It has been officially announced that Zombie Con will be taking place next month near Detroit, Michigan. The event aims to be different from your traditional horror convention, with a focus on those working within the zombie sub-genre. A number of events and guests have been announced, including our own editor-in-chief:
"With AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead on hiatus, Zombie fans are making summer plans to attend DETROIT ZOMBIE CON at the Motion Picture Institute in Troy, MI. Zombie Con is a two-day event that brings together Zombie, and Horror Fans, Creators, Artists, Novelists, Film Makers at Michigan’s premiere film school, MPI (www.mpifilm.com), in Troy, MI. –August 17th and 18th, 2013. Zombie Con is for Zombie lovers of all ages and places the emphasis on the creators and artisans working in the genre.
There will be guest speakers, zombie themed art for sale, demonstrations, illustrators, novelists, film makers, make-up artists, interactive events, and a Zombie beauty pageant! The convention includes a two-day film festival with rare and world premieres of zombie movies including the award winning documentary, Birth of the Living Dead, ahead of its worldwide release from First Run Features and Portrait of a Zombie from Ireland.
There will be panel discussions with Rue Morgue magazine’s Editor-In-Chief Dave Alexander, Film Journalist Mike White (the Projection Booth, ParaCinema), author David Hayes(Cinema Head Cheese) and Jonathan James (Daily Dead), with many others TBA. The Con will featured art work by renowned zombie artists Gary Pullin (Rue Morgue), Mark Hammermeister (Walking Dead) Matt Busch (Star Wars) and more. Stay tuned for more announcements. Guests are encouraged to come in zombie costume to participate in a fun zombie role playing events that will be recorded. Do not miss out on this one-of -a-kind event!
Tickets to Zombie Con are just $ 10 per day ( + a service fee and are available in advance via Event Brite at www.eventbrite.com or $ 15 at the door. Visit the official website at http://mark43094.wix.com/detroit-zombie-con "
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