Horror Featured Guests
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DAVID CRONENBERG
Legendary Director — THE FLY, THE DEAD ZONE, VIDEODROME, SCANNERS
SATURDAY & SUNDAY ONLY!
Perhaps the most legendary figure on the Canadian horror landscape, David Cronenberg has developed into his own institution with over 40 years of making movies. Known as the Baron of Body Horror, Cronenberg reached the ... [more]
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LANCE HENRIKSEN
Award Winning Actor — ALIENS, NEAR DARK, PUMPKINHEAD, MILLENNIUM
An intense, versatile actor as adept at playing clean-cut FBI agents as he is playing psychotic motorcycle-gang leaders, who can go from portraying soulless, murderous vampires to burned-out, world-weary homicide detectives, Lance ... [more]
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KEN RUSSELL
Acclaimed Director — THE DEVILS, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, GOTHIC, ALTERED STATES
Ken Russell is considered one of the most prolific and influential filmmakers to come out of the United Kingdom. His talent blossomed in the 1970s with such epic and controversial films as THE DEVILS (1971), SAVAGE MESSIAH ... [more]
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MICHELLE FORBES
Dr. Penelope Verrity — DURHAM COUNTY - SEASON TWO
Saturday Only in the Anchor Bay booth
Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada Michelle Forbes has been able to bring an intense quality to each and every role she tackles. She is among one of our most prolific actors, and has recently finished working on ... [more]
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DEAN STOCKWELL
Ben — BLUE VELVET
Fans of the science fiction television series Quantum Leap will know supporting and character actor Dean Stockwell as the scene-stealing, cigar chomping, dry-witted, and cryptic hologram Al. But to view him only in that role is ... [more]
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BILL MOSELEY
Actor — TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2, REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA
Bill Moseley's first big movie role was the unforgettable Chop-Top in Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986). Later in his career he landed a number of small parts in horror remakes such as THE BLOB (1988), ... [more]
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WILLIAM FORSYTHE
Actor — ROB ZOMBIE’S HALLOWEEN, THE DEVIL’S REJECTS
William Forsythe has remained perpetually busy with a plethora of feature films including appearances in Rob Zombie's THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005), HALLOWEEN (2007) and the titular serial killer in the upcoming ... [more]
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DANIEL CUDMORE
Felix — THE TWILIGHT SAGA FILMS
**JUST ADDED!**
Daniel Cudmore was born and raised in Squamish, British Columbia. He is best known for his role in the Twilight Saga films as the Volturi Guard “Felix”, and the mutant Colossus in X2 and X-Men:The Last Stand movies. Cudmore has ... [more]
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HEATHER LANGENKAMP
Actress — A NIGHTMARE OF ELM STREET, WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE
Heather Langenkamp is best known for her role as Nancy Thompson in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984), a role which she reprised in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987). She subsequently went ... [more]
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EL HIJO DEL SANTO
Actor and Wrestling Legend — SANTO INFRATERRESTRE, SANTO VERSUS THE CLONES
One of the top wrestlers of all time, El Hijo del Santo is the son of the legendary professional Mexican lucha libre wrestler, film star and Mexican folk hero El Santo. Other than his work as a wrestler, he is a political activist, ... [more]
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SHERRILYN KENYON
Best-Selling Author — THE DARK-HUNTERS SERIES
New York Times best-selling author Sherrilyn Kenyon is the creator of many series, including The Dark-Hunters, The League, Lords of Avalon, BAD Agency, Nevermore and Chronicles of Nick. Over 50 of her novels have been placed on ... [more]
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MELANTHA BLACKTHORNE
Actress — SINNERS AND SAINTS, FABLE: TEETH OF BEASTS
Melantha Blackthorne has been hailed as the '21st Century Elvira' and reigning 'Canadian Screen Queen' to a legion of fans worldwide. With more than a dozen horror films to her credit, Blackthorne gained notoriety and popularity ... [more]
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GREGORY LAMBERSON
Author — SLIME CITY & JOHNNY GRUESOME
Two-time Bram Stoker Award nominee Gregory Lamberson is the author of the Medallion Press novels JOHNNY GRUESOME, PERSONAL DEMONS, and THE FRENZY WAY, as well as the nonfiction book CHEAP SCARES! Low Budget ... [more]
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CHARLES BAND
Creator and Director — PUPPET MASTER FRANCHISE
Charles Robert Band is a director and producer of many horror films, including the Puppet Master franchise. Dissatisfied with distributors' handling of his films, Band created Empire Pictures in Rome in the early eighties, which ... [more]
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JAMES MARSTERS
Spike — BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
James Marsters is perhaps best-known for his role as punk-goth vampire Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff, Angel. His other well-known roles include Brainiac in the TV show Smallville, Piccolo in the live-action ... [more]
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ANNA SILK
Bo — LOST GIRL
Anna Silk is perhaps best known for her role as the caustic Deb, the cantankerous flight attendant in the Nicoderm commercials. Silk divides her time between the big and small screen. She has spent her past three years in Los ... [more]
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KRIS HOLDEN-RIED
Dyson — LOST GIRL
Kris Holden-Ried trained as an actor with Uta Hagen's Master Class Scene Study and Janine Manatis of The Actor's Studio before going on to amass an impressive résumé of work on the big and small screens. His most ... [more]
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MICHELLE LOVRETTA
Creator — LOST GIRL
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TREVOR FENCOTT
CEO — Bedlam Games and Bedlam Ink
Trevor brings nine years of game industry experience to his position as CEO of Bedlam Games. Prior to Bedlam, Trevor was co-founder and president of Groove Games, a global publisher of console and PC games. He has been credited ... [more]
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ZANDRO CHAN
Creative Director — LOST GIRL
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PETER FACINELLI - POSTPONED
Dr. Carlisle Cullen — TWILIGHT FILMS
Unfortunately, Peter Facinelli has had to postpone his appearance at this year’s Fan Expo Canada. His current TV series, "Nurse Jackie" has been nominated for 8 Emmy Awards and he has had to change his plans to attend the ... [more]
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GLENN DANZIG - CANCELLED
Horror Rock Legend — DANZIG, MISFITS, SAMHAIN, VEROTIK
Due to circumstances beyond our control, Glenn Danzig cannot attend this year as planned. With over eight million records sold, Glenn Danzig forms one third of the dark triumvirate of horror rock and roll alongside Alice Cooper ... [more]
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STEVEN R. MONROE
Director — I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada
Steven got an early start in the film industry working in the camera department with his Father at the age of 12. He began his directing career doing award winning commercials and music videos, moving on to direct independent ... [more]
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SARAH BUTLER
Jennifer Hills — I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada
In the last year this fresh, young up-and-coming actress has worked on episodes of CSI: NEW YORK and MIAMI, a web series for FOX, and a passion project from the writers of PRISON BREAK. Her roles have ranged from fairy to eco-terrorist ... [more]
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JEFF BRANSON
Johnny — I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada
Raised in Lake of the Ozarks, MO Jeff trained at the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in NYC. His work on ALL MY CHILDREN and GUIDING LIGHT has earned him 2 Emmy Award nominations and 1 win. Other television ... [more]
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LISA HANSEN
Producer — I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada
Lisa Hansen is one of the most prolific and successful Producers in Los Angeles, having helmed over 70 movies to date. As Executive Vice President of CineTel Films Inc., she has transformed the company into one of the largest ... [more]
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MICHELLE FORBES
Dr. Penelope Verrity — DURHAM COUNTY - SEASON TWO
Saturday Only in the Anchor Bay booth
Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada Michelle Forbes has been able to bring an intense quality to each and every role she tackles. She is among one of our most prolific actors, and has recently finished working on ... [more]
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GREYSTON HOLT
Ray Prager Jr — DURHAM COUNTY - SEASON TWO
Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada
Greyston got his first break when he was cast in the award winning Spielberg mini-series INTO THE WEST. His next project, JUST A GIRL: THE GWEN ARAUJO STORY led him to be cast for the first season of DURHAM COUNTY. He has also ... [more]
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LAURIE FINSTAD KNIZHNIK
Writer / Executive Producer / Co Creator — DURHAM COUNTY - SEASON TWO
Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada
Laurie got her start writing screenplays for the French producer, Samuel Hadida, and writing and re-writing B-Movies for the American market. After a stint on COLD SQUAD, she joined Back Alley Films (Adrienne Mitchell and Janis ... [more]
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ADRIENNE MITCHELL
Director / Executive Producer — DURHAM COUNTY - SEASON TWO
Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada
Throughout her twenty-year career, Adrienne Mitchell has worked as a cinematographer, director and producer. Since creating Back Alley Film Productions with her partner Janis Lundman, Mitchell has directed numerous critically ... [more]
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JANIS LUNDMAN
Executive Producer — DURHAM COUNTY - SEASON TWO
Courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada
A veteran in the film and television industry, Janis Lundman has been producing and creating quality, critically acclaimed and award-winning projects for over twenty-five years. Since 1989, she and partner Adrienne ... [more]
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THE UNSETTLERS
Musicians — FUNERAL DIRGES FOR THE LIVING
A haunting blend of klezmer, beat poetry and turn-of-the-century Big Band circus music, The Unsettlers specialize in dark polkas, menacing waltzes and horse-drawn lullabies filtered through whiskey and blood. The 11-piece ensemble ... [more]
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CORPUSSE
Musician — SHOCK ART ROCKER
A one-of-a-kind performer, Corpusse has long defied labels and categorizations; his minimalist musical compositions and organic horror art has been acclaimed for more than two decades as he continues to shock and entertain. Corpusse ... [more]
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BRIGITTE KINGSLEY
Actor / Producer — MEDIUM RAW & DARK RISING 2
Brigitte Kingsley started her acting career as a kid in television commercials such as Radio Shack, McDonald's, Footlocker and Oxy. She then moved onto television playing the "hostess with the mostess" Suki Diefenbaker for 4 years ... [more]
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LANDY CANNON
Actor — MEDIUM RAW & DARK RISING 2
Landy Cannon is a hard working Actor who already has dozens of credits to his name. Most recently he stars in the feature length thriller “Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf”. He has also had roles in movies such as “Dark ... [more]
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JULIA SCHNEIDER
Actor — MEDIUM RAW & DARK RISING 2
Not every actress gets bestowed the role of “Hot Girl” but that’s just what happened to the lovely Julia Schneider while recently filming “American Pie Presents Beta House”. Currently she can be seen ... [more]
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ANDREW CYMEK
Writer / Director — MEDIUM RAW & DARK RISING 2
Writer / Director Andrew Cymek has completed his latest in the dark thriller “Medium Raw: Night of the Wolf”. He also has writing and Directing credits on the feature films “Dark Rising” and “The ... [more]
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MIKE 'NUG' NAHRGANG
DARK RISING 2 — Jake EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL
Nug is a local sweetheart that the Toronto audiences fell in love with as he portrayed good old, reliable Jake in the smash hit stage show, “Evil Dead:The Musical”. Nug has had great success as a comedian and actor, ... [more]
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MIHKEL HARILAID
Executive Producer — MEDIUM RAW
Mihkel founded Black Walk in 1994 with partners Stephen Scott and David Fowler. The company quickly grew to a preeminent position in the music video industry. Since then Mihkel and Black Walk moved on to the production of feature ... [more]
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CORY LEE
Actress — DARK RISING 2
The multi talented, exotic beauty has just recently joined the regular cast of the smash hit television series "Degrassi:The Next Generation" and is still recognized for her starring role as Karma in tv series "Instant Star". ... [more]
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KYLE BUCHANAN
Actor — DARK RISING 2
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PJ LAZIC
Victor Morales — MEDIUM RAW
PJ has been an actor for almost ten years. His rise on the Canadian entertainment front has been a steady ride form stage to screen. Once a welder, PJ understands the art of craft and continues to inject his characters with a ... [more]
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MATTI McLEAN
Producer / Writer — Dark Rising: the Savage Tales of Summer Vale
Matti has long been involved with the theatre community within his city. Performing from age 7, he has spent the majority of his life onstage. Following his love of theatre, Matti graduated from Canadore College’s theatre ... [more]
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JULIE NEWMAR
Catwoman — 1960'S BATMAN TV SERIES
Julie Newmar is best known for her role as the original Catwoman in the television series Batman, and the movie Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt that reunited the cast of the television show. Julie has ... [more]
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CAMILLE KEATON
Jennifer Hills — I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
Camille Keaton, Grandaughter to silent film star Buster Keaton, is a controversial American actress who's first break came with a pivotal role in the Italian Giallo masterpiece WHAT HAVE DONE TO ... [more]
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LLOYD KAUFMAN
Producer — TROMEO & JULIET, TERROR FIRMER, POULTRYGEIST
Lloyd Kaufman is the certifiable granddaddy of low-budget; lowbrow splatter comedies stretching back to the early ‘80s. He is a director, producer, actor as well as the president of Troma, which has done much to influence ... [more]
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FRED VOGEL
Director — AUGUST UNDERGROUND TRILOGY
**added June 22**
After his pseudo-snuff classic August Underground gained the reputation of being the most disturbing movie ever made, Fred Vogel, co-founder of TOETAG INC., established himself as one of the most controversial filmmakers of ... [more]
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DOUG SNEYD
Legendary Artist — PLAYBOY MAGAZINE
As well as having hundreds of full-page color cartoons published in Playboy magazine since 1964, Doug Sneyd has enjoyed success in artistic pursuits including textbook and magazine illustration, portraits and editorial cartoons. For ... [more]
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KELLEY ARMSTRONG
Best-Selling Author — OTHERWORLD AND DARKEST POWERS SERIES
Kelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could write. If asked for a story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls and evil dolls, much to her teachers' dismay. Today, she continues ... [more]
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NANCY KILPATRICK
Author / Editor — EVOLVE: VAMPIRE STORIES OF THE NEW UNDEAD
Award-winning author Nancy Kilpatrick is best known for her Power of the Blood vampire series and her non-fiction book The goth Bible. Her recent short fiction has appeared in: Blood Lite; Blood Lite 2; Hellbound Hearts; ... [more]
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JOE GARDEN
Author — THE NEW VAMPIRE’S HANDBOOK: A GUIDE FOR THE RECENTLY TURNED CREATURE OF THE NIGHT
Joe Garden is an American comedy writer. He is currently a features editor at The Onion, where he created the characters Jim Anchower and Jackie Harvey. He has co-written three books, The Dangerous Book For Dogs, The Devious Book ... [more]
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MAX TURNER
Best-Selling Author — NIGHT RUNNER and upcoming END OF DAYS
NIGHT RUNNER is Max Turner’s first novel. He is a high school science teacher in Ottawa. I can’t wait for the sequel. “Turner confirmed there would be a sequel. In fact, he had previously written and finished ... [more]
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ALYXANDRA HARVEY
Acclaimed Author — THE DRAKE CHRONICLES SERIES
Alyx Harvey lives in a stone Victorian house in Ontario, Canada with a few resident ghosts who are allowed to stay as long as they keep company manners. She loves medieval dresses, used to be able to recite all of ‘The Lady ... [more]
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CRISSY CALHOUN
Author — LOVE YOU TO DEATH: THE UNOFFICIAL COMPANION TO THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
Author of Love You to Death: The Unofficial Companion to The Vampire Diaries. Love You to Death: The Unofficial Companion to The Vampire Diaries is the essential guide to the show and includes the story of L.J. Smith who first ... [more]
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LIV SPENCER
Author — LOVE BITES: THE UNOFFICIAL SAGA OF TWILIGHT
Author of Love Bites: The Unofficial Saga of Twilight, a full-colour guide to everything Twilight. Love Bites includes the story of Stephenie Meyer and her publishing sensation; a guide to each novel outlining the symbolism and ... [more]
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BECCA WILCOTT
Author — TRULY, MADLY, DEADLY: THE UNOFFICIAL TRUE BLOOD COMPANION
Author of Truly, Madly, Deadly: The Unofficial True Blood Companion. Truly, Madly, Deadly offers exclusive interviews with Kristin Bauer (Pam Ravenscroft) and Patricia Bethune (Jane Bodehouse); in-depth biographies of each major ... [more]
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NIKKI STAFFORD
Author — FINDING LOST
Author of Finding Lost series, which are unofficial and the only Lost books with in-depth episode-by-episode guides. The Finding Lost books also provide chapters on books referenced on the show, historical figures, religious iconography, ... [more]
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DEREK MCCORMACK
Author — THE SHOW THAT SMELLS AND THE HAUNTED HILLBILLY
SATURDAY ONLY
Derek McCormack, author of the critically acclaimed novels, The Show That Smells and The Haunted Hillbilly. A comic book in words, episodic and eerie, The Haunted Hillbilly is a carnivalesque thrill-ride that reads both like ... [more]
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KAREN DALES
Author — ANGEL OF DEATH: BOOK ONE OF THE CHOSEN
Karen Dales is the Author of The Chosen Chronicles which includes Changeling: Prelude to the Chosen and Angel of Death: Book One of the Chosen. She has been published in numerous periodicals such as Eye For The Future, and ... [more]
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WAYNE MALLOWS
Author — WHITECHAPEL ROAD - A VAMPYRE TALE
Born in Toronto, Ontario Canada in 1963, I have lived in and around the Toronto area my entire life. I currently reside in Niagara Falls, Ontario, with my girlfriend and one son. I have been writing since I was in high school, ... [more]
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RIO YOUERS
Author — EVERDEAD & END TIMES
Rio Youers was born after The Beatles broke up and before Jim Morrison died, a time when there was sufficient psychedelia in the air to impact his imagination. He has been described by the bestselling novelist Peter Straub as ... [more]
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BILL ZEBUB
Filmmaker — THE WORST HORROR MOVIE EVER MADE
Before Jackass and Steve O, there was Bill Zebub, who began the journey into film when he and various friends filmed their spree of public stunts at local malls and public hang-outs in low fi netures like CRUCIFIX OLYMPICS. Eventually ... [more]
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GEMMA FILES
Author, Journalist & Critic — BOOK OF TONGUES
Gemma Files is a Canadian horror writer, journalist, and film critic. Her short story, "The Emperor's Old Bones", won the International Horror Guild Award for Best Short Story of 1999. Five of her short stories were adapted for ... [more]
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SHADE RUPE
Author — DARK STARS RISING: CONVERSATIONS FROM THE OUTER REALMS
Shade Rupe handles marketing, public relations, and acquisitions both theatrically and for DVD for a variety of companies who need a film expert with a knowledge and understanding of offbeat, cult, horror and off-the-radar cinema. ... [more]
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MCM
Author — TORI'S ROW
MCM wears many hats—often at the same time. He’s a writer, programmer, illustrator, and the creator of the animated TV series “RollBots.” His books are the foundation of 1889 Labs. MCM has a long history ... [more]
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DANIEL PROULX
Artisan — STEAMPUNK JEWELRY
Daniel Proulx is from Montreal. He is a fine artisan who is known worldwide for his incredible wire-wrapped Steampunk Jewelry. With his amazing use of brass, copper and gemstones, his creations fully reveal his interest in fantasy ... [more]
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JOSHUA HOFFINE
Artist / Photographer —
Joshua Hoffine abandoned a career in wedding photography to explore the darker side of the human psyche via deeply unsettling snapshots that illustrate childhood fears. Joshua stages his photographs like small movies, with sets, ... [more]
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DAVE ROSS
Artist — ANGEL: AFTERMATH
Dave Ross has an astounding career as a comic book creator, with hundreds of writing and art credits to his name. Over his twenty plus year career Ross has worked on all the most popular science fiction titles including Aliens ... [more]
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CRAIG YEUNG
Artist — BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER:OZ
With his incredible style and attention to detail, it is no wonder Craig Yeung has been selected for so many choice projects by editors and artists. His early work included the best selling "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: OZ" series, ... [more]
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LOGAN LUBERA
Artist — BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
Logan's wonderful art was featured in the best-selling Graphic Novel "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Omnibus" published first released in 2007. Earlier his art was first seen in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Oz" mini series back ... [more]
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KEN STEACY
Artist — TWISTED TALES
Ken Steacy has an astounding career as a comic book creator, with hundreds of art credits to his name. Over his thirty plus year career Steacy has worked on a huge amount of science fiction and horror titles including Spawn, Star ... [more]
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PAUL AZACETA
Artist — ARMY OF DARKNESS COMICS
Penciller, Inker, and writer Paul is most recognized for his recent work on Amazing Spider-Man, but has worked on many well known comic book titles including: Penciller: All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z ... [more]
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RONN SUTTON
Artist & Writer — ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK
Previous work: Fear Agent, Liberty Girl, Vampira: The Movie, Dark Horrors, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, , Night Terrors, Draculina, Vamperotica, Descending Angels, Spinnerette in Song of the Sirens, Sword of Sorcery, ... [more]
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RICHARD PACE
Artist & Writer — SPIKE: ASYLUM
Writer: Alan Moore's Songbook (1998) Anne Rice's Mummy (1990) Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2000) Big Book of... (1994) Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) Flood Relief (1994) Negative ... [more]
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RICHARD A. KIRK
Acclaimed Visual Artist —
Richard A. Kirk is a visual artist, illustrator, and author based in Canada. He actively shows in Canada, USA and Europe, and has works in many private collections throughout the world. He is represented in Europe, Japan and NYC ... [more]
