The Halloween 45 Years of Terror Convention has been officially announced for Fall 2023!

Our friends over at Halloween Daily News broke the news of the planned event in November on their YouTube Channel. They mentioned that the event was inked on the Pasadena Convention Center’s official calendar for the end of September.

With that anticipation lingering for months, we now finally have confirmation. The official announcement is finally here, something Halloween fans have been waiting on for quite some time. There hasn’t been too much chit-chatter on what to expect thus far.

However, you can read about the event in the online announcements. Also, check out our panel coverage on our Youtube channel from the 40-year event back in 2018.

From the official announcement: Every five years since 2003, fans from the Halloween franchise have traveled across the globe to celebrate one of the most endearing, imposing, and enduring horror movie franchises of all time.

John Carpenter’s Halloween premiered in cinemas and on drive-in screens 45 years ago, changing the landscape of horror cinema forever. The movie served as the launching pad for a series of films that would span thirteen entries to date…What better time than now to start building hype for 45 Years of Terror!?

In addition to the two-day fan convention portion of the event, where attendees can meet their favorite cast members from all 13 Halloween movies on Saturday and Sunday, the 45th anniversary weekend will kick off with the Horror’s Hallowed Grounds tour of various filming sites from the films on Friday.

Halloween: 45 Years of Terror will take place Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Ticket sales have not yet opened as of this writing but will eventually be available at Halloween45.com.

Additional information was found on Sean Clark’s Instagram Account – Malfunsean:

For this special anniversary convention event, the Producer of the Halloween Franchise, Trancas International Films, is once again teaming up with Sean Clark (who helped organize the Halloween conventions with the 25th anniversary in 2003, as well as the 30th (2008), 35th (2013), and 40th (2018).

HorrorHound Ltd. also returns after helping put on the successful H40 event in 2018. Horrorhoound Ltd. is responsible for the Midwest events, HorrorHound Weekend, which aims to deliver what is sure to be the largest Halloween convention to date.

Celebrity guests (including directors, stars, and crew) from all thirteen Halloween films are set to be in attendance as H45 takes over the Pasadena Convention Center. We expect the largest selection of vendors any prior “Terror” convention has provided, including notable Halloween licensees and some of the most notable artists in the ever-growing gallery scene-there, will be a number of not-to-be-missed events, including the highly anticipated return of the Horror’s Hallowed Grounds filming location tour, galleries, exciting social media photo displays, cast Q&As, lots of exclusive H45 and Halloween merchandise offerings, and professional photo opportunities.

Stay tuned for more information!