Svengoolie at “Santa’s Village” was like a “Nightmare before Christmas!”

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The last time I’d been to the Santa’s Village theme park (located over an hour north of me in Dundee, Illinois) I was about five years old. To be honest, I don’t remember much about that visit and didn’t even know the place still existed. That was until my recent visit to the Volo Auto Museum where Svengoolie’s assistant, Jim Roche, mentioned it as a stop during the host’s numerous Halloween season of appearances. Needless to say, I immediately gave it a high Terror Dave priority…if for no other reason the novelty of it.

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2013 MASK-FEST: Aliens, Hydras, and a Frankenstein Pig!

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The 2013 MASK-FEST at Horrorhound Weekend in Indianapolis featured LOTS of gruesome faces crafted by some extremely talented people! At first I was going At first I was gonna choose a handful of my favorites to share but that was a bit daunting as I liked almost all of them, So I’ve decided to share just about all of them to be dispersed weekly (probably lasting until the next MASK-FEST). So let’s get started with fun images from the premiere horror mask event… Continue reading

Svengoolie drives fans crazy at The Volo Auto Museum!

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Svengoolie’s Volo Auto Museum appearance took place exactly a week after I’d seen him at The Squared Circle Restaurant (covered HERE). I’d spent the days in between on a zoo related trip in North Carolina but what better way to round off a vacation than in the company of my favorite celebrity? Volo is one of Illinois’ best kept secrets and home to famous cars seen both on the small and large screens (and a place I’ve covered before, right HERE).

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Godzilla Festival (G-FEST XX) Monster Models!

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2013 marked G-FEST (Godzilla Festival’s) 20th gathering and I’d attended faithfully the last ten. Of all the conventions I’ve gone to, this one always has a special place in my heart because it gave me so many happy memories with my kids (as I tearfully explained once HERE). Not to mention, Godzilla fans are really more like family than just fellow enthusiasts which makes it more like an annual reunion as opposed to Expo. Unfortunately, the July weekend it took place this year couldn’t have presented more of a challenge for me as my Friday & Saturday was booked solid with events I was locked into attending.

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