 Thanks for checking out this Monster Mania wrap-up video. So I went to Monster Mania 43 if people have been following my channel long enough You know, I love going to these conventions. I love the Monster Mania conventions They're usually run very well, and they have a lot of good guests guests. Sorry every time I do want to apologize off the bat if my energy level is not what it normally is for my videos on this channel Conventions take a lot out of me waiting in lines for long amounts of time and You know takes a physical toll as you start to get older if you haven't noticed I got a lot of gray in my beard So I'm not a young man anymore. So doing that type of stuff Gets ya plus I got up like super early because wanted to get there really early make sure I got a close parking spot Although they they have changed things. I think starting with number 42 They started having it where they were getting Parking it from some sort of like business park or business buildings So they were able to then like shuttle people over to the hotel Which is the crown Plaza and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which is where they have the convention So I just didn't want to have to deal with that because it's a little bit of wasted time for me personally And I just wanted to get in line as soon as possible Because I was there to meet Clive Barker who was one of the big names Clive Barker and Robert England were the really big ones So actually I figured to start this out for people who are watching this who don't know who is at the convention I'll just run through real quick who was there Like I said Clive Barker Robert England Ron Perlman Ryan Hurst Steve Yoon Yoon I don't I think that's how it said Rick Flair Beverly D'Angelo Devin Sawa Vivica Fox Elden Henson Shawnee Smith Lance Henrickson Skeet Ulrich James Hong Kathy Najmi Daniel Harris Tony Todd Henry Thomas Kate Siegel and a Beth Gish and Catherine Parker who all for from the Haunting at Hill House Ashley Lawrence Doug Bradley Nicholas Vince Simon Bamford barbie wild all-centabytes from Hellraiser Kane Hodder Steve Knapp Joey Lauren Adams And a late edition was Lloyd Kaufman Who was doing autographs for free at the trauma booth because they always have a spot as a vendor trauma does so This is the first time I've been to a Monster Mania and Lloyd Kaufman showed up So I didn't meet him or get his autograph but I went by the booth and he was there doing photo ops with people giving autographs and Seemed like a nice guy seemed like he was having a good time everyone meeting him was having a good time So I'm always for that I think it's really cool when people show up and do stuff like that and they're like Hey, here's free autographs. Here's you know free photos. I really think that stuff's kind of cool So good on Lloyd Kaufman So let me talk about Specifically what I did and then I'll that'll just lead to me talking about other aspects of the actual convention So I got there super early I always buy like the pre-show one where you can get in an hour earlier So instead of getting in at 10 o'clock when the autographs start you get in at 9 o'clock when the vendor rooms open up So you can kind of like leisurely go around check out vendor stuff But for me if there's if there are big names and I get in there early I just want to get in line immediately because You know, you'll wait in less of a in less of a line for the day and that's kind of part of the goal So I got there and I was like immediately gonna get in line But it was a little weird because we were coming up to the front of the Of the hotel and there were two lines already formed out outside of the hotel Usually the lines start forming inside like right outside the the rooms for where the autographs are so They were I asked them at their help desk, which they're always super super nice there Which by the way in general their volunteer staff is always crazy nice does a very good job And I think it's kind of ridiculous at this point that they're just on a volunteer basis I kind of really think that they should get paid to be honest. So, you know, just my opinion I think it's 2019 this volunteer stuff. I think it's kind of garbage I think people should get a little bit of actual compensation for doing that type of stuff because these volunteers work hard And they do a great job. So shout out to all the Monster Mania volunteers. You guys do a great do great work And I appreciate it. I do thank them too when I run into these people and I see them You know doing a good job or have a good interaction. I was like, thank you very much for doing awesome So and I would encourage other people to you know, give that feedback. It's appreciated So anyway, I asked them and they said the two lines outside were for Robert England and for Clive Barker Because they were signing in personal in private rooms upstairs instead of in like the main signing areas for celebrities so I understand Lining up somewhere else. But the problem is The line started getting very long and it was very hot outside is very it's been very humid It's been it's been very hot and so people are just sweating immediately the other issue that some other people brought up while standing in line is that they had bought some people had bought Pre-show passes and other people had just general admission and they were all just standing in the same line because it's outside of the convention So for that reason people who bought the pre-show didn't get an added benefit as far as getting in line for autographs go So my kind of aim of get the pre-show get in get in line was totally null and void Which you know what in the grand scheme of things? I don't really care about it that much to be honest But I heard a bunch of other people who were kind of upset about it and it's it's valid It is valid. So me personally whatever, you know, just because I pay a little bit more money I don't think I should necessarily get to get ahead of people in the line But if I have that opportunity I will take it So it doesn't make me mad, but some other people were Vocal about it standing in line and they're like this kind of BS because I paid more in order to try and get further ahead in the line So I don't know but just to throw it out there So the thing that sucks is when you start your day waiting in a line where you're getting like Really really sweaty and gross and a bunch of other people are doing that It's gonna set the whole day up where you just feel like tired and sweaty and gross and everyone around you is that way too So For real when I was going around at the convention no matter where I went it just smelled like BO and that's just kind of that's what happens I know they can't I know there's no way that the convention that early can keep can keep it from there being lines outside really They can't control that but I do think what they should have done is Allowed some people to get into the the rooms next to the private signing rooms Which is where they put a bunch of chairs in and kind of like file people in and let them sit in there They didn't open that up until like a half an hour before The signing started so I felt like they should have just You know taking taking people up much earlier would have been nice The other thing that kind of sucked is that Clive Barker didn't start signing until 11 o'clock When it had been known that everyone starts signing at 10 There was not any communication not even through the Monster Mania app that he would be signing at 11 until about 1030 ish someone came around or actually maybe been around like 10 or so someone someone from the con came by and let everyone know He's not going to be signing until 11 That information should have been sent out through the app at least put it should have been put on its social media Should have been told that people standing in line for Clive Barker much earlier than it actually was So that was kind of problematic in my opinion, but it is also, you know, just a small issue Overall, like I said, I really like the convention. They do a great job. So, you know, just minor things here and there So got to meet Clive Barker. It was really cool Went pretty fast his signing line was pretty quick once everything got going one of the really cool things is the private room they had him in he had Artwork just set up like wall-to-wall like all the walls He had his own original artwork there that you could purchase He had these really old vintage books you could purchase like rare posters T-shirts hats that he designed like with original designs on them. There was amazing stuff there The problem is that stuff is very pricey. So for someone who goes there and they have a very high budget I'm not that person. I go with a, you know, much smaller budget when you ask like hey How's it, you know, how much is this little piece of artwork and they're like, oh, that one's like 600 bucks I'm like, okay, never mind. I'm just gonna get this little poster thing. I was like But hey, if you can afford it good for you I thought at the least though it was very cool that he had all that artwork there and it was kind of set up like a gallery so people could see it as They were waiting in line walking to get their autograph really cool to just look at all this stuff in person He's an impressive artist and obviously an amazing Amazing creative mind. So I I was there for Clyde Barker mainly Excuse me. That was that was my goal and I achieved that goal I love him and I told him this story and it is relevant to you know, me talking about how much I like him And why I was there to get his autograph When I was young my parents like forced me to read which created This situation where I started to hate reading because you know when you're growing up when your parents force you to do things You hate that thing. You're immediately like no, I don't want to do that if you're gonna make me do that So I wasn't into reading and then I got into adulthood and I was kind of like You know, I feel like it's still kind of childish that I don't read more that I don't read more books Like I would read magazines and comics and stuff like that But I'm like I feel like I should get into reading books. So I was like, what's a good entry point Well, I love the Hellraiser movie a lot and Clyde Barker who directed wrote and directed that film wrote and directed the source Book called the Hellbound Heart. So maybe I should check that out So I read the Hellbound Heart fell in love with it. It is phenomenal writing. If you have not read it Do yourself a favor and read that Read that Jesus, I'm sorry. I'm tired do yourself a favor and read that it is Superbly written. It is a very tight story. There's no like wasted time really the tension is amazing It and it's also pretty small. It's it's a short book. So you can get through it pretty quick so That kind of really opened me up to getting more into reading books And so I read a bunch more of Clive stuff and then from there I jumped to some other horror authors. So I Told him this story and I also I said so in a way your books kind of helped promote adult literacy And he kind of laughed at that and he said he was like, thank you very much. That's that's great I'm glad so very genuine guy very nice guy and I got this Which I'm very happy about this is like a Japanese Small poster And you can see Clive autographed it down there. So Looks really good. I thought of all the poster type things or photo type things you could get signed This was the best And this was 70 dollars Just getting an autograph is 60 with one of like the small Photos that celebrities usually have that was 60 This is was an extra $10 upgrade to get this which I think is totally worth the extra $10 to be honest I mean, it's this looks phenomenal. So very very happy with that my buddy who was with me spent another $10 he got for $80 this full-size poster That's a rare poster for Night Breed that looks unbelievable. It's like a blood moon in the background with like these very stylish Gates in front of it and it's just kind of like the silhouettes of the gates in front of the blood moon I mean, it's a phenomenal poster. It looks beautiful beautiful beautiful He was like he saw it and he's just like look I am not like the hugest fan of Night Breed I mean, I like it and he's like, but this is amazing looking I got I have to do it So I fully understand that I almost did it myself, but I was like I kind of like that more so Super cool, but the Clyde Barker was great I hope as many people with wanted his autograph got his autograph He's he's a he's a great guy and an unbelievable creative mind like I was saying so after that I went ahead and Got in line for Shawnee Smith I know a lot of people will know Shawnee from saw but my main focus for meeting Shawnee was Although I do really like saw and I love how she did and saw my main focus with the 1988 Blob remake which is such a great movie. I Was about to say it's underrated But I feel like it's gotten a lot more love over the past bunch of years Because people in it will inevitably online and in person have the discussion of remakes Remakes aren't good by and large and then there's always the rebuttal of well I can name some remakes that are actually pretty amazing and the blob is almost always on there when it comes to horror films People almost always cite the blobs and it is phenomenal. I love it So when I met Shawnee Smith and her line took a little bit longer But that's because she was really taking her time with people and she only made it like an extra $20 to get your To get your picture taken with her so a lot of people were doing that option I did not because I don't yeah, I'm just not big on doing the photos. It doesn't really matter to me I'm there for the autographs. So I just went with the autograph which she was 40 So then if you wanted the photo and the autographs 60 So I got her to sign a photo from the blob, of course, that's no big surprise to you guys, I'm sure She wrote to carlin and it's getting bigger Put her autograph and said Meg penny, which is her character from the blob which by the way, I have the latest release of the blob on blu-ray from scream factory Coming to me in October. I pre-ordered it very very excited about that So I will look at this photo that she signed while I'm watching the movie. Very cool Yeah, she was very nice. I talked to her about The movie the blob the remake and I just kind of wondered I was like when you saw the script you read the script Did you think? The blob remake why are we remaking the blob? I'm not sure this is gonna do all that great or did you think this is gonna be great This has the ability to be awesome She said that she she really thought that it had the potential to be awesome because she thought the script was really well done she was very excited to do it and She's like, you know, it obviously didn't do super well when it came out But it's you know gotten way more popular now So I was like but that's kind of what happens with a lot of the best movies a lot of the best movies that stand the test The time didn't do all that great when they came out in theaters and then they really gained steam and popularity with people down the road so The blob is that way then I talked to her about her role in saw and I said So with your role in saw did you have any idea that you could end up being with the series that long? Or that your character would end up being as significant as that. I mean did you see that possibility and she said well She's like if she put it to me this way She's like well, I mean I did realize that at the end of the first movie. I was the only person alive So there was that possibility and I was like that's a very good point. I didn't think about it that way. So yeah, so it was Yeah, it was cool She was really nice super nice And I'm glad I got that and then the other person that I went for there were other people I thought about going for I really when I was going there thinking I was gonna meet Ron Perlman because he's super cool Super interesting, but by the time I was able to get around to Ron Perlman He wasn't at his at his booth because he was doing his photo op time And because they do that they do like professional photo opposite people can pay for which are expensive So he wasn't there there was a lot big line that had formed and I was like I'm kind of tired and hungry right now So I mean he wasn't a must for me Clive Barker was my main focus. So I'm good so we cut out but Would have been cool to meet him, but you know had to make a decision at that point So one person who I did go with a lot of people are probably gonna see this as kind of a curveball for me Joey Lauren Adams, I know a lot of people as I just said they're like what so I love the movie Chasing Amy It is one of my all-time favorite movies. I wouldn't say it's like top 10 It's maybe like top 50 or something, but I love that movie so much the script is so well-written It's a well-executed film I love Kevin Smith in general and I thought that Joey Lauren Adams did a good job in that film and I just love Her role in it. I love the film in general. So to have her autograph is great. Once again She was super nice very very nice. I told her the story of how I showed this movie to my now wife Very early in our relationship and we kind of bonded over a little bit and I was like obviously things worked out well because now she's my wife and She she was like, oh, that's really great. Thank you so much Yeah, so I got her to sign this You know as you would probably assume this makes sense, but she just wrote much love Joey Lauren Adams so Yeah, that was really cool. She was awesome and The other thing is I talked to her about the Jains on Bob reboot And I was like I assume you're gonna be in the reboot which is coming out in October And she was like, yes, I am in Jains on Bob reboot and I was like sweet. So Yes, everyone look out for that. I think the release dates. They're doing it through like fathom events And it's gonna be like the 15th and the 16th or 18th something like that It's just like two show dates at select theaters to begin with I don't know what's going on after that, but you know, if you have interest there's that information So other things about the convention, um, the vendors are always really interesting One vendor in particular. I really need to talk about is Nightmares unlimited If you've been a person who watches my videos, you know that I put up a video of me unboxing one of the handmade phantasm spheres From nightmares unlimited that my wife had gotten me for my birthday If you haven't seen that video go watch that video because it gives you a really good idea of a how good those things are And b how quality they are So I stopped by that booth just because I wanted to talk to the guy who uh, who does it all He and his wife who make all their handmade high quality props and just wanted to say thank you once again because I love my phantom phantasm sphere. It is amazing. It looks it looks phenomenal It has weight to it. It is quality. And so he was like, oh, yeah, I saw your video Thank you so much for that and you know, we just kind of talked and his new thing is he brought a bunch of Lament configurations from hellraiser, which makes sense because you had all these people from involved with hellraiser at the convention So that was smart. And so he was uh saying that they just started doing that they made them out of uh legitimate mahogany wood And all the sides is uh, actual like hand done copper etching Which I can't even imagine how much work that is. Um, just everything he he and his wife do in general I cannot imagine how much work it is because they're super quality But he had said and and I love to hear this from vendors He said the way I approach what I make is What would I want to collect like what? Quality level would I want as a person collecting these things? He's like, and that's what drives me to do it the way I do it and I'm like, that's Extremely admirable. I love it amazing. So Awesome nightmare is unlimited people look them up, uh, mainly through facebook And I think they have an etsy an etsy is where the the ordering goes through I believe so look up nightmares unlimited awesome stuff Um, very quality very awesome. So, uh, the other thing is I always buy soap Or like lip balm or something for my wife when I'm there from arcane bunny. I believe is what it's called Um, they make like handcrafted soaps and stuff and what she really likes They have ones with coffee which smell amazing. So I do that as well and I stopped buying got a lip balm They didn't have the coffee soap. So we just went with the lip balm um Yeah, but one of the other things that occurred to me while I was there is that there are always so many vendors that It's it's tough because the the flow of people walking through the vendor rooms Is that a pretty decent pace because people just kind of want to keep it moving naturally So I feel like you miss a lot So I would recommend maybe maybe just slowing it down a little bit stopping into each one Or take a few passes to make sure you see everything unless you're there with a super tight budget And you're not looking to spend extra money. So, um What kind of what I do is I hit the autographs first and then I see kind of what's left from my budget And then I go look at the vendors, uh, like I kind of looked a little bit at Fright rags Fright rags was there They're always there. They make amazing horror shirts, but they also had some horror socks Which I was thinking about getting, uh, but then I I ended up being like, no, not this time because I did enough damage with the uh, with the autographs this time around. So Maybe next time I'll go for the socks. They have like some halloween three socks that look really cool that I heavily thought about so In the future in the future and also in the future at some point nightmare unlimited Lament configuration because that's a must for me being a huge fan of hellraiser. So, um, One of the only other issues is that the Venue itself gets hot There's one there's a pavilion where they end up having a lot of the signings And the air circulation is poor there and when you have that many bodies kind of packed into a space like that It generates even more heat and like I said, a lot of people were already sweating Uh, and it just smelled like bo and It was uncomfortable So it makes it a little tougher for waiting in line for autographs because of that I know that's that's not a fault of the convention. That just has to do with the actual venue So I wish that was You know not a problem But also the while I was there the the hallway right next to where clive barker was signing just started leaking water There was just like legitimately like Three or four large leaks coming from the ceiling and it was not raining I was like, what is going on here? So there were some problems at that At that place that need to get taken care of but like I said, not the fault of matzomanias has nothing to do with them Just some observations. Um As far as who looked like they were very popular there Uh, shawnee smith had a pretty decent line Continuously obviously clive barker and robert england had the largest lines After them the large lines were kathy nashamy Who if people don't if people are like, what's in it? I don't recognize the name She was the third witch in hocus pocus. So not bed middler not bed middler not sarah jessica parker She was the third witch Big line for her actually I was kind of surprised like I thought she'd have a line But I didn't know she'd have that many people interested So that was cool to see and who's the other one daniel harris. She consistently has good lines She had a pretty significant line She was from halloween four I want to say I haven't seen all the halloween. So I'm guessing I think it was halloween four Um, and then since they had all the people there from hellraiser They were busy, especially uh, dug bradley dug bradley is always Busy at these conventions. It's amazing. I cannot believe The amount of mileage this guy has gotten out of that one roll. It's crazy. It's cool, though I love it like he's my favorite. I I have three three autographs from him in my room here I mean, obviously you can see the one up there Uh, and then I have one of just him and then I have one of him and the three other centabytes and um He's an awesome guy. If you if you ever have the opportunity, you should definitely meet him get an autograph from him I saw him outside of the of the convention And he was walking I was just like dug and he was like, oh, hey, what's up Just like nice jovial dude On the other side of that because everyone is usually very nice My buddy met rick flair and rick flair was not that nice of a guy He did do the autograph and everything took a picture with him But my buddy told him like this heartfelt story of how Through rick flair. He was able to bond With his grandmother because his grandmother was huge in a wrestling and rick flair was her favorite wrestler And so through him getting into it He forged a much better relationship with his grandmother and he tells him the story and rick flair's response was uh, thanks So, um You know, not a big surprise because I had heard that rick flair is not that great of a guy But for my buddy, it was it was pretty crushing because he was really looking forward to meeting him and uh, You know, it's it's a letdown when you have a an experience like that where you want it to be special When you're meeting these celebrities, you want it to be kind of special You want them to be nice and I can't say that I've had any experiences with celebrities I've met where I walked away and was like, man, they weren't that nice like they're usually at least Somewhat cordial and most of them that I meet are super nice. So You know, yeah, that was just a little disappointing. But anyway, uh, I think that's pretty much all I have to say. Um, pretty standard good quality Monster mania always is I I love it. Um, I'm looking forward to going to the one in hunt valley Yes, I'm going to that one mainly because bruce cambell is the headliner for that one. I am so excited for bruce cambell. He Um, he's kind of on my bucket list for celebrity autographs. So Uh, they announced him like about a year ago For that convention. I bought tickets immediately. I was like, I'm not missing out on meeting bruce cambell Uh, I hear he's a phenomenal guy that everyone I know Or have heard of who have gotten his autograph or like he's so nice. He's so awesome So I'm super super excited for that. That is the first weekend of october. I think it's october 5th That's the saturday that i'm going. So, um Show up to hunt valley guys. There's some other really good guests. Should I read it? Okay, you can drop out of this, um Video right now if you want to if you don't want to know everyone who's going to be at that convention But if you do stick around i'm about to read it Um But it don't if you're gonna sign off right now if you're gonna not watch the video now Please hit that subscribe. I really do appreciate it can mean a lot for my channel and put some comments down there I'd love to hear from people who went to uh monster mania 43 and get your feelings How things went what autographs you got how excited you were what your interactions were like with the celebrities I really want to hear that stuff. Okay, so for monster mania 44 in hunt valley, maryland It is bruce cambell. Like I said, uh, then they're doing a reunion for scream. They have nev cambell skeet all rick roger jackson who did the voice of ghost face In uh scream matthew lillard, which i'm very excited about I have this thing about matthew lillard. I love his acting I've seen a lot of movies with him in it. I especially loved him in hackers I know it's a terrible movie, but for some reason I just love that movie So i'm gonna get him to sign something from hackers Jamie kennedy And that kind of rounds out the scream people james jude courtney who played the new michael miers nick castley who played the old michael miers sandi johnson who was in the original halloween from 1978 it says on here uh billy zane who obviously was in like demon night and is best known for like titanic and stuff like that lisa and louise burns who are the two scary twins from the original shining That's exciting Danny loyde the kid from the shining I'm I have to get him and leah belldom who was the um The good-looking portion of the old crone in the room in 237 I want to say am I right about that the room is 237. I don't know Uh, then for candy man, they have tony todd and virginia madsen. I'm gonna get them. That's awesome Ted ramy thinking about Ted ramy. I like him Daniel harris again serena vincent who is in cabin fever is one of the things she's known for dick wyand From friday the 13th part five. He played roy Diamond dowell's page because they like always have wrestlers involved. He's a nice guy I've actually met the guy before I didn't get his autograph. I just randomly started talking to him He's a really nice guy Uh, kane hotter again cj gram who was another jason um And that's it for now, but I think they might be announcing some more coming up. So I'll be there and then I will do another one of these videos for it So thank you everyone for checking this one out. Please help support me with my channel hit that subscribe It literally takes like a second and it means a lot to me Put some comments down there. Like I said, tell me about your experiences And are you gonna go to the hunt valley one? And if so, who do you want for your autographs? I know that Bruce Campbell line is gonna be long. So I would encourage people to get there as early as you can That's the best way to do it. Anyway, thanks again for checking this out and until next time keep it brutal