Fangoria's Trinity of Terrors: Waters, Romero, Slipknot and more
Here are some final round-up notes from Fangoria's Trinity of Terrors that took place over at the Palms this weekend:
Tom Atkins and Adrienne Barbeau (pictured) have appeared in a few films together over the years, including "Escape From New York." But when they appeared together for a Q&A at Fangoria Trinity of Terrors, it took moderator Pat Jankiewicz, an editor at Fangoria, to point out to them that the two had never been in a single scene with each other. After some memory picking, both agreed and seemed surprised not to have realized that detail. Afterward, they checked their facts with him. I always find it interesting at these genre celebrations how the people who make these cult arts move on to the next project and in many ways the fans become the living memory of the details as the years collect.
Many years ago, I saw John Waters give a talk to a packed auditorium when I was an undergraduate at the end of the '80s in Madison, Wis. I must have liked what he said because I remember when I bought his books afterward, I was surprised when I found much in the talk almost verbatim in the essays collected in his books. Interestingly, this time the opposite happened. When I interviewed Waters, he seemed spontaneous and to be responding to the questions I asked as we spoke. So, I was very much looking forward to what was billed as a one-man show that he was performing at the convention. The event took place in front of an excited crowd in one of the movie theaters at the Palms. Except for the lack of a podium, Waters as a one-man show is identical to him being a lecturer. Not that he wasn't great fun. He talks easily and without notes. And, again, he repeated, nearly word for word, virtually everything he said in our interview to preview the festival. John Waters has the John Waters character down pat and he is truly an entertainer.
