LIVE Blogging from Midwest Haunters Convention

Saturday, July, 14, 2007 3:05 PM

Greetings, Fellow Haunters:
Fun fact about this year’s Midwest Haunters Convention: producer Barry Schieferstein tells me they have had more people pre-register in 2007 than all the attendees in 2006. Congratulations!
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I’m writing this post from the MHC “hospitality room” in the Doubletree hotel. It is a small meeting room that has been set aside for the show’s vendors, instructors and volunteers. Karen Murphy of Michigan deserves the credit for bringing the room from idea to reality. It’s a nice oasis of peace and quiet from madness going on right now in the vendor room and hotel lobby.

A special treat in this room is a “chocolate fountain,” sponsored by EFX-Tek. At luchtime, you should have seen all the ladies who were dipping strawberries, grapes, sponge cake and other goodies into warm, gooey chocolate.
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I’ve spent the day so far making quick stops in many of the classes and circling through the tradeshow area. Here are a few more photos I snapped today:

Rotting Flesh Radio maven “Johnathan” proudly holds his daughter Ally, while Ally investigates the smoothness of Chad “Sinister Visions” Savage’s shiny bald head. Today is Ally’s first birthday.

A good-looking static prop from Grave Robber Studios

Wayne Sealy, producer of Omaha’s Mystery Manor, creates a caricature on clear acetate using an ultra-thin black Sharpie. You might notice that he’s doing a cartoon of my looney-toon Butch the Butcher character.

The Monster Make-up War begins in less than two hours. I’ll send you some photos of the winners later this night.

Thanks,
Rex