https://youtu.be/-91AFl9MphM Edmonton-based collectors of horror and pop culture memorabilia shared some insight into collector culture.
The Man Behind the Last Movie Store
Kevin Martin is the man behind the movies. Photo by Lacey Paige. Here’s a strange question to ask yourself: if a video store were a person, what would it look, sound and act like? If you pictured a lanky, smooth-talking 40-something-year-old guy around 5’11ish with shaggy dirty blonde hair, glasses and a smoker’s grin that … Continue reading The Man Behind the Last Movie Store
Oh, the horror! A Weekend at Edmonton’s first annual Dead by Con Horror Festival
Feb. 18, 2019—EDMONTON—horror enthusiasts gathered at the Radisson Hotel & Convention Center on Feb. 16 and 17 for the first-ever Edmonton Dead by Con Horror Festival. Still in its infancy, the event was host to thousands of horror fans as well as celebrity guests and collectors, vendors and cosplayers from all walks of life. Two … Continue reading Oh, the horror! A Weekend at Edmonton’s first annual Dead by Con Horror Festival
Photos from the third VHS & Pop Culture Oddities Expo
Mattie Cuvilier of local music promotion company Clean Up Your Act Productions organized Edmonton's third VHS & Pop Culture Oddities Expo, which took place on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. Whyte Avenue alternative rock resto/venue BLAKBAR Tavern hosted the event, and it was well attended by VHS collectors ("Tape Heads") and music, movie and pop culture … Continue reading Photos from the third VHS & Pop Culture Oddities Expo
HORROR & POP CULTURE COLLECTORS OF #YEG 