Little Jason
Thursday, August 6th, 2015
If you saw him in The Hottie & the Nottie, or the episodes of Criminal Minds or It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, you’d probably want to pick him up and hold him and tell him that life will be okay young man. But of course if you were to watch the re-tooled 2009 version of Friday the 13th, you might have a little bit of a different opinion, knowing that this character Jason Voorhees would grow up to slaughter and mutilate dozens upon dozens of teenage campers, innocent bystanders, and Manhattan residents. Read the rest of this entry »
Even after years of collecting autographs/celebrity encounters, there are still a hefty handful of performers who regularly have done or continue to do shows, but have fallen through the cracks and we’ve done a remarkable job of missing each other. One such actor is Marc McClure who has long been a highly desire encounter for me, and one that important enough that I actually drove all the way to Knoxville on the strength of finally getting to meet him. It ended up being a great encounter that completely paid off. 
I have to be honest. I didn’t do much research on Ronee Blakley before I met her at the Chiller Theatre show in Parsippany, New Jersey on April 26, 2014. I had noted that she played in the original Nightmare on Elm Street film as Nancy’s mother Marge Thompson, and I stopped right there. That was good enough for me. Of course if I had looked into her career a little bit further, I might have noticed that she carried one other ultra-special credential that would have made meeting her mandatory. 
I’m sure you noticed that now and again I put up a celebrity encounter of an actor or actress who had a very small and possibly inconsequential role in some film or TV show that I like, but I don’t think you’ll encounter a performer who had less screen time than Eileen Dietz. When I say that I’m referring only to her role in the iconic Oscar nominated film The Exorcist. But as you can see below if you’re not familiar with her, that face won’t soon be forgotten and will likely to be pop up in some of your worst dreams. I got the chance to meet her in person at the Scarefest in Lexington, Kentucky on September 15, 2013. 
The 1980’s were about the only time in film history that horror/slasher flicks were doled out in such insanely generous portions that those addicted to bloodlust could be almost continually satisfied on a monthly basis. The Halloween and Friday the 13th franchise seemed to feed off each other. Although the Friday series ultimately yielded the most films, Halloween was first… and that first film was head and shoulders the best. But I’m sure you’ve noticed that pretty much all of the slasher films followed the basic plot outline, with the most creative of them offering little twists and turns here and there.