2023 Schedule

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Friday

  • Star Trek: The Doomsday Machine (FILM)

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  • Outer Limits: The Sixth Finger (FILM)

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  • Opening Ceremonies (MAIN)

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    It’s time to get the party started!

  • Trek Irregulars (MAIN)

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    Join guests Laura Banks, Stephen Manley, and Tim Culbertson

  • Not Godzilla, Who is that other Kaiju? (KAIJU)

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  • Mythological Monsters (LIT)

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    Come join us in discussing creatures from ancient lit that still have their claws in us today. From Beowulf to the Bible—Cyclops, Grendel, and Leviathans, oh my! (Aubrey Spivey, Darin Bush)

  • Horror Films of the 1970's (MEDIA)

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    J.K. Muir and S. Smith

  • Time Tunnel: The Idol of Death

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  • Steranko vs. Adams – You Decide (LIT)

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    Mike Gordon, Ted Haycraft, Doug Murray

  • Three (Stephen) Kings: The Winning Hand at the Movies in 1983 (MEDIA)

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    Forty years ago, Cujo, Dead Zone, & Christine gave us King’s take on three types of horror: machine, natural, & supernatural. Could it have been that easy to scare us?

  • Behind the Scenes at Toho Studios (KAIJU)

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    E. Godziszewski and S. Linkenbank

  • Insidious Conjuring (MAIN)

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    Steve Coulter

  • Why Strike? SAG-AFTRA (MAIN)

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    Clayton Landey

  • The Other Beasts of H.P. Lovecraft (LIT)

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    Everyone loves Cthulhu, but what about the other cosmic creatures of Lovecraft Country? Meet the Great Old Ones, the Outer Ones, the Ancient Ones, and other ones. (Darin Bush, Kyle Mitchell)

  • Audio Terrors (MEDIA)

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    T. Sarrecchia, J.K. Muir, S. Smith

  • The Mummy's Ghost (1944) Lon Chaney, Jr (FILM)

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  • Alan Howarth LIVE! (EVENT)

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    This is a separate ticketed event

  • Shadow of the Vampire (2000) (FILM)

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  • Give 'Em Hellboy! (LIT)

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    We celebrate the “Right Hand of Doom” as this year marks the thirtieth anniversary of Mike Mignola’s signature comic character. (Mike Gordon)

  • Some Kind of Star Trek Panel (MEDIA)

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    Star Trek has monsters, right? Some crawl in your ear (eww) and some conspire with the Romulan ambassador to betray their own people. Set panel to stun.

  • Professor Fear and Pinky Quiz Show! (EVENT)

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  • WTF: We're Twilight Zone Fans (MEDIA)

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    Wanna discuss something really scary? Four tales, retold by master storytellers, with modern updates and twists. Did they reach the summit of man’s knowledge, or the pit of our fears?

  • Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster (1964) (FILM)

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Saturday

  • Orgy of the Dead (1965) Ed Wood (FILM)

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  • Cartoons (FILM)

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  • Trek Irregulars (MAIN)

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    Join guests Laura Banks, Stephen Manley, and Tim Culbertson

  • Kaiju Poster Collecting Primer (KAIJU)

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    Sean Linkenbank and Ed Godziszewski

  • The Art of ALIEN (LIT)

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    (Ted Haycraft, DeWayne Todd)

  • The Jurassic was 145 Million Years Ago; the Park was Thirty (MEDIA)

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    Spielberg tapped into our childhood fantasies of dinosaurs and made them into nightmares. The almost seamless blending of CGI and practical effects brought dinosaurs to life and terrified us.

  • King Kong Escapes (1967) intro by Linda Miller (FILM)

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  • Nicholas Meyer Speaks (EVENT)

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  • Fluke Man, Mutato, and Tooms, Oh My! Thirty Years of The X-Files (MEDIA)

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    Forget the alien myth-arc; everyone knows that! We’re going to focus on the weird, creepy, and scary monsters of the week that make the X-Files the Spooky show we love!

  • Godzilla Tokyo SOS Turns 20 (KAIJU)

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  • Conjuring the Insidious (MAIN)

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    Steve Coulter

  • The Art of Frederick Cooper (LIT)

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  • Nicholas Meyer Signing (EVENT)

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  • Sinbad and Beyond with Patrick Wayne (MAIN)

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  • Big in Japan with Linda Miller (KAIJU)

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    Linda Miller

  • Gold Key Comics Favorites (LIT)

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    (Anthony Taylor, Ted Haycraft)

  • Representation in Modern Horror (MEDIA)

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    M. Night Shyamalan ushered in an era of minorities in horror. We explore how representation is expressed in modern horror and the role of social awareness in terrifying today’s audiences.

  • Caitiki, the Immortal Monster (1959) (FILM)

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  • 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) (FILM)

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  • Writing for Television (LIT)

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    (S. Coulter, R. Schellbach)

  • Horror Films of the 1980's (MEDIA)

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    J.K. Muir and M. Ensley

  • Making of… Bringing Godzilla Down to Size (KAIJU)

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  • Caroline Munro (MAIN)

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  • Planet of the Vampires (1965) (FILM)

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  • Sound and Fury – Alan Howarth Speaks (MAIN)

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  • Crazy Kaiju Toys: What's New (KAIJU)

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  • Vampires on the Loose! (LIT)

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    (Mike Gordon-mod, John Edgar Browning)

  • Late Nite Nerd Fite™: Bracket of Extraordinary Gentlemen (EVENT)

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    The book may have been better than the movie, but who’s better in a tussle? Nemo? Mina? Quatermain? Which Quatermain? Join a league of voting fans and help decide a winner.

  • Star Trek: Space Seed (FILM)

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  • Fangs for the Memories (MAIN)

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    Pauline Peart and John Edgar Browning (mod)

  • Godzilla vs. Megalon at 40: The Greatest Kaiju Film (KAIJU)

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  • Stories So Scary They're Banned (LIT)

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    Alvin Schwartz’s “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” is the most banned book series over the last 30 years. What other scifi, fantasy, and horror books have made folks afraid to read? (Mike Gordon)

  • The War of the Worlds Legacy (MEDIA)

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    The 1953 War of the Worlds movie marked the middle of a living legacy that inspired the likes of Jeff Wayne, Peter Weller, Richard Burton, Steven Spielberg, and Orson Welles.

  • Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country – Nicholas Meyer Intro (FILM)

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    with Time After Time trailer

  • Horror of Tiki Pop Art (LIT)

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    Come see the dark side of Polynesian Pop Art, if you dare! From monster mugs to Lovecraftian libations to creatures found in the Black Lagoon Lounge, we discuss all things creepy and tiki. (Mike Gordon)

  • Fandom Hybrid Live: Pet Cemetery is Resurrected (MEDIA)

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    Join the Fandom Hybrid Podcast as we discuss the resurrected Pet Cemetery. Does it live up to the creepiness of the original, or should it have stayed buried?

  • Monster Prom (EVENT)

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  • Southern Gothic Horror (LIT)

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    From Boo Radley to Bubba Ho-Tep, we discuss the sinister and supernatural stories set in the Deep South. (Mike Gordon, John Edgar Browning)

  • Horror Films of the 1990's (MEDIA)

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    J.K. Muir

  • House of Dracula (1945) (FILM)

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  • Monsters in Love (LIT)

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    Sink your teeth into something that goes bump into the night. Monster romance is a trending niche, and we aren’t just talking vampires and werewolves anymore. Rated M for Mature. (Aubrey Spivey, Jessa Phillips)

  • 1943: A Good Year for Monsters (MEDIA)

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    Half-apes, werewolves, vampires, and creations were all over the silver screen in 1943. Why so many Hollywood monsters in one year, when real monsters were loose in the world?

  • Black Sunday (1960) (FILM)

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  • Mechanics of the Macabre: What Makes Horror Games Scary? (MEDIA)

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    Delve into the designers’ dungeon as we discuss what maniacal mechanics and creepy components make board games jump off the table while making us jump out of our skin.

  • Wicker Man (1973) (FILM)

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Sunday

  • Vampire Circus (1971) (FILM)

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  • Cartoons (FILM)

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  • Patrick Wayne – Worlds of Adventure (MAIN)

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  • From Ultraman to Gamera Rebirth: Kaiju on TV (KAIJU)

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  • Sherlock Holmes Post-Doyle (LIT)

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    For nearly a hundred years, writers have continued to utilize the World’s Greatest Detective. Which ones are elementary and essential? (Mike Gordon, Bobby Nash, Kyle Mitchel, Bill Ritch)

  • Exorcising Our Demons: Religion in Horror (MEDIA)

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    Come discuss the timeless terror of combining the sacred and the profane as we commemorate half a century of The Exorcist scaring the Hell out of us.

  • Hercules in the Haunted World (1961) (FILM)

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  • Bond Girls – Caroline Munro and Trina Parks (MAIN)

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  • Promoting Kaiju Publicity to DNA Exhibits (KAIJU)

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  • Writing for Comics (LIT)

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    Yes, comics are written! Often by someone who is not doing the art and can barely draw stick figures. Get a glimpse into the glamorous world of comic book writers. (Doug Murray, Bobby Nash, Mike Gordon)

  • From Seeps to Deeps: Plants that Give You the Creeps (MEDIA)

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    Monsterama’s resident Master Gardener explores the world of aquatic plants from murky bogs to the darkest ocean depths. Which one do you think the likes of Sinbad might have encountered?

  • War of the Gargantuas (1966) (FILM)

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  • Nicholas Meyer Speaks (EVENT)

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  • Tales from the Crib – Child Actors (MAIN)

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    Stephen Manley, Steve Gustafson

  • Future of Godzilla: Minus One and Beyond (KAIJU)

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  • Live Interactive reading: R.L. Stine's G.I. Joe Serpentor and the Mummy Warrior (Find Your Fate) (LIT(

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    Did you know that in 1987 R.L. Stine wrote a G.I. Joe choose-your-own-adventure book? Well, he did. And knowing is half the battle. The other half is showing up to this audience participation panel reading of it. (Kyle Mitchell)

  • The Films of John Carpenter (MEDIA)

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    J.K. Muir

  • The Mask of Fu Machu (1932) (FILM)

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  • Nicholas Meyer Signing (EVENT)

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  • Puppetry 101: Puppetry Playshop for Adults (16+) (MAIN)

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    Aretta Baumgartner from the Center for Puppetry Arts

  • Linda Miller – Kong and Slime (KAIJU)

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  • Monsters in League (LIT)

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    Sometimes strange beings band together to destroy the world and other times they team up to fight crime. What makes creatures compatible for combat? (Bobby Nash, Ted Haycraft, Mike Gordon)

  • Zeroversary™ Movie Watch Party (After): It Came from the Ocean! (MEDIA)

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    We’re reviewing three (four?) movies about moist monsters. Join us for the follow-up to the Before panel posted on YouTube. No sharks, beasts, or leviathans permitted in the panel room.

  • The Slime People (1963) (FILM)

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