This year, the Twin Cities Ghostbusters took our GHOSTBUSTIN' 911 party room to a new home... Crypticon Minneapolis! If you've ever visited our party room at CONvergence, then you know what to expect...but year after year, we pride ourselves on kicking things up a notch, & this year was no exception.
The hotel room was twice as big as years past, which really allowed room to spread out. Throughout both Friday & Saturday nights, the room was packed with people. Our parties lasted from 6:00 or 7:00 pm to 4:00 or 5:00 am.
This page includes several slide shows. Hover over each photo to read the descriptions & read on...
One of the new things we included was a photo op cutout of the Ghostbusters logo. Jen Deveney hand-painted the logo on a 4'x4' board which was later mounted to a stand.
It was a pretty big hit as, one after another...party goers got BUSTED! Check out the slideshow below...
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One of the coolest things about Crypticon is the celebrity guest list. Each year, Crypticon hosts 20 to 30 special guests including actors, filmmakers, FX artists, TV/Radio personalities, comic book artists, etc. Famous guests from the past have included Billy Dee Williams, Richard Kiel, Ted Raimi, Margot Kidder & Ernie Hudson to name a few. In fact, Crypticon was where we met Ernie Hudson & got him to appear in GHOSTBUSTIN' 911. Click here to see how.
Below are some pics of the celebrity guests we got to meet. Hover over each pic for more info...
Something new for us this year was offering people the chance to win one of two prize packages in a raffle. Party goers could buy raffle tickets for the Ghosts & Monsters Package or the Zombies & Aliens Package:
The Ghosts & Monsters prize package
Which included...
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Four 11x17 posters of each Ghostbuster drawn and signed by artist J. Wright
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An electric Hostess Twinkie maker
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A Nerd Block exclusive Titans Ghostbusters Ectomobile
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A 2-disc DVD set of Ghostbusters 1 & Ghostbusters 2
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A custom Twin Cities Ghostbusters iron-on patch
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes on DVD
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Oblivion on DVD
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"Handbook for the Recently Deceased" handcrafted wooden box with sliding drawer
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Beetlejuice on Blu-ray
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McFarlane Toys Movie Maniacs The Crow action figure
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DVD box sets of seasons 1 & 2 of Dead Like Me
Estimated total value = $250+
The Zombies & Aliens prize package
Which included...
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A 4-disc DVD set of the Alien Quadrilogy (all 4 Alien films)
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A metal "Zombie Parking Only" sign
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A 154 piece The Walking Dead building set - Daryl Dixon on his Chopper
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An Army of Darkness poster signed by artist J. Wright
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An original comic book titled Undead End signed by artist J. Wright
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Undead End cover art poster signed by artist J. Wright
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McFarlane Toys Halo Master Chief action figure
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A motorcycle half helmet (size L matte black with gloss black flames)
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A 1:6 scale collectable die cast Indian motorcycle replica from New Ray
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Evil Dead on Blu-ray (original 1982 Sam Raimi film)
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Evil Dead on Blu-ray (2013 Fede Alvarez remake)
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A Michelob Golden Light collapsible camping chair (with attached bottle opener)
Estimated total value = $250+
Amber Chambers was the winner of the Ghosts & Monsters Package.
Jeff Judge was the winner of the Zombies & Aliens Package.
If you plan to attend Crypticon in 2016 & would like to enter our raffles, check back in August 2016 to see what you could win. Now that we are 'go' for next year, we will be posting the raffle item lists here on ghostbustin911.com!
Take a brief video tour of the room. Jen Deveney had to wait until 4am when the room had died down enough to finally get a good look...
