Vampires, and Werewolves, and Zombies, Oh My!

If we’d known, we’d have dressed more appropriately, but we thought fangs and fur were optional. As it turned out, I was seriously underdressed in my fedora, Ray Romano-style long-sleeve shirt (unbuttoned, of course), and my T-shirt with the Hollywood logo. But, everyone accepted us with their bloody, open arms, anyway.

Lexington’s 5^th annual ScareFest 2012 (http://scarefestcon.com/) attracts the most diverse assortment of asylum escapees, fanged and clawed critters, and were- (and wear) whatevers I’ve seen since I last attended an Alice Cooper concert. Sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and superhero genres and sub-genres commingled in a glorious display of fur and color.

Chris Sarandon (Fright Night, The Princess Bride), Dee Wallace (The Howling, E. T.), and Denise Crosby (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Diagnosis Murder) were there to meet everyone and sign autographs.

ScareFest is a great place to get your chakra realigned, buy some fantasy art, or sit in an electric chair. Gotta tell you, it was electrifying (groan!).

Here’s a small sampling of the artists/writers/movie studios/radio stations that displayed their work. More power to them all.

Victor Miller, Emmy-award winning writer of numerous soap operas, and the writer of the first Friday the 13^th, the best of the series. For those who haven’t seen it, there was no hockey-mask wearing humongous drowned kid doing the killing. Check out his bio at http://victormiller.com.

Darkness Radio. “The Best of Paranormal Talk Radio.” http://www.TwinCitiesNewsTalk.com.

Brett Gray, Lexington-based artist extraordinaire, turns out wonderfully-detailed #2 graphite pencil work of vampires, werewolves, and Cthulhu-based creatures. Truly eerie and beautiful. See samples of his work at http://www.brettgrayart.com or contact him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/BrettGrayArt.

Sun House Films displayed props and talked about their online horror movie. They also offer professional production services. http://www.sunhousefilms.com.

Great time at ScareFest for everyone. If you’re scared, just pack some garlic or a crucifix. ‘Cause next year, I’ll be wearing my dress fangs.