Win Weekend Passes To Days Of The Dead Atlanta (Feb. 1-3)

By far the biggest thing to happen to the Atlanta horror scene, and definitely to SOC, in 2012 was the coming of Days of the Dead.  Atlanta finally got its own horror convention, and it was one hell of a party.  If you weren’t there, then you missed a legendary weekend.  Not to worry though, because like all the horror greats…IT’S BAAAAACK!  Days of the Dead Atlanta 2 will be taking place February 1-3.  This year it’s at the Atlanta Sheraton Downtown Hotel.  Yes, Days of the Dead migrated into the belly of the beast this year, and the Sheraton finally gets to host a kick ass convention.  The guest list is absolutely sick, and if all of the DOTD cons from last year are any indication, Adolfo and the gang have an amazing time and some killer surprises in store for the fear faithful.  Then there’s the revelry and debauchery that ensues when a bunch of drunken horror nuts get together, but the less said about that in print the better.  Trust me, it’s something you just have to experience.  Look at this list of your favorite horror icons that will be on hand to sign your autographs, take pictures with you, and make you the envy of all of your fanboy friends…

Danny Trejo (From Dusk ‘til Dawn, Machete, Anaconda, Predators, Bad Ass)

Patty Mullen (Frankenhooker, Doom Asylum)

Ace Frehley (KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park)

Dick Miller (Gremlins, Demon Knight, Night of the Creeps, Chopping Mall, Evil Toons, Bucket of Blood, White Dog)

Gunnar Hanson (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Brutal Massacre, Hellblock 13)

Jake The Snake Roberts (Wrestling legend)

Kane Hodder (Friday the 13^th 7-10, Hatchet 1-2, 2001 Maniacs, Ed Gein: Butcher of Plainfield)

Tom Savini (From Dusk Til Dawn, NOTLD ’90 (dir), effects legend)

Tony Todd – (Candyman, NOTLD ’90, The Crow, Hatchet 1-2, Voodoo Dawn, Final Destination 5)

Ari Lehman - (Friday the 13^th, First Jason (band), ThanXgiving)

Michael Graves (The Misfits, Perkins 14)

Eerie Von (Samhain, Danzig)

Chelan Simmons (Tucker & Dale vs Evil, Snakehead Horror, Chupacabra Terror, It)

John Dugan (TCM, Hellephone, Monstrosity, Crazy Fat Ethyl remake)

Mickie James (TNA Knockout, WWE Diva)

William Katt – (House, Greatest American Hero, Carrie)

Marilyn Burns (TCM, Eaten Alive, Helter Skelter, Future Kill, Texas Chainsaw 3D)

Diane Goldner – (Feast trilogy, Hatchet 3, Pulse 2, Satanic, The Collector)

Butch Patrick – Eddie Munster

House of 100 Corpses/Devil’s Rejects Reunion:

Sid Haig – Captain Spaulding (Devil’s Rejects, Spider Baby, Galaxy of Terror, Big Bird Cage)

Bill Moseley – Otis (TCM 2, House of 1000 Corpses, NOTLD90, Repo)

Tom Towles – Sheriff Wydell (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, The Borrower, Pit & the Pendulum, NOTLD ’90)

David Reynolds – Richard Wick (Freddy’s Nightmares, Special Dead, Hills Have Eyes 2)

Walter Pehlan – Dr. Satan (From Dusk ‘til Dawn, Wishmaster)

Irwin Keyes –  Ravelli (Exterminator, Dahmer vs Gacy, Black Dynamite)

Robert Mukes- Rufus (Slumber Party Slaughter, Weeds)

PJ Soles – Susan - (Halloween, Carrie, Rock & Roll High School, Uncle Sam)

Leslie Easterbrook – Mother Firefly (Police Academy, A Dead Calling, Halloween)

Michael Berryman – Clevon (The Hills Have Eyes, Satan Hates You, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest)

Ginger Lynn Allen – Fanny (Buried Alive, Vice Academy, I Wanna Cum Inside Your Mom 23)

Diamond Dallas Page – Billy Ray Snapper (WCW, Hood of Horror)

Return of the Living Dead Reunion:

Linnea Quigley – Trash (Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Demons, Silent Night Deadly Night, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers)

Jewel Shepherd – Casey (Raw Force, Caged Heat 2)

Brian Peck – Scuz (NOTLD 2&3, Children of the Corn 3, Bitch Slap)

Don Calfa – Ernie (Necronomicon, Chopper Chicks in Zombietown, Progeny, Corpses Are Forever)

Allan Trautman – Tarman (Dinosaurs, Muppets Tonight)

Thom Matthews – Freddy (F13 Part 6: Jason Lives, ROTLD 2)

Beverly Randolph – Tina (Um, that’s about it)

John Philbin – Chuck (The New Kids, Children of the Corn, Tombstone)

Clu Gulagher – Bert (From a Whisper To a Scream, Feast, NOES 2, The Initiation, Tapeheads)

Blair Witch Project Reunion:

Joshua Leonard – (Madhouse, Hatchet, Bitter Feast, Shark Night 3D)

Heather Donahue – (Manticore, The Morgue)

Michael Williams – (Altered)

Now that’s an impressive who’s who list.  I’ll definitely be there, along with most of the SOC family and all of my weirdo friends, and I want you to be there too.  That’s why I’m giving away three pairs of weekend passes to the convention.  Yes, you heard that right, I’ve got three golden tickets to horror paradise.   If that sentence left you confused over what song to break into, don’t worry, it did the same to me.  Anyway, I can get you into the party (hotel room not included).  Here’s all you’ve gotta do to be entered in this epic giveaway…

1. If you haven’t already, go HERE and like the Son of Celluloid Facebook page.
2. If you haven’t already, go HERE and like the Days of the Dead Facebook page.
3. Leave a comment on this post with your email address (so I can contact you if you win), the guest you’d be the most stoked to meet, and a question you’d most like to ask them.

It’s just that easy.  On January 18, I’ll draw three winners at random, and those three will each receive a pair of weekend passes to experience the horror geek nirvana known as Days of the Dead so you can party with me and a few hundred of the dirty south’s finest freaks.  See you there.