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Sinister Nights and SIN Film Fest Launching This Labor Day Weekend

This September, get ready to scream for Miami’s first horror convention!

Taking over the James L. Knight Convention center SLAYbor Day Weekend, Sinister Nights is a fully immersive, interactive horror experience for fright fans offering celebrities, vendors, film screenings, panels, photo ops, and more! The three day event will include:

· SIN Film Festival – films from around the world

· Scream Queen Olympics – judged by Scream Queen, Felissa Rose

· Celebrity Match Game – guests play with Kane Hodder and Michael Berryman

· 80s Monster Prom – all 80s music, all monsters!

· Saturday Morning Cartoons – Scooby-Doo, The Real Ghostbusters, etc.

· and much more!

Sinister Nights is also welcoming a who’s who of celebrity guests, including Richard Brake, Kane Hodder, Felissa Rose, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Lynn Lowry, and Lloyd Kaufman, just to name a few!

Sinister Nights and the SIN Film Fest will take place September 3rd-5th at the James L. Knight Convention Center in Miami, Florida. For full event details and ticketing information, visit the official website

 

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