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!!!!!!

Saw the U.S. premier of the #JasonGoesToHell documentary ‘Hearts of Darkness’ at @texasfrightmare.bsky.social this past Saturday. A new review of the documentary will go up later this week. Great time, also getting to meet Director @adammarcus13.bsky.social with panel afterwards with Kane Hodder.

Day 3 of @texasfrightmare.bsky.social was bittersweet but we ended with a bang before heading to the airport!

Matt and Mike were at @texasfrightmare.bsky.social this weekend, along with many great #Cosplayers. Indeed, there was so much #Ash from #EvilDead #cosplay we had to make a special sub-gallery for them! #TexasFrightmareWeekend #TFW #TFW2025 #TexasFrightmareWeekend2025

Thanks to @danadelorenzo.bsky.social for christening me her ACTUAL Powerful Vagina and to Ray Santiago... I'll always be his Larry. @texasfrightmare.bsky.social

It's not every birthday that deadites sing you happy birthday, so sending much love to Betsy Baker (Linda) and Theresa Tilly (Shelly) from The Evil Dead for doing just that on the @texasfrightmare.bsky.social show floor!

Having a great time at @texasfrightmare.bsky.social (I snagged Bill Zebub’s last Dick Shark mug, thank Christ)

Day 2 of @texasfrightmare.bsky.social was full of panels and goofs and we wouldn't have it any other way 😈

Another awesome weekend @texasfrightmare.bsky.social 💀🖤

Let's see your favorite guests, cosplays, or experiences from the weekend so far! We're working hard to ensure everyone is having a great time. We love and appreciate you folks!

Coming to @texasfrightmare.bsky.social: FANGORIA presents Easel Dead: Dead by Drawn - a conversation with TFW’s featured artists. It all goes down this Saturday at 1:30 pm in the Grand Ballroom.

JUST ANNOUNCED — JOE BEGOS IS COMING TO TEXAS FRIGHTMARE WEEKEND! May 23–25, 2025 | Irving Convention Center, Irving, TX We’re thrilled to welcome writer, director, and genre trailblazer Joe Begos to Texas Frightmare Weekend 2025!

Last Chance for discount passes! Prices increase TONIGHT Monday May 12th at 10:00 pm cst. Reserve yours now at www.tfw.rip.

We’re excited to share that the official event schedules for Texas Frightmare Weekend 2025 are now LIVE! Check the TFW app for details on pro photo ops, Q&As, screenings, parties, the costume contest, and more. Download it now at onelink.to/tfw23.

While it's not on his official "Frightmare" resume, Bill Duke was in one of my all-time favorite comedies, CAR WASH (1976). Looking forward to working with "Duane", I mean "Abdullah Mohammed Akbar". Join us this Memorial Weekend at @texasfrightmare.bsky.social!

Grateful for the mothers of the world. See you all in less than two weeks!!

We're thrilled to announce that Academy Award®-winning actress PATRICIA ARQUETTE is coming to TEXAS FRIGHTMARE WEEKEND — May 23–25, 2025!

Texas Frightmare Weekend is proud to welcome ROSANNA ARQUETTE — appearing May 23–25, 2025! We’re honored to bring another screen legend to Texas Frightmare Weekend as Rosanna Arquette joins our 2025 guest lineup, whose bold, genre-spanning career has left an unforgettable mark on film and TV.

We regret to announce that Kathryn Newton will no longer be able to attend Texas Frightmare Weekend due to a filming obligation. While we’re certainly going to miss her, we’re excited for what she’s working on and wish her all the best on her current project!

Sandy King will be appearing all weekend long at the Storm King Productions Booth #312, meeting fans, signing autographs, and celebrating her legendary contributions to horror and science fiction.

“If it bleeds, we can kill it…” 🦴 We’re proud to welcome Richard Chaves to Texas Frightmare Weekend, happening May 23–25, 2025!

We’re thrilled to announce that Jasmin Savoy Brown is making her first-ever convention appearance at Texas Frightmare Weekend!

Bad news/good news. While we never like to make these kinds of announcements, unfortunately, Ti West has to cancel his appearance at Texas Frightmare Weekend due to a filming project.

Patrick Brice is coming to Texas Frightmare Weekend! Happening May 23–25, 2025 — meet filmmaker Patrick Brice in person at Texas Frightmare Weekend!

LAST FAN STANDING AT TEXAS FRIGHTMARE WEEKEND – EVERYONE GETS TO PLAY! - The ONLY live game show created just for fans! Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Superheroes, and Gaming - this is the ultimate trivia showdown.

Kevin Dillon Joins Texas Frightmare Weekend – Alongside His The Blob Co-Star Shawnee Smith! Texas Frightmare Weekend is beyond excited to welcome Kevin Dillon for his first-ever appearance at the event on May 23-25, 2025!

We're not foolin' and we're not making any jokes on this April Fool's Day! Shawnee Smith is Coming to Texas Frightmare Weekend 2025!

Dance until you die at the ‘80s Horror Prom @ Texas Frightmare Weekend 2025! We bet your real life prom wasn't this killer. Featuring a dance party with live DJ + a themed photo op, a costume contest for prizes, and a crowning of the ‘80s horror prom scream queen & king!

Storm King Comics will be at Texas Frightmare weekend with our special guest, CEO and Founder Sandy King 🔥 Plus... it will be the very first chance to see John Carpenter Presents George A. Romero's "The Amusement Park"! This is the very first time the book will be available for sale anywhere!

"The Power of Texas Frightmare Compels You!" - Linda Blair is Coming to Texas Frightmare Weekend 2025!

We have one last guest to announce today. And you should feel "compelled" to come back at 4 p.m. and check them out!

Tom Savini Returns to Texas Frightmare Weekend!

Wayne Bell is Coming to Texas Frightmare Weekend 2025!