Festival of Monsters: Academic Conference
Courtyard by Marriott Santa Cruz 313 Riverside Ave, Santa Cruz
Free
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Festival of Monsters: Academic Conference
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
Monday, October 12, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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October 14, 2026Festival of Monsters: The Quatermass Experiment
Festival of Monsters: The Quatermass Experiment
The Festival of Monsters screens the 1955 classic sci-fi horror film The Quatermass Experiment at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at The 418 in Downtown Santa Cruz. This screening includes a live introduction by monster maven Dr. H. Marshall Leicester (UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of Literature). A trio of British astronauts are launched […]
$15
Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Friday, October 16, 2026
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Saturday, October 17, 2026
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October 17, 2026Festival of Monsters: A Devilish Discussion
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October 17, 2026Festival of Monsters: Monstrous Games
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October 17, 2026Festival of Monsters: Iván Brandon & guests
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October 17, 2026Festival of Monsters: Blood on the Clocktower
Festival of Monsters: A Devilish Discussion
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
Festival of Monsters: Monstrous Games
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
Festival of Monsters: Iván Brandon & guests
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 […]
Free
Festival of Monsters: Blood on the Clocktower
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
Sunday, October 18, 2026
No events on this day.