 In just it's third year the amazing ScareLA is going to be expanding to the Pasadena Convention Center for this years event. This means bigger stages, bigger scares and more of what we've come to love about this great event. See all the details including dates of this years event below. We hope to see you there!! ScareLA Convention Announces 2015 Expansion Plans The Los Angeles Fan Favorite Con Set to Launch Tickets Pre-Sale; Relocates to the Pasadena Convention Center Opening to a National Audience; Adds Bigger Show Floor, Entertainment and More; Celebrates the Love for Horror this Valentine’s Weekend Feb. 13, 2015 - LOS ANGELES -- ScareLA, the Southern California Halloween convention, is excited to announce its expansion to a new venue, the Pasadena Convention Center for the event’s 2015 edition on August 8 and 9, 2015. The move will increase the con’s show floor to over 100,000 sq. ft. to accommodate a growing list of vendors, attractions, and entertainment. Tickets presale is scheduled to launch within the following week with aggressive discounts for fans and e-mail list subscribers.  Sliders take the ScareLA stage (photo credit: Michael Wada) "ScareLA 2015 is off to a great start with our expansion into the Pasadena Convention Center," said Lora Ivanova, ScareLA Executive Producer and Co-founder. "What that means for our fans is: more spooky vendors, easier access to classes and stage content, bigger interactive haunt exhibits and hotels within walking distance for anyone coming from out of town or wishing to make this a true mid-summer Halloween staycation. Our team is busy curating our 2015 programming and cannot wait to share our scary passion with Los Angeles this August!" Debuting in 2013, ScareLA was created to celebrate the rich Southern California Halloween industry and community, from its iconic seasonal theme park events, to stand-alone haunted attractions and even home haunts. The event has become a mecca for horror lovers on the West Coast and beyond extending the Halloween season through the summer. Attracting nearly 4,000 guests in 2013, and more than 6,000 in 2014, ScareLA has become one of the fastest growing independent conventions in the U.S. to-date.  ScareLA's main stage gathers hundreds of fans (photo credit: Michael Wada) "We're very excited by ScareLA's rapid growth, and the Pasadena Convention Center allows us to provide room for more guests, more exhibitors, larger displays, and bigger monsters,” says ScareLA Executive Producer and Co-Founder David Markland. Featuring multiple parking lots, hotels, convenient public transportation, and fantastic dining options all within walking distance, the Pasadena Convention Center makes attending ScareLA easier than ever before. The 2015 ScareLA program will take advantage of the new venue’s larger stages to host exclusive presentations from fan favorites such as Knott’s Scary Farm, Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights, Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor, Six Flags Magic Mountain’s Fright Fest and more! Guests returning to ScareLA will find a larger show floor with more Halloween/horror vendors, expanded classroom and workshop spaces, and a wide variety of live entertainment and immersive “mini haunt” experiences. For more information and to sign up for ScareLA’s email list, visit www.scarela.com. Like ScareLA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ScareLAcon, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @ScareLosAngeles. Join the conversation on social media using #ScareLA.  Things can get spooky fun - ScareLA's costumed guests (photo credit Michael Wada About ScareLA ScareLA is the Southern California convention dedicated to Halloween. It celebrates the unique spirit of the American scare season traditions and the deep local heritage of the Greater Los Angeles region. Founded by Lora Ivanova and David Markland in 2013, ScareLA is produced in partnership with Theme Park Adventure. Featuring more than 150 specialty vendors, hands-on workshops, world-class industry panels and presentations, ScareLA is a large-scale summer festival of all things Halloween, a $10 billion industry worldwide.
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One of the very best Haunted Houses in Southern California is opening for a special night next month, on Friday the 13th to be exact. It's time for the Haunt/Theme Park community to come together and support one of our own. We'll be there, we hope to see as many of you as possible there for this special night. See below for all of the details.  Friday the 13th Fundraiser Reign of Terror Haunted House for Heartwarming Cause Thousand Oaks, Calif. (January 23, 2015) – Janss Marketplace, located on the northwest corner of Moorpark Road and Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks invites the public to a scary event that will also tug at heartstrings. The annual Reign of Terror will open for just one night in February on Friday the 13 for a young father who is battling cancer. Tom Hood, a husband and father with four young daughters (ages 5-8) is a longtime supporter of the annual Janss Marketplace Reign of Terror haunted house, which raises money through ticket sales for Conejo Valley youth community programs. Tom, who is 35 years old and the sole financial provider for his family, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. The one night Reign of Terror on February 13 is opportunity for the community to help Tom Hood and his young family. Janss Marketplace invites the public to support the Friday the 13th Reign of Terror, with 100% of ticket sales donated toward paying for Tom Hood’s mounting medical expenses. General admission tickets are $10 and VIP tickets, which offer reduced wait time in line, are $25. The ticket box office opens at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, February 13. Additional donations are welcome at the youcaring.com Tom Hood website: www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/help-tom-hood-beat-his-lung-cancer/287082 and can be given at the February 13 Reign of Terror. Volunteers who work at the October Reign of Terror are returning to help at the haunted house on February 13 to support their friend, Tom Hood. The 70 room Reign of Terror is located above Gold’s Gym at Janss Marketplace. Sunset Terrace Restaurant at Janss Marketplace will also donate portions of dining proceeds to Tom Hood’s fund. February 13 is the ONLY date the Janss Marketplace Reign of Terror will be open before its annual Halloween dates. The walk-thru themed haunted house features elaborate sets, props, lighting and sound effects which combine live actors with animatronics to create realistic and intense frights. Join Janss Marketplace to help Tom Hood at Reign of Terror on February 13. For more information, please visit rothauntedhouse.com or the at https://www.facebook.com/ROThauntedhouse UPDATE (2/10): The Sunset Terrace Restaurant & Lounge will also be donating a portion of their profits on Friday, February 13th to Tom and his family. Also, due to overwhelming demand (that's awesome) the box office will now remain open until 11pm, so you'll have plenty of time to head to the event. For those unfamiliar with the area, Reign of Terror is very easy to get to. 275 North Moorpark Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
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