Cover of 1998 program610 viewsThe night before the Marathon, the Grandview staff and I were at the theater decorating until around 3am. I went home, hastily assembled the program (which shows), drove out to Bexley to drop it off at the main office, almost crashed from sleep-deprivation on the way there, and finally snagged a few hours of sleep. (Neff)
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BRIDE OF SHOCKTOBERFEST ticket609 views
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Online ad for 2001 Marathon602 viewsDesigned by Todd Babbert
5:55 AM: Donut Decision!601 views
Your humble narrator - 1:12 AM601 views
A Little Further Along600 views
Bruce Campbell appearance info flier/original past-up sheet595 viewsAs part of entering the Bruce Campbell business, we were given a set of restrictions for the autograph signing by the man himself. These restrictions included the infamous "only official Bruce Campbell merchandise will be signed" edict. Sheesh. Thus, we gave this mini-flier to every ticket buyer upon purchase of their pass. (Neff)
Interior of 1999 program594 views*For the Surprise Horror Classic, we let the audience vote on a selection of films to which we had access. They voted for the 1972 Amicus TALES FROM THE CRYPT. De Palma's CARRIE placed a narrow second in the voting, but it would have its day in court a few years later.
*The winners of the Costume Contest were the world famous Glass brothers, who dressed as an evil Santa Claus beating up a little boy. Second place went to Marathon stalwart Rick Hougland, who came as the WWF's Mankind.
*ROCKY HORROR was a gamble, to be sure. With the closing of the Southland Mall theater, the local ROCKY cast had been displaced for several months, and since I knew a few of them I figured that they could have a one night home and we could have an added attraction for our new event. We actually had a decent amount of pro-rated walkup business just for ROCKY, and even the regular Marathon crowd seemed to enjoy themselves. A few months later, Studio 35 would welcome the cast as a permanent attraction, a status they still hold to this day.
*On a side note, I was horrendously ill with a sinus infection during the entirety of the Marathon, so my demeanor and general emceeing skills were quite fried around the edges. (Neff)
