Yesterday left me asking “where are the crowds?” Today we found it! Thousands of people flocked to the Anaheim Convention Center for day two of WonderCon. It was a great day for people watching, cosplay heavy hitters and panels galore throughout the day.

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AMC introduced their newest series, NOS4A2 in the arena. YouTube brought out the world’s best dojo, Cobra Kai and it’s hardcore sensei Johnny Lawrence to pump up fans for season 2. Warner Bros continued to pitch Shazam to the utter delight of DC universe enthusiasts and also appeased the horror crowd with the new Annabelle Comes Home trailer.

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Highlights

So much happened today that it was impossible for one person to see it all!

There is still one more day to enjoy all that WonderCon has to offer. Some highlights on the exhibit floor for the spooky families include:

The Fiends, “a frightfully fun show for all ages” located at booth 1904 that has books and clothing that feature the family friendly online puppet show.

Do Not Miss booth 1403. Hazy Dell Press offers several board books perfect for the tiniest ghouls in our lives. From Banshees, Sasquatch, Krampus, and more this charming monster series immediately caught our attention. They have great show deals and check out the newest picture book “The Cyclops Witch and the Heebie Jeebies.”

Cosplay

What sets WonderCon apart from other conventions is the tremendous amount of quality cosplay. Almost overwhelming at times, there is something for everyone. A character from every genre, faction and fandom all there meandering around the con.

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We can’t wait for day 3!

About the Author

Erin Jefferson-Foley (Mommy Fearest) is terrified of scary movies, gore and zombies. But she loves all things Halloween and Haunt related! Slowly but surely she has been dipping her toes into the realm of horror movies with great results. Pretty soon she will work her way up to watching a scary movie when it is dark outside. Erin has had a love affair with theme park Halloween events for the past 20 years. Her first time at an event was at Knott's Scary Farm in the late 80s when a family friend, a Knott's employee, escorted her into the park to watch Elvira and give her a behind the scenes tour. She was intrigued as she walked through the break room and realized that they were just people in masks and makeup. It seemed like only a short time later, Erin was performing for Halloween Haunt which led to her meeting the love of her life, her husband. Each year she cheers on her husband and his friends as they set up and run a home haunt. You can catch her helping with line control and repeating the same instructions over and over and over to the guests each night. She has been a professional dancer and actress for over 20 years. When she is not in the studio teaching dance or in her office writing, you can catch Mommy Fearest with her husband and two kids at various conventions throughout California. She enjoys Cosplay, Star Wars, Renaissance Faires, Halloween, haunted attractions, paranormal happenings, special effects makeup and horrible reality television shows.