sponsor the fest
Sponsors and Advertisers help Eerie Horror Fest rise from the dead every October and bring the city of Erie, PA alive with cinema, celebrities, and other chilling events. EHF Sponsors and Advertisers provide financial and creative support that benefit our registrants, attendees, guests, and the Erie community. As a sponsor, you will not only enhance the Eerie Horror Fest experience, you will also build a platform that invites attendees to discover and connect with your brand.
sponsorship levels and benefits
LEVEL 6 SPONSOR
$250
Jump Scare Sponsor
- Two (2) All Access Passes.
Pre-Event Advertising
- Exposure of your brand, business, or organization in a recognition post on our social media platforms.
- Your logo included on our Sponsors page.
Event Advertising
- Your logo on EHF main event standees.
LEVEL 5 SPONSOR
$500
Nightmare Sponsor
- Four (4) All Access Passes.
Pre-Event Advertising
- Exposure of your brand, business, or organization in a recognition post on our social media platforms.
- Your logo included on our Sponsors page.
- Your logo on the EHF homepage Sponsor Ticker (added benefit).
- Your logo in the footer of the EHF newsletter (added benefit).
Event Advertising
- Your logo on EHF main event standees.
- Your logo on the back cover of the main event program (added benefit).
LEVEL 4 SPONSOR
$1,000
Supernatural Sponsor
- Six (6) All Access Passes PLUS a 3% discount on admission for your employees.
Pre-Event Advertising
- Exposure of your brand, business, or organization in a recognition post on our social media platforms.
- Your logo included on our Sponsors page.
- Your logo on the EHF homepage Sponsor Ticker.
- Your logo in the footer of the EHF newsletter.
- Your logo or brand, business, or organization name added to EHF marketing handouts (added benefit).
Event Advertising
- Your logo on EHF main event standees.
- Your logo on the back cover of the main event program .
- Your logo or static ad shown on the main event lobby monitors (added benefit).
- Your logo presented on the main event auditorium film screen with presenter callout (added benefit).
LEVEL 3 SPONSOR
$2,500
Survivalist Sponsor
- Eight (8) All Access Passes PLUS a 4% discount on admission for your employees.
Pre-Event Advertising
- Exposure of your brand, business, or organization in a recognition post on our social media platforms.
- Your logo included on our Sponsors page.
- Your logo on the EHF homepage Sponsor Ticker.
- Your logo in the footer of the EHF newsletter.
- Your logo or brand, business, or organization name added to EHF marketing handouts.
Event Advertising
- Your logo on EHF main event standees.
- Your logo on the back cover of the main event program .
- A half-page ad in the main event program (added benefit).
- Your logo added to the main event Step & Repeat (added benefit).
- Your logo or static ad shown on the main event lobby monitors.
- Your logo presented on the main event auditorium film screen with presenter callout.
- Opportunity to provide inserts for our merch bags (added benefit).
LEVEL 2 SPONSOR
$5,000
Spine-Chilling Sponsor
- Ten (10) All Access Passes PLUS a 5% discount on admission for your employees.
Pre-Event Advertising
- Exposure of your brand, business, or organization in a recognition post on our social media platforms.
- Your logo added to our Facebook cover image (added benefit).
- Your logo included on our Sponsors page.
- Your logo on the EHF homepage Sponsor Ticker.
- Your logo in the footer of the EHF newsletter.
- Your logo or brand, business, or organization name added to EHF marketing handouts.
Event Advertising
- Your logo on EHF main event standees.
- Your logo on the back cover of the main event program .
- A half-page ad in the main event program.
- Your logo added to the main event Step & Repeat.
- Your logo printed on the back of the main event staff shirts (may be shared with additional sponsors) (added benefit).
- Your logo or static ad shown on the main event lobby monitors.
- Your logo presented on the main event auditorium film screen with presenter callout.
- Static or live ads of your brand, business, or organization shown on the main event auditorium film screen (added benefit).
- Opportunity to provide inserts for our merch bags.
LEVEL 1 SPONSOR
$7,000
Presenting Monster Sponsor
Only ONE sponsor can claim this sponsorship.
- Ten (10) All Access Passes PLUS a 5% discount on admission for your employees.
Pre-Event Advertising
- Exposure of your brand, business, or organization in a recognition post on our social media platforms.
- Your logo added to our Facebook cover image.
- Your logo included on our Sponsors page.
- Your logo on the EHF homepage Sponsor Ticker.
- Your logo in the footer of the EHF newsletter.
- Your logo or brand, business, or organization name added to EHF marketing handouts.
Event Advertising
- Your logo on EHF main event standees.
- Your logo on the back cover of the main event program .
- A full-page ad in the main event program (added benefit).
- Your logo added to the main event Step & Repeat.
- Your logo added to the reverse side of the main event All Access Pass (added benefit).
- Your logo printed on the back of the main event staff shirts (may be shared with additional sponsors)
- Your logo or static ad shown on the main event lobby monitors.
- Your logo presented on the main event auditorium film screen with presenter callout.
- On stage representation during the main event Awards Ceremony (added benefit).
- Your logo printed on the main event merch bags (added benefit).
- Opportunity to provide inserts for our merch bags.
- Vendor table at our main event for onsite representation (added benefit).
Exclusive Sponsorships and benefits
EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR
$600
Lecter's Lounge
Lecter's Lounge is the attendee break area located down the corridor from the vendor hall. Every fest-goer is welcome to bring in food from our participating food trucks, or drinks from the Warner Theatre bar, and relax in this area before continuing their Fest activities.
The sponsor of this area will have their brand logo and business information placed on table cards, putting them in the line of sight of our attendees. The sponsor will also find their logo on directional signage leading to Lecter's Lounge among other EHF benefits.
this sponsorship has been claimed
THANK YOU to Purrista Cat Cafe!
- Only ONE sponsor can claim this sponsorship.
- Four (4) All Access Passes.
- Exposure of your brand, business, or organization in a recognition post on our social media platforms.
- Your logo included on our Sponsors page.
- Your logo on the EHF homepage Sponsor Ticker.
- Your logo in the footer of the EHF newsletter.
- Your logo on EHF main event standees.
- Your logo on the back cover of the main event program.
- Your logo presented on the main event auditorium film screen with presenter callout.
- Your logo and business information displayed on table cards throughout the lounge area (exclusive benefit).
- "Sponsored by" next to your logo on directional signage (exclusive benefit).
EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR
$700
Morning Shrieks with Trick-or-Treat Family Event
Saturday morning is dedicated to our Morning Shrieks with Trick-or-Treat family event where we encourage kiddos and their families to come and enjoy a child-friendly horror film with Trick-or-Treating afterwards!
The sponsor of this event will be advertised throughout our marketing of this popular family event and will have their logo included on the trick-or-treat bags. The sponsor is also welcome to start Trick-or-Treat by giving out the first piece of candy to kids and business cards or flyers to the adults.
this sponsorship has been claimed
THANK YOU to First Student!
- Only ONE sponsor can claim this sponsorship.
- Four (4) All Access Passes.
- Exposure of your brand, business, or organization in a recognition post on our social media platforms.
- Your logo included on our Sponsors page.
- Your logo on the EHF homepage Sponsor Ticker.
- Your logo in the footer of the EHF newsletter.
- Your logo on EHF main event standees.
- Your logo on the back cover of the main event program.
- Your logo presented on the main event auditorium film screen with presenter callout.
- Your logo placed on Trick-or-Treat bags (exclusive benefit).
- "Presented by" on event promotions including Facebook event page and program schedule (exclusive benefit).
- Opportunity to start Trick-or-Treat (exclusive benefit).
EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR
$800
Workshops & Educational Content
Eerie Horror Fest is also the place to learn about horror, creatives and artists, and the film industry!
We schedule workshops and panels throughout the Fest for attendees to learn about the practices and methods used 'behind the scenes' and to explore the history, processes, and techniques utilized in film. And because horror is universal, we invite writers, novelists, actors, FX artists, illustrators, and more to educate our audience in their specialties.
The sponsor of these educational spaces will be advertised throughout our marketing and be included on workshop and panel standees. Not only will the sponsor logo stand out in photographs of the event, they will also be visible in the filming and publishing of the video streamed online.
this sponsorship has been claimed
THANK YOU to Werner Books!
- Only ONE sponsor can claim this sponsorship.
- Four (4) All Access Passes.
- Exposure of your brand, business, or organization in a recognition post on our social media platforms.
- Your logo included on our Sponsors page.
- Your logo on the EHF homepage Sponsor Ticker.
- Your logo in the footer of the EHF newsletter.
- Your logo on EHF main event standees.
- Your logo on the back cover of the main event program.
- Your logo presented on the main event auditorium film screen with presenter callout.
- "Sponsored by" on educational event promotions including Facebook event page and program schedule (exclusive benefit).
- "Sponsored by" next to your logo on directional signage (exclusive benefit).
- "Sponsored by" next to your logo on workshop standees (exclusive benefit).
EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR
$1,000
Little Shops of Horror Vendor Area
Vendors are one of the top features of the Fest that our attendees look forward to each year and gets the most foot traffic. To get anywhere in the Warner Theatre, attendees must first walk through our main vendor area that includes horror-centered artworks and goods, comics and books, memorabilia and films, and so much more.
The sponsor of the Little Shops of Horror vendor area won't be missed! The brand, business, or organization logo will be featured on the reverse side of our lobby 'Welcome' standee including the option to run a static ad on the digital monitor within the area. A vendor table can also be provided to the sponsor of this area for onsite representation.
- Only ONE sponsor can claim this sponsorship.
- Six (6) All Access Passes PLUS a 3% discount on admission for your employees.
- Exposure of your brand, business, or organization in a recognition post on our social media platforms.
- Your logo included on our Sponsors page.
- Your logo on the EHF homepage Sponsor Ticker.
- Your logo in the footer of the EHF newsletter.
- Your logo on EHF main event standees.
- Your logo on the back cover of the main event program.
- Your logo presented on the main event auditorium film screen with presenter callout.
- Your logo or brand, business, or organization name added to EHF marketing handouts (exclusive benefit).
- Opportunity to have a vendor table for onsite representation (exclusive benefit).
- "Sponsored by" next to your logo on the reverse side of our 33x80in welcome standee (exclusive benefit).
EXCLUSIVE SPONSOR
$2,000
Enter If You Dare Admissions
Everyone from die hard EHF fans to curious creepers checking out Eerie Horror Fest will want to know how, what, when, and where to go for passes and tickets. We have hundreds of bodies enter the doors of the Warner Theatre each year and thousands of pageviews on our pass information page.
The sponsor of Enter If You Dare Admissions will get phenomenal exposure to our audience and fans (and also creepers) that includes a graphic banner on our Passes & Tickets Information webpage, a brand graphic on the Erie Event ticket purchase pages, and their logo presented in the Warner Theatre entrance.
- Only ONE sponsor can claim this sponsorship.
- Eight (8) All Access Passes PLUS a 4% discount on admission for your employees.
- Exposure of your brand, business, or organization in a recognition post on our social media platforms.
- Your logo included on our Sponsors page.
- Your logo on the EHF homepage Sponsor Ticker.
- Your logo in the footer of the EHF newsletter.
- Your logo on EHF main event standees.
- Your logo on the back cover of the main event program.
- Your logo presented on the main event auditorium film screen with presenter callout.
- Your logo or brand, business, or organization name added to EHF marketing handouts (exclusive benefit).
- A brand graphic on the Erie Events ticket purchase pages (exclusive benefit).
- A digital graphic banner on our pass information webpage (exclusive benefit).
- Your logo presented in the Warner Theatre entrance and at the EHF admission table (exclusive benefit).
Advertising Opportunities
ADVERTISING
$25
Email Banner Advertisement
We send an email campaign to our subscribers one to two times per month that includes the most recent news on EHF and our main October event. With an average open rate of 43%, your banner ad will show up next to our biggest announcements each month. This option is open to all businesses.
- Ad banner size is 800 x 200px
- Click-thru URL of your choice
- Limited to one ad per email
- Banner will include the word "advertisement" above or below the graphic
- Advertisement is subject to approval by EHF and may be rejected if deemed inappropriate or out of scope for our audience.
ADVERTISING
$50
Facebook and Instagram Social Post
With over 3K followers and growing every week, you can reach our social fan base and gain brand impressions by advertising through our social media channels. This is a great way for indie filmmakers to reach horror aficionados and promote their films, for horror artists wanting exposure for their products, and for other horror related businesses. This option is for horror-related content only.
- For horror related content throughout the year
- Cost is per post that is posted once
- Social post size is 1080 x 1080px
- Post will include the hashtag #ad after the post text
- Advertisement is subject to approval by EHF and may be rejected if deemed inappropriate or out of scope for our audience.
ADVERTISING
$75
Website Advertising
With over 1K unique visitors each month and growing, you can engage and attract fans to your brand or organization using the Eerie Horror Fest website. This option is open to all businesses.
- Ad will run for four weeks
- Ad space size is 970 x 250px
- Ad can include click-thru URL of your choice
- Website space includes flexibility of full graphic ad or smaller graphic with text and button
- The word "advertisement" will be included in or around the ad
- Advertisement is subject to approval by EHF and may be rejected if deemed inappropriate or out of scope for our audience.
ADVERTISING
$10
Podcast Mention
The Eerie Horror Cast podcast is a new venture but has steadily grown a listener base over the past few months. Our extraordinary hosts deliver insights and knowledge surrounding the horror genre in an impartial and professional manner, making this auditory activity an intriguing yet enjoyable experience.
Our hosts will work in a mention of your brand, business, or organization in a creative way during the recording of the podcast. This option is open to all businesses.
- A paid mention is completed once during one podcast episode.
- The purchaser can provide one sentence for our hosts to be used at their discretion, and may be slightly altered to fit the conversation.
- Advertisement is subject to approval by EHF and may be rejected if deemed inappropriate or out of scope for our audience.
The Eerie Horror Cast podcast is a new venture but has steadily grown a listener base over the past few months. Our extraordinary hosts deliver insights and knowledge surrounding the horror genre in an impartial and professional manner, making this auditory activity an intriguing yet enjoyable experience.
Our hosts will record a special "This episode is sponsored by..." ad using language provided by you, the sponsor. The sponsor is also welcome to submit a pre-recorded audio ad for our team to insert into the podcast during post-production.
- A "Sponsored by" ad is run once during one podcast episode.
- Advertisement is subject to approval by EHF and may be rejected if deemed inappropriate or out of scope for our audience.
Become a Sponsor
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