Originally from Montreal, comedian Hunter Collins has graced the stage at festivals such as JFL42, The Halifax Comedy Festival and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Hunter has sexed it up big-time on shows like CTV Comedy's Roast Battle Canada, Discovery Channel's Disasters At Sea, Crave TV's New Eden, CBC Gem's True Dating Stories, CBC Radio's The Debaters and in a surprising amount of rural bus stations. He hosted the 18th annual Canadian Comedy Awards and his last album Nincom2oop debuted at #1 on the iTunes comedy charts. His new album Hunter Collins Goes To Hell was released August 12.

His cartoon short Hawkeye Sucks has also taken home "best animated short" awards from both the Portland Comedy Short Film Festival and Toronto's GeekFest Film Festival. His latest horror short When They Come is slaying the festival circuit, including a "best film" win at the Scared For Your LIIFE Film Festival in Long Island, NY.

Edie Inksetter has been an actor for over 20 years. She studied acting at the University of Winnipeg and began her career at some of the most prestigious theatre companies in Canada, notably The Shaw Festival, Manitoba Theatre Centre and The Citadel.

After many years in theatre with a few smaller parts in film and television, Edie took almost ten years off to have a family returning in 2015 to a very successful career. Most recently she co-starred in Spiral: From The Book of Saw, and has been in all five seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale. She can also be seen in Workin' Moms, Schitt's Creek, October Faction, In The Dark, Anne With An E, Stephen King's IT, Black Mirror, the Soska Sisters remake of David Cronenberg's Rabid, Taken, and Designated Survivor, with an upcoming supporting role in Bed Rest starring Scream’s Melissa Barrera.

Ashley Dale and Kayleigh Saad are alternative artists embracing the night, and all the things that go ‘bump’ within it.

Years of friendship and creating weird art together have finally culminated in the creation of Left Hand Girls, an Art House that goes against the right hand man. Using their combined experience and passion, they have begun focusing on creating content centered around hard topics, presenting their work through the lens of Horror Films.

As Left Hand Girls, the goal is also to create a safe space for fellow artists to make a ruckus, cause a stink, or however else they choose to rail against the system.

With their first short length film Ruff under their belts, they are excited to continue celebrating all things that lurk in the shadows, and they are very excited to see what Demonic Brilliance brings their way this year.

Sam Evans, better known as @screwsocietysam, is a horror photographer of five years who has a passion for where beauty and the macabre meet. Sam has been a lifelong horror fan, mostly due to the love of it her father instilled into her at a young age. To this day it is a way her and her sisters bond. Sam has delved into some short film and plans on improving in all aspects of horror making including SFX.

Specializing in things that go bump in the night she has been published on Vogue Italia’s photography page 8 times. She has had work in magazine publications, had a piece shown in the Salem Art Gallery, prints and apparel made with her work for her fellow horror lovers to wear, and has had works featured on albums.

It is an extreme privilege for Sam to be judging Demonic for a third year and she hopes she and it grow in spooky ways beyond belief.

"The Muscle Beast" from Muscle Beach Wesley Pipes stands at 6'3" and weighs in at 252lbs. He is a professional wrestler and 16-year veteran of the squared circle originally from Saint John, New Brunswick and now residing in Venice Beach, California.

Trained by legendary wrestling promoter, Emile Duprée, Welsey Pipes has wrestled extensively throughout North America. He has trained with Wayne Cryderman at the Bodyslammers Training Center, has participated in the world-famous Tony Condello Canadian Death Tours, and has three WWE tryouts under his belt.

Wesley Pipes has been a horror movie super fan ever since his mother showed him scary movies at the young age of 5. He loves a good slasher or possession flick and is a big fan of films like Halloween and The Exorcist.

Cassidy Frost is predominantly a horror writer, but also meddles in other genres. Her tone is a mix between innocent and ghastly, and by switching between the two she creates a unique experience for the reader. Cassidy’s debut novella “Slaughter at Seabridge” is her love letter to the slasher films she grew up with. She lives in New Brunswick Canada. You can follow her writing journey on Instagram @authorcassidyfrost