Texas Frightmare 2025
I did Saturday only with
@Der and my pal Justin. Got in the doors pretty quickly and went straight to the main room. There were plenty of people I wanted to meet, but it all depends on the lines and prices.
First stop was Bill Duke. He's known for playing Mac from
Predator, Cook from
Commando, and Trask from
X-Men 3 (who was later recast as a white midget for
Days of Future Past). He's getting up there in age, but he seemed in good spirits. I told him I enjoyed a couple of crime flicks he directed (Deep Cover 1992, Hoodlum 1997). $60 for the autograph, +$20 for the picture.
Next stop was Adam Marcus, who wrote/directed Jason Goes to Hell and wrote Texas Chainsaw 2013. Cool guy, very enthused, no line. He told me about an upcoming JGtH doc he made, how his original chainsaw script was much higher budget and included Leatherface chainsawing through a 3D cattle stampede. I told him I thought both flicks were underrated, because those movies are a blast. I also asked him about his Freddy cameo at the end and he had in fact written his own idea of what he wanted that to be about, but Wes coming back for
New Nightmare put his idea on the backburner. $40 for autograph and pic.
After that, I went into Dana DeLerenzo's line, aka Kelly from
Ash vs. Evil Dead. She was a highlight. So full of energy, and still smokin' hot. I told her AvED was the greatest show ever, we talked briefly about Ren & Stimpy (another person earlier line had brought it up and she went on to sing the Rocko's Modern Life theme song), and I asked her about how the Workaholics guys were. She had a bit part in an episode, and she had a hard time maintaining a straight face with them. It was that little cameo that had also helped lead her to the Evil Dead role, which is fucking cool. No pictures with her, but Logan managed to sneak a good shot of her through the black curtain behind her where the line wrapped around, and I may post that later. $50 for the autograph. Awesome lady.
Her line wasn't horribly long, but she was very talkative, so it took a while to get through it. I went into Ray Santiago's line right after. He played
Pedro Pablo from
Ash vs. Evil Dead. I told him I loved the GhostBeaters. I should have told him that his hair stole the show. I also asked if he was involved in the Evil Dead cartoon they were working on a while back, and if that's even a thing anymore. He said he didn't know if he was, but I should go to the panel and ask. Those panels are hard to get into, though. $50 for the autograph. I think the actor might be gay. He's also still ripped.
Bruce was there somewhere, but I didn't even catch a glimpse of him. I probably should have met more of the Evil Dead 1 team. They were only $40, but I can't blow all my money. Pablo & Kelly were the priorities.
The last person we met was Sybil Danning. Justin is a big fan of
The Howling II apparently, so he was anxious to shill out $60 for the autograph and $20 for the picture. She was nice, her signature was some beautiful calligraphy, and I asked her about Andy Sidaris, since she worked with him on
Malibu Express. She said he was such a nice guy, and he used to invite people over to eat and hang out, and that she really misses him. He directed a lot of trash epics.
That's the extent of my celebrity encounters. Justin wanted to meet Art the Clown, but his line was super long since he's relevant. I almost wanted to meet Melissa Barrera from Scream 5 & 6, but I'd already spent enough money. I managed to find a rare T2 NECA figure I've been eying for months, too.
We wanted to meet Linda Blair, but she was one of those high-profile guests in another floor that you needed a virtual ticket to meet, so pass on that. Another fun adventure in Iriving Convention center. Always looking forward to the next one.
It's been a horrible week for me. Three of my cats died. Two kittens and now their father Screech, who was the friendliest cat I've ever had. I first found him as a kitten clinging to a tree in my front yard, screaming in fear, hence the name. He wandered into my life and into my heart.
