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Famous Monsters Halloween Convention 2017 Celebrity List


501st Legion

The Golden Gate Garrison is a unit of the 501st Legion assigned to cover northern California. The main area of operations for the group is the grea...

Terry Alexander

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

When Terry Alexander first met George A. Romero while auditioning for DAY OF THE DEAD, the connection was immediate – as soon as Alexander read his...

Adrienne Barbeau

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

The original Scream Queen, Adrienne Barbeau is no less than a legend in the genre film world. She made her popular debut alongside Bea Arthur on th...

Demore Barnes

Demore Barnes began his career in comedy on Canadian television with SQUAWK BOX and STREET CENTS. Following success on both shows, he decided to ex...

Amanda Bearse

The immensely talented Amanda Bearse was born in Florida in 1958. She studied acting at New York City’s Neighborhood Playhouse and landed her first...

Doug Bradley

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Doug Bradley’s mark on the horror community can be summed up by simply stating the name of his character: Pinhead. Need we say more? Bradley, bo...

Richard Brake

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

If a story is nothing without a good villain, then Welsh-born actor Richard Brake may be one of the most vital actors to the horror and fantasy gen...

Ricou Browning

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

When your on-screen monster is an aquatic fish man, someone has to do all that swimming; and for the original Universal classic CREATURE FROM THE B...

Lori Cardille

Even before Lori Cardille stepped onto the set of 1985’s DAY OF THE DEAD, her family was no stranger to George A. Romero‘s Living Dead films: her f...

Alan Carnes

Alan Carnes has been creating creatures, developing makeup effects, and acting in monster suits for a long time. In 2010, he attended Cinema Makeup...

Bobby Clark

Bobby Clark‘s career in the movie business started in the late 1960s when he worked as an extra. He soon graduated to actor/stuntman and appeared i...

Jeffrey Combs

Appearing 3

Horror iconography is unique in its ability to create a star from a single breakout role, and perhaps no one knows this better than RE-ANIMATOR sta...

Brandon Crane

Brandon Crane began his career in the way many child actors do: by starring in commercials at the age of four. He then began to make television app...

David Emge

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

DAWN OF THE DEAD star David Emge has been much more active on the live stage than in film over the course of his career. Emge received his degree i...

Zach Galligan

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

No one honed in on that doe-eyed, innocent-boy-next door like Zach Galligan. Laying his charm down in 80s cult favorites like the Joe Dante directe...

Stephen Geoffreys

Stephen Geoffreys was born Stephen Geoffrey Miller in Ohio in 1964. In 1985, he gained notoriety for his portrayal of “Evil” Ed Thompson in the cul...

Ben Heller

Like his IT (1990) co-star Emily Perkins (with whom he also shares a birthday), actor Ben Heller hails from Vancouver, Canada. He played the young ...

Doug Jones

Doug Jones is one of the most brilliant monster actors of our time — some say he is this generation’s Boris Karloff! Fans long remember Doug for hi...

Orlando Jones

The prolific and versatile Orlando Jones has been acting in television, film, and video games since 1992. He first caught the public eye in 1995, w...

Jonathan La Mantia

Chicago-based artist Jonathan La Mantia enjoys drawing weird things. While he’s mostly known for his intricately detailed black & white ink works, ...

Bela Lugosi, Jr.

There is no name more revered in classic horror than Lugosi. Thanks to Bela Lugosi’s iconic portrayal as Count Dracula in Tod Browning’s 1931 film ...

Mandalorian Mercs

Founded in 2007 by Tom Hutchens, the Mandalorian Mercs Costume Club (MMCC) has quickly grown to be one of the largest global Star Wars™ fan organiz...

Malcom McDowell

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Though Malcolm McDowell’s famed role as “droog” Alex DeLarge in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE is not generally categorized as horror, the film is horrific to ...

Patrick McEvoy

Patrick McEvoy is a comics artist, illustrator, and animator with over 15 years of experience in games, multimedia, and comics. He has worked on co...

Miss Mayhem

Miss Mayhem began cosplaying in 2013, when she decided to cosplay Dr. Girlfriend from the VENTURE BROS, just to try it. To her surprise, she found ...

Tom Morga

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Tom Morga is one of the most prolific cinematic stunt artists of our generation, having appeared in franchises from JURASSIC PARK (as Jeff Goldblum...

Emily Perkins

Emily Perkins has enjoyed the kind of cult status that comes from starring in one of the most popular and acclaimed werewolf movies of the modern e...

Jeff Daniel Phillips

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Although he first rose to fame as the original Caveman on GEICO commercials, Jeff Daniel Phillips has extensive experience both behind and in front...

Scott H. Reiniger

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Like his DAWN OF THE DEAD co-star David Emge, Scott H. Reiniger was a student of theater before any film work came his way. Both actors lived in Ne...

Gaylen Ross

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

DAWN OF THE DEAD’s “final girl” Gaylen Ross had a brief but distinguished four-year career as an actress, beginning with George A. Romero’s DAWN OF...

Dug Stanat

Dug Stanat began sculpting seriously in the early 90s, showing his work in galleries throughout Northern California. In the late 90s, he was struck...

Marlon Taylor

Marlon Taylor was cast alongside Emily Perkins in the original television mini-series adaptation of Stephen King’s IT. The series starred Tim Curry...

Nicholas Vince

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

As the “Chatterer” Cenobite in Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER films, actor Nicholas Vince managed to make an impression even underneath layers of prosth...

Cody Vrosh

Cody Vrosh is an artist and illustrator fusing science fiction and fantasy elements with bold female characters and playful creatures to create a u...

Vernon Wells

Australian actor Vernon Wells first began his career in the 1970s appearing in television shows such as HOMICIDE, ALL THE RIVERS RUN, and MATLOCK P...

Walter Welsh

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Walter Welsh is a special effects artist from the Bay Area who was a finalist on SyFy’s FACE OFF Season 10. After getting his BA from Cal State Uni...

Michael Westmore

Oscar and multiple Emmy Award-Winning makeup artist Michael Westmore will be attending the Famous Monsters Halloween Convention for the Centennial ...

Ricky Whittle

Lancashire-born actor Ricky Whittle first landed in the public eye by dabbling in modeling and professional sports. He was being scouted for the Ar...

Barbie Wilde

Appearing Friday, Saturday, Sunday

A performer of many talents, Barbie Wilde is known not only for her appearances in horror films such as HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II (as the Female Cen...