Welcome To Dark Woods Con!

Berryman is probably best known for his role as Pluto in Wes Craven's 1977 horror film The Hills Have Eyes and the 1985 sequel The Hills Have Eyes Part II. He has also made appearances in the science fiction and fantasy movies My Science Project (1985), Weird Science (1985), Armed Response (1986), Evil Spirits (1990) and The Guyver (1991). He appeared in the Academy award winning drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975).

Best known as one of Hollywood's resident scream queens, actress Tiffany Shepis specialized almost exclusively in the many variants of horror -- from psychological to supernatural terror. She debuted onscreen in her mid-teens with work for Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz's Troma company -- the label responsible for over-the-top, direct-to-video fright-fests -- where her assignments included a small role in Tromeo and Juliet (1996) and a hosting stint on the company's U.K.

Dick was born in the small town of Oakley, just outside of Cincinnati Ohio, in the year 1940. He moved around the Cincinnati area until his family settled in Madisonville.

ARI LEHMAN is the actor/singer who has the unique honor of having played the role of the First Jason Voorhees in the Paramount Classic Horror Film "Friday the 13th" (1980). The original "Boy In The Lake" himself, Ari played a crucial role in the film's famous final scene, in which he suddenly emerges from the icy waters of Crystal Lake.

Chris Dedman is a native of Lexington, Kentucky where he has over 15 years of paranormal research and investigating experience using scientific methods.  His first paranormal experience was at the age of 12 when he had an out-of-body experience where he witnessed the paramedics working vigorously to keep him calm and alive.  Chris is currently working on many projects and helping families across the nation deal with paranormal activity.

Do you think you have what it takes to be an actor or actress? Come out on Saturday and take part in a free acting class being held by Karl Rose from The National ATTAIN Acting Workshop.

David Conley, Jr. is a 32-year old coal miner who came from Stone, Kentucky. He is married to wife Mary. Previously, he served in the Army before becoming a coal miner. He expresses himself as someone who is outgoing, a risk taker and a hard worker. In addition, his has a huge phobia of spiders and deep water. Mary Conley is a 31-year old homemaker who came from Stone, Kentucky. She has 3 children with husband David. She met her husband while working at McDonald's a decade ago.

Originally from West Jefferson, Ohio, Chris Daugherty attended Madison Plains High School, followed by two years of college at Kentucky Christian College. Daughtery aspires to be a teacher and is most proud to have been able to entertain a class of 4th graders on Career Day.

Robert Z'Dar was born Robert J. Zdarsky on June 3rd, 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. He caught theacting bug while attending Proviso West High School in Hillside. He received a BFA from Arizona State University. Prior to acting Z'Dar was a singer/keyboardist/guitar player for the Chicago-based rock band Nova Express, which performed as an opening act for such groups as Jefferson Airplane, the Who and the Electric Prunes.

Josh Becker has written and directed four independent feature films, Thou Shalt Not Kill . . . Except, Lunatics: A Love Story, Running Time and If I Had a Hammer. He has also directed nine episodes of “Xena: Warrior Princess,” as well as the pilot TV movie for the series, “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.” Becker’s TV movie, Alien Apocalypse (2005), which he both wrote and directed, was SyFy Channel’s highest-rated original movie ever.