Seminar Room 1
Join Zach Bales, author of The Atlas of the Unexplained: Mothman and curator of Paranormal Roadtripper’s Nightmare Gallery in Somerset, Kentucky, as he details the history and mystery of Mothman, the demon-like creature with bulbous, blood-red eyes that tormented a small Appalachian town in the 1960s. Bales will also recount his own experiences with bizarre, Mothman-like phenomena.
Seminar Room 2
Why do serial killers captivate and terrify us? Join Allen as we explore the psychology and neuroscience of fear, revealing how serial killers tap into our deepest survival instincts. From the fear of the unknown to the uncanny valley of human predators, discover why these real-life monsters haunt our imagination- and why we can’t look away. This promises to be a fun presentation like no other!
Featured Speaker
Panel Room 2
The care and feeding and proper acquisition of haunted dolls. Based on Patti’s new book from Llewellyn Doll Craft: “A witches guide to haunted dolls and poppet magick!” Patti Negri has been appearing regularly on Ghost adventures with Zak Bagans for the past 10 years.
Seminar Room 2
Learn how to open your psychic centers to discover, connect with, and improve your psi abilities. This workshop ends with an exciting exercise designed to flex your psychic muscles. The exercise focuses on using your psi abilities to stop a serial killer’s reign of terror.
Seminar Room 1
The Appalachian Mountains are older than bones, so a person would expect nothing less than the eerie whispers of superstitions and lore to flow through the hollers and hills, down into the divides. The Conner Sisters have been nestled in these majestic mountains their wholes lives, conjuring and curing as any good witches would. They are sharing their knowledge on folklore, haints and hexes that has helped their families survive lifetimes. From out smarting the Devil, to not whistling at night, let these sisters guide you through these forbidden mountains. Their book “Appalachian Conjuring”, touches on some of the information the sisters will be covering. *First 100 attendees will receive a free protection kit.
Seminar Room 2
Fear as a Destination: The Dark Tourism Trend takes you deep into the eerie, abandoned, and haunted corners of this region. We’ll cover places you’ve likely never heard of but won’t forget! We’ll explore lesser known dark destinations that can be explored in a day or weekend trip away from the Bluegrass! Everything from ghostly mining towns and Appalachian forest history to eerie hotspots in Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, and Colorado, we’ll discuss why we’re drawn to these places, what makes them so unnerving yet attractive, and the fine line between fascination and exploitation. If you’ve ever felt the pull towards the darkness of a loaded historical site, or wondered why we seek out fear for entertainment, this is one conversation you won’t want to miss.
Seminar Room 1
History surrounds us—and so do ghosts. In this presentation, we’ll explore the past of iconic locations, uncover what makes them haunted, and ask: why do spirits linger? Join us as we journey into the mysterious unknown.
Seminar Room 2
Strange creatures haunt the hills of Kentucky. Here we will explore the case of the Kentucky Varmint and how it intertwines with other cases of cryptids and strange occurrences in the bluegrass state.
Seminar Room 1
Anthony’s book “Classic Monsters, Modern Art: 20th Century Horror in 21st Century Illustration” (Insight Editions, 2025) examines the new wave of monster artists. From book, magazine, and DVD covers to posters, prints, and original art, the current crop of artists is turning out some of the finest monster and horror art of all time. The panel will consist of multiple examples in a visual presentation, a history of monster art before the turn of the century, and how we perceive the art, what it means to us as viewers and human beings.
Seminar Room 2
What is this new TikTok fascination of mimic and are they on to something?. Are these entities Doppelgängers, skin walkers or simply a ghost copy cat? Based upon my experiences of having my name being called and other possible mimic activity, I am delving into whether this is simply a misunderstanding of an entity or, in fact, an intelligent spirit that has been around quite a while but has recently wanted its own recognition.
Featured Speaker
Panel Room 2
Bishop James Long from Ghost Adventures and Eli Roth Presents Legions of Exorcist shows will give a presentation on Demonology and Possession. Bishop Long has been in the Paranormal field for 35 years and has presented his lecture in over 2 decades. He has performed 33 documented Exorcisms on people who were validly possessed and he presents his lecture to educate the general public about what really happens during Demonic Cases and Possession
Seminar Room 2
Terry Shaw of Howling Hills Publishing has been helping people tell their stories for more than 30 years. He’s worked as a newspaper reporter and columnist, a copywriter and publicist, a freelance book editor, and the content manager for a Fortune 500 company. His experience editing a daily newspaper on the coast of Maine inspired his novel, “The Way Life Should Be,” which was published by Simon & Schuster and received favorable reviews and coverage from Publishers Weekly, USA Today, NPR, and other outlets. He’s also been a journalist in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York. The Penn State graduate serves on the board of the Tennessee Mountain Writers and is a past president of the Knoxville Writers Guild. He lives with two standard poodles in the Holston River Valley and enjoys hiking, gardening, and cycling.
Seminar Room 1
From Michael Myers to Freddy Krueger, why do horror’s most terrifying villains stalk silently through the night, armed with blades, claws, and fangs instead of more practical weapons? This talk explores the deep connection between iconic movie monsters and the predatory big cats that hunted human ancestors for millions of years. Discover how Hollywood’s scariest creations tap into primal fears, and why the most effective horror villains are, at their core, just big cats in disguise.
Seminar Room 2
Katherine will be discussing the infamous Scottish Witch Hunts and what really went on at trials and how confessions were extracted using various means of torture. She will address how and why they were accused and which acts fell under The Witch Craft act of 1563 that meant certain death. She will walk through an execution and paint a picture of what it was like for a convicted witch. She will then relate how and why so many people fled Scotland during this time and resettled in the North Carolina mountains and then on to the mountains of Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. How that healing ways were passed down through the generations to women who would become lovingly called Granny Witches when thought to be healers but became feared when their ways from long ago showed a more nefarious side. She will touch on mountain superstition and end with my personal ghost story that inspired her novel, The Mary Luck Tales; Witch’s Curse.
Seminar Room 1
In April 1953, a student disappeared without a trace from his dorm at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. What does this have to do with the tv series Stranger Things? The answer is MK Ultra, a top secret CIA program to develop interrogation and mind control techniques through hypnosis and drugs. This program will look at real life horror of MK Uktra and the disappearance of Ron Tammen and the fictional version in Stranger Things.
Seminar Room 2
The objective of the Estes Method is to promote spirit communication through a spirit box. We do this by using two people: one person who is acts as a receiver by isolating them from other people in the room relying only on output from the spirit box.. We will show the audience how’s it’s done. Give a brief history of the method and equipment and let them try with our assistance
Seminar Room 1
How different people use science and/or spiritualism to research and explain the paranormal. Charles will be using examples from the guests on his podcast.
