ScareFest Weekend 2026

ScareFest Weekend is Kentucky's largest horror convention, held each October at Central Bank Center in Lexington, with celebrity autographs and photo ops, rare cast reunions, panels, paranormal programming, a horror film festival, the ScareFest Ink tattoo expo, cosplay, vendors and artists.

ScareFest 18 (October 23–25, 2026) features an Evil Dead reunion with Sam, Ted and Ivan Raimi, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly, Hal Delrich, Tom Sullivan, Sarah Berry, Kassie DePaiva, Richard Domeier, Dana DeLorenzo, Ray Santiago, Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Alyssa Sutherland and director Fede Alvarez; Night of the Creeps' 40th anniversary with Tom Atkins, Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow and Fred Dekker; Halloween II, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Christine, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Jeepers Creepers reunions; plus Lin Shaye, Michael Ironside, Kane Hodder, Harold Perrineau, Eli Roth, Greg Nicotero, Sean S. Cunningham, Corey Taylor, John Kassir and many more. Bruce Campbell has postponed his appearance.