RAVENCON IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE RICHMOND PREMIERE OF A FILM BY JEFF FERRELL AND AURELIO VOLTAIRE THE DEMONATRIX HANNAH FIERMAN AURELIO VOLTAIRE WITH LARRY FESSENDEN AND DOUG BRADLEY

Yes, that's right! Aurelio Voltaire will be at RavenCon to host the official Richmond Premiere of his first feature-length movie!

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Aurelio Voltaire At the age of ten, Aurelio Voltaire bought a Super 8 camera and taught himself the art of stop-motion animation. At 17, he ran away from home to New York City. There, he was hired by the production company making Pee Wee’s Playhouse to work as a stop-motion animator on national spots. By 18, he was an award-winning animator and director working on station IDs for MTV, SyFy Channel, Nickelodeon and other networks as well as on national spots, including a series of Budweiser spots for the Super Bowl. While commercials paid the bills, a young Voltaire yearned to make “monster movies.” Through his “Chimerascope” series of short films Aurelio Voltaire was able to explore his more fantastic, monster-filled visions through short, experimental stop-motion films, each narrated by a singer. Narrators of his films include Danny Elfman, Gerard Way, Blondie front-woman Deborah Harry, Psychedelic Furs frontman, Richard Butler and new wave pioneer, Gary Numan. These five shorts earned Voltaire 35 film festival awards. In the mid 90s, when CGI had practically replaced stop-motion animation, Voltaire ventured into other fields, achieving success as a comic book creator, toy designer and author, ultimately, becoming a world renowned recording artist. His mirthfully macabre music is a perennial favorite on many Halloween playlists and can be heard while walking through a Spirit Halloween. His greatest hits include songs written for the Cartoon Network show The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy as well as his songs featured on the viral YouTube series, Vampair, which presently have a combined 70 million views. The Vampair series is now being developed into an animated show with Voltaire taking on an executive producer role. Circling back around to his original passion, Aurelio Voltaire has finally made a feature-length “monster movie” in his feature directorial debut, The Demonatrix, which will be making its Richmond debut at RavenCon.

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Lawrence M. Schoen holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology, is a past Astounding, Hugo, and Nebula finalist, twice won the Cóyotl award for best novel, founded the Klingon Language Institute, and occasionally does work as a hypnotherapist specializing in authors’ issues. His science fiction includes many light and humorous adventures of a space-faring stage hypnotist and his alien animal companion. Other works take a very different tone, exploring aspects of determinism and free will, generally redefining the continua between life and death. Sometimes he blurs the funny and the serious. Lawrence and his wife live just outside Philadelphia, PA. He has bested both Multiple Myeloma and Leukemia and is a chimeric cancer survivor.

Sam Scheiner is a long-time fan and scientist. He grew up in the Pittsburgh area and got involved in fandom during college. At the University of Chicago, he reincarnated their science fiction club. He met his wife at Windycon in Chicago, and his child attended their first con at the age of 4 weeks, sleeping underneath a huckster table. He was the CFO for DisCon III and currently is involved in the Washington Science Fiction Association and is a past chair of the local convention—Capclave. His scientific areas of expertise are ecology and evolution, and he has published 11 books, including The Ecology of Plants and The Theory of Ecology, and over 120 scientific papers. He also co-authored a book with SF author Phyllis Eisenstein on arthritis. He retired after working for 26 years as a Program Director at the U.S. National Science Foundation, having escaped just in time, but continues as an active researcher.

Spike spent ten years working for Hollywood agencies, production companies, and TV networks, before transitioning into telling his own original stories through comic books. His creator-owned series Agency of Emotional Support Animals is available now.

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Chris Semtner is an award-winning, internationally exhibited visual artist whose work can be found in numerous private and public collections. He has written several articles and chapters in addition to eight books about Poe, visual art, horror, pop culture, and cryptography. His writing has appeared in Biography.com, Crime Writers’ Chronicle, Resources for American Literary Study, and other publications. He has been featured in publications including the New York Times, Mental Floss, Atlas Obscura, SyFy Wire, and Rue Morgue Magazine, in addition to appearing in documentaries in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Venezuela, and Japan. As the curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, VA, he regularly speaks about strange and macabre subjects at various venues from the Steampunk World’s Fair to the Library of Congress and as far away as Paris and Kyoto, Japan. He has participated in several RavenCons, and they even gave him a Webster Award.

Introduced to the art of writing by her fourth grade teacher, Kat’s been an obsessive writer for most of her life. She started out writing for herself, then her characters, and began pursuing publication in 2014. She’s a firm believer that everyone has a story to tell. Holding her degree in Animal Science, Kat planned on attending veterinary school until incisions started making her faint. She is now a roving writer, living with her husband, son, and their family of critters. Kat is the author of The Afflicted Saga, a character-driven epic fantasy for epic readers.

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Tangent Artists, founded in 2009, has had the privilege of providing entertaining stories in the form of comics, gaming books, merch and now novels and videos. Starting with their best seller: The Handbook for Saucy Bards their Guild Guide series is expanding to include The Barbarian’s Coloring and Activity Book (for reading levels 2-4). And Monica Marier’s Must Love Dragons series is launching the prequel: Must Love Humans! Find out how Linus met Deirdre in this meet-cute gone wrong.

The UnCastables are a Richmond, VA improv comedy group creating wild, side-splitting shows fueled by audience ideas and big comedic risks. From theaters to conventions, they deliver fast, chaotic, bold improv shows that deliver unforgettable laughs!

A self-proclaimed techie and foodie, Toi Thomas was born in Texas but considers Virginia to be home. She enjoys cooking, all things geek, and collecting vinyl records, teapots, and books. Toi is an animal lover and reading advocate, believing there is a book out there for everyone. Currently working as a behavioral clinician, Toi and her husband, Eric, share their home with a feisty tortoise named Betty. Toi writes clean, adult, multi-genre fiction as well as nonfiction. Toi also writes and illustrates the Chip and Joe series, Carnie Loves Books, and Margie “The Scaredy Dog” Finds a Home. Toi actively creates with her fans at Patreon, where she caters to both paid and unpaid subscribers with video and original content. Toi continues to develop and share long- and short-form fiction, in addition to insights and recipes from her ongoing food journey. From collecting to commentary, world building to recipes, Toi has something for the whole family.

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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J.A. Sutherland published his first novel in 2014 after seeing the success of Ravished by the Raptor—he figured if that had a market, then he could write some books. Since then, he’s made a point of writing the books he’d like to read, including the Alexis Carew space opera series, and is blessed to be able to write full-time. You can connect with him via darkspace.press, Facebook, Discord, and Patreon—but not Twitter, where he was permanently suspended for telling a high-ranking Iranian official he had a dream the official would die with a cactus up his butt. Sideways.

Mary Terrani lives a chaotic life as the mother of two boys of the 20-something variety. They keep her on her toes on a regular basis, so she’s happy to get lost in other worlds. Her long-standing passion for the written word drives her need to create chaos with her pen that only she can solve. She loves to dabble in many genres, from young adult to paranormal, and a post-apocalyptic piece she’s co-written with fellow author, Sarah Cass. When she’s not writing, Mary can be found in a variety of activities including knitting, gaming, and anything involving her favorite geekdoms. Mom, author and all around geek she loves spending time with her family. You can find Mary on Instagram, Facebook, and her website.

Stormraven has a knack for hyperfixating to an annoying degree on fictional characters. An avid 3D printer and aspiring clay artist, she’s normally found at home surrounded by fluffy critters and their well-loved chew toys.

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Devo Spice is a nerdy comedy rapper from New Jersey who has been called “the red-headed stepson of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic and Eminem.” Over funky beats with crisp, clear vocals Devo raps about technology, Doctor Who, life’s daily frustrations, and even ridiculous suggestions sent in by his fans. Devo Spice performs regularly across the country at science fiction conventions, music clubs, comedy clubs, and any place that has a sense of humor. He has shared the stage with Dr. Demento, Psychostick, MC Lars, Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, and many others.

D. H. Timpko is the author of the Firma Twins adventures, science fiction novels for middle grade children (ages 8-12). Book 1, The Firma Twins and the Purple Staff of Death—identical twins learn they have fantastical powers far beyond anything they could have imagined. Book 2, The Firma Twins and the Flute of Enchantment, takes place at a science fiction convention and was shortlisted for the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction. Timpko has just finished the first two books in the Mariah Rhodes series (Book 1: Escaping to Space and Book 2: Surviving the Danger Planet)—science fiction novels for middle grade kids about an abused teenage girl in the future whose uncontrolled telekinesis leaves her stranded in a lost colony on an unstable planet. She is now writing Book 3 in the series: Joining Space Fleet. Under the pseudonym Alexis Dupree, she wrote Managing Major Chronic Diseases: Advice from a Patient and Knee Replacement Advice, Checklists, and Journal.

Dr. Bob Tesla is the official horror host for Saint Euphoria Pictures. We had a monthly live show until 2020 (I wonder what happened then?) but we now have a weekly show on Twitch!

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Pop Up Lockers Reservation for Naka-Kon 2026 - Start - Payable Kiosk This registration portal is for ANY ATTENDEE who wants to reserve a locker before the convention starts as lockers may sell out. If you would like to pay with cash please understand your locker will…

Pop Up Lockers return to Naka-Kon 2026

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Plan ahead and keep your hands free.

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Victims and Villains is a Richmond-based multimedia non-profit that creates content to discuss mental health through pop culture.

Tiffany Vega is a multi-genre author and a co-owner of Outsider Publishing Company. Her passions are reading, writing, and crafting—which she always brings in to her books. She is a mother of three men and three fur babies.

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Valentine is an internationally published cosplayer, panelist, and content creator. Her guesting, judging, and paneling endeavors have led her all over the east coast to conventions such as Galaxycon Richmond, Galaxycon Raleigh, Cosplay World Richmond, Tekko, Triad Anime Con, RavenCon, and Colossalcon East. Despite living with a chronic illness herself, she uses her platform to uplift and educate others in her efforts to make the cosplay community a place where everyone truly belongs. Her passion and skill for cosplay has opened a path to new opportunities such as partnering with the brand, MoeFlavor, and even being selected as an official Cosplay Creator for NIKKE: Goddess of Victory. Valentine constantly uses her platform to lift up other cosplayers, including her prior position as Monthly Q&A Manager for Carolina Cosplayers. She is always reminding her community to do everything for the love of cosplay.

Tswify9, Cos-Slayers Cos-Slayers is a Virginia-based cosplay group. They organize and participate in state-wide cosplay events such as conventions, competitions, and photoshoots. Their goal is to foster a welcoming community for anyone who wants to bring their favorite characters to life.

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Jack Valentine Jack has more than thirty years of gaming and LARP experience. Having been a storyteller since he was a little kid, about fifteen years ago he began putting his work on paper. In addition to working as a freelance editor, he returned to his childhood dream of being an author, and has now written more than sixty short novels, many of them spicy romances, under his pen names, available on Amazon.

Nate Walton Nate Walton is a writer, he puts words together in sometimes interesting ways, usually they are about horror or pop culture or other things people like. Sometimes they are good. You can check out his short story collection 3 Sisters Fight A Ghost, or find his work in the anthologies published by Outsider Publishing Company where he is a co-owner. He is working on multiple things including The Scars Call Me By Name, The Constant Quill or his semi-regular blog series The Made That Made Me.

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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August 24, 1985 - Evening Post - The Five Doctors to get a special home video release next month.
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Lisa Yaszek is Regents’ Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, where she explores science fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures. Her recent award-winning books include Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction (2016); Literary Afrofuturism in the Twenty-First Century (2021); and her The Future is Female! Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women series (2018-present). Dr. Yaszek’s ideas about science fiction as a window into culture have been featured in venues including Time Magazine, The Washington Post, and Space.com, and she has been an expert commentator for CBS Sunday Morning, the BBC4, Turner Classic Movies, and the AMC miniseries James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction. A founding member of the Eugie Award for Short Speculative Fiction, in 2024 Dr. Yaszek received the Science Fiction Research Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the study of science, technology, and science fiction across media.

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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Hannah “Spoon” Wilson is a professional illustrator and artist whose work ranges from book covers and inset illustrations, to fine art and paintings, to biological illustration. They frequently explore elaborate depictions of the natural world, mixed with witchy, nerdy, and fantastical elements. Their work is crafted in a variety of media, but ink, watercolor, and digital are their favorites. Recent publications of their work include inset illustrations in Lesbians in Space 2: The Sapphics Strike Back— an anthology by Space Wizard publishing, the covers for the brand new Gen X romance series by Samantha Bryant—Not Too Late, Acid Reign, and Ready or Not, and the inset illustrations for the upcoming reprint of When the Television Decides to Murder your Girlfriend by Martin Shannon. When they aren’t drawing, you can typically find them making and dressing up in custom cosplays! Other hobbies of theirs include reading while curled up with their cat, weaving, hiking, and traveling with their husband and dog. You can see their work on most social media sites under @spoonwooddraws, on their website at spoonwoodvisuals.com, or come by their booth in the Artist Alley to say hello!

RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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RavenCon 2026: April 24-26
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You can only live in ONE fictional universe… where are you choosing?

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🚨 Name the BL Character 🚨

This one is for the messy kings and queens of BL. Who fits? 🤔🤔🤔

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You all know how to take it from 0-$100 real quick 🤑 Our team hit the floor to find out just how much went into your #FANEXPOVancouver looks this year—and put your fellow fans to the test.

What’s been your fave cosplay of the weekend so far?

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Comicpalooza 2026 passes make the perfect surprise gift! 🎅🎁 Lock in the fun early and keep it under wraps—grab yours now before Santa’s sleigh takes off.

#Comicpalooza #CP2026 #GiftIdeas #GeekGifts #HolidayShopping #SantaApproved #FandomFun #SurpriseGift 📸: Crissy Ball

Found a new version of myself in this costume ✨ #FandomFun #CosplayJoy #CreativeVibes

Hazbin Hotel Season 2 Episode 1 Reaction ft/ DankyBoyVA and GlicFoxArt

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avaliable for free through patreon since it's currently blocked on youtube right now

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Bringing comfort to cosplay 🌸 #CreativeStyle #CosplayLove #FandomFun

Creating memories and videos in this outfit 🌸 #CosplayerVibes #FandomFun #CostumeFeels

🚀 Pop quiz time!
If you could share a drink at the Nebula Fest After Party with any sci-fi character, who would it be? 🍸
(Bonus points for the best reason why 👇)
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Start your week with a smile and a Game of Thrones meme! Tag a friend who needs a good laugh today. 

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Large colorful banner reading Sci-Fi Valley Con in comic book style characters.

🌞🎉 What better way to spend a #SummerSaturday than at #SciFiValleyCon! Fully embracing the #GeekLife - 🎭 cosplays, 💬 panels, 🤝 meet & greets, 🎨 artist alley, and even 🐺 wolves! The perfect #FandomFun with a good friend 🤓😎
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That’s a wrap on this #FrangirlFriday—and we're near the end of May! 🥳 June is a big month around here because we’re celebrating some very special birthdays. Catch you next week for all the fangirl fun!

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Trek Long Island - Long Island's Trek Convention Purchase Passes for 2025! Purchase Photo Ops Vend at Trek Long Island Trek Long Island Swag! Cosplay Show Registration May 30 – June 1, 2025 Trek Long Island Past Highlights!! Book you room early the ...

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Hit 200 followers, so we’re treating ourselves
Been watching Andor (awesome), and heading out to see Sinners this afternoon. Any fandom-fueled movie or TV recs we should queue up next? We trust the hive mind
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