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CINEMA WASTELAND
OCTOBER 5 - 7, 2012
Strongsville, Ohio
Holiday Inn, 15471 Royalton Rd.
Celebrity guests, movies, vendors & more. Guests will include Belinda Balaski, Michelle Bauer, Bert I. Gordon, Linnea Quigley and Dyanne Thorne.
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MILE HIGH HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 5 - 7, 2012
Denver, Colorado
Denver FilmCenter/Colfax
A showcase for independent horror films from around the world.
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RAPTURE HORROR EXPO
OCTOBER 5 - 7, 2012
Mesa, Arizona
Mesa Convention Center
First year convention focusing on Horror, comics, Haunts, Paranormal, and parties. Guests include Tony Todd, Jake Busey, and more.
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NASHVILLE COMIC AND HORROR FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 6 - 7, 2012
Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee State Fairgrounds
Guests include Kyra Schon, Russell Streiner, John Russo and George Kosana from Night of the Living Dead. Plus Ernie Hudson, Lynn Lowry and John Dugan
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SPOOKY
MOVIE
OCTOBER 10 - 18, 2012
Washington, D.C.
AFI Silver Theatre
The Washington, D.C. International Horror Film Festival.
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EERIE
HORROR FEST
OCTOBER 11 - 14, 2012
Erie, Pennsylvania
Warner Theatre
Combo Film Festival and Horror Convention. Guests will include cast members from "Dawn of the Dead" .
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EVERYBODY DIES HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 12 - 13, 2012
Brea, California
Brea 5 Cinemas, 453 S. Associated Rd
The best in indie horror shorts, trailers and feature films displaying everything from brain-chompin' zombies to knife-wieldin' crazy killers.
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ROCK AND SHOCK
OCTOBER 12 - 14, 2012
Worcester, Massachusetts
DCU Centre, 50 Foster St.
Big annual Horror convention and concert combo event. Full detals TBA.
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MONSTER FEST
OCTOBER 13, 2012
Chesapeake, Virginia
Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Road
Annual FREE convention with vendors, panel discussions, special guests, a costume contest, trick-or-treating for all kids in costume, and a horror movie marathon.
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PHOENIX FEAR CON FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 13, 2012
Phoenix, Arizona
MadCap Theaters, Tempe
Horror Film Festival with contests, panels, vendors and celebrities.
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MONSTER CON
OCTOBER 13 - 14, 2012
San Antonio, Texas
Wonderland Mall of the America's, 4522 Fredricksburg
Rd
Guest artist , writers , vendors , Zombie shooting contest , Lil Ghoulie play area , Gaming and more.
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TORONTO
AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 18 - 26, 2012
Toronto ON, Canada
Bloor Cinema, 506 Bloor Street West
"Nine nights of Horror, Sci-Fi, Action and Cult Movies."
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SOUTH
TEXAS HORROR CON
OCTOBER 19 - 20, 2012
McAllen, Texas
McAllen Convention Center, 700 Convention Center Blvd
Celebrity guests, Panels, FX Make-Up tutorials, Ghost Hunting experts, live Tattooing and piercing, Costume Contests, “THE MASQUERAVE” feat: DJ MORBID and FIRE SPINNERS, vendors, collectibles, a live SUSPENSION show and more.
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DARK
CARNIVAL
OCTOBER 19 - 21, 2012
Bloomington, Indiana
Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 East Kirkwood Avenue
The “Sundance of Horror” featuring live entertainment, merchandise vendors, celebrity guests and film screenings.
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ZOMBICON
OCTOBER 19 - 21, 2012
Fort Myers, Florida
Harborside Convention Center
Boasting 20,000 attendees last year at a huge zombie street party, this year (their seventh) they are moving to a weekend long convention with vendors, art, events and more.
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MACABRE
FAIRE GRIM GATHERING
OCTOBER 19 - 21, 2012
Rockville Centre, New York
Best Western Mill River Manor, 173 Sunrise Hwy, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
A celebration of Halloween in the heart of Long Island, with the most friendly ghouls in town called the Macabrites. Vendors, a dozen live performers, panels, horror movies, fashion shows, costume contest, dancing and celebrity guest: Douglas Tait.
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MONSTER
BASH MOVIE MARATHON
OCTOBER 20, 2012
Ligonier, Pennsylvania
The Ligonier Theatre, 208 West Main Street
Movies on the big screen all day, vendor floor plus live theater: The Valley Players present Wait Until Dark....a chiller.
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FLINT
HORROR CONVENTION
OCTOBER 20, 2012
Flint, Michigan
Masonic Temple, downtown
Monsters, movies, vendors, and guests, full details TBA.
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ZOMBIE
CON 2012: THE APOCALYPSE
OCTOBER 20, 2012
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio Event Center, 8111 Meadow Leaf Dr.
New Zombie convention with contests, artists, vendors, movies, DJs, bands and more.
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NEW
ORLEANS HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 25 - 28, 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana
Inn on Bourbon, 541 Bourbon Street
The second annual Horror Film Fest, "committed to celebrating the craft & the art of genre filmmaking at its best."
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KNOXVILLE HORROR FILM FEST
OCTOBER 26 - 27, 2012
Knoxville, Tennessee
Relix Variety Theatre, 1208 N. Central St.
4th annual film fest with two nights of movies ("V/H/S", "ABC's of Death"), shorts, trailers and the return of the Grindhouse Grind-Out competition.
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OBX HORROR FEST
OCTOBER 26 - 27, 2012
Outer Banks, North Carolina
Roanoke Island Festival Park and Ramada Inn, Kill Devil Hills.
First year horror film fest, Zombie walk, zombie mixer and zombie ball.
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SPOOKY
EMPIRE'S ULTIMATE HORROR WEEKEND & FREAKSHOW
OCTOBER 26 - 28, 2012
Orlando, Florida
Hilton Orlando, 6001 Destination Parkway
New location for the 10th horror convention wth celebrities, vendors, seminars, live bands, costume contest, etc. Also includes the Freak Show Film Fest.
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SON
OF MONSTERPALOOZA
OCTOBER 26 - 28, 2012
Burbank, California
Burbank Airport Marriott, 2500 Hollywood Way
"The Art of Monsters" convention comes to Halloween with over 200 vendors, special guests, costume contests, and more.
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CHILLER
THEATRE
OCTOBER 26 - 28, 2012
Parsippany, New Jersey
Hilton Parsippany, One Hilton Court
Huge number of guests every time at this long running convention, full details to be announced.
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INGRID
PITT'S QUEEN OF HORROR FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 26 - 28, 2012
Old Town, Hastings, United Kingdom
8,Royal Court, TN34 2LP
In memory of cult-actress and Hammer favourite, Ingrid Pitt, a festival is organized by Ingrid's husband Tony Rudlin, and The Official Ingrid Pitt Fan Club. Screenings of classic Ingrid Pitt films, merchandise and memorabilia dealers; a masked ball; and the official launch of Ingrid's novel Dracula Who...?
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NEW
MEXICO TRI-CON
OCTOBER 27 - 28, 2012
Santa Ana, New Mexico
Santa Ana Star Center
Horror, Sci-Fi and Comic con with guests including Tony Todd, Norman Reedus, Lost Boys and more.
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HALLOWEEN
HORROR EXPO
OCTOBER 27 - 28, 2012
Niles, Ohio
Eastwood Expo Center
Show includes guests, vendors, movies, live entertainment, live wrestling, Q & A panels, hearses, and more!
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