Monster Bash Conference Autumn

Please note that guests, and programming, are subject to change...and that some guest will be leaving early Sunday to catch flights.

 

THURSDAY October 15, 2026

Pre-Bash: For people coming in early for Monster Bash, Ron Adams will run rare films in the afternoon and then projectionist Geoffrey Curtis will be doing his un-announced MYSTERY MOVIES! Screening various 16mm films through the evening at various times. 

 

FRIDAY October 16, 2026

DEALER & GUEST OF HONOR SIGNING HOURS 3 PM - 9 PM

MOVIE & EVENT ROOM HOURS 9:00 AM - 2:30 AM

 

9:00 AM - 16mm FILM: MONSTERS WE'VE KNOWN AND LOVED. It's our traditional opening short film. A documentary produced back in 1964. A look at the classics from the early days through the eyes of 1964. Narrated by Joseph Cotten. Introduced with a special announcement and welcome to the Monster Bash by Ron Adams.

 

10:00 AM - MOVIE: VOODOO MAN (1944) This is the one. It has John Carradine as an idiot with hair flopping in his face, George Zucco as a gas station attendant moonlighting as a voodoo priest, a cast of beautiful female zombies AND Lugosi in a wonderfully restrained role that emits sincerity. And, Bela's got a cool beard. A barrel of zombie fun. 

 

11:30 AM - TALK: BILL DIAMOND on BASIL GOGOS! Don't miss award winning producer and muppeteer Bill Diamond. Bill handles the art from the estate on FAMOUS MONSTERS cover artist Basil Gogos. His new and on-going projects announced!

 

12:30 PM - MOVIE: SON OF FRANKENSTEIN (1939) Boris Karloff in the role of the Universal Classic monster for the last time in a feature film. Bela Lugosi shines as Ygor...stealing the show. Rathbone & Atwill take turns chewing the scenery. What sheer entertainment! Lush expressionistic sets and bold direction makes for a great movie.

 

2:30 PM MOVIE: THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN (1942) Bela's back, reprising his great performance as broken-necked Ygor! Lon Chaney Jr. is a hulking and frightening Frankenstein monster...full of power and evil. Sir Cedric Hardwicke is Dr. Frankenstein and Lionel Atwill's eyes gleam as the power-crazed mad doctor Bowmer. 

 

3:00 PM - DEALER BALLROOM OPENS! Get the creepy cool collectibles you want before some other Monster Kid gets them!

 

4:00 PM - MOVIE: NIGHT OF TERROR (1933)  Bela Lugosi as a mysterious servant sporting a turban (have they gone out of style?). A scientist works on a serum that preserves life and has himself buried alive. To top it off, there's a Mr. Hyde like monster loose in the woods. 

 

5:30 PM - MOVIE: THE RAVEN (1935) Bela Lugosi shines as a Poe obsessed doctor...evil to the core. Karloff as a gangster mutilated into a murderous monster by Lugosi. A dark house, torture chambers...Karloff growling like the Frankenstein monster. Total fun. 

 

6:00 PM - Q&A: LYNNE LUGOSI-SPARKS. Guest of Honor Lynne Lugosi discusses her grandfather, father, and The Lugosi Legacy that continues on as a celebration of Bela Lugosi. Find out what's new at Lugosi Entertainment. Q&A moderated by John Bishop.

 

6:30 PM - MOVIE: MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935) The re-telling of LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT (1927) about a vampire and his daughter sucking a village dry. A murder mystery twist and lots of fun and great thirties atmosphere. Stars Bela Lugosi, Carol Borland, Lionel Atwill and Lionel Barrymore. A scene of the female vampire (Luna) flying within the high ceilinged castle/mansion is brief, but haunting. Directed by Tod Browning. 

 

7:30 PM - MOVIE: THE TINGLER (1959) Vincent Price is giving it his all, making the unbelievable, believable. A creature that looks like a giant centipede grows in people's backs when they are frightened; they're called tinglers. Price goes through a bout with LSD, A man scares his wife to death and the tingler gets loose in a theatre! William Castle directs. Watch for the famous color scene with the bathtub of blood!  

 

9:00 PM - Q&A: VICTORIA PRICE. A guest favorite at Monster Bash. The daughter of the one and truly only Vincent Price. This is your chance to ask Victia about one of our heroes. She grew with her dad doing fun things, hanging out on sets, elevating the arts, cooking, and being ane amazing man. Moderated by Ron Adams.

 

10:00 PM - MEXICAN MOVIE NIGHT: THE BODY SNATCHER (1957) aka: LADRON DE CADAVERES. The film that spawned all of the Mexican wrestlers meet the monsters projects.  A mad scientist transplants the brain of a gorilla into an easy-going good-guy wrestler.  Soon, as he gets riled up, he begins to physically change into a blood-thirst beast with hideous fangs and shock hair!  You might remeber this horrible drooling monster from the pages of old Famous Monster magazines.  In Spanish, with English subtitles. A special request by long-time Monster Basher, Vincent Simonelli. Hosted by author Thom Shubilla! Free bags of Mexi-chips for the room as supplies last.

 

11:30 PM - MONSTER MAGIC SHOW: It's the unpredictable David "The Rock" Nelson with perhaps the craziest magic show you'll ever see! We all know David for the "no budget" monster movies...but, I have seen him do some really excellent legerdemain with coins  and he did do some magic on stage at Bash over ten years ago. He's actually pretty darn good. Regardless, this will be entertainment! He might even call you on stage to participate.

 

12:00 MIDNIGHT MOVIE: PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE (1957). Watching PLAN 9 is an event not to be taken lightly...though not truly the worst film ever made (as advertised by many), it's inspired high camp from director Ed Wood. Tor Johnson gets lots of lines to speak, Vampira doesn't do any (she doesn't need any!) and fleeting scenes of our hero, Bela Lugosi in his Dracula cape for a final time. Then there's the chiropractor who filled in for Lugosi's characte, holding a cape over his face! A special colorized version, to cap off one fun Friday at MONSTER BASH!

 

SATURDAY October 17, 2026

DEALER HOURS & GUEST OF HONOR SIGNING HOURS 10AM-6PM

MOVIE ROOM HOURS 8:00 AM-2:00 AM

 

8:00 AM - SATURDAY MORNING CARTOONS & CEREAL. Cartoons for kids of all ages. Plus, FREE cereal is passed out to the audience...just the way Saturday morning used to be growing up...cartoons and cereal. Presented by TV horror host SON OF GHOUL!

 

9:00 AM - MOVIE: MASTER MINDS (1949) Stars Leo Gorcey and The Bowery Boys, Jane Adams, Glenn Strange, Alan Napier, Skelton Knaggs and Minerva Urecal. One of the great horror setting films for The Bowery Boys. The boys run into a brain-swapping mad doctor who uses electronics to transfer brain patterns. Satch (Huntz Hall) gets his brain swapped with a werewolf-life giant monster (played by Glenn Strange). Great fun.

 

10:00 AM - DEALER BALLROOM OPENS! Get the creepy cool collectibles you want before some other Monster Kid gets them!

 

10:30 AM - TALK:  STAN GORDON. Nationally acclaimed UFO and Bigfoot researcher Stan Gordon talks about the latest sightings and findings. Stan is the number one historian on the Kecksburgh UFO case back in 1965. A power point presentation. Keep watching the skies!

 

11:30AM - MOVIE: HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1944). Boris is back! Boris is the mad doctor masquerading as a carnival shuckster (he had his hunchback kill George Zucco, the real carnival guy). It's a carnival of horrors with the real Count Dracula (John Carradine). He happens on the Frankenstein monster (Glenn Strange) and The Wolf Man (Lon Chaney, Jr.) along the road to ruin! One of the most glossy 40's horror flicks from Universal. A monster fest! 

 

1:00 PM LIVE THEATER: ZACH ZITO. Classic horror literature presentd live on stage with the one-man dynamo, Zach Zito. He is amazing and will thrill and chill you with amazing method acting. If you've never seen Zach before, you need to! If you have seen Zach perform before, I know you'll be there.

 

2:00 PM - MOVIE: REVENGE OF THE CREATURE (1955). The Creature's underwater scenes are played by Ricou Browning! John Agar and friends are dealing with the gill man. An action packed sequel to CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. Look for Clint Eastwood in a small role.

 

3:30 PM - Q&A: RENEE BROWNING (Ricou Browning's daughter). She discusses her father's history in film and TV. He played the Creature in all three of Universal's Creature movies...and so much more. This "Creature Kid" will reveal what it was like growing up with the Creature From the Black Lagoon. Q&A moderated by Ursula Adams.

 

4:00 PM - MOVIE: THE MAD MONSTER (1942). A doctor (George Zucco) performs experiments on his gardener (Glenn Strange) and creates a wolf man. Glenn Strange rocks as his "other" monster! 

 

5:30PM - LAST CALL FOR THE DEALER BALLROOM TODAY. Get your groovy, ghoulish goodies before the dealer room closes. Quick! If you don't get it now, you might never see that item again! Dealer ballroom closes at 6PM. 

 

5:30PM - MOVIE: THE BLACK RAVEN (1943) A really cool little film of a small roadside hotel as the scene of violence. Glenn Strange is the Lenny-like assistant to hotel owner George Zucco. Zucco's black eyes gleam as he delivers heavy handed lines. A storm whips up and a torrential downpour ensues with howling wind and thunder through the events.

 

7:00 PM - LIVE QUIZ SHOW: WHAT'S MY MONSTER with host Leonard Hayhurst.  The interactive game show that YOU, the audience gets to drive.See if you can stump the panel of experts with your knowlege of monsters in monster movies! Hosted by Leonard Hayhurst, panel of expeerts with team captain Thom Shubilla, and the show's own "Vanna White," Ursula Adams. Stump the panel and you could win great prizes like books, monster magazines, Blu-Rays, DVDs and model kits.

 

8:00 PM - MOVIE: HOUSE OF DRACULA (1945) Chaney, Strange, Carradine. Monsters, monsters, monsters. Onslow Stevens is great as the mad doc and Jane Adams is sweet as the female hunchbacked assistant. 

 

8:30 PM -  Q&A: MICHAEL GLENN NIX. Glenn Strange's grandson spent his childhood hanging out with his grandfather (The Frankenstein Monster)! He was on the set of GUNSMOKE a lot as his grandfather was Jim The Bartender in that show for years. He's got the fun stories and memories of one of our very favorite gentle giants and actors...Glenn Strange. Join Michael with moderator Bob Pellegrino.

 

9:00 PM -  TV SHOW: A CASK OF AMONTILLADO with BELA LUGOSI! A rare 1949 episode of the TV show SUSPENSE. Bela is up to all-out revenge in this Edgar Allan Poe revised classic. 

 

9:30 PM - LET THEM EAT CAKE! The famous MONSTER BASH cake feeding frenzy. Giant, monster sized sheet cakes are served up by the MONSTER BASH staff to fans for as long as it lasts. Think ahead...chocolate or yellow cake...some hard decisions! A a nice break and the kick-off for Saturday night MONSTER BASH madness. Head for the front of the lobby!

 

10:00 PM: MOVIE: THE RAVEN (1963) Tongue-in-cheek fantasy-horror romp with Boris Karloff, Vincent Price and Peter Lorre! Peter Lorre is literally turned into a raven as wizards Price and Karloff battle. A drive-in fright flick from director Roger Corman! 

 

11:30 PM - MONSTER MUSIC with MARK STATLER. In the style of "Monster Mash" it's the music of Mark Statler and his composer brother Theron Statler.

 

12:00 MIDNIGHT BIG EVENT - THE MONSTER BASH "FESTIVAL OF THE NEW WINE Song." A Monster Bash tradition. Bob Pellegrino sings the "Festival of the New Wine" from FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN. Plus, the great free prize toss, this year featuring magazines, blu-rays, t-shirts, DVDs, model kits, and just plain cool Monster Kid stuff. WARNING: If you do not wish to get hit by flying free stuff, do not stay in the room for this event. Enter and stay at your own risk.

 

12:15 AM - MOVIE, PRESENTATION, TALK? We're not sure: David "The Rock" Nelson! David will introduce one of his movies. David is beloved by the MONSTER BASH crowd, a serious Monster Kid that has lived and breathed classic monsters his whole life. Don't miss David. This is where reality ends.

 

1:00 AM -  TV SHOW: A CASK OF AMONTILLADO with BELA LUGOSI! A rare 1949 episode of the TV show SUSPENSE. Bela is up to all-out revenge in this Edgar Allan Poe revised classic. 

 

1:30 AM - LATE MOVIE: SLAUGHTER OF THE VAMPIRES (1962) Moody, well-made Italian vampire flick. Don't lump this in with the fun Mexican flicks. This is atmospheric and kicks-off with a wild start. A female vampire, fangs bared, is pitch-forked to death by angry villagers. Whoah!

 

SUNDAY October 18, 2026

DEALER HOURS, GUEST SIGNING HOURS 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. 

SOME GUESTS WILLBE LEAVING EARLY TO CATCH FLIGHTS. 

PLEASE BE AWARE, SOME DEALER MIGHT PACK-UP EARLY, SO GET INTO THE DEALER ROOM FOR THE STUFF YOU WANT NOW! 

MOVIE ROOM HOURS 9:00AM-5:00PM

 

8:00 AM - MONSTER BASH CHURCH SERVICE . Pastor Mark Statler will give the service at Monster Bash. All denominations are welcome. Attendees don't have to go out looking for a church. We do it here with all your friends and Monster Bash family. Music by Steven Thornton, John Sargent and Ursula Adams.

 

9:00 AM - SUNDAY MORNING FILM SHORTS. Three short films of the Little Rascals (Our Gang) canon. Presented by -- Ohio TV Horror Host and fellow Monster Kid brother -- Son of Ghoul. 

 

10:00 AM - LIVE GAME SHOW: MONSTER MATCH GAME (1945). Remember the old MATCH GAME TV show? Well now it's done with classic monster movies! Your hosts are Leonard Hayhurst and Thom Shubilla. You could participate and win prizes! Don't miss the fun!

 

11:00 AM - TV SHOW: THE THIRTY-FATHOM GRAVE (1963)  A lesser-seen Zone episode! There is mysterious clanking coming from a sunk submarine. How can anyone be alive in it? It was sunk years ago. Frogmen descensd to discover and explore the mounting chills. A creepy classic.

 

12:00 NOON - MOVIE: ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948) in color! Many TV station across the country aired Abbott & Costello movies arounnd noon time on Sundays. We're keeping the tradition! We had to do it....we've all seen it, but it never gets old and stars Glenn Strange as the Frankenstein Monster. Bela Lugosi is there too, plus...Lon Chaney, Jr. as The Wolf Man, and Vincent Price as The Invisible Man.

 

1:30 PM  - BEHIND-THE-BASH: Ron and Ursula Adams discuss 30 years of MONNSTER BASH and take your questions. Get the stories, the craziness, and the fun with fellow monster movie fans and the actors. How it has impacted our lives.

 

2:00 PM - SILENT SCREAM MOVIE: NOSFERATU (1922). The rat-faced vampire that haunts our dreams. Live music performed by keyboardist Kevin Slick.

 

3:30 PM - MOVIE: THE MAN FROM PLANET X (1951).  Outside of a European castle a strange spacecraft lands.  A being with a large weird head try to commnicate with a Robert Clarke and others in the castle.  Is he friendly or maelevolent?  William Shallart tries to exploit the being for his own personal reasons, turning him against the others in the castle.  Very atmosphereic early Sci-Fi directed by Edgar Ulhmer.  If there's such thing as a Gothic science fiction film, this is it. 

 

4:30 PM - LAST CALL FOR THE DEALER BALLROOM TODAY. Get your groovy, ghoulish goodies before the dealer room closes. Quick!

Please note that guests, and programming, are subject to change.