While the horror conventions are filled with guests from the latest horror films out there, such as the Terrifier films, who have been making the rounds for almost the last decade, we also see names from the Child’s Play movies, Re-Animator (which is making its 40-year anniversary), guests from the Hellraiser films, and many more. We even get some big names like Robert Englund still making the rounds. But when it comes to the decades even before all of them, going back 60 years, there aren’t too many of them left that made the impact that Barbara Steele did.

It was appearing in Mario Bava’s (sort of) directorial debut, Black Sunday (1960) that gave her international stardom. Following up with appearances in Roger Corman’s The Pit and the Pendulum (1961), starring alongside Vincent Price, then in Riccardo Freda’s The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock (1962), Antonio Margheriti’s Castle of Blood (1964), Mario Caiano’s Nightmare Castle (1965), to even more modern-day directors like David Cronenberg’s Shivers (1975), and Joe Dante’s Piranha (1978), Steele has made quite the impact in the horror genre, for close to six decades. So, when you see her name listed at a convention, if you consider yourself a serious fan of the genre, you need to take notice, because to be quite honest, an opportunity to get to meet horror royalty like Barbara Steele is going to show itself too many more times.

Taking place on March 21st to the 23rd, in Cincinnati, Ohio, this is one you’re not going to want to miss, if you are a fan of all those films I listed above. You can find out all about the show by clicking HERE. Make your plans now before you chance to meet the incredible lady of horror, a true icon of the genre, might just vanish.