Guests
CAROLINE MUNRO
Actor
CANCELED
Caroline has an unexpected conflict and won't be able to join us the weekend. She will still appear at our in-person convention October 8-10, 2021.
CHRIS WALAS
FX Artist/Director
Oscar™ winner Chris Walas created the special makeup effects for The Fly (1986) and Gremlins (1984), among many others
MICK GARRIS
Writer/Director
Mick wrote the screenplay for Hocus Pocus and directed The Stand and The Shining TV miniseries, as well as Sleepwalkers
LARRY BLAMIRE
Writer/Director/Actor
Larry wrote, directed, and starred in The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra and its sequel, as well as Trail of the Screaming Forehead and many others
DAVID J. SCHOW
Author/Screenwriter
David wrote the screenplay for The Crow as well as The Outer Limits Companion, and many other novels and stories
CHARLES DE LAUZIRIKA
Director
Charles has directed documentaries on the making of Aliens, Blade Runner, Die Another Day, and Gladiator, as well as many others
DANIEL HORNE
Artist
Daniel has created horror and monster art for many clients and magazines like Screem, Monster Bash, Classic Monsters of the Movies, Monsters From The Vault, and many more
JEFF THOMPSON
Author
Jeff is the author of three books on Dan Curtis, the producer of Dark Shadows, The Night Stalker, Trilogy of Terror and many more
DACRE STOKER
Author
Dacre is the co-author of Dracul, Dracula: The Undead, and he's the Great-Grand-Nephew of Dracula creator Bram Stoker
REBEKAH COX
Maker/Cosplayer
Rebekah is a maker of amazing costumes and fabrications, including the Robotrix from Fritz Lang's Metropolis
EDWARD G. PETTIT
Writer/Researcher
Edward is the Sunstein Manager of Public Programs at The Rosenbach Museum, home of the Bram Stoker collection
GARY GERANI
Writer
Gary is best known as the co-writer of the film Pumpkinhead, and the book Fantastic Television
BRUCE SCIVALLY
Writer/Producer
Bruce co-wrote James Bond: The Legacy, and worked on many 007 featurettes and documentaries
JAMES A. MOORE
Writer
James is the author of This Is Halloween, Gates of the Dead, Harvest Moon, and many more
ARMAND MASTROIANNI
Director/Producer
Armand produced and directed episodes of the 1991 Dark Shadows series
DR. REBA WISSNER
Writer
Reba is the author of A Dimension of Sound: Music in The Twilight Zone, and We Will Control All That You Hear: The Outer Limits and the Aural Imagination
PANELISTS
Experts and Fans!
R.J. Haddy
Madeline Brumby
Dale Morton
Craig Beam
John McDonald
Rocko Jerome
Jim Adams
Matt Webb
Ted Haycraft
Mark Edlitz
Van Allen Plexico
Clinton Rawls
Jerrod Alberich
Bill Koenig
Bobby Nash
Sarah J. Sover
Ellie Raine
A.R. Cook
Kyle Mitchell
Derek Johnson
Sawyer Gosnell
Steve Bugg
Buddy Finethy
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LANA WOOD
Actor
Lana played Plenty O'Toole in the classic James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever
TRINA PARKS
Actor
Trina played Thumper in the classic James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever
SAM IRVIN
Director
Sam directed the classic Elvira's Haunted Hills and was a producer of Gods and Monsters
DAVID J. SKAL
Author
David's books include Hollywood Gothic, The Monster Show, and his newest, Fright Favorites
ANNE SERLING
Author
Anne is the author of As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling
STEVE BEGG
FX Artist
Steve has been Special Effects Supervisor for the last three James Bond films, as well as many others
MARC ZICREE
Writer/Producer/Director
Marc has written for Star Trek, Babylon 5, Space Command, and the indispensable The Twilight Zone Companion. He has directed and produced Space Command, and Sliders, as well as many others
MARK MADDOX
Artist
Mark is a five-time Rondo Award winner that has created covers for magazines such as Screem, Horror Hound, Little Shoppe of Horrors, Infinity, and many others
GRAHAM HUMPHREYS
Artist
Graham's art has appeared on bookcovers, posters, and DVD slipcases around the world. His book, Hung, Drawn, and Executed - The Horror Art of Graham Humphreys is available now
J. E. BROWNING
Author
John's books include Dracula in Visual Media, Graphic Horror: Movie Monster Memories, and many more
CHRIS TRICE
Modelmaker/FX Artist
Chris was senior modelmaker on Casino Royale, and has worked Doctor Who and Red Dwarf as well as many others
ROBERT TINNELL
Writer/Director/Producer
Robert's films include Frankenstein and Me, Kids of the Round Table, and Surf Nazis Must Die
JOHN CORK
Writer/Director/Producer
John has made documentaries and supplemental featurettes for many of the James Bond films, and co-wrote James Bond: The Legacy
DANIEL GRIFFITH
Director/Producer
Daniel has created documentaries for the Blu-ray releases of The Twilight Zone, Robocop, The Fog, and many more
TIM LUCAS
Writer/Publisher
Tim was the publisher of Video WatcHDog magazine, and the author of Mario Bava: All The Colors of the Dark, among others
STEVE MITCHELL
Writer/Producer/Director
Steve was the co-writer of Chopping Mall, and produced and directed the Larry Cohen documentary, King Cohen
MARK DAWIDZIAK
Writer
Mark is the author of Produced and Directed by Dan Curtis, The Night Stalker Companion and many more
ALAN J. PORTER
Writer
Alan is the author of JAMES BOND: The History of the Illustrated 007, BATMAN: The Unofficial Collectors Guide, and more
Our Mission
This year's virtual event is a fundraiser for the Motion Picture & Television Fund. MPTF supports our entertainment community in living and aging well, with dignity and purpose, and in helping each other in times of need. If you love movies and the people who make them, please donate!
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