Motor City Nightmares

06/24/2026

🎬🩸 Special Guest Announcement: Robert Kurtzman! 🩸🎬

Camp Hollow Hills is thrilled to welcome legendary filmmaker, makeup effects artist, and horror icon Robert Kurtzman!

As co-founder of the groundbreaking effects studio KNB EFX Group, Robert has helped create some of the most memorable creatures, characters, and nightmares in horror history. His incredible career includes work on cult classics and fan favorites such as From Dusk Till Dawn, Doctor Sleep, Army of Darkness, The Faculty, and many more.

Robert is also the creator and director of the horror classic Wishmaster, introducing one of the genre's most unforgettable supernatural villains to horror fans around the world.

Join us Labor Day Weekend for a rare opportunity to meet one of the creative forces behind some of horror's most iconic films, hear behind-the-scenes stories from Hollywood, and celebrate a career dedicated to bringing monsters to life.

📅 September 4–6, 2026
🏕️ Camp Hollow Hills at The Groves of Michigan

From the Djinn of Wishmaster to the vampires of From Dusk Till Dawn and the terrifying visions of Doctor Sleep, Robert Kurtzman has been shaping our nightmares for decades.

06/23/2026

🎨🩸 Special Guest Announcement: Marcy King! 🩸🎨
Camp Hollow Hills is proud to welcome acclaimed special effects makeup artist Marcy King!
With an impressive career spanning film and television, Marcy has helped bring unforgettable characters and creatures to life in projects including Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, The Haunting of Hill House, Gerald's Game, and the upcoming Scary Movie.

Meet Marcy Labor Day Weekend at Camp Hollow Hills, hear stories from behind the scenes, and celebrate the artists who make movie magic possible.
📅 September 4–6, 2026�🏕️ Camp Hollow Hills at The Groves of Michigan
From monsters and makeup to Hollywood magic, Marcy King has helped create some of horror's most memorable moments—and now she's coming to camp! 🔥🎭👻

06/23/2026

🎸🔪 Musical Guest Announcement: FIRST JASON 🔪🎸

Camp Hollow Hills is excited to welcome our first musical guest, First Jason!

Led by original Jason Voorhees actor Ari Lehman, First Jason has been bringing their unique blend of horror, metal, punk, and hard rock to stages around the world for more than 20 years. Known for high-energy performances and songs inspired by the horror genre, First Jason has become a fan favorite at conventions, festivals, and horror events everywhere.

Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering them for the first time, get ready for an unforgettable live performance packed with horror, music, and plenty of campfire mayhem.

Join us Labor Day Weekend as First Jason helps kick off a killer lineup of live entertainment at Camp Hollow Hills!

📅 September 4–6, 2026
🏕️ Camp Hollow Hills at The Groves of Michigan

The first Jason is coming to camp... and he's bringing the soundtrack to your nightmares

06/22/2026

🎃🏕️ **THE CAMPFIRE IS JUST GETTING STARTED...** 🏕️🎃

Over the coming weeks we'll be rolling out a steady stream of announcements for **Camp Hollow Hills**!

🔥 Celebrity Guests
🎸 Live Bands & Music Lineup
🎬 Movie Screenings
🎤 Fan Panels & Workshops
🎪 Vendors & Artists
🏆 Games, Contests & Activities
👻 Special Experiences & Surprises

This isn't just a convention. It isn't just a campout.

It's a full weekend horror fandom retreat where every day brings something new to discover.

Keep your eyes on the page because the announcements are about to start coming fast, and you won't want to miss what's lurking in the woods...

Who are you most excited to hear about first?

06/22/2026

🎤 **CALLING ALL HORROR FANS, CREATORS & EXPERTS!** 🎤

Want to host a panel, teach a class, lead a discussion, run a workshop, or share your passion with fellow fans at **Camp Hollow Hills**?

We're now accepting applications for fan panels, workshops, demonstrations, games, horror discussions, filmmaking topics, cosplay, paranormal subjects, special effects makeup, crafting, and more!

If you have something fun, educational, entertaining, or unique to share, we'd love to hear about it.

Whether you're a seasoned presenter or this would be your first time stepping up in front of a crowd, don't be shy—some of the best convention programming comes directly from the fans.

Fill out the application below and tell us what you'd like to bring to Camp Hollow Hills!

👇 Application Link in Comments 👇

Want to host your own fan panel at Motor City Nightmares this year? We’re looking for passionate fans to bring fun, engaging, and creepy-cool content to our audience! Whether you're diving into deep horror lore, celebrating your favorite cult classic, or leading a trivia showdown — we want to he...

06/22/2026

🎸🔥 BANDS WANTED FOR CAMP HOLLOW HILLS! 🔥🎸

Motor City Nightmares Presents Camp Hollow Hills is looking for a few incredible bands to join our Labor Day Weekend lineup in Brooklyn, Michigan!

Camp Hollow Hills is a Horror Fandom Retreat featuring live music, horror films, celebrity guests, vendors, camping, contests, campfire activities, and hundreds of horror fans coming together for an unforgettable weekend in the woods.

Participating bands will receive:

🎟️ Weekend passes for band members
🏕️ Camping accommodations during the event
🛍️ Merch sales opportunities
📸 Professional event photos and video opportunities
🎤 Promotion across Motor City Nightmares and Camp Hollow Hills social media channels
🤝 Networking opportunities with filmmakers, actors, artists, vendors, and horror industry professionals
🎃 Exposure to a passionate horror audience that actively supports independent artists
🔥 Inclusion in event advertising, promotional graphics, interviews, and announcements

We're looking for rock, metal, punk, goth, industrial, alternative, horror-themed, acoustic, and other unique acts that fit the spirit of the event.

If you've ever wanted to perform at a weekend-long horror camping festival filled with music, movies, monsters, and mayhem, we'd love to hear from you!

📧 Contact Music & Entertainment Director Mickey Miller:
[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

🌙 The woods are waiting... and they need a soundtrack. 🔥🎸

06/19/2026

Our MCN artist is creating yet another show poster as we do every year. Stay tuned for the amazing art of Jeff Zornow!

06/16/2026

🔪 Ari Lehman is coming to Camp Hollow Hills! 🔪

Get ready to meet the man who started it all! Ari Lehman made horror history as the original Jason Voorhees in the legendary ending of Friday the 13th. Since then, he has become a fan-favorite guest, musician, and ambassador of the franchise, sharing stories from the film that launched one of horror's most iconic killers.

Join Ari Labor Day Weekend at Camp Hollow Hills for autographs, photos, campfire horror fun, and a weekend celebrating everything we love about horror fandom.

🏕️ Camp Hollow Hills
📅 September 4–6, 2026
🎟️ Tickets on sale now!

The first Jason is heading to camp... are you? 🔥🪓