Spooky Empire

Spooky Empire is an American multigenre convention focused primarily on horror and science fiction, held bi-annually in Florida. The convention, which is billed as "the dark side of Comic-Con",[2] features vendors, a film and tattoo festival, music, and celebrity guests.

Spooky Empire
StatusActive
GenreHorror, multi-genre
FrequencyBi-annual
Location(s)Florida
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2003 (2003)
AttendanceAround 33,000 in October 2018[1]
Websitehttp://spookyempire.com/

History

Co-founded by Peter Mongelli, Spooky Empire has been held in Florida since 2003.[3] It is held twice a year, in the spring and in the autumn.[4] The first event, held in 2003, took place at a Holiday Inn in Broward County, Florida.[5][6] The convention was held in Orlando, Florida from 2006 to 2019, before moving to Tampa, Florida for its autumn 2019 event due to a lack of sufficient available venue space in Orlando.[3]

Celebrity guests at Spooky Empire have included Gillian Anderson,[5][7] Fairuza Balk,[1] Bruce Campbell,[8] Neve Campbell,[6] Alice Cooper,[2][8] David Duchovny,[5][7] Gunnar Hansen,[6] Kane Hodder,[9] Christopher Lloyd,[1] Malcolm McDowell,[6] Bill Moseley,[9] Cassandra Peterson,[9][8] Sam Raimi,[2][8] Burt Reynolds,[6] Christina Ricci,[1] George A. Romero,[6] Felissa Rose,[7] Lewis Teague,[1] Henry Thomas,[1] Danny Trejo,[6] Dee Wallace,[1] and Carl Weathers.[7]

References
  1. Connolly, Patrick (March 20, 2019). "Spooky Empire brings horror fans a 'scream break' convention this weekend". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. Spata, Christopher (August 23, 2019). "Spooky Empire horror convention guest lineup includes Alice Cooper, Sam Raimi, Elvira". The Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  3. Santana, Marco (May 2, 2019). "Spooky Empire horror-themed convention says it had no choice but to relocate from Orlando to Tampa". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  4. "Spooky Empire – The Dark Side of Comic Con". Spooky Empire. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  5. Connolly, Patrick (October 27, 2018). "Frightening fans turn out for day one of Spooky Empire". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  6. Tutten, James (October 30, 2015). "Spooky Empire in Orlando highlights horror". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  7. Wax, Alyse (September 20, 2018). "Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and the Entire Cast of The X-Files Reuniting at Spooky Empire". Syfy. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  8. Brezina-Smith, Veronica (November 3, 2019). "Spooky Empire invades Tampa Bay for the first time (Photos)". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  9. Nunez, Mike (November 30, 2016). "35 years later, Elvira's still spooky, sexy and funny". Florida Today. USA Today. Retrieved October 10, 2019.


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