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HorrorHound Weekend struck fear into the heart of the Sharonville Convention Center this past weekend thanks to all the talented filmmakers, actors and fans that attended.
HorrorHound is both a magazine devoted to the horror genre and the host of a series of regional conventions that bring in celebrities and pop culture icons from both new and classic scary movies. HorrorHound Weekend included film screenings, panel discussions, costume contests, meet-and-greets, photo ops and plenty of cosplay.
Someone dressed as Halloween’s Michael Myers welcomes fellow horror fans to the convention Photo: Sean M. PetersScream’s Casey Becker (originally played by Drew Barrymore), as depicted by a costumed attendee Photo: Sean M. PetersYoung fan dressed as Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th Photo: Sean M. PetersA giant Ghostface from Scream delights attendees with photo ops. Photo: Sean M. PetersA fan dressed as Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street Photo: Sean M. PetersColorful assortment of macabre and cute stickers at the BeastWreck Stuff booth Photo: Sean M. PetersAfter being seemingly eaten by zombies, two attendees embrace Photo: Sean M. PetersAn attendee being tattooed at the InkFusion Empire booth Photo: Sean M. PetersArt the Clown, from Terrifier, as portrayed by a fan Photo: Sean M. PetersTwo costumed attendees “play doctor” in ghoulish attire Photo: Sean M. PetersThe Grim Reaper walks among other costumed fans. Photo: Sean M. PetersConvention attendees bustle among the various booths selling all kinds of horror-related ephemera. Photo: Sean M. PetersHorror film legends Tom Savini (left) and John Amplas reminisce on their work together on 1978’s zombie classic Dawn of the Dead. Photo: Sean M. PetersEager fans waited for hours to meet Scream stars Neve Campbell, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich and Jamie Kennedy. Photo: Sean M. PetersMasks and other apparel were among the most popular items for sale from the conventions many vendors. Photo: Sean M. PetersAn attendee dressed as a zombified Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz Photo: Sean M. PetersT-shirts featuring various horror and pop culture franchises lined the walls as attendees browsed. Photo: Sean M. PetersAssistants aid the performer inside the giant Ghostface costume in between photo ops. Photo: Sean M. PetersJason Voorhees is a fan favorite at HorrorHound. Photo: Sean M. PetersAttendees browse the OneManRiet booth’s black-lit posters. Photo: Sean M. PetersA masked horror fan shows off his buzzsaw. Photo: Sean M. PetersPosters from classic and contemporary horror films were on sale throughout the convention. Photo: Sean M. PetersFan costumed as The Jackal from 2001’s Thirteen Ghosts Photo: Sean M. PetersA horror fan proudly holds up two Michael Myers masks from the Halloween film franchise Photo: Sean M. PetersLots of horror fans gladly wait for hours to meet the cast of Scream. Photo: Sean M. Peters