Guillermo Del Toro and George A. Romero Among Guests of Inaugural DARK CARNIVAL Horror Expo July 9 to 10 at the Hamilton Convention Centre
Toronto, ON (May 9, 2016) – The monsters are coming! This July Rue Morgue, Canada’s premiere horror entertainment magazine, launches the debut edition of its DARK CARNIVAL Horror Culture & Entertainment Expo at the Hamilton Convention Centre, in Hamilton, ON July 9-10, 2016. This highly anticipated event will bring together special celebrity guests, attractions, panels, workshops, dealer tables, screenings, parties and more in a weekend-long celebration of all things dark and macabre. Single day tickets, weekend passes or VIP Experience packages are now available through www.DarkCarnivalExpo.com.
Special Guests of the 2016 Dark Carnival include legendary filmmakers GUILLERMO DEL TORO (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim) and GEORGE A. ROMERO (Night of the Living Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow), both of whom will be on hand to meet fans and sign autographs. They will be joined by scream screen icon BILL MOSELEY (The Devil’s Rejects, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), SHERMAN HOWARD (Bub from Day of the Dead, Blight from Batman Beyond), character actor JULIAN RICHINGS (Supernatural, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil) and MITCH MARKOWITZ, star of the legendary children’s television show The Hilarious House of Frightenstein.
Also appearing: legendary film studio TROMA ENTERTAINMENT (The Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist), occult rock band BLOOD CEREMONY, cult screen star WOLFCOP in person, rising Mexploitation cinema stars GIGI SAUL GUERRERO (Luchagore Productions) and AARON SOTO (Mexico Barbaro, Rue Morgue Mexico), multimedia artist VINCENT MARCONE (My Pet Skeleton, Johnny Hollow), acclaimed artists JASON EDMISTON, GHOULISH GARY PULLIN, JUSTIN ERICKSON and many more!
A detailed list of the panels, workshops and attractions will be available at www.DarkCarnivalExpo.com, highlights include:
HAUNTED HAMILTON
We’re kicking off a fright filled weekend with A HAUNTED EVENING WITH MITCH MARKOWITZ AND SPOOKY STEPH AT HAMILTON PLACE. This rare and exclusive Celebrity Paranormal Investigation Event features legendary Hilarious House of Frightenstein star MITCH MARKOWITZ and Haunted Hamilton’s own STEPHANIE “SPOOKY STEPH” LECHNIAK as they investigate one of Hamilton’s most famous and popular theatres…. Hamilton Place! Guests will have the ultimate Spooky VIP Experience that includes a meet-and-greet and souvenir photo with Mitch, investigation time with the Haunted Hamilton Crew using the latest and greatest in paranormal detection tools, authentic spirit communication methods and ghost photography techniques in hopes of speaking and communicating with the ghosts at Hamilton Place (including the infamous Woman in Red!). Make history with Haunted Hamilton by joining us for this first-time-ever event! Tickets are very limited and will go fast! (Friday July 8, 2016; 8 – 11 pm; pricing TBA)
SHOCKTAIL PARTY
No weekend would be complete without a party! Join us on Saturday July 9 as Rue Morgue presents the Official 2016 Dark Carnival SHOCKTAIL PARTY featuring a live performance by occult rock act BLOOD CEREMONY, a costume contest hosted by BILL MOSELEY, and a live World Record breaking event from THE MONSTERS OF SCHLOCK. Also features terror tunes by TOMB DRAGOMIR (Saturday July 9, 2016 @ 9:30 PM; This Ain’t Hollywood 345 James Street North, Hamilton) $17 Door/Advance tickets available from www.DarkCarnivalExpo.com
DARK ATTRACTIONS
Aside for bringing together a host of celebrity guests and exhibitors, the 2016 Dark Carnival will also showcase a host of dark attractions for the entire family, including FLOSS & TANN’S WUNDERKAMMER CABINET OF CURIOSITY FOR THE INCURABLY CURIOUS, SIGNORA DELLE TENEBRE tarot witch, MONSTERS OF SCHLOCK rogue taxidermy display, plus creepy clowns, on the spot make-up artists and lots more!
PANELS & WORKSHOPS
As a celebration of all things that go bump in the night, the Dark Carnival will also host panels, workshops and screenings throughout the entire weekend! Cultivate an ear for fear with a HORROR MUSIC WORKSHOP featuring MIDNIGHT SYNDICATE; get your fingers icky with a TAXIDERMY WORKSHOP by TETA KIKA; meet the face of MEXPLOITATION CINEMA featuring Latin American filmmakers AARON SOTO and GIGI SAUL GUERRERO; learn THE ART OF HORROR POSTER COLLECTING with TAL ZIMERMAN of WHY HORROR? and much more! Full programming schedule to be released in the coming weeks!
For updates and full guest list please visit: www.DarkCarnivalExpo.com
– Tickets are now on sale! Visit www.DarkCarnivalExpo.com for details! –
