Author: Grossfest

Our first 2 day GrossFest  was a success!  Thanks to all of our guests, vendors and everybody that came through the door.   I think this was our best GrossFest yet!  

See what people said;

“This has been one of the most fun and laid backs cons I have ever been to,”

–Amanda Megan

“Going to GrossFest is like going to a family reunion!

-Matt Cannon

“As my first convention appearance on the  East Coast, you’ve moved to the front of the line as my favorite convention experience of all time!”

-Jennifer Nangle

Time for some rest…see you in 2025!

We will be having 7 movie premieres.

Grossfest 2024 movie list

Friday, August 2nd

Hexercise 4:15-4:35pm

Dreams of the Dead 4:35-6pm (premiere)

A Soul’s Window 6-6:25pm (premiere)

Tret 6:25-6:45pm (premiere)

The Blue Hole 6:45-8:25/8:30ish (premiere and some cast and crew on hand after showing)

Happy Hour Holocaust 3 8:30-10pm (premiere)(Close for the evening)

Saturday, August 3rdMost of us will be slow moving but Hexercise will be playing about 10:30 or so for people who have the two-day passes/wristbands and waiting for the doors to open.

The Grossfest mystery film, come see what it is at 11:05am!

Body Count 12:30-2:15 (premiere)2:15-2:25pm

Grossfest Lifetime Achievement Award is announced!

Swamp Woman 2:25-3:30pm

Psycho Ape 2 3:30-4:40pm (premiere)

Curtains for Christmas 4:40-5:55pm (premiere)

I Slay on Christmas 5:55-7:20pm

We have sold out of vendor spots for the 2024 show. If you would like to be put on a list in case of a cancellation, please email us at grossfest@gmail.com

First announcement for Grossfest 2024, yinz wanted it, we wanted it, let’s make it happen!

Vendor tables will go up for purchase October 1st, 2023.

Price is $80 for the two-day show.

Vendor Set Up: Friday August 2nd 12:00 pm – 4:00 PM

Vendor Hours: Friday 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM Saturday 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Same place, same set up, two days long this time!(Remember let’s keep this simple and fun)

We accept Cash, checks or PayPal, Zelle or Venmo – Please make checks are payable to Tom Gross

Please send the completed and signed form along with your payment (if paying by check, address will be emailed or texted to you if needed).

If paying by anything other than check, just screenshot your completed app and email it back.

If you have any questions please email us at grossfest@gmail.com

Grossfest 2024

August 2nd and 3rd, 2024

Comfort Inn Conference Center (Pittsburgh)

699 Rodi Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15235

Need to reserve a room: Hotel link to reserve a room for Grossfest 2024! https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/ET81E2

Grossfest Movie Schedule

August 5th, 2023

(Understand some movie times may be off a minute or two because of changing movies, people getting settled, pause for an award, or a filmmaker who may want to say a few words. It will be tight and most likely run over 7pm a few minutes at the end but it will be good. Besides we are a small show with a small crew trying to do everything we can to put this on so as always things are subject to change…)

Because it is Grossfest tradition we always start the show with this:

Hexercise 11:05am – 11:25am

Doomsday Stories 11:25am -1:27pm

Night of the Axe 1:27pm – 2:30pm

Bathtub Shark Attack 2:30pm – 4:05pm

(Quick pause for anyone that wants to run to the main room and see the Grossfest Lifetime Achievement Award presented)

Then My Mind Walked Away 4:05pm – 5:10pm

Shingles the Movie 5:10pm – 7:10pm

So Grossfest is always on the lookout for a different guest or two to have at our event. So this announcement should be no surprise but something different and interesting for the folks who may have heard of them but not had the pleasure of ever meeting them or seeing their work? They are a couple of wonderful friendly people who have worked hard at their craft of being horror hosts and entertaining the low budget world on their YouTube channel and social media pages! With great pleasure I would like to introduce yinz all to a couple of lovable characters that get it and enjoy movies just like us… The Mummy and the Monkey! See yinz August 5th.

You can find more out about them here:

https://www.youtube.com/themummyandthemonkey

www.themummyandthemonkey.com

https://www.facebook.com/themummyandthemonkey

Just an update so far: Vendor spaces are selling nicely, waiting on one or maybe two more guests to get back to us, and we have an early movie list for the event that will be playing (no order yet, except we always open with Matt Cannon Hexercise) and thank yinz again!

Hexercise

Then My Mind Walked Away

Shingles The Movie

Bathtub Shark Attack

Doomsday Stories

Grossfest returns in a big way Saturday, August 5, 2023!!! We are going to party like Grossfest 2018 because unlike other conventions we are sticking with “PRE-COVID” PRICES!

$10 ticket to get in/$50 for a vendors table

Comfort Inn Conference Center Pittsburgh East

699 Rodi Rd., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15235

412-244-1600 or www.comfortinnpittsburgh.com

Need reservations? Use this link for special GrossFest rate.  https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/TP87S2

One day event with guests, movies, filmmakers, vendors from 11am to 7pm. (Guests will be announced soon and as always subject to change)

All we ask of yinz, is for your support! You want this to keep happening you have to get your asses there and plus to answer any questions of it: Yes, a two-day event is already in the plans for August 2024! (We need to take the first big step back) So let’s keep it simple and enjoy that Grossfest is back! With your support this is a new beginning for our Independent Horror Convention.

Vendors please contact grossfest@gmail.com for a vendors application and we are working on having several different ways of taking payment.

Click on the Guests tab above to see our guests so far.

See yinz there!

First Vendor info:

Vendors: Same rules… Bring your own canopy tent, chairs, and table for your space. (We are not supplying them) Spaces are only $25 again! Please contact grossfest@gmail.com for a vendor application and you can make payment through PayPal, cash, or send us a check. If needed contact Tom Gross through Facebook or find the link through www.grossfest.com. The signed contract will be needed before the show. Set up will be from 9 to 11 for vendors!

Now for the guest announcement:

This guest has been nothing but busy the past couple years since she has busted on the independent movie scene with the critically acclaimed “Spirit Animal”! Since then she has done a short that is about to be released on an anthology called, “Trash Removal”, help host a funny and smart podcast called, “The Shitty Shark Show”, worked on another critically acclaimed Indy project “Beyond Dark Dreams” and now has set her sights even higher with her latest project “Bathtub Shark Attack”, please welcome Maddie Deering as a guest for Grossfest-o-ween.

This multi-talented person literally needs no introduction but gonna give one anyway because he has been nothing but brilliant in front and behind the camera. Actor, director, writer, content creator for www.stevebuster.com and www.silverspotlightfilms.com, has made one of the most unusual but one of the best independent films ever in “CarousHell”, but lastly and most importantly is a Grossfest award winner we like to welcome once again Steve Rudzinski. (If we are lucky his super talented wife Tracy will be there also to attend?)

See yinz there:

October 29th, 2022, Saturday, 11-4pm

Willow Station

3841 Willow Ave.

Castle Shannon, PA 15234

Back Parking lot