Cereal Convention

Location

Empire Hotel, Dodge County, Georgia

Ruler

First appearance
The Doll's House #3: Moving In (first mention)

The Cereal Convention was an event held at the Empire Hotel^[1] somewhere in Dodge County, Georgia.^[2]

Description[]

The convention was envisioned by Nimrod as a way to bring together his fellow collectors. It was held over a weekend in autumn of 1989 (possibly October), with an entire hotel booked out for the occasion; Nimrod's initial ambition was to make it into a regular event, but that plan was foiled by Dream.

Rules[]

No civilian names.
We don't shit where we eat.

Program[]

Registration was held early Saturday in the Scarlett O'Hara room of the hotel.

Discussion Panels[]

Saturday:

Morning: Opening speech
"Make it Pay"
"Religion"

Sunday:

10:30 "We are what we are"
12:30 "Women in serial killing"
3:30 "There is no sanity clause"
4:40 Guest of honor speech.

Film Program[]

Saturday:

Disco[]

Saturday night:

Participants[]

Attended[]

Attended^[1]
Image	Name	Comments
	(Adonai)	(Named only in the TV show). Participated in the Religion panel. Deems himself a just god who gives his victims a new life in his heaven.
	Bogeyman	Disqualified. See article for more details.
	Candy Man	Practicing psychiatrist from Connecticut. His MO includes candy canes. Also known as "the lip collector". Was briefly considered as the new guest of honor; participated in the Sanity Clause panel.
	Carrion	Participated in the "Make it Pay" panel, questioning the Choirboy's approach.
	The Choirboy	Participated in the "Make it Pay" panel, sharing his experience with hefty ransoms.
	Chris	The musician Chris Carter from the band Throbbing Gristle was featured as an easter egg. This photo was used as the template.
	The Connoisseur	He's only had 8 victims; the Connoisseur targets preoperative transsexuals.
	The Corinthian	Guest of honor. See article for more details.
	(The Crooner)	(Named only in the TV show). Often seen singing tunes to himself, such as Lydia the Tattooed Lady and These Boots Are Made for Walkin'. During the Religion panel, admitted that God tells him to engage in collecting.
	Dark Angel	Participated in the "Women in serial killing" panel.
	Dog Soup	Attended the "Make it Pay" panel; participated in the "Women in serial killing" panel where she criticized poor representation and stereotyping. Fitting, since the media considers her to be a man.
	El Dorado	Participated in the Sanity Clause panel.
	Flay-by-Night	A successful surgeon with a knack for leather neckties. See article for more details.
	Fun Land	Manned the reception desk. See article for more details.
	The Grass Widow	Thoroughly enjoyed the disco and invited the Connoisseur to join in. Later participated in the "Women in serial killing" panel.
	(The Hammer of God)	(Named only in the TV show). Participated in the Religion panel. Sees himself as a born-again Christian.
	Hello Little Girl	Participated in the "Make it Pay" panel, where he argued that they don't do it for the money.
	Moon River	Was briefly considered as the new guest of honor but was deemed too shy. His usual hunting grounds are disco nights.
	Nimrod	Chairman of the Convention Committee. See article for more details.
	Psycho-Killer	Participated in the Sanity Clause panel.
	(The Shredder)	(Named only in the TV show). His driving force is guilt. He started with shredding pornographic magazines to pieces, and then proceeded to do the same with women. Came to the convention in the hopes of finding someone who would help him with his obsession.
	(Water Boy)	(Named only in the TV show). Doesn't believe in anything; hates the humanity including himself. He keeps score and boasts 171 victims, usually drowned.