Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) Added to Spooky Empire Convention in Florida


Spooky Empire the twice a year horror, alt-culture, tattoo, and rock culture convention has announced Corey Taylor to be one of the celebrity guests of the convention for two days (Friday and Saturday) of exclusive autograph signings. In addition to his bands Slipknot, Stone Sour, his recent solo album CMFT (Roadrunner Records), and his New york Times best-selling books, Corey has appeared in multiple films including “Fear Clinic” with Robert Englund, “Bad Candy” with Zach Galligan and even a cameo in “Sharknado 4”. As part of the release of a Stone Sour concept album, “House of Gold & Bones”, Corey also wrote a four-part comic series published by Dark Horse Comics in 2013. Also added to the con are Richard Dryfuss (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind), Tom Sizemore (Aliens, Planet Terror, The Seventh Sign), and Michael Biehn (Aliens, The Terminator, The Mandalorian) with many more to come. Spooky Empire will take place April 30-May 2, 2021 at the Wyndham Orlando Resort.

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Spooky Empire Convention Has Canceled Both 2020 Events, 2021 Dates Announced


Sad news as one of our favorite conventions ever, Spooky Empire has totally canceled both their events they had planned for 2020, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition to being the premiere horror-themed convention in North America, the growing Florida based cons feature stars from horror, sci-fi, pop culture, rock and metal! Both events have been rescheduled for 2021. We hope to see you all there! Read this message from the organizers.

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Legendary Horror Movie Actor Sid Haig, Dead at 80 Years Old


Terrible news has come down today as Horror movie legend, Sid Haig, has died after an illness and after a recent hospitalization. The news was made public by his wife Suzie on social media post, which you can see below. Sid had a huge career in the 1970s in the horror, blaxploitation, sci-fi genres in movies and television, but had a resurgence after being cast in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown (1997) and Kill Bill II (2004) and Rob Zombie’s House of a 1000 Corpses (2003). Sid’s last two roles are in Zombie’s upcoming 3 From Hell, and he was also in Slayer’s Repentless Killogy of music videos and mini-movies. We last saw Sid and last fall’s Spooky Empire con. We wish his loved ones, friends, collaborators and fans our sympathies as this time. Continue reading


PODCAST: EPISODE 43: Andrew Mikhail of Serpents Talks “Temet Nosce”


One of the most underrated extreme metal albums of 2019 is Serpents’ (US) release Temet Nosce. The brainchild of Andrew Mikhail (ex-Oceano), the guitarist, vocalist and composer has taken the solo Blackened Death Metal influenced, auteur-driven work of his previous albums into a fully fleshed-out band. We caught up with Andrew to discuss the genesis of the project, his approach to composing and producing, philosophy and other influences on the band, prospects of the band touring, the Spooky Empire Horror and Tattoo convention, and much more!

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Ghost Cult Launches Spotify Playlist With The Soundtrack To Your Halloween Party


Attention music lovers, Ghost Cult is on Spotify! Check out new our series playlists which we will update weekly! We created a special list for all of your Halloween party needs including creepy favorites, Horror genre Soundtrack music, Death Metal gore-soaked classics, Thrash jams, Hardcore, Post-Punk, and the obligatory monsteriffic songs needed for hours for fun. We’ll also share our weekly #NewMusicFriday playlists to coincide with our posts every Friday morning, and special lists, such as the one we made for Ghost Cult’s Spooky Empire last weekend. Just follow our lists for any updates and new playlists!Continue reading


Spooky Empire Con Hosts Phil Anselmo, Peter Criss, Elvira, The Cast Of The X-Files This Weekend


The world of horror movies,  scifi and rock and roll collide this weekend in at Spooky Empire caught. Autograph sessions, with horror movie icons like Elvira, Bill Mosely, Sid Haig, TV celebrities like Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Robert Patrick, Mitch Pileggi from Fox’s The X-Files, rock and metal stars like Philip Anselmo, Peter Criss, tattoo artists, horror authors, panels about horror, make up and costumebtutorials, cosplayers, vendors, and more.Taking place all weekend at the Carrib Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Tickets and autograph sessions are available online now. Ghost Cult will be there all weekend, participating in panels, and hanging out with fans so come say what’s up to us.

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