Spooky Empire's Horror Film Festival

06/25/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome this iconic actress and musician to Spooky Empire this Fall!

It’s impossible to list every film/series that JULIETTE LEWIS has been a part of but we’ll do our best!

Horror fans will know her from “Cape Fear”, “Kalifornia”, “Natural Born Killers”, “From Dusk Till Dawn”, “Wayward Pines”, “Ma”, “Over Your Dead Body” and of course “Yellowjackets”, but there’s no denying these absolute favorites like “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape”, “The Basketball Diaries”, “Whip It”, “My Stepmother is an Alien”, “Strange Days”, “The Other Sister”, “Old School”, “Catch and Release”, “Jem and the Holograms”, “Queer as Folk”, “By Design” and so many more!

Meet JULIETTE LEWIS, all weekend, October 30-November 1, 2026 in Orlando, Florida!

Get your tickets and photo ops TODAY! Don’t miss the Ultimate Halloween Weekend at Spooky Empire!

🎟️ TICKETS & VIP: https://spookyempire.com/purchase-tickets/
🏨 HOTEL: https://spookyempire.com/location-hotel-parking/
📸 PHOTO OPS: https://spookyempire.info/photoopsfall
🖊️AUTOGRAPHS: https://spookyempire.info/autographs

06/24/2026

The End of the Road Deadline for Spooky Empire submissions is July 1st!

That’s right, the final countdown has begun! Come July 2nd, entries will officially be closed for Spooky Empire Film Festival’s 20th season. Don’t miss the chance to have your film play at this milestone occasion - submit your horror short, micro-short, or feature film through FilmFreeway today, link in the comments!

06/23/2026

It’s Showtime! 🪲The one and only GEENA DAVIS is joining us for ONE DAY only at Spooky Empire this Fall!

GEENA DAVIS would be best known to horror and sci-fi fans for her roles in “Beetlejuice” (Barbara), “The Fly” (Veronica), “Earth Girls Are Easy” (Valerie), “Transylvania 6-5000” (Odette), “The Exorcist” series (Angela), and most recently The Duffer Brothers Netflix series “The Boroughs” (Renee)

But we can’t forget her other iconic roles in “A League of Their Own” (Dottie), “Thelma & Louise” (Thelma), “Cutthroat Island” (Morgan), “GLOW”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Commander In Chief”, “Fletch”, “Tootsie”, “Angie” and so many more!

Meet GEENA DAVIS, on HALLOWEEN, Saturday, October 31st ONLY! Get your tickets, pre-sale autographs and photo ops TODAY! Don’t miss the Ultimate Halloween Weekend!

🎟️TICKETS & VIP: https://spookyempire.com/purchase-tickets/
🏨HOTEL: https://spookyempire.com/location-hotel-parking/
📸PHOTO OPS: https://spookyempire.info/photoopsfall
🖊️AUTOGRAPHS: https://spookyempire.info/autographs

06/19/2026

“The box. You opened it. We came..”

DOUG BRADLEY has starred as the iconic "Pinhead" the main Cenobite in Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" series since the original film in 1987. He has since gone on to reprise the role from hell in "Hellbound: Hellraiser 2", "Hellraiser 3", "Hellraiser:Bloodline" and many more. DOUG BRADLEY has also starred in many other films including "Nightbreed", "Proteus", "Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes", "Scream Park", "Lore", and many more.

Meet DOUG BRADLEY, October 30-November 1, 2026 at Spooky Empire in Orlando, FL!

Photo ops available NOW, get ‘em while you can!

Don’t miss out on the Ultimate Halloween Weekend with us! Get your tickets, book your rooms and more!

🎟️ TICKETS & VIP: https://spookyempire.com/purchase-tickets/
🏨HOTEL: https://spookyempire.com/location-hotel-parking/
📸PHOTO OPS: https://spookyempire.info/photoopsfall

06/17/2026

A look behind the scenes of our film fest mascot’s creation! We can’t sing the praises of Cutting Line Production Room enough for their fantastic work in bringing Frankie to tactile reality. Frankie’s debut was one of the highlights of last year's fest, and there’s less than five months until he returns for his favorite Halloween event - Spooky Empire! Thank you to Cutting Line for donating your time and talent to this amazing in-kind sponsorship!

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Are you looking to expand the reach of your brand? Consider becoming a sponsor of Spooky Empire Film Festival! As a part of Spooky Empire convention, which draws over 15,000 attendees annually, our film festival is the perfect venue to get your brand noticed by all the right people. Each level of sponsorship comes with unique benefits to fit your advertising needs, including print and digital logo placement, event time slots, social media shoutouts, booth space, and more! Visit our website (link in the comments) to learn more and sponsor today!

06/17/2026

“You cannot escape what is coming..” Spooky Empire visits the Upside Down for our very first guest announcement for this Fall!

Actor and musician, JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER, is best known for playing Vecna/Henry Creel in “Stranger Things”. He has also appeared in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (Anthony), “RocknRolla”, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” (Caius), “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” (Caius), “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” (Jace), “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (Young Grindelwald), “Camelot” (King Arthur), “Will” (Christopher Marlowe), “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” (Young Grindelwald) and many more.

2 DAYS ONLY! Meet JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER, Friday, October 30th and Saturday, October 31st at Spooky Empire in Orlando, FL!

Photo ops and Pre Sale Autographs available NOW, get ‘em while you can!

Don’t miss out on the Ultimate Halloween Weekend with us! Get your tickets, book your rooms and more!
🎟️TICKETS & VIP: https://spookyempire.com/purchase-tickets/
🏨HOTEL: https://spookyempire.com/location-hotel-parking/
📸PHOTO OPS: https://spookyempire.info/photoopsfall
🖊️AUTOGRAPHS: https://spookyempire.info/autographs

06/09/2026

🎃Tickets for Spooky Empire Halloween Weekend 2026 go LIVE TOMORROW, June 10th!

PLUS we're offering 20% off ALL ADMISSION for early bird attendees this WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY ONLY!

All you have to do is enter promo code SPOOKY26 at checkout and receive 20% off ALL admission, including VIP Packages! (Excluding Fast Passes)

Promo code is valid starting Wednesday, June 10th at Midnight and ending Thursday, June 11th at 11:59pm!

🎟️For tickets: https://spookyempire.com/purchase-tickets/
⭐️VIP Package Info: https://spookyempire.com/vip-pass-info/

06/08/2026

Spotlighting the team that brought our film fest mascot, Frankie, to the halls of last year’s October event - Cutting Line Production Room! An Orlando-based production house that specializes in textile patterns, costumes, soft goods, and props, Cutting Line is committed to crafting any fabric-based project from concept to dazzling reality. Through their in-kind sponsorship, they worked off of Frankie’s iconic design - created by Think Strange Things Photography - and constructed an incredible costume that made its grand debut at our 2025 fest.

Be sure to check out Cutting Line on their website (cuttinglineproductionroom.com) and give them a follow ()! AND, join us this October 30th-November 1st at the Hyatt Regency Orlando for the return of Frankie!

Interested in sponsoring Spooky Empire Film Festival? We have unique benefits for all levels of sponsorship! Visit our website (link in the comments) to learn more and sponsor today!

06/01/2026

The “Cutting It Close, Huh?” Deadline for Spooky Empire submissions is today! Only one month remains until the final deadline, and entry fees will be at their highest starting tomorrow. Take advantage of our current pricing before the clock runs out - submit your horror short, micro-short, or feature film through FilmFreeway today, link in the comments!

05/28/2026

Some great convention offerings and discounts from one of our 2026 sponsors, Pirates Dinner Adventure! Be sure to check them out at Spooky Empire this weekend!

Dead Men Tell No Tales, but the crew at Pirates Dinner Adventure are alive and ready for some swashbuckling performances and meet-n-greets this weekend!

Catch sword fight performances on Friday and Saturday at 3pm, character meet n greets, airbrush makeup and more at their booth.

We're grateful to welcome Pirates Dinner Adventure as a new Partner and Sponsor for the Spooky Empire Horror Film Festival this October! Stop by their booth and save 20% off tickets to catch their "Vampirates" shows on select nights.

Get your Spooky Empire tickets while they last, don't miss out on the adventure of the summer!

🎟️ TICKETS & VIP: https://spookyempire.info/ticketsmay
⏲️SCHEDULE: https://spookyempire.info/schedule
📸PHOTO OPS: https://spookyempire.info/photoopsmay
🩸TATTOO: https://spookyempire.info/tattoo