Luigi Cozzi

Luigi Cozzi (born 7 September 1947 in Busto Arsizio, Italy) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. At a young age, Luigi became a fan of science fiction and began his career as an overseas correspondent for Western film magazines.

After directing his first film The Tunnel Under the World (1969), Luigi befriended director Dario Argento and began working with him in film and television. He received screenplay credits for Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) and The Five Days (1973), special effects credits for Phenomena (1985), and was second united director for Two Evil Eyes (1990) and The Stendhal Syndrome (1996).

Film directed by Luigi himself include The Killer Must Kill Again (1975), Starcrash (1979), Contamination (1980), Hercules (1983), Monster Shark (1984), Hercules II (1985), Sinbad of the Seven Seas (1989), Paganini Horror (1989), and The Black Cat (1990).

I have met Luigi twice. The first time was in the shop he co-owns with Dario Argento, Profondo Rosso, when I visited Rome in October 2024. I bought a book co-written by Luigi, which he kindly signed for me. I met him for the second time at Weird Worcester in July 2026 where he signed a Contamination Blu-ray sleeve for me.

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Profondo Rosso Store

Blu-ray sleeve, also signed by Ian McCulloch

Meeting Luigi for the second time in Worcester

Outside the Profondo Rosso shop in Rome

Meeting Luigi at Profondo Rosso

Pam Grier

Pamela Suzette Grier (born 26 1949 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA) is an American actress, singer, and martial artist. She achieved fame for her starring roles in a string of 1970s action, blaxploitation and women-in-prison films for American International Pictures and New World Pictures. Her accolades include nominations for an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Satellite Award and a Saturn Award.

Grier came to prominence with her titular roles in the films Coffy (1973) and Foxy Brown (1974); her other major films during this period included The Big Doll House (1971), Women in Cages (1971), The Big Bird Cage (1972), Black Mama White Mama (1973), Scream Blacula Scream (1973), The Arena (1974), Sheba, Baby (1975), Bucktown (1975) and Friday Foster (1975). She also played alongside Richard Pryor as his character Wendell Scott’s wife in the film Greased Lightning (1977). She portrayed the title character in Jackie Brown (1997), which happens to be one of my favourite Quentin Tarantino films. I also know her for roles in Above the Law (1988), Escape from L.A. (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996).

I received Pam's autograph through Monopoly Events' pre-order service after she appeared at Comic Con Liverpool in October 2026.

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Robyn Lively

Robyn Elaine Lively Johnson (born 7 February 1972 in Powder Springs, Georgia, USA) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Louise Miller in Teen Witch (1989) and Jessica Andrews in The Karate Kid Part III (1989), as well as the TV shows Twin Peaks (1991-91), Doogie Howser, M.D. (1991-93), Savannah (1996-97), and Saving Grace (2007-08). She reprised the role of Jessica Andrews in one episode of Cobra Kai (2022).

I obtained Robyn's autograph through Monopoly Events' pre-order service when she appreared at Comic Con Northern Ireland in September 2026.

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Lewis Tan

Lewis Singwah Tan (born 4 February 1987 in Salford, Greater Manchester, England) is a British-American actor, stunt performer, martial artist, and model. He is known for his roles as Zhou Cheng in Iron Fist (2017), Rusty / Shatterstar in Deadpool 2 (2018) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), Lu Xin Lee in Wu Assassins (2019) and its film sequel Fistful of Vengeance (2022), Cole Young in Mortal Kombat (2021) and Mortal Kombat II (2026), and Tolya Yul-Bataar in Shadow and Bone (2023). However, I know him best for his part as Feng Xiao / Sensei Wolf in Cobra Kai (2024-25).

I met Lewis at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh in October 2026.

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Patrick Kilpatrick

Patrick Donald Kilpatrick Jr. (born 20 August 1949 in Orange, Virginia, USA) is an American actor, film journalist and educator. He has appeared in over 200 films and television series.

Often portraying a villian, his film appearances include Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985), The Presidio (1988), Class of 1999 (1990), Death Warrant (1990), Best of the Best II (1993), Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), The Replacement Killers (1998), Minority Report (2002), Eraser (1996), Last Man Standing (1996), and Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997). His many television appearances include guest-starring roles in the Star Trek: Voyager episodes "Initiations" (1995) and "Drive" (2000) and in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Siege of AR-558" (1998).

I met Patrick at Weird Worcester in July 2026, where he signed a Germany Death Warrant lobby card for me. He also took part in a photo shoot along with two other 'Van Damme villains', Abel and Mohammed Qissi.

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Mena Suvari

Mena Alexandra Suvari (born 13 February 1979 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA) is an American actress, producer, fashion designer, and model.

Mena made her film debut in the 1997 black comedy drama Nowhere. She rose to international prominence with her roles of Angela in the critically acclaimed comedy-drama American Beauty (1999), and Heather in three of the American Pie films (1999–2001, 2012). Her other notable film roles include Slums of Beverly Hills (1998), Loser (2000), Sugar & Spice (2001), Spun (2003), Rumor Has It... (2005), Stuck (2007), and Day of the Dead (2008).

I met Mena at Comic Con Scotland in Edinburgh on 24 October 2026. She signed my VHS copy of American Pie, which had already been signed by Tara Reid and Shannon Elizabeth at Comic Con Scotland last year.

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Andrew Bryniarski

Andrew Bryniarski (born 13 February 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American actor and former bodybuilder, who I know best for portraying Leatherface in the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Patrick 'Madman' Kelly in Any Given Sunday (1999), Zangief in Street Fighter (1994), and Butterfinger in Hudson Hawk (1991).

I met Andrew at the Weird Worcester convention in July 2026. He signed a German Street Fighter lobby card for me and he posed for a photo in a Leatherface costume.

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Q&A panel in Worcester