article2015 Theatre Bizarre
My only disappointment from the 2015 Theatre Bizarre was that at this fete exhorting us to “Ride the Goat,” there was no appearance by the Baphomet statue so recently flaunted by the local Satanists....
View ArticleWhat’s in the Box? UNBOXING — Scan-a-rama Figurine from Theatre Bizarre
Doktor Leech is joined by Elsa L. to unbox their 3-D portrait from Theatre Bizarre made by the Great Fredini / Scan-a-rama. Read about last year’s figurine: http://dailynightmare.com/2015/10/14/… The...
View ArticleFire Dancing at Theatre Bizarre 2015
Is there anything quite as magical as fire? That smell, the flare of color, the flash of heat? Fire, fire, everywhere at Theatre Bizarre, that wonderful annual masquerade at the Masonic Theatre,...
View ArticleUNBOXING: Scan-a-rama 2016
Doktor Leech and Elsa L. can’t wait to open their latest 3-D portrait from Theatre Bizarre 2016 made by the Great Fredini of Scan-a-rama fame. This unboxing episode includes another two-person full...
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