TEN YEARS! This was our tenth year of piling into a van and driving 250 miles up to Crypticon Seattle, and it was as full of horror, bbq, laughs and goofiness as it ever was.

Time for a donut!

Well, shit. We spilled a drink in the van.

That's just GREAT.

On the road again.

What?!?! We stopped for BBQ at Dickie's in Tacoma and it was GONE!!!

We found a new-to-us BBQ place for lunch.

Watch out for that bear, John!

There are animals EVERYWHERE!

Hotness.

Animals...everywhere.

They are watching us eat.

Damn good bbq.

Reviving a long-time practice of geting a picture of John with our waitress. Let's take a look at some past versions below...

We've arrived at the con and look what we see: gender-bent bunny versions of Pinhead from Hellraiser, Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm Steeet and Ash from Evil Dead

Worshiping the Manos statue with Rachel Jackson and Tonjia Atomic

Reuniting with Danielle and Nuria from Manos Returns

Look at this kickass Skullface Astronaut water bottle that Rick and Donna got me!

Mmmmmm...BBQ at Famous Dave's.

Banana pudding as big as your head!

Donna and Dale, ready for the Manos Returns screening.

Someone had a magic marker...

Waiting for the Manos Returns screening in the packed hallway

Rachel has hands of fate!!!

Waiting for the Manos Returns screening in the packed hallway

The audience shows their hands of fate!

Fun Q and A session after the Manos Returns premiere!

Celebrating a great Manos Returns screening!

Manos Returns cast signing scripts for Kickstarter backers.

Manos Returns cast and crew

Party pancakes!

Standard ham and cheese.

Tony Kay held a great interview with Gregg Henry

Play with us...

Pennywise!

Jeffrey Combs best known for Re-Animator, not as best known for Dr. Mordrid!!!

Scary!

It's Spencer Wilding, Rogue One's Darth Vader!

The Barbara Crampton interview was great!

Mick Foley!

Hanging out in the bar.

There is beer in the glass. There might be beer in the water bottle.

Dining again at Dave's Diner.

What a cool Boba Fett!

Devilish!

Someone is sketching Vampirella in their room!

Q and A after the Horrors of the Pacific NW screening

Dance party!

Seen at the dance.

They just called to say OLIVE you.

Vamps stalking the dance floor.

Doodling in the dim light and loud music of the dance party.

Nuria's killer look!

Not too bad for doodling in the dark

Sweet cake!

Cake!

Art contest.

Rachel competing in the art contest, making a puppet.

Kickass art print my buddy Rob bought me from Nick the Hat!

Picked up this DVD of the Get Smart movie, The Nude Bomb!

Nina shows off her kickass Skullface Astronaut shirt while stalked by a puppet...

Cool stuff on Jackey Neyman Jones' table. Hey - there's BEYOND THE WALL OF FEAR!

More damn good bbq.

And we end as we started. With a spill.

Oh well. Another fun trip comes to a close. Looking forward to next year!