Jan 062012
Spook Show Entertainment Inc. announced today that they will be moving all of their film festival events to the Portage Theater (home to SSE’s Chicago Horror Film Festival event for more then half a decade) by the end of 2013. This transition begins with The 2012 Indy Horror Film Festival being moved to the historic venue this season. The Indy event has been hosted by Dekalb Illinois’ Egyptian Theatre since being brought back from an expired festival 2 years ago. Willy Adkins (festival director / president of SSE) states, “I have always loved the Egyptian Theatre, and the move to Chicago wasn’t an easy decision to make”, he continues “It came down to resources, customer demand and our need to grow.” Adkins stated that “Spook Show Entertainment will continue to host many events in Dekalb, including haunted tours at the Egyptian Theatre and monthly movie and mixed media events at the House Cafe. This move is taking place simply because we have to go where the event type is in demand” SSE’s home office is located in Dekalb and Adkins stated that the company has no intentions of moving its offices out of Dekalb anytime soon.
The Afterlife Paranormal Conference & Film Festival will also be premiering in Chicago in October 2012. Other SSE festivals to make the move to Chicago in 2013 include, The Prairie State Film Festival and The Laugh or Die Comedy Festival, both of which are scheduled at the House Cafe in 2012 for one more year in Dekalb.
Adkins closed by saying, “Jason Sullivan (SSE Vice President) and I both have high expectations with this new decision and look forward to many years of events at the Portage Theater”.
You can meet Willy Adkins & Jason Sullivan as they sponsor a meal for Dekalb’s “Feed’em Soup Community Project” on Sunday December 18th. That same day, they are co-hosting a charity fundraiser called “Holiday Healing” at The House Cafe of Dekalb to benefit the same organization.
Nov 062011
January 27th 2012 8pm – 2am
411 Kent Street
Rockford, IL
Join paranormal Investigator Willy Adkins (The Illinois Ghost Hunters, Afterlife Paranormal, The Paranormal Research Community, Star of the film “I Hunt Ghosts”) and Steve Litteral (Tinker Visitor Services & Tinker Historican) for a night of ghost hunting at the Historic Tinker Swiss Cottage in Rockford Illinois!!!
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum is a treasure trove of a time gone by. Rockford, Illinois businessman Robert Hall Tinker built the home in 1865, perching it high on a limestone bluff overlooking Kent Creek. His inspiration came from an 1862 tour of Europe where he fell in love with the architecture of Switzerland. Today the Cottage is one of only a handful of Swiss-style homes remaining in the United States from the 1800s.
Tinker surrounded his Swiss Cottage with trees, vines, winding pathways and flower beds. A three-story Barn housed cows, chickens and in later years the family car. On the backside of the Cottage, a suspension bridge crossed Kent Creek and linked the Cottage with Mrs. Tinker’s property on the far bank. In 1906, after the railroad bought her estate, Robert Tinker planted elaborate gardens at the end of the bridge.
The Tinker family, the sole occupants of the Swiss Cottage, left their home to the Rockford Park District and their household belongings to trustees after seventy-five years of residence. Filled with original furnishings, artwork, diaries and household items, the Cottage is a rich time capsule of life a century ago. flower beds. A three-story Barn housed cows, chickens and in later years the family car. On the backside of the Cottage, a suspension bridge crossed Kent Creek and linked the Cottage with Mrs. Tinker’s property on the far bank. In 1906, after the railroad bought her estate, Robert Tinker planted elaborate gardens at the end of the bridge.
***TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED PRESALE – NO SALES AT THE DOOR***
Jun 282011
Spook Show Entertainment & Chicago Hauntings announce a new Haunted Pub Crawl After Hours Event for The 2011 Chicago Horror Film Festival!!!
Haunting Good Times!
Join Ursula Bielski (Chicago Hauntings, Author of the “Chicago Haunts” series) and Willy Adkins (The Illinois Ghost Hunters, Afterlife Paranormal and star of the film “I Hunt Ghosts”) as as we tour some of the most haunted pubs and taverns in the city! This very special tour is BYOB on the bus and cash bar at each location (Please, no hard coolers).
Seating is limited to 27 passengers, so book as soon as possible for this not-to-be-missed tour!
BYOB for the bus ride & Cash Bar At Each Stop!
The Bus Leaves The Portage Theater at 11:30pm fallowing the close of the Chicago Horror Film Festival on Saturday Night Sept. 24th!
Tickets Are Available At: http://chicagohorrorfest.com/about-chff/tickets/
We look forward to enjoying some Spirits with you!!!
*Cheers*
www.SpookShowEntertainment.com www.ChicagoHauntings.com www.ChicagoHorrorFest.comAlso Check Out The 2011 Chicago Ghost Conference The Weekend Fallowing The CHFF @ The Portage Theater!!!
Join paranormal Investigator Willy Adkins (The Illinois Ghost Hunters, Afterlife Paranormal, The Paranormal Research Community, Star of the film “I Hunt Ghosts”) and Steve Litteral (Tinker Visitor Services & Tinker Historian) for a night of ghost hunting at the Historic Tinker Swiss Cottage in Rockford Illinois!!!
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum is a treasure trove of a time gone by. Rockford, Illinois businessman Robert Hall Tinker built the home in 1865, perching it high on a limestone bluff overlooking Kent Creek. His inspiration came from an 1862 tour of Europe where he fell in love with the architecture of Switzerland. Today the Cottage is one of only a handful of Swiss-style homes remaining in the United States from the 1800s.
Tinker surrounded his Swiss Cottage with trees, vines, winding pathways and flower beds. A three-story 
Barn housed cows, chickens and in later years the family car. On the backside of the Cottage, a suspension bridge crossed Kent Creek and linked the Cottage with Mrs. Tinker’s property on the far bank. In 1906, after the railroad bought her estate, Robert Tinker planted elaborate gardens at the end of the bridge.
The Tinker family, the sole occupants of the Swiss Cottage, left their home to the Rockford Park District and their household belongings to trustees after seventy-five years of residence. Filled with original furnishings, artwork, diaries and household items, the Cottage is a rich time capsule of life a century ago.
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Join George Hawrylenko, Mark Schwabe & Psychic Jennifer Zappa from
The Illinois Ghost Hunters for this awesome haunted event!
The Egyptian Theatre has been part of an ongoing paranormal investigation and this is your opportunity to join in on the ghost hunt! This event is very limited and follows Spook Show Entertainment‘s Indy Horror Film Festival that runs all day long March 5th at the Theatre! For more information and to get tickets CLICK HERE!
