Days of the Dead Indianapolis 2024
Robert Carradine is an actor, best known for his role as "Lewis" in the Revenge of the Nerds franchise, as well as Sam McGuire, the father of the titular character, in Disney’s Lizzie McGuire and The Lizzie McGuire Movie.
I talked to Robert via Zoom before his appearance at the Days of the 2024 Dead convention in Indianapolis, Ind.
To listen to the interview with Robert Carradine, click the play button below (or click here to open the audio player in a new tab/window).
Robert Carradine, and many of his costars from Revenge of the Nerds, as well as other guests, will be attending Days of the Dead Indianapolis.
Days of the Dead Indianapolis will take place July 5 through July 7 at the Indianapolis Marriott East in Indianapolis, Ind.
Tickets and more information can be found on their website.
Mike Reflects
I've written before about how these "horror conventions", especially with a name like "Days of the Dead", conjure images in one's mind of Universal Studios' "Halloween Horror Nights".
As a self-proclaimed wimp, that was more than a little concerning going into my first horror convention many years ago.
But, instead of a scare zone filled with attendees in terrifying costumes, what I found was nothing more than another pop culture convention.
To many of you, this may seem obvious. Looking back on my first time, it probably should have been.
However, I still talk to people who, naturally, see the name or branding and have those same nerves going into a show like this for the first time.
I thought this interview would be a good showcase of that dichotomy between what some expect from the name and genre and what actually lies beyond the show’s entrance queue. (Spoiler alert: it isn't just a place for horror movie fans.)
After all, Revenge of the Nerds may be a lot of things, but it's certainly not a gory slasher flick.
And Lizzie McGuire is family friendly entertainment, without a fright (unless you count the rare Halloween episode or that one scene in The Simpsons where Homer and Marge leave The Lizzie McGuire Movie terrified, after laughing through an actual horror movie).
I know I've said this before, but I've said it while interviewing horror movie stalwart Daniel Roebuck (linked above) or Scream's Lee Waddell and Terrifier 2's Casey Hartnett (whose on-screen death was so over the top that viewers got sick to their stomach or fainted watching it).
This time around, I decided I wanted to do an interview that actually goes along with that message.
These shows are just conventions. The people, fans and guests alike, are just people. The scariest thing about them is the name and branding.
So if you're like I was way back when, or like the people I talk to who aren't sure if they can handle the environment or don't know if they want to take the plunge: it's a pop culture show, not a haunted house.