Gather 'round the digital campfire for an hour of pure, uncut internet horror. Join veteran narrator Mr. CreepyPasta for a live, atmospheric storytelling session bringing spine-tingling tales to life—including special readings from the Midnight Monster Madness collection. Hide under your blanket and prepare yourself for the dark.

A meet-and-greet and signing session will immediately follow the panel.

Hello, horror fan. I want to play a game. The rules are simple. In this horror-themed version of the ultra-popular Cards Against Humanity game, the announcer will read questions from the black cards and our panel of contestants will answer with their funniest white card. The audience will judge each round to declare a winner. There may even be opportunities for audience members to create a card for someone to play. (Audience participation highly encouraged)

Ever wanted to neck with Nosferatu? Do you fantasize about sharing body parts with Frankenstein's Monster? Ever wondered what The Invisible Man looks like without his clothes? Got any strong opinions about who’s the better kisser between The Wolfman, The Phantom and The Creature? Perhaps you have one too many posters of Frankenhooker hanging in your bedroom?  Join us for a debate over horror monsters we’d like to spend the night with, which we’d probably shack up with, and who we’d rather leave buried for eternity. (Audience participation highly encouraged)

The only show where the audience becomes the twisted engine of storytelling chaos. You shout out the wildest nouns, verbs, and adjectives you can dream up, and we plug them into terrifying tales absolutely no one (including us) is prepared for. We read the finished stories aloud in all their unpredictable, spine‑tingling, logic‑defying glory. Part horror, part improv, all linguistic disaster. Step right up and help us create a monster of a story.

What truly defines a Creature Feature? Is it the practical magic, the scales, or something much darker beneath the surface? We're pulling back the curtain on cinema's most iconic entities to explore the blurred lines between beast and man. Get ready to debate the rules of the genre and challenge your assumptions about who the real monster is when the lights go down

Horror is inherently the greatest genre for social commentary. It preys on our fears, our biases, and our own self-doubt. Since the beginning of film, Horror has been used to get under our skin and into our minds. But this method can also plant the seeds of social change, allowing us to see that what we fear can often be overcome.

This panel was the foundation for the podcast TheNecronomi.com, which garnered over One Million Downloads during its four-year run.

What makes us laugh does not seem like it should also make us scream. But while seemingly attempting to achieve opposite results, comedy and horror are intricately linked. Two sides of the same coin, humor and horror are strong on their own, but working together, they can create a marriage of unexpected twists and turns.

Movies used to be made for the big screen or IMAX. But some movies feel scarier if you watch them at home or even on your phone with headphones. Let's discuss HOW we watch movies, how it’s changing, and where we think the viewing experience might be heading.

Many great works of art have been the direct result of anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Panelists will openly discuss our own battles with mental illness and how we use them or work around them. This panel also explores the role books and other media plays in helping people find information about mental illness and gives them proof that they are not alone.

When people say, “I don’t like horror,” they usually mean they don’t like blood, gore, and nonstop screams. This panel explores some Horror-Lite films and television shows to use to work your way into enjoying the horror genre more. Come take a nostalgic look at some of the horror that opened the gateways for our panelists and find a new appreciation for a genre you might think you’re scared of but find you’ve enjoyed for years.

Is Michael Myers boring? Is the best Jason film one that doesn't actually have Jason killing anyone until the end? Do you have strong feelings about Malignant? Is Psycho even horror??? Join us as panelists give us their Horror Hot Takes and attempt to convince you they're right. Cheer with your favorites. Boo the ones you hate. And have a scary good time.

All writers create some pretty bad things, especially when they're just starting out. And that's okay. Panelists sift through their slush piles of bad memories to share with you some of the most inappropriate, asinine, and hilarious things they wrote when they were getting started, and how those things helped them become the writers they are today.