It's The 2006 Fangoria Weekend of Horrors!

Okay, East Coast horror fans, this weekend is the annual Fangoria Weened of Horrors in lovely Seacaucus New Jersey and it's where you want to be. Why? Ron Perlman, Jeffrey Combs, John Saxon, R. Lee Ermey, Lloyd Kaufman, Larry Fessenden, J.T. Petty and a stack of others, that's why.

Click on the image to the left for location and ticket info and read on for the full announcement.

“Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors” descends upon the New York area September 29 thru October 1 with a thrilling line-up of top terror talent from both film and television. This fright-filled event takes place at the Crowne Plaza Meadowlands Hotel, 2 Harmon Plaza, with show hours Friday, NOON – 7 PM and Saturday and Sunday, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM.

In a convention first, FANGORIA RADIO will be broadcast live from the show’s ballroom on Friday night, from 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM on Sirius Satellite Channel 102. FANGORIA RADIO is hosted by Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider and scream queen Debbie Rochon. Both will be present. The broadcast will be free to all convention attendees, many of whom will have the opportunity to participate in this historic horror event.

Celebrity guests scheduled to appear include: Ron Perlman, beloved genre star from “Hellboy,” “Blade II,” “Alien Resurrection,” “Cronos,” the new “The Last Winter” and TV’s “Beauty & the Beast”; horror great Jeffrey Combs, from the “Re-Animator” films, “From Beyond” and various “Star Trek” incarnations; veteran genre star John Saxon, from “Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare,” Dario Argento’s “Tenebrae,” “From Dusk Till Dawn”; and Amber (“Joan of Arcadia”) Tamblyn, star of “The Grudge 2.”

Several star-packed presentations scheduled for the weekend include: “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” Panel with stars R. Lee Ermey (“The Frighteners,” “Full Metal Jacket,” and “Willard”), Jordan Brewster (“The Faculty”) and Diora Baird (“Wedding Crashers”), plus director Jonathan Liebesman (“Darkness Falls”); “Rest Stop” Panel with actress Jaimie Alexander and writer/director John Shiban (“Supernatural”); author Max Brooks will give us a reading from his epic zombie novel “World War Z”; and “The Rage” will be previewed with director Robert Kurtzman (“Wishmaster”), actress Erin Brown (“Sick Girl”) and co-writer John Bisson.

More of the fright field's favorite faces will also appear at the Fango Convention: William Finley, classic genre actor of Brian De Palma’s “Phantom of the Paradise,” “Sisters,” “The Fury,” and upcoming “Black Dahlia”; Robert Joy, memorable actor from “The Hills Have Eyes,” “Land of the Dead” and “The Dark Half”; and Lloyd Kaufman, the Troma chief and creator of the “Toxic Avenger” will debut footage from his new epic “Poultrygeist.”

Additionally, not to be missed will be a number of the hottest independent directors previewing their latest, including Tim Sullivan (“2001 Maniacs”), Larry Fessenden (“Habit” and “Wendigo”), Harry Kümel (“Daughters of Darkness”), William Lustig (“Maniac” and “Uncle Sam”), Mariano Baino (“Dark Waters”), J.T. Petty (“Soft for Digging” and “Mimic: Sentinel”) Andrew Van Den Houten (“Headspace”) and the rising horror directors Mike Mendez (“The Gravedancers” and “The Convent”) and Adam Green (“Hatchet” and “Spiral”).

Other panels not to miss include: “Header” Panel with author Edward Lee (“Coven”), director Archibald Flancranstin, and actor Jake Suffian; “Hell on Earth” Panel with writer/director Ted Bohus (“Deadly Spawn”), actor Peter Stickles (“Cemetery Gates”) and actress Mary Corinne Miller; and the Avatar Press Panel, with editor-in-chief William Christensen and writer John Russo (“Night of the Living Dead”).

A variety of talented authors will make their appearance during the Fangoria weekend and include the savage author Jack Ketchum (“Off Season,” “Red,” “The Lost” and “Ladies’ Night”), Philip Nutman (“Wet Work”); Goth guru Voltaire (“What is Goth?”) and John McCarty (“Splatter Movies,” “Thrillers,” “Bullets Over Hollywood” and more.)

Fangoria attendees will be able see previews from the upcoming flicks “Saw III,” “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “Ghost Rider,” “Grind House,” “Skinwalkers,” “Black Christmas,” “Wind Chill,” “Resident Evil: Extinction,” “White Noise 2,” “Hellion,” “The Hitcher,” “The Reaping,” “Rogue,” “Premonition,” and more!

A dealer’s room will be filled with vendors selling horror film merchandise. Plus, tons of cool collectible giveaways will be available while supplies last; scores of FREE celebrity autographs will be offered and a prize-filled costume contest will take place.