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Festival of Monsters: Academic Conference

Festival of Monsters 2026
Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz 313 Riverside Ave, Santa Cruz

The 2026 Festival of Monsters Academic Conference (Oct. 14-18, 2026) explores how monsters and language intertwine with panels on monsters and communication, cursed texts, monster poetry and more. Monster-related games will be played. Comics writer Iván Brandon and bioethicist author Rosemarie Garland Thomson  are scheduled to give the keynote talks. The academic conference will take […]

Free

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Festival of Monsters: A Devilish Discussion

Festival of Monsters 2026
Museum of Art & History 705 Front St, Santa Cruz

The Festival of Monsters presents “A Devilish Discussion,” 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at the Museum of Art and History in Downtown Santa Cruz. Authors Kiersten White (The Fox and the Devil) and Clay McLeod Chapman (Devil Inside) will talk about their latest books, why they write devilish fiction and the horror of it […]

Free
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Festival of Monsters: Monstrous Games

Festival of Monsters 2026
Game Santa Cruz 1101 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

Join players at Game Santa Cruz for a three free sessions of monster-related board and card games on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, as part of the Festival of Monsters, sponsored the UC Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies. Monstrous Games session number 1 at 2 p.m. includes Gloom and Mysterium. Monstrous Games session number 2 […]

Free

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Festival of Monsters: Iván Brandon & guests

Festival of Monsters 2026
Atlantis Fantasyworld

Writer Iván Brandon (Wolverine, Deadpool, Secret Invasion) will join writer Clay Mcleod Chapman (Edge of Venomverse, Creepshow) and other special guests 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, at Atlantis Fantasyworld to both talk about and sign comics as part of the Festival of Monsters, sponsored by the UC Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies. This event […]

Free

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Festival of Monsters: Blood on the Clocktower

Festival of Monsters 2026
Game Santa Cruz 1101 Cedar St, Santa Cruz

Use your powers of deduction during a special Festival of Monsters edition of the bone-chilling bluffing game Blood on the Clocktower, 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026., at Game Santa Cruz. Players join opposing teams of Good and Evil in this game overseen by a Storyteller who conducts the action and makes crucial decisions. The […]

$25