Horror Fan Conventions
Prepare to gear up for Horror Fan Conventions in 2012. Here is a list of upcoming horror fan conventions for the new year, which will be updated continuously as more information pours in. Check this space!
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Chicago Fear Fest | Cinema Wasteland | Days of the Dead | Nevermore Film Fest | Spooky Empire |
February 2012
- About
- 13th Annual Nevermore Horror Film Festival
- When
- February 17-19, 2012
- Where
- The Carolina Theatre
309 W. Morgan Street
Durham, NC 27701 - Movies Shown
- Ashes, Absentia, Eaters, The Innkeepers
, Playback, Some Guy Who Kills People, The Whisperer in Darkness
Shorts (Anthologies): Pandora and that Damned Box, They’re Coming to Get You, Barbara!, Wrath of the Foreign Invaders
Special 35mm Presentations: Marathon Man, Night of the Creeps, Rosemary’s Baby, The Sentinel
Full Schedule - Tickets
- The 10-Pass price is $70 in advance and $75 at the door. For members, 10-passes are $65. Individual tickets are $9; $7 for members. Tickets can be purchased in person at The Carolina Theatre of Durham box office, by telephone, or online via Ticketmaster. All tickets are general admission. Tickets are available throughout the festival from:
Carolina Theatre Box Office
309 W. Morgan Street
Durham, NC 27701
Hours: 11 am – 6 pm, Monday – Friday
6:30 pm – 9 pm nightly
Phone: (919) 560-3030
Tickets Page - More Info
- Official Page.
March 2012
- About
- Horror convention in Atlanta, GA.
- When
- March 9 – March 11, 2012
- Where
- Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center
2443 Hwy 54 West
Peachtree City, Georgia 30269
770-487-2000
Book your room for DAYS OF THE DEAD for $99 a night! These rooms will sell out. mention DAYS OF THE DEAD for this exclusive rate. - Hours
- Friday: 5pm-11pm, Saturday: 11am-7pm, Sunday:11am-5pm
- Guests
- Roddy Piper (They Live
, Hell Comes to Frogtown
), Sid Haig (House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects
, Galaxy of Terror), Gary Busey (Silver Bullet
, Predator 2
, Piranha 3DD), Bill Moseley (House of 1000 Corpses, Devil’s Rejects, Repo! The Genetic Opera), Linnea Quigley (Silent Night Deadly Night, Night of the Demons, Return of the Living Dead), Tyler Mane (Halloween 2007, Halloween II
), Micah Sloat (Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 2), Derek Mears (Friday the 13th 2009), Brian Steele (Hellboy
, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
), Laurence Harvey (Human Centipede II: Full Sequence
), Jeff Burr (Leatherface – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
, Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings), Nick Principe (Laid to Rest
, ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2
), Walking Dead
Zombies (Addy Miller, Larry Mainland, Sonya Thompson, Charles Casey, Keisha Tillis), Alex Vincent (Child’s Play
, Child’s Play 2
), Mark Patton (Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge), J. Larose (Saw III, Insidious, Repo! The Genetic Opera), PJ Soles (Halloween 1978, Rock ‘N’ Roll High School
), Dey Young (Rock & Roll High School), Amelia Kinkade (Night of the Demons, Night of the Demons 2
), Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator
, From Beyond
), Jake Busey (Starship Troopers
, The Frighteners
, Identity
), Tom Woodruff Jr., Alec Gillis, George Kosana, John Russo, Ari Lehman (Friday the 13th), Brian Bremer, Taafe O’Connell (New Year’s Evil, Galaxy of Terror), Nivek Ogre (Skinny Puppy, Repo! The Genetic Opera)
- Events
- Friday, March 9: Monsters Among Us Costume Ball – Costumes mandatory, music by DJ Harry Bean and DJ Tre (9pm), An Evening with Roddy Piper (11:30pm)
Saturday, March 10: Jeff Burr Indie File Maker Panel (noon), Men Behind the Mask Panel – Q&A with special guests, Derek Mears, Nick Principe, Tyler Mane, and Brian Steele (1pm), Scream Queens Panel – Q&A with special guests, Barbara Crampton, Taafe O’Conell, Linnea Quigley, and honorary Scream Queen, Mark Patton (2pm), Tattoo Contest (3pm), Wickedbeard’s Constume Contest – hosted by Jeff “Wickedbeard” Cochran (4:30pm), Spookyshow/Monsters Wrestling (7pm) - Special Films Shown
- Friday, March 9: Return of the Living Dead Workprint Screening w/ Linnea Quigley – Special workprint screening of the 80′s classic featuring alternate scenes, takes, and 15 minutes of footage never screened to the public. (9pm)
Saturday, March 10: Human Centipede 2 Screening w/ Laurence Harvey (midnight) - Tickets
- Weekend Pass: $40, Friday: $20, Saturday: $20, Sunday: $20, VIP Package: $199. VIP package is limited to 100 and includes: admission to all three days, One hour early entry each day of the event, Six month subscription to FANGORIA Magazine, 1 FREE guest autograph of your choice, 1 FREE DAYS OF THE DEAD: Atlanta, limited edition art print, 1 FREE The Walking Dead inspired limited edition art print, exclusive admission to the Saturday Night VIP Soiree, Exclusive DAYS OF THE DEAD VIP Goody Bag, Preferred seating and admission to all DAYS OF THE DEAD: Atlanta events throughout the weekend, Limited edition DAYS OF THE DEAD: Atlanta VIP T-Shirt, Limited edition DAYS OF THE DEAD: Atlanta Lanyard and Badge
Buy tickets here. - More Info
- Official Site, Facebook Page
- About
- Movie and collectible convention from the creators of Video Wasteland.
- When
- Friday, March 30th – Sunday, April 1st, 2012
- Where
- Holiday Inn Cleveland-Strongsville
15471 Royalton Road
Strongsville, Ohio 44136
440-238-8800
Call the Holiday Inn Select directly at (440) 238-8800 and tell them you are with the “Cinema Wasteland” to get the special room rate of $99 per night. (Important – You MUST say you are with Cinema Wasteland or they will tell you they are sold out.) For more booking information go here. - Hours
- Friday – March 30th, 2012 – Dealers Room Open 5 pm – 10 pm. VIP Pass Holders will be admitted at 4:30pm on Friday. Midnight Movies will run on Friday Night.
Saturday – March 31st, 2012 – Dealers Room Open 10 am – 7 pm. Midnight Movies will run on Saturday Night.
Sunday – April 1st, 2012 – Dealers Room Open: 11 am. Show Ends at 5 pm - Movies Shown
- 16mm prints: Machine Gun Kelly
(1958), Night of the Living Dead
(1968)
DVD/Video showings: Don’t Torture a Duckling(1972), Rock ‘N’ Roll High School
(1979), Tourist Trap
(1978), Russ Meyer’s Up!
(1976)
- Guests
- Barbara Bouchet (Black Belly of the Tarantula, The Red Queen Kills 7 Times
, Ricco the Mean Machine
, Don’t Torture a Duckling
Jim Kelly (Enter the Dragon, Blackbelt Jones
, Three the Hard Way
)
Richard Kiel (Eegah, The Spy Who Loved Me
, Moonraker
)
Sergio Martino (Director of: All the Colors of the Dark, Blade of the Ripper
, Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
, The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail
, Torso
, Mountain Of The Cannibal God
, 2019 – After the Fall of New York
)
Kitten Natividad (Up)
John Saxon (The Girl Who Knew Too Much, Enter the Dragon, Black Christmas, Battle Beyond the Stars, Cannibal Apocalypse
, Tenebre
, A Nightmare on Elm Street, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
David Schmoeller (Director of: Tourist Trap, Crawlspace, Puppet Master
)
P.J. Soles (Halloween, Carrie, Rock ‘N’ Roll High School
Bo Svenson (Walking Tall – The Complete TV Series, Walking Tall – The Final Chapter
, The Inglorious Bastards
, Snow Beast
)
Dey Young (Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, Strange Behavior, Strange Invaders
)
Lana Wood (Demon Rage, Diamonds Are Forever
)
Seka (adult film star – Careful, He May Be Watching, Desperately Seeking Seka, The Seduction of Seka, Confessions of Seka, etc)
Meet the Ghouls from George Romero’s Original Night of the Living Dead
Cinema Wasteland Regulars: A. Ghastlee Ghoul, Amy Lynn Best, 42nd Street Pete, Lloyd Kaufman, Sal Lizard, Son of Ghoul, Tom Sullivan (Evil Dead), Mike Watt - Events
- Saturday Morning Stooges (Sat, noon), Tales From Times Square 3 (Sat afternoon), A Ghastlee Night (Sat 8pm)
- Tickets
- Advance 3-Day VIP Passes are $35 until January 27th, 2012. From January 28th – March 9th, 2012 3-Day Passes are $40 each. 3 Day VIP Passes are available at the door Friday for $45.
Advance Single Day Admissions are $15 until January 27th, 2012. Single day admissions are available at the door for $20 per day.
To buy tickets go here.
Sunday Ticket Special: Single Day Tickets on Sunday are only $15.00 day of the show. - More Info
- Official Site, Facebook Page
April 2012
- About
- Chicago film festival that celebrates the best in independent horror. The lineup will include short films, feature films, celebrity guests, panel discussions and Q & A’s. Festival after-parties will be held at Bogart’s, a full service bar and grill located on the second floor of the Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18.
- When
- April 13-14, 2012
- Where
- Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18
9701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Rosemont, IL 60018
847-447-1030 - Special Guests
- Writer/Actor/Director/Producers: Adam Green (Hatchet
, Hatchet II
, Hatchet III, Holliston, Frozen
, Chillerama
), Joe Lynch (Chillerama, Holliston, Wrong Turn 2 – Dead End
), Sarah Elbert (Holliston, Hatchet, Hatchet II, and Hatchet III)
- Film Submissions
- Chicago Fear Fest is now accepting film submissions from horror filmmakers. Submit your film at this link. Films will be judged based on 3 categories: Best Feature, Best Short, and Audience Favorite. The winning director of each category will be invited to appear as a featured celebrity guest at the Flashback Weekend Horror Convention to be held August 10-12, 2012 in Rosemont, IL and will received a free table in the dealer room to promote your film.
- Hotel Information
- Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare (short walk from Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18)
5440 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
www.crowneplazaohare.com (877) 337-5793
Mention Chicago Fear Fest and get a discount room rate of $103. You must make your reservation by March 14, 2012 to receive the special discount hotel rate. - Tickets
- Coming soon.
- More Information
- Official Site, Facebook Page
May 2012
- About
- Ultimate Horror Weekend at the Wyndham Resort in Orlando, FL.
- When
- May 25-27, 2012
- Where
- Wyndham Resort
8001 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819
1-800-421-8001
The Wyndham Orlando Resort has extended a special rate of $69/night. You must mention “Spooky Empire” to book your room at this rate. Rooms are limited so make your reservations early! - Guests
- So far: Linda Hamilton, Kristanna Loken, Michael Rooker, Joey Lauren Adams, Monica Keena, Holly Marie Combs, Brian Krause, Madison Lintz, Oliver Robins
- Events
- TBD
- Tickets
- Weekend Pass: $50. Friday Only: $30. Saturday Only: $35. Sunday Only: $30. VIP Package: $199. Buy Tickets Here.
- More Information
- HFZ Info Page
