FRIDAY
5:30PM-6:30PM – “A BLOODY MESS” GORE MAKEUP WORKSHOP - SPONSORED BY TOE TAG
Learn how to do realistic gore make up on an independent budget with Fred Vogel of Toe Tag.
6:45PM-7:45PM – INEBRI-ART LIVE MODEL DRAWING WORKSHOP – SPONSORED BY INEBRI-ART
Inebri-art provides a unique opportunity to work from a live model in a new and unusual setting. Our models are the finest alternative models in New England and are totally professional. We provide the model and all the supplies that are required, we are ready to go outta the box. All skill levels are encouraged, we are a community of art minded people who like art minded people. Visit Inebri-art.com for other events and locations.
8:00PM - 10:00PM – HORROR AGAINST HUMANITY
Join us for the epic game with a twist! In addition to the regular game, we made our own horror themed cards based on your feedback! Horror Against Humanity will have you literally in stitches. Free to play, but must be 18+.
SATURDAY
11:30AM - 12:30PM – SPECIAL EFFECTS AND ZOMBIE MAKEUP WITH JEREMY O’NEAIL - SPONSORED BY REYNOLDS ADVANCED MATERIALS
Jeremy O’Neail is a makeup and special effects artist who has worked on many TV and film horror productions over the last 15 years. In this one-hour “how-to” seminar Jeremy will demonstrate how to create wounds, scars and other Zombie effects using the latest materials including skin safe silicones. Sponsored by Reynolds Advanced Materials in Boston, your local source for skin effects, prop and other materials.
12:45PM - 1:45PM - DECORATIVE HALLOWEEN LUMINARIES - SPONSORED BY HORROR DÉCOR
Learn how to turn ordinary Mason Jars into decorative Halloween Luminaries. This quick and easy project will help add a spooky touch to your home. No experience necessary. All materials are provided.
2:00PM - 3:00PM - PUMPKIN DECORATING PARTY
Back by popular demand! Come party and decorate a pumpkin to take home and display! Open to all ages. Materials provided.
3:15PM - 4:15PM – MAKE AND TAKE – HORROROMA THERAPY PILLOWS - SPONSORED BY FIONA’S FRIGHT SHOPPE - (Suggested for Ages 10+)
Make and take home you own mini HorroromaTherapy pillow with the ghouls from Fiona’s Fright Shoppe! Using some frightful fabrics, needle and thread, flax seeds and herbs, we will show how to make your very own HorroromaTherapy pillow and tell you some of the great uses for them. Supplies provided, while they last. First come, first served.
4:30PM - 5:30PM – THE PATH TO GETTING PUBLISHED BASICS - SPONSORED BY NEHW
The NEHW Writing Workshop at Rock & Shock (or The Path to Getting Published Basics)
Three members of the New England Horror Writers who have worked in many facets of the publishing industry (writing, editing, promotions, short stories, novels) have put together fast and dirty intro into the scary world of publishing. Trisha J. Wooldridge is an award-winning short story author, a senior editor at Spencer Hill Press, and a children’s novelist as T.J. Wooldridge. Bracken MacLeod is the editor for Blight magazine and author of Mountain Home and the novella “White Knight,” as well as several short stories. Scott T. Goudsward is editor of multiple anthologies (Once Upon an Apocalypse, Traps) and author of short stories, the novel Trailer Trash and the nonfiction Horror Guide to Massachusetts.
5:45PM - 6:45PM - INEBRI-ART LIVE MODEL DRAWING WORKSHOP – SPONSORED BY INEBRI-ART
Inebri-art provides a unique opportunity to work from a live model in a new and unusual setting. Our models are the finest alternative models in New England! We provide the model and all the supplies that are required, we are ready to go outta the box. All skill levels are encouraged, we are a community of art minded people who like art minded people. Visit Inebri-art.com for other events and locations.
7PM - 9PM - HORROR AGAINST HUMANITY
Join us for the epic game with a twist! In addition to the regular game, we made our own horror themed cards based on your feedback! Horror Against Humanity will have you literally in stitches. Free to play, but must be 18+.
SUNDAY
11:45AM – 12:45PM – MAKE AND TAKE – WALL DÉCOR HALLOWEEN SILHOUETTES
Spend some time making some really cool DIY decorations for Halloween! Choose from an array of spooky patterns to cut and use to decorate your windows, walls, mantles, ceilings basically all over your house for Halloween! 16+ due to cutting tools being used. Materials provided.
1:00PM – 2PM - Spooky Skwerl Stories - The Importance of Spookiness for Children
William L. Bozarth and Laura D. James will read large chunks of their children’s horror book series and discuss how getting into horror at a very young age helped them grow into the adults they are today.
2:15PM – 3:15PM – MAKE A HALLOWEEN ORNAMENT
Join in the fun and create with foam and found objects! Make and take project for all ages. Materials provided.
3:30PM- 5:00PM - PUMPKIN DECORATING PARTY
Back by popular demand! Come party and decorate a pumpkin to take home and display! Open to all ages. Materials provided.