2025 EVENTS

The Region One Summit is back! Be sure to join the members of First Fleet as we celebrate "50 years of community service through fandom! Click on the logo at right to go to the website and register today!

3 PM, Meet at  Santa Fe on Stone Drive, Kingsport for lunch. 

Its an alternative activity for those who can't make the R1 summit this year. Come on out and enjoy some amazing Mexican Food and good company! This is a great chance to meeting the crew for potential members. Be sure to contact us and let us know you  are coming!

 Horror & pop culture con coming to Meadowview Convention Center in Kingsport, TN on May 30th through June 1st in 2025!  

A great guest lineup, including: Corey Feldman (Goonies and Lost Boys); Michael Beihn (Terminator and Tombstone); The Project Fear Team: Many more guests from the world of Horror, Wrestling and more!

We'll meet at Meadowview at 10. Note that the cost is $37.99 at the door

 10am-5pm

Cumberland Square Park, Bristol Virginia

Uncover the Appalachian region’s rich history of UFO encounters at the Saucers Over Appalachia Festival, a free cosmic celebration of mystery, music, and more in downtown Bristol on June 14!

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Free to attend, no tickets or registration needed!

On the Trail of Bigfoot: The Ancients. A special Saturday edition of Small Town Monsters Friday! 

This is one that you won't want to miss! Filmed in the Great Smoky Mountains!

The oldest mountain range in the world might also be home to an ancient secret…
Small Town Monsters presents the next chapter in the On the Trail of Bigfoot series! Seth Breedlove sets off to the rugged peaks of the Smoky Mountains in search of the next piece of the Bigfoot puzzle. Joining him are researchers, Russ Jones and Matt Pruitt, along with Mark Matzke. Together, they’ll comb the dense forests in search of new evidence, and old accounts of the creature known as the woodbooger. 

Bring your favorite drink and a snack to share if you would like. Popcorn will be furnished!

We'll meet in Pigeon Forge and enjoy the many activities on the Island! We hope to take in the SkyFly attraction and enjoy one of the great restaurants there. We may even get in some putt putt! Click on the picture for a link to SkyFly!

Join us for a day in Gatlinburg  for the Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference- one of the premier bigfoot conferences in the country! Tickets range from $30-$80. We always have a great time seeing the many guests and a huge hall full of vendors.

1 PM, Meet at  Ming Garden, Eastman Road, Kingsport for lunch. 

Come on out and enjoy some amazing Chinese food on the buffet and the Mongolian Grill, as well as good company! This is a great chance to meeting the crew for potential members. Be sure to contact us and let us know you  are coming!

Meet at Meadowview for the Fan Fest! One of Kingsport's biggest fan events. They have an amazing lineup this year, including Tommy Chong, Walter Koeng (Chekov), Alan Tudyk (Resident Alien) and too many more to name! Tickets are $35 at the door for general admission. Photo ops are extra. See the website by clicking the linked picture.

For those who can't make it to the real Mothman festival in Point Pleasant. We'll start with a showing of "The Mothman of Point Pleasant" and will end the night with a campfire. Bring your drink, favorite snack to share and a friend!

The Mothman of Point Pleasant

Learn the terrifying, true story about thirteen months that changed history! In November of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything they'd ever seen before. In the weeks and months to follow, the monster (now known as The Mothman) was sighted again and again on country roads and around the state of West Virginia. As the sightings continued so did an increase in unusual activity. 

At the center of this bizarre series of events was the town of Point Pleasant, WV. A small burb situated on the banks of the Ohio river with a lengthy history of what many might call bad luck. Over the next thirteen months Point Pleasant would undergo one of the strangest outbreaks of paranormal activity the world has ever seen. An outbreak that eventually ended in tragedy.

The Mothman of Point Pleasant is the fourth documentary from Small Town Monsters exploring bizarre creature sightings around the U.S. and their impact on rural communities. The film is narrated by Lyle Blackburn and written, produced and directed by Seth Breedlove. It was shot by Zac Palmisano and featured a musical score by Brandon Dalo, as well as animated sequences by Chris Scalf and illustrations by Matt Harris and Brandon Scalf. 

Terror in the Skies

 Illinois is known for it’s miles of prairie, and for being a state rich in history… but what if that rich history isn’t quite what you’ve been told? In this new film, from award-winning production company, Small Town Monsters, and director, Seth Breedlove, explore hundreds of years of terrifying reports of encounters with massive, winged creatures around the “land of Lincoln”. From Alton’s man-eating Piasa Bird legends to recent sightings in Chicago of a creature said to resemble Point Pleasant, West Virginia’s infamous “Mothman”, Terror in the Skies unlocks a centuries-old mystery. 

Journey to the heartland of the midwest in this new documentary which offers a startling, in-depth look at an ongoing phenomenon. The feature-length film was shot around the state of Illinois in September and acts as much as a guide to the constantly changing terrain of the land as it does an introduction to a reality-altering subject. Breedlove contacted numerous witnesses and investigators who claim to have seen massive beings in the sky as recently as last year. One of the most recent, and popular stories to hit major media in recent years has been an ongoing wave of sightings of a red-eyed, shapeless creature dubbed, the “Chicago Mothman”; an event which is also covered in great detail in this film.

Terror in the Skies is narrated by author, musician and television personality, Lyle Blackburn. It is co-written by Seth Breedlove and Mark Matzke, with cinematography by Zac Palmisano, an original score by Brandon Dalo, and sound design by Jason Utes. SRV Films and Santino Vitale are handling VFX and the film contains original illustrations by Matt Harris and Brian Serway. The film is produced by Seth and Adrienne Breedlove. Authors, Loren Coleman and Troy Taylor are featured alongside numerous others. 

Travel to Boone, NC for a day in the mountains and then on to Blowing Rock for the Tweetsie Railroad Ghost Train! This is a fall tradition for the Vengeance and look forward to introducing it to new people each time! Join us for a great day trip! Leaving Kingsport around noon and heading back from Tweetsie by 11:30pm.

 The  Brown mountain lights are unexplained phenomena that appear low in the air under favorable atmospheric conditions, grow in size, and then linger for a few minutes before fading away. Brown Mountain is located on Western North Carolina, northwest of Morganton. The lights have been documented since 1833, prompting investigation and inspiring song and story. As few as one and as many as a dozen lights might be seen at one time. They are mostly white but occasionally show a red, blue, or yellowish tinge. The lights appear most often on clear, warm, summer evenings, beginning shortly after dark.

Although various authorities have studied the Brown Mountain Lights, no entirely satisfactory scientific explanation has been offered. The U.S. Geological Survey has suggested that the lights may be the result of refraction of headlights on trains or automobiles in the valley. The National Geographic Society reports that discharges of static electricity might be the source of the lights. Folklorists credit an Indian brave searching by torchlight for his lost love.

The lights are best seen from the Lost Cove overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Milepost 310 on the southeast side of the road, northeast of its junction with N.C. 181.

Our trip will leave Kingsport in the late afternoon, have dinner at a local restaurant, the Peddlin' Pig and then head on up to the Blue Ridge Parkway to reach our destination. 

We'll be showing one of the STM features from its 2025 Kickerstarter Campaign, the Siege of Ape Canyon! More details to follow! 

5PM- Larkinfell

Join us for a holiday party and maybe a few awards! We'll also be taking the time to honor a few of our members and friends who have gone on to the Undiscovered Country. Come visit!

Note that the name Nearly New Years Party comes from our friends on the USS Hornet and the late Mary Kane. We've named the party that in her memory