The Long Beach Convention Center hosts the Long Beach Comic and Horror Con the weekend before Halloween. The convention which began in 2009 was originally only billed as a comic convention, but given its last weekend of October dates they have decided to add horror to the convention. “The Horror element felt like a nice fit because of the timing of the con,” Drew Seldin, whose company Seldin Gross Public Relations handles the PR for the convention, told the Examiner. “We added panels and film screenings as the two genres come hand in hand very comfortably.”
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Steve Niles the comic writer who has been credited with reviving the horror genre in comics with his comic book 30 Days of Night will be part of a writer’s panel with fellow creator Jimmy Palmiotti. Come find out how they create their own characters and make them jump off the pages.
Another horror comic writer, Joshua Fialkov (Echoes and I,Vampire) will be hosting a Writer’s Workshop with comic veteran Mark Waid to discuss working for the major publishers in comics and they will take you through the many stages of pitching and writing your stories. This event has limited space and a ticket must be purchased prior.
Even the Simpsons will be getting in on the horror with the Simpson’s Tree House of Horror Comic Panel where comic creators Jane Wiedlin, Tom Hodges and Simpsons veteran Bill Morrison will discuss the latest Tree House of Horror Comic Book and what goes into making the long running cartoons’ Halloween special.
The Scariest Man Alive, Hart D. Fisher, will be hosting a panel introducing his new American Horrors Channel, a 24 hour uncut horror television channel. Fisher has been one of the most revolutionary creators in film, music video, poetry and comic books. He will also be screening his new movie Garbage Man which will be followed with a question and answer session.
This year will also see the debut of the Masquerade Ball. Saturday night, there will be a show where the costumed attendees will get on stage and perform to music their humorous and dramatic presentations for prizes. Participants must pre-register but all attendees are invited to attend.
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