What’s scarier—Freddy Krueger’s meat-face or Kevin Sorbo’s ultra-conservatism? There’s only one way to know. Touring fan-fest Wizard World peels back the curtain on pop culture, revealing a surreal assembly of action and fantasy actors, WWE wrestlers, cosplay models and influential comic-book artists, all available to shake hands and sign things. Here are the actors we’re most excited to meet, plotted by contemporary relevance and mass appeal.

Wizard World April 24-26, $75-$85 weekend passes. Las Vegas Convention Center, wizardworld.com.