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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes filmmaker Russ Emanuel as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Russ will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore Russ’ individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below! To register for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket, please visit: 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 filmmaker and actor Kathlene Ashcraft as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Kathlene will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore Kathlene’s individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below! To register for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-tickets/Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes screenwriter and filmmaker Beecher Reuning as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Beecher will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore Beecher’s individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below! To register for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-tickets/Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes publisher and cover artist Melissa Allen as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Melissa will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore Melissa’s individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below! To register for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-tickets/Read More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes filmmaker, actor, and cosplayer Myles Jordan as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Myles will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore Myles’ individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below! To register for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginaRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author Michael Small as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Michael will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore Michael’s individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below! To register for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-ticketRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes author Dan Kemp as an Official Panelist! As a Panelist, Dan will be participating in our extensive panel and workshop programming during our 13th year, July 17-19, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky! We invite you to explore Dan’s individual guest page, which can be accessed by clicking on the graphic banner below! To register for Imaginarium 2026 with an Advance Event Ticket, please visit: https://www.entertheimaginarium.com/2026-event-ticketRead More →

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Imaginarium 2026 proudly welcomes makeup FX artist and artist Yazmin Granlund as a Spotlighted Guest! Yazmin Granlund is a Los Angeles-based makeup artist now working out of Kentucky. She is an IATSE Local 798 makeup artist specializing in beauty, character design, prosthetics, and special makeup effects for film and television. She has experience working across studio features and commercial productions with companies including Paramount, Hallmark, Hulu, Apple and more. A horror movie lover, Yazmin is a co-founder at KY Creature FX, which features a team of skilled makeup artists, special makeup effects artists, prosthetic artists and creature / character designers who create practical makeup effectsRead 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 →