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Texas Frightmare Weekend Announces Sam Raimi as a Guest!
Texas Frightmare Weekend, which takes place from May 3-5 this year, recently announced the addition of Evil Dead and Drag Me to Hell director Sam Raimi to its list of attending guests! Presented by Arrow Video, Texas Frightmare Weekend takes place annually in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex. The convention draws thousands of horror fans every year, and has seen attendance grow steadily every year over its 14-year history.
From Texas Frightmare Weekend:
Sam Raimifirst came to the attention of film fans with the horror film saga, The Evil Dead. From his childhood, Raimi was a fan of the cinema and, before he was ten-years-old, he was out making movies with an 8mm camera. He was a devoted fan of The Three Stooges, so much of Raimi’s film work in his teens was slapstick comedy based around what he had observed from “Stooges” movies.
As a director, Raimi’s films include Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Darkman, The Quick and the Dead, A Simple Plan, For Love of the Game and The Gift. In 2002, Raimi was given a real opportunity to demonstrate his dynamic visual style with the big-budget film adaptation of the Stan Lee comic book superhero, Spider-Man. The movie was a runaway success at the box office. He also returned for the sequels, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3. Raimi returned to horror with Drag Me to Hell in 2009 and in 2013 he directed the Walt Disney film Oz the Great and Powerful.
As a producer, Raimi is responsible for multiple hit TV and film projects including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Jack of All Trades, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Grudge, Boogeyman, 30 Days of Night, Don’t Breathe, and Ash vs Evil Dead.
Sam joins previously announced “EVIL DEAD” guests Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi and Lee Majors.
Conventions like Texas Frightmare Weekend give fans a way to connect with their favorite horror celebrities ranging from big-time A-listers to more obscure (but still respectable) D-listers. On top of celebrity appearances and autograph signings (the latter of which come at an additional price), Texas Frightmare Weekend also hosts screenings, panel discussions, Q & A’s, exclusive parties and horror memorabilia vendors (Mondo has attended for the past couple of years and supplied some truly awesome exclusive TFW posters).
Other notable guests attending Texas Frightmare Weekend this year include:
Weekend passes can be purchased for $60 on the Texas Frightmare Weekend website.
Halloween Horror Nights 2026 tempts guests to step beyond the threshold of pain and pleasure with all-new haunted house inspired by the first three Hellraiser films that forever changed the genre.
This terrifying new experience will transport fans into the twisted world first brought to life by Clive Barker, beginning Friday, August 28 at Universal Orlando Resort and Thursday, September 3 at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Since its debut in 1987, Hellraiser has become one of horror’s most influential franchises, introducing audiences to the chilling mythology of the Lament Configuration puzzle box – which, when solved, opens a portal to another dimension inhabited by the ritualistically torturous beings, the Cenobites, and their leader, the iconic Pinhead.
Now, for the first time at Halloween Horror Nights, guests will experience this nightmare personally in haunted houses on both coasts that draw from the first three films: Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.
Additionally, legendary Pinhead actor Doug Bradley will reprise his character and lend his voice to both haunted houses in Hollywood and Orlando!
The press release notes that the terrifying experience begins as guests enter the iconic Lament Configuration puzzle box, unwittingly summoning the Cenobites and opening a gateway to a diabolical dimension where unspeakable horrors await. “From the shadowy attic in Frank Cotton’s family home where he was first cast to Hell, to the disturbing Channard Institute where the legendary box lures guests with its promise of forbidden pleasures, fans will encounter haunting moments and settings from the Hellraiser franchise at every turn. Their unnerving journey ultimately lands them in The Labyrinth where Pinhead and the Cenobites lie in wait for new souls to torment for eternity.”
Of course, the announcement also brings news of Hellraiser HHN merch. New limited-release merchandise inspired by the Hellraiser haunted house, including a T-shirt and a Pinhead acrylic figure which can be added to the separately sold Infernal Carnival collectible display, are now available at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood and will launch tomorrow, Wednesday, July 1 at 9am PST on shopUniversal.com.
Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights runs select nights from Friday, August 28 through Sunday, November 1 at Universal Orlando Resort, and from Thursday, September 3 through Sunday, November 1 at Universal Studios Hollywood. Tickets are on sale now.
Halloween Horror Nights tempts guests to step beyond the threshold of pain and pleasure with all-new haunted houses inspired by the first three Hellraiser films that forever changed the genre. This terrifying new experience will transport fans into the twisted world first brought to life by Clive Barker, where desire, suffering and the unknown collide, beginning Friday, August 28 at Universal Orlando Resort and Thursday, September 3 at Universal Studios Hollywood.
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