Flashback Weekend Chicago Horror Convention

Flashback Weekend

Chicago Horror Con

August 2-4, 2024

Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago
Rosemont, IL

Flashback Weekend 2018 Schedule

Friday Night Movie

Child's Play Screening

Saturday Night Movie

Fright Night Screening

Friday the 13th Jason Photo Op

KEN KIRZINGER, TED WHITE, STEVE DASH, TOM MORGA & C.J. GRAHAM
CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKET FOR THIS PHOTO OP

Stephen Geoffreys Evil Makeup Photo Op

Stephen Geoffreys Photo Op
CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKET FOR THIS PHOTO OP


Saturday Afternoon at the Crowne Plaza: The 13th Annual Sinister Visions COSTUME CONTEST

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The 2017 Costume Contest Winners with Svengoolie and Sinister Visions' Chad Savage

Join us in the Crowne Plaza Ballroom 1 on Saturday August 4 (Time TBA) in your favorite ghoulish costume for our 13th Annual Sinister Visions Costume Contest and compete for fun and prizes! The contest will be hosted by Chicago Television legend “SVENGOOLIE”! All ages welcome!

Prizes are awarded for First, Second and Third Place, and there's a Kids Category for ages 12 & under. Winners are determined by audience applause.

This event is sponsored by Sinister Visions inc.

THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION: Contestants should start assembling outside of the room in which the event will be held (it'll be in the program at the show) starting 30 minutes prior to the event. Chad Savage will be there to direct you as necessary.


Saturday Night at the Crown Plaza: Ron Fitzgerald???s Realm of Magic show & ???FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER??? (1984).

Fitzgerald's Realm of Magic and Jason's Realm of MURDER

At 11:00PM in Ballroom 1 Gothic / Horror Illusionist and Actor Ron Fitzgerald assumes the role of camp counselor for this special Friday the 13th - "Summer Camp Talent Show Edition" of his famous dark Illusion show featuring his Gothic illusions, stage Magic, and Burlesque! The wicked Master Ron will thrill all of Flashback Weekend's Camp Crystal Lake campers, counselors and fans with scary stories, sinister Magic, and some sexy Burlesque, all in this special show performed by Master Ron Fitzgerald and his lovely, dark Mistresses of the Realm! After a trip to Ron???s Dark Realm of Magic, you???ll be in the mood for a screening of ???FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER??? (1984).

Admission is free for all paid Flashback Weekend attendees. The Magic & Burlesque show should run roughly 30 minutes, with the movie following right after. The Magic & Burlesque show will start after the Outdoor showing of ???FRIGHT NIGHT???, so when ???FRIGHT NIGHT??? ends, you can grab a few drinks and head to Ballroom 1 to enter the world of Fitzgerald???s Dark realm and Camp Crystal Lake.


Click HERE to Purchase Your Celebrity Photo Op Ticket!

Friday August 3, 2018

Crowne Plaza
1:00 pm - 7:45 pm | Registration Booth Open
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Dealers room open (Ballrooms 2-5)
4:00 pm - 8:45 pm | Celebrity signings (Ballrooms 2-5)

Crowne Plaza Balmoral Room
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Celeb Photo Ops - Separate tickets required: Purchase Photo Op Tickets at the Celeb Photo Ops Booth

Crowne Plaza Ballroom 1
6:30 pm | Q & A - “FRIDAY 4” - Peter Barton, Lawrence Monoson, Judie Aronson
7:00 pm | Q & A - F/X Legend Steve Johnson
7:30 pm | Q & A - The Five Jasons ??? Steve Dash, Ted White, Tom Morga, C.J. Graham, Ken Kirzinger

Crowne Plaza Outdoor Courtyard
8:45 pm - 11:00 pm | Giant Screen Outdoor Movie Screening of CHILD???S PLAY. Hosted by Tom Holland, Brad Dourif & Alex Vincent. Fiona Dourif and Christine Elise discuss the further adventures of Chucky.
Separate Ticket Required

Saturday August 4, 2018

Crowne Plaza
9:30 am - 5:45 pm | Registration Booth Open
10:00 am - 6:45 pm | Dealer room (Ballrooms 2-5)
10:00 am - 6:00 pm | Celebrity signings (Ballrooms 2-5)
2:00 pm - 3:45 pm | Svengoolie autograph signings - Ideation Lounge

Crowne Plaza Balmoral Room
11:00 am - 4:00 pm | Celeb Photo Ops - Separate tickets required: Purchase Photo Op Tickets at the Celeb Photo Ops Booth

Crowne Plaza Ballroom 1
11:00 am | Bloody Disgusting presents “WORLD OF DEATH” episodes
11:30 am | Paul T. Taylor ??? Pinhead
12:00 pm | Michael Berryman
12:30 pm | Cerina Vincent
1:00 pm | Q & A “ASH VS. EVIL DEAD” reunion- Dana DeLorenzo & Ray Santiago
1:30 pm | Charles Band Full Moon Special announcement!?? Prizes & giveaways!
2:00 pm | Movie - “MY UNCLE IS A ZOMBIE” introduced by John Russo
3:45 pm | Lynn Lowry Q & A
4:00 pm | World Premiere - “RIPPER’S TOUR” short ??? starring Lynn Lowry
4:20 pm | 13th Annual Sinister Visions Costume Contest hosted by Svengoolie

Crowne Plaza Lower level - Midway Room - Movie Screenings
12:00 pm | “LEAF BLOWER MASSACRE 2” (2018)
1:15 pm | “CHILD’S PLAY 2”
3:00 pm | “CULT OF CHUCKY”
5:00 pm | WORLD PREMIERE ??? Introduced by Director John Borowski: “BLOODLINES: THE ART AND LIFE OF VINCENT CASTIGLIA” (2018)

Crowne Plaza Outdoor Courtyard
8:15 pm | Giant Screen Outdoor Movie Screening of FRIGHT NIGHT (1985). Hosted by Tom Holland, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys & Jonathan Stark
Separate Ticket Required

Crowne Plaza Ballroom 1
11:00 pm | Fitzgerald's Realm of Magic Show Live On Stage! Dark illusions & burlesque, Summer Camp style!
11:30 pm | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Screening

Sunday August 5, 2018

Crowne Plaza
10:30 am - 3:30 pm | Registration Booth Open
11:00 am - 4:00 pm | Dealer room (Ballrooms 2-5)
11:00 am - 4:00 pm | Celebrity signings (Ballrooms 2-5)

Crowne Plaza Ideation Lounge
11:30 am - 1:30 pm | Celeb Photo Ops - Separate tickets required: Purchase Photo Op Tickets at the Celeb Photo Ops Booth

Crowne Plaza Ballrooms 1
12:00 pm | Scotchworthy Productions presents “WORLD OF DEATH” episodes
12:30 pm | John Russo Tribute to George Romero
1:00 pm | “NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD” (1968)

 

Times and Events Subject to Change