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Vendor of the Week 05: Donovan Scherer

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Donovan Scherer is an author and illustrator creating worlds of adventure with a sense of humor and a little bit of dread that everything is about go terribly, terribly wrong. His first series of middle-grade illustrated novels, Fear & Sunshine, is an epic tale of monsters, mad science, and a little hippie. And his newest, Breakfast Doodles, is a daily(ish) dose of weird that you can get on Instagram Monday through Friday – http://instagram.com/donovanscherer
You can get the first books of both series (and more!) for free when you sign up for his newsletter at www.donovanscherer.com/newsletter!
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Join the Paranormal Investigators of Milwaukee @ Milwaukee Theatre

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We’re happy to announce the first of our “After Con” activities (although this one is technically before the con), which will also include walking tours and a stargazing session. Please note that while we do endorse these activities, they are not organized by Milwaukee Paranormal Conference, so questions should directed to the organizations who are hosting them.

Paranormal Investigators of Milwaukee (PIM) have put together a session where people can join the team as they investigate the Milwaukee Theatre in downtown Milwaukee for October 14, the Friday night before the conference, 9:30-11:30pm. If you are buying a VIP ticket, you have plenty of time to get over there after our Friday night VIP dinner. Tickets for the investigation are $40.

There are only 25 available tickets for this investigation, so sign up today!

You can buy tickets, find more info on PIM, and read a history of the Milwaukee Theatre and claims of paranormal activity in the historic theater here: www.eventbrite.com/e/paranormal-investigation-at-the-milwaukee-theatre-before-the-milwaukee-paracon-tickets-24294943831

 

Vendor of the Week 04: Grave Digger Candles

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Grave Digger Candles are freshly exhumed from the backwoods of Wisconsin by mad taxidermist and dark artist Rob Reysen. Each candle is hand-poured using 100% all-natural beeswax. Spine candles are cast from real human vertebrae.

Grave Digger Candles online:

http://www.gravediggercandles.com

http://www.etsy.com/shop/gravediggercandles

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We still have vendor tables left! Find more info and a list of who we’ve signed up so far here:milwaukeeparacon.com/activities

Con tickets available here: milwaukeeparacon.brownpapertickets.com

Milwaukee Paranormal Conference @ Wizard World Madison

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Milwaukee Paranormal Conference 2016 is representing at Wizard World Comic Con – Madison on Saturday, April 9. Some of our con speakers will be on a panel, details below:
Saturday, April 9, 2016: Wizard World Madison, Alliant Energy Center.

6:00-6:45pm, Room M-7

 

Wisconsin Paranormal: Join author Tea Krulos (Monster Hunters) as he moderates a panel of experts on Wisconsin’s own X-Files. Allison Jornlin (Milwaukee Ghosts-Tours and Investigations), Mike Huberty (See You on the Other Side podcast), and J. Nathan Couch (author of Washington County Paranormal and Goatman: Flesh or Folklore?) will talk on the state’s infamous ghost stories, UFO sightings, and encounters with unexplained entities like the Beast of Bray Road and the terrifying Goatman. They’ll also give a preview of October’s Milwaukee Paranormal Conference.
You have to buy a ticket to attend WW Madison, but the panel discussion is free once you’re in. You can find more info on tickets and the con’s many guest speakers on their website: www.wizardworld.com/comiccon/madison
Milwaukee Paranormal Con tickets available here: milwaukeeparacon.brownpapertickets.com

Vendor of the Week 03: Studio 319

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We are a group of artists/designers currently living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our members are proficient in illustration, painting, photography, graphic design, animation, typography, and video. We want to make your logos, your layouts, your shirts, your ads, and your brand.

Here’s a video Studio 319 created for 3/19 this month:

Website: www.thestudio319.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thestudio319

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We still have vendor tables left! Find more info and a list of who we’ve signed up so far here:milwaukeeparacon.com/activities

Con tickets available here: milwaukeeparacon.brownpapertickets.com

Friday the 13th Fest!

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We’re happy to announce what we hope will become an annual tradition: a Friday the 13th fundraiser for the Milwaukee Paranormal Conference. We will be celebrating all things eerie with horror, rock n’ roll, burlesque, and other performance! Friday the 13th Fest will raise funds to help pay some of Milwaukee Paranormal Conference’s operating expenses.

This is a 21+ show and will take place Friday, May 13th at the Riverwest Public House Cooperative, 815 E. Locust St. $7 admission. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 10 for $7.

Featuring:

Ratbatspider

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Genre: Horrorpunk

Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Ratbatspider
ReverbNation: www.reverbnation.com/Ratbatspider

Recommended track: “Night of the Sharksquatch.”

Nadoula

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Genre: Metal
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/NadoulaMetal
Bandcamp page: nadoula.bandcamp.com
Recommended track: “Firebrand”

The Dead Morticians

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Genre: Horrorpunk
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/deadmorticians

YouTube videos: www.youtube.com/channel/UC_25tuxx2kMPC5nSrypwqVQ

Recommended track: “Old Dark House”

Brain-Bats (First show! Ex-Burning Sons, Cry Coyote, and Jones Island Flood)

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Genre: Bloodwave
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/brainbatsmke

Reverb Nation page: www.reverbnation.com/brainbats
Reccomended track: “Roadkill from Outer Space”

With special burlesque, sideshow, and bellydance performances by:

Skully Sati

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Meet the mystical Skully Sati of Midnight Bazaar Productions, proud producer of variety act shows in Milwaukee. When she’s not telling fortunes through the Art of Tarot, she’s performing a new take on old school burlesque with her collection of ventriloquist dolls or dancing with props such as veils, canes, or her straight razor. Skully Sati beckons your full attention as she seduces and charms with her wicked and unique musings…

Miss Claira Bell

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Miss Claira Bell is a resident of Chicago, but has traveled all over the United States bringing her blend of circus, sideshow, burlesque, and vaudeville to the masses. An accomplished performer, Miss Bell utilizes every skill set she has to keep the audience amazed. Versed in aerials, tight wire, tap, acrobatics, fire performing, various sideshow, burlesque and clowning this girl is always a hoot. Producer of Second Saturday at the Stache, Dinder Brothers traveling circus, and Cirq du Swing this gal is pumped up and ready to strut her stuff!

Jezzibel Bates

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Jezzibel is the founder and producer of The Devil’s Playground, a monthly metal burlesque event, and one of the co-founders of neo-sideshow burlesque troop Misfit Carnivale. Jezzibel performs all around the Midwest bringing her grinder, fire and sideshow routines to the masses. Welcome to the twisted mind of Jezzibel!

Nina Nazir (bellydancer)

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Introducing Nina Nazir, a belly-dancing beauty who has charmed audiences for multiple shows around the Milwaukee area, including Dead Man’s Carnival and Skully Sati’s Midnight Bazaar Productions. This mesmerizing performer entrances onlookers with her ability to perform effortlessly to any type of music including traditional belly dancing, rock, and modern fusion. Prepare to be transported to wherever this talented performer takes you…she’s worth the trip.

Hosted by Colleen Gore (Rockabilly Girl Productions, Horror-O-Rama)

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Colleen Gore is Milwaukee’s own Lucille Ball of cosplay, horror, and comedic burlesque. This ginger hopes to tickle your funny bone and your libido!

PLUS a special guest appearance by JASON VOORHEES!
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Raffle items include:

Milwaukee Paranormal Conference tickets  * two tickets to Milwaukee Ghosts- Tours and Investigations * tarot reading by Skully Sati * Signed copy of Monster Hunters by Tea Krulos * weird art * Ratbatspider CD and patch * The Dead Morticians CD and 45s * Friday the 13th lunchbox * custom vest from 3rdEyeOpen * Blu-ray copy of Bloodsucking Freaks from Twisted Dreams Film Festival * More TBA!

Feeling anxious about your luck? We will have lucky rabbit’s feet available for $1. Don’t worry, animal lovers, these are mock rabbit’s feet!

Facebook event page: www.facebook.com/events/861555187288322/

Milwaukee Paranormal Conference tickets will be available at the event and we will give you $7 (the cost of show admission) off of 2 Day Super Passes ($23- $7=$16!) and VIP Passes ($75-$7=$68), and $2 off our 2-Day passes ($13 instead of $15). If you can’t make it, tickets available here: milwaukeeparacon.brownpapertickets.com

 

Guest announcement: Katrina Weidman of Paranormal Lockdown!

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We are thrilled to announce our keynote speaker on the subject of paranormal investigation, Katrina Weidman, star (alongside Nick Groff, formerly of Ghost Adventures) of the hit new show Paranormal Lockdown.

Paranormal Lockdown premiered at the beginning of this month and was the Destination America channel’s highest rated series premiere. The show features Katrina and Nick staying for 72 hours in some of the nation’s most notoriously haunted locations, with guest appearances by a variety of famed paranormal investigators. The first two episodes have aired and both featured some rather frightening evidence!

Katrina also appeared on A&E channel’s popular docu-drama Paranormal State, which lasted 5 seasons and followed Katrina and her Paranormal Research Society teammates and their cases. She was also the host of Chiller channel’s fan favorite show Real Fear: The Truth Behind the Movies and is also an actress, lead singer of a band, a producer, and a lecturer.

Find out more at her website: www.katrinaweidman.com

We have a few more conference announcements coming up and will be listing a full conference schedule later this spring.
You can keep updated on announcements on this website or on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/milwaukeeparanormalconference, FB event page HERE.

Tickets prices range from $10 for a one day pass to $75 dollars for a VIP pass and are available here: milwaukeeparacon.brownpapertickets.com

 

 

Vendor of the Week 02: WPI Hunts the Truth

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WPI Hunts the Truth was established in 2007 by Jay Bachochin and his wife Katie. They were both intrigued by the paranormal evidence they’ve seen in their lives from ghosts, UFOs and unknown creatures.

They believe there is more to their normal everyday lives. Do ghosts really exist? Are those lights in the sky just a plane? Is there really an 9′ tall hominid hiding from everybody in the deep dark woods? Or is this all simply suggestive thought or mass hysteria?  They needed to find the answers for themselves first and foremost. This is how their mission Hunt the Truth was born.

The only way to Hunt the Truth is to know where to find it. We encourage those people who have had a strange encounter to contact us. We will try to help that person validate their claims by Hunting the Truth. We will map the encounter in our data base and try to connect the dots of other similar claims. We share our findings with likeminded researchers to help further educate us all in this strange field.

Contact us:  ReportIt@wpihuntsthetruth.com

Website: www.wpihuntsthetruth.com

Check out the CHRONICLES: WPI Hunts the Truth 2007-2016 video for a retrospect on the group, including captured evidence on YouTube here: CHRONICLES: WPI Hunts the Truth 2007-2016

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We still have vendor tables left! Find more info and a list of who we’ve signed up so far here:milwaukeeparacon.com/activities

Con tickets available here: milwaukeeparacon.brownpapertickets.com

Vendor of the Week 01: Blurry Photos Podcast

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Welcome to our new weekly feature, posted every Thursday. This is a chance to check out who will be tabling this year in our exhibition hall. We’re kicking it off with our friends from Blurry Photos podcast.
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Blending comedy and the unknown, Blurry Photos is a podcast that aims to humorously shed light on the more shadowy topics the world has to offer. From cryptozoology and the paranormal to conspiracy theories and the unexplained, Blurry Photos will help educate and entertain you in a decently informational and whimsical way.

BlurryPhotoArtWebsite: www.BlurryPhotos.org

Here’s a fun podcast they did from last year’s Milwaukee Paranormal Conference: www.blurryphotos.org/bp-bonus-2015-milwaukee-paracon/

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We still have vendor tables left! Find more info and a list of who we’ve signed up so far here:milwaukeeparacon.com/activities

Con tickets available here: milwaukeeparacon.brownpapertickets.com

Some Ticket Updates

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VIPs
If you want to get the full Milwaukee Paranormal Conference experience, we recommend the VIP ticket. These are limited to precisely 100 (and that number is shrinking), and are priced at $75. This gets you:

-An exclusive VIP dinner party with several of the conference guest speakers, to be held the evening (5:30-8:00pm) at the Mitchell Park Pavilion on the Lagoon. We will have a variety of food and drink options, and pleased to announce that it will include a performance by renowned cellist and composer Janet Schiff (of the amazing group Nineteen Thirteen).

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Nineteen Thirteen. Photo by Doug Seymour Photography

-The VIP ticket also includes admission to both days of the conference AND our Saturday night Raven’s Masquerade Ball (details on that to be announced soon!) You’ll also get a limited cloth swag bag with our logo on it. Inside you’ll find a variety of swag from our vendors and sponsors. We’ve already gotten commitments of stickers, magnets, bookmarks, and more.

UW Student Tickets
We have two student discount priced tickets to save a couple bucks. The student two day pass is $13 and the super pass (includes admission to the Raven’s Masquerade Ball) is $21. This open to all students in the UW system and all you’ll have to do is show your student ID when picking up your ticket at will call.

The Raven’s Masquerade Ball
If you’re just interested in attending our masquerade ball, or doing a one day pass and the party, you can buy tickets to just the ball separately for $8. More info, including venue and performers, will be posted soon!

All tickets available here: milwaukeeparacon.brownpapertickets.com