Weekend of Horrors
The Weekend of Horrors (short: WOH ) is a convention for fans of horror , which is mostly held once a year in the Ruhr area (Münster 2005, Bottrop 2006–2012, Oberhausen from 2013). It takes place on a weekend with various stars of the horror genre, who give autographs there for a fee or appear in small panel discussions. The 2016 convention was canceled due to disputes with the operator of the event location.
program
The program items include autograph sessions (usually chargeable), film screenings, photoshoots with the stars (usually chargeable), lectures, concerts, trailer shows of upcoming horror films, question and answer sessions, raffles, SFX workshops, fan films, readings, Exhibitions of partly original film props, costume contests, horror shows, presentations of new horror films and computer games, tattoo artists and the like on the subject. In addition, various retailers offer DVDs and film memorabilia (e.g. film posters, masks, press material, action figures, star photos, magazines, etc.).
Star guests
The following list shows a selection of actors who were invited to this event and who were mostly available for (paid) autographs:
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 7th Weekend of Horrors - May 8th - 9th ( Memento of September 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). On: rtl2.de