Hudson Valley Horror Fest 2026

Hudson Valley Horror Fest is a horror and pop-culture convention in Fishkill, New York, with horror movie guests, cosplay guests and a costume contest, an Author's Row of horror and dark-fiction writers, a vendor and artist marketplace, panels and workshops, a cars and hearses show, a Mega "Killer" Kuji lottery and trick-or-treating in the exhibitors room.

The third show (November 14–15, 2026, Fishkill Recreation Center) features Lauren Alenia, Brimstone, Mike Caravella, Daniel John Kearney, Sean Whalen, Douglas Tait and the Platon Twins (Jianna and Jeena Platon); cosplay guests spawnofs8tan, Horror Queen Cosplay and Angel Rose Cosplay; and authors Jack Pendleton, Bee Reckless, C. L. Schneider, Dorian J. Sinnott, A.M. Davila, Jessi Wolfe, Christopher DiCesare and Alex Grass.