PopCult ShockaCon 2014 videos

In this one big post, we present the first batch of PopCult videos of ShockaCon 2014

Sunday Evening Video: The Walking Dead Speak!

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Moses with Fred Williamson (swiped from Facebook)

We’re running a bit late this week, but we have the first of many videos from the just-concluded ShockaCon horror and science fiction convention.

This video is of Friday’s panel featuringThe Walking Dead‘s Moses J. Mosley, one of Michonne’s pets, and Jeremy Ambler, the noted walker from season two. They answer audience questions and

Jeremy at ShockaCon (swiped from Facebook)

talk at length about how they came to be cast on The Walking Dead, going through Zombie School and what it was like on the set and going through the elaborate makeup process.

Over the next several days you can expect many more videos from ShockaCon, including a cool musical montage wrap-up. Those videos are collected below the jump.

Professor Sinister at ShockaCon

Monday, September 29, 2014

ShockaCon video week (or more) continues with our video of the complete performance of Professor Sinister and His Savage Sideshow, recorded last Saturday night at ShockaCon. You can expect at least one ShockaCon video every day for the rest of the week here in PopCult…more if we can manage it.

A Dramatic Reading At ShockaCon (with strong language, so don’t blast it real loud at work)

Monday, September 29, 2014

The Dramatic Reading

Iconic actor Vernon Wells (Road Warrior, Commando, Weird Science), aided by legendary director, John Carl Buechler, presents a dramatic reading of some of his finest film moments. Recorded at ShockaCon, West Virginia’s premiere horror and science fiction convention, 9-26-2014.
This brief dramatic reading is a real treat of thespiary high-flying, as some of the most dramatic moments of the films of Vernon Wells are brought to life.

Or it might just be two good friends screwing around on stage amusing themselves and the audience with jokes, goofball antics and a very healthy sense of humor. Oh, and there’s more than a few “bad” words, so don’t watch it if you’re easily offended.

The PopCult Toybox: ShockaCon presents the History of Monster Toys

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

As a wise Eskimo once said, “That’s the one I’m did.” Yes, this is the panel at ShockaCon on which I appeared with Tim Arnott of Third Floor Antiques, and longtime toy collectors (and Ghostbusters, WV Division members), Jeremy Hatfield and Lee Harrah. In our forty-five minutes or so, we tried to cover the history of monster toys from the 1950s, when Baby Boomers fell in love with the classic monster movies on television, to today, where Monster High is a billion-dollar brand name all by itself.

We take you from Famous Monsters of Filmland to Creepy Crawlers, AHI Mego-style Monsters, Kenner’s Alien and to today’s McFarlane and Sideshow Toys along the way.

It’s a pretty huge topic to tackle in one panel, but I think we did a good, if sketchy, job of it. Of course, when we were wrapping up and talking about our favorite monster toys, I blanked and couldn’t remember the name of the Motorized Monster Maker, by Topper, which is why there’s a picture of it accompanying this post.

Zombie 101 from ShockaCon

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

This morning we bring you ShockaCon’s Evolution of the Zombie panel from last Saturday.

David Crawford played Dr. James Foster in George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead. He’s appeared in many horror films and is currently filming Night of the Living Dead: Genesis.

Lee Harrah is the lead singer of the band, HARRAH, and is also toy expert, member of Ghostbusters WV Division and a scholar of the zombie in film history.
Together they trace the Evolution of the Zombie in film, from White Zomibe in the 1930s to today.

The ShockaCon Costume Parade

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

One of the highlights of last weekend’s ShockaCon horror convention was the costume parade, which marched from The Beni Kedem Shrine Center to the Charleston Town Center.

In this clip, we bring you footage of the parade, set to music by The Renfields, who released their new album, “GO!” at ShockaCon. You can buy a copy HERE. It rocks.

Camera work was by the lovely Mrs. PopCulteer, Melanie Larch, with editing by yours truly.

The Wayward Girls at ShockaCon

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

The Wayward Girls School of Burlesque put on a “PG” performance at ShockaCon, with a guest dance from The Charlie Town Hellcats. This was recorded last Friday night, right before a performance by The Jasons. We still have a lot more ShockaCon footage to bring you, but we’re going to be sharing space with our regular PopCult features starting Thursday.

Zombie Prep with Melanie Larch from ShockaCon

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Learn the basics of survival prep for the upcoming zombie apocalypse from Melanie Larch, not only an RFC Big Shot and our Resident Diva, but also an emergency preparedness expert.

This seminar instructs you on the basics you’ll need to survive the breakdown of our civilization and what you’ll need to know to cope with life after electricity, clean water and commercially-available food. There’s an emphasis on the harsh realities of finding food, shelter, water and sanitary conditions, all of which are neccessary if you’re going to be able to defend yourself against the zombie hordes.

Doctor Who Fandom Panel at ShockaCon

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Ronn Smith leads a discussion about the fan following of everybody’s favorite Timelord. With appearances from Rose Winland, David The Ghostbuster and Dalek Gan. This was recorded last Saturday at ShockaCon, with camerawork by Melanie Larch.  Stick around after the end of the panel for bonus footage showing some fun with Daleks.

You may remember Ronn as the instigator and star of “Doctor Who Regenerated, which I wrote about back in August. You can see a clip I produced about Ronn’s project below.


There will be a second batch of ShockaCon 2014 videos posted here as soon as they are finished.