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Saturday, July 12
 

9:00am EDT

1985: The Year in Science Fiction
Saturday July 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
Join our panel of science fiction enthusiasts as they go over the very best (and the very worst) that science fiction/fantasy films had to offer 40 years ago!

Let's talk about Clue and Legend, Weird Science and Real Genius, The Goonies and Back to the Future and anything else we can think of.

Requests:
Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Whitworth

Jennifer Whitworth

Science Guest
Jennifer Whitworth is an engineer and writer from Huntsville AL. Currently working at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, she supports Artemis and Gateway Payload Integration working directly with the science teams to help them through the various processes to design, build, test... Read More →
avatar for SYRINX

SYRINX

Online Media Guest
SYRINX is active across multiple entertainment platforms, blending creativity with music production, acting, and media. As an independent music producer and remixer, he previously worked with a record label from 2017 until its disbanding in 2023. Alongside his music career, he has... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

9:30am EDT

Mutant Mayhem - 25 Years of Fox's X-Men
Saturday July 12, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Terrace 1 (Embassy Suites)
Storm! Cyclops! Jean Grey! Rogue! Logan! Wheels! They may be about to finally enter the MCU, but before they do, let's put on some black leather and celebrate the franchise that brought Marvel's Merry Mutants to pop culture prominence!

requests:
Speakers
avatar for Chuck Parker

Chuck Parker

Performance Guest
A performer for more than 35 years, Chuck Parker has filled many musical roles: heavy metal guitarist, singer/songwriter, jazz sideman, open mic host, filk circle regular, session player, and World’s Okayest Bassist™.Chuck has been a regular on the con circuit for more than a... Read More →
avatar for Gary Mitchel

Gary Mitchel

Fan Guest
Gary Mitchel is a writer, reviewer, gamer, podcaster, and general geek living near Atlanta.Gary is the Co-Director, with Joe Crowe, of the American Sci-Fi Classics Track at Dragon Con. Together, they plot panels on various geeky topics, from 80s vampires, to cats in space, to the... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Terrace 1 (Embassy Suites)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

10:30am EDT

Did We Watch the Same Thing?
Saturday July 12, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
Speakers
avatar for Carol Cowles

Carol Cowles

Online Media Guest
Carol has long been a fixture of Geek Culture in Charlotte, NC. She has served for several years as the Programming Director for ConCarolinas and worked the Carolina and Arizona Renaissance Festivals for 15 years. She also podcasts – she is Carol the Cat on Guardians of the Geekery... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

12:00pm EDT

Science Fiction Movies that Nobody Considers Science Fiction
Saturday July 12, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
From SECONDS to KISS ME DEADLY to ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, some films bury their science fiction premise so deep into the storyline that critics and audiences miss it.

Speakers
avatar for Carol Cowles

Carol Cowles

Online Media Guest
Carol has long been a fixture of Geek Culture in Charlotte, NC. She has served for several years as the Programming Director for ConCarolinas and worked the Carolina and Arizona Renaissance Festivals for 15 years. She also podcasts – she is Carol the Cat on Guardians of the Geekery... Read More →
avatar for Bill Mulligan

Bill Mulligan

Film Guest
Bill Mulligan is a podcaster, author, and indie filmmaker with a passion for horror and storytelling. With years of experience in independent cinema, he has contributed to numerous film projects as a writer, director, and special effects artist, such as 400 Ways To Kill A Vampire... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

1:30pm EDT

Toe-Tapping Terror: Where Music & Horror Meet, from Sinners to Suspiria
Saturday July 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
Horror films are known for their great soundtracks, and some of the most beloved musicals are also horror stories. Everything from Rocky Horror Picture Show to Suspiria to Sinners to Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Little Shop of Horrors--and many more--have given us memorable music to amplify the dread and catharsis. What are some of our favorite examples of horror soundtracks? What makes them so memorable and effective? Is there something special about horror that invites exceptional music? And what great horror stories do we wish we could see slay on Broadway?

requests: Sammie Cassell, Gary Mitchel, Carol Cowles, Meri Elena

Speakers
avatar for Michael G. Williams

Michael G. Williams

Online Media Guest
Michael G. Williams writes queer-themed horror and science fiction celebrating the monstrous and the macabre. His books include the award-winning vampire series The Withrow Chronicles (Laine Cunningham Award); the thrilling urban fantasy time travel series Servant Sovereign; the sci-fi... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

3:00pm EDT

It wouldn't be Summer w/o JAWS...
Saturday July 12, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
Jaws turns 50 this year.  It's an epic summer movie whose distinctive musical score still makes generations look behind them. In fact, some folks still won't go into the ocean even 50 years later.

Join our panelists as they discuss how this iconic movie influenced modern life and future movies.

requests: Sammie Cassell, Carol Cowles, Jason Roach, Stuart Jaffe
Saturday July 12, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

4:30pm EDT

Classic Reboots: She-Ra, He-Man, Voltron and the one that started it all MLP
Saturday July 12, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
Talk about this stuff

requests:Tom Hutchens
Saturday July 12, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

6:30pm EDT

Sci-Fi Court!
Saturday July 12, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Terrace 2 (Embassy Suites)
Description: There are some movies that all of geekdom have decided are "bad." But, are they really? Come listen as our panel of defense experts will explain why these derided movies are actually worth your time! Then you, the audience Jury will determine if the films deserve exoneration, or execution!
(Note for Tera - I will need at least TWO other panelists, preferably three or four, who will let me know what movies they wish to defend. I am checking now if Michael Williams is up for this - I may also need a projector so a laptop can project a Power Point presentation).

Michael G Williams? Bill Mulligan? Jennifer McCollom? Jason Gilbert?

Requests: Syrinx, Carol Cowles
Speakers
avatar for Gary Mitchel

Gary Mitchel

Fan Guest
Gary Mitchel is a writer, reviewer, gamer, podcaster, and general geek living near Atlanta.Gary is the Co-Director, with Joe Crowe, of the American Sci-Fi Classics Track at Dragon Con. Together, they plot panels on various geeky topics, from 80s vampires, to cats in space, to the... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Terrace 2 (Embassy Suites)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

7:30pm EDT

Romero's Legacy - 40 Years of Day of the Dead/20 Years of Land of the Dead
Saturday July 12, 2025 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Salem (Marriott)
Whether it's in a mall, or a repurposed housing project in Pittsburgh, George A. Romero told us stories where there may be zombies, but the real threat comes from what people will do to each other, and the societies we've built. Join us as we discuss the themes, the scares, and the impact of these two films.
Speakers
avatar for Gary Mitchel

Gary Mitchel

Fan Guest
Gary Mitchel is a writer, reviewer, gamer, podcaster, and general geek living near Atlanta.Gary is the Co-Director, with Joe Crowe, of the American Sci-Fi Classics Track at Dragon Con. Together, they plot panels on various geeky topics, from 80s vampires, to cats in space, to the... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 7:30pm - 8:30pm EDT
Salem (Marriott)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

8:00pm EDT

Doctor WHOrror?
Saturday July 12, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
 An open, guided discussion on the strong elements of horror in Doctor Who. (I have a PPT prepared and would require AV hook up for a Mac)

requests:
Speakers
avatar for Darin Kennedy

Darin Kennedy

Literary Guest
Darin Kennedy, born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC, is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Bowman Gray School of Medicine. After completing family medicine residency in the mountains of Virginia, he served eight years as a United States Army physician and wrote his first novel... Read More →
avatar for Kevin A Davis

Kevin A Davis

Literary Guest
Kevin A Davis is an award-winning contemporary fantasy author with three published series; the episodic DRC files with Kristen, the Khimmer Chronicles featuring the lively assassin Ahnjii, and the AngelSong series centering around the indominable Haddie. A multitude of his short stories... Read More →
avatar for Hollis Jo McCollum

Hollis Jo McCollum

Literary Guest
Hollis is the proud author of two different fantasy series: The Raashan Series and The Lost Beacon Chronicles. She has a happy life with her husband and two cats. When she’s not writing fantastical adventures with inspired romantic subplots, she enjoys expressing herself through... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Terrace 3 (Embassy Suites)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

8:00pm EDT

Pro-Wrestling: It’s a Fandom Too!
Saturday July 12, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Terrace 2 (Embassy Suites)
For those that GET pro-wrestling, no explanation is needed. For those that DON’T, no explanation will do. This is a
panel for those that DO. So, come on out and discuss all of your favorite pro-wrestling stuff here with other people
who also get it!

(Note: Make sure time is one that Cindy can attend)

requests:
Speakers
avatar for John G. Hartness

John G. Hartness

Literary Guest
John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love. He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles, the Bubba the Monster Hunter... Read More →
avatar for Sammie Cassell

Sammie Cassell

Film Guest
Sammie Cassell is a NC based actor, producer and comedian. He has been seen in Halloween Kills, Eyes of Tammy Faye, Please Don’t Destroy, Righteous Gemstones and many local films. He does Improv comedy out of the Idiot Box Comedy Club in Greensboro NC and is a performer with the... Read More →
avatar for Dave Harlequin

Dave Harlequin

Film Guest
Described by both press and colleagues as an "independent renaissance man" and "voice of the underground," among other things, Dave Harlequin is a professional screenwriter, journalist, author, and independent filmmaker from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the Creative Director of... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Terrace 2 (Embassy Suites)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

8:30pm EDT

1985: The Year in Horror!
Saturday July 12, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Join our panel of horror enthusiasts, film industry professionals, and certified 80s movie experts as they go over
the very best (and the very worst) that horror had to offer exactly 40 years ago in this fun and fully interactive
discussion!


Speakers
avatar for Carol Cowles

Carol Cowles

Online Media Guest
Carol has long been a fixture of Geek Culture in Charlotte, NC. She has served for several years as the Programming Director for ConCarolinas and worked the Carolina and Arizona Renaissance Festivals for 15 years. She also podcasts – she is Carol the Cat on Guardians of the Geekery... Read More →
avatar for Bill Mulligan

Bill Mulligan

Film Guest
Bill Mulligan is a podcaster, author, and indie filmmaker with a passion for horror and storytelling. With years of experience in independent cinema, he has contributed to numerous film projects as a writer, director, and special effects artist, such as 400 Ways To Kill A Vampire... Read More →
avatar for Dave Harlequin

Dave Harlequin

Film Guest
Described by both press and colleagues as an "independent renaissance man" and "voice of the underground," among other things, Dave Harlequin is a professional screenwriter, journalist, author, and independent filmmaker from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the Creative Director of... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Film/TV/Media Arts

9:00pm EDT

Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss
Saturday July 12, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Salem (Marriott)
Animated Shows that aren't for children
Saturday July 12, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Salem (Marriott)
  Film/TV/Media Arts

9:30pm EDT

Let's Go to Camp Blood! - 45th Anniversary of Friday the 13th
Saturday July 12, 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
Piedmont (Marriott)
Back in 1980, a sleek little murder mystery movie came out that not only kept its studio afloat, but defined a genre of horror, and birthed one of the biggest (literally) horror icons! Come join us as we celebrate the birthday of mommy's best boy, Jason Vorhees (even if he's not technically the killer in this one)!

requests:
Speakers
avatar for Sammie Cassell

Sammie Cassell

Film Guest
Sammie Cassell is a NC based actor, producer and comedian. He has been seen in Halloween Kills, Eyes of Tammy Faye, Please Don’t Destroy, Righteous Gemstones and many local films. He does Improv comedy out of the Idiot Box Comedy Club in Greensboro NC and is a performer with the... Read More →
avatar for Gary Mitchel

Gary Mitchel

Fan Guest
Gary Mitchel is a writer, reviewer, gamer, podcaster, and general geek living near Atlanta.Gary is the Co-Director, with Joe Crowe, of the American Sci-Fi Classics Track at Dragon Con. Together, they plot panels on various geeky topics, from 80s vampires, to cats in space, to the... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
Piedmont (Marriott)
  Film/TV/Media Arts
 
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