I offer sexy actresses, gory underground cinema and an endless, flowing river of delicious beer as a rebuttal to anyone who says there’s nothing fun to do in Tampa. Shame on anyone who ignored Friday’s paper and the ads therein, which encouraged you to check out Beerfest and The Halloween Horror Picture Show.

The adventure began Saturday afternoon at Channelside Cinemas. I’d had no experience with the society surrounding B-Horror movies. In fact, until last weekend I wasn’t aware that one existed. The release of these movies and the fan’s conventions aren’t exactly advertised between beer commercials during Monday Night Football. But you learn something every day, and Saturday I learned about a vibrant, eclectic community with an appetite for murder and mayhem in cinema.

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