When you think of Orlando, you may think of Mickey Mouse and the tourist-filled, neon-lit strip of International Drive. However, now all I see is Mickey's zombiefied clone terrorizing tourists and International Drive becoming a twisted nightmare of ghoulish zombies … oh and Jake Busey.
My family has some strange traditions. For the last three years, we've packed up the whole crew to go to Orlando for the horror-themed convention Spooky Empire (formerly known as Screamfest). It's a three-day-long event full of celebrity panels, vendors selling gory goods and infamously wild late night pool parties. Read more about Spooky Empire and watch the video after the jump….
This article appears in Oct 8-14, 2009.