Bomb Threat Called In To Chiller Theater In Parsippany Again

PARSIPPANY, NJ — For the second year in a row, a phoned-in bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Chiller Theater convention at the Parsippany Hilton.

A Hilton employee called police to report a bomb threat made against the hotel around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday, Parsippany police said. "At the request of hotel staff, the structure was evacuated, which included the Chiller Theater event that was taking place inside," police said.

The Morris County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad checked out the hotel, and said it was safe for people to re-enter. No arrests have been made at this point.

During the 2018 convention at the same hotel, a Saturday afternoon gas leak lead to an evacuation, and a bomb threat was called in during the gas leak evacuation.

Chiller Theater is a horror, fantasy, and sci-fi convention held annually.