WELCOME TO CRYPTICON MINNEAPOLIS 2009

	JEFFREY COMBS Combs is probably best known for portraying Herbert West in the cult horror film Re-Animator (1985). Re-Animator was based on H.P. Lovecraft's famous novel. Combs stayed in the realm of cult films making From Beyond (1986), Bride of Re-Animator (1990) and Beyond Re-Animator (2003), also from Lovecraft novels. He has also been in some supporting roles in Pit and the Pendulum (1991) and he played the strange FBI Agent with Michael J. Fox and Dee Wallace in The Frighteners (1996). Other cult classics of his are Castle Freak (1995), I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), House on Haunted Hill (1999) and Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007). Combs is one of only six actors to appear in ten different seasons of "Star Trek": "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) Seasons Three through Seven, "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) Season Six and "Star Trek: Enterprise" (2001) Seasons One through Four. He is one of only four actors to play seven different characters on "Star Trek."

	BRUCE ABBOTT While still in his teens, Bruce Abbott discovered the thrill and fulfillment of acting, and followed his dreams to Hollywood. Over the past 20 years, he's made a name for himself as a Dark Prince, excelling in roles that show the duality of human nature in such films as the H.P. Lovecraft based Re-Animator (1985) and Bride of Re-Animator (1990). Other cult classics of his are The Last Starfighter (1984), Summer Heat (1987), Bad Dreams (1988), The Prophecy II (1998) and the TV series, "Dark Justice" (1991).

	KATHLEEN KINMONT Her best known roles are in the 1988 horror movie Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and in Bride of Re-Animator as the title character. Kathleen starred on tv series such as Santa Barbara as Marilyn Cassidy in 1992 and her big role was in the 1990s hit syndicated television series Renegade as Cheyenne Phillips from 1992-1996. She was married to Lorenzo Lamas, who starred as the main character on the series. She has made guest appearances on such TV shows as Dallas, Baywatch, Silk Stalkings, V.I.P., and Days of our Lives.

	WALTER PHELAN Creature actor Walter Phelan is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Satan in House of 1000 Corpses (2003) but has been in many great films such as Wishmaster (1997) and From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and Masters of Horror - The Fair Haired Child (2006). He also is a makeup and FX artist and has worked on such films as Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), Watchmen (2009) and Race to Witch Mountain (2009).

	JAKE MCKINNON Jake has a long list of movie Werewolves, Vampires, Zombies and other assorted monsters. His filmlogy includes such cult classics as House Of 1000 Corpses (2003) playing the monstrous Professor, Halloween II (2009), Land Of The Dead (2005), From Dusk Til Dawn (1996), Ginger Snaps Back (2004), Ginger Snaps: Unleashed (2004), Wishmaster (1997), Puppetmaster 4 & 5 (1993-94) and Death Proof (2007). He also is a talented FX artist and has worked frequently with KNB EFX Group.

	DEE WALLACE Dee has had a very busy and varied acting career, appearing in over 90 feature films to date. Poor Dee always seemes to be on the wrong side of some malevolent person or evil creature....she was pursued by a clan of cannibal killers in The Hills Have Eyes (1977), terrorized by a pack of werewolves in the superb The Howling (1981), got a break from the horror, as a sympathetic mum in the mega sci-fi hit E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), and nearly ends up lunch for a rabid St. Bernard in the heart stopping Cujo (1983). She recently met her demise to Michael Myers in Rob Zombie’s Halloween (2007) and had a great role in The Frightners (1996).

	TOM SULLIVAN Tom Sullivan is the makeup effects man, prop builder and stop motion animator from the cult classic “Evil Dead” and “Evil Dead 2” movies. Tom returns with his museum of movie props and illustrations, he is a Crypticon fan favorite.

	TROY HOLBROOK Troy is the founder of Bodybag Photography and FX, his crime scene photography will be featured in the upcoming film "Crave" starring Ron Perlman and Edward Furlong. Troy also did fx work in the upcoming film “Cyrus” starring Lance Henricksen, Brian Krause and Danielle Harris. He will be conducting a hands on, 2 day class on the making and application of silicone appliances. Details coming soon.

	BRIAN KRAUSE A native of Orange County, California, Brian Krause is best known for his portrayal of Whitelighter Leo Wyatt on Aaron Spelling's popular program "Charmed" (1998) opposite Alyssa Milano, Rose McGowan, Holly Marie Combs and Shannen Doherty. He starred on the popular program for eight seasons and appeared in 154 episodes. Krause has starred in numerous TV programs, including Beyond Loch Ness (2008) (TV) (Sci Fi Channel), Warbirds (2008) (TV) (Sci Fi Channel) and"CSI: Miami" (2002) (CBS), "Tales from the Crypt" (1989), "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993), "High Tide" (1994) and Return to Cabin by the Lake (2001). Krause's film credits include: Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991) with Milla Jovovich, Stephen King's Sleepwalkers (1992) with Alice Krige and Mädchen Amick, He also plays the title role in the new indie film “Cyrus: The Mind of a Serial Killer” (2010) which we will feature on Friday night (November 5).

	JASON LIVELY Jason Lively started his career by appearing in the pilot episode of The Dukes of Hazzard when he was 10 years old. His first film appearance was four years later on the 1983 film Brainstorm. That same year, he had another appearance on The Dukes of Hazzard. His most recognizable roles, though, came later when he played Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985), and Chris in Night of the Creeps (1986). After that, he appeared in some films like Ghost Chase and Maximum Force. In 1993, he appeared in the video game Return to Zork, along with his sister, Robyn Lively.

	SEAN CLARK In 2003 Sean was one of three principles that put on the Halloween Returns to Haddonfield 25th Anniversary Convention in Pasadena, California. Soon after he began working on the documentary Halloween: 25 Years of Terror, which he was a co-creator and co-writer of. The documentary was released on DVD in July of 2006 from Anchor Bay Entertainment. He also hosted the Halloween 30th Anniversary Convention in 2008 called 30 Years Of Terror. He created a bi-monthly feature article called Horror’s Hallowed Grounds that took a look at the filming locations of famous horror and cult films. The article was an immediate success and a television version of Horror’s Hallowed Grounds was soon in the works. The first episode is available as a bonus feature on the Halloween 25 Years of Terror DVD. Most recently his Nightmare on Elm Street episode was featured on the DVD Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy. Sean wrote and produced the feature film The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond which was released in theaters in April of 2010. The film stars Robert Patrick,Danielle Harris, James Duval, Elise & Electra Avellan, Nick Mennell and Richard Tyson.