Scaradise returns to Tampa with three days of thrills, chills, and pop culture excitement

Scaradise - Central Florida’s Horror & Pop Culture Convention is back to haunt the Florida State Fairgrounds this weekend!

Get ready Florida! Scaradise, the ultimate destination for horror fans, fright seekers, and pop culture enthusiasts is back for spooky season, and it's taking over Florida State Fairgrounds for three days of frightful fun this weekend!

Scaradise will feature 40+ celebrity guests and panels, haunted attractions, 175+ vendors, live entertainment, and unforgettable scares, and whether you’re a die-hard fan or just looking for a thrilling weekend, Scaradise promises chills, thrills, and memories you’ll never forget.

The expo kicks off Friday, October 2nd and runs three days through until Sunday October 4th, and it's their largest show yet!

Meet stars from your favorite horror franchises and hit TV series, or shop hundreds of vendors specializing in rare collectibles and macabre art. Don’t miss the chance to hear behind-the-scenes stories directly from your favorite actors and directors during our live, interactive Q&A sessions!

Celebrity Guests:

This Halloween edition of Scaradise features an impressive list of stars, including....

Jack Quaidf

Jack made his acting debut with a minor role in the dystopian film The Hunger Games(2012). Quaid was part of the main cast of the drama series Vinyl (2016) and had a supporting role in the film Logan Lucky (2017). His breakout role was as vigilante Hughie Campbell in the satirical superhero series The Boys (2019–2026). Quaid has voiced Bradward “Brad” Boimler in the series Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020–2024) and Superman in My Adventures with Superman (2023–present). He played Richie Kirsch in the slasher film Scream (2022) and physicist Richard Feynman in Oppenheimer (2023) and has since taken on starring roles in the films Companion and Novocaine (both 2025).

Zackary Arthur

Zackary is known for portraying the lead role of Jake Wheeler in Chucky, the television continuation of the Child’s Play film franchise, for which he was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Network or Cable Television Series.

Justin Long

Justin notably appears in the films Galaxy Quest (1999), Jeepers Creepers (2001), Dodgeball (2004), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), Accepted (2006), Idiocracy (2006), Dreamland (2006), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Zack and Miri Make a Porno(2008), Drag Me to Hell (2009), He’s Just Not That Into You (2009), Alpha and Omega (2010), Best Man Down (2013), Tusk (2014), The Wave (2019), Barbarian (2022), and Weapons (2025), as well as voicing Alvin Seville in the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks film series. He is also known for his television appearances as Warren Cheswick in the NBC comedy-drama series Ed (2000–2004), Kevin Murphy in the Netflix original animated sitcom F Is for Family (2015–2021), and Nathan Bratt in the Disney+ series Goosebumps(2023), for which he was nominated for the Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performer. He appeared with John Hodgman in TV commercials for Apple’s “Get a Mac” campaign(2006–2009), and as himself in Intel’s “Go PC” campaign.

Antony Starr

Antony is best known for portraying Homelander in Amazon Prime Video’s satirical superhero series The Boys and its spin-offs (2019–2026), as well as the dual roles of Jethro and Van West in the series Outrageous Fortune (2005–2010) and Lucas Hood in the Cinemax series Banshee(2013–2016). For his performance in the 2012 Australian film Wish You Were Here, Starr won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, among other accolades. He was nominated for the New Zealand Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in After the Waterfall (2010).

Jaz Sinclair

Jaz is known for her portrayal of Rosalind “Roz” Walker in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Angela in Paper Towns, Anna in When the Bough Breaks, Marie Moreau in the superhero series Gen V (2023–2025) and other various television roles.

Frank Whaley

Franks roles include Brett in Pulp Fiction, Robby Krieger in The Doors, Jim Dodge in Career Opportunities, young Archie “Moonlight” Graham in Field of Dreams, and Guy in Swimming with Sharks. He has also appeared in films and TV series such as Born on the Fourth of July, The Freshman, A Midnight Clear, Swing Kids, Broken Arrow, Luke Cage, Red Dragonand World Trade Center.

Jack Dylan Grazer

Jack is known for his roles in the horror film It (2017) and its 2019 sequel, the DC Extended Universe superhero film Shazam! (2019) and its 2023 sequel, and for his voice role in the Pixaranimated film Luca (2021).

Tom Payne

Tom is known for appearing on AMC’s The Walking Dead as Paul “Jesus” Rovia, and BBC’s Waterloo Road as Brett Aspinall. He portrayed Malcolm Bright on the American television series Prodigal Son from 2019 to 2021. Payne also currently has a recurring role in Law & Order: Organized Crime.

Sophia Lillis

Sophia gained prominence for her roles as Beverly Marsh in the horror films It (2017) and It: Chapter Two (2019) and as a teenager with telekinesis in the Netflix drama series I Am Not Okay with This (2020). Lillis has also appeared in the HBO psychological thriller miniseries Sharp Objects (2018), the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), and the HBO comedy thriller series The Chair Company (2025).

Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth has starred in films such as The Karate Kid (1984), Adventures in Babysitting(1987), Cocktail (1988), Back to the Future Part II(1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), Soapdish(1991), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), The Saint (1997), Hollow Man (2000), Piranha 3D (2010), Battle of the Sexes (2017), Death Wish (2018), and Greyhound(2020). For her performance in Leaving Las Vegas, she was nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and SAG Award for Best Actress. On television, Shue played Julie Finlay in the CBSprocedural forensics crime drama thriller CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2012–2015), Ali Mills in the Netflix martial arts comedy drama Cobra Kai (2018-2025), and Madelyn Stillwell in the Amazon Prime Video satirical superhero series The Boys (2019–2020, 2026). She reprises her role in the animated series The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022) and the spin-off series Gen V (2023). She also leads the Netflix dramedy series On the Verge (2021).

Cara Buono

Cara made her film debut in Gladiator (1992) and received recognition for her roles in various television shows including CBS Schoolbreak Special(1991), Law & Order (1996–2024), Mad Men (2010), and starred as Karen Wheeler in the Netflix series Stranger Things (2016–2025). Her roles earned her nominations for both a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in Children’s Programming.

Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard is an actress and director. The eldest child of filmmaker Ron Howard, she studied acting at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. While portraying Rosalind in a 2003 production of As You Like It, Howard caught the attention of director M. Night Shyamalan, who cast her as a blind woman in the thriller film The Village (2004) and a naiad in the fantasy film Lady in the Water (2006). Howard’s performance in Kenneth Branagh’s romance film As You Like It (2006) earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination and she subsequently appeared as Gwen Stacy in Sam Raimi’s superhero film Spider-Man 3 (2007). She went on to appear as Kate Connor in the action film Terminator Salvation (2009) and as Victoria in the fantasy film The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010). She also appeared in the drama film The Help (2011), the comedy-drama film 50/50 (2011), the fantasy film Pete’s Dragon (2016), and the musical film Rocketman (2019). Howard gained further recognition with her role as Claire Dearing in the top-grossing Jurassic World trilogy (2015–2022

Valorie Curry

Valorie is known to television audiences for her role as Misty Tucker Gray / Firecracker on The Boys (2024–26) and its spinoff Gen V (2025), as well as Emma Hill on The Following(2013–14) and Dot Everest on The Tick (2016–19).

Sarah Wayne Callies

Sarah is known for starring as Sara Tancredi in Fox’s Prison Break, Lori Grimes in AMC’s The Walking Dead, and more recently, as Birdie Nicolletti in ABC’s The Company You Keep. She has also starred as Katie Bowman in USA Network’s Colony and Robin Perry in NBC’s Council of Dads and has had film roles in Whisper (2007), Black Gold (2011), and The Show(2017).

Gina Philips

Gina is primarily recognized for her portrayal of Trish Jenner in the horror film Jeepers Creepers (2001).

Dr. Peter Weller

Dr. Peter Weller has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including RoboCop (1987) and its sequel RoboCop 2(1990), in which he played the titular character, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), and Star Trek Into Darkness(2013).[1] He appeared in such films as Woody Allen’s Mighty Aphrodite (1995), the Oliver Stone-produced The New Age (1994), and David Cronenberg’s adaptation of William Burroughs’s novel Naked Lunch(1991). In addition to a Saturn Award nomination for his RoboCop role, he received an Academy Awardnomination for his 1993 short Partners, in which he also acted. In television, he hosted the program Engineering an Empire on the History Channel from 2005 to 2007. He played Christopher Henderson in the fifth season of 24, Stan Liddy in the fifth seasonof the Showtime original series Dexter, and Charles “Charlie” Barosky in 11 episodes in the sixth seasonof Sons of Anarchy. From 2012 to 2017, he was involved in the A&E (now Netflix) series Longmire as a director and actor. In 2017, he appeared on The Last Ship as Dr. Paul Vellek. He reprised his role as RoboCop by providing his voice for Mortal Kombat 11 in 2019 and RoboCop: Rogue City in 2023.

Jon Bernthal

Bernthal achieved prominence for his portrayal of Shane Walsh on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2010–2012). He went on to portray Frank Castle / The Punisher in Marvel Cinematic Universe(MCU) media beginning with the second season of Daredevil (2016), before starring in his own spin-offseries The Punisher (2017–2019). He later starred in the revival series Daredevil: Born Again (2025), and the Disney+ special The Punisher: One Last Kill(2026) which he co-wrote. He has starred in multiple films including World Trade Center (2006), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Fury (2014), Sicario (2015), The Accountant (2016), Baby Driver (2017), Ford v Ferrari (2019), King Richard (2021), The Accountant 2 (2025), and The Odyssey (2026), while also starring in several television series including the HBO miniseries We Own This City (2022) as Wayne Jenkins and Hulu’s The Bear (2022–2026) as Michael Berzatto, the latter winning him a Primetime Emmy Award.

William Zabka

William is best known for his role of Johnny Lawrence in The Karate Kid (1984), The Karate Kid Part II (1986), and the TV series Cobra Kai (2018–2025). During the 1980s, he appeared in the films Just One of the Guys (1985), Back to School (1986), and the television series The Equalizer (1986–1989). In the 1990s and 2000s, Zabka focused on independent films and filmmaking. In 2004, he was nominated for an Academy Award for co-writing and producing the short film Most.[4]Zabka continued his directing career, including music videos for Rascal Flatts. From 2018 to 2025, Zabka reprised his role as Johnny Lawrence in the YouTube Red and Netflix series Cobra Kai, which he co-executive produced with Karate Kid costar Ralph Macchio.

Norman Reedus

Norman first rose to prominence as an actor for his role as Murphy MacManus in The Boondock Saints(1999), which he reprised in The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009). Aside from an occasional supporting role in larger budget films such as Blade II(2002) and American Gangster (2007), Reedus mostly starred in independent film productions until being cast as Daryl Dixon in the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead (2010–2022). Regarded as one of the series’ most popular characters, he currently stars as Dixon in the spin-off series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023–present). Reedus is also the host of the AMC travel show Ride with Norman Reedus (2016–present) and starred as protagonist Sam Porter Bridges in the video games Death Stranding (2019) and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025).

Natalie Grace

Natalie Grace starred as the titular monster in Lee Cronin’s The Mummy. In the 2026 Blumhouse body-horror reboot, she played Katie, a missing daughter who returns home inside an ancient sarcophagus.

Aaron Goodwin & Jay Wasley

Aaron & Jay are known well for their roles in the hit Discovery Channel reality television series Ghost Adventures. Along with being guests at the event all 3 days, both will be taking part in after event investigations with fans.

Austin Amelio

Austin is an American actor and professional skateboarder best known for his role as Dwight in The Walking Dead (2015–2018), its spin-off Fear the Walking Dead (2019–2023), and his role as Nesbit in Everybody Wants Some!! (2016).

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