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"Boys and girls of every age," goes the song, "Wouldn't you like to see something strange?"

If your answer to that spooky, Danny Elfman-penned question is "Hell yes," then New York Comic Con 2024 has such sights to show you. Whether you're looking to kick off Halloween early or you prefer to celebrate year-round like myself, there are plenty of hair-raising attractions at the Javits Center this weekend. To help make sure you get to as many as your trembling heart can handle, Popverse has thrown together this guide to the best horror at New York Comic Con 2024.

Tread with caution, mortal reader... 

All the horror panels at New York Comic Con 2024

Not only is NYCC a blood-curdling beacon to horror fans from around the world, it also attracts the best in horror creators. From authors to showrunners to comic publishers to at least one Bigfoot (go ahead and check), panelists from across the horrorsphere are taking the time to talk to you at the Javits Center. Listed below are all the horror panels from NYCC, along with their date, time, and location.

• Shadows and Stories: Integrating Horror Manga into Library Collections - October 17, 11AM, Room 408
• Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches Season Two Advance Premiere Screening & Panel (AMC/AMC+) - October 17, 12:45PM, Main Stage
• Grady Hendrix and Witchcraft for Wayward Girls - October 17, 3:30PM, Room 1B02
• Grady Hendrix Book Signing - October 17, 4:45PM, Hall 1A: Author Autographing
• Peacock Presents: Satanic Panic Horror Thriller Hysteria! - October 17, 5:00PM, Room 405
• Traction Park Massacre - October 17, 6:30PM, Room 408
• Signing with GRAVEWEAVER - October 18, 12:15PM, Hall 1A: Author Autographing
• Enter the Slaughterverse: The Legacy of Something is Killing the Children - October 18, 12:30PM, Room 406.1
• Putting the Horror and Crime in Comics - October 18, 1:30PM, Room 406.2
• IDW Publishing: The Next 25 Years Fears - October 18, 2:15PM, Room 1C03
• BlumFest NYCC - October 18, 2:30PM, Empire Stage
• Meet the Voices and Creators of LIFE IS STRANGE: DOUBLE EXPOSURE - October 18, 3:30PM, Room 406.3
• Kaiju No. 8 Meetup Kaiju No. 8 Meetup - October 18, 4:30PM, South Concourse Meetups
• What We Do in the Shadows (FX) - Moderated Q&A and Exclusive Advance Screening - October 18, 4:45PM, Empire Stage
• School Spirits - October 18, 5:00 PM, Room 409
• The Walking Dead Universe - October 18, 6:00PM, Main Stage
• Witches After Dark: A Conversation in New Witch City - October 18, 6:30PM, Room 406.1
• LUMINA: The New Crossroads of SciFi & Horror - October 18, 6:45PM, Room 408
• Shudder is here to Scare the S*** Out of You - October 18, 8:00PM, Room 409
• (13+) Every OSHA Violation in Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach with Fruitshark! - October 18, 8:45PM, Room 406.2
• Which Cryptid Would Make the Best Boyfriend - October 18, 10:00PM, Room 406.1
• Mike Flanagan Autographing Session - October 19, 11AM, Hall 1A: Autographs
• Ti West Autographing Session - October 19, 11AM, Hall 1A: Autographs
• James Murray Book Signing James Murray Book Signing - October 19, 11AM, Room 1A01: Autographs
• Eli Roth Autographing Session - October 19, 11AM, Hall 1A: Autographs
• Inside the Haunting World of The Fall of the House of Usher: A Panel with Mike Flanagan and Cast - October 19, 12:30PM, Room 405
• What Are You Afraid Of? An Indie Horror Comics Roundtable - October 19, 1:45PM, Room 1C03
• Kate Seigel Autographing Session - October 19, 2:50PM, Hall 1A: Autographs
• Books to Keep You Up at Night: A Horror Panel - October 19, 3:15PM, Room 1C03
• The Quiet Page: The Art of Fear - October 19, 3:15PM, Room 409
• Queens of the Dead Movie Panel - October 19, 4:30PM, Room 406.1
• Max Original Animation Presents: CREATURE COMMANDOS - October 19, 4:45PM, Empire Stage
• GHOSTS - October 19, 4:45PM, Main Stage
• “Sweetpea” Screening and Q&A with Ella Purnell - October 19, 5PM, Room 405
• Watch Authors Play Ultimate Werewolf - October 19, 5PM, Room 406.3
• Godzilla vs NYCC: 70 Years of the King of the Monsters - October 19, 6:15PM, Room 409
• DSTLRY Presents: Surviving the Most Sinister Sci-Fi Dystopias - October 19, 6:15PM,Room 1C03
• Troma Entertainment & Annum Films Present "Bring on The Damned!" (18+) Troma Entertainment & Annum Films Present - October 19, 7:45PM, Room 1C03
• The Future of Horror Comics with DSTLRY - October 20, 11AM, Room 406.1
• The Frights and Delights of Queer Horror Comics - October 20, 11:15AM, Room 406.3
• The Hannibal Panel - October 20, 12:45PM, Empire Stage
• Goosebumps: The Vanishing - New Mysteries, New Cast, Same Thrills - October 20, 2:30PM, Main Stage

All the horror meetups at New York Comic Con 2024

This spookiest time of year is just more fun with more people, from zombie walks to trick or treating to the group traps from Saw II. While NYCC doesn't boast anything quite that intense (Well, except for maybe the Show Floor bathroom), there are at least three opportunities to hang out with (or make new) friends via horror-focused activities, listed below for your convenience.

• The Cosplaying Dead - October 17, 10:30AM, South Concourse Meetups
• The Lineup's Horror Cosplay Meetup - October 18, 8PM, Inner Roadway Meetups
• Attack on Titan Meetup! - October 19, 12PM, South Concourse Meetups

There's so much freaky fun at NYCC this year, but even beyond what we've listed above, remember: you're visiting New York City right before Halloween. Normally horror movie logic is to stay inside where all the people are, but for those of you brave enough to hunt down ghoulish delights in Manhattan, we can promise you won't be disappointed.

For example, have you thought about visiting the Ghostbusters' real-life headquarters?

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