Schedule of Events:

Thursday, October 10, 2024
 
8:00pm: Pre-Con Meet Up Party
 
Friday, October 11, 2024
 
12:00pm: Zombie Walk

Film Fest Lobby

Filmmaker’s Lounge

1:00pm: The Extra Dirty Details of My Life on Set

Ghost Tales

Perfectly Campy

Vendor Room

Tattoo Festival

2:00pm: Chains of Desire - Homoeroticism and BDSM Culture in Hellraiser

2:30pm: Legends of the Weird & Strange!

Predators & Prey

3:00pm: Night School Horror – I Can Survive That

4:00pm: The Truth Is Outta Sight! Telling Realistic Stories About Weird, Fantastic Things
Derik Cavignano
• Kristin Dearborn • Robbie Dorman • Jennifer McMahon • Victoria Nations • Eric O’Dierno

Unmasking the Shadow: How Horror Films Reflect Collective Trauma and Cultural Fears

Florida Fear

Psychological Horror

5:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Kristin Dearborn • Robbie Dorman

Pink Horror: The Female Lens
Wendy Dalrymple • Stephanie E. Jensen • Jennifer McMahon • Cindy O’Quinn • Sarah Tice • Gaby Triana

Surviving the Night: The Psychological Benefits of the Final Girl Trope in Horror

How to Create Realistic Encapsulated Silicone Prosthetics

Autograph Room

Photo Op Room 1
Celeb Photo Ops

Photo Op Room 2
Celeb Photo Ops

5:30pm: Welcome, Filmmakers!

6:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Wendy Dalrymple • Gaby Triana

Haunted Florida: Eternal Darkness in the Sunshine State
Eric O’Dierno • Christopher Balzano • Kristin Dearborn • Joshua Ginsberg • Owl Goingback • Peter Rawlik

Nightmares, Dreamscapes, and Unhealed Trauma: Exploring the Psychosocial Impact of A Nightmare on Elm Street

Panel: Ian Whyte, Kevin Mangold & Billy Bryan
Billy Bryan • Ian Whyte • Kevin Mangold

Q&A with Michael Gross
Michael Gross

7:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Christopher Balzano • Joshua Ginsberg

Whose Trope Is It Anyway?
Jose Cruz • Bridget Brave • Holly Rae Garcia • Matt Masucci • Victoria Nations • Josh Strnad

Monster Madness

Random Acts of Insanity’s Horror Improv Show

Q&A with The Soska Twins
Jen & Sylvia Soska

Applying Seamless Latex and Adhesive Free Wounds

8:00pm: Death Match-- Lovecraft vs. Poe? Jason vs. Leatherface?
Douglas Ford • Evan Bond • Kristin Dearborn • Joshua Ginsberg • Owl Goingback • Kenzie Jennings • Lucas Milliron

Hilarious Horror

Live Performance: HADEE

Thee VaudeVillains Burlesque

8:30pm: OPENING NIGHT CREATURE FEATURE: Bakemono

9:00pm: Live Performance: BLOODY JUG BAND

The Crypt: Goth Dance Party

9:30pm: Holiday Horror

10:00pm: Tattoo of the Day Awards

10:30pm: Guts & Gore

11:00pm: Horror Heroines & Femme Fatales

The Rocky Horror Picture Show ShadowCast
 
Saturday, October 12, 2024
 
12:00am: Dark & Disturbing

12:30am: Bloody Love

11:00am: Creators Track: Author Signing
Zachary Beckler • Sarah Tice

Publishing 101: How to Avoid the Seven Deadly Sins of Writing
Holly Rae Garcia • Derik Cavignano • Jose Cruz • Kenzie Jennings • Matt Masucci • Peter Rawlik

Saturday Morning Spooky Toons

Autograph Room

Photo Op Room 1
Celeb Photo Ops

Photo Op Room 2
Celeb Photo Ops

Vendor Room

Film Fest Lobby

Tattoo Festival

Filmmaker’s Lounge

12:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Derik Cavignano • Kenzie Jennings

Scary Stories to Tell Your Kids
Matt Masucci • Christopher Balzano • Jose Cruz • Wendy Dalrymple • Jennifer McMahon • Josh Strnad

Arthouse Horror

Sci-Fi Scares

Q&A with Sid Krofft
Sid Krofft

Creating Freakishly Severed Fingers

1:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Matt Masucci

The I- 4 Dead Zone (and Other Things in Florida that Can Kill You)
Christopher Balzano • Evan Bond • Kristin Dearborn • Joshua Ginsberg • Owl Goingback • Lucas Milliron • Peter Rawlik

King of Horror Trivia

Lifecasting Demo: Making a Face Mold (and More)

Q&A with Lili Taylor
Lili Taylor

Q&A with Scott Innes
Scott Innes

1:30pm: Ghost Tales

Student Cuts!

2:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Evan Bond • Lucas Milliron

Horror for Beginners
Zachary Beckler • Douglas Ford • Judith Sonnet • Sarah Tice

Night School Horror – Change our Minds

Q&A with Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson

Q&A with Tom Woodruff, Jr.
Tom Woodruff Jr.

Nightbreed Shuna Sassi Makeup Demonstration

2:15pm: The Art of Laying and Punching Hair

3:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Douglas Ford • Judith Sonnet

Healing Horror: How Terror Helps Us Grieve
Victoria Nations • Bridget Brave • Robbie Dorman • Jennifer McMahon • Cindy O’Quinn • Sarah Tice

Biolextricity hosts Resident Evil Trivia

Legends of the Weird & Strange!

Predators & Prey

Q&A with Doug Jones
Doug Jones

Q&A with Rosanna Arquette
Rosanna Arquette

Horror Able
4:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Bridget Brave • Victoria Nations

Spotlight: Interview with Jennifer McMahon
Douglas Ford • Jennifer McMahon

Monster High Panel
Garrett Sander • America Young • Paula Rhodes • Salli Saffioti • Karen Strassman • Erin Fitzgerald

Q&A with Alicia Witt
Alicia Witt

4:30pm: Holiday Horror

Psychological Horror

Applying Encapsulated Silicone Prosthetics

5:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Jennifer McMahon

Is That Your Blood or Mine? Why We Can Stop Worrying and Love the Gore
Zachary Beckler • Holly Rae Garcia • Kenzie Jennings • Stephanie E. Jensen • Lucas Milliron • Judith Sonnet

Q&A with Bruce Kulick
Bruce Kulick

Q&A with Thora Birch
Thora Birch

Tattoo Awards: Categories

6:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Holly Rae Garcia • Stephanie E. Jensen

Florida Horror Writers: How to be Dark, Gloomy, and Gothic When It's So Bright and Sunny Outside
Robbie Dorman • Wendy Dalrymple • Owl Goingback • Victoria Nations • Peter Rawlik • Gaby Triana

And You Films’ Horror Parody Hour

Bloody Love

Q&A with Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino

7:00pm: Choose Your Own Adventure
Douglas Ford • Bridget Brave • Holly Rae Garcia • Matt Masucci • Lucas Milliron • Josh Strnad

Creators Track: Author Signing
Owl Goingback • Peter Rawlik

RIFFTACULAR HORROR THEATRE: She Came! (From Outer Space)

7:30pm: Horror Heroines & Femme Fatales

8:00pm: Horror Jeopardy!
Eric O’Dierno • Zachary Beckler • Evan Bond • Jose Cruz • Holly Rae Garcia • Judith Sonnet • Sarah Tice

Hilarious Horror

Live Performance: SEWERSIDE BOMBERS

9:00pm: Live Performance: NOT NINE INCH NAILS

Bad Witch Burlesque

HORROR WESTERN: They Call Her Death

9:30pm: Monster Madness

10:00pm: Live Performance: LOVESONG THE CURE TRIBUTE

Tattoo of the Day Awards

11:00pm: Dark & Disturbing

Perfectly Campy

Live Performance: VISION VIDEO
 
Sunday, October 13, 2024
 
12:30am: LATE NIGHT Guts & Gore

Troma’s Bring on the Damned!

11:00am: Fear, Faith, and a Dash of Holy Water
Josh Strnad • Derik Cavignano • Eric O’Dierno • Cindy O’Quinn • Sarah Tice • Gaby Triana

Florida Fear

Sci-Fi Scares

Filmmaker’s Lounge

Film Fest Lobby

Autograph Room

Photo Op Room 1
Celeb Photo Ops

Photo Op Room 2
Celeb Photo Ops

Tattoo Festival

Vendor Room

12:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Eric O’Dierno • Cindy O’Quinn

Getting Cozy with Horror
Jose Cruz • Zachary Beckler • Wendy Dalrymple • Douglas Ford • Josh Strnad • Gaby Triana

Shared Screams (The “Unsure But Interested” Horror Episode podcast taping)

Q&A with Jessica Rothe
Jessica Rothe

Hellraiser Makeup Demonstration

Sculpting 101

12:30pm: Arthouse Horror

Student Cuts!

1:00pm: Creators Track: Author Signing
Jose Cruz • Josh Strnad

Glorious Grotesqueries: Why Are We Like This?
Christopher Balzano • Evan Bond • Derik Cavignano • Joshua Ginsberg • Stephanie E. Jensen • Cindy O’Quinn

“A Strange Little Man” A Salute To Frank Henenlotter

Live Performance: SOY DIVISION

Panel: The World of Clive Barker
Barbie Wilde • Nicholas Vince • Doug Bradley • Simon Bamford • Andrew Robinson • Ashley Laurence • Craig Sheffer

2:00pm: The Media Is the (Bloody) Message
Stephanie E. Jensen • Christopher Balzano • Robbie Dorman • Joshua Ginsberg • Matt Masucci • Judith Sonnet

Panel: The Cast of Fright Night
Chris Sarandon • Jonathan Stark • Amanda Bearse • William Ragsdale • Dorothy Fielding • Stephen Geoffreys

RIP BEST OF FEST

How to Make a Flat Mold

3:00pm: 25 Years of Horror: Trends in the 21st Century
Zachary Beckler • Bridget Brave • Kenzie Jennings • Victoria Nations • Judith Sonnet • Sarah Tice

4:00pm: Film Festival Awards

5:00pm: Tattoo of the Day Awards

Date: October 11-13, 2024

Location: Hyatt Regency Orlando - 9801 International Dr, Orlando, FL 32819

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