Vampirefreaks sponsors Vampires vs. Zombies panel at Big Apple Con in New York March 7 at 5:45PM

NEW YORK - March 5, 2015 - PRLog -- Vampirefreaks.com and Big Apple Con Announce Vampires vs. Zombie’s Panel at Mike Carbo’s New York Comic Book Marketplace and Big Apple Con March 7, 2015 at Penn Plaza Pavilion in New York City!

The worlds largest Gothic-industrial culture site and Mike Carbo’s New York Comic Book Marketplace, have teamed up to present one of the deepest teams to debate these two monster types to attendees of Big Apple Con including director / producer / writer Joel Reed, writer and film critic Mailand McDonagh, actor/ filmmaker Patrick Devaney and actor / producer Doug Sakmann for the zombies moderated by Vincent Ferrante publisher of Monarch comics.

Vampirefreaks.com (VF), is thrilled to sponsor the “Vampires vs. Zombies: To the death!” panel at the upcoming Big Apple Con this Saturday March 7 at 5:45PM in the Globe Trotter Room at the Penn Plaza Pavilion.

While popular culture seems to moderate it’s monster tastes, with movie, television and other events focusing, to a greater extent, on either vampires or zombies, this panel will put to rest the popularity of these two monster types, what is their appeal and what it is about the genres that keeps our interest (including the evolution of both over the years).

This panel will be one of 10 presented at the Big Apple Con this year, with Mike Carbo celebrating his 20^th year bringing comic and related media to New York, http://www.nycbm.com/#!events/c1crl.

A little bit about the Vampire panel members and moderator:

Joel M. Reed: Director, producer and writer of the cult movie Blood Sucking Freaks as well as other horror movies such as Blood Bath, Night of the Zombies and other films as well as authoring novels such as Zombie Wall and will represent both sides in the discussion.

Maitland McDonagh: A New York based writer and film critic who is no stranger to the horror genre who taught film at Hunter College, was senior movie editor of the TV Guide Website and has contributed to a number of monster themed anthologies including BFI’s Companion to Horror and many others.

Vincent Ferrante:  Publisher of Monarch Comics and writer of the Witch Hunter series. He has worked in consumer and business-to-business publishing, for book and periodicals companies, in editorial, publicity, and sales capacities, as well as in the publicity department for EMI Records.

A little bit about the Zombie Panelists:

Patrick Devaney: He is a New York based creative who started out in the underground music scene and has gone on to be a producer, director, and actor of the webseries "Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead" among many other projects.

Doug Sakmann: A special effects specialist, producer, director and actor who is also the founder of the NYC Zombie Crawl. He has worked in over 29 movies including the Punk Rock Holocaust series.

A little bit about Vampirefreaks:

VF has over 7.5 million members and 260,000 fans supporting the Goth, Industrial and alternative sub-cultures since it’s founding in 2001. With an impressive array of dark-alternative music culture and artist coverage (over 13,500 bands), Vampirefreaks promotes live music events and serves all categories of it’s members interests. It sources the most relevant and leading edge products, including coverage of dark gaming titles, fashion, make-up, movies/entertainment, art, literature/comics and other areas demanded by Vampirefreaks membership.

A little bit about New York Comic Book Marketplace and Big Apple Con:

Longtime comics dealer Mike “Carbo” Carbonaro, who has been running comic book “shows” in New York for some 20 years, has recaptured the Big Apple Con name and spirit. Combined with his years of comic book collecting experience and uber relationships with writers, illustrators and other creatives in the industry, he presents New York Comic Book Marketplace and Big Apple Con for 2015 at the Penn Plaza Pavilion, including special guests, artists and a series of stand-out panels.

PR contacts: Lorne Caplan on behalf of Vampirefreaks.com 917-881-5613. lorne@Vampirefreaks.com (mailto:lcaplan@couplescompany.com). Interviews with Jet Berelson the founder of Vampirefreaks.com can be arranged through Lorne.