On
November 1-3, 2013, Walker Stalker Con made its debut in Atlanta
where it assembled 17 main cast members from “The Walking Dead”,
more than any other convention ever before, along with 35 other
actors from zombie and horror films. In attendance were Andrew
Lincoln, Norman Reedus and “The Walking Dead” Executive Producer,
Greg Nicotero, among many others.
This
year the event will be held at the Atlanta Convention Center at
AmericasMart this weekend, October 17-19, 2014.
Needless
Things will be covering the event and (hopefully) doing interviews,
so I thought it would be prudent to write up a preview detailing
where we’d be and when. That way you can buy us beers.
Check
out the Press Release we posted in September
for a full list of guests. Today’s post is about the schedule and
the vendors. Check the Walker Stalker site
for the full lists of those.
Art
By Pork/Drop Dead Bizarre
– Local artists Human Pork will be on site with his array of masks
and horror-themed goodies. Stop by this table to see some of the best
craftsmanship around.
Bones
Art –
Sculptor Andrew Bones will be on hand with a ton of brand-new stuff.
I asked him if he could give Needless Things readers a special
preview of his projects for Walker Stalker and he sent along pictures
of some kickass new pieces:
Cavity
Colors
– I don’t remember where I know Cavity Colors from, but as soon
as I saw the word pairing on the site images of Stephen Gammell-esque
art with vibrant, wild colors popped into my head. I can’t wait to
see what kinds of shirts and prints they bring.
Hasbro
– I have to say – I’m pretty shocked to see this. I can’t
imagine why Hasbro is going to be here and I honestly would have
thought it was off of their radar. But I am certainly going to be
talking to them. I don’t foresee me ending up on any kind of review
list or anything, but maybe I can at least get an interview. Or a
sticker. Something.
Plastic
Empire
– I’m fairly certain this is the place with the MASSIVE selection
of Funko
Pop! Vinyl figures that was at Heroes Con and Wizard World. If so, the guy there was incredibly nice and knowledgeable. I’ll buy something here just because I like them.
Pop! Vinyl figures that was at Heroes Con and Wizard World. If so, the guy there was incredibly nice and knowledgeable. I’ll buy something here just because I like them.
Retro-a-go-go!
– This vendor features all kinds of cool products and accessories,
many of which feature art by the likes of Mitch O’Connel and Doug
P’Gosh. Lots of classic monster inspired stuff.
Randy
Bishop
– The creator of Hawk
of New York.
Bishop will be in hand with prints and books and possibly copies of
the Hawk
of New York
soundtrack, which features Needless Things favorites, Radio Cult!
Bring Randy a guitar and maybe he’ll play you his version of “Ghost
Riders In the Sky”. It’s great! Bring him a Jas Ingram with a saw
and he’ll have to do it.
Dorkside
Toys –
I love these guys! I talked with them at Wizard World and they were
just great. Another vendor I’ll buy something from just because I
like them. If you can’t make it out to Walker Stalker, check out
their online store.
Circus
Envy –
Atlanta’s own king of weird, this greasepainted freak can always be
found wandering around the best horror cons. Stop by and say hello or
just enjoy the cotton candy smell he exudes everywhere he goes.
Schedule
There’s
a lot more going on this year, and it’s all in one location. I’ll
be there Friday and Saturday, so here’s the stuff I’m looking
forward to:
Friday
4 PM – Main Panel Room – Michael Rooker
– I’d be very interested in seeing Rooker talk for an hour. It
seems like this would be best as a career retrospective rather than
focusing on Walking
Dead,
but I’m not sure. I’d really like to hear about Guardians
of the Galaxy.
And Slither.
And Henry.
And Mallrats.
Okay, pretty much everything the man has done.
Saturday
12 PM – Convention Hall – Jason Momoa
– This guy has been really good on talk shows. Between Game
of Thrones
and all of his other work in the genre world I bet this will be a
fascinating hour.
Saturday
1 PM – Main Panel Room – Andrew Lincoln & Norman Reedus
– Obviously this is the Main Event of the Con. Either of these guys
on their own would be great, but the two of them should be a lot of
fun.
Other
Items of Note
*The
twins that played Rick’s baby will be at the con on Saturday.
Because apparently people want to meet babies.
*This
year’s non-The
Walking Dead
guests include – Ian Somerhalder and Paul Wesley from The
Vampire Diaries,
those guys from Comic
Book Men,
Jason Momoa, Arthur Suydam(!), Howard Sherman from Day
of the Dead,
Roy and RJ from FaceOff,
Landon Giminez from Resurrection,
people from Z
Nation,
and Mackenzie Lintz and Grace Cox from Under
the Dome.
The
full event schedule can be found at
http://www.walkerstalkercon.com/atlanta/schedule/.
Tickets
for the event start as low as $35 for general admission and can be
purchased at
For
more information, guest announcements, and regular updates about
Walker Stalker Con
Follow
on Twitter @walkrstalkrcon
On
Facebook at Walker Stalker Convention
Needless
Things V. 31 Days of Halloween
Every October for the
last few years Needless Things has provided commentary on SyFy’s –
the television channel devoted to science fiction (sort of) –
schedule. Not because the channel provides the best Halloween
content, but because they provide the most.
Aside from some paid programming in the wee hours of the morning
(because somebody
has to pay for Sharknado
3: Again With This?),
SyFy makes an effort to program content that is at least
Halloween-ish every hour of the month.
It
is for this that we thank them and devote far more effort than we
should into dissecting what they have to offer.
Oct
13 11:00 AM 31 Days Of Halloween Movie Dracula 2000
SyFy
loves
this movie. They show it many times every year. I didn’t
particularly care for it the first time I saw it. The only redeeming
thing about it was the Vitamin C boob scene (which is absent from the
SyFy TV edit). As time has gone on and I’ve ended up catching bits
and pieces of this thing I’ve learned to enjoy the fact that Jonny
Lee Miller was in a lot of movies previous to his career as Sherlock
Holmes and not all of them were good.
Seriously,
though – I have mellowed on Dracula
2000
a bit. I just wish somebody would read my screenplay for Dracula
2000 V. Andre 3000.
Oct
13 01:00 PM Syfy Original Movie Children Of The Corn
This
is not the original, it’s the SyFy remake. It doesn’t really
matter because I don’t like either of them. Or the sequels. Or the
original short story. I had my fill of sociopathic, prepubescent
hayseeds when I was in school.
Oct
13 03:00 PM Syfy Original Movie Ghost Storm
Oct
13 05:00 PM 31 Days Of Halloween Movie Haunting In Connecticut, The
Oct
13 07:00 PM 31 Days Of Halloween Movie Fog, The
Oct
13 09:00 PM 31 Days Of Halloween Movie Wolfman, The
This
is probably
the Wolfman movie starring Benicio Del Toro, not the one starring Lon
Chaney, Jr. That one’s The
Wolf Man,
anyway, but people don’t always get that right.
The
more recent version felt like two movies that had been
unceremoniously stuck together – one was a great horror flick about
a werewolf, the other was a drama about a romance between two boring
people.
What
I’m saying is don’t watch this. Watch the original.
Oct
13 11:00 PM 31 Days Of Halloween Movie Freddy Vs. Jason
Oct
13 01:00 AM 31 Days Of Halloween Movie Wolfman, The
Oct
13 03:00 AM Haven The Old Switcheroo - Part 1
Oct
13 04:00 AM Paid Programming
Oct
14 06:00 AM Paid Programming
Oct
14 08:00 AM Syfy Original Movie Children Of The Corn
Oct
14 10:00 AM 31 Days Of Halloween Movie Freddy Vs. Jason
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