Horror movie fans of all ages flocked to Bastrop, Texas March 3-5 for this year's annual Cult Classic Convention.
Vendors sold and traded memorabilia, panels of notable horror actors spoke and met with fans, and attendees donned their wildest costumes.
The convention also hosted an auction of various horror movie related items benefitting Bastrop's Family Crisis Center, a local non-profit benefitting survivors or sexual and domestic abuse.
1. Rows of booths selling horror movie merch and memorabilia fill the Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center during year's Cult Classic Convention on March 4, 2023 in Bastrop, Texas. Ry Olszewski
2. Raul Flores stands among the horror movie prints and posters he is selling during the three-day festival on March 4, 2023 in Bastrop, Texas. Ry Olszewski
3. A pair of clowns take a break outside of the Cult Classic Convention on March 4, 2023 in Bastrop, Texas. Ry Olszewski
4. Robert Bowen stands among the racks that hold his creations at the Cult Classic Convention on March 4, 2023 in Bastrop, Texas. Ry Olszewski
5. A Chucky doll sits patiently as his handler eats lunch at the Cult Classic Convention on March 4, 2023 in Bastrop, Texas. Ry Olszewski
6. Cathy Henzen, an executive director at Bastrop's Family Crisis Center, stands among the crowd of attendees at the Cult Classic Convention on March 4, 2023 in Bastrop, Texas. The Family Crisis Center is this year's feature non-profit at the convention, with a silent auction of horror memorabilia to help raise money for the organization's work. Ry Olszewski
