Attention Creeps and Creatures: Monsterpalooza Scheduled for April 12-14
Steve Barton
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Burbank will once again be filled with award-winning F/X artists, horror celebs and legions of adoring fans as Monsterpalooza will be held at the Marriott Burbank Convention Center on April 12-14. Read on for the details available thus far.
Monsterpalooza is scheduling some incredible F/X artists, special presentations and a monster museum. Artists scheduled to appear are: Michael Westmore (Academy Award Winning F/X Artist: “The Munsters,” Rocky, Raging Bull, Mask, “Star Trek”), Chiodo Brothers (Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Critters), Mike Hill (sculptor and painter), Kazuhiro Tsuji (Hellboy, Planet of the Apes, The Ring 2, Looper), Jordu Schell (creature designer and sculptor Avatar, Galaxy Quest, 300, Hellboy, The Thing (2011)), and many more.
And check out this list of special celebrity guests from the genre and beyond: Ace Frehley (former lead guitarist of KISS), Lita Ford (The Runaways), The Monster Squad! (Duncan Regehr (Dracula), Tom Woodruff (The Creature), Michael Reid Mackay (The Mummy), Carl Thibault (The Wolfman)), Ladies of the original Night of the Living Dead (Judith Ridley, Kyra Schon, Judith O’Dea), Bruce Davison (Willard, Lords of Salem), Eugene Clark (Land of the Dead), Betsy Russell (Avenging Angel, Saw series), and more to be announced!
There will also be walkthroughs of the monster/creature museum, over 200 vendors selling collectibles, seminars and presentations on the world of art, movies and F/X all weekend. Click here for ticket information and here for hotel info.
Visit the official Monsterpalooza website and “like” Monsterpalooza on Facebook for more information.
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