Monster-Mania Con

Monster-Mania Con is a semi-annual horror film and memorabilia fan convention held in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Hunt Valley, Maryland, and Oaks, Pennsylvania, United States since 2003. It is mainly focused on its guest panels, where fans can meet horror movie actors. It is a three-day event held from spring to autumn at Crowne Plaza in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Delta Hotel Marriott in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and The Greater Philadelphia Expo Hotel in Oaks, Pennsylvania.[1]

Monster-Mania Con
StatusActive
GenreHorror
VenueCrowne Plaza
Hunt Valley Inn
Location(s)Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Hunt Valley, Maryland
CountryUnited States
InauguratedSeptember 26, 2003 (2003-09-26)
Most recentOctober 22, 2021 (2021-10-22)
Next eventMarch 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)
Organized byDave Hagan Enterprises
Websitemonstermania.net

Monster-Mania Con was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Monster-Mania Con was hosted outdoors in Oaks, Pennsylvania on May 22, 2021.[2]

History

During a car ride to South Jersey, Dave Hagan and his son were creating an idea of a convention, and throughout the ride, they were building on to the idea. By the end of the ride, the two had come up with the main structure for Monster-Mania.[3] Monster-Mania was later founded in 1999 by Dave Hagan, through Dave Hagan Enterprises, dedicated to the memory of Dave Hagan's father, who introduced him to horror movies. Its first convention was held on late 2003, in Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The lineup included Doug Bradley (who would become a regular for Monster-Mania Con), Caroline Munro, Ben Chapman, Veronica Carlson, amongst many others.[4]

Events

Monster-Mania Con's main focus is on its guest panels, where one can meet actors from film, television, amongst more. There are also film presentations, previews, music performances, and Q&As with select guests, along with a celebrity auction.

Locations and dates
No. Dates Location Attendance Guests Notes
1 September 26, 2003 Clarion Hotel and Conference Center N/A The Chiodo Brothers, Betsy Palmer, Doug Bradley, Kane Hodder, Ben Chapman, Julie Adams, Hazel Court, Caroline Munro, Veronica Carlson, Yvonne Monlaur, James O'Barr, Linnea Quigley, Debbie Rochon, Joe Bob Briggs, Bill Hinzman, Vincent DiFate, Doreen Zawislak, Don Reese, Carpathian, Neil Vokes, Ed Long & Damien Glonek, Ted A. Bohus, Jason Henderson, Bella Morte, Bouchard, Dunaway, & Smith, After & Forever, Steve Gostelow, Ghoul-A-Go-Go[5] Dedicated to Joseph Zawislak and Peter Cushing
2 August 27, 2004 Hilton Hotel N/A Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Candace Hilligoss, Roger Corman, Robert Quarry, Ricou Browning, Ben Chapman, Tony Todd, C.J. Graham, Sid Haig, Dick Warlock, Gunnar Hansen, Alex Vincent, Danielle Harris, Betsy Palmer, Lisa Wilcox, Ingrid Pitt, Caroline Munro, Hazel Court, Verne Troyer, Deana, Sharon Ceccatti Hill & Clayton Hill, Robert Tinnell, Todd Livingston, & Neil Vokes, Don Reese, Ted Bohus, Vincent DiFate, Carpathian and the Patient Creatures, Ed Long & Damien Glonek, Alexxus Young, Bouchard, Dunaway, & Smith[6] Dedicated to Vincent Prince and Joseph Zawislak
3 May 20, 2005 Hilton Hotel N/A Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Amanda Wyss, Lisa Wilcox, Dee Snider, Kelly Stables, Angus Scrimm, Cassandra Peterson, Doug Bradley, The Chiodo Brothers, Ellen Sandweiss, Sarah York, Betsy Baker, Hal Delrich, Tom Sullivan, Andrew Bryniarski, Bill Johnson, Janet Ann Gallow, Sid Haig, Michael Berryman, Ari Lehman, Betsy Palmer, Mick Foley, Jasmin St. Claire, Wendy Kremer, Christa Campbell, Alex Vincent, Deana, James O'Barr, Alexxus Young, Don Reese, Vincent DiFate, Damian Maffei, Tim Sullivan, Joe Knetter, Mike Wolfer[7]
4 August 27, 2005 Hilton Hotel N/A Wes Craven, Sean S. Cunningham, R. Lee Ermey, Chris Sarandon, Adrienne Barbeau, Jonathan Breck, Miko Hughes, Sid Haig & Bill Moseley, Butch Patrick, Bill Hinzman, Kyra Schon, Victoria Sanchez, C.J. Graham, Vincent DiFate, James O'Barr, Alex Vincent, Leonard Lies, Mike Wolfer, Alexxus Young, Joe Knetter, Deanna, Troma Films, Debbie Rochon, Jasmine St. Claire, Dick Warlock, Jim Winburn, Tom Morga, Don Shanks, Chris Durand, George Wilbur, Brad Loree, Nancy Loomis, Charles Cyphers, Danielle Harris, Pamela Susan Shoop, Leo Rossi, Lance Warlock[8]
5 May 19, 2006 Hilton Hotel N/A Lance Henriksen, George A. Romero, Diamond Dallas Page, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Doug Bradley, Nicholas Vince, Simon Bamford, Barbie Wilde, Ashley Laurence, Peter Atkins, Gary J. Tunnicliffe, Kane, Jeffrey Combs, Richard Brooker, David Naughton, Jennifer Baxter, Greg Nicotero, Andrew Divoff, Charles Band, Eileen Dietz, Tony Todd, Tim Thomerson, Vincent DiFate, Ricou Browning, Alex Vincent, Howard Sherman, Joe Knetter[9]
6 August 25, 2006 Crowne Plaza N/A Shawnee Smith, Robert Englund, Eddie Furlong, Roddy Piper, Ernie Hudson, Brooke McCarter, Billy Wirth, Jamison Newlander, Chance Michael Corbitt, Jennifer Rubin, Rodney Eastman, Ken Sagoes, Linnea Quigley, Don Calfa, Beverley Randolph, Ari Lehman, Steve Dash, Richard Brooker, Ted White, Dick Wieand, C.J. Graham, Kane Hodder, Ken Kirzinger, Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Dana Kimmell, Kimberly Beck, Lar Park Lincoln, Erin Gray, Larry Zerner, Kevin Spirtas, Corey Feldman, Courtney Gaines, Leslie Easterbrook, Angela Bettis, Yvonne Monlaur, Vincent DiFate, Michael Berryman, Mike Wolfer, Ronee Blakley[10]

References
  1. https://monstermania.net
  2. https://monstermania.net/mm-oaks-expo-fairground/
  3. "Monster Mania's Dave Hagan does horror with heart!". 2 September 2019.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20021208102725/http://monstermania.net/Convention.htm
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20030801143831/http://www.monstermania.net/Convention.htm
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20040803101730/http://www.monstermania.net/Convention_Guests2004.htm
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20050521003225/http://www.monstermania.net/Convention_Guests2005.htm
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20050828210612/http://www.monstermania.net/Convention4_Guests2005.htm
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20060615014713/http://monstermania.net/Convention5MayGuests2006.htm
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20060827203307/http://www.monstermania.net:80/Convention6Guests.htm
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