Guests

Sunshine City Scare features anime voice actors and live-action actors as well as a very special guest. More guest announcements coming soon, which will include Florida’s best horror cosplayers.  All guests will be hosting panels and judging contests — and all are at the con both days. One guest cancellation / rescheduling at the bottom of the page.

Voice actor Ryan Colt Levy also is a live-action actor as well as a successful musician and artist. But you know him best for voicing these characters:

  • Denji from Chainsaw Man
  • Farlan Church from Attack on Titan: No Regrets
  • Jazz from Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
  • Rody Soul from My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission
  • Squalo from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
  • Shahid from Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
  • Daipai. Yixuan, and Slippery Wu from Genshin Impact

Anime voice actor Landon McDonald has a voice acting career full of your favorites like:

  • Enmu from Demon Slayer
  • Future Devil from Chainsaw Man
  • Rohan Kishibe from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
  • Ranpo Edogawa from Bungo Stray Dog
  • Hakkai Shiba in Tokyo Revengers
Lindsay Seidel featuring Pochita, Ruka, Celestia, Eto, and Gabi at Sunshine City Scare

Anime voice actor, Lindsay Seidel began voice acting at the age of 10 when she was hired to voice children’s textbooks that teach English to Japanese children. 

A snapshot of her characters and shows:

  • Pochita from Chainsaw Man
  • Eto from Tokyo Ghoul
  • Gabi Braun from Attack on Titan
  • Celestia Ludenburg from Dangonronpa: the Animation
  • Ruka Urushibara from Stein’s Gate
  • Vanica from Black Clover
  • Maya Fey from Phoenix Write Ace Attorney
  • Nagisa from Assassination Classroom

Anime voice actor, Adam Gibbs is not only a talented actor, but also avid woodworker and instrumentalist.

A snapshot of his characters and shows:

  • Kuki Urie from Tokyo Ghoul;re
  • Shinichi Izumi from Parasyte
  • Hiroomi Nase from Beyond the Boundary
  • Hyakkimaru from Dororo
  • Koshi Sugawara from Haikyuu!!
  • Fumiya Tomozaki from Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki
  • Phoenix Ikki from Saint Seiya
  • Ryota Suzui from Kakegurui

Video game voice actor Stephanie Panisello is most known for her portrayal of the beloved zombie-killer Claire Redfield in the wildly popular Resident Evil 2 horror video game. 

A snapshot of her other games and shows:

  • Doom
  • Evil Within 2
  • Final Fantasy franchise
  • Blade 2: The Return of Evil

(and she’s also part of Batman’s theme park ride Knight Flight as Poison Ivy).

Jodelle Ferland featuring Little Sister, Bree, Alessa, Aggie, Patience, and Emily at Sunshine City Scare

Actor Jodelle Ferland earned her first leading role at the age of four, which gave her a nomination for an Emmy award. She won a Young Artist Award for Best Perfomance.

A snapshot of her characters and shows:

  • Little Sister from BioShock 2
  • Alessa from Silent Hill
  • Patience Buckner from Cabin in the Woods
  • Aggie from Paranorman
  • Melanie Merchant in Supernatural
  • Bree from the Twilight Sage: Eclipse
  • Emily from Supernatural
  • Emily Kolburn from Dark Matter

Actor Casper Van Dien is known for his roles in cult classics, including horror films. Here’s the list of his characters and shows:

  • Brom Van Brunt from Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow
  • Dallas from Modern Vampires
  • Captain Abraham Van Helsing from Dracula 3000
  • Johnny Rico from Starship Troopers

Monster High creator Garrett Sander is making his first-ever convention visit to Florida at Sunshine City Scare. And he is signing Monster High dolls for free (so bring yours or purchase one at the event).

Here are some, but certainly not all, of his most famous creations from the iconic (and still popular) Monster High franchise:

  • Frankie Stein
  • Draculaura
  • Clawdeen, Claud, and Claudia Wolf
  • Ghoulia Yelps
  • Abby Bominable
  • Holt Hyde
  • Jackson Jeckyll

Mirai Maid Cafe is going to transform from cute and adorable to spooky and creepy as part of its anime horror maid cafe at Sunshine City Scare. How is such a daunting feat possible? Well, to find out you’ll just have to join them at Sunshine City Scare! 

The convention-based Maid Cafe from Orlando will be adding horror to everything they do from desserts and games to dancing and performances. And Mirai Made Cafe will have several performances on the main stage at the event. In addition, attendees will enjoy an exceptional maid cafe from an experienced cast (Miria Maid Cafe is the only stand-alone maid cafe in Orlando)

Avera Cosplay is an award-winning cosplayer who ranked as one of the top four in the nation in a recent competition.  

Her feature cosplay for Sunshine City Scare is the evil Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, which will be displayed at the event. Her Maleficent cosplay earned her a major award at DragonCon, one of the largest conventions in the U.S.

In addition, Avera Cosplay will be cosplaying Lady Dimitrrescu from Resident Evil on one of the cays of the event.

KolacKitty Cosplay is an up-and-comer who recently won a major award at St. Pete Comic Con 2023 for her Pyramid Head cosplay, which also adorns the cover of the February issue of Florida Cosplay Digital Magazine. She will be displaying the cosplay at Sunshine City Scare.

Her feature cosplay for Sunshine City Scare is Jack Skellington as Pumpkin King, which will stand more than 7-feet tall. This cosplay also will be displayed at the event.

guest cancellation / rescheduling

Voice actor Austin Tindle had to cancel his appearance at Sunshine City Scare due to a role in an upcoming show. He is being rescheduled for a convention in St. Petersurg in the near future.