{"id":1994365,"date":"2025-09-03T09:27:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1994365"},"modified":"2025-09-03T09:27:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:27:27","slug":"cult-horror-film-icons-elvira-linda-blair-and-more-set-for-terror-con-in-marlborough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cult-horror-film-icons-elvira-linda-blair-and-more-set-for-terror-con-in-marlborough\/","title":{"rendered":"Cult horror film icons Elvira, Linda Blair and more set for Terror Con in Marlborough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MARLBOROUGH \u2014 When it comes to horror movie legends, Terror Con is serving up a trio of iconic females, including one who made heads spin with her spinning head, as well as several reunions of a beloved cult classics of the &#8217;80s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With a few &#8220;living&#8221; legends in the art of dying and several unholy reunions, Terror Con will be the go-to destination for unearthed things that go bump in the night Sept. 6 and 7 at the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborough.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Horror legends<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When she was a mere 14-year-old, \u201cLinda Blair&#8221; starred in, arguably, the scariest movie of all time. And, no, we&#8217;re not talking \u201cRoller Boogie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Of course, we are talking about \u201cThe Exorcist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As demonically possessed, pea soup-puking, carpet peeing, head-turning, fouled mouth, blasphemously badly behaved Reagan, Blair became both a horror queen and pop icon overnight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Linda Blair is set to appear at this year&#8217;s Terror Con in Marlborough.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A recent recipient of the &#8220;Lifetime Achievement Award&#8221; from \u201cHorror And Halloween Event Group\u201d (and given to her by the group\u2019s founder, &#8220;Spooky World&#8221; creator David Bertolino), Cassandra Peterson took the &#8220;boob tube&#8221; by storm as B-horror movie hostess with the mostest, \u201cElvira, Mistress of the Dark.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And, everybody loves Elvira with her bouffant hairdo (lifted from Ronnie Spector of the Ronnettes), tight-fitting, low-cut, cleavage-displaying black gown, a million-dollar smile and silly one-liners that makes Henny Youngman look like Mark Twain. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What do you get when you mix Mary Shelley&#8217;s &#8220;Frankenstein&#8221; with former Penthouse Pet of the Year (for 1988) Patty Mullen? \u201cFrankenhooker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While offensive is so many ways that you will easily lose count, it&#8217;s also an absolute hoot if you relish in the over-the-top absurdity of it all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Added treat, Mullen will be doing photo ops is full-reanimated, \u201cFrankenhooker&#8221; attire.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Monster mash<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hold onto your Van Helsing&#8217;s diary tight and your Count Dracula&#8217;s amulet even tighter. &#8220;Terror Con&#8221; has risen up the undead duo of Dracula and the Mummy (Duncan Regehr and Michael Reid MacKay, respectively) from the 1987 cult favorite \u201cThe Monster Squad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If monster fighting humans is more your things, \u201cTerror Con&#8221; also has the Universal classic monster movies loving \u201cMonster Squad&#8221; club leader Sean Crenshaw (played by Andre Gower), his kid sister Phoebe Crenshaw (Ashley Bank), their dad, Det. Del Crenshaw (Stephen Macht) and Sean&#8217;s friend, Rudolph &#8220;Rudy&#8221; Holloran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Move over Chucky. If you are fans of demonically possessed doll Annabelle, you gonna want to meet Katie Sarife and Alexander Ward, who play Daniela Rios and a demon, respectively in \u201cAnnabelle Comes Home.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Cassandra Peterson, best known as \u201cElvira, Mistress of the Dark,&quot; is set to appear at the 2025 installment of Terror Con in Marlborough.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1152\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tAAVk8XXmcnnBZ0R9DkbpA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTExNTI7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/worcester-telegram-gazette\/2cf9b6656288f1a61fd613a7870ca614\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Cassandra Peterson, best known as \u201cElvira, Mistress of the Dark,&#8221; is set to appear at the 2025 installment of Terror Con in Marlborough.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you&#8217;re into sci-fi, (fake) bodily fluid spewing, shock rockers in grotesque costumes, GWAR warriors with the cheeky monikers Balsac the Jaws of Death, Beefcake the Mighty, Jizmak Da Gusha and Sawborg Destructo will be messing things up with fans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew Divoff, who played evil genie Djinn in the first two \u201cWishmaster&#8221; films, will be granting wishes of his fans, if you dare. Nazdrovia! The diverse character actor Divoff other notable roles include a Russian terrorist henchman in \u201cAir Force One&#8221; and Mikhail Bakunin, a eyepatch-wearing Russian member of the Others on \u201cLost.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andy Black, lead singer and founder of the rock band Black Veil Brides, will be hanging out with fans on Saturday only.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bill Duke and Richard Chaves, who played Mac and Poncho, respectively, in the original (and best) \u201cPredator&#8221; movie should have a high body count of fans waiting to hear their war stories in the jungle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For fans of \u201cPee-Wee&#8217;s Big Adventure,&#8221; Mark Holton, who played spoiled man-child, Pee-Wee&#8217;s enemy and neighbor Francis Buxton and Diane Salinger, who played daydreaming, tourist stop waitress Simon, will be sharing memories of the late, great Paul Reubens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And, don&#8217;t forget, Cassandra Peterson (Elvira) was in The Groundlings with Reubens and played Biker Mama of Satan&#8217;s Helpers in \u201cPee-Wee&#8217;s Big Adventure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Even more scares<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two-thirds of the student documentary filmmakers that were the subject of the found footage in the low-budget pseudo-documentary \u201cThe Blair Witch Project.&#8221; Heather Donahue and Michael C. Williams won&#8217;t be standing in the corner, facing the wall. They will be hobnobbing with fans at \u201cTerror Con.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Georgie Denbrough lives. Jackson Robert Scott, who played the innocent seven-year-old killed at the hands of down in the gutter, literally and figuratively, psychotic paranormal Pennywise the Clown in 2017&#8217;s big screen version of Stephen King \u201cIt&#8221; will be at \u201cTerror Con,&#8221; signing autographs and doing photo ops with both arms attached.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Black Lodge alert. One of Sheriff Harry S. Truman and FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper&#8217;s most trusted allie, Michael Horse, who played Deputy Tommy \u201cHawk&#8221; Hill of \u201cTwin Peaks&#8221; will bring law and order and, quite possibly, the ghost of homecoming queen Laura Palmer to \u201cTerror Con.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Linda Blair stars in the 1973 horror classic, &quot;The Exorcist.&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"768\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/crRHXEaTV0PAZ5qTsLoMxw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTc2ODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/worcester-telegram-gazette\/ef3088d1e744761c7166a9eb2897a6c7\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Linda Blair stars in the 1973 horror classic, &#8220;The Exorcist.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cAmerican Horror Story&#8221; fans rejoice. \u201cTerror Con&#8221; is serving up John Carroll Lynch, who played \u201cTwisty the Clown&#8221; (as well as Drew Careys cross-dressing brother on \u201cThe Drew Carey Show&#8221; and Arthur Leigh Allen, the only publicly named suspect in the \u201cZodiac Killer&#8221; case, in David Fincher&#8217;s \u201cZodiac&#8221;) and Naomi Grossman, aka Pepper the \u201cpinhead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHocus Pocus&#8221; fans, Omri Katz, who played Los Angeles-transplant Maximilian &#8220;Max&#8221; Dennison who inadvertedly resurrects Salem witch Sanderson sisters Winnie, Sarah and Mary; and Vinessa Shaw, who played Max&#8217;s girlfriend Allison Watts, as well as teenage bullies Larry Bagby and Tobias Jelinek, who played Ernie &#8220;Ice&#8221; and Jay, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No, wait. There is more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Other \u201cTerror Con&#8221; guests include:\u00a0 Paola L\u00e1zaro (Juanita Princess Sanchez on \u201cThe Walking Dead&#8221;); Warrington Gillette (unmasked Jason Voorhees in \u201cFriday the 13<sup>th<\/sup> Part 2&#8243;); Finn Carter (Rhonda LeBeck, the resourceful and witty graduate student from the 1990 cult classic \u201cTremors&#8221;); Jeff Ter\u00e4v\u00e4inen (Deputy Labelle in Eli Roths \u201cThanksgiving,&#8221; Lt. Anders on \u201cDark Matter,&#8221; and Agent Stack on \u201c12 Monkeys&#8221;); \u201cCourage The Cowardly Dog&#8221; creator John R. Dilworth; Matthew G. Taylor (the mutated Matt Addison, known as \u201cProject Nemesis,&#8221; in \u201cResident Evil: Apocalypse&#8221;); Chris Sanders of \u201cParanormal Explorer&#8221;; Bill Diamond (designer\/set builder for \u201cTerrifier 3&#8243; who also served as associate producer on the film); and \u201cSpooky Southcoast&#8221; radio podcast host Tim Weisberg.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong>Terror Con<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>When<\/strong>: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 6 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Where:<\/strong> Royal Plaza Trade Center, 181 Royal Plaza Drive West, Marlborough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>How much<\/strong>: Tickets are: children (ages 6 to 12) $15.20 on Saturday, $20.53 on Sunday, and $28.03 both days; adults $46.07 on Saturday, $51.42 on Sunday, and $83.48 both days; and VIP $163.60. For more information, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theterrorcon.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:theterrorcon.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">theterrorcon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Telegram &amp; Gazette: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegram.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/09\/03\/elvira-and-stars-of-exorcist-and-frankenhooker-set-for-terror-con\/85931459007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Elvira and stars of 'Exorcist' and 'Frankenhooker' set for Terror Con;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Elvira and stars of &#8216;Exorcist&#8217; and &#8216;Frankenhooker&#8217; set for Terror Con<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARLBOROUGH \u2014 When it comes to horror movie legends, Terror Con is serving up a trio of iconic females, including one who made heads spin with her spinning head, as well as several reunions of a beloved cult classics of the &#8217;80s. 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