08/24/2026
THANK YOU, GHOULS. 🖤
What the hell just happened?!
The 2026 Gathering of the Ghouls was FAST. CHAOTIC. LOUD. And absolutely freaking incredible.
We broke attendance records this year and spent the weekend surrounded by thousands of horror fans who came out to get weird with us. There is nothing quite like looking across a convention floor packed with people who love this crazy world as much as we do!
To every patron who bought a ticket, met a celebrity, supported a vendor, watched a panel, took a photo, bought something creepy, or simply came out to hang with us — THANK YOU. You are the exact reason we get to do this.
To our incredible celebrity guests — thank you for bringing your talent, stories, personalities and love of horror to Gathering of the Ghouls. You helped make this weekend unforgettable.
And our vendors… WOW.
You brought the art, collectibles, oddities, handmade horror, monsters and all the wonderfully weird stuff that made the show floor come alive. You absolutely crushed it.
But there is one group that deserves an absolutely MASSIVE thank you…
🖤 OUR FAMILIARS. 🖤
Our volunteers worked their asses off.
This show moves at a ridiculous pace. Thousands of people come through the doors, a million things are happening at once, and our Familiars jumped straight into the chaos.
They helped guests. Solved problems. Directed traffic. Answered questions. Moved s**t. Cleaned s**t. Fixed s**t. And somehow kept smiling through all of it.
You guys didn’t just volunteer.
You helped build this show.
We genuinely could not have pulled it off without you.
From the bottom of our black little hearts — THANK YOU. 🖤
This was our biggest Gathering of the Ghouls yet, and we’re already thinking about how to make next year even crazier.
Thank you for an unforgettable weekend, Arizona.
Thank you for getting weird.
Thank you for getting spooky.
We freaking love you, Ghouls. 🖤💀🩸
See you next year!
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