Celebrity Guests

We're honored to welcome film actress Belinda Balaski to our 1st Annual Atomic Monster Weekend! Miss Balaski's has an amazing career and is best known for her roles in several of director Joe Dante horror cult classics including; Piranha, The Howling co-starring with Dee allace and Gremlins. Not to mention other fan favorites including: Food of the God's, Amazon Woman on the Moon & Bobby Joe and the Outlaw.

We're honored to welcome screen actor Phil Fondacaro to our 1st Annual Atomic Monster Weekend! Mr. Fondacaro is best known for his roles in such 80's cult classics including; director John Carl Buechler's Trolls along with our other celebrity guest Noah Hathaway , and Ron Howard's Willow. Plus other fan favorites Something Wicked This Way Comes. Ghoulies 2, The Garbage Paul Kids Movie, Invaders From Mars & much more!

Atomic Monster Weekend 2023 is thrilled to announce that actress Kathy Coleman will be joining us! She's best known for her role as Holly Marshall, from the 1970's Sid & Marty Krofft Saturday morning kids show Land of the Lost.

Cathy will also be joined by with Land of the Lost co star Wesley Eure who played Will Marshall, and they'll be bringing the famous raft and Sleestak skull

rops for a fun filled photo op!

Atomic Monster Weekend 2023 is thrilled to announce our first celebrity guest, award-winning artist, screenwriter, producer, director and actor Frank Dietz.

He starred in a series of low-budget cult horror films including BLACK ROSES, ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE, and THE LOST SKELETON RETURNS AGAIN. He wrote the scripts for many independent features, including NAKED SOULS, COLD HARVEST and the MAGIC IN THE MIRROR series. In 1996, Frank joined Walt Disney Studios as an animation artist. His work can be seen in such films as HERCULES, MULAN and TARZAN, and is known for his SKETCHY THINGS classic monster artwork. In 2011, Frank and Trish Geiger teamed up to create Benevolent Monster Productions. Their first project as co-directors and producers was the award-winning documentary BEAST WISHES - The Fantastic World of Bob and Kathy Burns. They recently finished a documentary about the legacy of King Kong entitled LONG LIVE THE KING, which has already won several awards. Frank is also the creator and co-host of the popular genre podcast DAMN DIRTY GEEKS.

Most recently he's known for his script writing on executive producer Greg Nicotero's Creepshow series on Shudder. 

Atomic Monster Weekend 2023 is thrilled to announce  make-up fx artist/painter Jeff Farley aka Obscure Artifacts will be joining our special guest lineup! This fellow Monster Kid is best known for his practical creature effects on the late 90s cult horror classics Demon Wind and Jack-O. 

Atomic Monster Weekend 2023 is thrilled to announce that Ghoultown will be headlining our Saturday night concert on the main stage.

With a devilish mix of punk twang, horror rock, and spaghetti-western flair, Ghoultown is a band known for their unique sound and dark, western image. Led by founder/frontman, Lyle Blackburn, the Texas-based group has released nine albums since 1999 which have not only earned them a loyal following, but found their way into movies, video games, and numerous live venues across the United States, Canada, and Europe. Band highlights include main support gigs for groups such as The Misfits and Hank III, along with an invitation to write a theme song for iconic horror maven, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. The song’s music video - featuring Elvira herself - was aired on her nationally syndicated show, Movie Macabre.