Two long-running pop culture obsessions — Elvis Presley and “General Hospital” — converge again this week when a convention dedicated to the ABC soap opera returns to Graceland.

From Halloween through Nov. 2, about a dozen “General Hospital” stars will join hundreds of devotees of the series for the sixth “General Hospital Fan Celebration” on the Graceland campus.

The convention will essentially transform at least a few blocks of Memphis into Port Charles, New York, the fictional city that since 1963 has been daytime television’s most reliable hotbed of histrionics — from assignation to assassination, from alien visitation to ghostly manifestation, from financial bamboozling to extramarital canoodling, from Luke and Laura (the popular characters appeared on the cover of Newsweek magazine in 1981, under the banner “TV’s Hottest Show”) to Elizabeth Taylor (a longtime fan, the legendary Oscar-winner guest-starred as a villain for a brief story arc).

While other soaps have gone on life support or expired, “General Hospital” remains alive and kicking. In fact, it is TV’s longest-running scripted drama.

The show debuted on April 1, 1963; those 62 years of continuity dwarf the runs of such other television mainstays as “The Simpsons” (37 seasons) and “Law & Order: SVU” (27 seasons). It’s only rival is another soap, “Days of Our Lives,” which debuted in 1965, and is now on Peacock rather than its longtime traditional network home of NBC.

“There’s no other genre like it,” said Donnell Turner, 52, who since 2015 has played private eye Curtis Ashford on the show.

Turner and Laura Wright — who has been “Carly Corinthos” on “General Hospital” for 20 years — are probably the top draw at the Fan Celebration, due to their longevity on the show. That longevity has required long hours on set, making soap opera actors was Turner calls “the hardest-working people in Hollywood” (even if “General Hospital” actually is shot in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, at Prospect Studios, also home to “Grey’s Anatomy”).

Unlike prime time network programs, which now air about 20 new episodes per year, or streaming-service dramas, which may consist of only a few episodes per season, new soap opera episodes debut each weekday, week after week. In the case of “General Hospital,” that means 15,600-plus episodes have aired, to date.

“Some of us are doing four episodes a day, six episodes a week,” Turner said. “It is not for the faint of heart. But if you love it, you love it.”

“If you love it, you love it” might be an appropriate slogan for the Fan Celebration. Casual “General Hospital” viewers might balk at the cost: Ticket packages for the convention range from $700 to $2,500. But those who love the show enough to make the plunge will be entertained with what Graceland promises will be “an unforgettable experience,” with “six exclusive cast panels, plus photo and autograph opportunities,” and more.

The “home base” for the Fan Celebration is The Guest House at Graceland, the hotel complex located just north of the mansion that was Elvis’ home from 1957 until his death 20 years later at 42. Meanwhile, the Soundstage across the street will host other events, including a “General Hospital” costume party. (Perhaps the only place in America where, on Halloween night, you may hear someone say: “Why, yes, I am dressed as the cult-traumatized nurse, Willow Tait, thanks for noticing!”)

Elvis was not known to be a “General Hospital” fan, but the convergence of rock ‘n’ roll and soap operas makes sense, given Graceland’s current marketing strategy. For several years, the managers of the property have been working to make the property — already a top tourist destination — into a must-visit location, even for those with no Elvis interest. The museums and exhibit halls at the Elvis Presley’s Memphis complex, across from the mansion, have hosted shows devoted to Walt Disney, motorcycles, Muhammad Ali, the tragedy at Pompeii and other subjects with broad if not necessarily Elvicentric appeal.

Turner said he enjoys being on the Graceland campus. “I share the same birthday as Elvis,” he said. “And since I learned that, I’ve learned about some other similarities. One small thing that I think is a big deal, Elvis wrote in all capitals, and I’ve always done the same thing. I don’t know if that’s a January 8 thing or what.”

A Tacoma, Washington-born model turned actor, Turner had appeared in small roles on such programs as “Parks and Recreation” and “Dexter” before he landed the “General Hospital” gig. The role, he said, was “a dream come true”: He had grown up watching the series during its “TV’s Hottest Show” heyday, and loved the dynamic of the program’s “signature supercouple” (to quote Wikipedia), Luke and Laura, who were played by Anthony Geary and Genie Francis.

“I wanted to be Luke Spencer when I was like 10 years old, so for me it’s an honor to be here,” he said.

Geary retired from acting about a decade ago, but Francis is still on “General Hospital,” after 48 seasons. In fact, her character, Laura Spencer, is now the mayor of Port Charles.

Would Turner like to match Genie Francis’ longevity?

“I’m Team General Hospital,” Turner said. “If they’ll have me, I’m there.”