​Patrick's Approved Themes

​Patrick has put together this approved theme guide to help vendors understand what fits within the world of Horror-Fi.... and what may get banished to another dimension.Our attendees come expecting horror and sci-fi, so this list was created to help keep the event focused on the spooky, strange, creepy, futuristic, monstrous, and cosmic things fans love most.

​If you ever find yourself asking:  “Does this fit Horror-Fi?”
There’s a very good chance Patrick has already formed a strong opinion about it.

🩸HORROR

​​Classic Slashers

• Halloween
• Friday the 13th
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• Scream
• Child’s Play / Chucky
• Saw
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Candyman
• Hellraiser
• Psycho
• My Bloody Valentine
• Black Christmas
• Terrifier
• Sleepaway Camp
• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• Final Destination
• House of 1000 Corpses
• Leprechaun

​Giant Monsters / Kaiju

• Godzilla
• King Kong
• Cloverfield
• Pacific Rim
• Gamera
• Them!
• Attack of the 50 Foot Woman 

​Cryptids / Unknown Creatures

• Bigfoot
• Yeti
• Mothman
• Demons
• Sandworms
• Jeepers Creepers
• The Ritual
• The Descent

Comedy / Playful Horror

• Casper
• Scooby-Doo
• Ghostbusters
• Beetlejuice
• Nightmare Before Christmas
• Addams Family
• Elvira
• The Munsters
• Coraline
• ParaNorman
• Hocus Pocus
• Little Shop of Horrors

​Alien / Sci-Fi

• Alien
• Predator
• The Thing
• Killer Klowns from Outer Space
• Pitch Black
• Species
• Event Horizon
• Dead Space 

Supernatural / Paranormal 

• The Exorcist
• Poltergeist
• Insidious
• The Conjuring
• Paranormal Activity
• Evil Dead
• Pet Sematary
• The Ring
• The Grudge
• Sinister
• Blair Witch Project
• Amityville Horror
• Pumpkinhead
• Supernatural
• Stranger Things
• The Omen
• Beetlejuice

​Creature Features / Monster

• Jaws
• Tremors
• Arachnophobia
• Anaconda
• Bats
• Lake Placid
• Piranha
• Eight Legged Freaks
• Crawl
• Orca
• The Birds
• Rogue
• Cocaine Bear
• Black Sheep
• Deep Blue Sea
• Meg
• Creature From the Black Lagoon
• Critters
• Gremlins
• The Blob
• The Fly
• Mimic
• The Relic

​Horror Comics / Books

• Spawn
• Swamp Thing
• Man-Thing
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Angel
• Hellboy
• Goosebumps
• R.L. Stine
• Strange Tales
• Walking Dead
• Constantine
• X-Files

Stephen King 

• It
• The Shining
• Pet Sematary
• Misery
• Carrie
• Salem’s Lot
• Christine
• Cujo
• Children of the Corn
• Doctor Sleep

​Zombie Horror

• Night of the Living Dead
• Dawn of the Dead
• Return of the Living Dead
• 28 Days Later
• Walking Dead
• Resident Evil
• Zombieland
• Train to Busan
• Shaun of the Dead

Vampires / Werewolves / Gothic Monsters

• Dracula
• Frankenstein
• Vampires
• Werewolves
• The Wolfman
• Van Helsing
• Interview with the Vampire
• Underworld
• Nosferatu

Horror Video Games

• Silent Hill
• Resident Evil
• Left 4 Dead
• Dead Rising
• Five Nights at Freddy’s
• Diablo
• Bioshock
• Dead Space
• Doom
• Alan Wake
• Fatal Frame
• Outlast
• The Evil Within
• Zombie Ate My Neighbors

​Gothic & Macabre Themes

• Ghosts
• Skeletons
• Witches
• Haunted Houses
• Graveyards
• Victorian Gothic
• Dark Art
• Horror Jewelry
• Gothic Clothing
• Halloween Decor
• Horror Collectibles

👽SCIENCE FICTION

Space Adventure / Space Opera

• Star Wars
• Star Trek
• Dune
• Lost in Space
• Battlestar Galactica
• Firefly
• Farscape
• Stargate
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Flash Gordon
• Buck Rogers
• Valerian

​Cyberpunk / Futuristic Worlds

• Matrix
• Blade Runner
• Total Recall
• Tron
• Ready Player One
• Ghost in the Shell
• Akira
• Minority Report
• Cyberpunk 2077

​​Space Horror / Dark Sci-Fi

• Alien
• Event Horizon
• Dead Space
• Pitch Black
• The Thing
• Sunshine
• Pandorum

​Sci-Fi Comics / Books

• Dune
• Warhammer 40K
• Judge Dredd
• Saga
• Invincible
• Heavy Metal
• Valerian
• Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Alien Invasions / First Contact

• Alien
• Predator
• Independence Day
• Mars Attacks!
• War of the Worlds
• Signs
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind
• E.T.
• They Live
• District 9
• Arrival
• Killer Klowns from Outer Space

​Time Travel Sci-Fi

• Back to the Future
• Doctor Who
• Time Machine
• Looper
• 12 Monkeys
• Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
• Quantum Leap

​Sci-Fi Comedy

• Red Dwarf
• Alf
• Spaceballs
• Futurama
• Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
• Men in Black
• Galaxy Quest

​ ​Sci-Fi Video Games

• Halo
• Metroid
• Star Fox
• Asteroids
• Space Invaders
• Mass Effect
• Destiny
• Titanfall
• No Man’s Sky
• Starfield
• Outer Worlds
• Doom
• Portal
• Half-Life
• Cyberpunk 2077
• XCOM

Robots / Androids

• Terminator
• I, Robot
• Blade Runner
• Transformers
• RoboCop
• Ex Machina
• Bicentennial Man
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence
• Wall-E
• Short Circuit
• Westworld

​Military / Action Sci-Fi

• Starship Troopers
• Halo
• Titanfall
• Edge of Tomorrow
• Aliens
• Gears of War
• Mass Effect
• Destiny

​Monsters / Giant Creatures / Kaiju

• Godzilla
• King Kong
• Pacific Rim
• Cloverfield
• Gamera
• Tremors
• Attack the Block

​Post-Apocalyptic / Survival Sci-Fi

• Mad Max
• Fallout
• Planet of the Apes
• Snowpiercer
• The Last of Us
• Book of Eli
• Waterworld

​Paranormal / Mystery Sci-Fi

• X-Files
• Fringe
• Stranger Things
• Twilight Zone
• Black Mirror
• Eureka
• Warehouse 13

Far Stretch / Borderline Categories
These properties fall into a grey area between fantasy, sci-fi, and action-adventure. While some attendees may have interest in them, they are not considered a primary focus of the event. Vendors are encouraged to either leave these items out entirely or bring only a small portion of related merchandise as a secondary addition to their booth.
Examples:

• Masters of the Universe / He-Man
• Thundercats
• Silverhawks
• She-Ra
• GI Joe

🚫​DO NOT WANT

• Marvel or DC superhero comics/books/movies
• Superman or superhero properties classified primarily as superhero media
• Harry Potter
• Lord of the Rings (LOTR)
• Fantasy-focused wizard/medieval franchises
• Jurassic Park / Jurassic World
• General fantasy not connected to horror or sci-fi themes