Category Archives: Events & Conventions

Oldest Meeting Club for Speculative Fiction Celebrates 75 Years of Fandom

Would you believe that on October 27, 1934, a small group of fans of the emerging new genre of science fiction. The club, called the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS), has been the “breeding ground” for some now very well-known SF authors, such as Ray Bradbury, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, David Gerrold, Ray Harryhausen, […]

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Coming Up these Weekends

There are so many things going on, I just can’t do them all justice. So, I thought I’d clean up my email box and give you the basics in this round up post. Genre Happenings for the Oct. 24-25 Weekend Sci-Fi-London: Oktoberfest 2009 Oct. 23 and 24 Because one science fiction festival every spring just […]

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This Weekend Could Be Your Ultimate Horror Weekend

Taking place this weekend, October 9-11, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, FL, Spooky Empire could the must-attend convention of this Halloween season, says Charles F. Rosenay (aka Cryptmaster Chiller Chucky), the Horror Happenings Examiner. Celebrating its seventh convention, Spooky Empire will feature guests such as Shannen Doherty (Charmed), Linda Blair (The Exorcist), John […]

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Animation Supercon Reunites Futurama Cast

Animation Supercon is set for October 2-4, 2009, in Miami, Fla., at The Doubletree Miami Airport Hotel and Convention Center. Special guests include the cast of Matt Groening’s science fiction animated TV show Futurama: Billy West (Philip J. Fry), John Dimaggio (Bender), Phil Lammar (Hermes Conrad) and Maurice LaMarche (“Additional Voices”). Also making an appearance […]

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Creatures of the Night Wing it to Ring*Con

Fans of the fantasy films from Harry Potter to Twilight will be converging in Bonn, Germany this October 2-4 for the 8th Annual Ring*Con. Actors from the Harry Potter movies, Lord of the Rings films, Twilight, and more will be guests of honor. Educational programs include presentations such as, The Influence of Tolkien on Fantasy […]

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Fan Expo Canada Features Fan Favorites

The 15th annual Fan Expo Canada is taking place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building on August 28-30, 2009. The event is the largest combined gaming, horror, comic, science fiction, and anime event in Canada and features celebrities and pop culture heroes from a multitude of genres. As with most cons, Fan Expo […]

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