{"id":13486,"date":"2020-03-06T14:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T22:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000007971"},"modified":"2020-03-06T16:52:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T00:52:42","slug":"massive-horror-convention-midsummer-scream-announces-pre-sale-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/massive-horror-convention-midsummer-scream-announces-pre-sale-tickets","title":{"rendered":"Massive horror convention Midsummer Scream announces pre-sale tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-sale tickets to the world\u2019s largest Halloween and horror convention, right here in Long Beach, are on sale now. Midsummer Scream made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B9ZyDfGnvSM\/\">an announcement<\/a> this morning that the now, three-day festival will return to the Long Beach Convention Center July 31-Aug. 2 for its fifth year, giving fanatics of the spooky holiday a few extra days to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>Event founder David Markland, who also created Scare LA, developed Midsummer Scream not solely as a trade show, but more with a focus on fans; a mix of vendors, attractions, panels, artists and more.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/arts-culture\/boo-ya-meet-david-markland-the-hollywood-resident-behind-long-beach-s-midsummer-scream\/\">2017<\/a>, panel discussions included the creatives behind Disneyland\u2019s phased out \u201cTwilight Zone Tower of Doom,\u201d offering enthusiasts a last chance to say goodbye. Last year, celebrity guests included Ahri Lehman, the first Jason Voorhees of \u201cFriday the 13th,\u201d and the creative director of Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood, John Murdy, among other vets of the creep-tastic industry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YXGXXxtSK6\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/art\/boo-ya-meet-david-markland-the-hollywood-resident-behind-long-beach-s-midsummer-scream\">Boo!-ya: Meet David Markland, the Hollywood Resident Behind Long Beach\u2019s Midsummer Scream<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Boo!-ya: Meet David Markland, the Hollywood Resident Behind Long Beach\u2019s Midsummer Scream&#8221; &#8212; the Hi-lo\" 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