UPDATED: Tue, Jul 16, 04:12PM Coming together for the very first time in public: Barry Ira Geller, producer of Roger Zelazny's Lord of Light, and Mark Newbauer, producer of George R. R. Martin's novella The Skin Game. Zelazny's Lord of Light won the 1968 Hugo and became the foundation of stories of people becoming real gods and their dramatic consequences. Martin has long stated that Game of Thrones was inspired by Lord of Light, readying now for TV production. Newbauer and Geller discuss how they are merging their energies to create plans for both TV/film production of Lord of Light and The Skin Game. Both literary properties have spawned their own competition in the marketplace over the years, yet both are the acknowledged pinnacles in their genres of fantasy and horror. Joining them for the discussion will be Mike Royer, famed Marvel and Disney inker. Jack Kirby's favorite inker and inker of the Lord of Light series of drawings which the CIA used to get people out of Iran in 1979.
Thursday July 18, 2019 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Room 23ABC
Andrea Greenbaum (Barry University) examines the cultural construction of horror and what it means to be monstrous in Emil Ferris's My Favorite Thing Is Monsters. Tiffany Babb (The New School) explores how Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook's Harrow County uses character doubling to emphasize the adolescent's inner struggles against determination and expectation. Clarissa Rubio Goldsmith (Arizona State University) analyzes how Brian K. Vaughan's Barrier and Sean Lewis's Coyotes engage with immigration myths and participate in and complicate the denial of personhood and rights to marginalized populations.
Thursday July 18, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Room 26AB
Evil is a psychological mystery that examines the origins of evil along the dividing line between science and religion. The series focuses on a skeptical female psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a carpenter as they investigate the Church's backlog of unexplained mysteries, including supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and hauntings. Their job is to assess if there's a logical explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work. Please join series stars Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, and Michael Emerson, along with co-creators and executive producers Robert King and Michelle King for an exclusive sneak peek of the first episode followed by a panel discussion. Moderated by Lynette Rice from Entertainment Weekly. Evil will air Thursdays this fall on CBS.
Thursday July 18, 2019 12:45pm - 2:00pm PDT
Ballroom 20
UPDATED: Thu, Jul 11, 07:17PM W. Maxwell Prince (Ice Cream Man), Pornsak Pichetshote (Infidel), Dan Watters (Coffin Bound), Jeff Lemire (Gideon Falls), Kieron Gillen (Die), and Chuck Brown (Bitter Root) discuss their spine-tingling craft and share the secrets to creating some of the darkest, most thrilling comic book series on the market. Moderated by Chloe Ramos-Peterson (Library Market Sales Representative at Image Comics).
Thursday July 18, 2019 1:00pm - 2:00pm PDT
Room 23ABC
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings a double dip of upcoming horror films in Critters Attack! and The Banana Splits Movie (both produced by Blue Ribbon Content in conjunction with SYFY). Inspired by the film series from the '80s and '90s, Critters Attack! follows 20-year-old Drea (Tashiana Washington), who reluctantly takes a job babysitting for a professor of a college she hopes to attend. Struggling to entertain the professor's children along with her own little brother, Drea takes them on a hike, unaware that mysterious alien critters have crash-landed and started devouring every living thing they encounter. Dee Wallace (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), who starred in the original Critters as Helen Brown and returns to the franchise in the mysterious role of Aunt Dee, and Tashiana Washington (Shaft, Gimme Shelter) will be on the panel alongside director Bobby Miller (The Cleanse), Critters puppeteer Keith Arbuthnot (Eureka, The Cabin in the Woods), voice of the Critters Steve Blum (Cowboy Bebop), and Blue Ribbons' Peter Girardi. The Banana Splits Movie offers a new take on the classic characters from the late 1960s The Banana Splits Adventure Hour variety program. In the horror thriller, a boy named Harley and his family go to a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley. But things take an unexpected turn—and the body count quickly rises. Can Harley, his mom, and their new pals safely escape? Panelists include writers Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas (Raven's Home,My Super Psycho Sweet 16), actor Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Blue Ribbon's Peter Girardi, and the voice of the Banana Splits, Eric Bauza (Looney Tunes Cartoons). Critters Attack! lands on Earth on July 23 on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD, and Digital. The Banana Splits Movie comes to Digital on August 13 and Blu-ray and DVD on August 27.
Thursday July 18, 2019 4:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
Room 6DE
Authors Rebecca Roanhorse (Trail of Lightning) and Wesley Chu (The Lives of Tao) explore the underrepresented experiences of the Navajo Nation and mainland China through their works of speculative fiction. Listen to them and other authors discuss the widening scope of voices, perspectives, and representation in SFF literature.
Mariah McCourt (Stitched), Lilah Sturges (Lumberjanes), Shing Yin Khor (The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66), Louise Simonson (New Mutants), Che Grayson (Noble), and Amanda Meadows (Lionforge senior editor) talk about the power of “dark,” difficult, and spooky kids' comics, books, and media. A truth not-so-universally acknowledged: Kids love spooky weird things. And since life is often more complicated for kids than we realize, what does darker fare mean for them? What do media that let kids explore the complicated or creepier things in life help them understand and what stories could we be telling more of? How can we be more inclusive and find hope amid the darkness?
Thursday July 18, 2019 8:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
Room 23ABC
UPDATED: Fri, Jul 12, 10:11PM A new terror barrels towards shore with Zombie Tidal Wave, created by long-term collaborators Ian Ziering and Sharknado franchise director Anthony C. Ferrante. Ziering, Ferrante, producer Darby Parker (The Vault, Bernie) and co-stars Shelton Jolivette (American Crime), Angie Teodora Dick (Forgotten Evil), Tatum Chiniquy (Mosaic), and Lincoln Bevers (The Garageland Chronicles) discuss the new film and present a first-look, exclusive clip. The film finds a mysterious ocean-borne outbreak threatening rogue, veteran sea captain Hunter Shaw’s (Ziering) seaside island community, forcing him to lead a disparate band of locals to uncover the origins of the undead pandemic. Set to air Saturday, August 17th on SYFY, the film pays homage to the zombie classics of the '80s with a modern twist.
Thursday July 18, 2019 8:15pm - 9:15pm PDT
Room 6DE
One banana, two bananas, three bananas . . . gore! Be among the first to witness the terrifying return of everyone's favorite silly quartet as The Banana Splits Movie offers a new take on the classic characters, which were first introduced to audiences in 1968 with The Banana Splits Adventure Hour variety program. In the upcoming horror thriller, a boy named Harley and his family go to a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley. But things take an unexpected turn—and the body count quickly rises. Can Harley, his mom, and their new pals safely escape? The film stars Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries) and Dani Kind (Wynonna Earp), while Eric Bauza (Looney Tunes Cartoons, Woody Woodpecker, UniKitty!) supplies the voices of the Banana Splits. The movie was written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas (Raven's Home,My Super Psycho Sweet 16) and directed by Danishka Esterhazy (Level 16). Produced by Blue Ribbon Content in association with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and SYFY, The Banana Splits Movie comes to Digital on August 13 and Blu-ray and DVD on August 27.
Season 5 of AMC's Fear the Walking Dead saw the group on a clear mission: locate survivors and help make what's left of the world a slightly better place. Cast and producers will discuss this mission and the challenges they've faced as they head into the midseason finale on Sunday evening. They'll also preview what's to come in the second half of the season, returning in August. Moderated by Chris Hardwick, panelists include chief content officer of The Walking Dead Universe Scott M. Gimple, showrunners and executive producers Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg, executive producers Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Dave Alpert, and Greg Nicotero and co-executive producer and director Michael Satrazemis, along with cast members Lennie James, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Maggie Grace, Colman Domingo, Danay Garcia, Austin Amelio, Alexa Nisenson, Karen David, Jenna Elfman, and Rubén Blades.
Cast members and producers discuss filming the series' milestone 10th season and share a first-look trailer ahead of the show's October return. Moderated by Chris Hardwick, panelists include chief content officer of The Walking Dead Universe Scott M. Gimple, showrunner and executive producer Angela Kang, executive producers Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Dave Alpert, and Greg Nicotero, along with cast members Norman Reedus, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Avi Nash, Cooper Andrews, Ryan Hurst, Nadia Hilker, Eleanor Matsuura, and Cailey Fleming.
Misty was the groundbreaking British comic for girls that laid the way for women's horror comics. This diverse panel will discuss how, while horror has often been seen as a male-centric genre, it has always been driven by a huge female fandom and how the revival of Misty can once again pave the way for a new kind of comics. Moderated by journalist Rosie Knight.
Friday July 19, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Room 29AB
The panel will kick off the debut of Hermes Press' new collection of Goth/art illustrations/poems by renowned artist/writer Kaz Windness,Mother Goth Rhymes. The panel will open with a short video presentation chronicling the history of horror comics, comic strips, and comic book art. Kaz will lead the discussion about horror (in all its forms) in comics with Stan Yan (There's a Zombie in the Basement), Sabrina Herman (managing editor Hermes Press, designer, Jim Davis' Garfield Daily and Sunday Art Archive), and noted comics herstorian Trina Robbins (Babes in Arms). Moderated by Daniel Herman (publisher, Hermes Press, Silver Age: The Second Generation of Comic Book Artists).
Friday July 19, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 29AB
From House of Secrets, House of Mystery, and Weird War Tales to the creature feature suspense of Swamp Thing and the esoteric terror of Animal Man, DC's horror comics have kept readers' hearts pounding and fear thriving. Now is your chance to meet a new generation of DC horror creators as they discuss their plans for the next era of the macabre. Come learn how these writers and artists will build on a legacy of terror and new nightmares.
Fans are invited to hear Storm King Comics representatives talk about their new all-ages horror line, Storm Kids. The panel will have a Q&A that will be Truth or Dare. All attendees will receive a free Storm Kids Comics sampler. Panelists include Sandy King Carpenter (Storm King Comics, They Live), Janice Chiang (DC Super Hero Girls), and Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, The October Faction).
Friday July 19, 2019 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Room 29AB
Famous Monsters of Filmland, the world's longest-running horror magazine, hosts the ultimate monster panel and unveils its new projects for 2019, including the Famous Monsters Ack-Ives,Famous Monsters #291, and Monster World: The Golden Age, an epic new series from American Gothic Press. If you've got questions about horror, makeup effects, and comic books—and how the three intersect—this panel has the answers you need! Featuring Famous Monsters and American Gothic Press publisher Philip Kim, executive editor Holly Interlandi, comic book writer Cullen Bunn (Venom, Harrow County), Monster World colorist Dennis Calero (X-Men: Noir), special effects makeup artist Walter Welsh (star of SYFY's Face Off), and others. Everyone attending the panel will get a free gift! Moderated by Matt Corrigan and Aaron McLane of the Launchpad Podcast.
Friday July 19, 2019 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Room 26AB
Showrunner Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead), author Joe Hill (NOS4A2), actor Adrienne Barbeau (1982's Creepshow, The Fog), and other cast members share an exclusive sneak peek of their upcoming Shudder horror anthology series based on the iconic 1982 film, with a Q&A session moderated by Los Angeles Times film reporter Jen Yamato.
Friday July 19, 2019 5:45pm - 6:45pm PDT
Room 6BCF
The queer community has had a long history with the horror genre, from “coding” within the Universal monster classics to the oft-cited A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 and beyond. Does a queer horror genre exist, and if so, what makes it different from mainstream horror? Furthermore, how does the current cultural and societal climate alter the lens through which we celebrate and connect to the macabre? Learn more from Prism comics and moderator/filmmaker Michael Varrati (Tales of Poe, Deathcember) and an array of panelists including Jane Clark (Crazy Bitches, Meth Head), BJ Colangelo (Powerbomb, journalist at Bloody-Disgusting, Day of the Woman), Sam Wineman (The Quiet Room, Santaland), Fernando Rivera (author of The Afterliving, writer/director of Where Monster Hides), Amanda Deibert (Wonder Woman '77,John Carpenter's Tales for a Halloween Night), and William O. Tyler (Ratboy, Theater of Terror: Revenge of the Queers)!
Friday July 19, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Room 28DE
UPDATED: Tue, Jul 09, 04:42PM From the spine-tingling scores for Us, Get Out, and Ma to the gritty and horror-filled themes in Pet Sematary and Hellraiser to the ultra-spooky cues in Critters and The Head Hunter, horror films wouldn't be nearly as terrifying without their musical scores. Composers Christopher Young, Michael Abels, Gregory Tripi, Russ Howard,Carl Thiel, and Nick Soole pull back the curtain to reveal how they created some of the world's most frightening film music. Moderated by Steve Greene from IndieWire.
DC Black Label unites the most revered creators in comics to craft epic tales of action and suspense featuring fan-favorite DC characters. The writers and artists of DC Black Label will discuss their approach to creating new stories of legendary proportions with new angles in superhero mythologies, and how they plan to take these stories to new heights.
Saturday July 20, 2019 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
Room 6DE
Panelists Victor Osuna (director, Las Reglas de la Ruina), Freddy Chavez Olmos (director, Duermete Niño), Mauricio Chernovetzky (director, Styria), Rigoberto Castañeda (director, KM31), Emilio Portes (director, Belzebuth), Gigi Guerrero (director, Culture Shock), Uriel Villalobos Alba (sound designer, La Posesion de Altair), and Isaac Ezban (director, El Incidente) participate in a casual chat about the past and the future of Latin American horror cinema. Moderated by Sebastian Fink.
UPDATED: Wed, Jul 10, 04:52PM Come see Vamp and Ashley and Let's Get Spooky! From the supernatural to aliens, horror stories, ghost stories, and their own paranormal investigations, they've got you covered! Vamp and Ashley want to hear your spooky stories, and some fans will also have the chance to try some Creepy Treats! You can get a preview of the show and listen or watch at the LETSGETSPOOKY website.
Host Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead) introduces fans to the extraordinary, the death defying, and the unusual people featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!“Cyborg” Angel Giuffria (Hunger Games) lives life with one of the most advanced prosthetic arms on the market. John “Hammerhead” Ferraro boasts a skull more than two times thicker than average, using it to shock sideshow audiences. “Half-man” Short E. Dangerously doesn't let proportions stop him from challenging physics to perform. Ripleys.com editor Sabrina Sieck (producer, Ripley's Believe It or Not!) also joins to dive down the rabbit hole of Ripley history.
Fantasy master and Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro (producer) and acclaimed director André Øvredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe) give movie fans an exclusive window into their visionary process bringing the book series' iconic and terrifying illustrations to life for the upcoming thriller Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark . This intimate master class will also debut an original monster created specifically for the film and include a Q&A with the audience. It's 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind . . . but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley, where for generations the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time-stories that have a way of becoming all too real for a group of teenagers who discover Sarah's terrifying home. In theaters August 9. A CBS Films/eOne Entertainment presentation, a Lionsgate release.
On the 20th anniversary of the completion of From Hell,Eddie Campbell talks about revising the 576-page graphic novel for color, clarity, and continuity and fixing some of the problems in the artwork that have bugged him for 20 years. Eddie will present a before-and-after slideshow.
Saturday July 20, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Room 29AB
UPDATED: Thu, Jul 11, 04:38PM Saddle up, Earpers! SYFY's hit series and the 2018 People's Choice Award Winner for Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show is back. Just because a mind-blowing season finale put an end to Bulshar and the Earp curse doesn't mean Wynonna's done kicking demon-ass or putting up one hell of a fight to rescue Waverly from the Garden of Eden. Celebrate the award-winning series based on the IDW Publishing comic book by joining cast members Melanie Scrofano, Katherine Barrell, Chantel Riley, Greg Lawson, and Michael Eklund, alongside executive producer Emily Andras and comic book creator, Beau Smith, as they tease the upcoming 4th season and look back at the show’s most hell-raising moments. Moderated by Den of Geek’s Kayti Burt.
Creators such as Genese Davis (The Holder's Dominion; Omensight), Jon McGoran (Spliced), Randy Varnell (Borderlands), and Devri Walls (Venators) will divulge their creation process for fantastic villains. Catch this chilling discussion and vote for which villain wins the best villain award!
Saturday July 20, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Room 25ABC
UPDATED: Fri, Jul 19, 04:48PM Love Midsommer? Mandy? Get Out? The Witch? The Invitation? The Babadook? It Follows? Some of the most knowledgeable and influential voices in horror today discuss the state of indie and studio horror film, as well as the rise of horror in television and streaming services, and give a sneak peek at the best to come this year, with exclusive footage from festival standouts including Little Monsters starring Lupita Nyong'o, The Lodge from Goodnight Mommy directors Severin Fiala and Veronica Franz, Daniel Isn’t Real starring Halloween (2018)’s Miles Robbins and Villains, starring Maika Monroe (It Follows, The Guest) and Bill Skarsgård (It, Castle Rock). This is the place to come to find out which upcoming horror flicks should be on your must-see list and discuss current trends in the horror genre. Panelists include Ryan Turek (VP of Development, Blumhouse), Mali Elfman (producer, Before I Wake, The Party's Just Beginning, co-founder of Fun Size Horror), Akela Cooper (writer/producer, American Horror Story, Luke Cage, The Nun 2) Gigi Saul Guerrero (writer/director, Hulu/Blumhouse’s Into The Dark), and Adam Egypt Mortimer (writer/director, Some Kind of Hate, Daniel Isn’t Real). Moderated by film critic Amy Nicholson (host, Halloween: Unmasked, Unspooled).
Saturday July 20, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm PDT
Room 23ABC
Rod Serling's classic 1970s horror series, which spawned the directing careers of Steven Spielberg and Leonard Nimoy and many stars of TV and film, celebrates 50 years. Join the artist who created the original Night Gallery paintings, Tom Wright (director, NCIS, Supernatural), Scott Skelton (co-author, Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour), Taylor White (publisher and proprietor of Creature Features), and others for a retrospective of the art, horror, and creative legacy of a show that has inspired so many genre creators of today. White and Skelton will be previewing their upcoming coffeetable book exploring the paintings from the series: Rod Serling's Night Gallery: The Art of Darkness . Moderated by Jim Benson (radio host, TV Time Machine; co-author, Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-Hours Tour).
UPDATED: Fri, Jul 12, 04:41PM Horror veterans Jocelin Donahue (The House of the Devil, Doctor Sleep), Alex Essoe (Doctor Sleep, Starry Eyes), Alaina Huffman (The Perfection, Supernatural), Heidi Honeycutt (Etheria Film Night), Mali Elfman (Before I Wake, The Party's Just Beginning), and Ruth Connell (Supernatural) lead a discussion of how horror roles can empower women by giving them the opportunity to be the hero of the story-or the villain. Moderated by John Marcotte (Heroic Girls).
Saturday July 20, 2019 8:30pm - 9:30pm PDT
Room 26AB
Celebrate 45 years of Troma and 50 years of filmmaking by Lloyd Kaufman (president of Troma, creator of The Toxic Avenger) with the man himself and panelists Dolph Ziggler (stand-up comedian, WWE superstar), Chuck Tingle (world's greatest author), Trent Hagga (star of Terror Firmer, director 68 Kill), James Rolfe (Angry Video Game Nerd, Cinemassacre), Patricia Swinney Kaufman (producer of RTNH and Poultrygeist), and others. Moderated by Megan Silver.
Saturday July 20, 2019 9:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
Room 25ABC
See series stars Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, and Alexander Calvert, along with executive producers Robert Singer, Andrew Dabb, Eugenie Ross-Leming, Brad Buckner, and Robert Berens, for their final appearance in Hall H, as they answer questions about the shocking events in last season's intense finale, as well as what's in store for the 15th and final season of this long-running series. Fans will also be treated to an exclusive video presentation featuring series highlights as well as the show's cast and producer Q&A. The 15th season of Supernatural will return to The CW on Thursdays this fall in its 8/7c time slot. The series is produced by Kripke Enterprises Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television. Supernatural: The Complete Fourteenth Season is available now on Digital, and will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 10.
Travel Channel brings you the paranormal investigators and stars of their hit series Ghost Adventures, LIVE at Comic-Con! Zak Bagans and his paranormal team share stories from their most memorable and horrifying encounters. Fans will get the chance to hear firsthand all of the behind-the-scenes details that go into creating this cult-favorite show. The team will also debut never-before-seen footage! Those in attendance will have the chance to ask their own burning questions and see some of the infamous ghost-hunting gadgets up close. Plus, they'll receive an exclusive giveaway and be among the first to hear exciting news from the team! Panelists include Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley, and Jay Wasley.