Years later he gave his name as a presenter on Trail of the Screaming Forehead, which was a huge honor. Larry Blamire: Oh yes, I've been into monsters since I was a kid! The Superman TV shows, all the Godzillas, King Kong and of course, all of the Ray Harryhausen movies. Blamire spoke with Connect last week about Monsterpalooza, spoofing Ed Wood and turning his steampunk project into a tabletop game.Ĭonnect Savannah: Growing up, were you a huge fan of 1950's sci-fi horror movies? Blamire will screen his films Friday evening and host a Sunday panel with GnomeCon veteran Todd “Professor Fear” Hanson. Angela Beasley’s Puppet People and craft projects will keep little gnome hands entertained.Īlso on the docket is a panel and screening with writer/director Larry Blamire, the twisted mind behind the Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, Trail of the Screaming Forehead and other B-rate cult favorites. In between rounds, gnomers can catch performances by comedian Phil Keeling and the Odd Lot Improv Troupe, hear what inspires bestselling fantasy writers Jody Lynn Nye and Bill Fawcett and shop the sci-fi book sale to benefit Live Oak Public Libraries. Highly anticipated this year is “I Drank What?” which may sound like a frat house hobby but is really Empire Games’ darkly hilarious contest of wills inspired by everyone’s favorite scene from The Princess Bride.

While Nikki Wulf’s cosplay masquerade contest will surely be a highlight, many come to GnomeCon to meet fellow fantasy fans and play European and miniature-based board games. There will be more authors, artists, filmmakers and gaming industry poo-bahs than ever at this magical gathering of self-proclaimed geeks, who are encouraged to bring their costumes and card collections. Now in its third year, the locally-organized sci-fi, fantasy and gaming convention has grown formidable wings, hosting three days of role-playing and more the Coastal Georgia Center April 11-13. ALL THE FANBOYS and gamer girls will come out to play this weekend, when GnomeCon descends upon Savannah like a beneficent dragon.

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