Tag Archives: Calgary Horror Con

It goes without saying that there are a ton of no-name actors that have made their mark in the horror genre but sadly disappeared shortly after. These are people that just didn’t deliver the type of performance that it takes ...

Candyman: even now, the most hardened horror hound may have trouble saying his name three times. He’s one of the most distinctive, badass and sadly underrated villains in the history of horror cinema. Conjured from significant inspiration from the age-old ...

Perhaps the most anticipated guest presence at the Third Annual Calgary Horror Con was special effects maverick and actor/director Tom Savini. Any horror fan that is well versed in the slasher/splatter movies of the ‘70s and ‘80s would recognize him ...

The Third Annual Calgary Horror Con wrapped up on the evening of Sunday, August 4th at Calgary’s prestigious Hotel Blackfoot after two jam-packed days of vendor madness, subversive shows by sultry horror vixens, die-hard fans disguised as their favourite horror ...

Versatility is a word rarely associated with actors primarily known for their genre work. With a genre saturated by films reliant on tropes and conventions to attract audiences, memorable performances come few and far between, especially when many of the ...

Collectively deemed “the Queen of B-Movie Horror” by the horror film community, the stunning Ms. Linnea Quigley was recently given the honorary title of Ambassador-at-Large for the Third Annual Calgary Horror Convention in Calgary, AB. The Calgary-based Con, which is ...

  With all the genre legends appearing at Calgary Horror Con this year, from Tom Savini to Tony Todd to Bill Moseley to Herschell Gordon Lewis, it may be easy to overlook the myriad great guests who are also attending ...

  Rarely have I seen a movie with fewer redeeming qualities than the sordid 24:25-minute-long Edward Lee’s The Bighead, which is being featured at Calgary Horror Con. According to Wikipedia, The Bighead is adapted from a horror novel of the ...

One cannot deny that the horror genre has a very bizarre relationship with the actors who occupy its films. Whereas the genre has become known, especially within the past 30 years, to not compliment the work of actors who otherwise ...

As Comic-Con fever rages through San Diego, the buzz surrounding the Calgary Horror-Con is ramping up into it’s own next gear as the event announced legendary scream queen Linnea Quigley as the convention’s Ambassador-at-Large! “We felt that Linnea’s charm, compassion, ...