Desk

Directors, please.... such as... George A Romero Wes Craven Tobe Hooper John Carpenter Paul Verhoeven Martin Campbell John Glen Actors? How about... Sam Jones (Flash Gordon) Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) Peter Weller (Robocop/Buckaroo Banzai) Robert Patrick (Terminator 2/The X-Files) Top Wopat and John Schneider (Dukes of Hazzard/Smallville) Linda Blair (The Exorcist) Nick Castle ('The Shape' in Halloween) Behind-the-scenes Tom Savini (make-up effects) Desk

One notable absence from the Glasgow events over the last few years is creative types such as directors or screenwriters. I can recall Bond director John Glen at an event at the SECC several years ago, and it'd be great to get some of the creators of these films and TV shows involved, if possible. London's had George A Romero, so how about aiming for the likes of him and other convention-friendly genre directors like John Carpenter or John Landis? Desk

This was the third consecutive Glasgow event I've attended, and I have to admit I was in two minds about attending due to the guest line-up. There's no question for me that Robert Englund was the biggest name at the event, and while he still proved very popular and extremely welcome it's a shame that your biggest attraction is someone who's attended twice before (as already noted). It's possible that we're now all too aware of the amazing guest lists that Showmasters manage to put together for London, and that anything arranged for Glasgow is going to pale in comparison. And the fact attendance seemed to be as good this year as ever probably proves that there's not really any incentive or need for Showmasters to up their game. So while I'm ultimately glad that I went at the weekend, I can't help but wish that there was a greater diversity and richness in the line-up, and will be keeping my fingers crossed for a better showing next year. Desk

John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing, Escape From New York, The Fog, Christine, Assault on Precinct 13) George A Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead) Wes Craven (Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream 1-4) Tim Thomerson (Trancers) Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk) Richard Hatch (Battlestar Galactica) Tom Skerritt (Alien, Top Gun, Poltergeist III, Picket Fences) Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters, The Crow) Gil Gerard and Erin Gray (Buck Rogers) Sam Jones (Flash Gordon) William Katt (The Greatest American Hero, House) John Schneider and Tom Wopat (The Dukes of Hazzard, Smallville) Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul (Starsky and Hutch) Paul Gross (Due South) Desk