Con of Darkness the Place to be on SDCC Friday Night

One party I’ve heard not to be missed is the Con of Darkness which takes place on the Friday during San Diego Comic-Con. Plenty of horror studios and celebs are on hand for the festivities and, while closed to the con-going public, this year a handful of lucky fans will have an opportunity to attend so keep your eyes peeled on the social websites. In fact, Shocktilyoudrop.com has four pairs of tickets to give away right here!

The announcement:

Seven-plus North American entertainment properties leading in horror, thriller and suspense content are joining forces to celebrate genre entertainment at this year’s Comic-Con by hosting “Con of Darkness,” an evening genre-party saluting Comic-Con fans and industry insiders alike. This invitation-only party takes place Friday, July 19, at San Diego’s gothic-inspired Voyeur nightclub from 8-11 PM PDT.  The event is produced by veteran production and communications agency, A-List Communications who successfully produced last year’s horror genre event.

Dark Sky Films, who is releasing “Frankenstein’s Army” on July 26^th; IFC horror imprint IFC Midnight who is promoting “Maniac” (starring Elijah Wood), “Room 237”, “Antiviral” and “Errors of The Human Body” this Comic-Con; Entertainment One (eOne), horror-centric website, DreadCentral.com; The Haunted Hotel; Femmes Fatales; and Shocktillyoudrop.com all will co-sponsor the event along with other partnerships soon to be announced.  Event producer David Manning of A-List Communications says, “It’s rare in the genre universe to have this number of properties join forces to entertain and honor their fans and colleagues.   This unique partnership enables a really diverse array of visuals and entertainment for guests to enjoy.”

“Con of Darkness” guests will experience an interactive event replete with spectacular visuals from all event partners; a VIP suite decked out by Dark Sky Films; music spun by  a surprise special guest DJ; go-ghoul dancers; entertainment and customized refreshments.  Food will be appropriate to the occasion; party guests can expect to suck, er, snack on:

• ·       Bloody Fingers: Mozzarella sticks with marinara
• ·       Puking Pumpkin or Melon: Guacamole and chips
• ·       Eyeball Skewers: Grapes and melon balls in a honey-lime dressing
• ·       Oozing Meat Balls: Open-faced meatball sliders on a skewer with tomato ketchup
• ·       Intestines on a bun: Bacon-wrapped hot dogs with spicy beet sauce
• ·       Shattered Glass Cupcakes and raspberry blood 

Attendance is by invitation only with many celebrity guests expected to attend.  However, access to a number of lucky Comic-Con fans will be available through social media giveaways by each of the partners.

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