Creep I.E. Con debuts a new horror-themed event dubbed Creep I.E. Aftermath
Ontario’s Creep I.E. Con horror convention now has a terrifying sequel.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 1 at creepiecon.com for Creep I.E. Aftermath, the follow-up to the sold-out horror convention that attracted more than 10,000 people to the Ontario Convention Center Feb. 4-5.
“We’re just so happy and honored that Creep I.E. Con has been so accepted and for us it’s huge to add another event,” said Brian Boget, co-producer of Creep I.E. and the follow-up Aftermath, which is set to hit Sept. 23-24 at the Ontario Convention Center.
The original Creep I.E. made its debut in February 2022 and it’s all about terror with appearances by horror film stars, vendors selling all sorts of macabre collectables and artwork as well as walk-through haunts, a horror prop museum and other frights.
The follow-up event will include more than 175 vendors, an old school arcade, a Saturday night afterparty and have many of the same aspects of the original, but will also mix in more pop culture elements.
“It’ll be an annual event and a mash-up of horror and pop culture. So it can be everything from celebrity guests in the anime and comic book world to, of course, our specialty which is the scary movie and horror world,” Boget said, adding that the majority of the event will still focus on horror.
Celebrity appearances scheduled so far include Hollywood legend and the clown of your nightmares Tim Curry, who starred in the original “It” films, as well as the cult phenomenon 1975’s “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Also appearing will be Rose McGowan and Holly Marie-Combs from The WB television series “Charmed,” plus Noah Hathaway and Alan Oppenheimer from the 1984 film “The NeverEnding Story” and others.
Guests can also expect to see some classic horror and pop-culture films projected from actual film thanks to a partnership with Orange County’s Frida Cinema. The film lineup has yet to be announced.
Creep I.E. Aftermath is the latest in a series of large-scale horror events and conventions that have turned terror into a yearlong celebration.
Other conventions include Monsterpalooza, which is taking place June 2-4 at the Pasadena Convention Center; Midsummer Scream, which comes to the Long Beach Convention Center July 28-30; as well as Horrorcon LA, which creeps back into the Los Angeles Convention Center Sept.30-Oct.1 and Season’s Screamings, which is expected to make a comeback to Pasadena in December.