Event - Geeks & Freaks (2026)

Okay-okay. It might have been a last minute announcement, but #theRed360 will be present at Geeks & Freaks II in Maastricht (31st of January + 1st of Februay)

And YES, a spin on #theRED360 of Deep Red Noise vzw will be FREE/GRATIS/GRATUIT . So come visit our tiny corner of the MECC in Maastricht, and if the booth has enough room, I'll might even make some cosplay portraits again.

If you can & want to donate 1€ for your 360°-spin, that money will be used to help local stray cats. Last edition's donations helped with food, a castration, treating a hurt paw and finding a kitten a safe home.. and bonus: one stray entered my bedroom on a tuesday and simply decided to become a house cat. The following day was a Wednesday so I named him: Whisky. (Nobody should name a cat after an Addams-family member..)

Since this is a placeholder for the event, give me a few days after the event to gather my thoughts about this edition and then I'll do the "⧍▼" at the very end of this page.

Meanwhile you can stay updated about my progress on the stills:

▷ All photos can always be found on/downloaded from my Flickr and here in this Album!
▷ A "How to download stills from Flickr" tutorial was posted here.
▷ Some highlights might go to Instagram, Threads or Bluesky.
▷ A video might go to Clapper & to Tiktok
▷ Buy Red Cathedral a whisky on Ko-Fi
▷ Updates are on THE Facebook.
▷ Give a follow to this young creative foundation: Deep Red Noise vzw/asbl 

Or rather: give a follow & like everywhere.

Geeks & Freaks gallery (Click on the arrows on the side to scroll):   

 Update: 0% of all stills have been edited & uploaded

What's the strategy for processing the stills of the weekend, you might ask while waiting for your pictures? Because, yes there actually is a strategy. Since there will be between 1 and 3 pictures per person, I try to finish & upload at least 1 image of (almost) everyone as the prime objective. Often I'll choose which shots go 1st because I have an idea for a title. That must the bane of a creative mind. You can follow the status of uploading in the "Update" underneath the gallery and on FB. 

▶️ If you didn't leave your character name/socials while at the booth and you want to be tagged if we publish a video/photo: you can still fill out this form. 

While you patiently wait for me to edit all photos,
you can watch the 360°compilation clips from previous events:

▶️00. Bonus: What it looks like when you move on the 360 (Tiktok)

▶️01. Steampunk on Tiktok / on Instagram (23/11/2025)
▶️02. TV, movie or game? on Tiktok / on Instagram (24/11/2025)
▶️03. Anime/Asianime on Tiktok / on Instagram (27/11/2025)
▶️04. Attack on Titan on Tiktok / on Instagram (01/12/2025)
▶️05. Pirates & witches on Tiktok / on Instagram (04/12/2025)
▶️06. Furryverse on Tiktok / on Instagram (05/12/2025)
▶️07. Hazbin Hotel on Tiktok / on Instagram (07/12/2025)
▶️08. Warhammer 40k on Tiktok / on Instagram (09/12/2025)
▶️09. Daemons on Tiktok / on Instagram (11/12/2025)
▶️10. The happy princess on Tiktok / on Instagram (13/12/2025)
▶️11. The unhappy princess on Tiktok / on Instagram (16/12/2025)
▶️12. Superheroes on Tiktok / on Instagram  (18/12/2025)
▶️13. Geeks & Freaks 2025 - A Predator on tiktok
▶️14. Geeks & Freaks 2025 - Star Wars on Tiktok

▶️ Follow us on both IG/TT and you're allowed to give me a cookie.. deal? 

Or you can listen to a bearded photographer reading books:

▶️01. Anne Rice - De mummie (30/10/2025)
▶️02. Naomi Novik - Temeraire (Deel 1) (05/11/2025)
▶️03. Bernie Sanders - Het is oké om kwaad te zijn op het kapitalisme (10/11/2025)
▶️04. Garth Nix - Het Oude Koninkrijk 2 : Lyrael / ook op Instagram (14/11/2025)
▶️05. George Orwell - 1984 (19/11/2025)
▶️06. Kaye Dee - Drags & Drama #1 : Liefde heelt (26/11/2025)
▶️07. Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan - De meester 2 - De val (03/12/2025)
▶️08. Joe Haldeman - De Eeuwige Oorlog (10/12/2025)
▶️09. J.R.R. Tolkien  - De Hobbit / ook op Instagram (17/12/2025)
▶️10. Alexander Olbrechts - Vergruizer / ook op Instagram (22/12/2025)
▶️11. Rick Priestley  - Warhammer 40.000 : Rogue Trader  (23/12/25) [EN]
▶️12. Stephen King  - Mobiel (26/12/2025)
▶️13. Robin Hobb - De Kronieken van de Wilde Regenlanden 3: Drakenstad (30/12/2025)
▶️14. Antonio Gala - Wees Gelukkig / ook op Instagram (01/01/2026)
▶️15. Martialis - De pittigheid van wrange vijgen (03/01/2026)
▶️16. Haruki Murakami - After Dark (07/01/2026)
▶️17. Philip Pullman - Het Boek van Stof 1 : La Belle Sauvage (14/01/2026)
▶️18. Barbara De Smedt - Alleen / ook op Instagram (21/01/2026)
▶️19. Joe Abercrombie - .. (28/01/2026)
▶️20. Virginie Despentes  - .. (04/02/2026)
▶️21. Dave Gibbins - .. (11/02/2026)
▶️22. Jilliane Hoffman - ..  / ook op Instagram (14/02/2026)
▶️23. Confucius - ..  / ook op Instagram (17/02/2026) [EN]
▶️24. Ray Bradbury - .. (25/02/2026)
▶️25. Kate Mosse  - .. (04/03/2026)
▶️26. Hugo Raes - .. (11/03/2026)
▶️27. Clive Barker - ..  / ook op Instagram (18/03/2026)

Yes, every week from Samhain till Ostara I'll read the 1st page of a book on Tiktok. (#Page1Project)
Maybe I should read your book?

▶️ Or you can look at pictures from the previous G&F-edition:

 (Click on the arrows on the side to scroll) 

▶️ Or you can watch 9 short video testimonials from LGBTQIA+-members in the cosplay community. 
Maybe you'd want to tell us about your experiences in the 2026-series?

▶️ Or you can check out what the results are if you book me for a private cosplay shoot in, for example: a Western Town. Or near a tunnel & a wall. Or in an old house.

▶️ Or if you're really bored, 

you can browse through some of my favorite post-Covid cosplay photos:

 

A direct link to this article: https://tinyurl.com/GeeksFreaks2026

As for the promised event review: 

⧍ More to come
▼ More to come

IMPORTANT 

If for some reason you can't find your 360° videos anymore on your cellphone then send us a message via Facebook. All videos remain in the cloud till February 17th so we can send you a re-downloadlink. 

Namaste.

Maybe till Trolls et Légendes, or the Verbeke Cosplay Shoot Day?