Special Guests
The Vermont Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Expo will be joined a number of special guests including Julian Richings, Max Laferriere, 802 Ghostbusters, Still Toking Enterprises, Vermont Comic Creators, and Shawn the Cosplayer. Plus artists Alexander Gustafson, Baggs Brothers Art, and Keith Champagne; Authors David Gerrold and Leanna Hieber.
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Julian Richings
British-Canadian Character Actor Julian Richings is a veteran character best known for his portrayal of Death in Supernatural. He’s also had memorable recurring roles in dozens of tv shows including The Umbrella Academy, Orphan Black, Reginald the Vampire, Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital and Doom Patrol. Julian’s appeared in over a hundred feature films from Hollywood blockbusters (Man of Steel, X-Men 3, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief) to Indie fan favorites (Wrong Turn, The Witch, Cube, Anything for Jackson). A lot of people are very nervous around him but he’s really quite charming! |
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Max Laferriere
Canadian Actor, Stuntman, Producer Max Laferriere is a Canadian actor, stuntman, and producer, who has made a name for himself in the entertainment industry. Born in Montreal, Canada, Max always had a passion for the cinema, more precisely, action movies, which led him to a career in the field in his early twenties. He got his start in the industry as an actor, and later added the role of stunt performer to his resume, appearing in a number of film and TV shows. Apart from his work on screen, Max is known for his motion capture performances in popular video games. He has led his physical movements to various characters in games like Gotham Knights, For Honor and Assassin’s Creed. Most recently, Max has taken the iconic role of Ghostface in the highly anticipated Scream 6. |
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Butch Patrick
aka Eddie Munster Beginning his professional acting career at the age of seven, Patrick is perhaps best known for his role as child werewolf Eddie Munster on the CBS comedy television series The Munsters from 1964 to 1966 and in the 1966 feature film Munster, Go Home! After The Munsters ended, Patrick continued to appear in guest-starring roles on various popular television series of the 1960s, including I Dream of Jeannie, Death Valley Days, Gunsmoke, The Monkees, Daniel Boone, and Adam-12, as well as a recurring role as Gordon Dearing on the CBS family comedy series My Three Sons. During this time, Patrick also appeared in several Walt Disney films, including Way Down Cellar, The Young Loner and The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, as well as portraying the role of Milo in the 1970 MGM live-action/animated film The Phantom Tollbooth. |
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Jeremy Holm
Actor Jeremy Holm is best known for portraying 'Agent Nathan Green' on the Emmy nominated Netflix series "House of Cards" and as 'Mr. Sutherland' on the Emmy nominated USA series "Mr. Robot." His feature film, The Judge, features an all-star cast including Robert Downey, Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton and others. His popular slasher feature The Ranger (dir. Jenn Wexler) premiered in 2018 and can be found on Shudder. Jeremy also appears in the feature films Don't Look Back (dir. Jeffrey Reddick), Unconformity (dir. Jonathan DiMaio), Still Here (dir. Vlad Feier), The Block Island Sound (dir. Kevin McManus & Matthew McManus), Silo (dir. Marshall Burnette), Twelve (dir. Steve Grimaldi), and Unintended (dir. Anja Murmann). |
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Heather Gonzalez
Voice Actor Please join us in welcoming voice actor and singer Heather Gonzalez as a guest at the Vermont Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Expo April 26 & 27! Gonzalez is a talented voice actor whose roles include Zelda, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Pokémon, Beyblade X, and Monster Hunter: Rise. |
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Rhode Island’s Own Peter Griffin
Steven Auclair It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Peter Griffin! Rhode Island’s Own Peter Griffin is coming to the Vermont Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Expo! |
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Outer Rim Sabacc League
Official ORSL Event We are excited to announce that the Outer Rim Sabacc League (ORSL) will be bringing the thrill of sabacc to the Vermont Sci-Fi and Fantasy Expo! Join us for interactive demos, tournaments, and more. Get ready to test your luck and strategy in a galaxy far, far away! The Outer Rim Sabacc League is more than just a group – it’s a worldwide gaming club dedicated to celebrating the art, strategy, and camaraderie of sabacc, pazaak, hintaro, and every in-universe Star Wars gambling game. As the premier gaming community in the galaxy, the Outer Rim Sabacc League brings together players of all skill levels, from novice gamblers to seasoned veterans. |
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802 Ghostbusters
Cosplayers Who ya gonna call?! Ghostbusters! I ain't afraid of no ghost! Come see Slimer, Dr. Peter Venkman, Egon Spengler, Dana Barrett, and the famous Ghostbusters Jeep, the ECTO-JK1 at the Vermont Sci-Fi & Fantasy Expo! The 802 Ghostbusters is a fan-group of cosplayers based in Rutland, Vermont. This group is for fans and members alike, and support ALL ghostbusters from 1984 to 2016, to Afterlife, comics and movies, and all ghostbusters to come. |
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The Supernatural Impala
Get your pics with this beautiful, screen accurate replica of the '67 Impala lovingly known to fans as "Baby" from the supernatural spin-off series The Winchesters. |
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The Batmobile and Batcycle
A replica of the original Batmobile and Batcycle will be on display at the Vermont Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Expo! Don't miss this! |
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501st New England Garrison:
Green Mountain Squad Cosplayers The 501st Legion is a worldwide Star Wars costuming organization comprised of and operated by Star Wars fans. The 501st New England Garrison is a unit of the 501st Legion serving Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. |
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Still Toking Enterprises
Comic Book/TV Series with Podcast Meet Toking with the Dead - A comic book/TV series with live broadcast/podcast show and a full merchandise line. At the expo this weekend, Jeff Homan & Ben Bartlett of Still Toking Enterprises will share their comic book series - an educational experience of medicinal cannabis and it's unique effects using zombies as the test subjects. |
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Vermont Comic Creators
Comics Do you like to make comics (whatever that means to you)? Do you live or have you lived in Vermont (or a very good neighbor to VT)? This is your comic creator community! Vermont Comic Creators is a statewide comic arts organization - a coalition of over 100 Vermont-based comic creators - who want to help you make comics too! Make or learn to make comics, graphic novels, and other 2D sequential art. Biographical, political mainstream, DIY, experimental, traditional, cartoon strip, superhero, funny, manga, western, bad, good, rough, punk, cut paper, collage or thumbprints- production art, model sheets character designs, practice for drawing, inking coloring lettering skills - all sequential or single panel comics and cartooning is welcome. |
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The Yorkie Werewolf
Movie Screening Don't miss an exclusive screening of the movie "The Yorkie Werewolf" this weekend at the Expo. A rebellious teen witch is turned into a tiny werewolf and thrown into the middle of a decades-old war between one small town's creatures of the night - and the local mafia. |
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Leanna Renee Hieber
Actress, author and ghost-tour guide Delight in first-hand paranormal experiences and discuss the lasting power of ghost stories on our collective consciousness with Leanna Renne Hieber. Leanna Renee Hieber is an actress, playwright and the author of thirteen Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy novels for adults and teens for Tor and Kensington Books such as the Strangely Beautiful saga, the Magic Most Foul trilogy, the Eterna Files trilogy and The Spectral City series. The Strangely Beautiful series hit Barnes & Noble and Borders Bestseller lists and garnered numerous regional genre awards, with revised editions of the complete series now available from Tor. The Spectral City has been a bestseller across several genres and digital platforms. A four-time Prism Award winner and Daphne du Maurier Award finalist, her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and her books have been translated into many languages. She tours the country with By the Light of Tiffany: A Meeting with Clara Driscoll, a one-woman theatrical presentation about the 19th century designer of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s stained-glass lamps. A proud member of performer unions Actors Equity and SAG-AFTRA, she lives in New York City where she is a licensed ghost tour guide for Boroughs of the Dead and has been featured in film and television on shows like Boardwalk Empire and Mysteries at the Museum. |
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Keith Champagne
Artist Meet the world’s 14th most handsome comic book creator - Keith Champagne - at the Vermont Sci-Fi and Fantasy Expo! Champagne is a 1994 graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art. He began working professionally as a comic book inker during his second year at the Kubert School. Titles he has contributed to (as writer) include: JSA, Green Lantern Corps, and World War III. As an artist/inker, his work has appeared in many titles, most notably JSA, Firestorm, and Superboy. |
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Shawn the Cosplayer
Cosplayer Looking for fun entertainment? Look no further than Shawn the Cosplayer. Shawn's goal is to always bring fun energy, raise spirits and raise money for local charity organizations. He will be selling T-shirts, trading cards and 8x10 posters to raise money for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s during the Vermont Sci-Fi and Fantasy Expo. |
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Extra Life
UVM Childrens Hospital Extra Life is a program of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals that unites gamers from across the globe to play games to change kids' health to change the future. Fast Facts
The Cause Children's Miracle Network Hospitals raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to patients across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments & healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment & charitable care. Learn more at their booth at the Vermont Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Expo. |
