New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival

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New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival
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GenreHorror
Location(s) Atlantic City, New Jersey
Edison, New Jersey
CountryUnited States

New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival is a semi-annual horror film and memorabilia fan convention held in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Edison, New Jersey, United States since 2017. [1] It focuses on guest panels, where fans can meet celebrity actors from the horror genre. It is a three-day event over the course of a weekend that features a film festival and table displays full of memorabilia and art. It runs from 5 PM Friday evening until 5 PM Sunday. [2] [3] [4]

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History

The New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival was started by founder Ryan Scott Weber in 2017. It started in Edison, New Jersey and moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey. The convention now splits time between the two cities. [5]

Venues

The event takes place at the Showboat Atlantic City and the NJ Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey. [6]

Film Festival

Over the course of three days over 40 films screen in a special screening room on the show floor. [7] Afterwards an awards show hosted by celebrities such as Felissa Rose and Dave Sheridan (actor) amongst others announce the winners. The film festival screens both short films and full-length feature films. [8] [9]

Cosplay

From 5 to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, there is a cosplay contest, with contestants competing for prizes in a variety of categories including Best Construction, Most Creative, Best Kid Costume (15 and under), Best Entertainer/Persona and Best in Show. Prizes range from $50 to $100. [9]

List of celebrity guests

A partial list of celebrity guests once in attendance include:

[10] [9] [11] [3] [2] [12]

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