Here is a list of the 2022 Comic Cons and Paranormal Conventions for those of us who can’t wait for October to get into the Halloween Spirit! Click on the convention name to be taken to the convention website. If the date beside the convention does not have a Year, that means they have not updated their 2022 dates yet.
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Mad Monster
February 18 – 20, 2022 – Concord, NC
Days of the Dead Atlanta
February 25 – 27, 2022 – Atlanta, GA
Monster Mania Con
March 11 – 13, 2022 – Cherry Hill, NJ
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Not Just Another Comic Con
March 19, 2022 – Sherwood, AR
Horrorhound Weekend
March 25 – 27 – Cincinnati, OH
New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival
April 8 – 10, 2022 – Atlantic City, NJ
Texas Frightmare Weekend
April 29 – May 1, 2022 – Dallas, TX
One of the largest horror convention in the nation. Looking for the best horror convention in Texas? You’ve found it! Now in our 15th year as the Southwest’s premier horror convention. We’re proud to call our attendees horror convention family and you will feel at home at Texas Frightmare Weekend. [read more]
Days of the Dead Chicago
May 13 – 15, 2022 – Chicago, IL
Crypticon Seattle
May 20 – 22, 2022 Seattle, WA
Carolina Fear Fest
May 27 – 29, 2022
Midwest Haunters Convention
June 3 – 5, 2022 – Milwaukee, WI
The Midwest Haunters Convention is the largest Halloween show of its kind in the US, dedicated to ALL Haunters; actors, enthusiasts, home/pro haunters and Halloween enthusiasts. Open to the public the MHC features a haunted house, horror and Halloween trade show, educational seminars & workshops, a chartered haunted house bus tour on Friday, contests, family-friendly activities and much more!… [read more]
Fan Expo Dallas
June 17 – 19, 2022 – Dallas, TX
Experience the ultimate playground for comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming. Three days of citywide events, family-friendly attractions and world-renowned celebrities await you. [read more]
Spooky Empire
June 17 – 19, 2022 – Orlando, FL
Spooky Empire has been delivering the best sights, sounds and screams to Halloween lovers since 2003. We feature an enormous room of vendors, a film and tattoo festival, music, celebrity speakers, and more to satiate even the most diehard afficionados of the spooky season.
Haunted America Conference
June 24 – 25, 2022 – Alton, IL
SoonerCon
June 24 – 26, 2022
Oklahoma’s Longest-running Pop Culture Convention
At its inception, SoonerCon was presented by STAR OKC, a science fiction and fantasy fan club which was active from 1971 to 2005. The first SoonerCons were literary-focused, aimed at the then-small sci-fi fandom crowd… [read more]
Villicon
Orlando, FL (Their website has not yet updated)
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Days of the Dead Indianapolis
July 22 – 24, 2022 – Indianapolis, IN
Days of the Dead LA
August 5 – 7, 2022 – Los Angeles, CA
Fan Expo Boston
August 12 – 14, 2022 – Boston, MA
Experience the ultimate playground for Comics, Sci-Fi, Horror, Anime, and Gaming. Three days of citywide events, family-friendly attractions and world-renowned celebrities await you.
Join tens of thousands of fans who are just like you.
Idaho Halloween and Horror Convention
August 12 – 14, 2022
Without over 40 hours of panels, discussions, classes, make & takes and events scheduled. There’s something for everyone!
Monster Mania Con
August 12 – 14, 2022 – Cherry Hill, NJ
Michigan Paranormal Convention
August 25 – 27, 2022 Sault Ste Marie, MI
CreepyCon Knoxville
August 26 – 28, 2022 – Knoxville, TN
Dragon Con
September 1 – 5, 2022 – Atlanta, GA
Dragon Con is the largest multi-media, pop culture convention focusing on science fiction & fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the universe – and the best place to celebrate all of these things with fellow fans on Labor Day Weekend.
All Monsters Attack
September 9 – 11, 2022
Midwest Monster Fest
September 16 – 18, 2022 – East Moline, IL
Sinister Nights
September
Colorado Festival of Horror
September
Texas Frightmare Weekend
September
One of the largest horror convention in the nation. Looking for the best horror convention in Texas? You’ve found it! Now in our 15th year as the Southwest’s premier horror convention. We’re proud to call our attendees horror convention family and you will feel at home at Texas Frightmare Weekend. [read more]
Tidewater Horror Convention
September 9 – 11, 2022 – Norfolk, VA
Fan Expo Dallas
September
Experience the ultimate playground for comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming. Three days of citywide events, family-friendly attractions and world-renowned celebrities await you. [read more]
Spa Con
September 23 – 25, 2022 – Hot Springs, AR
It’s not just comic books and sci-fi/fantasy-related film and television. This convention includes pop culture and entertainment elements spanning virtually all genres, including:
Horror * Animation * Anime * Manga * Toys * Action Figures * Collectible Card Games * Video Games * Webcomics * Fantasy Novels * And more! [read more]
Monster Mania Con
September 30 – October 2, 2022 Hunt Valley, MD
Vulture City Paracon
October 7 – 9, 2022 – Wickenburg, AZ
Fright Night Film Fest
October
Monsterama
October – Alpharetta, GA
We are proud to be Atlanta’s only retro horror and sci-fi convention, and we focus on the fantastic in cinema, art, comics, literature, and media. We’re also debuting our new Kaiju Programming Track, curated by world renowned Japanese film expert and author Sean Linkenback! [read more]
Dark History and Horror Convention
October – Champaign, IL
Scarefest
October 21 – 23, 2022 – Lexington, KY
HallowCon
October 28 – 30, 2022 – Dalton, GA
Frightmare in the Falls
October – Niagara Falls
Join us at Frightmare in the Falls for two days of the most intimate and interactive Horror Festival in North America at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in majestic Niagara Falls, Canada on Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31, 2021.
The event will feature more than 50,000 square feet of all things horror including memorabilia, panels, celebrities, movies, autographs, displays, movie cars, cosplay, special effects props & much more! [read more]
Monsters of Horror
– Catoosa, OK
Dark Art and Oddities Con
November 12 – 13, 2022 – Dekalb, IL
The 2021 Dark Art and Oddities Con will take place at the Red Roof Inn in Dekalb, IL on Saturday November 13th and November 14th featuring vendors each day that fit the theme and also a room for various entertainment and special guests.
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Philcon
– Cherry Hill, NJ
Started in 1936, Philcon features cutting-edge programming about literature, art, television, film, anime, comics, science, gaming, costuming and cosplay, music, and other topics of interest to fans of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror. We will also have many other attractions, such as our awesome Art Show and Auction; a Vendors Room full of unique merchandise; Children’s/Family programming; a full-featured Tabletop Gaming room; our Writer’s Workshop (featuring professional authors and editors); Concerts; Dorian’s Dance Party, our Masquerade/Costume Competition, and more! [read more]
Stranger Con
December 17 – 18, 2022
Creation’s Stranger Con: A Salute to the TV Series Stranger Things Tour will be coming to the City of Angels at a new date in 2021, celebrating with fellow Stranger Things fans at the L.A. Convention Center! [read more]
2022 Comic Cons and Paranormal Conventions.
This list is invaluable! Do you have an email newsletter where you send out updates to this?
Hi Darren, thank you for the nice comment! We are so glad that you find this helpful. We actually do not have a newsletter, we have had them in the past and we just felt like we were annoying people lol 😊. So we just keep updating our lists every year for people to find online. We DO post the lists to our followers on social media so I guess that sort of counts. I hope you’re doing well! 😊