Monsterpalooza

After a successful trial run in New Jersey in 2008, Monsterpalooza was organized on the West Coast by Eliot Brodsky in 2009, and held at the Marriott Burbank Convention Center.

The spring Monsterpalooza event features a museum which displays screen-used props, masks, life-size figures and movie creatures from participating Hollywood FX studios and artists.

[5] Panels have included behind the scenes looks at films such as The Shape of Water, The Predator, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Alien Romulus, Terrifier, as well as attractions such as Halloween Horror Nights and more.

Over the years, Monsterpalooza has hosted several famous actors and industry personalities, including Robert Englund, Bruce Campbell, Ozzy Osbourne, Neve Campbell, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Giancarlo Esposito, Cassandra Peterson, Michael Dougherty, Kane Hodder, Jennifer Tilly, George A. Romero, Martin Landau, James Remar, Sonny Chiba, and Linda Blair.

Director Guillermo del Toro said on his Twitter that Monsterpalooza is "the monster convention I dreamt could be possible as a kid".