The film, about an amnesiac girl battling a crazed serial killer in a remote rural town, will also be screened for free for convention attendees, at a venue to be announced. You can find out more about the movie at its official website.

Other exciting guests/programs set for Fango’s Southern California blowout (and this is just the early tip of the iceberg!) include:

• Tobin Bell: SAW series star—Jigsaw himself!—also seen in BOOGEYMAN 2, BURIED ALIVE, THE X FILES, REVELATIONS and 24

• Clive Barker: creator of HELLRAISER, CANDYMAN, NIGHTBREED, MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN and LORD OF ILLUSIONS will preview new movies DREAD and THE BOOK OF BLOOD, plus novel THE SCARLET GOSPELS

• Tobe Hooper: director of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, POLTERGEIST, EATEN ALIVE ’SALEM’S LOT, THE MANGLER, CROCODILE, LIFEFORCE, TOOLBOX MURDERS, INVADERS FROM MARS and two episodes of MASTERS OF HORROR

• Doug Bradley: HELLRAISER’s Pinhead, NIGHTBREED, PUMPKINHEAD: ASHES TO ASHES, PROPHECY: THE UPRISING, THE COTTAGE and new Clive Barker film BOOK OF BLOOD

• Jordan Ladd: actress from CABIN FEVER, HOSTEL: PART II, DEATH PROOF, CLUB DREAD, MADHOUSE and star of GRACE

• Marilyn Burns: actress from the original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and THE NEXT GENERATION, EATEN ALIVE and FUTURE-KILL

• Caroline Williams: star of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2, STEPFATHER II, LEPRECHAUN 3

• Bill Moseley: star of HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES and THE DEVIL’S REJECTS, plus NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990), REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA and TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2; latest films include BABYSITTER WANTED, BLOOD NIGHT, DEAD AIR and THE GRAVES

• Tony Todd: CANDYMAN and FINAL DESTINATION trilogies, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990), SHADOW: DEAD RIOT, BLOODWARS and TV’s MASTERS OF HORROR: VALERIE ON THE STAIRS and STAR TREK

• THE GRAVES panel: with writer/director Brian (EVIL ERNIE) Pulido and actors Todd, Moseley, Clare (MASTERS OF HORROR) Grant and Jillian (THE FUN PARK) Murray

• Ashley Laurence: actress from HELLRAISER, HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II and HELLRAISER: HELLSEEKER, plus LIGHTNING BUG, RED, WARLOCK III and LURKING FEAR

• Herschell Gordon Lewis: Godfather of Gore and director of BLOOD FEAST, TWO THOUSAND MANIACS!, WIZARD OF GORE and many others; Gordon will be conducting a special low-budget filmmaking & marketing seminar (separate admission required)

• Masters of Italian Horror panel: with Ruggero Deodato (CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, CUT AND RUN, HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK), Lamberto Bava (DEMONS 1-2, GHOST SON, MACABRO) and FX artist/director Sergio Stivaletti (WAX MASK, CEMETERY MAN/DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE, MOTHER OF TEARS)

• Tom Savini: makeup FX legend from DAWN OF THE DEAD, MARTIN, CREEPSHOW, FRIDAY THE 13TH, MANIAC, DAY OF THE DEAD, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2, FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER and many more; also a director (1990’s NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD) and actor (KNIGHTRIDERS, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, GRINDHOUSE)

• PENANCE panel: with director Jake (FANGORIA’S BLOOD DRIVE) Kennedy and actors Marieh (JEEPERS CREEPERS II) Delfino, Tracy (ZOMBIE HONEYMOON) Coogan, Graham (JEKYLL) McTavish, Alice (AMERICAN ZOMBIE) Amter, Valorie (RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION) Hubbard, Eve (WICKED LAKE) Mauro, Sita Young and Katherine Randolph

• Tim Sullivan: writer/director of DRIFTWOOD and 2001 MANIACS will be conducting a filmmaking seminar (separate admission required)• Adam Green: director of HATCHET; co-director of SPIRAL; producer of new GRACE

• Paul Solet: director of GRACE, FANGORIA BLOOD DRIVE shorts

• Shannon Lark: our reigning FANGORIA’s Weekend of Horrors Spooksmodel, also a director, dancer and actress (WALKING DISTANCE) best known for her work with the Living Dead Girlz troupe

• Craig Spector: screenwriter/Splatterpunk author of ANIMALS, THE LIGHT AT THE END and THE BRIDGE will be conducting a screenwriting seminar (Saturday morning; separate admission required)

The LA convention will also offer advance previews and/or special guests from such upcoming films as FINAL DESTINATION: DEATH TRIP 3D, THE BOX, Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN 2 and HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, Wes Craven’s latest (formerly 25/8), PIRANHA 3D, THE DESCENT 2, CIRQUE DU FREAK, ORPHAN, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS and many more! In addition, fans can expect a costume contest (with cash prizes), celebrity dessert party (free for Gold and Silver customers), our 2nd Annual Spooksmodel Contest, tattoo competition, giant dealers’ marketplace, a jam-packed indie-horror movie festival and much more.

Guest-wise, we’re just getting started! Expect tons more fan fear favorites in the months ahead. For additional information and tickets to our national 2009 Weekend of Horrors tour, produced by Creation and FANGORIA Entertainment, go here. Watch this space for exciting updates regularly.