PHOTOS: Spooky Empire haunts Orlando during Halloween weekend

(Photo by Bellanee Plaza)

ORLANDO | Spooky Empire, a three-day horror and Halloween convention, returned to the Hyatt Regency Orlando from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.

Events for the weekend included Spooky Empire’s Horror Film Festival, a tattoo festival, special FX and makeup demos, a “Scream Queens” drag show, a “Rocky Horror Picture Show” performance and more. Alistair Graves hosted the drag show with six different performers.

Founded in 2003, Spooky Empire’s Fall Convention has grown to become one of the largest thriller conventions with its attendance increasing each year in size.

Special guests for the convention included panelists Jamie Campbell Bower from “Stranger Things,” Doug Bradley from “Hellraiser,” Susan Sarandon from “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Geena Davis from “Beetlejuice,” and more. Actors held talks and book signings throughout the weekend, with meet-and-greets. Other panelists included horror industry creators, podcasters, writers and filmmakers.

For more information, visit SpookyEmpire.com.

Watermark Out News attended Spooky Empire. View our photos below.

Photos by Bellanee Plaza.