DOUG JONES
Celebrity Guest

Doug Jones is perhaps one of the most brilliant actors of our time. Some say he is this generations "Boris Karloff"!

Fans will long remember Doug for his work as THE SILVER SURFER in FANTASTIC FOUR RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER. He's also the life and soul of ABE SAPIEN in HELLBOY and HELLBOY II THE GOLDEN ARMY (based on the popular Dark Horse comic book, returning to his role of ABE SAPIEN as well a taking on 2 other roles, that of THE CHAMBERLAIN and THE ANGEL OF DEATH for director Guillermo del Toro.)!

In the film he wants to be remembered for, Doug portrays 2 characters in the Oscar winning film PAN'S LABYRINTH (in the native tongue of Spanish "El Laberinto del Fauno"). He plays BOTH Pan (the faun creature) and The Pale Man. Little trivia fact: He learned

ALL his lines for the film in Spanish while comparing it to a special script prepared for him in English!!!! Another fan favorite is the Halloween classic, HOCUS POCUS, in which Doug plays the goofy zombie, ex-boyfriend of Bette Midler, BILLY BUTCHERSON. And his earliest comic book movie appearance was alongside Danny De Vito as a faded circus clown in BATMAN RETURNS.

In addition to these very popular films, you can also find Doug as the very smart alien, COCHISE, on TNT's critically acclaimed series, Steven Speilberg produced FALLING SKIES, season 3 (Summer 2013) and season 4 (Summer 2014). Other notable TV guest roles for Doug include William Barrow on TEEN WOLF, Grady Edlund on FEAR ITSELF, Dominique Wilkins on THE NEIGHBORS, and the lead Gentleman on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER's Emmy-nominated "Hush" episode!

CERINA VINCENT
Celebrity Guest

Cerina Vincent grew up performing at the age if 3 in her mother's ballet studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cerina soon moved from dancing to acting when she began starring in many plays and musicals in both her community and High School. At age 16, Cerina was crowned Miss Nevada Teen USA, and went on to finish in the top 15 at the nationally televised Miss Teen USA pageant. Not loving the term "beauty queen," but in love with performing, Cerina moved to Los Angeles where her acting career took off at age 18. She showed off both her acting skills and athleticism as Maya, The Yellow Power Ranger in the Fox series, and #1 watched show in the world, POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY. She quickly went from a TV super hero to a silver screen sex symbol as "Areola" in NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE. MAXIM, one of the many magazines she has appeared in, wrote, "We have photographed beautiful women all over the world, and Cerina Vincent has the best body, period."

But Cerina is not only recognized for her fit, natural physique. She was nominated for the Saturn award's "Best Face of the Future" for her outstanding lead performance in Eli Roth's / Lions Gate's horror sensation, CABIN FEVER!

Cerina has traveled the world meeting her fans, promoted her films on MTV in the UK, various media across the US including ACCESS HOLLYWOOD, THE HOWARD STERN SHOW, and on hundreds of other national radio stations including MAXIM, COSMO and PLAYBOY radio. Cerina has appeared in and on covers of dozens of magazines in the US and all over Europe, and STUFF Magazine continues to label her as one of the "Hottest Women in Horror." But Cerina is not just known as a "scream queen." She is getting a ton of attention for her comedic chops! Some of Cerina's sexy comedy can be seen in the film JUST ADD WATER, where she played Danny DeVito's wife and performs alongside stars like Justin Long, and Jonah Hill. Cerina also performs with some of the biggest television stars in her many guest-starring roles on shows such as, CSI, BONES, TWO AND A HALF MEN, GARY UNMARRIED, ALLY MCBEAL, FELICITY, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE just to name a few.

Cerina has also starred in a number of television pilots including Darren Star's MANCHILD for Showtime. Cerina stole hearts in the Roadside Attractions/Lion's Gate romantic comedy EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE ITALIAN. Her charming performance allowed her millions of horror fans to see her play a leading girl-next-door role on the silver screen. Cerina has also done a ton of indie horror movies, starred in the action thriller IT WAITS, Warner Bros/Dark Castle's RETURN TO HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, and showed her edgier, more dramatic side in DARKENED ROOM, a short film created for her and directed by the infamous David Lynch.

Cerina is also working hard as a writer. She co-wrote Harper Collin's best selling witty, sexy, fun anti-diet book HOW TO EAT LIKE A HOT CHICK: Eat what You Love, Love How You Feel, HOW TO LOVE LIKE A HOT CHICK: The Girlfriend-to-Girlfriend Guide to Getting the Love You Deserve, and her third book, LIVE LIKE A HOT CHICK just hit stores! Cerina, with co-author Jodi Lipper, also write a weekly column for the Huffington Post, have had their sharp and sassy writing published in MAXIM, COMPLETE WOMEN, LIFE & STYLE, STAR, etc, and write their savvy, unique advise for Popsugar.com and Galtime.com. Cerina's classy, sexy wit, and celebrity, expert advice can be seen various times with her co-author on the TODAY show, TYRA BANKS, EXTRA, I-Village and GOOD MORNING AMERICA Now. Cerina is not just a published author, she has also written several TV Pilots and screenplays and she's now being marketed as a "scream queen who writes horror movies."

TIM LAWRENCE
Celebrity Guest

Studio artist Tim Lawrence worked in Hollywood for 25 years in Special FX where he designed, fabricated and performed fantasy characters. As a performer he was an original Thriller zombie ('Tor') and also Nunzio Scoleri in Ghostbusters 2. He was an ensemble performer for a Ghostbusters Terror Dog, Starman's Star Baby, Harry and the Hendersons* bigfoot face, Caddyshack 2's gopher, Gremlins 2's Mohawk and Brain Gremlin, Apocalypto's howler monkeys and others. He also did some stop-motion animation for Beetlejuice.

Mr. Lawrence began working in fabrication studios like the Rick Baker Studio, the Stan Winston Studio and Lucasfilm where he supervised the ILM Creature Shop for Ghostbusters 2. For his work there he was personally submitted for an Oscar.

For Jurassic Park* he worked in the Amblin story bungalow on the Universal lot with Steven Spielberg for six weeks. There, as part of the design team, he made the first Visual Development sculpts of the T-Rex.

He has worked since then in the Story Departments of Warner Brothers, Sony, Vanguard and Dreamworks where, as a member of the design team, he made some of the first Visual Development sculpts for Shrek.*

*Academy Award Team Member

STEPHEN COSTANTINO
Celebrity Guest

A native of Hoboken, New Jersey, Stephen Costantino developed a passion for music at a young age, when he drew notice for playing guitar, singing & songwriting. It's a pattern that has continued to this day.

Soon after moving to California in 1978, he began studying martial arts in Los Angeles with Hugh van Patten, who introduced him to another young musician in one of his classes, Corey Dee Williams, son of the actor and painter Billy Dee Williams. Stephen and Corey hit it off immediately and started a band they called Incognito. Later it would reincarnate as Atmosphere.

When Billy Dee was readying his character Lando Calrissian for movie "Return of the Jedi," he asked Corey to be his stand-in when the film company went on location in Yuma, AZ. Stephen was invited to come along so that he and Corey could continue to play and write music.

Before long, he was recruited for a part in the film; he was to portray a Gamorrean Guard in service to Jabba the Hutt, fighting Luke Skywalker in defense of his despicable master.

Stephen has played guitar on sessions with Crazy Town, New Edition, Bel Biv Devoe, and the Black Eyed Peas, working with resident music producer Brett "Epic" Mazur at Scotti Brothers Records.

Another one of his most enduring musical partnerships has been with actor/director Billy Wirth, still haunting as a vampire in "Lost Boys." They formed a band called The Cronies in the early '90s and continue to write songs and perform them at venues throughout Southern California.

In addition to providing songs for film soundtracks ("Me & Will," "Last Lives," "Looking for Jimmy," "Java Heads," "Starlight"), Stephen has ventured into movie making himself, having served as a producer of the documentary "Walking After Midnight" and the short "Lone Greasers" and the feature "Starlight."

In 2012, Stephen released a CD of his songs which he has been producing and mixing to showcase his myriad talents and interests.

NEIL KAPLAN
Celebrity Guest

One of the most recognized voices in entertainment, Neil Kaplan has had notable voice roles as Hawkmon (Digimon), Optimus Prime (Transformers), Gorilla Grodd (Justice League Heroes), Genshin (Ninja Gaiden II), Diabolico (Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue), Kraven the Hunter (Spider-Man 3-video game), Tychus Findlay (StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty-video game).

He has also had acted in popular anime and video game titles including Bleach, Digimon Data Squad, Blue Dragon, Zatch Bell!, Naruto, Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari, Final Fantasy XIII, EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky, Medal of Honor: European Assault, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and many others.

CAMDEN TOY
Celebrity Guest

Camden Toy is best known for playing some of the creepiest and scariest villains on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. He played one of the Gentlemen in the Emmy Award nominated episode "Hush", the skin eating demon Gnarl, and the recurring role of The Ubervamp. He also appeared on the fifth season of ANGEL as The Prince of Lies. He was a series regular on the television sitcom GOODNIGHT BURBANK, the Emmy Award nominated series THE BAY, and as Dr. Kerr in Robert Hall’s film CHROMESKULL: LAID TO REST 2. Other projects include THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, NOW HIRING, A BLOOD STORY, and playing the evil Colonel in the trailer spoof THELMA & LOUISE ll: AVATARS OF PANDORA on G4TV with Olivia Munn and Eva Amurri.

TERRY NAUGHTON
Celebrity Guest

Terry Naughton worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation for 17 years as an animation assistant and storyboard artist. He worked on all the recent classics such as The Little Mermaid (King Triton), Beauty and the Beast (the Beast) and Aladdin (the Genie) to name only a few.

Terry has also created U.S.C. football posters and various work for the N.F.L. Terry illustrates book covers and helps create and illustrate children's books. Terry is currently working on the "Abyss Walker Series" by Author Shane Moore.

JAMES LEARY
Celebrity Guest

James Leary's television credits include a two-year stint as Clem, the loose-skinned demon on the critically acclaimed hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. James turned the original five-line part at the beginning of season six into a regular recurring role and was soon a fan favorite. He also had roles in HBO's The Comeback, with Lisa Kudrow, and NBC's Passions.

James co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in the award-winning short film Stunt C*cks, a light-hearted spoof of the adult entertainment industry, with co-stars Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Thompson and Ron Jeremy. The film played to sold-out crowds at film festivals around the country and won the audience award for best short film at the Deep Ellum film festival.

His other credits include a starring role in the award-winning, critically acclaimed sitcom Los Beltran. In its two-year run, Los Beltran broke new ground as the first original comedy produced for Spanish language television in the United States. James brought his own undeniable energy and unique comic flair (he didn't speak a word of Spanish) to the show as Kevin, the Beltrán family's very American, flamboyant neighbor who rents an apartment from them with his same-sex partner Fernandito. The show received two GLAAD Media Award nominations (2000 and 2001) for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Currently James works as a Creative Designer for KingsIsle Entertainment, the game company responsible for MMORPG hits Wizard101 and Pirate101. He also provides the voice for the characters El Toro, The Frogfather, Duck Holiday and many others for both Pirate101 and Wizard101.

RUSS ADAMS
Celebrity Guest

Russ is best known for his work on Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge. He was selected from nearly a thousand applicants to become one of ten cast members in season 1. Russ quickly became a fan favorite with his quick wit and willingness to help is opponents. His odd background didn't hurt either.

"To look at Russ, you would never expect him to have a Master's Degree in Literature. He looks more like a biker", says a colleague. His literary background manifested in episode 4 in the form of a Minotaur named Cecil. Russ stunned Brian Henson, Kirk Thatcher, and Beth Hathaway with a particular detail in Cecil's design. Carved into the creatures horns were the words "Poseidon's Slave" written in Latin.

Russ is a self-taught special effect artist. From childhood,

Russ was hooked on creatures. Tucked away in a very small town in western Pennsylvania, he fantasized about working in the movies. Influenced by artists like Rick Baker, Dick Smith, and Stan Winston, Russ decided he wanted to incite the same excitement in others that these masters provoked in him. That dream would have to wait. With no money for college, Russ joined the military. Russ credits his ten years in the service as a crash course in realistic effects. When he separated, he started his studio, Escape Design FX, and ever since has been creating those things that go bump in the night.

HEATHER HENRY
Celebrity Guest

Don't let this freelance make-up artist's wholesome southern appearance fool you - her makeup effects, sharp tongue and sick sense of humor show she also has a dark side. She was first drawn to the make-up world by the fantasy movies she watched as a child. She became hooked on special effects 10 years ago when she and a friend made a short film that required making a fake head. Next, she attended the Joe Blasco School in Orlando. Heather has done makeup for various television shows including Prison Break and Chase, but her passion is in fantastic creature effects. She particularly likes the creativity and problem solving aspects of effects.

Heather was a contestant on season two of the SyFy series Face Off. She will be performing make-up demonstrations throughout the weekend at her booth.

TRISTON JOHNSON
Celebrity Guest

Triston Johnson is a convention fan-favorite American actor who portrayed walkers in AMC's The Walking Dead. He is the actor that killed primary cast character, T-Dog in season 2. Recently he added an appearance on NBC's Constantine to his accomplishments. Other projects include Vampire Diaries, and Teen Wolf.

On the big screen Triston portrayed a police officer in Ride Along and also help a role in Arnold Shwarzenegger's movie Sabotage.

MARK STEFANOWICZ
Celebrity Guest

Mark's first job was at Vivendi's Funnybone Interactive as a background artist. There he learned how to paint backgrounds on the computer. The company made children's CD-Rom games for Knowledge Adventure, Fisher-Price, WB and many others. There, he made a life long friend and art comrade, Philip Straub.

From there he went to a company called The Yacobian group. Mark was a Senior designer and Video Effects artist. The Yacobian Group was a multimedia Communications Solutions company with clients such as Ann Taylor, Bvlgari, Chanel and Gucci.

Mark worked at Electronic Arts Tiburon for seven years. He started his career at EA as a lead artist and had the oppurtunity to become an Art Production Manager for Central Art on titles like NCAA Football, Madden, Coach, Tour, and NASCAR.

Currently Mark is the Studio Art Director for Disney Interactive's Junction Point working on Disney's Epic Mickey.

As far as Mark's traditional work you can find him leaning towards Historical themes and fantasy based historical characters such as King Arthur and Beowulf. He also feels inclined to paint Western themed images. In the past ten years Mark's concentration has been oil paintings. Recently he began using mediums and techniques he enjoyed in the past, like Pen-and-Ink and Watercolors. Mark is always trying to paint the perfect painting. Mark believes in creating paintings that become timeless in the eyes of society and the public. Mark would like to achieve a body of work that will represent an accurate view of history and old English literature.

SAD ENTERTAINMENT
Performance Guest

Scott Carroll is a classically trained actor, comedian, and writer with fifteen years theater and improv experience and five years film and tv. His love of performing and teaching led him to co found SAD Entertainment: a group that performs comedy and informative shows about acting, imrpov, voices, and more. Born in New Jersey, Scott now lives near New Orleans where he works on TV shows and Films filming in the area.

Derek McOmber has been attending and presenting at conventions for ten years. He has been to many of the larger conventions across the country where he has presented, moderated, and acted as a liaison for industry guests. He Co Founded SAD Entertainment to keep bringing fun shows to fun people.

Alexis Marcel and Ladene Kosaka are the wonderful

artists behind the art of SAD Entertainment. Talented artists and graphic designers, Alexis and Ladene create all of traditional and digital art that the SAD team give away and sell.

TAFFETA DARLING
Cosplay Guest

The Taffeta Darling has been an original pop culture herald in the Dallas community for nearly a decade. Starting off as a pinup model, she has transitioned to a full time costumer and media personality. She was nominated and won Sam Johnson's coveted "Fan Babe of the Year for 2010", and was a top three finalist in the "Hot Rods and Heels" Texas Pin-Up Model of the Year for 2011. The humble brags lead to more opportunities which took her to cities near and far in hopes of finding her next adventure. Taffeta has been an honored guest at various conventions from Denver to New York. She has posed in costume and worked with SFX artists from Robert Rodriguez' Troublemaker Studios and regularly poses live in costume as a model for the Dallas and Austin Dr. Sketchy's drawing groups.

Taffeta has interviewed legends of the comic book industry and she has also covered events for "Attack of

the Show" on the G4 Network including the Dallas Burlesque Festival and the Star Wars Fan Days. Leaving no medium unchecked, Taffeta has also contributed to The Non-Productive Network, The Loud Idiots, Roll2Play, The Delol Show, Aint It Cool News, Hey Kids, Comics!, United States of Geekdom, Forces of Geek, Boomstick Comics and more while giving her opinions and reviews on the world of geek from a female point of view.

In August 2013, the mistress of dorkdom started hosting and producing her own show titled "Fangirls:Dames of the Round Table" which is an open forum webshow and channel for fans of all kinds to get together and discuss hot topics from cosplay is not consent to the latest movie, game or comic.

When not living her dream as a gypsy traveling to conventions, Taffeta freelances by day and plays video games at night. She also enjoys lounging around in her PJs with her dogs Samwise and Thorondor and cats Houdini and Oa.

MIRANDA CADDELL / Puffskein Experience
Musical Guest

Miranda performs wizard rock under the name The Puffskein Experience, and it's amazing fun! Music is her passion and Harry Potter's her best friend. LeakyCon Portland was her first LeakyCon and it so drastically changed her life. She was finalist for LeakyStars and has had the opportunity to perform at other cons as a mainstage wizard rocker. The Puffskein Experience is Miranda's solo project. In her free time she likes to talk about Harry Potter and make bad jokes.

MATTHEW MORRISON
Guest Critic

Matt "Starman" Morrison has been writing about books on-line since before the word "blogging" was coined. He first achieved prominence as a regular columnist and critic for the DC Comics fan magazine Fanzing. Since that time, he has gone on to write reviews, analysis and commentary for over a dozen websites including 411 Wrestling, Inside Pulse and Comics Nexus. Currently he is employed by Kabooooom.com and NoFlyingNoTights.com as a comic book critic and he freelances for a number of other publishers. He also writes articles on his personal blog - MyGeekyGeekyWays.com. A frequent panelist at All-Cons past, this is Matt's first time acting as a guest of honor.