Colorado Horror Con Draws Near

Written by John Edward Betancourt

If you're a geek of any kind, let's just be honest, the state of Colorado is the best place to be because of the fact that there is something here for everyone when it comes to fandoms. We have tons of groups that meet up on a consistent basis to celebrate them, we have cosplay groups forming on a regular basis to bring characters to life and the fact of the matter is, we are all pretty spoiled when it comes to conventions in this town because they are everywhere, celebrating every genre and fandom you can think of.  

So we always love it here at Girls of Geek when a new convention arrives because we get to see a fresh take on the con experience and hey, we get a chance to do what us geeks love to do best, hang out and celebrate what we love and this weekend the first annual Colorado Horror Con kicks off and I know I can't wait to check it out. I mean, we get a horror convention on Halloween weekend, how can you go wrong with that? But more importantly, this first year convention has pulled together some pretty impressive guests.

There's horror legends in Eileen Dietz from The Exorcist, Lynn Lowry from The Crazies and Shivers and we even get the chance to meet Debbie Rochon who is probably one of the hardest working scream queens in the business. Not to mention friend of the site Jonathan Tiersten from Sleepaway Camp will be in attendance as well, as will Andrew Divoff from Wishmaster and they recently announced that Daeg Faerch, the ten year old incarnation of Michael Myers from Rob Zombie's Halloween will be attending the show. To top it all off, Joe Bob Briggs will be your master of ceremonies all weekend long.  

But, the convention doesn't end its outstanding offerings there, because they've assembled some fine artists and vendors as well. In fact you'll find two folks whose art we cannot get enough of at the convention, Robert Elrod and Kevin Gentilcore. We've spoken to both of these gentlemen on many occasions because their work is simply spectacular. To top it all off, once you've met your favorite horror celebrity and picked up something unique from the vendor area, you can even take a few moments and settle in to enjoy the film festival the convention is offering as well and enjoy a horror flick or four on the most appropriate of weekends.

I have to say I'm pretty impressed with what the brain trust behind the con has put together for its first year. Horror legends are always a wonderful draw and the buzz surrounding this con continues to grow. So if you're a horror fan and need something a little extra to make your Halloween weekend all that more exciting, grab yourself a ticket at Colorado Horror Con's Website and swing by the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Northglenn and I look forward to seeing all of you there for a celebration of terror.