Horror Realm’s summer 2014 convention opens on Friday, August 15 at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South and features appearances by cast members from George Romero’s Day of the Dead, TV’s The Addams Family and The Devil’s Rejects.
Hours for the dealer and guest room are Friday from 5 PM to 10 PM, Saturday from 10 AM to 7 PM and Sunday from 11 AM to 5PM. The convention also features films, events and entertainment before, during and after the regular show hours. Below is the schedule of films, panels and events.
Friday, August 15:
6:00 PM – Carnegie Room – Short film block:
– We’re Going to Eat Your Trailer by Trash Palace
– Encosto – Director: Joel Caetano
– Killer Kart – Director: James Feeney – Winner: Horror Realm Film Festival Best Short Film
7:30 PM – Baldwin – Day of the Dead Photo Op – prepaid or purchase tickets at admissions
8:00 PM – Carnegie – Film – 13 Score – Director: D. Max Walters – Winner: Horror Realm Film Festival Best Feature Film, Screenplay & Audience Choice
10:00 PM – Carnegie – Film – House of Oddities: The Story of the Atrocity Exhibition – Director: Brian Cottington – Winner: Horror Realm Film Festival Best Director
10:45 PM – Washington – Horror Cabaret – Adults only! – Dark acoustic music by Will Bozarth & Burlesque by Steel City Cabaret – Free admission
Midnight – Carnegie – Film – Scienceless Fiction – Director: Bill Zebub
Saturday, August 16
11:00 AM – Carnegie – Film – Survival Knife – Director: Mike McKown
12:00 PM – Washington – Panel – Authors Nelson Pyles, Jessica McHugh, Paul Anderson, Andrew Neinaber – Moderater: Eric Beebe, Post Mortem Press
1:00 PM – Carnegie – Film – Captain Z and the Terror of Leviathan – Director: Steve Rudzinski
1:30 PM – Washington – Panel – Day of the Dead cast
3:00 PM – Carnegie – Film – Pig Girl – Director: Eamon Hardiman
3:30 PM – Washington – Panel – The Devil’s Rejects cast
4:30 PM – Baldwin – Event – Day of the Dead Photo Op – prepaid or purchase tickets at admissions
5:00 PM – Carnegie – Film – Infliction – Director: Jack Thomas Smith
5:00 PM – Washington – Panel – The Addams Family cast
7:00 PM – Carnegie – Film – Service – Director: Jerry Pyle
7:00 PM – Harrisburg – Contest – Post Mortem Press Horror Trivia Contest
8:00 PM – PJ’s Pool Bar – Contest – Hula Hoop Contest – free admission
8:30 PM – PJ’s Pool Bar – Entertainment – Zombie Luau – Live music by The Ubangis – free admission
9:00 PM – Carnegie – Film – Cross Bearer – Director: Adam Ahlbrandt
9:30 PM – PJ’s Pool Bar -Contest – Costume Contest – free admission
10:00 PM – PJ’s Grille & Bar -Entertainment – Zombie Luau – The Muzik Machine DJ Service – free admission
10:30 PM – Carnegie – Film – Time to Kill – Director: Brian Williams
Midnight – Washington – Film/Entertainment – The Rocky Horror Picture Show – free admission – Featuring Shadow Cast by The Junior Chamber of Commerce Players
Sunday, August 17
11:00 AM – Carnegie -Film – Day of the Dead
12:30 PM – Baldwin – Event -Day of the Dead Photo Op – prepaid or purchase tickets at admissions
1:00 PM – Washington – Panel – J. LaRose
1:00 PM – Carnegie – Film- Chairpocalypse: Never Say Never Say Never – Carrick Branch Carnegie Library Teen Think Program – Winner: Teen Media Awards Production Award
1:30 PM – Carnegie – Film – The House on the Wrong Side of the Tracks – Director: Arthur Leo Collins
3:00 PM – Carnegie – Film – We’re Going to Eat Your Trailer by Trash Palace
Tickets are available in advance at https://www.showclix.com/event/horrorrealmsummer2014convention or at the door. Prices are: $35 weekend, $15 single day (Friday OR Saturday), $20 two day (Saturday AND Sunday) and $10 Sunday. Free single day admission for active duty military personnel. Kids under 12 are free with an adult admission.
Day of the Dead photo ops with the four cast members appearing (Terry Alexander, Lori Cardille, Antone DiLeo, Joe Pilator) are available for $40 and may be purchased at the Showclix ticket site above. Photo op hours are Friday from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, Saturday from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM and Sunday from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM.
Horror Realm is sponsored in part by On the Nose Events/Camp Kilarunna, a horror campout and terror 5K, Duquesne Beer and Horrorrealmonline.com.
For more information on the show, visit our web site at www.horrorrealmcon.com.
About Horror Realm:
Horror Realm, serving the horror community since 2009, produces a spring and fall horror convention each year in Pittsburgh, PA. In addition to the conventions, Horror Realm also produces horror-themed entertainment and charity events in the area, including film screenings, author signings and art shows. Charities supported by Horror Realm have included Scares That Care, Fix The Chapel, Friends of the Hollywood Theater, The Bradley Center, Animal Rescue League, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, Community Human Services, Myasthenia Gravis Association, Mainstay Life Services and Shepherd Wellness Community.
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