Phoenix's FearCON Festival To Expand To Two Day Event

The 6th annual FearCON festival, Arizona's largest independent horror film festival, has expanded, becoming a two-day outdoor event for the first time.

It will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 1-2, taking over the Fear Farm, located at 2209 N 99th Ave., in Phoenix.

"In previous years, we held FearCON at various movie theaters around the Phoenix area," said festival director Chris McLennan. "We've been growing every year and expect to have our largest turnout ever in November.

So we're going outdoors. This is going to be our breakout year."

FearCON (www.phoenixfearcon.com) features independent films, entertainers, panel discussions, Special FX Demonstrations, T.A.R.D.I.S. will be there for Dr Who Fans, screen writers, paranormal investigators and a Saturday night concert by Hardwire and Epitaph Romance.

There will be celebrity Guests from "The Walking Dead" "Sharknado 2" and "American Horror Story."

In addition, there will be an opportunity to work side-by-side as apprentice Paranormal Investigators, with the Crossing Over Paranormal Society (C.O.P.S.), on a project "Fear Sensory Overload."

For tickets to FearCON, visit www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/645649?utm_medium=bks.

"We have a lot of horror fans in the Phoenix area and we're counting on them to help support this project," said Chris McLennan. "You can't really have an outdoor event in this part of the country without a canopy."

For additional information, visit www.indiegogo.com/projects/we-need-a-canopy-at-the-phoenix-fearcon-vi; the FearCON website, www.phoenixfearcon.com; or the FearCON Facebook page, www.facebook.com/phoenixfearcon.