Monsters, mutants, and movie icons to invade Oaks for Monster-Mania Con 65

In Oaks this month, the monsters are not hiding under your bed — they are signing autographs.

Horror fans, assemble, as Monster-Mania Con 65 is coming to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center from Friday, Nov. 21 through Sunday, Nov. 23, promising three days packed with celebrity encounters, collectibles, cosplay, and chills that even the bravest fans will feel down their spines.

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The event, billed as “three days of sheer terror,” has become a fixture in the region’s pop culture calendar — a mash-up of horror convention, film festival, and family reunion for fans of all things creepy, campy, and cult classic.

Tickets are $41.74 for a day pass and $72.49 for a 3-day pass. Purchase tickets here.

This year’s guest lineup reads like a genre hall of fame. Gillian Anderson makes her first-ever Monster-Mania appearance, joining fellow "X-Files" stars Robert Patrick, Mitch Pileggi, Annabeth Gish, and William B. Davis — along with a special exhibit from "The X-Files Preservation Collection," the world’s largest display of screen-used props and costumes from the series.

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Also topping the bill are Michael Rooker ("Guardians of the Galaxy," "The Walking Dead"), Vincent D’Onofrio ("Men in Black," "Full Metal Jacket," "Marvel's Daredevil"), Linda Blair ("The Exorcist"), Juliette Lewis ("From Dusk Till Dawn," "Cape Fear," "Natural Born Killers" "Yellowjackets"), and the original Karate Kid duo Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, who will share the spotlight fresh off their "Cobra Kai" success.

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From slasher legends to superhero icons, attendees can also meet Jackie Earle Haley ("Watchmen," "A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)"), special effects legend Tom Savini, "Final Girls" Adrienne King and Amy Steel ("Friday the 13th" and "Friday the 13th Part 2," respectively), Laurie Holden ("The Walking Dead"), Shawn and Aaron Ashmore ("X-Men," "Locke & Key"), Mike Colter ("Luke Cage," "Evil"), Katja Herbers ("Evil"), Jeremy Davies ("LOST,"  "Black Phone"), Lew Temple ("The Walking Dead," "The Devil's Rejects"), C. Thomas Howell ("Red Dawn," "Soul Man"), and more.

Sign up for photo ops here. 

See a schedule of photo ops here.

Beyond the autograph tables and photo ops, fans can roam the dealer’s room, packed wall-to-wall with horror art, collectibles, apparel, and props. The convention enforces a no-weapons policy, though cosplay and creativity are highly encouraged — just leave the machete at home.

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Tickets will be available at the door unless capacity is reached, and Saturday admission is expected to sell out in advance. Children under 10 enter free with a paying adult. Autograph prices vary by guest, and VIP ticket holders can pick up credentials on-site.

Monster-Mania Con 65 runs:

• Friday: 4–10 p.m.
• Saturday: 10 a.m.–7 p.m. (autographs until 6 p.m.)
• Sunday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center is located at 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, with free parking available.

For tickets, guest updates, and photo op details, visit monstermania.net

Special Guest Stars

Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully on “The X-Files”; “Tron: Ares”) – First MMC appearance

Michael Rooker (Yondu in “Guardians of the Galaxy” films; “The Walking Dead”; “Henry: Portrait of A Serial Killer”; “Tombstone”; “Mallrats”)

Vincent D’Onofrio (Edgar in “Men In Black”; Wilson Fisk/Kingpin in “Daredevil”; “The Cell”; “Jurassic World”; “Full Metal Jacket”)

Linda Blair (“The Exorcist”; “Repossessed”; “Chained Heat”)

Robert Patrick (T-1000 in “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”; John Doggett in “The X-Files”; HBO Max’s “Peacemaker”; “The Sopranos”)

Juliette Lewis (“Natural Born Killers”; “Kalifornia”; “Cape Fear”; Showtime’s “Yellowjackets”)

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Ralph Macchio (“The Karate Kid”; Netflix’s “Cobra Kai”)

William Zabka (“The Karate Kid”; Netflix’s “Cobra Kai”; “Back to School”)

Jackie Earle Haley (Rorschach in “Watchmen”; Freddy Krueger in “A Nightmare on Elm Street” 2010 remake; “The Bad News Bears”; “Preacher”)

Bonnie Parsons (“The Nun”; “The Conjuring 2”)

Jeremy Davies (“LOST”; “Twister”; “Saving Private Ryan”; “Black Phone”)

Madeleine McGraw (“Black Phone”; “American Sniper”)

Mike Colter (“Luke Cage”; ABC’s “Evil”)

Katja Herbers (ABC’s “Evil”; HBO’s “The Leftovers”)

Shawn Ashmore (Iceman in “X-Men”; Amazon Prime’s “The Boys”)

Aaron Ashmore (“Locke & Key”)

Laurie Holden (“The Walking Dead”; “The Boys”; “Silent Hill”)

Lew Temple (“The Walking Dead”; “The Devil’s Rejects”)

Mitch Pileggi (“Shocker”; Walter Skinner on “The X-Files”; “Return of the Living Dead 2”)

Annabeth Gish (Monica Reyes on “The X-Files”; “The Haunting of Hill House”; “Sons of Anarchy”)

William B. Davis (The Smoking Man on “The X-Files”)

C. Thomas Howell (“Soul Man”; “Red Dawn”; “The Hitcher”)

Tom Savini (“From Dusk Till Dawn”; “Dawn of the Dead”; “Machete”)

Tom Morga (Roy Burns from “Friday the 13^th Part V”)

Adrienne King (Alice Hardy in “Friday the 13^th“)

Amy Steel (“Friday the 13^th Part 2”)

Glenn Ennis (Jason Voorhees in “Freddy vs. Jason”)

Lloyd Kaufman (President, Troma Entertainment; “The Toxic Avenger” creator)

Eugene Clark (Big Daddy in “Land of the Dead”)

Scott Jackson (artist, “Monsterman”; “Scary Monsters” magazine; Black Cat 13 Comics)

Buz Hasson (Co-creator, “The Living Corpse” comic; tattoo artist)