San Francisco's only horror convention returns on Halloween weekend this year. Check http://www.spookycon.com for details
(PRWEB) October 27, 2004 -- The Bride of Spookycon comes to the Radisson Miyako in Japantown on Halloween Weekend (October 30th and 31st) from noon until midnight with our guests Gabe Bartalos (spfx artist "Leprechan", "The Cremaster Cycle", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), Warren Ellis (author of "Transmetropolitan" and "Global Frequency"), Christa Faust (author "Control Freak", "Hoodtown"), Brian Freisinger (VFX artist on "Queen Of The Damned", "13 Ghosts", Matrix Reloaded", "Matrix Revolutions", and "Constantine"), Rain Graves (author "The Gossamer Eye"), Tatiana Maslany (actress "Ginger Snaps Unleashed"), Emily Perkins ("Ginger Snaps", "Ginger Snaps Unleashed", "Ginger Snaps Back", "X-Files", "Dead Like Me"), Brett Sullivan (director "Ginger Snaps Unleashed"), and Bernie Wrightson (artist "Swamp Thing", "Batman", "The Punisher"). Check our website at http://www.spookycon.com for guest bios and schedule of appearances!
Dealers and Autograph Tables:
Dealers this year include the SF Vampire Tour, Morbid Curiosity Magazine, Retrodiva (http://www.retrodiva.com), The Alchemic Dragon, Artist Devon Devereaux, author Thorne Coyle and Catalyst Studios ( http://www.moritorium.com ). Autographs by our guests will be available in the same room throughout the convention -- check the website for any specific scheduling that may be imposed. More dealers are in the works, check back for last minute additions!
Spookycon Costume Ball AND Contest -- $100 Cash Prize Both Nights!
The Spookycon Costume Ball starting at 9pm until midnight with DJ Shatter (Die Maschienen, Bondage a Go Go) on Saturday night and DJ Fernando (Assimilate) on Halloween evening! At 11pm, we will have the Spookycon Costume Contest, with a $100 cash prize per night and other prizes by Lion's Gate Films http://www.lgecorp.com , Sideshow Toys http://www.sideshowtoy.com , Chad Savage http://www.sinistervisions.com and October Effigies http://www.kerrykate.com.
A full bar will be available during the convention to our members that are 21 and up, and our founding members will have access to private parties held after midnight!
Events:
Some of the events we have planned are:
-Q&A sessions with our guests of honor
-A screening of "Skinned Deep" (starring Warwick Davis) at 7pm Saturday!
-A screening of "Ginger Snaps: Unleashed" (starring Emily Perkins and Tatiana Maslany) at 7pm Halloween evening!
-Super 7 Store at 1630 Post (across from the hotel) is featuring "50 Years of Godzilla", an art show devoted to 40 artists renditions of Godzilla - for more information on this, check out their website at http://www.super7store.com
A full schedule is available on the website at http://www.spookycon.com !
All registrations include the Spookycon Grab Bag, a polyvinyl bag of goodies from our sponsors. Due to good ticket sales, we've decided to make the at the door cost will be $25 per day and $45 for the weekend -- thank you all for your support
Tickets are available at the following outlets:
Al's Comics in San Francisco -- 491 Guerrero St. San Francisco, CA 94110 -- http://www.alscomicssf.com
Dark Carnival BOOKS in Berkeley -- 3086 Claremont Ave. Berkeley, CA 94706 -- 510-654-7323 http://www.darkcarnival.com
Amazing Fantasy in San Francisco -- 650 Irving Street, San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 681-4344
Borderlands Books in San Francisco -- 866 Valencia, SF, CA 94110 -- 415-824-8203 http://www.borderlands-books.com
And of course, you can buy them at our website as well!
Spookycon is sponsored by:
-Gothic.Net Webzine
http://www.gothic.net
-Reel Video in Berkeley
http://www.reel.com
-Atom Films
http://www.atomfilms.com
-Al's Comics
http://www.alscomicssf.com/
For more information, check our website at http://www.spookycon.com.
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