Guess what season it is? Still Winter, technically. Ha! Did I getcha?
Seriously though, I can tell Spring is drawing near. Lately I’m seeing more and more horror and paranormal events being advertised, something that’s sort of dead in Winter (pun intended).
Here’s the ones I’ve seen so far. If they had a logo, I’ve included those as well. If I learn of other events as the year progresses, I’ll make another list. For now, here’s the horror and paranormal events and conferences I’m aware of so far. Hope this aids in your haunted events travel planning.
1. March 9 -11, 2012 Texas Paranormal Unity Fest 2012 – Red Rock, Texas
2. March 9 – 10, 2012 GhoStock*: Sedamsville Rectory – Cincinatti, Ohio
*Note: GhoStock events are part of Patrick Burns (star of TruTV’s Haunting Evidence and a recurring guest judge on the Travel Channel’s Paranormal Challenge. He is also the co-author of The Other Side: A Teen’s Guide to Ghost Hunting and the Paranormal) and Marley Gibson’s (YA author, Patrick’s wife, and co-author of The Other Side) Haunted Highways Tour. There are actually a couple of events before this one that haven’t happened yet, but soon will. However, they’re already sold out. I suggest if you want to do any of the others scheduled for this year, don’t delay. Tickets most definitely don’t last.
3. March 31, 2012 Desert Para-Con 2012 – Death Valley Junction, California
4. April 13 – 14 Chicago Fear Fest – Rosemont, Illinois
5. April 13 – 14, 2012 Saint Mary’s ParaCon – Virginia City, NV
6. April 27 – 29, 2012 Mid-Ohio Paranormal Convention – Middletown, Ohio
7. April 28 – 29, 2012 GhoStock: Salem, MA – Salem, Massachusetts
8. May 4 – 6, 2012 Delaware Paranormal Expo 2012 – Delaware City, Delaware
9. May 4 – 6, 2012 Frontier Para Con 2012 at the Stanley Hotel – Estes Park, Colorado
10. May 11 – 13, 2012 Steel City ParaCon – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
11. May 18 – 19, 2012 Paranormal Fest 2012 – Columbus, Indiana
12. May 19 – 20, 2012 2012 Women’s UFO Symposium – Glen Rose, Texas
13. May 25 – 27, 2012 Beyond Ghosts ParaHorror Weekend – Buffalo, New York
14. June 9, 2012 Paracon on the Lakeshore II – Kewaunee, Wisconsin
15. June 22 – 23, 2012 Haunted America Conference – Decatur, Illinois
16. September 28 – 30, 2012 ScareFest – Lexington, KY
17. October 13, 2012 Jamestown Paranormal Convention – Jamestown, New York
18. October 29 – November 2, 2012 Haunt Jaunts Halloween in the Bermuda Triangle Cruise – Miami, Florida, Nassau, Bahamas, Key West, Florida
19. April 25 – May 4, 2013 Vancouver Paranormal Society West Coast Haunted Cruise – Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barabara, San Diego, and Catalina Island, California, plus Ensenada, Mexico
Courtney Mroch is a globe-trotting restless spirit who’s both possessed by wanderlust and the spirit of adventure, and obsessed with true crime, horror, the paranormal, and weird days. Perhaps it has something to do with her genes? She is related to occult royalty, after all. Marie Laveau, the famous Voodoo practitioner of New Orleans, is one of her ancestors. (Yes, really! As explained here.) That could also explain her infatuation with skeletons.
Speaking of mystical, to learn how Courtney channeled her battle with cancer to conjure up this site, check out HJ’s Origin Story.
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Interesting that these are so developed, I guess even if you did not believe in it it would be amusing to go see.
Oh, it can be SUPER amusing, Ayngelina! You should see some of the costumes people arrive in. Some put SO much time and effort. It’s awe-inspiring how dedicated some fans really are.
Great list of paranormal events. I had no idea there were so many. There is also the Maritime Ghost Conference, September 15, 2012 in San Diego, CA.
Hey Christie! Funny you mention the Maritime Ghost Conference. I added it to a second list of 5 more conferences I came across (including that one). https://www.hauntjaunts.net/2012/03/15/5-more-horror-and-paranormal-conferences-and-events/
Wish we had this in South Africa!!!