HorrorHound Weekend Cincinnati has a stellar lineup this year, with the festivities kicking off on Friday, Sept. 11, and running through Sunday, Sept. 13. A variety of major horror stars will be present for the weekend, led by Robert Englund and several other stars from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
Englund, who’s of course best known for playing Freddy Krueger, will be present at the event for photo-ops with fans. Along with solo photo-ops, there are also options to be pictured with Englund and other Elm Street franchise stars. Additionally, Ken Kirzinger, who played Jason Voorhees in Freddy vs. Jason, will be in costume for a dual photo-op with Englund.
Other Elm Street alums present at HorrorHound Weekend include:
- Heather Langenkamp (Nancy, A Nightmare on Elm Street 1 & 3; Heather, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare)
- Amanda Wyss (Tina, A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Adri-Anne & Coye Cecere (Jump Rope Girls, A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Tony Cecere (Freddy Krueger stunt double, A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Joann Willette (Mrs. Webber, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2)
- Brooke Bundy (Elaine Parker, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 & 4)
- Brooke Theiss ( Debbie Stevens, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4)
- Toy Newkirk (Sheila Kopecky, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4)
- Tuesday Knight (Kristen Parker, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4)
Outside of the Elm Street franchise, there are many other big stars for fans to meet at HorrorHound Weekend. Dave Coulier, who voiced Peter Venkman in The Real Ghostbusters and played the beloved Uncle Joey on Full House, will be present for autograph and photo opportunities.
Bryce Dallas Howard (The Twilight Saga, Jurassic World) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Halloween) are also on the long list of stars. Check out the full list of confirmed guests below, in addition to the aforementioned Elm Street alums.
- Dave Coulier (Full House)
- Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World)
- Malcolm McDowell (Rob Zombie’s Halloween)
- Barbara Steele (The Pit and the Pendulum)
- Lamberto Bava (Demons & Demons 2 director)
- Ty Simpkins (Insidious, Jurassic World)
- Natalie Grace (Lee Cronin’s The Mummy)
- Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill, The Crazies)
- Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
- Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story)
- Denis O’Hare (American Horror Story)
- Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story)
- Chelsea Rebecca & James A. Janisse (Dead Meat on YouTube)
- Bonnie Aarons (The Nun, The Conjuring 2)
- Deep Roy (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Star Wars)
- Nathan Baesel (Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon)
- Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction)
- Melinda Clarke (Spawn, Return of the Living Dead 3)
- Traci Lords (Blade)
- Airon Armstrong (Halloween Kills, Halloween Ends, Widow’s Bay)
- Nhut Le (Peacemaker)
- Paul W.S. Anderson (Resident Evil & Mortal Kombat director)
- Robin Shou (Liu Kang, Mortal Kombat)
- Linden Ashby (Johnny Cage, Mortal Kombat)
- Chris Casamassa (Sub-Zero, Mortal Kombat)
- Geretta Geretta (Demons)
- Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni (Demons 2)
- David Edwin Knight (Demons 2)
- Kat Cressida (Dexter’s Laboratory, Babylon 5)
- Alice Krige (Silent Hill, Star Trek: First Contact)
- Artist Mark Hammermeister
- Artist Dave Nester
In addition to meeting celebrities, there are plenty of other fun activities. There are multiple Q&A panels, along with horror movie screenings featuring the filmmakers. Filmmaking workshops will be held to offer attendees a peek into how these kinds of movies are made. The event will also host the world premiere of the new horror film The Devil You Know.
Karaoke will also be going down at night, a cosplay costume contest is set for Saturday, while the HorrorHound Film Fest Awards Ceremony is happening on Sunday.
Find out more about the event at the official website.
