Phoenix FearCon | November 1-2, 2014

The independent film festival (Arizona’s largest convention of this sort) showcases some of the horror industry’s notable feature-length and short films, providing a venue for industry professionals from actors and directors to special effects makeup artists, and breaking it up with all that’s fun about things that go bump in the night. Attendees this year will be able to work with a real paranormal activities team, attend the Ms. FearCON Beauty Pageant, and play games such as Zombie Paintball. Beginning in an art gallery, FearCON has outgrown its previous year’s venue every year since its inception. For 2014, the fest has relocated to local haunt Fear Farm, where the grounds include five haunted houses and Phoenix’s largest corn maze.