Anthrax’s Charlie Benante Talks About Chicago's Day of the Dead

Days of the Dead Charlie Benante photos courtesy of Eric Bonano

The world is full of monsters (‘…at the end..?’) – the ones who lurk under our beds and in our closets when we’re little, and the ones we seek out as adults when wanting to be thrilled or terrified. And there is a plethora of reasons why the entire horror world is so fascinating to so many – whether becoming enthralled by zombies or vampires because they’re frightening whilst also being quite cool, or for the process of cuddling up closer to that special someone when you know the psycho with the sharp, gleaming knife is about to jump out from the shadows. We like to be scared, we like feeling vulnerable from the safety of our movie seats or couches — and the satisfaction of dabbling in suspense, in the gruesome, in the macabre is primal at it’s core, just like that of music, and that’s exactly why the pairing of musicians and horror conventions goes hand-in-hand so beautifully.

From November 17-19, the Days of the Dead horror convention will be returning to the Chicagoland area for its sixth consecutive year – and for the second year in a row now, Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante will make an appearance each day.




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