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HOWL CON, the Werewolf Horror & Fantasy Convention

Werewolf con for fun, fright, & fundraising needs your support to stabilize and grow!

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HOWL CON, the Werewolf Horror & Fantasy Convention

HOWL CON, the Werewolf Horror & Fantasy Convention

HOWL CON, the Werewolf Horror & Fantasy Convention

HOWL CON, the Werewolf Horror & Fantasy Convention

HOWL CON, the Werewolf Horror & Fantasy Convention

Werewolf con for fun, fright, & fundraising needs your support to stabilize and grow!

Werewolf con for fun, fright, & fundraising needs your support to stabilize and grow!

Werewolf con for fun, fright, & fundraising needs your support to stabilize and grow!

Werewolf con for fun, fright, & fundraising needs your support to stabilize and grow!

Stephen Couchman
Stephen Couchman
Stephen Couchman
Stephen Couchman
1 Campaign |
Portland, United States
$2,565 USD 22 backers
17% of $15,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
Help realize the best-yet convention for creators & fans of werewolf stories, films, games, and more. We've had two great events, and done good work for wildlife conservation, but to come back after this year's postponement we need your direct support of our fundamental costs. Each department--venue, guests, programming, publicity, etc.--needs proper funding to do its job. With your help, we can elevate a beloved event to a higher standard,

Werewolves are the BEST MONSTER

Werewolves go for your heart; sure, they're gruesomely fun, but Larry, Ginger, Raze, and family are us. They're our dark sense of humor and our longing for the wild. They're our self-indulgent anger. They're transformation and release. Zombies and squid gods can't touch that.

The global community of werewolf lovers has their very own convention . . . sometimes. Hi, I'm Stephen, and I produced two HOWL CON events in 2012 and 2015. Hundreds of lunatics just like you got our socks charmed off by GRIMM's Silas Weir Mitchell, line-moshed in costume to GrimWolf's blood-boiling werewolf metal, laughed ourselves silly at the instant cult classic film Wolf Cop, and raised money & awareness for Wolf Haven International.

Those were great cons, but behind the scenes they were pretty threadbare, achieved on charm, cussedness, and borrowed capabilities. If we're going to howl together again, especially in the wake of 2016's failure to launch, let's do it without begging pardons or cutting corners.

Give a Bite, Take a Bite

Every convention has the same basic needs: someplace to happen, guests to fill the space, panels/content to participate in, and a publicity push to bring people in the door. For a HOWL CON-sized event, a low-four-figure sum can knock down each of these responsibilities (a little more for the venue). Add details like insurance policies and equipment rental, and the budget for an appropriately monstrous HOWL CON for between 250-500 attendees looks like this:

  • $6,000 - a weekend of suitable hotel conference space
  • $2,500 - guests & programming (mostly travel & lodging subsidy)
  • $1,500 - online, horror/fandom press, and cross-event targeted promotion
  • $1,000 - commissioning a signature artwork & printing posters/handbills, etc.
  • $1,000 - ops/admin expenses like insurance, tech rental, and flyer distro
  • $500 - to coordinate a new awards & honors feature of HOWL CON
  • $2,500 - IndieGoGo's fees, swag production, shipping, other campaign costs

... for a grand total of $15,000.

500 passes at $40/head would cover that with enough overage to put a deposit on next year and make a tidy donation to the wolf sanctuary, but pre-registration is just one way you can help. We're offering patron-level admissions, gift packs for non-attending supporters, and more perks for wallets mighty or mangy,  whether you're attending HOWL CON or not.

Even if we only raise half of our goal, that gives us the wherewithal to secure a hotel and book featured guests, and a regular pre-registration campaign will have August-January to finish the job. If, on the other hand, you wolf down these perks and overfund us, we'll have what we really need: a war chest to ensure HOWL CON's return year after year.

Outgrowing Our Skin

What's a crowdfund without stretch goals? It's simple: the more you fund us, the bigger and badder HOWL CON can be.

$18,000 - Extra Content - Deeper pockets to book, fly, & house the guests you want to see.

$20,000 - Special Entertainment - Something extra for Saturday night at the con.

$25,000 - Movie Event - An entire bonus event: werewolf double feature night at a historic Portland cinema with special guests, audience games, costume prizes and more. Depending on how convention planning and this campaign develop, this event could occur several months before or after February 2017's HOWL CON.

Howl Out Loud

Come February, I hope to see all your fearsome faces in Portland, but if you can't attend, you can still contribute--and if you can't contribute, you can still help by making an unholy noise. IndieGoGo makes it easy to share this campaign on your social profile or blog, and I'd love to discuss HOWL CON by phone or email for your site, publication, or podcast.

[If you follow us on Facebook, you know I'm activating this campaign a few hours late. The previous version asked for a lowball figure because we've always done this on the cheap, and I've taken the difference out of my own skin. I retooled at the last minute because if this is going to happen, I have to trust you not to flinch at what it really costs. Pitch in and spread the word, and we will get the pack back together for years to come.]

Final word: if you can't support HOWL CON supporting Wolf Haven, then please directly support Wolf Haven however you can.

AAAWWWRROOOO--

-S.

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Attend HOWL CON!

$40 USD
Weekend pass pre-registration for HOWL CON, February 4-5, 2017 in Portland, Oregon.
11 out of 500 of claimed

Sounds Cool, Have Five Bucks

$5 USD
If you just think a werewolf con is a good idea, or you like the idea of harnessing the collective lycanthrope fangasm to rehabilitate & protect real wolves, send five dollars our way. We'll thank you for it (on Facebook & Twitter, at the very least).
0 claimed

Absent Packmate

$12 USD
Maybe you can't attend in person, but we'll raise a glass to your name at HOWL CON and mail you a program book and a convention badge.
0 claimed

Goodie Package

$25 USD
This is a fun one for non-attending supporters: receive a thank you note, a HOWL CON poster, our popular Keep Portland Were sticker, and a random "werewolf goodie" from my personal collection like a comic, a movie, or who knows what kind of media or bric-a-brac.
2 out of 100 of claimed

Absent VIP Swag

$100 USD
Big Hairy Deal support from afar gets you all the physical accessories to a Patron-level registration: con book (with your patron credit inside), VIP badge, a shirt in your size, and media or artwork from our featured guests.
0 out of 50 of claimed

Attending Patron

$150 USD
Show your solid support as a HOWL CON attendee and receive the superfan experience: con book thanks & bragging rights, at-con perks like early access & reserved seating, special guest-of-honor programming, HC swag, and a gift from us and our featured guests to remember the convention by.
6 out of 50 of claimed

Lifetime Weekend Passes

$500 USD
Pay once, attend HOWL CON for as long as there's a HOWL CON. Yes, this is transferable in case your plans change. Yes, if you become a dealer some year, your exhibitor fee is pro-rated.
2 out of 20 of claimed

Lifetime Patron +1

$1,500 USD
The ultimate werewolf fan perk. You get to attend HOWL CON, bring a guest every year, and enjoy the VIP treatment for two, for as long as there's a HOWL CON.
0 out of 10 of claimed

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