Days of the Dead Indianapolis 2022
Daniel Roebuck is a character actor, with over 200 credits spanning popular movies and TV shows, including the role of Grandpa Munster in Rob Zombie's upcoming film The Munsters. In addition, he also works on independent projects with A Channel of Peace.
Daniel joined me via Zoom to discuss his upcoming appearance at Days of the Dead Indianapolis, the upcoming Munsters movie, and a few other roles from his career.
To listen to the interview with Daniel Roebuck, click the play button below (or click here to open the audio player in a new tab/window).
You can meet Daniel Roebuck, and other guests, at Days of the Dead Indianpolis.
Days of the Dead Indianapolis is being held at the Indianapolis Marriott East in Indianapolis, Ind. on July 22 through July 24.
For more information, and to purchase tickets, you can visit the Days of the Dead Indianapolis website.
Mike Reflects
For the uninitiated, horror conventions, like Days of the Dead, can appear daunting.
They're often marketed in a way that appeals to very select crowd (their target audience), but can potentially put others off. If you're one of those who sees the words "horror convention" and immediately says "Nope, not for me", I would ask that you please not officially decide to avoid this one (or any other) until you've finished reading this.
Growing up, I hated "scary".
As a child, haunted houses were a massive no go. Heck, even as an adult, you probably couldn't pay me to go through one.
I didn't watch horror movies until college, and, while I generally enjoyed what I saw, I made a point (which I continue to to this day) to avoid anything gory or overly "realistic". And even the ones I generally enjoyed, I enjoyed primarily in small doses. And, to this day, I still won't watch them in theaters, as, with some movies, "small doses" means stopping partway through and picking up another time.
Also while in college, an opportunity arose to finally meet an entertainer I'd long admired (unrelated to the horror genre). The catch? The entertainer was best known for their work in the horror genre and the appearance was at a horror convention.
I'm not going to lie: I was a little on edge. A convention devoted to the scary, gory, and violent, attended by serious fans of the same, sounded like the most unappealing place in the world.
All these years later, I can't say what I thought it would be like, but, if you're one of the people I mentioned above, the odds are that you have the same vague idea.
When the day came to attend, I was caught off-guard. Whatever I was scared of encountering when I walked into that room, it wasn't there. Instead, it really felt no different than any other hotel ballroom autograph show: some cool fans, some cool guests, and some cool vendors with some (frankly) awesome stuff.
I've been attending horror conventions without a second thought ever since. In fact, Days of the Dead Chicago in 2019 was the last convention I attended pre-COVID.
Unfortunately, I have a pre-existing commitment this weekend that prevents me from attending this weekend's show in Indianapolis, as much as I'd like to. But, if you're on the fence with nothing to do, I'd encourage you to. If nothing else, don't let the name and marketing rule it out for you if you're not in that target audience.