International Paranormal Museum and Research Center

10/01/2026

We are in the single digits for Cumberland Con! Also pre-sale tickets are available now!! As always, tickets will be available at the door as well. We hope to see you there!

9 Days til Cumberland Con 2026

09/29/2026

Apply to be a volunteer for Cumberland Con and get a free tshirt and free admission to the con! Volunteer application in comments ⬇️🖤

Would you like to be a part of Somerset’s one and only paranormal comic book convention?!

We are looking for 40 to 50 volunteers to help out with our festivities on October 10th & 11th, 2026, at The Center for Rural Development.

Each volunteer shift will be 3 hours. Volunteers will receive general admission to the convention and a special Cumberland Con volunteer T-shirt on the day of the event.

Volunteer application in the comments below
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09/28/2026

🟢🟢🟢SPECIAL GUEST SPOTLIGHT!!!🟢🟢🟢

Charles Romans

Charles Romans is an award-winning journalist, author, cryptozoologist, paranormal investigator, and researcher. Romans host the podcasts Shadows of Legend, as well as A Walk Through Shadows, and does public speaking covering a wide range of subjects, from the strange and paranormal to cryptids and pop culture. Taking an interactive approach, he helps witnesses share their stories while presenting information in the clearest manner possible, allowing listeners and readers to decide for themselves what to believe.

Special Guest’s links 🔗

https://www.facebook.com/share/1EueNReLo2/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Join us October 10th-11th for Cumberland Con 2026 at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky

09/28/2026

Our cosplay contests will be held at 2 PM on both days of Cumberland Con 2026!!!

Sign-ups will be available in the lobby on the day of the event, or you can pre-register ahead of time. Pre-registration will be available soon and will allow you to submit pictures of your cosplay to be displayed on the screen as you walk across the stage!

09/28/2026

Cumberland Con 2026 tickets will be available at the door with an advanced ticket option coming soon. 

09/25/2026

Don’t forget about the annual Cumberland Con Caped Crusaders & Cryptids Art Contest! Enter you or your child’s artwork for a chance to be Cumberland Con’s next guest artist plus many other prizes! Submissions are due October 3rd at Midnight!! Good luck to all our talented artists out there!

We wanna see YOUR artistic skills!!!

Cumberland Con’s Caped Crusaders & Cryptids Art Contest

CONTEST DETAILS:

- Grades: K-12
- Theme: Comic Book Characters, Cryptids, or a Combination of Both!
- Submissions due: October 3rd at MIDNIGHT

PRIZES:

K-5 Category (Elementary School)

- Trophy
- 5 Jobie Bradley Art Illustration Academy classes w/ art supply set
- Cumberland Con Gift Bag
- Signed Cumberland Con exclusive merch

6-8 Category (Middle School)

- Trophy
- 5 Jobie Bradley Art Illustration Academy classes w/ art supply set
- Cumberland Con Gift Bag
- Signed Cumberland Con exclusive merch

9-12 Category (High School)

- Trophy
- 5 Jobie Bradley Art Illustration Academy classes w/ art supply set
- Cumberland Con Gift Bag
- Signed Cumberland Con exclusive merch
- Guest artist spot at next year’s Cumberland Con!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

- Original artwork only
- Size: Flexible (standard paper sizes accepted: 8.5x11, 11x14, 11x17)
- Physical artwork must be brought to Cumberland Con on October 11th for the award ceremony

HOW TO ENTER:

- Email submissions of artwork to: [email protected] or Message us on Facebook
- Include:
- Title
- Name
- Grade level
- Email
- Phone number (Winner will be contacted after voting concludes October 10th)

WINNER SELECTION:

- Artwork will be posted on Cumberland Con's page
- Winners determined by PUBLIC VOTE most likes/reactions on Facebook + In person votes on October 10th
- Voting period: Online October 4th - 10th, In person October 10th

DISPLAY AND RECOGNITION:

- All submitted artwork will be featured on our social media pages
- Winners announced on social media and at the convention

UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVITY!

Show us your comic book-cryptid mashup masterpiece!

Examples:

- Venomized Mothman
- Batman investigating the Chupacabra
- Wolverine teaming up with Bigfoot
- Aquaman riding the Loch Ness Monster
- Your favorite comic book hero fighting a legendary cryptid!

09/25/2026

Do you like to cosplay? Do you like tattoos/piercings? Would you like the chance to win a free tattoo/piercing? Enter the Cumberland Con Cosplay Contest ! Jonas And Company Black Eyed Sundays will also be set up doing tattoos at Cumberland Con for the second year in a row!! We hope to see you guys there!

09/13/2026

Cumberland Cons first Vendor Spotlight for this year is live! Can’t wait to see our long time friend Ghost Night Spookshow at Cumberland Con on October 10th-11th! If you’re like us and miss the monsters, you won’t want to miss this event!

🟢🟢🟢VENDOR SPOTLIGHT!!!🟢🟢🟢

Ghost Night Spookshow

Jonathan Brinson builds custom life-sized monster prop characters for an ever-growing Halloween display and passion project called Ghost Night Spookshow.

The props are cobbled together in a Frankenstein-like manner using mass-produced Halloween masks, PVC pipe, chicken wire, and a ridiculous amount of duct tape. Through the years, the Spookshow’s roster has swelled with creatures of all shapes and sizes, including witches, zombies, and vampires. Inspired by classic Horror comics like “Tales from the Crypt” and movies such as “Creepshow,” Brinson has even developed interconnected backstories for each of his monster characters.

The Spookshow began as a humble yard display, but it quickly grew in scale, culminating in huge annual displays at the historic Carnegie building in downtown Somerset. At the Carnegie, hundreds of guests were delighted with immersive trick-or-treating experiences, complete with dynamic lighting, sound effects, and haunting projection illusions. Through a partnership with the International Paranormal Museum, Brinson was given the opportunity to put together an ongoing indoor exhibit. Visitors were welcomed to enjoy the “sights, sounds, and smells (?) of Halloween year-round.” This iteration of the Spookshow was in continuous operation until the closure of the historic Carnegie building to the public.

Most recently, the Spookshow’s monsters were featured in a food drive scavenger hunt event in cooperation with the Somerset/Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce and a host of local businesses. “Monster Hunter” challenges participants to locate monsters displayed around Somerset and make donations to the local food bank for entries to win a grand prize. The second event will begin this October and Brinson hopes his monsters will once again do some good for the community.

The Spookshow has provided decor for Cumberland Con since the event's debut and some of its creepy creatures will once again be lurking the convention for some frightful photo opportunities. Spooky stickers and posters designed by Brinson featuring his menagerie of monsters and more will be offered at the Spookshow's booth, along with other Halloween and Horror-themed paraphernalia.

Vendor’s links 🔗

https://www.facebook.com/p/Ghost-Night-Spookshow-100073939361912/

https://www.instagram.com/ghost_night_spookshow/

Join us October 10th-11th for Cumberland Con 2026 at The Center for Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky

08/26/2026

Cumberland Con is now accepting vendors! We want to hear from you!! Vendors Application will be in the comments ⬇️⬇️💚🖤

We’re seeking potential vendors and artists for Cumberland Con 2026, happening October 10th through the 11th! Do you sell comics, cards and collectibles? Or maybe oddities, paranormal and supernatural items? Horror-related stuff, or maybe you’re an artist looking to showcase your work? Whatever it is you do, if you think our attendees would love it, we want to hear from you!!!

We’re looking for some of the best vendors and artists from near and far to come out and show us what you’ve got. We want to see the things you create, the things you collect, and the things you sell that people won’t find just anywhere.

Now, not everyone who applies is going to be selected. We’re always intentional about the vendors and artists we bring in because we want Cumberland Con to have a great mix of unique, interesting, and exciting things for everyone to discover. But if you’re selected, we think you’re going to have such a great time with us that you’ll be dying to come back year after year!

So, if you’ve got something unique, interesting, weird, spooky, collectible, artistic, or just plain awesome, we want to hear from you! Cumberland Con 2026 is coming, and we want YOU to be part of it!!!

Vendor application in the comments below
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