Once again, my buddies and I headed up to Seattle for our favorite horror convention!

First stop was Buster's BBQ in Portland - man oh man was it good.

My Buster's BBQ plate.

Dave met this bear at a stop for snacks on the way up.

That John guy shows off one of his great shirts, hanging out in the lobby with Donna.

And here's the photographer who took that photo!

John's running around in the parking lot like a monkey, but Rob's doing a fit check.

Thursday night dinner at Famous Dave's BBQ.

My Famous Dave's plate.

Rob's Famous Dave's plate.

Dave was up early on Friday and got recruited to help with the convention set-up!

Watch out for the dangerous wildlife along International Blvd.

I call this one, "Badge and Nacho Fries."

Going a little stir-crazy in the hotel room waiting for the con to open!

John with our old buddy William!

Enjoying an adult beverage in the bar and going through the program.

Cheers from the bar.

Donna and Rob, hanging in the bar

A friend of a friend offered to sell some of my movies and soundtrack CDs at her table. How very nice!

Cool Creature from the Black Lagoon art by Nick "The Hat" Gucker!

Any opportunity to promote the Saturday screening of my flick A KNIFE IN THE DARK!

Check out these cool carvings that were in the courtyard!

Cowabunga!

That's a big ol' group at Claim Jumper for our Friday night dinner.

My Claim Jumper plate. Too much bread!!!

John got one of these cakes about 10 years ago and was looking forward to tackling it again.

John passed the cake around so we could all help him eat it but it still took a toll on him!

I shot some scenes for my movie STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN AT THE WEIRD HOUSE 2 while at the con.

Lanette stands by for her cue as I shoot Joe Voegele as "Bob" out on the balcony.

Ready for their close-ups.

Joe Voegele as crazy filmmaker "Bob," surrounded by his ladies in waiting…waiting for this stupid scene to be over!

Checking out the fun on the Thirteenth Floor with Gayle.

We checked out Calvin McCarthy's BEWARE THE BOOGEYMAN on Friday at midnight!

Anthony James Kay moderates the Stephen McHattie panel.

Anthony James Kay back for the wonderful Joe Dante panel.

Holy cow was Zach Galligan a great interview and entertaining storyteller!

The Bonnie Aarons panel.

The Heather Matarazzo panel was really a rollercoaster ride of serious stuff and hilarious stuff.

Barbara Crampton wanted to take a photo of us...

And here is what she saw!

The FROM BEYOND panel was a lot of fun.

Saphira the Raptor checking out guests at the con.

Liz enjoying some nachos and spicy drinks at Sharp's Roasthouse.

Look! A lizard!

Director Joe Dante signing Rob's THE HOWLING poster.

Calvin was partying with guest Billy Zane!

Welcome to SeaTac.

We went to Sharp's Roadhouse for our Saturday night dinner.

Someone is watching us. Look at those cool shirts! They glow in the dark!

This was my brisket Mac and cheese at Sharp's Roasthouse.

I think this was $8.

What a fun experience - live commentary by Toby Poser and John Adams for their film HELLBENDER.

All set for our midnight screening of A KNIFE IN THE DARK!.

Gayle, Enrique and Joe are excited for the screening!

"Did somebody fart?"

The cast of A KNIFE IN THE DARK!!

This Wall-E was INCREDIBLE.

Jeff Ferrell moderates the Practical SFX and Makeup on a Budget panel.

Another entertaining panel was William Butler telling stories about working for John Carl Buechler, Charles Band and others. The best/most unnerving part was when he looked me right in the eye and did an elder Yvonne De Carlo impression!

It was fantastic to chat with Toby Poser and John Adams again this year. They are so down to earth and filled with creepy creativity! Inspirational. And check out Toby's snazzy houndstooth dress!

Julie Brown's panel - sorry for the blurry photo!

One of these men looks happy to be there.

Annual end-of-con group photo with con-mom Mickie!

Last stop - grabbing a bag of dicks on the way out of town. Dale made jokes about that for about 45 minutes. Looking forward to next year's Cryption Seattle!