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Meet Bloody Disgusting at Midsummer Scream in Long Beach This Weekend!
Like your favorite movie maniac — Michael, Freddy, Jason, Art, take your pick — Bloody Disgusting is everywhere and always watching. Earlier this month, we attended Chicago’s Flashback Weekend, and now we’re tossing on our Wayfarers to stave off the sun at Midsummer Scream in Long Beach, CA.
It all goes down this weekend at the Long Beach Convention Center from August 15 – 17.
Bloody Disgusting will be debuting its massive new booth, where you can meet the staff, grab a trick or treat bag filled with goodies, and even pick up exclusive merchandise. We’ll also have photo ops, free podcast merch, and a number of giveaways courtesy of Street Food Cinema — including tickets to see Evil Dead In Concert this Halloween in Los Angeles!
::Stu voice:: BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE…
On Saturday, August 16th, Bloody Disgusting will be moderating the panel BLOODLINES: The Evolution, Psychology, and Legacy of Gore in Horror Cinema. Presented by Storm King Comics, the panel will cover the latex-heavy ’80s to the slick effects of the 2000s to the raw brutality of Terrifier, pulling the thread on how gore isn’t just for shock but a tool of expression, rebellion, and empathy.
Guests include Greg Nicotero, executive producer of The Walking Dead franchise; Nick Castle, film director; and Sandy King Carpenter, founder of Storm King Comics. Shelby Novak of Scare You to Sleep and Michael Roffman, Executive Director of Business Development at Bloody Disgusting will moderate the panel, which will be recorded and released as a podcast later on.
Midsummer Scream is the world’s largest Halloween and Horror Convention, often described as Southern California’s kick-off of the Halloween season. The event features previews from local haunted attractions and Halloween events of their fall plans, celebrity guests from the worlds of spooky and horror film, TV, and video games, hundreds of vendors to shop from, and live entertainment across multiple stages, and the Hall of Shadows: a massive hall filled with haunted walk-thrus and displays set up just for the weekend, showcasing the talents of SoCal’s best pro and home haunters.
Other guests attending this year’s Midsummer Scream include John Carpenter, Cassandra Peterson, David Howard Thornton, Darcy the Mail Girl, Joe Bob Briggs, David Dastmalchian, Linda Blair, Henry Winkler, PJ Soles, Tommy Lee Wallace, and the list goes on. There will also be live panels featuring The Last Podcast on the Left and Ghost Files.
Grab your tickets and learn more over at Midsummer Scream’s official website.
And don’t forget to come and say hello to Team Bloody Disgusting!
Every season can be Halloween season with a little imagination, right?! Our friends at Spirit Halloween are determined to make sure you have a scary little summer with their new Summerween lineup, which kicks off this week with a killer new Terrifier pool party collection that features everything from a Terrifier beach towel to an Art the Clown pool float!
The exclusive, limited-time Terrifier collection is available now while supplies last.
Art the Clown has haunted the streets of Miles County on Halloween and the holidays, and now Spirit is helping him take a stab at summer. This officially-licensed collaboration arrives as the “Summerween” movement, a mid-summer celebration of spooky culture, reaches a fever pitch with #summerween amassing over 34.7B views and counting.
“The horror fandom doesn’t hibernate in the heat,” said Lori Tesoro, Director of PR at Spirit Halloween. “By bringing Terrifier‘s Art the Clown into the summer, we’re giving Halloween fans the year-round scares they demand.”
The collection features killer essentials to turn any beach day into a sun-soaked slasher where guests won’t know if they should grab a drink… or make a run for it.
- “Summer Scaries” Sign: a layered 3D sign that practically pulls Art the Clown off the wall and into the party.
- Art the Clown Ice Cream Inflatable Pool Float: a nearly six-foot Art-inspired ice cream cone topped with his iconic sunflower shades and devious grin.
- Art the Clown Pool Party Can: dripping graphics, a blood-red straw, and a sunnies topper that says hydration… but make it homicidal.
- Terrifier Beach Towel: one side chill black and white design, one side full-blown blood-splattered chaos.
- Terrifier Tote and Mini: perfect for SPF, snacks, and whatever you can grab in a panic.
- Terrifier Apparel: Drip shorts, Summer Scaries graphic tee, and Art the Clown Cropped Tank Top that serve “final character chic” with a killer instinct.
- Art the Clown Accessories: signature ice pop sunnies and a reversible bucket hat that flips from sunny to nightmare fuel in seconds.
Shop the collection exclusively at SpiritHalloween.com starting NOW!
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