Lineup unveiled for 2nd annual Calgary Horror Con

Posted Aug 23, 2012 12:56 am.

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Calgary Horror Con is getting set to send fans home screaming for the 2nd straight year on September 22nd and 23rd.

The lineup of celebrities has been revealed and will include Oliver Robins, better known as the young boy Robbie, in 1982’s Poltergeist.

Kane Hodder and Richard Brooker, two actors who have portrayed Jason Vorhees, the killer behind the hockey mask in the Friday The 13th franchise, will also make appearances.

Also on hand will be Linnea Quigley, an actress in over 100 scream fests and voted one of Maxim Magazine’s top 10 hottest women of horror movies, along with members of The Alberta Paranormal Investigators Society (TAPIS).

Spokesperson Jeff McNair tells 660News, fans can also look forward to live performers, panels, workshops, movie screenings and much more.

Calgary Horror Con will be held at the Wyckham House Event Centre at Mount Royal University from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

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