A Taste of Horror at Denver Comic Con 2014

Written by Scotty

Now don’t get me wrong, I have fallen in love with the guests that DCC has brought in in the past, but now I will start to feel a little bit more like I am at home.  It is no secret that I love horror movies and a couple TV shows, but horror does not always come to a convention like this.  With the first announcement of Michael Rooker (Merle) from The Walking Dead, my eyes opened up a little bit wider than usual and I could not wait to see who they would be able to get next. 

Turns out they landed Chandler Riggs (Carl), who will be returning to Denver for a second time and if you have watched The Walking Dead you have loved and hated this kid, but you know what, that means that he is doing his job.  Without having to be asked questions this year about why his character always leaves the house, I think Chandler will have a great time and I will be bringing a tub of pudding for him to sign. 

So, thinking that the Zombies would be covered this year by only the mainstream Walking Dead cast members, to my surprise, an author was announced that tickled my funny bone.  Max Brooks, the author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z.  It took me forever to find a copy of the Survival Guide, but once I was finally able to get my hands on it, I read it cover to cover in an afternoon.  World War Z on the other hand was purchased the day it came out in the book store, I knew that there was something special there and I was right when reading about the accounts that everyone had to go through on Z Day. 

But horror is not just about zombies, it is also about those things that go bump in the night and that leaves me with the person that I would like to meet the most at DCC, Mr. Bruce Campbell.  Although he has been named a ‘B’ movie actor, he tends to deliver in whatever movie he is staring in.  My first exposure to Campbell’s work was in the first Evil Dead movie, followed by Evil Dead II, then a bunch of Syfy movies.  I will not lie, some of these might not be the best movies ever made, but they are elevated to a new level when it comes to Bruce being in them.  When I finally saw Army of Darkness, I was sold and have never looked back again.  As an actor, Bruce Campbell brings just enough of a character to life that you really have to like him.  He has one of the largest cult followings and is one of the biggest horror icons in the business, in my eyes at least.

Just a couple of people that will cover my quota of horror stars for at least a month.  There are many other talented artists and authors that will be on hand, but since there is something for everyone at DCC, this is what is waiting for me.  Hope to see you all on the floor and please remember, Stay Scared.

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