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Author Archives: Dan Kelly

art from Discover the Horror, a book by Jon Kitley of Kitley's Krypt.com
Posted inBest of Chicago

Best suburban source for horror writing and talk

by Dan Kelly March 2, 2022March 15, 2022

Jon Kitley of Aurora has made a friend of horror. For 22 years he’s run Kitley’s Krypt, a site devoted to horror films, ranging from the earliest silent nightmares to the latest terrors from overseas. The site started in October of 1998 using the now-defunct Microsoft FrontPage tool. Kitley’s Krypt continues to provide regular updates […]

Posted inNews & Politics

Pinning a Lion, Tortillas Flyin’

by Dan Kelly September 4, 2008August 19, 2021

Rock ‘n’ roll wrestler Count Dante recounts his seven years in an incredibly strange fight club.

Posted inNews & Politics

Pinning a Lion, Tortillas Flyin’

by Dan Kelly August 28, 2008August 19, 2021

Rock ‘n’ roll wrestler Count Dante recounts his seven years in an incredibly strange fight club.

Posted inNews & Politics

Local History: The Best Little Whorehouse in Chicago

by Dan Kelly July 12, 2007August 19, 2021

The story of the city’s most exclusive brothel–and the reformers who shut it down.

Posted inNews & Politics

The Life and Death of the Deadliest Man Alive

by Dan Kelly July 13, 2006August 19, 2021

How a south-side Irish boy came to be Chicago’s most notorious martial-arts master

Posted inNews & Politics

When Anachronists Attack

by Dan Kelly February 26, 2004August 19, 2021

What’s a medieval swordfight without the grappling and dirty tricks?

Posted inNews & Politics

Dial M for Motherfucker

by Dan Kelly August 21, 2003August 19, 2021

With its Swearline, the arts collective Lucky Pierre found that if you invite people to curse, the abuse will pour in.

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