{"id":625604,"date":"2026-04-24T13:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/625604\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:27:10","slug":"cochrane-cosplayer-ready-to-scare-at-calgary-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/625604\/","title":{"rendered":"Cochrane cosplayer ready to scare at Calgary Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fanexpohq.com\/calgaryexpo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Calgary Expo<\/a> returns to Stampede Park this weekend for a four-day celebration of pop culture.<\/p>\n<p>Among those heading to Calgary is nine-year-old Cochrane cosplayer Sam Johnson, who is bringing a fan-favourite horror character to life.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is hard at work on his suit based on the Yellow Rabbit from the video game\/movie Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sam Yellow Bunny Cochrane Cosplay\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"bd519d0b-7809-4d5f-8fce-92127b4da5f8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sam 1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m just refurbishing one that\u2019s kind of broken down that I\u2019m going to wear,&#8221; Johnson says.<\/p>\n<p>The young creator has spent weeks perfecting the base and several days applying fabric to ensure the costume is ready for its debut.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED STORIES:<\/p>\n<p>This marks Johnson\u2019s second year attending the event, and he says the best part is connecting with the community.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s really fun just to meet other people that love to do the same things I do.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson\u2019s talent has already earned him a following on social media. &#8220;Our first one got more views than people in Cochrane, which I\u2019m very proud of,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p>Another video featuring a character from the game Poppy Playtime reached over 700,000 views.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Poppy Playtime Cochrane Cosplay Same kid\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"0773c7f3-2ad8-4b2a-adee-f552fde7787e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sam 4.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While he started out learning from YouTube tutorials with his mother, the young cosplayer now handles most of the construction himself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I now do it all by myself,&#8221; Johnson says, noting he has moved away from fragile cardboard to more durable foam.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s sturdier, and it\u2019s lighter on my body, which I could probably wear for the whole expo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Calgary Expo is expected to draw thousands of fans to Stampede Park over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Calgary Expo Cochrane comic Bear Five Nights\" data-caption=\"Sam walking the red carpet as\u00a0Freddy Fazbear at his first Calgary Expo in 2025.\u00a0\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"32fd97f2-9e1d-4db7-938d-f796792990fc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sam 2.jpg\"\/>Sam walking the red carpet as\u00a0Freddy Fazbear at his first Calgary Expo in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Calgary Expo returns to Stampede Park this weekend for a four-day celebration of pop culture. Among those&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":625605,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194293],"tags":[49,2798,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-625604","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calgary","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-calgary","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/625604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/625605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=625604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=625604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}