Monster Bash Conference Summer

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

 

THURSDAY June 11, 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 into the night! Screening various 16mm films through the evening at various times. 

 

FRIDAY June 12, 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 welcome to the Monster Bash and future of Monster Bash by Ron Adams. 

 

10:00 AM - MOVIE: FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1958) Stars Marshall Thompson. This is it!  The flying brains movie!  Invisible brain creatures materialize on earth and attach themselves to peoples necks and it ain't pretty.  The brains use their spinal cords to leap through the air.  Sounds crazy, but it actually a pretty cool 1950s horror/sci-fi.  You'll never forget the sound when people shoot these brain creatures....eeewwwwww!

 

11:30 AM - TALK: BILL DIAMOND. Emmy Award winning TV Producer/Muppeteer Bill Diamond will reveal his amazing projects that his has brought to MONSTER BASH this June. He'll discuss his Muppet Tribute roadshow and his TV series on iconic monster magazine artist Basil Gogos.

 

12:00 noon - MOVIE: MAD MONSTER PARTY? (1967) The puppetmation feature length film about a monster party at Frankenstein's island. The nephew of Dr. Frankenstein receives a request for the get-together. Other guests include Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Hunchback, Mr. Hyde, The Creature, The Frankenstein Monster and his mate. Loads of fun and a cornerstone in the minds of Monster Boomer kids from the 60's. Dr. Frankenstein's voice is Boris Karloff and the monster's mate is the voice of Phyllis Diller. From the people who made the Christmas puppetmation feature RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER.

 

1:35 PM - MOVIE: REVENGE OF THE ZOMBIES (1943) John Carradine is creating a race of zombies to do his bidding in a "conquer the world" idea. Mantan Moreland, as usual, steals the show with one liners! 

 

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

 

3:00 PM - TV SHOW:  THE TOBIAS JONES STORY (1958). An episode of the popular WAGON TRAIN television series. MONSTER BASH guest Beverly Washburn stars with Lou Costello in one of his only serious roles (and, he's great).This is a "must see" for all Lou Costello AND Beverly Washburn fans!

 

4:00 PM - Q&A: BEVERLY WASHBURN. She's worked with almost every Hollywood legend from Boris Karloff, William Shatner, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Dorothy McGuire, Tommy Kirk, Loretta Young, and the list goes on for miles. Q&A moderated by Ursula Adams.

 

4:30 PM - RARE MOVIE DOUBLE FEATURE with TOM WEAVER:

 

6:30 PM - MOVIE: THE BRIBE (1948). Stars Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, and Vincent Price. A gritty, dark film noir set in South America. Everyone is sweaty and unsavory. The ending features one of the greatest visual effects scenes with Price running through explosive fireworks. An amazing film. Introduced by the author of THE COMPLETE FILMS OF VINCENT PRICE, Lucy Chase Williams.

 

8:00PM - MOVIE: HAND OF DEATH (1962) Stars John Agar and Paula Raymond, PLUS an appearance by MONSTER BASH guest Butch Patrick.  Agar is a scientist infected by a gas (he's also burned by the liquid chemical itself) and his touch is now death for those around him.  His mind has snapped and he doesn't want to seek the authorities or a hospital for help. He turns into a massive bloated dark monster. A side note...it is interesting that Marvel Comics "Fantastic Four" series started right around the time this was in production.  The monster looks incredibly close to Ben Grimm (The Thing) in the Fantastic Four. 

 

9:00 PM - Q&A: BUTCH PATRICK. The pop culture legand at MONSTER BASH, Butch Patrick. Butch is best known for being Eddie Munster in the classic original MUNSTERS TV show. His credts also include the great fantasy film THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH, LIDSVILLE, IRONSIDE, ADAM-12, GUNSMOKE, I DREAM OF JEANNIE, THE MONKEES, MISTER ED, THE REAL McCOYS, and the film spin-off MUNSTER GO HOME! Q&A moderated by Ron Adams.

 

9:30 PM - LIVE THEATER: ZACH ZITO - It's an amazing one man theatre as Zach Zito acts out short horror story classics....If you've never seen Zach perform...don't dare miss this...and if you have seen him before, you know to be there.

 

10:30PM - MEXICAN MONSTER NIGHT: LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND THE MONSTERS (1962 dubbbed in English). Stars Maria Gracia.  Okay, I thought THE SHIP OF MONSTERS was the wackiest Mexican monster film I had ever seen.  No, it's this one. So strange, you simply won't believe what your watching.  A pack of ramshackle monsters that live in an underground cave torment Little Red Riding Hood and Tom Thumb. Whaaaaat?  An evil queen totally modelled after the evil queen in Snow White, except she's green like the Wicked Witch of the West.  Innocent children turned into gorillas (that look like the rubber masks sold out of comic books). A Frankenstein monster that's had a bout with a blow-dryer.  A creepy monster called Carrot-Top that looks like a Jack-In-The-Box monster come to life.  The comedy team of an Ogre and The Big Bad Wolf doing Three Stooges routines.  A dragon that looks like a cross between Spot from The Munsters and a pit bull.  Skeletons grafted onto trees.  A good witch (like the Wizard of Oz) that uses a wand made out of sparklers (ouch). One of the scariest kid's fairy tales and wackiest demented movies you'll ever see.  Free Mexi-Chips handed out before the film, while supplies last. Much, crunch and be awed!

 

12:00 MIDNIGHT - MONSTER BASH LATE MOVIE: GARGOYLES (1972). Good old-fashioned horror story. Very much like an H.P. Lovecraft story. Scientist and his daughter happen onto evidence of an ancient race of creatures. They've been waiting for centuries for the right time to overthrow mankind. The gargoyles are holed up in desert canyons and caves. Stars Cornel Wilde and Jennifer Salt. 

 

1:30 AM - MONSTER BASH LATE, LATE MOVIE: THE HIDEOUS SUN DEMON (1958) Radiation has done it again! Darn the luck. Robert Clarke stars as a man gets an overdose of radiation. Then when exposed to the sun's rays, he turns into a 6 foot lizard man...scales and teeth. A reptilian-werewolf of sorts. Fun stuff! 

 

SATURDAY June 13, 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 - TV SHOW: JONNY QUEST! Relive one of the very best science fiction adventure cartoon shows of all-time.

 

9:30 AM - MOVIE & SPECIAL OPENING: DRACULA (1931)  A sheer classic. The actors are believable and the whole film can put you in a trance of uneasiness. Frye as Renfield is electric, Chandler is beautiful and frail as the Count's victim, Manners is frustrated and righteous, Sloan as Van Helsing is the quintessential hope that we look to....and Bela Lugosi became an icon stamped in the minds of movie-goers forever with this film. THIS FILM INTRODUCED by Rich Palmer and Ron Adams. Rich premiers his song about Dracula and Lugosi.

 

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11:00AM - TALK:  THE LIFE & FILMS OF VINCENT PRICE with author and historian  Lucy Chase Williams. Don't dare miss this in-depth look at the life and films of one of our favorite actors -- Vincent Price. Included in this presentation are rare clips, stills, and insights. Lucy is the author of "The Complete Films of Vincent Price." Plus, historian Tom Weaver will add his two cents too!

 

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

 

11:00 AM - MONSTER BASH PRESENTS: T.W.'s KOLLEGE OF MONSTROUS KNOWLEDGE with TOM WEAVER. Tom's Kollage first brings you an amazing news reel from 1951 that features Jean Hersholt (MASK OF FU MANCHU, MARK OF THE VAMPIRE) and...the Frankenstein Monster as a blood donar on the European street sets at Universal Studios! Then....get ready to test your skills on classic horror and science fiction films. This rapid fire quiz show can win you great prizes. Hosted by historian and author Tom Weaver.

 

12:00 NOON - SILENT SCREAM THEATER: THE PENALTY (1920). Live keyboard accompaniment by Monster Bash Music Director, Kevin Slick. Lon Chaney as a legless man who falls on evil ways. Blockbuster Chaney performance.

 

2:00 PM - MOVIE: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) Classic story of radiation from outer space bringing the dead back to life...if that weren't bad enough, they think living people taste pretty good. George Romero directed. Co-written by John Russo (who also plays a zombie).

 

3:30 PM - Q&A SESSION: JOHN RUSSO. The co-writer of the original NIGHT oF THE LIVING DEAD. John has not only made fiilms, but teaches film and writing as well. Moderated by John Bishop.

 

4:00PM TALK: STAN GORDON. Stan has a long history in professional communications and has years of study in anomolies including UFOs (UAPs) and Bigfoot sitings. He's the national go-to guy on the subject. His latest research and reports will be presented in an excellent Power Point and talk.

 

5:00 PM - MOVIE: MAN MADE MONSTER (1941) in color!  Dynamo Dan (Lon Chaney) is a side show entertainer who transforms into a luminescent monster thanks to Lionel Atwill as an evil doctor. Chaney's life is toast after Atwill experiments on him....then everyone he touches is toast. Great performance by Chaney in his first monster movie. Introduced by MONSTER BASH MAGAZINE writer Bob Pellegrino. Color version provided by Juan at 5th Dimension Films.

 

6:00PM - THE DEALER BALLROOM CLOSING FOR 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. 

 

6:00PM - TV SHOW: THE LAND OF THE LOST. "The Test" episode which stars Bash guests Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman. Stealing a Tyrannosaurus egg can be dangeous! Foot-stomping dinosaur fun.

 

6:30PM - Q&A: WESLEY EURE & KATHY COLEMAN.  Special introduction by Kevin Slick! From one of the most beloved Saturday morning TV shows of the 1970s, THE LAND OF THE LOST team is here. Get behind-the scenes stories and insights from two of the most fun guests ever at MONSTER BASH.  Ask your questions!  Moderated by Ron Adams.

 

7:00 PM - MOVIE: JUNGLE CAPTIVE (1945) hosted with background by Michael Adams.  Stars Otto Krugar, Amelita Ward, Phil Brown, Jerome Cowan, Vicky Lane, and Rondo Hatton.  Krugar is one of the evilest of evil mad docs.  He disregards the reputation and life of his lab assistant (along with assistant's girlfriend) for his own secret experiments.  His secret lab has assistant Rondo Hatton along, murderous henchman.  He has Rondo steal the dead body of Paula, The Ape Woman with intent on bringing her back to life and reap the medical accolades.  He goes about this goal the wrong way. Actress Vicki Lane takes over as Paula, the ape woman in this final chapter of the Ape Woman series and has a bad hair day. Rondo Hatton is in it having a bad face day. The best of the Universal ape woman series with great make-up by Jack Pierce. Don't scare, I mean hair, no --- I mean "dare" miss this presentation!

 

8:30 PM - Q&A: RENEE BROWNING. The daughter of the Creature From the Black Lagoon...Ricou Browning. Renee discusses her father as a stunt man, actor, director, and father! Get background on the Black Lagoon and hear anout her book abbout her dad, the Gill-Man of Universal Studios. Creature talk moderated by Bob Pellegrino. 

 

9:00 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 - SHORT MONSTER KID FILM. Hosted by Dan Roebuck!

 

11:00 PM - GAME SHOW: WHAT'S MY MONSTER. 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," Paisley Jaynes. Stump the panel and you could won great prizes like books, monster magazines, Blu-Rays, DVDs and model kits.

 

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, DVDs, 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. We'll kick off the midnight fun with the Monster Bash Lifetime Achievement Awards too!

 

12:15 AM - THE LATE MOVIE: SHE (1935). The story of adventurers that find a hidden land where an evil woman ruler (SHE) commands a real Fountain of Youth. She is "She who must be obeyed!" Randolph Scott, the lovely Helen Mack (SON OF KONG) and Nigel Bruce (Dr. Watson from the classic Sherlock Holmes movies) are the protagonists. A great fantasy with feeling and magic.

 

SUNDAY June 14, 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 . Father Mike Paraniuk will give the service at Monster Bash. All denominations are welcome. Father Mike is a priest from Ohio. 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! This show is back inside the event room.

 

11:00 AM - 3-D SHORT FILM: MURDER IN 3-D. A comedic short film that features Pete Smith and The Frankenstein Monster! 3-D glasses will be passed out. Introduced by Sol Kolakowski.

 

11:30 AM - TV HORROR HOST MANIA with SON OF GHOUL! Some of the wildest, most outrageous clips from decades of SON OF GHOUL TV shows. Not to be missed by any fan.

 

12:00 NOON - MOVIE: ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948). The rip-snortin' monster fest classic and Abbott & Costello's pinnacle. Lou's brain is targeted for the Frankenstein Monster's skull by Dracula (Lugosi) and his lovely assistant. Larry Talbot flies in from London to try and help keep Dracula from completing his nefarious plans. Lon Chaney Jr. is great in his final Larry Talbot/Wolf Man incarnation, Glenn Strange rocks as the mighty Frankenstein Monster and Bela Lugosi's major studio swan song --- and he's GREAT! It's one memorable scene after another.

 

2:00 PM - MOVIE: ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932). A great horror flick that was banned in England for years. No one will top Laughton as the seedy-genius who turns beasts in to man-beasts on a remote island. Bela Lugosi plays a Wolf Man leading the pack of manimals. ! Young Kathleen Burke won the role of the leopard woman, literally. She won a contest to be in the film and is terrific!  

 

3:30 PM - MOVIE: ZOMBIES ON BROADWAY (1945). Stars Wally Brown, Allen Carney, Sheldon Leonard and Bela Lugosi.  Comedy team Brown & Carney have to find a real zombie for a nightclub or a gangster will rub 'em out.  They travel to the West Indies, home to all good zombies, and run into trouble with zombie maker Lugosi.  Darby Jones, the tall zombie from I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE, is back with his buldging eyes.

 

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.