Just returned from Fangoria's "Weekend of Horrors" in San Jose (my first horror con since moving down to California) and had a blast... Fantastic weekend put on by the wonderful folks @ Fangoria magazine, and it was quite surreal to get the chance to not only see and listen to tales from such folk as "Re-Animator" himself Jeffrey Combs, but to also MEET, TALK TO, GET AUTOGRAPHS FROM and GET PICS TAKEN WITH Sid Haig (House of 1000 Corpses, Devil's Rejects), Bill Moseley (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, House of 1000 Corpses, Devil's Rejects), Ken Foree (the original Dawn of the Dead) and Pinhead himsef, Doug Bradley (Hellraiser).

I also really enjoyed getting the chance to talk to other indie filmmakers -- the team who brought you "Quick & the Undead" (now released by Anchor Bay) were fantastic sources of inspiration, talking about how they self-financed their cool-ass zombie western, shot it, finished it, and then signed a deal with Anchor Bay. Also appreciated the words of wisdom shared by the team behind "Death Row" (brought to you by the mighty Quiroz Brothers, they of "San Franpsycho" and "Hood of the Living Dead.") To have the opportunity to mingle and chat with these successful independent filmmakers, making a go of it on their own terms, was both refreshing and inspiring... and got my blood pumping for the next Dancing Monkey production!

Be sure to check out the pics posted on our MySpace page!