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Season’s Screamings Debuts at Pasadena Convention Center December 17 – 19, 2021

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Tickets Now on Sale for Midsummer Scream’s Holiday Horror Convention ,Tickets are now on sale for Season’s Screamings, the spooky holiday treat served up by the team at Midsummer Scream, the world’s largest Halloween and horror convention!

Making its debut for the first time at the Pasadena Convention Center December 17th – 19th, 2021, Season’s Screamings will showcase more than 200 sinister vendors and artisans, the dark and foreboding Hall of Yuletide Spirits where haunters from across the Southland have whipped up a ghoulish assortment of mini attractions and displays, live (to use the term loosely) entertainment, and a dedicated stage where panels and presentations will be held throughout the event’s three-day celebration.

Tickets can be purchased at midsummerscream.org/seasons-screamings , including single day or weekend passes. Guests looking for a VIP experience can opt to join “The Naughty List” which included an hour early admission each day, a limited edition pin and credential, and other perks.

Season’s Screamings will be a shopper’s nightmare-come-true, featuring twisted apparel, artwork, handmade props, and holiday gifts from more than 200 vendors including Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, Rhode Montijo, Trick or Treat Studios, Miss Havisham’s Curiosities, and Discount Cemetery. Gremlins and Gremlins 2 fans will have the opportunity to meet and adopt a Mogwai from the (human) star of the films, Zach Galligan throughout the weekend as well.

In keeping with the spirit of Midsummer Scream, Season’s Screamings introduces a brand-new darkened space – the Hall of Yuletide Spirits – where visitors come face-to-face with holiday horrors conjured up by some of the best haunters in Southern California. As guests wander in through a Dickens-inspired set featuring store fronts and a graveyard by CalHauntS, they will find ghostly “Christmas scarolers” and ominous characters from Force of Nature Productions and multiple walk-through attractions and displays such as The Cabin by Insane Haunt Productions, Holiday Fear by the Dreich Society, The Holiday Haunt with No Name… Yet, and Fear Farm’s Gingerbread House of Horrors.

“Fans of Midsummer Scream know that our iconic Hall of Shadows in Long Beach is a cornerstone of that event,” says Rick West, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Midsummer Scream. “With Season’s Screamings now the second large-scale annual show we produce, it felt only fitting that we give it its own darkened space filled with haunt goodness for fans to experience and enjoy, so the Hall of Yuletide Spirits was created. The Christmas and Halloween seasons go together beautifully; we are certain our guests will absolutely love experiencing the two holidays collide in Pasadena!”

Guests will find multiple photo op locations throughout Season’s Screamings, created by our partners at Leeanna Vamp and the Fiends, Bearded Lady’s Mystic Museum, Spooksieboo, Trick

or Treat Studios, SpeedZone Los Angeles, and a special opportunity to meet and greet with actor Robert Mukes appearing as “Santa Mukes” to round-out your holiday wish list!

Live entertainment and fantastic performances will thrill guests all weekend, with Poltergeists and Paramours Christmas Spooktacular featuring a variety of performers kicking things off Friday night, December 17th, a Krampus procession each day through the Convention Center, and strolling Christmas Scarolers from Force of Nature Productions.

On the presentation stage, guests can sit in on panel discussions, performances, and live podcast recordings throughout the weekend. The lineup includes themed entertainment industry legend Garner Holt of Garner Holt Productions discussing helping bring Haunted Mansion Holiday to Disneyland, Fangoria’s Colors of the Dark live podcast recording as hosts hosts Rebekah McKendry and Elric Kane discuss Holiday Horror on Film, a special presentation of Krampus: The Devil You Don’t Know with leading expert and Krampus LA founder Al Ridenour, and our Halloween 2021 Roundtable with haunt aficionados Rick West from Midsummer Scream, Shawn Marshall from Parks and Cons, Chloe Noelle from CloeIRL, and Josh Quillin, creator of Epic Home Haunts.

More presentations and announcements are yet to come in the days and weeks ahead!

About Midsummer Scream and Season’s Screamings
Midsummer Scream and Season’s Screamings are presented by David Markland (Founder/Executive Director), Gary Baker (Founder/Executive Producer), Claire Dunlap (Founder/Supervising Producer), and Rick West (Founder/Creative Director). Their goal is to showcase the diversity of Southern California’s haunt and horror community as a welcoming beacon for fans around the world to converge on Los Angeles for a weekend of excitement, networking and non-stop spooky fun! Be sure to follow Midsummer Scream on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for breaking updates and information. Midsummer Scream returns to Long Beach for its highly anticipated 5th Anniversary show July 29-31, 2022.

Health Restrictions
Per guidelines set by the City of Pasadena Health Department:Prior to entering the event all guests must show proof of being fully vaccinated against Covid-19, or proof of a negative Covid-19 test taken within 72 hours before entry (at home tests will not be accepted).All guests must wear masks while indoors at the Pasadena Convention Center at all times, regardless of vaccination status.A list of testing locations near the Pasadena Convention Center can be found here.
A rapid test station will be available outside of Season’s Screamings on a first come, first basis for approximately $50/test.

“MIDSUMMER SCREAM ANNOUNCES “AWAKEN THE SPIRITS!” A POP-UP EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE PASADENA CONVENTION CENTER AUGUST 14-15! FEATURING HUNDREDS OF VENDORS, PANEL PRESENTATIONS, AND MORE!

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The producers of Midsummer Scream are thrilled to announce a surprise event kicking off the Halloween season to take place the weekend of August 14-15, 2021 at the Pasadena Convention Center. Awaken the Spirits! 

It will feature over 200 spooky vendors, live entertainment, and a presentation stage where fans will learn what’s in store for Halloween 2021 from the likes of LA Haunted Hayride, Delusion, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Winchester Mystery House, and others.

 Tickets and more info available at: midsummerscream.org/awaken 

“The entire team is excited to be able to create live events once again,” says David Markland, Executive Director of Midsummer Scream. “Awaken the Spirits! will allow us an opportunity to bring together fans and professionals from the Halloween and haunt community to celebrate and prepare for what will be a great ‘spooky season’.” 

After the pandemic caused Midsummer Scream to cancel their flagship event for the past two years, the team has ramped up production on several related projects for a strong end to 2021. Midsummer Scream’s Screaming Room Film Festival presented by HorrorBuzz will be held at the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana July 10-11. Season’s Screamings, Midsummer Scream’s dark holiday convention, takes place December 17-19, also at the Pasadena Convention Center.

Next summer, Midsummer Scream returns to Long Beach for its highly anticipated 5th Anniversary show July 29-31, 2022. “Once we were certain Southern California was allowing live events again, we felt it was extremely important to do something for our longtime supporters, and create a showcase for the theme parks and attractions to inform the public what each of them will be doing for Halloween,” says Gary Baker, Executive Producer of Midsummer Scream.

“Since there are so many questions concerning haunted attractions and events this year, we really wanted to create a solid platform for that information to be relayed directly by our partners.”  Midsummer Scream and the Pasadena Convention Center are working in accordance with all CDC, state, and local guidelines governing requirements for events and gatherings of this type. For breaking information about Awaken the Spirits! and other upcoming Midsummer Scream events, follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @midsummerscream and sign up for the newsletter at MidsummerScream.org.

 About Midsummer Scream and Awaken the Spirits!:
Midsummer Scream and its branded events are presented by David Markland (Founder/Executive Director), Gary Baker (Founder/Executive Producer), Claire Dunlap (Founder/Supervising Producer), and Rick West (Founder/Creative Director). Their goal is to showcase the diversity of Southern California’s haunt and horror community as a welcoming beacon for fans around the world to converge on Los Angeles for a weekend of excitement, networking and non-stop spooky fun! Be sure to follow Midsummer Scream on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for breaking updates and information.