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09/14/2024

** SATURDAY AT COFOH **
Big day at COLORADO FESTIVAL OF HORROR: FRIDAY THE 13TH September 13th-15th, 2024 kicks off at 10am at the Marriott Denver South at Park Meadows.

Photo Ops today at 3pm with Friday the 13th first FINAL GIRLS Adrienne King & Amy Steel in costume; you can be the head of Pamela Voorhees on the shrine! Vincente DiSanti as GHOST JASON at 1pm in Photo Ops!

Colorado Premiere of Jerry G. Angelo & Aubrey Trujillos' OBSCURA!

Pam Grier in the house for a Q&A with Jack Hanley on the Monster Main Events Stage!

True Believers #1-2 comic book and Terror in the Corn #1 comic book panels!

Horrifying Hot Wuestions w/Horrifying Hot Sauce in the restaurant with Horrifying Hot Sauce & Smurf

COFOH Gore Galore Costume Extravaganza at Colorado Festival of Horror: Friday the 13th! starts at 6pm with a Costumed Kids Parade during judge deliverations.

Let the Ghoul Times Roll karaoke with Old Goat Karaoke in Monster Main Events at 10pm

Midnight Campfire Stories with Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society

So much amazing programming till 2am and special guests!

Pick up tickets (3-Day, Fri, Sat & Sun) now at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colorado-festival-of-horror-cofoh-2024-friday-the-13th-tickets-797911393457

Tickets will be available at the door at Registration!
Come be scared with us all weekend!

09/12/2024

** COFOH STARTS TOMORROW Friday the 13th! **
Tomorrow's the big day, and it's Friday the 13th, too! COLORADO FESTIVAL OF HORROR: FRIDAY THE 13TH September 13th-15th, 2024 kicks off at 3pm and programming runs till 2am tomorrow! We have an amazing line-up of special guests with Colorado's iconic Pam Grier, lots of Friday the 13th actors and director (Adrienne King, Amy Steel, Thom Mathews, Tom McLoughlin & Vincente DiSanti), our first-ever actors from Mike Flanagan's Netflix horror series (Annabeth Gish & Alexandra Essoe), a favorite scream queen and the Star Trek: Picard Season 3 doctor (Tiffany Shepis), Bram Stoker Award-winning writer Stephen Graham Jones and more! Celeb autograph prices are in the range of $30-$50 and we have some great In-Costume Photo Ops including Vincente as Ghost Jason from his Never Hike Alone films and the first 2 Friday the 13th Final Girls in-costume! We've got the super-talented artist Matthew Therrien flying in from Canada, too, who will present a couple drawing workshops!

Pick up Cofoh: Colorado Festival of Horror tickets (3-Day, Fri, Sat & Sun) now at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colorado-festival-of-horror-cofoh-2024-friday-the-13th-tickets-797911393457

Tickets will be available at the door at Registration all 3 days!
Come be scared with us all weekend!

09/11/2024

Many thanks to Denver Westword's amazing contributor Teague Bohlen for today's article about COLORADO FESTIVAL OF HORROR: FRIDAY THE 13TH September 13th-15th, 2024. I really enjoyed talking with him about our 4th annual Cofoh: Colorado Festival of Horror just 2 days away!

Spooky season is here, kicking off with the Colorado Festival of Horror over the Friday the 13th weekend.

09/11/2024

This movie could end up on a number of best-of-the-year lists -- check out Alvaro Zinos-Amaro's thoughts on the sneaky and stunning RED ROOMS, now out in select theaters.

09/11/2024

** ANNOUNCING THE COFOH VENDOR LIST **
COLORADO FESTIVAL OF HORROR: FRIDAY THE 13TH September 13th-15th, 2024 is excited to bring you a Death Dealers Room full of the creepiest most horrifying vendors! Come check out all the art and all their goods! Nightmare Alley is where you'll find our Special Celebrity Guests and the hallways have amazing authors, artists, sponsor Littleton Meats (order a SLAUGHTERBOX!), and our local LEGO groups.

Pick up Cofoh: Colorado Festival of Horror tickets now at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colorado-festival-of-horror-cofoh-2024-friday-the-13th-tickets-797911393457

3-Day, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday passes will be available at the door. VIP tickets are SOLD OUT.

09/10/2024

** COFOH SPONSOR TERROR IN THE CORN ANNOUNCEMENT **
Sponsor Terror in the Corn/Anderson Farms premiere "Terror In the Corn #1: The Wells Twins" comic book at COLORADO FESTIVAL OF HORROR: FRIDAY THE 13TH September 13th-15th, 2024! Pick up the regular edition of the comic at the Hex Publishers tables and the VERY LIMITED Crimson Noir Edition at the Terror in the Corn tables!

You can ask Charles and Mildred Wells, THE WELLS TWINS, to sign them if you're brave enough! Writers Joshua_Viola & Sean Eads and cover artist Matthew Therrien Illustration are also at Cofoh: Colorado Festival of Horror. They're not as scary.

Tickets at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colorado-festival-of-horror-cofoh-2024-friday-the-13th-tickets-797911393457

The Terror In the Corn #1 comic (Platinum Pass Edition) is ONLY available with the purchase of a Platinum Pass at Terror in the Corn (which also grants you immediate access to the haunted attraction, a cool swag pack, and 13% off Terror in the Corn Merch). Check out one of the interior pages from the comic, too.

https://terrorinthecorn.com/

09/07/2024

**SURPRISES for tonight's COFOH BEER LAUNCH PARTY**
At tonight's COFOH Killr™ Brew Beer Launch Party at Outworld Brewing we will have a few copies of the full 28-page TRUE BELIEVERS #1 comic book as well as some other True Believers goodies for sale (CDs, vinyl records, cassettes, masks, shears, prints)! Courtesy of COFOH sponsor Hex Publishers/Metal X Entertainment!

Plus COFOH sponsor Horrifying Hot Sauce will be there for the first tastes of COFOH Game Over hot sauce! Buy your hot sauce bottles tonight, Saturday, Sept 7th, 4-9pm, at Outworld Brewing in Longmont (near I-25 & Hwy 119).

TRUE BELIEVERS #1 comic features cameos from Jamie Lee Curtis, Jeffrey Reddick, Deathgasm & R.L. Stine. TRUE BELIEVERS #1 introduces a new bone-chilling slasher character, Killr™, who offers a sinister and unforgettable take on fandom. In the world of meta horror, Killr™ emerges as the embodiment of evil within the slasher genre, born from a cult-favorite short film that inspires a trilogy. Amid the franchise's rising popularity, devoted fans fervently embrace Killr™, celebrating the character with enthusiastic cosplay. At the Cofoh: Colorado Festival of Horror, fanatics Rip and Kit—proudly labeling themselves as "true believers”—embark on a profound journey of self-discovery under Kit's guidance. However, the boundaries between reality and fiction blur, prompting them to question the ramifications of idolizing such malevolence. This gripping meta horror tale delves into the intricate interplay of identity, horror, and obsession, challenging the very essence of their connection with the enigmatic entity they revere.

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09/07/2024

** BEER LAUNCH PARTY TODAY! **
Don't be scared, join us for the premiere of Killr™ Brew today Saturday Sept 7th at Outworld Brewing in Longmont, Colorado, from 4-9pm! It's a classic amber-colored Märzen, that'll fortify all horror fans against cosplay slashers!

The new Cofoh: Colorado Festival of Horror merch has arrived! Get your hands on T-shirts, limited-to-50 edition FanSets pins, Killr™ Brew beer can glasses, limited-to-25 Killr™ Brew art prints from COFOH Guest Matthew Therrien Illustration, ballcaps with Joe Blablazo art, and the latest Alien-cover Birdy magazine featuring COFOH interviews! Killr™ is the cosplay slasher in the TRUE BELIEVERS comics from Bram Stoker Award-winning writer Stephen Graham Jones & Joshua_Viola and artist Ben Matsuya, with plenty of stunning variant covers. Killr™ does not play nice at the upcoming COLORADO FESTIVAL OF HORROR: FRIDAY THE 13TH September 13th-15th, 2024, it'll be a Friday the 13th bloodbath!

09/06/2024

** COFOH in Birdy Magazine!! **
Our friends at Birdy magazine have the best September issue ever (yes, I'm biased)! Outstanding Alien covers and an interview with Smurf and me about COLORADO FESTIVAL OF HORROR: FRIDAY THE 13TH September 13th-15th, 2024 coming one week from today! And Creature even makes an appearance!

You can pick up your copy TOMORROW at COFOH & Outworld Brewing Killr™ Brew Release Party 2024 at Outworld Brewing in Longmont 4-9pm. Or get your copy in 1 WEEK at Cofoh: Colorado Festival of Horror at the Marriott Denver South at Park Meadows Sept 13-15.

Tickets, photo ops, & exclusive merch now at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colorado-festival-of-horror-cofoh-2024-friday-the-13th-tickets-797911393457

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09/06/2024

** COFOH SPECIAL GUEST BIOS PART 3 **
Here's bios of some of our Special Guests coming to COLORADO FESTIVAL OF HORROR: FRIDAY THE 13TH September 13th-15th, 2024 starting one week from today! This is Part 3 of 5.

Pick up tickets, photo ops, & exclusive merch for Cofoh: Colorado Festival of Horror now at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/colorado-festival-of-horror-cofoh-2024-friday-the-13th-tickets-797911393457

09/05/2024

** BEER LAUNCH PARTY in 2 DAYS! **
Join us if you dare for an early taste of Killr™ Brew this Saturday Sept 7 at Outworld Brewing in Longmont, Colorado, from 4-9pm! It's a classic amber-colored Märzen, approved for all horror fans!

The Killr™ Brew beer can glasses have arrived! Get your glass and a limited-to-25 Killr™ Brew 12x12 art print from COFOH Guest Artist Matthew Therrien Illustration! Killr™ is the cosplay slasher featured in the TRUE BELIEVERS comics from writers Stephen Graham Jones & Josh Viola and artist Ben Matsuya, with plenty of stunning variant covers. Killr™ does not play nice at the Cofoh: Colorado Festival of Horror when they show up for this year's COFOH: Friday the 13th convention in issue #2!