Author Joe R. Lansdale, best known for his “Hap and Leonard” series of novels, and bestselling author Brian Keene (Castaways, Dead Sea, Urban Gothic and more) have joined the lineup for the World Horror Convention 2011 to be held in Austin, Texas, April 28 through May 1 of that year. Landsdale will be taking on […]
Trek Expo celebrates it’s 20th anniversary later this month. Held June 26-28, Trek Expo in bringing a great line up of guest to the Hilton Garden Inn Tulsa South in Tulsa, Ok. Leonard Nimoy, Spock from the original Star Trek Avery Brooks, Captain Sisko from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Marina Sirtis, Deanna Troi from […]
Spooky Empire’s Ultimate Horror Weekend is a three day event that takes place in Orlando, FL, and celebrates all things horror. As any traditional genre convention would have, Spooky Empire includes celebrity autograph signings, live music, film festival, video gaming, costume contest, Q&As, and seminars. It even has tattooing! This year, the event will be […]
Every year, horror film fans everywhere (but especially in North America), look forward to Rue Morgue‘s annual Festival of Fear. This year is especially noteworthy because the guest of honor will be Bruce Campbell, star of Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead series of films. Also in attendance will be: B-Movie maven and future-star-director-incubator Roger Corman; long-time […]
I just received the following breaking news from Airlock Alpha: “JumpCon founder Shane Senter files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, meaning the possibility that jolted fans who haven’t received refunds have a far less chance of receiving them.” To find out more, read these post at Airlock Alpha: Edward James Olmos Led Charge Against JumpCon […]
Humorous horror artist Mike Sosnowski will be attending Monsterpalooza the end of this month at the Burbank Convention Center. He’s a real nice guy. If you go, stop by and say, “Hi!” And remember to say The Genre Traveler sent you.
Dozens of international scholars of science fiction and popular authors will discuss the impact of Jules Verne, the 19th century French author of Journey to the Center of the Earth and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, at the 2009 Eaton Science Fiction Conference at the University of California, Riverside May 1-3. “Verne’s influence on the […]
Now in it’s 4th year, Florida Supercon moves into a larger venue and includes celebrity guests, artists, writers, vendors, industry guests, Q&A’s, parties, costume contests, anime programming, manga, cosplay, workshops, panels, cosplay photo shoots, dance parties, console gaming, LAN gaming, tabletop gaming, collectible card gaming, tournaments and more. Taking place June 5, 6 & 7, […]
NASA’s Glenn Research Center, Cleveland; the Detroit Science Center; and COSI (Center of Science & Industry) in Columbus, Ohio, all will be helping middle and high school students appreciate math and science at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, this May. “This will be a wonderful learning experience for students and teachers alike,” said Clark Culbertson, […]
Chiller Theatre, a convention held in Parsippany, NJ, and focused on toys, models and film, looks like it has an amazing roster of guests this year. Some of my favs include: Micky Dolenz — I’m a big Monkees fan! Charles Cyphers — character actor who’s been in several great genre shows, include Buffy the Vampire […]