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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes filmmaker, screenwriter, production sound mixer, and production sound designer Tim Miller as a Spotlighted Guest! Tim’s work ranges from documentarie to indie short films, feature films and commercial work. Tim completed a doctorate degree in music composition from Indiana University in 2013 and has been helping other filmmakers craft their stories through sound for over 15 years. Tim’s sound work has been featured on Lifetime, Hulu, Amazon, Peacock and other major networks. We are honored to have Tim join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky! For more information on Imaginarium 2026, visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes filmmaker and comic creator Douglas diMonda as a Spotlighted Guest! Known for his retro-inspired approach to pop culture, sci-fi, and the horror genre, his career spans several decades across film production, comic book production and fashion photography. Most recently, he has collaborated with his best friend from childhood Adam Dubin to co-write and co-direct their first feature film, Traction Park Massacre. We are honored to have Douglas join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky! For more information on Imaginarium 2026, visit www.entertheimaginarium.comRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of two new Panels and one new Workshop to our programming! There will be over 135 panels and workshops hosted in our 13th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, presenters, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Panels Added: Rewrite the Century: An Interactive Alternate History Panel: Moderator – TBA. Bring your imagination and your favorite “What Ifs!” In this interactive session, a panel of speculative fiction authors will take a historical turning point suggested by the audience and buildRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes publisher, game designer, and marketing director David Sherrer as a Spotlighted Guest! David, who once owned a gaming store, is the Marketing Director and Lead Game Designer of Chenoweth Press! David is the designer of the popular indie game “Cat Magic: The Game” which raised over $50,000 through crowdfunding support and draws inspiration from the popular “Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus” book series from Lydia Sherrer that has sold close to a million copies to date. We are honored to have David join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky! Be sure to get yourRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning, USA Today bestselling author Lydia Sherrer as a Spotlighted Guest! Lydia is the author of the bestselling Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus Universe featuring multiple series, which have sold nearly a million copies world-wide and are expanding into comic and epistolary format. Together with NYT bestselling author John Ringo, she has published the TransDimensional Hunter tetralogy, described as Ender’s Game meets Pokemon Go. We are honored to have Lydia join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky! Be sure to get your Advance Event Tickets and get ready for the best Imaginarium weekend yetRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes USA Today and Amazon bestselling author, publicist, and content creator Annie Jones as a Spotlighted Guest! Annie has had 46 books published by Harlequin, Bantam-Doubleday, HarperCollins, Guideposts, and Barret House Books. Annie is now in the process of reinventing herself in the world of nonfiction, in addition to her activity as a publicist and content creator. We are honored to have Annie join us for our 13th year, taking place July 17-19, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky! Join us and meet all of our fantastic guests coming to Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket at https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-tickets/Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes award-winning author, podcaster, cosplayer, musician, artist, and magician John B. Pyka as a Spotlighted Guest! John is the current producer and host of the Back of the Cereal Box pop culture podcast, with well over 300 episodes and counting! John is also the author of four books on magic, including the industry best-seller Theatrical Magic, and he has a retropunk sci-fi series, Tales of the Decoverse. John has appeared as the Gen X character Johnny Beyond, performing magic and stories in theaters, dinner theaters, comic cons, and festivals around the country! He is a three-time Champion of Magic, two-time Entertainer ofRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes SFX artists, filmmakers, and haunted attraction owners Amanda and Sean “Joker” Durkin as Spotlighted Guests! The owners of the multi-award-winning haunted attraction Malice Manor, Sean and Amanda have been set design and builders, scare actors, show directors, special effects lighting, sound effects, and animations programmers.  Past highlights have included making vacuum panels for TV shows like Bones, theme parks like Six Flags, Sea World, and Nightclubs in NYC & Vegas. They have created foam sculptured fabrications for the Kentucky State Fair, Kentucky Derby festival, Gallopalooza Horses, the Mint Julep Cup, and Light Up Louisville. Amanda has also been a costume designerRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes literary agent and USA Today bestselling author Rose Betancourt as a Spotlighted Guest! Rose is the owner and principal agent of Betancourt Literary, bringing more than twenty years of experience in the publishing industry as both an agent and a USA Today bestselling author! Rose is particularly drawn to psychological thrillers with a dark twist, layered mysteries, and stories that explore obsession, secrets, and moral ambiguity. She has a deep love for Southern and Southern Gothic fiction, especially novels that lean into atmosphere, complex female characters, and a sense of place that feels almost alive. She also represents select romance projects,Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 is proud to announce the addition of two new Workshops and one new Panel to our programming! There will be over 135 panels and workshops hosted in our 13th year, so make sure to check back regularly on our official site to see all new additions! The titles, presenters, and descriptions for these new programming additions are as follows: New Workshops Added: Horror & Comedy: Adding Levity to the Darkness. Presented by Scott Sigler. From the razor-sharp wit of Shaun of the Dead to the irreverent bite of Christopher Moore’s You Suck: A Love Story and the genre-defining balance of Buffy the VampireRead More →