Monster-Mania Con

Monster-Mania Con is a semi-annual horror film and memorabilia fan convention held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Hunt Valley, Maryland, and Oaks, Pennsylvania, United States since 2003. It is mainly focused on its guest panels, where fans can meet horror movie actors. It is a three-day event held at the DoubleTree Hotel (formerly Crowne Plaza and later Cherry Hill Hotel) in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Delta Hotel Marriott in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania.[1]

Monster-Mania Con
StatusActive
GenreHorror
VenueCherry Hill Hotel
Hunt Valley Inn
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
Location(s)Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Hunt Valley, Maryland
Oaks, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
InauguratedSeptember 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)
Most recentApril 14, 2023 (2023-04-14)
Next eventAugust 11, 2023 (2023-08-11)
Organized byDave Hagan Enterprises
Websitemonstermania.net

History

During a car ride, Dave Hagan and his son were building the idea of a horror convention. By the end of the ride, the two had come up with the main structure for Monster-Mania.[2] Monster-Mania was founded in 1999 by Dave Hagan, through Dave Hagan Enterprises, dedicated to the memory of Hagan's father, who introduced him to horror movies. Its first convention was held on late 2003, in Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The lineup included Doug Bradley (who would become a regular for Monster-Mania Con), Caroline Munro, Ben Chapman, Veronica Carlson, amongst many others.[3] Monster-Mania Con was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was hosted outdoors in Oaks, Pennsylvania on May 22, 2021.[4]

Events

Monster-Mania Con's main focus is on its guest panels, where one can meet actors primarily from horror-related media (e.g. Nick Castle, the actor who first portrayed Michael Myers in the Halloween franchise). There are also film presentations, previews, photo ops, music performances, and Q&As with select guests, along with an auction for Yorkie dogs.

Locations and dates
No. Dates Location Attendance Guests Notes
1 September 26–28, 2003 Clarion Hotel and Conference Center N/A The Chiodo Brothers, Betsy Palmer, Doug Bradley, Kane Hodder, Ben Chapman, Julie Adams, Hazel Court, Caroline Munro, Veronica Carlson, Yvonne Monlaur, James O'Barr, Linnea Quigley, Debbie Rochon, Joe Bob Briggs, Bill Hinzman, Vincent DiFate, Doreen Zawislak, Don Reese, Carpathian, Neil Vokes, Ed Long & Damien Glonek, Ted A. Bohus, Jason Henderson, Bella Morte, Bouchard, Dunaway, & Smith, After & Forever, Steve Gostelow, Ghoul-A-Go-Go[5] Dedicated to Joseph Zawislak and Peter Cushing
2 August 27–29, 2004 Hilton Hotel N/A Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Candace Hilligoss, Roger Corman, Robert Quarry, Ricou Browning, Ben Chapman, Tony Todd, C.J. Graham, Sid Haig, Dick Warlock, Gunnar Hansen, Alex Vincent, Danielle Harris, Betsy Palmer, Lisa Wilcox, Ingrid Pitt, Caroline Munro, Hazel Court, Verne Troyer, Deana, Sharon Ceccatti Hill & Clayton Hill, Robert Tinnell, Todd Livingston, & Neil Vokes, Don Reese, Ted Bohus, Vincent DiFate, Carpathian and the Patient Creatures, Ed Long & Damien Glonek, Alexxus Young, Bouchard, Dunaway, & Smith[6] Dedicated to Vincent Prince and Joseph Zawislak
3 May 20–22, 2005 Hilton Hotel N/A Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Amanda Wyss, Lisa Wilcox, Dee Snider, Kelly Stables, Angus Scrimm, Cassandra Peterson, Doug Bradley, The Chiodo Brothers, Ellen Sandweiss, Sarah York, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich, Tom Sullivan, Andrew Bryniarski, Bill Johnson, Janet Ann Gallow, Sid Haig, Michael Berryman, Ari Lehman, Betsy Palmer, Mick Foley, Jasmin St. Claire, Wendy Kremer, Christa Campbell, Alex Vincent, Deana, James O'Barr, Alexxus Young, Don Reese, Vincent DiFate, Damian Maffei, Tim Sullivan, Joe Knetter, Mike Wolfer[7]
4 August 27–29, 2005 Hilton Hotel N/A Wes Craven, Sean S. Cunningham, R. Lee Ermey, Chris Sarandon, Adrienne Barbeau, Jonathan Breck, Miko Hughes, Sid Haig & Bill Moseley, Butch Patrick, Bill Hinzman, Kyra Schon, Victoria Sanchez, C.J. Graham, Vincent DiFate, James O'Barr, Alex Vincent, Leonard Lies, Mike Wolfer, Alexxus Young, Joe Knetter, Deanna, Troma Films, Debbie Rochon, Jasmine St. Claire, Dick Warlock, Jim Winburn, Tom Morga, Don Shanks, Chris Durand, George Wilbur, Brad Loree, Nancy Loomis, Charles Cyphers, Danielle Harris, Pamela Susan Shoop, Leo Rossi, Lance Warlock[8]
5 May 19–21, 2006 Hilton Hotel N/A Lance Henriksen, George A. Romero, Diamond Dallas Page, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Doug Bradley, Nicholas Vince, Simon Bamford, Barbie Wilde, Ashley Laurence, Peter Atkins, Gary J. Tunnicliffe, Kane, Jeffrey Combs, Richard Brooker, David Naughton, Jennifer Baxter, Greg Nicotero, Andrew Divoff, Charles Band, Eileen Dietz, Tony Todd, Tim Thomerson, Vincent DiFate, Ricou Browning, Alex Vincent, Howard Sherman (aka Sherman Howard), Joe Knetter[9]
6 August 25–27, 2006 Crowne Plaza N/A Shawnee Smith, Robert Englund, Eddie Furlong, Roddy Piper, Ernie Hudson, Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth, Jamison Newlander, Chance Michael Corbitt, Jennifer Rubin, Rodney Eastman, Ken Sagoes, Linnea Quigley, Don Calfa, Beverly Randolph, Ari Lehman, Steve Dash (aka Steve Daskewisz), Richard Brooker, Ted White, Dick Wieand, C.J. Graham, Kane Hodder, Ken Kirzinger, Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Dana Kimmell, Kimberly Beck, Lar Park Lincoln, Erin Gray, Larry Zerner, Kevin Spirtas, Corey Feldman, Courtney Gains, Leslie Easterbrook, Angela Bettis, Yvonne Monlaur, Vincent DiFate, Michael Berryman, Mike Wolfer, Ronee Blakley[10]
7 February 16–18, 2007 Crowne Plaza N/A Tobin Bell, Leigh Whannell, Shawnee Smith, Noam Jenkins, Debra McCabe, Tim Burd, J. Larose, Barry Flatman, Tony Nappo, Crispin Glover, Fred Dekker, Duncan Regehr, Andre Gower, Ashley Bank, Ryan Lambert, Tom Woodruff Jr., Tom Noonan, William Forsythe, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Kane Hodder, Tom Savini, Warrington Gillette, Darcy Demoss, Jack Marks, Emily Perkins, Gunnar Hansen, Ian Whyte, Tom Woodruff Jr., Patricia Quinn, Bud Davis, Caroline Munro, Tom Atkins, Vincent DiFate, Conard Brooks, Scott L. Schwartz, Judy Sowinski, Iron Sheik, Lou Albano, Afa the Wild Samoan, Alex Vincent, Mike Wolfer, April Monique Burril, Alexxus Young, Dave Tango, Steve Gonsalves, Brian Harnois[11]
8 May 18–20, 2007 Crowne Plaza N/A Matthew Lillard, Tyler Mane, Brad Dourif, Chris Durand, P.J. Soles, Amy Steel, Andrew Bryniarski, Cerina Vincent, Barbara Nedeljakova, Steve Dash (aka Steve Daskewisz), Courtney Gains, Lisa Wilcox, Jeff Fahey, Electra & Elise Avellan, Vincent DiFate, Lloyd Kaufman, Charlie Band, Mike Wolfer, Melissa Bacelar, Dave Tango, Donna Lacroix, Steve Gonsalves, Brian Harnois, Scott Reiniger, David Emge, Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross, Gary Klar, Eugene Clark, Bill Moseley, William Forsythe, Sid Haig, Michael Berryman, Priscilla Barnes, Ken Foree, Tyler Mane, P.J. Soles[12]
9 August 24–26, 2007 Crowne Plaza N/A Karen Black, Angus Scrimm, Reggie Bannister, Stephen Geofferys, Tony Todd, Warwick Davis, Danny Trejo, E.G. Daily, Tom Savini, Judah Friedlander, Droz, John Dugan, C.J. Graham, David Harris, Gary Klar, Harry Manfredini, Chris Sarandon, Catherine Hicks, Alex Vincent, Amanda Bearse, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Michael Berryman, Tommy Lee Wallace, George P. Wilbur, Don Shanks, Daeg Faerch, Chris Durand, Tony Moran, Brad Loree, Brian Andrews, Danielle Harris, John Michael Graham, Hanna Hall, Eric Preston[13]
10 March 14–16, 2008 Crowne Plaza N/A JoBeth Williams, Corey Feldman, Malcolm McDowell, Heather Langenkamp, Jason Mewes, Amanda Plummer, Daeg Faerch, Susie Feldman, Roddy Piper, Ricou Browning, Tom Savini, Megan Franich, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Tony Moran, Thomas G. Waites, John Morghen, Butch Patrick, Rick Domeier, Jennifer Rhodes, Ira Heiden, Gunnar Hansen, Teri McMinn, Edwin Neal, Allen Danzinger, Marilyn Burns, John Dugan, Matthew Ashford, Nick G. Miller[14] Dedicated to Ben Chapman
11 August 22–24, 2008 Crowne Plaza N/A Robert Englund, Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Heather Langenkamp, Lisa Wilcox, Andras Jones, Brooke Theiss, Toy Newkirk, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Penelope Sudrow, Lin Shaye, Tyler Mane, Jeffrey Combs, A. Michael Baldwin, Jason Mewes, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, John Kassir, Derek Mears, Kane Hodder, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Keir Dullea, Tom Savini, Jake Busey, Susie Feldman, C. J. Graham, Jamison Newlander, Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth, Chance Michael Corbitt, Gerard McMahon[15]
12 March 13–15, 2009 Crowne Plaza N/A

References
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