Scares That Care Charity Weekend 2021 Highlights [Video / Photo Gallery]

The 7th Scares That Care Charity Weekend returned to Williamsburg, Virginia this summer for three days of horror fun, all to benefit a truly great cause.

Scares That Care is an all volunteer charity, where net proceeds from all organization events are provided to the recipients selected. Founded in 2006, “Scares That Care!” to date has raised and donated over $250,000 to organizations that treat sick children and families with a child affected by illness, burns, or women fighting breast cancer.

Scares That Care Charity Weekend 7 took place July 30-August 1 at the Double Tree by Hilton in Williamsburg, VA.

Celebrity guests who appeared at the 2021 Scares That Care Weekend include P.J. Soles (Halloween, Halloween 2018, Carrie), Tom Atkins (Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The Fog, Creepshow), Samm Todd (Trick ‘r Treat), Al Leong (Big Trouble in Little China, Die Hard), Vanessa Angel (Kingpin, Weird Science), Billy Zane (Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, Titanic), Bai Ling (The Crow), Tracie Thoms (Death Proof), Jeannine Taylor (Friday the 13th), Mark Patton (A Nightmare on Elm Street 2), Tuesday Knight (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4), Lisa Wilcox (A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5), Miko Hughes (Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, Pet Sematary), Jeffrey Voorhees (Jaws), Taryn Manning (Orange is the New Black, Karen), Jeff Kober (The First Power, The Walking Dead), Pruitt Taylor Vince (Identity, Constantine), Michael Pare (Eddie and the Cruisers, Village of the Damned), Diane Franklin (Better Off Dead, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure), Jonathan Fuller (Castle Freak), John Anderson (Stranger Things), Ed O’Ross (The Hidden), Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp), and horror host Count Gore de Vol.

In addition to the celebrity guests, there was also be over a dozen genre authors in attendance, plus two floors of merchandise vendors, readings, seminars, a themed 5K run for adults and kids, as well as trick or treating, a live makeup demonstration, and the annual costume contest.

You can see our convention floor photo gallery, as well as our live vendor room walkthrough video, convention floor cosplay and vendor highlights, and more exclusive videos below, and look for even more coming soon.

RELATED: See our photos and video from the Scares That Care 2021 Costume Contest here.

See all of our Scares That Care 2021 coverage here.

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Matt Artz

Founded Halloween Daily News in 2012 and the Halloween International Film Festival in 2016. Professional writer/journalist/photographer since 2000.