This weekend, you might find South Carolina horror fans gathered around at South Carolina Horror Convention. The event returns to the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center Sept. 19-20 for its fourth annual installment, bringing celebrity guests, more than 150 independent vendors, family programming and horror-themed attractions to Columbia.
Single-day advance tickets cost $15, while weekend passes are $30. The event also integrates a specialized “Kids Con” and an interactive walk-through haunt designed in partnership with Scott Step of Dark Castle Haunted Attractions.
When J. Moulton moved to South Carolina five years ago, he scanned the state’s cultural circuit looking for something that defined his career for 20 years. Moulton previously ran conventions in Vermont and New Hampshire, he identified a gap in the local market and turned to demographic and economic data to test the viability of a new gathering. In the Palmetto State, he found a complete void…