CONTEST CLOSED! Win Tickets to the Creation Weekend of Horrors!

Steve Barton |

May 10, 2010

You want cool? You want badass? And you want it free? Well, if you’ll be in the Los Angeles area from Friday, May 21st, through Sunday, May 23rd, we’ll be sending you and a guest to the Creation Weekend of Horrors!

But these aren’t no ordinary day passes! Not for you sickos! Dread Central, in association with Creation, will be giving away a pair of Gold Weekend Passes! What’s that mean? Dig it!

1) The very best seating reserved in the main theatre, reserved for you to come and go all weekend. Here is where all the guests appear and the events take place. Great for photographers, too, since you’ll be so close up!

2) Complimentary in person autographs from the major celebrity guests including DARIO ARGENTO, ROBERT ENGLUND, JEFFREY COMBS, STUART GORDON, BRUCE ABBOTT, DENNIS PAOLI, and many more to be announced. You get one autograph per celebrity mentioned; additional autographs can be purchased. You must bring an item to be signed, or you can purchase a souvenir at the convention itself.

3) First to get autographs done on a row-by-row basis: you are in the first rows, you go first!

4) Complimentary admission to Friday Night’s special entertainment.

5) Wristband entrance so after you get registered: no more waiting the entire weekend!

6) Pre-registration for Gold Weekend Patrons: you can register early if you wish and get first crack at souvenirs.

7) Gold Patrons Exclusive Celebrity Cocktail Party — This is worth the price of the entire package: you get complimentary admission to the exclusive to Gold Patrons party on Saturday night, where you can mix and mingle with celebrities and other fans. It is awesome! Tentative celebrities dropping by: DARIO ARGENTO, ROBERT ENGLUND, JEFFREY COMBS, STUART GORDON, DENNIS PAOLI, BARBARA CRAMPTON, ROBERT SAMPSON, KANE HODDER, ADAM GREEN, and TOM SAVINI.

8) Entrance into the giant vendors room.

Pretty sweet, no? To win just send an E-MAIL HERE that includes your FULL NAME, MAILING ADDRESS, and E-MAIL ADDRESS, and we’ll notify you a few days before the show to let you know that you’ve won! Pretty simple! Good luck!

The Weekend of Horrors also offers a variety of star-packed panels, including:

• Hatchet 2 Panel will bring the genre’s hottest names to present a fun and informative panel including filmmaker Adam Green, Kane Hodder, Tony Todd, Tom Holland, and R.A. Mihailoff.

• Michael Myers Panel, where your favorite Halloween stars will participate in a special panel including Tony Moran, Will Sandin, Dick Warlock, George P. Wilbur, and more.

• Jason Voorhees Panel will bring the Friday the 13th actors together on stage including Ari Lehman, Warrington Gillette, Steve Dash, Richard Brooker, Ted White, and more.

• Re-Animator Panel will include writer/director Stuart Gordon and actors Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Robert Sampson, Bruce Abbott, and Dennis Paoli.

• Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Panel will include directors Daniel Farrands and Andrew Kasch along with writer/producer Thommy Hutson and more.

Attendees will also find a large assortment of exhibits offering horror film merchandise and collectibles along with photo ops and autographs.

Also returning this year will be The Frightful Film Room running films all weekend long; The Gruesome Art Ghoullery featuring some of the best artists and artwork of horror; The Zombie Walk; The Zombie Ball; Shock-N-Roll Spooktacular music event with the X-Treme Fashion Show; and the popular contests Terrifying Tattoo Contest and the Creepy Costume Contest.

General admission tickets are available in advance through WeekendOfHorrors.net or at the door for $20 on Friday and $25 each on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets for children 7-12 are $10 at the door only, and children six and under are free with parent or guardian. Show hours are Friday, 5 PM–10 PM, and Saturday and Sunday, 11 AM–7 PM (times are tentative). For further information call Creation Entertainment at 818/409-0960 or visit their website.

To receive up-to-date info as it’s announced, visit the Weekend of Horrors Facebook Page, the Weekend of Horrors MySpace page, and follow @weekendOhorrors on Twitter.