Get ready for a scary good time as Crucial Entertainment Presents: Monsters & Robots. The horror and science fiction con will be held on August 27-28, 2016, at the Garden State Convention Center, 50 Atrium Drive, Somerset, New Jersey.
Media guests are Sid Haig (The Devil’s Rejects), Ari Lehman (Friday the 13th), Tony Moran (Halloween), Brian Muir (Darth Vader helmet sculptor), Robert Mukes (House of 1,000 Corpses), Butch Patrick (The Munsters), Road Warrior Animal, Andrew Anderson, and Greg Valentine (pro wrestlers), Alex Vincent (Child’s Play), Dr. Chud (songwriter-drummer The Misfits), Addy Miller (The Walking Dead), Mike Quinn (Return of the Jedi), Genoveva Rossi (Apocalypse Kiss), and Steve Savino (toy dealer).
Writers and artists include Bob Camp (The Ren & Stimpy Show), Basil Gogos (Famous Monsters), Paul Gulacy (Creepy), Jim Steranko (Agents of SHIELD), Bob Budiansky (Spider-Man), Joe DeVito (MAD), Chris Faccone (Savage Conquest), Erick Freitas (Judge Dredd), Cliff Galbraith (Rat Bastard), Jon Gregory (Garbage Pail Kids), Jay Lynch (Wacky Packages), Adam McGovern (Nightworld), Skuds McKinley (Plunder), Mark Morales (X-Men), Rudy Nebres (Vampirella), Howie Noel (The Walking Dead), Mark Pingitore (Garbage Pail Kids), Pat Shand (Robyn Hood), Joe Simko (Garbage Pail Kids), J. David Spurlock (The Alluring Art of Margaret Brundage), James Warhola (MAD), Bob Wiacek (The Incredible Hulk), Craig Yoe (Haunted Horror), and Jeff Zapata (Garbage Pail Kids).
They’ll host panels on cosplay, the Garbage Pail Kids, Roadwarrior Animal, Kaiju Big Battel, Basil Gogos Special Presentation, and Horror Comics Past, Present, and Future, as well as a cosplay contest.
The convention runs 10 AM to 6 PM each day. Adult tickets are $26.50 for Saturday and $24 for Sunday, tickets for kids are $8.50 on Saturday and $5.50 on Sunday, and VIP tickets are $125.
To find all the con details go to monstersandrobotscon.com.