..Orlando.., ..FL..  – The largest gathering of horror icons and celebrities is about to take place in ....Orlando.., ..FL...., and it’s hosted by Spooky Empire, Inc. An excellent show is in store once again! They’ve brought together a who’s who of macabre guests to appear at Spooky Empire’s Ultimate Horror Weekend, being held this year on October 9-11, 2009 at the Wyndham Orlando Resort on ..

This year Spooky Empire is proud to announce special guest, Shannen Doherty, of the TV shows “Charmed”, “Scare Tactics” and of course “Beverly Hills, 90210”. Other major guests to appear are The Masters of Horror – George Romero “Dawn of the Dead”, John Landis “American Werewolf in London”, and Herschell Gordon Lewis “2,000 Maniacs”, plus actresses Adrienne Barbeau “The Fog”, Linda Blair “The Exorcist”, and Fairuza Balk from “The Craft”. From Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary film “The Birds” Tippi Hedren will be appearing, as well as Bill Moseley and William Forsythe of Rob Zombie’s “The Devil’s Rejects”, Danny Trejo of “From Dusk Til Dawn”, Jake Busey of “The Frighteners”, Jason Mewes of “Clerks”. The voice of “Jack Skellington” Chris Sarandon will be in attendance. There will be a “Jason” Reunion with special guests Derek Mears, Kane Hodder and. C.J. Graham. Come and meet the daughter of the legendary movie monster Boris Karloff - Sara Karloff. Also meet special guest Brian Krause, best known as Leo in the “Charmed” television series and Stephen Kings “Sleepwalkers”, this is his first convention appearance. Other guests include Jason London from “Dazed and Confused”, “Creature from the Black Lagoon” Ricou Browning, and from “Night of the Creeps” Jill Whitlow and Jason Lively. There will also be a “Halloween II” reunion with the original cast. This is just the beginning!

From the popular television series, “Ghosthunters” TAPS members Steve Gonsalves and Dave Tango will appear, as well as Shannon Sylvia from the series “Ghosthunters International”.

There will be over twenty authors promoting their newest books and partaking in panels and Q&As, including Max Brooks, author of “World War Z”.

Some of the best artists can be found at the Ultimate Horror Weekend, including Joe Simko, Stainboy, Dirk Strangely and animator Richard Green.

This year Spooky Empire is bringing back what they are best known for – the most exciting events in ....Florida....! Including the Freak Show Film Festival, Live Bands with performances by Ghoultown, Psychocharger, original Anthrax frontman Joey Belladonna and many more, Creepy Costume Contest, Screamin’ Ink Tattoo Room with special guest artist Paul Booth, Q&A’s and Seminars, Video Game Room with a RockBand: Battle of the Bands, Huge Dealer Room, and of course their world renowned pool parties – a must attend! The newest additions to the events – The Celebrity Poker Tournament and a Shadow Cast of Repo: The Genetic Opera hosted by cast members Terrance Zdunich, Bill Moseley, and J Larose.

Last but certainly not least…the famous Zombie Walk hosted by The Deadite Empire with a tribute to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. The walk will not only have the largest collection of the walking dead, they will also perform a reenactment of the Thriller dance with stars from the original video; Ola Ray and Cheryl Sington, as well as the director John Landis…

…plus so much more !!

Advance tickets for this ultimate event are on sale now! $40 gets you in for the whole weekend, that’s all three days of horror mayhem! One day passes are just $25 and $30. Visit the website www.spookyempire.com.

Make sure you reserve your rooms early this year. Last year sold out quickly and you don’t want to pass up the opportunity to stay on the premises, you don’t want to miss a thing. Rooms at the Wyndham are just $99 a night, if you mention “Spooky Empire” when you call for reservations. The Wyndham reservation line is 1-800-421-8001.

Join the legions of Spooky Empire fans on their Forum at www.spookyempire.com. Meet other fans, get answers to your questions, and find out the most recent updates on the show.

For more information visit the website at www.spookyempire.com or call the Spooky Empire Hotline 954-258-7852.

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 Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend Adds Corey Haim

SPOOKY EMPIRE'S ULTIMATE HORROR WEEKEND RETURNS
OCTOBER 17-19, 2008
FINAL GUEST LIST ANNOUNCED
INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF 80'S SUPERSTAR COREY HAIM

Orlando, FL.--- Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend is almost upon us. Set for October 17-19, 2008 at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida, this years show promises to exceed all expectations as the place to be and party with you favorite ghouls and ghosts.

Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend is a 3 day festival celebrating the world of Horror and includes dozens of celebrity guests, artists, writers, vendors, parties, Q&A's, panels, independent films, tattoo artists, costume contests, workshops & more!

With this years show right around the corner Spooky Empire is proud to announce the final guest list for the event. This years celebrity line up includes
Corey Haim (The Lost Boys), Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Heroes), Elvira (The Mistress of the Dark), Angus Scrimm (Phantasm), Mike Baldwin (Phantasm), Ricou Browning (Creature From The Black Lagoon), Ken Kirzinger (Freddy vs. Jason), William Forsythe (The Devil's Rejects, Rob Zombie's Halloween), Daeg Faerch (Rob Zombie's Halloween), Bill Hinzman (Night of the Living Dead), John Michael Graham (Halloween), J Larose (Saw), Brooke McCarter (The Lost Boys), Alex Vincent (Child's Play), Catherine Parks (Friday the 13th part 3), Rochelle Davis (The Crow), Jason Mewes (Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back), Jasmin St. Claire (Adult film star), Enigma (The X-FIles), Dana Snyder (Aqua Teen Hunger Force), Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes, The Devils Rejects), Al Snow (WWE superstar), The Cast of Dawn of the Dead (Ken Foree, Gaylen Ross, David Emge, Scott Reininger, Tom Savini, David Early, Mike Christopher, Clayton Hill & Sharon Ceccatti-Hill), The Cast of Hellraiser (Doug Bradley, Ashley Laurence, Simon Bamford, Barbie Wilde & Nicholas Vince), Christine (The car from the Stephen King film), Steve Gonzalves (Ghosthunters) and Dave Tango (Ghost Hunters).

In addition to the multitude of celebrity guests set for the show, expect dozens of your favorite artists, including: Basil Gogos (Famous Monsters), Gris Grimly, Dave Cook, Christy Kane, Matt Reynolds, Rochelle Phister and more!

"We want people to know we put on a horror convention as big as those found anywhere in the country, as we've proven in the past, and as usual this year we are bringing a  variety of horror guests from classics like 'Creature from the Black Lagoon" to  modern sensations like 'Saw", said promoter Petey Mongelli.

The weekend will start off with the 2nd Annual Zombie Walk, hosted by the Deadite Empire. A huge success last year, the show couldn't start out this year without it.

There will also be a Zombie Luau party at the Wyndham, poolside on Friday night, benefiting the charity Simba's Pride. 

"We try to take in all that is part of the horror culture and make it part of Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend. This year we will have a special tattooing component of the convention, Screamin' Ink, as well as the Freak Show Film Festival, a huge costume contest, seminars and various Q&A sessions with the celebrities and a video game room," Mongelli said.

Some of the events planned for the festival (in addition to the Zombie Walk, Zombie Luau and Film Festival) will include Q&A's with Malcolm McDowell, The Hellraiser Reunion Q&A, The Dawn of the Dead Q&A, a special photo shoot for fans with Elvira: Mistress of the Dark in full costume, Live Music with a dozen bands, The Catwalk Tragedy Alternative Beauty Pageant, The Vaudevillains Burlesque Show, Video Game tournaments in The GPX console gaming room and hours of more insanity too numerous to mention here.

Add to all of that, large rooms full of vendors selling every kind of horror memorabilia imaginable and its obvious this is an event no horror fan worth his or her machete will want to miss.

WHAT: Spooky Empire's Ultimate Horror Weekend
WHERE: The Wyndham Orlando Resort
WHEN: October 17-19, 2008
HOW: Tickets are available online at www.spookyempire.com

For a full guest lineup and more information, go to http://www.spookyempire.com.