We’re proud to welcome Lonestar Signature Service Autograph Consignment’s & Signings as the Official Autograph Send-In Partner of Texas Frightmare Weekend 2026. They’ve been helping fans get autographs at Texas Frightmare Weekend for years, and now we’re proud to make it official.

We’re excited to announce a major guest for Texas Frightmare Weekend… Emma Roberts will be appearing SATURDAY ONLY this May! A standout in modern horror, she’s known for Scream 4, Scream Queens, and American Horror Story, as well as her eerie turn in The Blackcoat’s Daughter.

Our Presenting Sponsor Arrow Video: @arrowvideo.bsky.social, is bringing none other than Joe Dante to Texas Frightmare Weekend (May 22–24, 2026)!

Ruby Modine is headed to Texas Frightmare Weekend (May 22–24, 2026)! Reuniting with her Silent Night, Deadly Night co-star Rohan Campbell for a special photo op, plus known for Happy Death Day, Happy Death Day 2U, and Satanic Panic.

Mitch Pileggi is headed to Texas Frightmare Weekend (May 22–24, 2026)! From Horace Pinker in Shocker to fan-favorite roles in Supernatural, The X-Files, and Sons of Anarchy — this is a guest that hits across generations of genre fans. Catch him this May in Texas. 🎟️ Tickets + info: www.tfw.rip

🔥 Guest Announcement! Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends, The Monkey, and Silent Night, Deadly Night reboot) is joining us at Texas Frightmare Weekend! 🎃 🖊️ He’ll be signing autographs all three days

🔥 Guest Announcement! Samantha Scaffidi is coming to Texas Frightmare Weekend! She’s joining Amelie McLain and Damien Leone for a mini Terrifier reunion you won’t want to miss 🎉 🖊️ Autographs available all three days

🔥 Guest Announcement! Damien Leone (director & makeup genius of Terrifier) is joining us at Texas Frightmare Weekend! He’ll be the makeup artist behind Amelie McLain’s full in-costume Little Pale Girl pro photo op 📸 AND signing autographs all three days 🖊️.

🔥 Guest Announcement! Amelie McLain (Terrifier 2) is joining us at Texas Frightmare Weekend! 📸 FULL in-costume Little Pale Girl pro photo op available now! 👀 We’ll be announcing who’s doing her makeup NEXT! 📸 celebphotoops.com/event/2026-t... #Horror #Terrifier2 #TFW

We’re excited to welcome horror icon LINNEA QUIGLEY to Texas Frightmare Weekend, May 22–24!

JOSEPH WHIPP is joining us at Texas Frightmare Weekend, May 22–24! Part of our 30th Anniversary celebration of SCREAM — and horror fans will also know him from A Nightmare on Elm Street and the cult fave Death Spa. 🎟️ Tickets at www.tfw.rip

Alan Howarth is joining us at Texas Frightmare Weekend! The composer behind unforgettable scores like Halloween II, Prince of Darkness, and They Live (alongside John Carpenter) will join us all weekend, and take the stage Friday night for a 45-minute live show at: SHAM-ROCK: SEASON OF THE WITCH.

A Texas Frightmare favorite returns Tom Savini is coming back to TFW! The mastermind behind some of the most iconic practical effects in horror history (Day of the Dead, Friday the 13th, Creepshow) has become a familiar face at the show, attending several years in a row.

Charles Band is joining us at Texas Frightmare Weekend! Founder of Full Moon Features and Empire Pictures, Band is the creative force behind dozens of cult horror classics including Puppet Master, Trancers, and Subspecies.

Exurbia Films will be hosting Ed Guinn and Daniel Pearl at the Texas Chainsaw Massacre booth all weekend long at Texas Frightmare Weekend!

“What’s your favorite scary movie?” @texasfrightmare presents a cinematic celebration of SCREAM at The Texas Theatre, with a special 30th anniversary screening featuring the FIRST EVER live “killer” commentary with stars Matthew Lillard & Skeet Ulrich on 5-24! www.prekindle.com/event/55642-...

The SAW reunion keeps getting better… Dina Meyer - Detective Allison Kerry from the SAW franchise - joins Texas Frightmare Weekend May 22–24, 2026! She’ll appear alongside Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, and Leigh Whannell.

Another piece falls into place… We’re excited to announce that Mikkal Karim Fidler is joining our already stacked IT Welcome to Derry celebration at Texas Frightmare Weekend this May 22-24, 2026! 🎈 The town of Derry is calling, and the guest list just keeps getting better…

The town of Derry is headed to Texas Frightmare Weekend… 👀 Amanda Christine, Arian S. Cartaya, Clara Stack, and Matilda Lawler from IT: Welcome to Derry will be joining us May 22–24, 2026. Meet the cast, grab a photo or autograph, and stay tuned… we’ve got more announcements on the way. 🔥

Derry is making its way to Texas… 🎈 Miles Ekhardt and Blake Cameron James from IT: Welcome to Derry are headed to Texas Frightmare Weekend! Come meet them for autographs, photos, and more during the weekend. 🎟️ Event tickets and pro photo ops are available now at www.tfw.rip

Hey y’all, quick guest update… We know that you've all been waiting very patiently. So... We’re putting the finishing touches on the next wave of guest announcements, and the first one is coming this week! Kicking it off with not one… but several. Then we’ve got more waiting on some final details.

🔥 Guest Announcement! Piggy D is coming to Texas Frightmare Weekend May 22–24, 2026! Known as the current bassist for Marilyn Manson and longtime collaborator with Rob Zombie, Piggy D (Matt Montgomery) will be appearing all weekend celebrating his horror toy brand Coffin Creeps.

🔥 Guest Announcement! Ed Neal joins Texas Frightmare Weekend this May 22–24, 2026. Best known as The Hitchhiker in the horror classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Also seen in Future‑Kill and JFK, with voice work in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and DC Universe Online.

Happy SCREAM Day! Continuing our celebration of Scream 7 and the original 1996 classic Scream, we’re thrilled to welcome David Arquette — the heart of Woodsboro, Dewey Riley, appearing in five Scream films from 1996–2022.

Happy SCREAM Day! Today we celebrate Scream 7 hitting theaters and the original 1996 genre-defining classic Scream. We’re thrilled to welcome Lee Waddell — who portrayed Ghostface during key sequences in Scream (1996), helping define one of horror’s most iconic killers.

Pro Photo Ops are officially LIVE for Mckenna Grace and Spencer Charnas from the all-new song Twisting the Knife by Ice Nine Kills at Texas Frightmare Weekend 2026! 🔪📸 Reserve now: 👉 celebphotoops.com/event/2026-t...

We’re celebrating 30 years of Scream with the one and only voice of Ghostface — Roger L. Jackson. From Scream to Scream 7 (in theaters Feb 27, 2026), it’s always been him when the phone rings. 🔪📞 🎟️ Tickets & photo ops available now at www.tfw.rip

RULE #1: Don’t miss this. 🔪 Jamie Kennedy is joining our 30th Anniversary celebration of SCREAM! Best known as Randy Meeks in Scream and Scream 2, Jamie also appeared in The Faculty, Malibu’s Most Wanted, Three Kings, Enemy of the State, Romeo + Juliet, and more.

We’re thrilled to announce Billy Zane will appear at Texas Frightmare Weekend, May 22–24, 2026! Best known for Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, Critters, Titanic, the Back to the Future films, The Phantom, Twin Peaks, and The Boys. Photo ops & event tickets available now at www.tfw.rip.

Mira Sorvino joins Texas Frightmare Weekend 📅 May 22–24, 2026! Known to horror fans for Mimic, and to all audiences for Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion, The Replacement Killers, and her Oscar-winning Mighty Aphrodite. Photo ops & event tickets available now at www.tfw.rip.

We’re thrilled to announce Gina Gershon will appear at Texas Frightmare Weekend, May 22–24, 2026! Horror fans recently saw her in Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving, alongside a legendary career including Bound, Face/Off, Showgirls, and Riverdale. Photo ops & event tickets available now at www.tfw.rip.

THREE more guests dropping TODAY at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m. CT. We'll see you then!

We’re excited to announce Leigh Whannell is attending Texas Frightmare Weekend, May 22–24! Leigh is the co-creator, co-writer, and star of SAW (Adam Stanheight) and co-wrote SAW II and SAW III. He’ll be joining SAW co-stars Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith for a rare SAW cast reunion.

🎃 Tommy Lee Wallace is coming to Texas Frightmare Weekend, May 22–24, 2026! He’ll reunite with Tom Atkins and Stacey Nelkin for a special Halloween III: Season of the Witch reunion celebrating the cult classic.

🎃 Stacey Nelkin joins Texas Frightmare Weekend — May 22–24, 2026! Best known as Ellie Grimbridge from Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Stacey helped make one of the most iconic cult entries in the Halloween franchise. She’ll also be reuniting with her H3 co-star Tom Atkins at the show!

🚨 Guest Announcement 🚨 We’re excited to announce McKenna Grace as a guest at Texas Frightmare Weekend, May 22–24, 2026.

Horror royalty is coming to Texas Frightmare Weekend!! We’re excited to announce Tom Atkins will appear at Texas Frightmare Weekend, May 22–24, 2026!

We’re excited to welcome STEVE-O (@steveo) to Texas Frightmare Weekend, May 22–24, 2026 — appearing Saturday & Sunday only!

She’s back! We’re excited to announce Shawnee Smith is returning to Texas Frightmare Weekend, May 22–24, 2026, appearing alongside previously announced SAW icon Tobin Bell.

Skeet Ulrich is joining the party at Texas Frightmare Weekend on May 22–24, 2026! With the 30th Anniversary of SCREAM upon us, Skeet and Matthew Lillard are reuniting for a weekend of spooky, Ghostface-flavored fun.

“I want to play a game…” We’ve got a big one for ya—Tobin Bell (yes, that Jigsaw) is back at #TexasFrightmareWeekend, May 22–24, 2025!

Halloween treat, Frightmare fans — this one’s for you. 🎃 We’re excited to finally welcome Spencer Charnas, lead singer of the horror-metal band Ice Nine Kills, to Texas Frightmare Weekend — May 22–24, 2026 in Irving, Texas!

Come meet David Naughton at Frightmare Collectibles! He's doing an in-store signing TONIGHT and TOMORROW. Details below:

You asked for legends… and we’re delivering. Warwick Davis is coming to Texas Frightmare Weekend for our 20th Anniversary, May 22-24, 2026!

Matthew Lillard is coming to Texas Frightmare Weekend’s 20th Anniversary, May 22-24, 2026!

Don't forget that we get things rolling for Texas Frightmare Weekend 2026 starting this Friday, October 3rd! • 11 A.M.: Our first guest announcements drop. • 12 P.M.: Tickets go live, including our VIP Pass (last year they sold out in under ten minutes, so make sure you're ready to roll).

A documentary about horror fandom and the horror community in North Texas is being shot at Frightmare Collectibles this weekend! See below for more details and how to participate: #horrordocumentary #horrorfans #dfwhorror #texasfrightmareweekend #frightmarecollectibles

We’re excited to announce that our next Frightmare event will be held over Memorial Day weekend—May 22-24, 2026! Tickets, hotel reservations and the first of many guest announcements will be made on the following schedule:

Vendor/Exhibitor applications for TFW 2026 are now open! Applications close September 12 at midnight CST. Apply here: texasfrightmareweekend.com/exhibitors.

WE’RE BAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!