Mad about Mothra!
It’s very rare these days to have a horror host present a Japanese giant monster movie. How ironic considering that many of us were introduced to the these films via weekend Creature Features and...
View ArticleG-FEST XIX Godzilla & Kaiju Models: Sculpting Scares and Creating Magic!
I have to confess that my favorite part of G-Fest is checking out the amazing models created by fans and put on display during the weekend. I had tried my hand at it a couple of years too but found...
View ArticleG-FEST XIX COSTUME PARADE: Godzilla Fans Stomp the Catwalk!
Without question, the MOST popular facet of G-FEST is the costume thread! Fans who spend the better part of the previous year creating their own Kaiju inspired costumes head to Chicago to each July to...
View ArticleGODZILLA WORKS OF ART: G-Fest XIX Artist’s Gallery Photos!
“Katsura’s True Love” by J.D. Lees Behold some of the great Kaiju-inspired works of art on display in the G-FEST XIX Artist’s Gallery… “Technicolor Godziller” by Matthew Harris “Hedorah &...
View ArticleHORROR HOSTS AND GODZILLA!
G-FEST (Godzilla Festival) is the quintessential celebration of Godzilla and all his fellow Kaiju (Japanese Monsters). I’ve been a fan of Godzilla and Gamera ever since I was a kid. Growing up in the...
View ArticleC2E2 and the Thrill of the Comic Book Hunt!
Back in my junior high and high school years, I admit to being a pretty serious collector of comic books. This was back in the early ’80s and well before The X-Men, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Batman, and...
View ArticleHidden Jerry G. Bishop Svengoolie Treasures Unearthed at G-FEST!
One of the most surprising moments at Svengoolie’s recent appearance at G-FEST (story HERE) was when a long-time Svengoolie fan named Tony Kapsis shared some vintage items from one of Jerry G....
View ArticleSvengoolie Godzilla Interview! His favorites and why?
Just prior to Svengoolie’s first appearance at G-FEST (Godzilla Festival which we covered HERE), the National Horror Host who was tantamount in cultivating my own love of the Big G, agreed to an...
View Article4th of July Fireworks Herald a BUSY Horror Convention Season!
And so the busy horror convention season begins… It’s been over three months since I returned from the Cincinnati Horrorhound Weekend and, while there hasn’t been much going on horror-wise since, it’s...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Learned from 35 Svengoolie Appearances!
Last weekend I went to see national horror host, Svengoolie, at a Chicago store called Cook Brothers (“We stack em Deep and Sell em Cheap!”). Though not as remarkable as his previous appearance at The...
View ArticleGodzilla Festival (G-FEST XX) Monster Models!
2013 marked G-FEST (Godzilla Festival’s) 20th gathering and I’d attended faithfully the last ten. Of all the conventions I’ve gone to, this one always has a special place in my heart because it gave...
View ArticleGodzilla Festival (G-FEST XX) Even MORE Monster Models!
Some more shots of G-FEST XX’s Monster Model entries!
View ArticleGodzilla Festival (G-FEST XX) Monster works of Art!
In my short but proud Terror Dave history, I have NEVER been this behind with coverage. These shots from G-FEST XX’s art room should have been posted months ago but somehow got lost in a “draft”...
View ArticleCelebrating Godzilla at G-FEST!
Matt Harris’ amazing work debute at G-FEST XIX Long before I became a “Terror Dave” or even knew what a “blog” was, there was only one fan event I attended regularly. It was exactly ten years ago that...
View ArticleThank God(zilla) for G-FEST!
My ten year old son, Luke, and I arrived today for G-FEST XXI . In the ten years I’ve attended the Godzilla Festival, I’d never seen the registration line so long on a Friday. Last year I attended...
View ArticleG-FEST XXI’s Artists feature Godzilla-sized Talent!
Here are some of the great works of art featured at this year’s G-FEST! Harryhausen portrait Coming up…the G-FEST XXI’ Model Room! Dave Fuentes
View ArticleG-FEST XXI’s Monster Models!
Day two of G-FEST XXI began with me snoozing soundly in the comfy hotel bed before getting the distinct impression I was being stared at. I cracked open an eyeball to see my ten year old son, Luke,...
View ArticleG-FEST XXII: Godzilla takes Chicago!
Once again fans of Godzilla and giant Japanese monsters converged on the Crowne Plaza hotel in Rosemont, Illinois to celebrate G-FEST (Godzilla Festival). This marked its twenty-second gathering and...
View ArticleMasaaki Tezuka & the Proper Etiquette for Accepting a Godzilla Movie!
Many (if not all) of us adult Godzilla fans first became enthralled with the “King of Monsters” back when we were kids. Director Masaaki Tezuka is no exception; tracing his love for Japan’s greatest...
View ArticleThe Godzilla and Monster Models of G-FEST XXII!
The following photos were taken at G-FEST XXII! These were all entries in their annual model contest! Photos by Dave Fuentes~
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