Author Appearance at Monster Fest in Chesapeake, Va. October 6, 2018

Monster Fest returns for its 15th year. The one-day horror convention's free and open to the public, family friendly, with panels, costume contests (one adult, other for children), trick-or-treating at some of the vendors form the kids (must sign up first), and movies. It will be held as always at Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, Virginia.
I'll have two tables-one for my books that Ill be selling and will sign, and the other for Paranormal World Seekers paranormal reality show--with its DVDs for sale, including the new Barons Pub of Suffolk, Virginia investigation for sale. And I will be moderating a panel on Frankenstein the novel by Mary Shelley, joined by two other writers. It happens at 4:00 p.m.

For further information on programming and what vendors or guests will be there: www.MonsterFestVa.com 

Monster Fest This Saturday, October 7th

Join me and other authors, filmmakers and vendors at the 14th annual Monster Fest. It will be at the Chesapeake Central Library, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The address is 298 Cedar Rd., Chesapeake, Virginia. The event is free and open, family friendly too.

I will have a special giveaway connected to the premiere of my new urban fantasy novel, How the Vortex Changed My Life, where you get to meet Larry, the demonic eyeball in the book. Buy the book and get it signed and enter your name and cell number to contact you if you are not back at 3 p.m. when the name of the winner is drawn, and you are the winner. 

Author Appearance at Monster Fest This Saturday, Oct. 4th, in Chesapeake, Virginia

 



Monster Fest will be this Saturday, October 4th at the Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, Virginia 23322. I will be selling and signing my books there, plus selling Paranormal World Seekers DVDs (Williamsburg Ghost Hunt, Fort Magruder Ghost Hunt and Crawford) produced by AVA Productions. I will also be moderating the panel, "How Dark is Dark in Writing a Good Horror Story?" at 11 a.m.  I will also have a special giveaway you can enter for at my table, because of the release of my short story, "Weregoat" in Strangely Funny II anthology. You must be able to pick it up by 4 p.m when I draw the winner around 2 pm and call them by cell or home phone.

Besides me, there will be other authors, filmmakers, films, vendors selling, other conventions talking about their upcoming 2015 conventions, horror hosts of TV shows, costume contests-one for adults, the other for children, trick-or-treating for children at certain vendors' tables, and panels. There will be a special sneak peek of Dillzilla: Titan of Terror, a film produced by Pickleman Productions that I acted in. 

Besides me, there will be other authors, filmmakers, films, vendors selling, other conventions talking about their upcoming 2015 conventions, horror hosts of TV shows, costume contests-one for adults, the other for children, trick-or-treating for children at certain vendors' tables, and panels. There will be a special sneak peek of Dillzilla: Titan of Terror, a film produced by Pickleman Productions that I acted in. For more information: http://www.monsterfestva.com/

My Author Appearance at Monster Fest in Chesapeake, Virginia This Saturday

I'll be at Monster Fest this Saturday, October 5th, 20 am to 4:30 pm. It will be held at the Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Rd. Chesapeake, Virginia. The one-day mini horror convention is free and open to the public. adults and children. It's their tenth anniversary.
Besides selling and signing my books and Paranormal World Seeker DVDs, I will also be doing two panels, both at the BAY WINDOW AREA:

11 AM - Getting Your Scare On: Panel discussion of what types of techniques writers use to scare the reader
Moderator: Tony Ruggiero
Panelists: Pamela K. Kinney, Tina Glasneck, & Betsy Riley

2 PM - Paranormal Investigating: From doing it to making it on DVD
Panelists: Pamela K. Kinney & Mark Layne

As says on the website: Begun in 2003 by Rob Floyd and artist Clayton Sayre, Monster Fest is a day of vendors, panel discussions, special guests, a costume contest, trick-or-treating for all kids in costume, and a horror movie marathon!

All community-minded boils and ghouls should bring a donation for the FoodBank of Southeastern Virginia!

Then the library will close its doors at 5pm and re-open at 7pm. In honor of Monster Fest's 10th anniversary, for the double feature shock show we are showing two movies that we showed at the very first Monster Fest: "Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man" and "Horror of Dracula"
Before the movies, thrill to live music by "The Sons of Frankenstein"!!!

For more information: MONSTER FEST

Supernatural Friday: Interview With the Creator of Monster Fest!

 Today, I decided to interview the man behind Monster Fest, a really great horror one-day convention held every October for the past ten years at the Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Rd. in Chesapeake, Virginia. It's tenth year will be next week, on Saturday, October 5th. See the man behind the Monster....MONSTER FEST that is!

1. What made you decide to do Monster Fest? My love for all things classic horror and to everyone in the area that also love classic horror a place to meet and get together.

2. What do you hope others will get out of Monster Fest? I just hope everyone has fun! Monster Fest has really developed a sense of community over the years. And it's always great to see when someone discovers a classic horror film that we show that they have never seen before. Like I did growing up watching Dr. Madblood.

3. Who is your favorite horror actor? What is your favorite film? And what classic monster was and always will be your favorite? Favorite scary book? Too many to have one favorite horror actor , but I love Karloff, and Chaney Jr., Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. the Wolf Man is probably my favorite film with Frankenstein running a clos esecond. but Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man will always be special to me as it was the first one that I ever watched( on Dr. Madblood around 76 or 77).

4 Do you see Monster Fest celebrating its 29th anniversary, and why do you believe that? Ha! Let me just get through the 10th first!

5. What was your first monster movie? On TV : Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man. In the theater: the '76 remake of King Kong.

6. Are liking monsters your passion, a hobby, or do you incorporate it as a job of sorts? Passion and hobby.

7. What horror host did you watch when you were younger? I was( and still am) a hardcore Dr. Madblood fan from '76 on.

8. What really scares you? Politics.

9. Give us Monster Fest’s link, is it free or does it costs, and what people will see there when they come. MONSTER FEST  is FREE! We have over 70 dealer tables this year. Dr. Madblood will be there, along with the Bowman Body, and Penny Dreadful! Life size monster displays  and great panels all day long! The Cemetery Boys will be playing outside all day, and the Sons of Frankenstein will play inside before the classic horror double feature of "Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man" and " Horror of Dracula " that night.

Monster Fest 2012

Friday the 13th gives people shivers and some say, bad luck too. But Saturday the 13th of October was a fun day for me at Monster Fest at the Chesapeake Central Library in Chesapeake, Virginia. It was a one-day convention, held from 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m.

The husband and I got up around 5:00 in the morning, packed the car, and set off. After a short stint on Route 10, then 295, we go onto 460, heading east. Dawn was slowly peeping in the horizon, more a pale golden color than splattering of oranges and rose. We stopped at a McDonald's on the way down for breakfast, eating it as we wanted to get there around 8 a.m to get my table set up. Which we did. 

At ten o'clock the library opened and people came in. Some were those checking in books, or looking for books to check out. But they checked my table, my author friend, Tina Glasneck's table and the other venders, too. I even sold a few books that I signed. When it was 11 a.m., I managed to get way from my table to do the panel both Tina Glasneck and I were to do. We had a few people, despite the early time, and I felt it went off well. I found time to go around and snap some photos--even of a spot where figures of famous movie monsters were set up. Bowman's Body (Bill Bowman) came by with his granddaughter where I gave him an author copy of Haunted Richmond II since he has a chapter in the No Paranormal Legends of Richmond. See below where his granddaughter a photo of us with him holding his book.

 

The rest of the day was spent in people stopping by, getting my books and getting them signed, and before both my husband (who was handling the credit sales) and I knew it, it was 4:00 p.m. He told me to check out the Pickleman Productions panel since I was an extra in the street scene with a closeup even for their upcoming Dillzilla movie, but I sneaked out after twenty minutes to find Bill packing the table as the head of the convention had went around asking all to begin packing up.

The car packed, we drove up to a nearby Mexican restaurant, to join friends for good food and chat--a great end to a great day.

Catch Me at Monster Fest in Chesapeake, VA. This Saturday, October 13th

I am an author guest at Monster Fest and will be selling and signing copies of my four nonfiction ghost books, including my new release, Haunted Richmond II, plus my fiction written by myself and my pseudonym, Sapphire Phelan. Monster Fest will be held, this Saturday, October 13th, from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. I will also be doing a panel at 11 a.m.  with suspense author Tina Glasneck, titled: How dark can a writer make their monster or villain? The one-day mini horror convention is free to the public and at the Chesapeake Central Library, 298 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322.  http://www.monsterfestva.com/

Join Me at Monster Fest in Chesapeake, Virginia This Upcoming Saturday

Catch me at Monster Fest 2011 on Saturday, October 1st 9AM to 5PM. The address is Chesapeake Central Library 298 Cedar Road Chesapeake, VA 23322 For directions call the library: (757) 410-7120. http://www.monsterfestva.com/

Definitely, I'll be selling and signing my books (both as myself and under my pseudonym, Sapphire Phelan) at my table there, plus doing two panels, too.