Crypticon is a horror-oriented media event held annually in the Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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, Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

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, and Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas

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. Guests have included authors, actors, directors, producers, & writers from classic and upcoming horror titles.

Overview

Crypticon is composed of three areas:

• The Dealers' Area, which is made up primarily of vendors selling horror-themed merchandise and booths advertising films,
• The Auditorium, where panels and speeches are given for the duration of the convention,
• And The Screening Room, where new independent and mainstream horror films are screened via digital projection.

2010

On the 18th-20 June 2010, the Crypticon Seattle Horror Convention will take place at the Holiday Inn in Everett Washington.

Crypticon Minnesota is November 5,6,7 2010 in Bloomington Minnesota at the Bloomington Sheraton.

Guests of Honor Seattle

• Margot Kidder
• Doug Jones
• Kane Hodder
• Ernie Hudson
• Camden Toy
• Mark Henry
• Brian Sipe
• Cory Urlacher
• Nick Mamatas
• John Skipp
• Cody Goodfellow
• Felissa Rose

Crypticon Minnesota is November 5,6,7 2010 in Bloomington Minnesota at the Bloomington Sheraton.

Guests of Honor Minnesota

• Jeffrey Combs
• Bruce Abbott
• Kathleen Kinmont
• Dee Wallace
• Brian Krause
• Jason Liveley
• Tom Sullivan
• Walter Phalen
• Jake McKinnon
• Sean Clark

2009

On the 5th-7 June 2009, the Crypticon Seattle Horror Convention took place at the Northwest Rooms at Seattle Center

Seattle Center

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in Seattle Washington.
Guests of Honor

• Doug Jones (Hellboy)
• Don Coscarelli (Phantasm, Bubba Ho Tep)
• Bill Thornbury (Phantasm)
• Reggie Bannister (Phantasm)
• Adrienne Barbaeu (The Fog)
• Tom Atkins (The Fog)
• Charles Cyphers (Halloween, The Fog)
• Nancy Loomis (Halloween, The Fog)
• Ken Foree (Dawn Of The Dead)
• The Babysitter Twins (Grindhouse)
• Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes)
• Bill Johnson (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2)
• Brian Sipe (FX Lord Of Illusions, Cirque Du Freak)
• Lloyd Kauffman (Troma Pictures)
• Carleton Mellick III (gonzo author extraordinaire)
• Charlotte J. Helmkamp (Frankenhooker)
• Brooke Lewis (up and coming scream queen)
• Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist)
• Tiffany Shepis (scream queen extraordinaire, Troma actress, Bonnie And Clyde vs. Dracula)
• Bob L. Morgan (shock fiction author)
• Troy Holbrook (Bodybag Photography and FX)

2008

On the 23rd-25 May 2008, the Crypticon Seattle Horror Convention took place at the DoubleTree Hotel in SeaTac Washington.
Guests of Honor

• Bill Moseley
• William Forsythe
• Danielle Harris
• Mark Kidwell

External links

• Official Twitter
• Official Facebook
• Official Flickr
• Official Youtube
• Crypticon Minnesota