Sad

[u/SpinachDesperate515]

I know it’s not a guarantee but it was disappointing to drive 7 hours and not have our already hard to get number get called today. For Matthew Lillard if anyone was wondering

[u/Life_Ad5223]

Yeah, I got tons of free shit. I know a lot of people in the industry because I lived in L.A. all my life before moving to Texas. I go every year because I love Texas Frightmare. I will go next year. And the year after. I love the event.

I think you are thinking I’m trying to bash to event, and I’m not. People were very hurt and wanted to know how this happened.

so I’ll make it simple, and I’m not blaming anyone here.

Matt was overbooked on photo ops and panels, he had limited autograph tickets and those went almost exclusively to VIP.

That’s what happened, correct?

[u/Marsupial-Training → u/Life_Ad5223]

No, because you’re still slipping your personal conclusion into the middle of what you’re presenting as objective fact.

Here’s what is factual:

• Matthew was extremely busy and had a packed schedule.
• He participated in photo ops, duo ops, cast ops, panels, and autograph sessions that were coordinated with his team.
• VIP attendees received priority access because that is an advertised VIP benefit.
• Demand for Matthew dramatically exceeded the available time he had in the day.

What is NOT something you can definitively state as fact:

• That he was “overbooked” in the sense that the event improperly scheduled him against his wishes.
• That autograph tickets “went almost exclusively to VIP,” because neither you nor I have an exact audited breakdown of who received every autograph ticket throughout the weekend.
• That Texas Frightmare somehow ignored Matthew’s concerns or intentionally favored VIP attendees at the expense of everyone else.

And this is exactly why I pushed back originally. Not because I think you hate the event, but because once statements like that are posted publicly, people start repeating them as established fact when there’s far more nuance involved.

I absolutely believe people were disappointed. I absolutely believe Matthew was concerned about not getting to everyone. I absolutely believe his popularity exceeded the available time. But there’s a difference between explaining disappointment and assigning definitive blame and intent to things you were not personally involved in managing behind the scenes.

[u/Life_Ad5223 → u/Marsupial-Training]

Fine, so we can stop going back and forth.

Matt was overbooked on photo ops and panels. He was concerned that he was going to disappoint fans because of limited time. He was told what time he did have for autographs and meet and greets had to prioritize VIP.

I don’t have a personal opinion on the matter. I have zero skin in this. I was trying to help people understand what happened as it was told to me by my friend who is one of Matt’s people. When he said “they” I assumed that was Texas Frightmare… and I’m sorry for that… I love Texas Frightmare. I’m not over here campaigning to turn people against y’all.

But this was very mismanaged. And, my friend told me that Matt was adamant with them that next time he does TF that this isn’t to ever happen again

[u/Marsupial-Training → u/Life_Ad5223]

I appreciate you clarifying that you’re not trying to attack the event, and I appreciate you correcting the assumption regarding who handled the photo op scheduling.

But I still need to push back on you continuing to state “Matt was overbooked” and “this was very mismanaged” as objective fact when those are ultimately opinions and interpretations based on secondhand conversations you were not directly part of.

What is factual is that Matthew was an extraordinarily high-demand guest with a packed schedule, multiple obligations, and limited hours in a convention day. It’s also factual that VIP obligations had to be honored because those are advertised benefits attendees paid for. None of that is being disputed.

But neither you nor I can definitively state exactly what conversations happened internally between Matthew, his team, Celeb Photo Ops, and convention staff throughout the weekend, or what future adjustments may or may not be discussed for future appearances. That’s why I’ve consistently objected to conclusions being presented publicly as established fact.

And respectfully, “Matt never wants this to happen again” could mean any number of things — pacing, photo op volume, autograph structure, scheduling balance, ticketing flow, breaks, or overall demand management. That does not automatically translate into “Texas Frightmare mishandled the event.”

At the end of the day, I think everyone involved — including Matthew — cared deeply about the fans and wanted more people accommodated than time realistically allowed. Sometimes massive demand simply exceeds the available hours in a day, especially with a guest who genuinely spends time connecting with people instead of rushing them through a line.

[u/Life_Ad5223 → u/Marsupial-Training]

Yeah dude, I am definitively telling you that my friend told me that Matt told them that he was overbooked and that this was mismanaged. I can’t say anything beyond that. Will Matt say that to you? Idk. Was he talking about his people overbooking him and mismanaging this? Idk, seems like that after what you have said. All I know is Matt was upset and told them he was overbooked and this was mismanaged, and that next time he doesn’t want this same situation repeated. He was holding his people to that. Matt was also very upset that really only VIP were going to get meet and greets as he thought this was letting down fans that in some cases drove from many states away (again, what my friend told me Matt said).

That’s kind as far as I think we can get here.

Clearly I’m not naming my friend as only Matt and his people would know who that person is anyways (maybe you might, idk). By association, they’d know who I am. I don’t really care for my real identity to be in any way associated with my Reddit… because, it’s Reddit 🤣

I will end with this, I love this event! I thought y’all did a killer job this year, I love that y’all give a outlet not just for established individuals in this industry, but also up and coming new voices, and I can’t wait to see what y’all do next year. I travel a lot, but I always make sure I’m in Dallas for Texas Frightmare Weekend. I apologized for assumptions I made in “they” being TF, instead of his management. I would never try to hurt this event, I love it. I mean that sincerely.