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DAYS OF THE DEAD is a by the fans, for the fans, convention which had its inaugural show July 1st - 3rd, 2011, at the Wyndham Indianapolis West, located in Indianapolis, IN. The brainchild of Adolfo "Mr. Chainsaw: Dorta (From Dusk till Con), Ricardo "Del Muerto" Lara (From Dusk Till Con, 8 Bit Monsters), and Bill Philputt (Re-Evolution Management), DAYS OF THE DEAD's primary goal is to bring back the concept of the genre convention being a welcoming communal gathering of like minded friends and fans and not just another "pay-and-go" autograph show that has become an all too common (and impersonal) experience in the convention scene. Chock full of special events tailored just for the fans, an active after hours scene of horror themed parties, and a massive guest list of the hottest celebrity guests, artists, and up and coming independent film makers, DAYS OF THE DEAD has already began rewriting the script and setting the bar for what a true horror convention weekend should look like.
With the first DAYS OF THE DEAD being an overwhelming success, the event that was called "the most anticipated horror convention of 2011" is now poised to come back even bigger and better in 2012. With an expansion show slated for Atlanta, GA, March 9th - 11th, followed by a return to Indianapolis, IN, July 6th - 8th, DAYS OF THE DEAD is poised to spread like a plague throughout the national convention scene, bringing a legion of fans new and old along for the ride.
As the primary administrator of business operations and glorified hypeman for DAYS OF THE DEAD, Adolfo "Mr. Chainsaw" Dorta has quickly made a name for himself among convention promoters for his personable and down to earth demeanor . A life long horror and sci-fi aficionado who has been attending conventions for close to 20 years, Adolfo is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of FROM DUSK TILL CON, the internet's largest community and news source for genre convention fans. Known for being an outspoken advocate for positive action in the horror convention community, in just the last year Adolfo led the movement to have conventions nationwide honor passes for the cancelled Camp Blood convention as well as pushing the idea of FREE admission of military and law enforcement personnel. Through DAYS OF THE DEAD, Adolfo also works to raise money for horror themed charity, Scares That Care, as well as the West Memphis Three defense fund. A native of Miami, FL, Adolfo spent several years as a promoter of local music events throughout the sunshine state, working with such acts as New Found Glory, Dashboard Confessional, Pepper, Biohazard, Against Me!, and KRS-One.. In 2008, Adolfo moved to northern Illinois suburbs just outside of Chicago where he currently resides with his wife and two dogs, Ripley and Jake, who kindly put up with hobby of collecting way more horror related memorabilia than he could ever know what to do with.
You can contact Adolfo at FromDuskTillCon AT gmail DOT com.
Responsible for giving DAYS OF THE DEAD its distinctive look, Ricardo "Del Muerto" Lara, is the resident artist and graphic designer for the highly acclaimed convention, as well as one half of the highly skilled web design team responsible for the show's website. Aside from his work with DAYS OF THE DEAD, Rick is also a co-founder of FROM DUSK TILL CON, the largest internet hub for all things convention related. A life long artist, horror fan, and convention goer, Rick presently resides in southern Wisconsin.
One of the most utilized celebrity managers in the convention scene and a native of the Hoosier State, Bill Philputt has been providing shows with top notch talent since 2005 working with such events as Monster Mania, Chiller Theatre, Spooky Empire, Texas Frightmare Weekend, Creation Weekend of Horrors, Wizard World, Rock and Shock, HorrorFind Weekend, The Scarefest, and San Diego Comic Con, just to name a few. Aside from celebrity management, Bill is also an original founder of HorrorHound Weekend, who along with Brad Mishka and Nathan Hanneman, brought the successful convention to Philputt's home town of Indianapolis, IN. In 2008, Bill parted ways with HorrorHound and formed RE-EVOLUTION MANAGEMENT, one of the premier celebrity talent agencies in the country representing such names as Gary Busey, Danny Trejo, Derek Mears, Heather Langenkamp, John Landis, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Shawnee Smith, and Jason Mewes. A jack of all trades, Bill's work also extends to film, where he has been an associate producer on the Friday the 13th retrospective, His Name Was Jason, the Saturn award winning Nightmare on Elm Street documentary, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy, and the upcoming A Return to the Living Dead, as well as directing videos for bands Anthrax, SOD and Motley Crue. As the resident talent liason for DAYS OF THE DEAD, Bill Philputt currently resides in Los Angeles, CA, where he goes to the gym religiously and avoids eating anything with sugar or excessive carbs.
Michael Delle is the resident web wizard for DAYS OF THE DEAD, and along with Rick Lara, responsible for the convention's critically acclaimed internet presence. Michael also lends his coding wizardry to the FROM DUSK TILL CON site and has served an equally crucial role in the evolution of what has become the largest online hub for convention related content. Other accomplishments for Delle include creating the popular online text based fantasy game, Land of Nevard, which has been running actively since 2004, as well as working CWIS (The Center of World Indigenous Studies) in creating and managing the web presence for the Washington based non-profit organization. Michael Delle currently resides in Montreal, Canada.