Schedule

(please continue to check schedule as programming may change)

Friday

5:00pm – 8:00pm – Lifestream Blood Drive 
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

7:00pm – VIP EARLY ENTRY
Location:  Fox Theatre

8:00pm – DOORS OPEN FOR ALL
(GENERAL ADMISSION)
Location:  Fox Theatre

8:00pm – 10:30pm  “Friday the 13th” 40th Anniversary Kick-off Celebration – Hosted by Joe Moe – (Includes a free Friday the 13th Hockey Mask  –  While supplies last) 
Location: Fox Theatre

8:00pm – 10:00pm Yates Family Paranormal Haunted Walk 
Location: Riverside Municipal Auditorium

9:00pm – 10:00pm – Monster Speed Dating with Blake & Whitney – (Speed – Friending)
Location:  Monster Lounge

10:00pm – 11:00pm – Uncle Yuhki’s Horror Dating Game (18+)
Location:  Monster Lounge

10:45pm – 12:00am – Vampira the Movie Screening
Location:  Fox Theatre

11:00pm – 1:00am – Yates Family Paranormal Haunted Walk
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

Saturday


10:00am –
VIP DOORS OPEN for SIGNINGS

10:00am – 6:00pm – Lifestream Blood Drive
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

10:00am – 2:00pm Scavenger Haunt – (L.A.R.P. Based
Location:  Various Places (more details to come) 

11:00am – DOORS OPEN FOR ALL 

11:00am – 12:15pm Yates Family Haunting Panel
Location:  Spooky Church

11:00am – 11:45am – Linda Blair and PJ Soles – Hosted by Kelly J from Hot 103.9 / 101.3 The Mix
Location:  Fox Theatre

11:00am – 11:45amHorror Photography and Modeling
Location:  Library

11:30am – 12:00pm – JOHN KASSIR Photo-Op
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

12:00pm – 12:30pm – MICHAEL BERRYMAN Photo-Op
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

12:45pm – 1:30pm – Horror as a Social Commentary
Location:  Spooky Church

12:00pm – 1:00pm – Ben Templesmith “30 Days of Night” – Hosted by Joe Moe
Location:  Fox Theatre

12:00pm – 12:45pm Horror Jeopardy
Location:  Monster Lounge

12:00pm – 12:45pm  Based on a True Story
Location:  Library

1:00pm – 1:45pm – LINDA BLAIR Photo-Op
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

1:45pm – 2:30pm Strange Mysteries from Around the World
Location:  Spooky Church

1:00pm – 1:45pm – You Scared of What???
Location:  Library

2:00pm – 2:45pm TONY TODD Photo-Op
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

2:45pm – 3:30pm Resurrecting the Dead: Genre Film Preservation and Restoration
Location:  Spooky Church

2:00pm – 3:45pm  The Horror in Your Hands: Discussing Horror in Video Games
Location:  Library

2:00pm – 3:00pm – Night of the Demons Cast Reunion and Q & A – Hosted by Jeff Pope from Hot 103.9 / 101.3 The Mix
Location:  Fox Theatre

3:00pm – 4:00pm – “To-Fright Show” with Dead Sullivan
Location:  Monster Lounge

3:00pm – 3:45pm  BS Movies Live Podcast 80’s Horror
Location:  Library

3:00pm – 3:30pm – PJ SOLES Photo-Op with Real Michael Myers Cosplayer
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

3:30pm – 4:00pm – ARI LEHMAN Photo-Op
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

3:45pm – 4:30pm – Folklore In Horror
Location:  Spooky Church

4:00pm – 8:00pm “The Deadly Survival Chase” hosted by Digger and Corpse Crew
Location:  Chinese Gazebo

4:00pm – 5:00pm Eric Fox – Panel and Demonstration – Hosted by Rick Shaw (101.3 The Mix Afternoon Drive Host)
Location:  Fox Theatre

4:00pm – 4:45pm Beyond the Red Door:  An Intricate Look into the Haunting of Hill house
Location:  Library

4:00pm – 4:45pm  Heads Off: Horror Knowledge Smackdown
Location:  Monster Lounge

5:00pm – 5:45pm – Autumn Ivy Presents the Bone Collector
Location:  Library

5:00pm – 6:00pm Women in Horror
Location:  Spooky Church

5:00pm – 5:45pm “NIGHT OF THE DEMONS” Group Photo-Op
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

6:00pm – 6:45pm LINNEA QUIGLEY and AMELIA KINKAID Photo Op In Costume
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

6:00pm – 9:00pm – Monster Lounge & “The To-Fright Show”
Location:  Fox Theatre

7:00pm – 8:00pm  Monster Speed Dating with Blake & Whitney (Hetero)
Location:  TBD

8:00pm – 9:00pm Fitz and the Tantrums Musical Performance – Introduction by John Desantis (Hot 103.9 Afternoon Drive)
Location:  Fox Theatre

8:00pm & 10:00pm – Yates Family Paranormal Haunted Walk with Special Guest OC Spiritualist 
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

9:30pm  Night of the Demons Film Screening
Location:  Fox Theatre

9:00pm – 10:00pm – Uncle Yuhki’s Story Hour (18+)
Location:  Monster Lounge

11:00pm – 1:00am – Yates Family Paranormal Haunted Walk
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

Sunday

10:00am – VIP DOORS OPEN for SIGNINGS

10:00am – 2:00pm – Scavenger Haunt (L.A.R.P. Based)
Location: Various Places (more details to come)

11:00am – 6:00pm – Lifestream Blood Drive
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

11:00am – DOORS OPEN FOR ALL

11:00am – 2:00pm – OC Spiritualist Revealing True Identity
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

11:00am – 11:45am  Tony Todd and John Kassir Panel – Hosted by Joe Moe
Location:  Fox Theatre

12:00pm  12:45pm – The Darkside of Disney 
Location: Spooky Church

12:00pm – 12:45pm The Hot Netflix show – The Movies That Made Us / The Toys That Made Us
Q & A with creator / producer Brian Volk-Weiss – Hosted by Joe Moe
Location: Fox Theatre

12:30pm – 1:00pm LINDA BLAIR Photo-Op
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

12:00pm – 12:45pm
 You Should’ve Read the Book “Focus” on Stephen King
Location:  Library Panel Room

1:00pm – 1:45pm
TONY TODD Photo-Op
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

1:00pm – 1:45pm
 Darker Side of Things
Location: Library

1:00pm – 1:45pm
 It Could Happen to You
Location: Spooky Church

1:00pm – 6:00pm – “To-Fright Show” with Dead Sullivan
Location:  Monster Lounge

2:00pm – 2:45pm  Grim Grinning Ghosts
Location:  Library

2:00pm – 2:30pm
MICHAEL BARRYMAN Photo-Op
Location:  Riverside Municipal Auditorium

2:00pm – 2:45pm
 Making Light out of Dark-Humor in Horror
Location: Spooky Church

3:00pm – 4:00pm Monster Speed Dating with Blake and Whitney (LGBTQIA+)
Location:  TBD

3:00pm – 3:30pm 
JOHN KASSIR Photo-Op
Location: Riverside Municipal Auditorium

3:00pm – 4:30pm – Vampira The Movie Screening and Q & A with Director Kevin Sean Michaels
Location:  Fox Theatre

3:00pm – 3:45pm  Bold Horror Statements
Location:  Library

4:00pm – 4:45pm – Terrors of the 2020’s
Location:  Library

5:00pm – 7:00pm – Scream Competition & Cosplay/Monster Competition – Hosted by Joe Moe
Location: Fox Theatre

7:00pm – 8:00pm – Staff Wedding – AZ CORPS CREW THEMED STAFF WEDDING
Location:  Monster Lounge

Get Tickets

(760) 359-8372

Event Hours

October 18 - 20, 2019

Friday, 5pm-7pm LifeStream Blood Drive (Riverside Municipal Auditorium)

Friday, 6pm - 11pm
(VIP entry at 5pm)

Saturday, 11am - 12am
(VIP entry at 10am)

Sunday, 11am - 7pm
(VIP entry at 10am)

Locations

Riverside Municipal Auditorium
3485 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
Directions

The Fox Theater
3801 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
Directions

Frontier Communications - sponsor of The Darkside in Riverside
Frontier Communications - sponsor of The Darkside in Riverside
Frontier Communications - sponsor of The Darkside in Riverside
Frontier Communications - sponsor of The Darkside in Riverside
Frontier Communications - sponsor of The Darkside in Riverside
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ADA ADVISORY:   This event includes experiences located within some of Riverside's downtown historic buildings. Some of which were built prior to modern ADA laws. While we strive for a great experience for all, please note that some ADA compliant features may be limited or unavailable.