Monster Mania 48 Oaks, PA.
This was a first for everyone. Dave Hagan hosted a Monster-Mania event at a brand-new venue. Monster-Mania is usually hosted in a Cherry Hill, NJ, or Hunt Valley, MD hotel.
Monster-Mania 48 was hosted at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA.
I had just attended the Hunt Valley MMC when Dave announced this year’s extra con. Once I saw the line-up of stars, I knew I would go.
I live 15 minutes north of Hunt Valley, so attending that con is a no-brainer.
Traveling to outer Philadelphia was a whole different story. My wife and son went with me, and I took them to breakfast at Cracker Barrel before driving to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center.
The drive was almost 2 hours, but it didn’t bother me because it was a nice drive through Pennsylvania.
I had researched the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center online, so I wasn’t surprised when I pulled into the parking lot—it was packed.
We walked to the entrance doors and entered. To the right was a room where tickets could be purchased. I bought three tickets for $105, and we got our wristbands.
We walked into the Expo Center, and I thought there was plenty of space to move and breathe. I am used to going to MMC on Saturdays at Hunt Valley, where it is hard to move quickly.
At the Expo Center, there was ample space – almost too much.
What I Liked About Monster Mania in Oaks, PA
• It was spacious
• There was plenty of room to sit and watch the Q&A Segment
• I could easily look at Vendor Merchandise
• The lines to meet the stars had plenty of space and formed single lines
Who Was At Monster Mania in Oaks, PA?
1. Christina Ricci – The Addams Family, Monster, Cursed
2. Jackson Robert Scott – IT, The Prodigy
3. Joe Bob Briggs – The Last Drive-In
4. Darcy – The Last Drive-In
5. James Remar – The Warriors, Hellraiser Inferno
6. Nick Castle – Halloween 1
7. James Jude Courtney – Halloween
8. Airon Armstrong – Halloween Kills
9. Tom Jones Jr. – Halloween Kills
10. Don Shanks – Halloween 5
11. Douglas Tait – Freddy vs. Jason, Halloween Kills
12. Kim Coates – Sons of Anarchy
13. Mark Boones Jr. – Sons of Anarchy
14. Tom Arnold – Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
15. Peyton List – Cobra Kai
16. Jacob Bertrand – Cobra Kai
17. Ron Thomas – Karate Kid
18. Tony O’Dell – Karate Kid
19. Ross Marquand – The Walking Dead
20. Omri Katz – Hocus Pocus
21. Tony Todd – Candyman
22. Warrington Gillette – Friday the 13th Pt.2
23. Michael Reid Mackay – Insidious Chapter 3
24. Carl Thibault – The Monster Squad
25. Ryan Lambert – The Monster Squad
26. Andre Gower – The Monster Squad
27. Lisa Fuller – The Monster Squad
28. William Ostrander – Christine
29. Malcolm Danare – Christine
Next Year’s Monster Mania Dates
The Monster-Mania Con dates for 2022 are:
- March 11-13 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill, NJ
- August 12-14 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill, NJ
- Sept 30- Oct 2 Delta Marriott Hotel, Hunt Valley, MD
- Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA ?????
I Enjoyed The Monster Con in Oaks, PA
I usually go to Monster-Mania Con to get a couple of autographs and watch the Q&A segments. However, at the last con in Hunt Valley, I did something I never had before; I bought products from vendors.
I bought a bottle of lotion from Chris Rowan, the owner of Buffalo Bill’s House. Yes, “It rubs the lotion on its skin.”
So, this time I decided to continue the trend. I bought four packs of Fire Beast Jerky, a cool ram skull necklace, 2 Halloween-themed pillows for my son, A Friday the 13th Hoodie, and a custom-made Frankenstein T-shirt.
I also chatted it up with the vendors. Most of the vendors are friendly and talkative without being pushy or annoying. These are the vendors that I am likely to buy from. I enjoy looking at all the horror merchandise when I go to MMC.
A special shout out to Nerd Chamber, who was having a slow day when I chatted with him. He’s from Jersey.
My family and I chatted with a scary Ronald McDonald girl and her Mom at their vendor table. The little girl’s name is Kid Dreadful, and Kid Dreadful’s Mom is her Make-Up Artist, and she does a great job.
Check them out on Instagram.
Yes, I eventually got some autographs, but after I checked out the Christine Car and The Hospital Station Wagon from Halloween 1.
The first person I wanted to see was Peyton List. When my son was younger, I remember Peyton from the television show Jessie on Nickelodeon. I watched it, too, even though we only had one TV back then.
I am impressed with Peyton’s and Jacob Bertrand’s performance on Cobra Kai. 2016 I got a selfie with William Zabka at MMC in Hunt Valley.
Peyton’s line was very, very long on Saturday. So long that I had to skip her. (Unfortunately.)
Her line and James Jude Courtney had the most extended lines on Saturday. I wanted to get a pic with Peyton because she is hot, but that would not happen.
I watched Peyton interact with her fans. She never made eye contact with them, listening intently to every word they said.
She seems like a total sweetheart and may be a contender for the Matthew Lillard Award. Matthew is known for caring about his fans and staying late to ensure everyone meets him and gets their autographs and selfies.
He paid for everyone’s drinks at the Coffee Bar at Hunt Valley.
Judging from what I saw and read in the comments on the Monster-Mania fans page on Facebook, he is a class act, and so is Peyton.
I wish I could have met her, but as I stated, the line was long, and I’m an Aries; we don’t like to wait.
So, we went to the following table: Jackson Robert Scott. Jackson was at MMC Hunt Valley in 2018.
I remember him starting to yell at a Cosplayer dressed as Pennywise. Jackson was so loud shouting at the Cosplayer that the room got quiet, and even the Pennywise Cosplayer was startled.
My wife has been binge-watching a show called Locke and Key, which stars Jackson. First, Jackson is friendly and outgoing and was easy to get a pic with and talk to. But guess who was just as cool?
His Dad.
I chatted with Jackson’s dad for ten minutes. We would have talked longer, but I was cornered between the tables, and other people wanted a pic with Jackson.
There were so many actors that I wanted to get a pic with, but I did spend a lot on the entrance fee and vendor Items. I had one more auto/ selfie to get, but I wasn’t sure who.
It would be Tony Todd, James Remar, or this guy who seemed calm when I wandered over to his table—Douglas Tait. Douglas was a pleasure to speak with. He is best known for playing Jason Voorhees in the final scene of Jason vs. Freddy and the current Jack’s Links Sasquatch.
You know, the scene where Jason walks out of the lake carrying Freddy’s head. He also doubled for James Jude Courtney in Halloween Kills and played the part of Sasquatch in Jack’s Links commercials.
I also wanted a picture with Christina Ricci. One of my favorite movies is Sleepy Hollow with her and Johnny Depp. However, I discovered Christina was eight months pregnant, so I understood she wouldn’t get close to anyone.
She and Omri Katz’s tables were next to each other, and neither had giant banners behind them as the other stars do.
Christina was wearing a mask, and you wouldn’t have even known it was her, and I wouldn’t know that it was Omri Katz either because he looks different than what I am used to.
Typically at Hunt Valley, the Q&A is only on Saturdays from about 12-8 pm. This year the Q&A was spread out over three days.
There were a lot of cosplayers there. All of the ones I met were happy to have their picture taken.
All in all, MMC at The Expo was a lot of fun. I will go back for sure. Check out my pictures from the show below.
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