And so it begins…San Diego Comic Con 2019. It’s the start of a wonderful time in downtown San Diego. On Wednesday morning the streets didn’t seem any more congested than normal but that all changed by the afternoon.

Wednesday night marks the first “unofficial” start of SDCC. It’s a sampling of what is to come.
Preview night brought in attendees, vendors, exhibitors and artists from all over the globe. The streets one by one closed down. Only buses allowed in front of the convention center, Fifth Street is closed off to vehicles and several side streets barricaded off for the impending crowds.
A steady stream of people filed into the convention center Wednesday evening. One by one their RFID badges bleeping, the anticipation of what was in store was palpable. Within mere minutes the exhibit floor was filled.

There were lines around each corner, several fun cosplayers and all of the goodies at the fingertips of anyone ready to shell out the cash. Let’s not forget about all of that SWAG!

Preview night has always been the time to grab those exclusives and to get a good lay of the land. Tonight was certainly no exception. It’s always hard to make note of where your favorite booths are but thankfully we have our handy-dandy smart phones to help with that dilemma. As always, do not wait until Sunday. The very thing that you have your eye on just might be gone by the time you come back!

If you didn’t get preview night badges, never fear! We still have four days left of SDCC! Stay tuned to Horrorbuzz to see what is happening in and around the convention.

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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.