Jack Ketchum Headlines Horror Realm's Fall 2011 Guest List

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Pittsburgh, PA (1888PressRelease) March 22, 2011 - Fresh off its successful one day Spring Break Massacre and Zombie Gras celebration, Horror Realm is pleased to announce the first wave of guests for its fall show. Pittsburgh's modern horror convention's annual three-day show will be held September 16 to 18, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Pittsburgh South (164 Fort Couch Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15241).

The convention features a dealer room, celebrity and author panel discussions, contests, parties and other activities to keep fans engaged throughout the entire weekend. Horror Realm also supports various charities by raising funds through silent auctions and raffles as well as awareness of the causes.

Celebrity guests announced to date include:

•Jack Ketchum - multiple Bram Stoker Award winning author who has had five of his books made into films, including The Girl Next Door, Red and The Lost; he has been elected Grand Master for the 2011 World Horror Convention
•Ken Foree - lead zombie hunter in the original Dawn of the Dead, also appeared in Rob Zombie's Halloween, The Devil's Rejects, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 plus Nickelodeon's family comedy Keenan and Kel
•Brad Loree - actor and stunt performer who played horror icon Michael Myers in Halloween: Resurrection, the eighth installment in the film series and also star of Mr. Hush
•Bill Johnson - best known as Leatherface in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
•Eduardo Sanchez - co-writer and director of The Blair Witch Project, the highly successful independent film which won the first ever Independent Spirit John Cassavetes award in 2000
•Day of the Dead Reunion featuring Lori Cardille, Antone DiLeo, John Amplas, Mark Tierno and Debra Gordon
•Tiffany Shepis - noted and popular "scream queen" who has appeared in films such as Nightmare Man, Delta Delta Die! And Tromeo and Juliet

Charity group Scares That Care will be at the show raising funds to scare away childhood disease and illness.

The convention is sponsored in part by Library of the Living Dead, Bastards of Horror and Horrorealmonline.

For details on the convention, including exhibitor and sponsor rates, schedule, guests, advance ticket purchase and hotel reservations, please visit www.horrorrealmcon.com.

Please note that all appearances are subject to change based on professional commitments or personal emergencies of the guests. Unless otherwise noted, guests will appear all three days of the show.

Horror Realm is produced by Horrorrealmonline.com and Lifeless Entertainment Ventures.

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