Programming & Entertainment
Our full schedule will be live on our ticketing page, in the meantime you can preview panels, workshops, entertainment and other programming here!
Entertainment
Both on our main stage and around the convention.
Heather Langenkamp Q & A
Women of Horror with Alex Essoe, Kelli Maroney
Saturday Night Sideshow
Official After Party
May 25th, 8 pm - 11 pm
Join us and our party planning partners, Twisted Whiskers Sideshow, in our second annual after party:
Join in our Twisted Talent Show, play games, and star in our costume contest to win prizes, plus delight in roaming entertainers, music, and games, snack on appetizers, and sip on themed drinks.
Costume theme for the evening is Curious Carnival or Vicious Vintage.
Costume winners will be chosen by our wandering judges throughout the evening.
All attendees must be 18 or over and all attendees will need to show ID on entry.
Held at our Partner Hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn - just downstairs from our room block!
Workshops
We’re adding a room just for demonstrations, workshops, and hands-on activities!
FRIDAY NIGHT Taxidermy Rats
Introduction to Prosthetics for Cosplay:
Intermediate Prosthetics for Cosplay:
You Stink! Proper Costume Care
Everyone starts their costuming journey somewhere. Learn some skills to translate your favorite character into a wearable and lasting costume. Get patterning, sewing, crafting, and after care advice. Rob is a former Costumer with Walt Disney Imagineering and currently the owner/designer for ResirWrecked Costumes. Bring your questions and challenges!
How’d They Do That? Practical Effects in Film
Emmy-Award Winning Special Effects Artists Starr and Dean Jones show us some practical special effects that are used in film. No CGI – just real fake blood!
Tarot 101 – Learn The Deck
Mariah Lynn has been reading and teaching about the tarot for 20 years. Get a hands on lesson about the cards. Learn the major and minor arcana and the stories behind them. Get some tips to make reading them easier. Class Size may be limited. Feel free to bring your own deck along.
2024 Horror Film Festival
Watch our winning indie horror movies in a few categories, including micro horror film festival winners!
Micro Horror Winners:
AWARD WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST
Horror Short Film Winners:
AWARD WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST
Full Length Horror Film Winners:
AWARD WINNER
FINALIST
SEMI-FINALIST
Retro Horror Gaming 2024
Thanks to our friends at Retro Reaction for bringing these games to the con! Retro Reaction provides a unique gaming experience of retro and modern gaming systems. From childhood favorites to indie games to rare one offs, we have something for everyone. This free to...
Killer Clues
Our free-to-play, con-wide scavenger hunt!
Start playing anytime! Don’t forget to stop by the merch booth to get a free evidence bag (while they last!)
To play, just look for participating vendors and “interrogate” them – they’ll ask you to complete a simple task and give you a clue. Collect as many as you can, then redeem your clues for prize entries!
Prizes are drawn once Saturday, and once on Sunday. Play on Friday Night, too for even more entries!
Panel Topics
Find the times in our program, and on our ticketing page!
- FRIDAY NIGHT Campfire Stories (your creepy true stories!)
with Kyl, Nel, Mariah - FRIDAY NIGHT Tea Leaves – Sip, Spill, & Read
Hosted by Mariah
Have you ever heard of the ancient art of reading tea leaves. Mariah Lynn has been practicing this art for 30 years now has some tea to spill about the history, practice and reading tips. Class size is limited. Tea will be served. - Modern Folk Horror Themes
with the Spooky Twins - LGBTQIA+ Themes in Horror
with Nel, Brian B, Michael (Arcane Carolinas) - Killers Talk
with Warrington Gillette, Jonathan Breck, and RA Mihailoff - Podcasting 101
with Arcane Carolinas
Want to start a podcast and need some insight on where to start or best practices? How to share your love of a subject (horror of course) and maybe even ways to monetize your new hobby (we mean…obsession!) - Humor in Horror
Join Rob Potchak and Lochlyn Munro to discuss finding humor in horror franchises we know and love. Laughter and Fear go hand in hand fabulously well! - Horror Writing for Various Mediums
Want to be a writer? Chat and learn with writers Rob Potchak (Comics), Starr & Dean Jones (film/screenplays), and Kyl Cobb (Paranormal History Novels). Explore what path is best to tell your story, how to frame and craft that great idea into a written work of art, get info on publishing avenues available and how to network with others to get your story out there. - Getting Started Acting – Advice for Young Actors
with Amelie McLain - Return to Crystal Lake
with Amy Steel, Thom Matthews, Warrington Gillette - The Real Exorcism Behind the Exorcist
This lecture presents a historical review of the evidence behind the famous Cottage City, Maryland possession case from 1949 used as the basis for the 1971 William Peter Blatty book, The Exorcist. Using contemporary accounts and modern research, this lecture looks at the evidence behind the real-life exorcism victim, Ronald Edwin Hunkeler. This case is the basis for the movie The Exorcist
- Ouija Board History, Myths, & Murder
Join Mariah Lynn as she dives into the history of the Ouija board. How it became famous, why it’s made by a toy company, when it became cast out by society and how it’s led to a few murders. - Demons and Daimons: A Diabolical Discussion with Kyl
This panel looks at the concepts of Demons and daimons across the ages using real case files. One culture’s hero is another culture’s villain. - Witchcraft 101
Join practicing witch Mariah Lynn for the history and modern practices of witchcraft. - Haunted History of the Civil War
The civil war is the deadliest war ever fought on American soil. The war pitted brothers and cousins against each other and forged what America is today. No wonder there are so many spirits attached to the places these soldiers fought. Mariah Lynn gives you a brief history of the Civil War as well as the most haunted spots to visit. - Filmmaking on the Fly
Want to make the movies and not just watch them? Join Mick Manhattan (The Scene Snobs) and guest panelists, The Jones Brothers (Atlantic/Pacific Studios) and Jake Robinson (Independent Filmmaker & Director behind one of this year’s Film Fest Winners) as they discuss how to get started and ways to bring your great story ideas to life. - Never Sleep Again
with Beatrice Boepple and Lochlyn Munro - Saw is Family
with Duane Whitaker and RA Mihailoff - Séance & Spiritualist Movement History
- The mid 1800s was filled with some of the strangest spiritual practices. Mariah Lynn takes you back in time to discover the root of spiritualism and how seances landed in the White House and contributed to some of our best loved novels.
- Vampires Legends & Glitter
Join Mariah Lynn has she takes you on a deep dive of vampire lore of the past and how Vampires have evolved with modern media. Learn about your favorite mystical creatures while your inner child colors cool vampire photos.