It's the quest of every ultra-fan: finding fellow obsessives to share in the collective joy. 
 Fan conventions provide a meeting place and an outlet for like-minded folk.  What's it like to really find your tribe? 
 In this episode I talk about horror conventions, my pilgrimage to the "Anti-Convention" known as "Cinema Wasteland" and meeting a group of fellow obsessives I call "the Algonquin Round Table of Horror."
  Convention History
 1936- Philcon: First "Fan Convention". Science Fiction Convention, held in Philadelphia. There were 9 attendees.
 1975 World Fantasy Convention: first Convention where there's a strong presence of horror under the Fantasy umbrella.
 1991- World Horror Convention – the first true Horror Convention.
  Convention:
 Cinema Wasteland Movie and Memorabilia Expo- Holiday Inn, Strongsville, Ohio (shows every April and October)
 Created by Ken Kish and Pam Kish
  Movies Discussed (In order of appearance):
 Alien (1979) Dir: Ridley Scott
 Friday the 13th (1980) Dir: Sean Cunningham
 Creepers (Phenomena)-(1985) Dir: Dario Argento
 Saw (2004) Die: James Wan
 Halloween (1978) Dir: John Carpenter
 Paranormal Activity (2009) Dir: Oren Peli
 Killdozer! (1974) Dir: Jerry London
 Gargoyles (1972) Dir: Bill Norton
 Satan's Triangle (1975) Dir: Sutton Roley
 Street Trash (1987) Dir: James M. Muro
 Whiskey Mountain (1977) Dir: William Grefe
  Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976) Dir: William Grefe
 Stanley (1972) Dir: William Grefe
 Kill the Scream Queen (2004) Dir: Bill Zebub
 The Worst Horror Movie Ever Made (2008) Dir: Bill Zebub
  Dickshark (2015) Dir: Bill Zebub
 Demons (1985) Dir: Lamberto Bava
   The Algonquin Round Table of Horror:
 Jon Kitley: Kitley's Krypt/ HorrorHound Magazine
 Bryan Martinez: The Giallo Room (YouTube)
 Matt "Putrid" Carr: Freelance Illustrator
 Ryan Olson: Deadspeak Design/ The Cold Beyond
 Billy and Vanessa Norcera: Evilspeak Magazine/ Surgikill
 Damien Glonek: Living Dead Dolls
 Bryan Schuessler: Shuizmz
 Gregg Olheiser and Jill Van: LIX
 Dave Kosanke: Liquid Cheese
  Filmmakers/Actors/Vendors:
 Photographer Jim Sorfleet and model Kat McGill of SnS-Photo
 Mike Watt and Amy Lynn Best- Happy Cloud Productions
 Fred Vogel- Toe Tag Pictures (August Underground)
 Bill Zebub- Bill Zebub Productions
 Jane Arakawa- Actor "Street Trash"
 Mike Lackey- Actor "Street Trash"
  Roy Frumkes-Producer/Actor "Street Trash"
 Dan Curtis
 Val Lewton
 Tobe Hooper
 Wes Craven
 Kane Hodder
  Doug Bradley
 William Shatner
  This is S.A. Bradley, and I'm a life-long horror lover. This podcast combines horror history, personal observations, common themes, and cultural trends to tell a story with each episode.  Here we talk about all things horror. Horror movies, books, comics, hosts, conventions.
  The door swings wide here, and all types of horror are welcome.  Each episode covers some aspect of horror with lots of viewing or reading suggestions for you to check out.  I want to start conversations with people about all types of horror. 
 I've been a fan all my life, and I love all the different styles: Classic Universal Monsters, Slasher Films, Found Footage, French Extreme, Asian Extreme, Korean Ghost Stories, J-Horror, Hammer Horror Films, Amicus Films, Glass Eye Pix, EC Horror Comics, Creature Features, Horror Hosts, Italian Zombie movies, Spanish Zombie movies, George Romero Zombie movies, Giallo, Silent Horror Films, Nature Run Amok, Atomic Age Horror, Roughies, Exploitation, Horror Literature, Serial Killer, Halloween, B-Movie, Splatter films, ghost stories, Folk Horror, supernatural, body horror, torture porn, VHS, Psycho