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Shock Pop Comic Con: The Perfect Valentine’s Gift

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I generally try to avoid Florida as a rule but if I could I’d be there on Valentine’s Day! Shock Comic Con has a great line up this year including John Waters who will be presenting his updated “This Filthy World: Filthier and Dirtier” as well as selling his new book (signed) “Carsick” But for me, the big draw here is the Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge and Friday the 13th reunions! One day I will meet Robert Englund!

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – January 7, 2014 –Shock Pop Comic Con arrives in Ft. Lauderdale, February 13–15, 2015 with very special guest JOHN WATERS presenting his newly updated “This Filthy World: Filthier and Dirtier” for a February 14, Valentine’s Day–only, onsite show and autograph session for his best-selling new book CARSICK.
Anniversary reunions during the star-packed weekend include the 35th of FRIDAY THE 13th including Sean Cunningham, Adrienne King, and composer Harry Manfredini; 30th of NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2, with Robert Englund, Mark Patton, Jack Sholder, and David Chaskin; screenwriter Alvaro Rodriguez and Danny Trejo for MACHETE and FROM DUSK TILL DAWN; Ralph Macchio and the KARATE KID crew; and a DEMONS 30th Anniversary reunion and screening, with the Italian cast coming in including Claudio Simonetti of Goblin!
Television superstars include a 30th MIAMI VICE reunion Saundra Santiago, Olivia Brown, Michael Talbott, and John Diehl; SONS OF ANARCHY’s Ryan Hurst and Drea de Matteo (SOPRANOS) roar in, a BRADY BUNCH reunion with Susan Olsen and Christopher Knight; TRUE BLOOD vamp Kristen Bauer, RJ Mitte of BREAKING BAD, Naomi Grossman from AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM and FREAK SHOW, Sylvester McCoy from DR. WHO and THE HOBBIT, along with William Kircher; Bam Margera and Brandon Novak from JACKASS, and more!
Comic art is here with Bob Schreck of LEGENDARY COMICS, Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith of 300 DAYS OF NIGHT, and X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST stars BooBoo Stewart and Daniel Cudmore from the big screen, and Gerry Conway, creator of THE PUNISHER and screenwriter of CONAN THE DESTROYER and FIRE AND ICE, along with Simon Bisley, Geoff Darrow, Whilce Portacio, and more in the rooms.
GAME OF THRONES storyboard artist William Simpson comes in from Ireland, and Clive Barker is represented with a special Seraphim Art Show, and the team behind the next BOOK OF BLOOD adaptation JACQUELINE ESS. Holly Frazetta shares her father’s work in a spectacular FIRE AND ICE panel, including Key Animator and Animation director Steven Gordon, and a special Skype with Ralph Bakshi himself!
Tickets are $30 each day or $60 for the weekend, with John Waters VIP tickets at a special price of $75 which includes preferred show seating, an autographed copy of John Waters’ best-selling book, “Carsick”, AND guaranteed front-of-line privilege for the post-show book signing. Get your tickets in advance here! Who’s going?

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Jess is a Northeast Ohio native who has loved all things horror and fringe since birth. She has a tendency to run at the mouth about it and decided writing was the only way not to scare everyone away. If you make a hobby into a career it becomes less creepy. Unless that hobby is collecting baby dolls. Nothing makes that less creepy.

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“Bite Size Short: Her House of Horrors” Announce Short Grant Program!

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Her House of Horrors, the horror division of Independent Production House WOMXNOGRAPHY, has launched its Bite Size Short Grant Program, ahead of its film festival Dollhouse of Horror, which will take place in March 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.

The Bite Size Short Grant Program awards $2,000 film grants to female-identifying and queer horror filmmakers. Shorts must be able to be made for $2,000, with a minimum runtime of 8 minutes. Submissions are now open on Filmfreeway, and are being judged by a panel of horror lovers and content creators.

The 2024 Bite Size Short Grant Program judge lineup is as follows:

“James H. Carter II- A documentary director, film producer, podcaster, marketing specialist, and writer. James is the founder and co-owner of Creepy Kingdom. Creepy Kingdom was founded in 2011 and is a multimedia website, and production studio specializing in creepy content. Their primary focus lies at the intersection of childlike fantasy and the macabre, covering horror films, theme parks, haunts, and much more. Beyond their extensive media coverage, Creepy Kingdom hosts events, offers original merchandise, and engages in film production under the Creepy Kingdom Studios brand producing original films like “Foolish Mortals”, exploring Disney’s “Haunted Mansion” fan culture, and “Georgie”, featuring Tony Dakota from the original “It” miniseries.

“In addition to founding Creepy Kingdom, James has won awards for his documentary work, including the award-winning “Foolish Mortals,” which has earned him recognition. He has been featured on Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween special.

“Ashleeta Beauchamp is the editor-in-chief of Peek-A-Boo! Magazine, a cheeky horror magazine created to uplift marginalized writers, artists, models and other creators within the horror community. She also runs The Halloween Coalition, a community group to provide support and marketing for horror and Halloween events around the Southern California area.

“Titeanya Rodríguez is a multi-hyphenate creative, and the founder and owner of HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, home of DOLLHOUSE OF HORROR and the horror division of WOMXNOGRAPHY. As a fellow storyteller and a self-proclaimed artivist, Titeanya’s mission is to create opportunities for women of color and queer women, across film, tv, sports, music, and beyond. She is also the creator of the BITE SIZE SHORT grant program.”

Winners will have a one-night theatrical screening at Regal Cinemas. Submissions Close April 8 at Midnight. Winners will be announced on May 27, 2024. Shorts must be shot and through post-production by June 30, 2024. The screening will take place on July 8, 2024, in Los Angeles, CA.

WOMXNOGRAPHY, HER HOUSE OF HORRORS, and Rodriguez are represented by Azhar PR, Granderson Des Rochers, and Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir.

To submit your short to the Bite Size Short Grant Program, go to the FilmFreeway link here.

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