MystiCon 2020: Full Schedule

Event Date: February 28 - March 1, 2020

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10:30pm EST

Bringing Horror Out of the Darkness

Moderators

Mike Allen

Author/Editor/Publisher, Mythic Delirium Books

Mike Allen edits and publishes Mythic Delirium Books in Roanoke, Virginia, with his wife Anita and not-so-troublesome cat Pandora. His short stories have been gathered in three collections: UNSEAMING; THE SPIDER TAPESTRIES; and AFTERMATH OF AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT; with a fourth, SLOW BURN, now in the... Read More →

MystiCon 2020 Guests

Carol Cowles

Fan Guest, Geek Life

Carol Cowles - Carol has long been a fixture of Geek Culture in Charlotte. She has served for several years as the Programming Director for ConCarolinas and worked the Carolina and Arizona Renaissance Festivals for 15 years. She also podcasts – she is Carol the Cat on the weekly... Read More →

John Walker

Trent Welstead

Virtual Guest Speaker, Film

Trent Welstead currently resides in Blacksburg, VA, where he recently completed a dual degree in Cinema and Creative Writing at Virginia Tech. He's an avid cinema enthusiast to nearly every extent imaginable, and cherishes his many opportunities to collaborate with others.Trent’s... Read More →

Kaleab Kurtz

Actor/Screenwriter

Kaleab Kurtz was born in 2004. He has appeared in the Netflix original series “Stranger Things”, the films “Fear To Be Brave”, “By Days End”, “Pool Ghouls”, “Night of the Zombies”, “Book Lover”, and “Gobble You Up.” He has all appeared in episodes of “The... Read More →

Friday February 28, 2020 10:30pm - 11:30pm EST
Dogwood 2

HORROR, ADULT PROGRAMMING

11:00pm EST

Stephen's Universe

How Stephen King's books are taking over everything. What has been done right? What has failed? And what could be next? The Stephen King Channel? Will Disney end up buying his soul? Or is his son Joe Hill secretly his clone?

Moderators

Sammie Cassell

Film Guest

Sammie is a NC/VA based award winning filmmaker, actor, comedian and all around busy guy. His film/tv credits include Halloween Kills, Righteous Gemstones, Kill Giggles and the upcoming Mother Couch. He also performs improv comedy with the Everlasting Improv-ers and sketch comedy... Read More →

MystiCon 2020 Guests

M. Jason Turner

Roanoke Doesn't Suck LLC, geNERDationX

Bryan Hancock

Friday February 28, 2020 11:00pm - Saturday February 29, 2020 12:00am EST
Vista Room

HORROR, ADULT PROGRAMMING

11:00pm EST

Horror & Sex

A discussion on why the brain perceives fear and arousal as the same form of stimulation, and how both are used in popular film and fiction.

Moderators

Sammie Cassell

Film Guest

MystiCon 2020 Guests

Dave Harlequin

Film Guest, A Stranger Concept Films

Described by both press and colleagues as an "independent renaissance man" and "voice of the underground," Dave Harlequin is a professional screenwriter, journalist, producer, and independent filmmaker from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the Creative Director of North Carolina based... Read More →

R.S. Belcher

Writing

R.S. (Rod) Belcher is an award-winning newspaper and magazine editor and journalist, as well as an author of short and long fiction in a number of genres. Rod has been a private investigator, a DJ, a comic book store owner and has degrees in criminal law, psychology and justice and... Read More →

Tom Gore

Marshall Stephens

Writer, Marshall Makes Media

Marshall was born in South Carolina, but now calls the southwest corner of Virginia his home and often his inspiration. He's self-published two novels, a novella, a number of short story collections, as well as collaborated with other authors on joint works. He's a card-carrying gamer... Read More →

Matt Burchfield

Matt’s credits range from feature films to commercial content. Early in his career worked as a post-production editor, subsequently stepping into the positions of director and director of photography. Matt’s experience in those positions allows him to bring a sense of the total... Read More →

Saturday February 29, 2020 11:00pm - Sunday March 1, 2020 12:00am EST
Dogwood 1

HORROR, ADULT PROGRAMMING