Monster Bash Conference Autumn 2026

Monster Bash is a classic monster movie conference and film festival produced by Ron and Ursula Adams of Creepy Classics, now in its 30th year and held twice a year at the Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry Township, PA.

The autumn show, billed as the International Classic Monster Movie Festival, runs October 16–18, 2026 (with a pre-Bash film night on Thursday). Guests of honor include Victoria Price (daughter of Vincent Price), Johnny Whitaker (Family Affair, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters), Daniel Roebuck (The Munsters), Michael Glenn Nix (grandson of Frankenstein Monster actor Glenn Strange), Renee Browning (daughter of Creature from the Black Lagoon's Ricou Browning), Bill Diamond of the Basil Gogos museum and UFO and Bigfoot researcher Stan Gordon, plus TV horror hosts Son of Ghoul and Mr. Lobo, live horror theater by Zach Zito, monster music by Mark Statler, filmmaker David "The Rock" Nelson and the Mazurzack Monsters life-size figures.

Three days of classic horror screenings (including 16mm and 3-D shows), guest Q&As, live game shows and the traditional Saturday-night cake, with over 100 dealer tables of monster magazines, posters, Blu-rays, model kits and vintage toys. Admission at the door is $60 for all three days or $25 for a single day; kids under 12 are free.