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Learn more about our North Carolina Horror Convention, haunted attractions in the Carolinas and beyond, our special horror-themed events, info about horror movies filmed in North Carolina, plus fun horror history posts where we answer the all important questions, like “how did Vlad the Impaler die?” and what exactly made Elizabeth Bathory so terrifying.
Carolina Fear Fest 2020 Film Fest
Obviously since our event was cancelled, our 2020 Film Fest entries weren't showcased in the way they deserved. Check out some of our favorite films from our entries here! Full Horror Films 🏆 Flesher Two serial killers work together to skin their victims and sell them...
COVID Safety Information:
Remember when the only thing we worried about at cons was Con-Crud (head colds)? And the only reason to worry about getting too close to a fellow con goer was when they were so excited that they forgot deodorant? Yeah. Good times. Now we have more...
2020 Event Cancelled
Regretfully, we have decided to cancel Carolina Fear Fest for 2020. Our team had hoped that our reschedule to July would be enough time to hold the event safely, however, there does not appear to be a way to do so and stay within local guidelines for gatherings....
3 Ways to Support Small Businesses Right Now
On behalf of the Con and event industry at-large, we at Carolina Fear Fest Horror Convention want to ask a favor of you. We know you plan months in advance for events that have now been cancelled or changed to a date you can’t attend. It sucks. It sucks for the...
CONTEST: Two Sentence Horror Stories
CONTEST OPENS 2/24! Craft the best Two Sentence Horror Story and your story could be voiced by the Crypt Keeper himself, John Kassir! HOW TO ENTER: Visit us on Facebook and look for the "ENTER TO WIN" post, then comment on the photo with your best story by March 1st!...
8 Horror Movies Filmed in NC
North Carolina horror fans, let's roadtrip! Here's eight horror movies with filming locations right here in our home state. Cabin Fever Released in 2002, this film stars one of our 2020 celebrity guests, Jordan Ladd, plus Rider Strong, and James DeBello. Five recent...
The Mackenzie Poltergeist
Welcome to Horror History, our new series on real life historical horror stories. Explore the paranormal of Raleigh, NC with our Paranormal Pub Crawls on Friday & Saturday nights! The Place, Greyfriar's Cemetery- Edinburgh, Scotland The time, Late 1600s The event,...
America’s First Serial Killer
Welcome to Horror History, our new series on real life historical horror stories. Explore the legends and the culture they inspired with other horror fans in NC during our convention. Herman Webster Mudgett was born in New Hampshire on the 16th of May 1861. He...
What Would Linnea Do?
How many times have you been watching a horror movie in a theater or at home and wanted to yell "Don't do that, you idiot!! You're going to die!" As long time horror fan, I've done that a lot! That's what "What Would Linnea Do?" is all about. So, when I talked to the...
The 2 Men that Started Universal’s Horror Legacy
Welcome to Horror History, our new series on real life historical horror stories. Look for panels and more events on this topic during our horror con in NC! Bela Lagosi was born Bela Ferenc Dezso Blasko in Hungary on 20 October 1882. Lagosi is credited...