Houston Horror Film Fest <\/a>returns this August!<\/p>\nThis summer, the film and horror convention will haunt the Houston Marriott Westchase with three days <\/strong>of screenings, scream queens, and a market straight out of a goth\u2019s best nightmare. Take a look below (f you dare) for everything you need to know about the Houston Horror Film Fest!<\/p>\nWhat is the Houston Horror Film Fest? <\/p>\n
As Houston\u2019s biggest horror film festival and expo, the three-day Houston Horror Film Fest screens over 70 movies <\/strong>and hosts exclusive celebrity Q&A panels.<\/strong> Attendees can also browse a massive vendor hall featuring more than 100 filmmakers, artists, authors<\/strong>, and merchandise dealers.<\/p>\nThe festival will also feature two special after party events<\/strong> on the first and second night of the event. Both taking place in the Rose Garden Room <\/strong>of the Houston Marriott Westchase, each will feature a live DJ, cashbar, special guests, and more. <\/p>\n![\"Graphic](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Its-a-Final-Girl-Frenzy-from-the-iconic-Friday-the-13th-franchise-at-the-upcoming-Houston-Horro-928x.jpeg\")
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What special celebrity guests will appear at the film festival? <\/p>\n
This year, the horror film festival is set to host some of the genre\u2019s most iconic names. Meet the Cast events this 2026 include: <\/p>\n
\n- The Final Girls of Friday the 13th: Adrienne King, Amy Steel, Dana Kimmell, Kimberly Beck, Melanie Tinnaman, Jensen Daggett, Kari Keegan, Monica Keena<\/li>\n
- The Cast of Megan: Jenna Davis, Violet McGraw<\/li>\n
- The Cast of The Doom Generation: Rose McGowan, Johnathon Schrech, James Duval<\/li>\n
- Planet Terror: Rose McGowan, Marley Shelton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Additionally, the festival will see iconic appearances by the likes of Henry Winkler<\/strong> of Scream, Arrested Development, Barry, Juliette Lewis<\/strong> (Cape Fear, Natural Born Killers, Yellowjackets), and Stephen Dorff <\/strong>(Blade, True Detective, The Righteous Gemstones). <\/p>\nOther notable appearances include: Ethan Suplee (American History X, The Butterfly Effect, Mallrats), Jaime Pressly (My Name is Earl, I Love You, Man, Not Another Teen Movie), Simon Rex (Red Rocket, Scary Movie 3, Poker Face), Jack Osbourne (The Osbournes). <\/p>\n
When\/where is the Houston Horror Film Fest 2026? <\/p>\n
The 2026 Houston Horror Film Fest will take place at the Houston Marriott Westchase at 2900 Briarpark Dr. <\/strong>from August 7 \u2013 August 9<\/strong>, 2026. Hours vary by festival day: <\/p>\n\n- August 7: 5 pm \u2013\u00a010 pm<\/li>\n
- August 8: 12 pm \u2013\u00a07 pm<\/li>\n
- August 9: 12 pm \u2013 5 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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How to get tickets to the festival? <\/p>\n
Tickets to the film festival are now available. Admission starts at $35 for single-day passes<\/strong> (Early Bird Discount). 3-day passes are presently available for $60 <\/strong>with the Early Bird Discount. <\/p>\nDay-of the event, single-day passes will rise to $50; 3-day passes will go up to $80. All ticket options grant access to vendor market<\/strong>, celebrity rooms, panels, and film screenings. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Featured image: @houstonhorrorfilmfest The frighteningly fun Houston Horror Film Fest returns this August! This summer, the film and…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":823466,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5130],"tags":[54,4345,155172,358,3187],"class_list":["post-823465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-horror","tag-houston","tag-mainstream-cinema","tag-texas","tag-tx"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116641460924628636","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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