Crypticon is a horror-oriented media event held annually in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Seattle, Washington, and Kansas City, Missouri. Guests have included authors, actors, directors, producers, and writers from classic and upcoming horror titles.
Crypticon is composed of three areas open to the general public:
The Dealers' Area, which is made up primarily of vendors selling horror-themed merchandise and booths advertising films, and guests signing and meeting fans.The Auditorium, where panels and speeches are given for the duration of the convention, including exclusive interviews with the guests.And The Screening Rooms, where new independent and mainstream horror films are screened via digital projection.Crypticon Seattle will be held May 23–25, 2014 at Seatac Hilton Hotel and Convention center in Seattle, Wa
On May 24–26, 2013, Crypticon Seattle took place at the Seatac Hilton Hotel in Seatac, Washington
Guests of Honor
Cassandra PetersonFred WilliamsonJohn Carl BuechlerNicholas BrendonJosh StewartDiane FranklinTyler ManeDerek MearsJoe Bob BriggsDana AshbrookLew TempleEileen DietzJames DuvallVincent M. WardCrypticon Kansas City was held Aug 16-18 in Kansas City, MO
Guests of Honor
Sid HaigBill MoseleyTom SaviniErnie HudsonMargot KidderKen ForeeDebbie RochonWilliam ForsytheBai LingC. Thomas HowellR.A. MihailoffTiffany ShepisFred WilliamsonRichard KielLew TempleDoug JonesJohn Carl BuechlerCrypticon Minnesota was held September 27–29 at the Doubletree in Bloomington, MN
Guests of Honor
Billy Dee WilliamsTed RaimiStephen ConstantinoCory Dee WilliamsDan PayneDon CoscarelliKathryn Leigh ScottBetsy BakerEllen SandweissTheresa TillyAdrian PaulOn May 27–29, Crypticon Seattle took place at the Seatac Hilton Hotel in Seatac, Washington.
Guests of Honor
Doug BradleyDee WallaceJ. LaroseRichard KielVoltaire (musician)Marilyn BurnsRicou BrowningDon CoscarelliSonny LandhamJames O'BarrGangrel (wrestler)Cerina VincentDanielle HarrisRobert JayneCrypticon Minnesota was held September 28–30 in Minneapolis, MN
Guests of Honor
Sid HaigTom SaviniTony CurranPeter ShinkodaRichard KielCerina VincentSean WhalenRobert JayneTaso StavrakisDavid HedisonRichard BrookerMelanie KinnamanOn May 27–29, Crypticon Seattle took place at the Seatac Hilton Hotel in Seatac, Washington.
Guests of Honor
Bill MoseleyLinnea QuigleyP. J. SolesAndrew BryniarskiBarbara MagnolfiPhilip NutmanC. J. GrahamJewel ShepardAlex VincentDavid KatimsTom FridleyAaron SmolinskiFrank DuxOn June 18–20, 2010, the Crypticon Seattle Horror Convention took place at the Holiday Inn in Everett, Washington.
Guests of Honor - Seattle
Margot KidderDoug JonesKane HodderErnie HudsonCamden ToyNick MamatasJohn SkippCody GoodfellowFelissa RoseHeather LangenkampAndras JonesBrooke BundyRodney EastmanCrypticon Minnesota was November 5, 6 and 7, 2010 in Bloomington, Minnesota at the Bloomington Sheraton.
Guests of Honor - Minnesota
Jeffrey CombsBruce AbbottKathleen KinmontDee WallaceBrian KrauseJason LivelyTom SullivanWalter PhelanJake McKinnonSean ClarkOn June 5–7, 2009, the Crypticon Seattle Horror Convention took place at the Northwest Rooms at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington.
Guests of Honor
Doug Jones (Hellboy)Don Coscarelli (Phantasm, Bubba Ho Tep)Bill Thornbury (Phantasm)Reggie Bannister (Phantasm)Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog)Tom Atkins (The Fog)Charles Cyphers (Halloween, The Fog)Nancy Loomis (Halloween, The Fog)Ken Foree (Dawn Of The Dead)Electra and Elise Avellan (Grindhouse)Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes)Bob Elmore (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2)Brian Sipe (FX Lord Of Illusions, Cirque Du Freak)Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Pictures)Carleton Mellick III (gonzo author)Charlotte J. Helmkamp (Frankenhooker)Brooke Lewis (scream queen)Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist)Tiffany Shepis (scream queen, Troma actress, Bonnie And Clyde vs. Dracula)Bob L. Morgan (shock fiction author)Troy Holbrook (Bodybag Photography and FX)On May 23–25, 2008, the Crypticon Seattle Horror Convention took place at the DoubleTree Hotel in SeaTac, Washington. Guests of Honor
Bill MoseleyWilliam ForsytheDanielle HarrisMark KidwellAdrienne KingJason MewesSid HaigAri LehmanBetsy PalmerTony ToddRoddy Piper