Friday, September 19, 2025
Devolver Publisher Weekend 2025
Horror Films In Time For Halloween
So much horror media is coming, here's a collection of upcoming scary stuff that you can see via streaming, theater and sadly only on DVD.
And, be sure to check out the Halloween Guide for our latest updates on all think spooky to see and do.
Night of the Reaper out now on ShudderSynopsis: In the heart of a quiet, 1980s suburb, college student Deena returns home and reluctantly takes on a last-minute babysitting job. That same night, the local sheriff receives a cryptic package that pulls him into a sinister scavenger hunt that sets off a game of cat and mouse with a dangerous killer. As the clues unravel, Deena finds herself ensnared in a nightmarish mystery that she may not survive.
Chain Reactions in theaters Sept 19th
Didn't expect a doc premise of famous people influced by the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but that's exactly what his is.
Synopsis: Fifty years after Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE shocked the world and forever changed the face of global cinema and popular culture, CHAIN REACTIONS charts the film’s profound impact and lasting influence on five great artists – Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller- Nicholas, Stephen King, and Karyn Kusama – through early memories, sensory experiences, and childhood trauma.
Queens of the Dead in Theaters Oct. 24th
Synopsis: A zombie apocalypse breaks out in Brooklyn on the night of a giant warehouse party, where an eclectic group of drag queens, club kids, and frenemies must put aside their drama and use their unique skills to fight against the brain-thirsty, scrolling undead.
Trick or Treat with Reed Richmond: DVD + Zine Set
$31.00
That's right, you can't order for rent or stream
This is a crazy idea, but if you've seen the first two WNUF Halloween Specials you'll want this spin-off. It's an honest to goodness old school cable TV special on the history of Halloween done by the fictional Reed Richmond from the never-existing Monster Planet channel.
Strange Harvest, out now to rent online.A lot is going on for the found footage cult favorite creators of Grave Encounters including the recent release of their film Strange Harvest. Them being behind this might want you to check this out without further questions. It's another found footage film set in our own backyard of the Inland Empire, the mystical land of San Bernadino! But seriously, this serial killer found footage film sounds great.
However, I'm telling you to skip the trailer, because it ruins a lot of the movie and pretty much the newer synopsis too. A few months back a tighter trailer and short synopsis didn't divulge as much. Whomever made the recent marketing changes has utterly screwed-up the film's release, just like the idiots in charge of the Abigail trailer. Go in blind and you'll have a horror grin on.
Coyotes in theaters Oct 3rdSynopsis: Trapped in their Hollywood Hills home, a family fights for survival when caught between a raging wildfire and a pack of savage coyotes.
Talking about Colin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz (Grave Encounters), Colin directed Coyotes and both are remaking their film, Grave Encounters, now starring real-life couple Justin Long and Kate Bosworth who are producing the film too. Oh and they star in this one.
Gonna warn you to skip the trailer, maybe the bros, just make bad deals on trailer edits or are bad at them themselves. It's sort of a best moments of the film, why should I watch it now deal.
Animation Is Film 2025 Oct 17–19
Chainsaw Man slashes onto the big screen for its West Coast debut, delivering a first look at the thrilling continuation of the hit anime. After being killed by the yakuza, Denji fuses with his chainsaw-powered devil-dog, Pochita, becoming an unstoppable force. But when the mysterious Reze enters the fray, he faces his deadliest — and most emotional — battle yet. (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Special 13th Anniversary Screening: PARANORMAN paired with short film PARANORMAN: THE THRIFTING
A celebration of LAIKA’s much-loved PARANORMAN in the first outing of a newly remastered print, paired with the World Premiere of the new short PARANORMAN:THE THRIFTING. Together, they represent two decades of inventive storytelling and the studio’s signature, playful mastery of the craft of animation. Director Chris Butler and voice actor Anna Kendrick in attendance. (LAIKA)
Filmmaker Panel: KPOP DEMON HUNTERSAn up-close conversation with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, producer Michelle Wong, production designer Helen Chen and head of character animation Josh Beveridge, exploring the creative spark and bold choices that brought one of the year’s most ambitious, and talked-about, animated undertakings to life. (Netflix and Sony Pictures Animation)
Work-in-Progress Panel: ZOOTOPIA 2
A work-in-progress presentation led by Carrie Liao, Head of Story, who takes us behind the scenes into the development, storyboarding, and animation techniques of Disney’s highly anticipated 64th feature. (Walt Disney Animation)
Work-in-Progress Panel: PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE I DON’T WANT TO BE A MAGICAL GIRL
A pilot preview, with creator Kiana Khansmith, voice actors Anairis Quiñones and Christine Marie Cabanos, and editor Emily Rifkin, exploring their creative breakthroughs, the challenges of crafting a pilot, and realizing bold ideas through the production pipeline.
Pre-Festival Preview: THE TWITS (dir. Phil Johnston / USA)
An early look at THE TWITS, where two orphans join a family of enchanted animals to take on the nefarious Mr. and Mrs. Twit. Writer-Director-Producer Phil Johnston will attend in person to discuss the film’s creation and his adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic novel. (Netflix)"
Thursday, September 18, 2025
Hype: The Line's Hades II Trailer, Cosmic Ghost Rider & Black Panther Join The Fight & RANMA ½' Season 2 Oct 4th
some of the character exploration I did for for @thelinestudio'd trailer for @SupergiantGames's hades II (+weapon designs) pic.twitter.com/meWAR7qaHK
— lucien (@mynqzo) September 16, 2025
We’re so excited to share our trailer for Hades II!!
— THE LINE (@thelinestudio) September 16, 2025
Our first collaboration with Supergiant Games was one we’ll always hold dear to our hearts and it certainly created huge hype around the studio, being massive fans of the game. pic.twitter.com/4WiwkBmR2q
We just posted on it and got to give The Line credit, it's an awesome animation.
Character Reveal - Cosmic Ghost Rider & Black Panther for Cosmic Invasion'RANMA ½' Season 2 premieres October 4th on Netflix! pic.twitter.com/9u7tSbGOiB
— Anime Updates (@animeupdates__) September 17, 2025
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Horror Happening This Week
Mary - The Haunting of Worth Home (Maze)
Venture into that creepy house at the end of the street. Within the walls hides a terrifying secret. No one foolish enough to go in there has ever come back out alive. But I’m sure this time it will be different, right? Be careful not to stare into the mirrors too long…you never know what’s staring back from the other side.
Something has taken over the abandoned zoo. What was once a lively showcase of exotic animals has been transformed into a terrifying laboratory of animal/human experiments. Hybrid creatures have turned on their creators, and the compound is crawling with mutant soldiers thirsty for revenge. Rumors are swirling that the mutated monsters are planning something that will change everything!
select nights SEPT 19 - NOV 2
Griffith Park 4730 Crystal Springs Drive Los Angeles, CA, 90027
Castle Dark at Castle Park runs select nights during the fall season for guests looking for a scary haunt experience around the corner. Now in its 17th year, the event was recently recognized by USA Today as the #3 Theme Park Halloween Haunt in the country for 2024, #5 in 2023. Castle Dark takes place inside Castle Park, where ghostly figures, monsters, and more take over during the night."
The famed inscription adorns the arched entryway leading into the belly of Pagan’s Path; a supernatural cult that has taken the metaphors of Dante’s Inferno far too literally, seducing followers through the circles of hell as a necessary preparation for the afterlife.
For 2025, we will also introduce a vastly improved lounge experience that encompasses two floors. Enjoy themed spirits, food, and seductive music to revel in your sinful ways!
SELECT NIGHTS SEPT 19 - NOV 2
South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
$
"This fall, Magic of the Jack O’ Lanterns returns to Southern California — now at the stunning South Coast Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes. If you joined us at Whittier Narrows, get ready for a whole new kind of enchantment. This year’s event is reimagined through the luminous beauty of Enchanted Hollow — a place where nature glows, jack-o’-lanterns shimmer, and wonder lives around every bend.
Now set within the lush, winding trails of one of SoCal’s most beautiful botanic gardens and featuring over 10,000 carved jack o’ lanterns, this year’s show feels more immersive, more atmospheric, and more magical than ever. With a mile-long walking trail, the experience is longer and more expansive, offering radiant light displays, whimsical scenes, and glowing pathways that come to life under the night sky."
Join us for 2 days to discover and celebrate all things Horror, Terror, Sci-Fi, Evil, Fright, Fear, Goth Oddities, Occult and Punk, along with the worshiped holiday that’s an ode to it all.
Los Angeles, 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
3800 Homer Street Los Angeles, CA 90031
We will have professional ghost hunters like BC Smith from Twilight Disturbances, Tammie Chavez from Hollyweird Paranormal and Micah Cover a magician from the Magic Castle, along with our museum team to see if we can make contact with the museum spirts! The Octagon, Perry, Hale, Shaw and Ford homes will be open for tours and select ghost hunting/stories.
Weekly What To Do: Zines, Trains and Thai Fests
HARD HUNTED
September 18, 2025, 7:00 P.M.
The Ray Stark Family Theatre, SCA 108, George Lucas Building, USC School of Cinematic Arts Complex, 900 W. 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Suave Hawaii kingpin Martin Kane (R.J. Moore, son of Roger) simply couldn’t get through the day without owning a nuclear trigger device -- so he steals one. But with the help of Kane’s lover Silk, the beloved Sidaris squad of amply-endowed operatives also steals it -- kicking off a headlong chase from the dusty deserts of Arizona to the steamy shores of Hawaii. Features a “sextrologist” whose astral romance radio show sends coded spy messages!
Egyptian Theatre
6712 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028
In-person guests include executive producer Sabrina Sutherland, actors Chrystabell, Dana Ashbrook, Ray Wise and Sky Ferreira, editor Duwayne Dunham, casting director Johanna Ray, cinematographer Peter Deming and first assistant director Scott Cameron.
4884 Eagle Rock Blvd
Part of Scream Factory’s anniversary celebration will include a pop-up shop in the Micro Cinema with physical media and merch sales from Shout! Factory, Hallowswag, and North Halloween from 4pm – close. One lucky audience member will win the entire collection of Scream Factory titles! Grab a drink and check out all the killer goodies before the show!
319 E. 2nd Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
As interest in risograph printing skyrockets, SoCal is becoming a vibrant and thriving print community. We're opening up applications for RAZ Fest. If you or anyone you know is a riso artist or any interest in learning more about Riso and the amazing artwork it can produce, don't miss this one day event! The first 100 people inside the door get a free riso print designed by Kris Mukai!
613 Imperial Street Los Angeles, CA 90021
800 North Alameda Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
FREE ADMISSION
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, September 20, 6 p.m.
Oculus Space, 2nd Floor
South Campus
950 S. Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91105
Matthew Rolston's Vanitas: The Palermo Portraits, on view in ArtCenter’s South Campus Oculus Space – at the apex of the new Mullin Transportation Design Center – is conceived of as not just an homage to the accomplished mid-career artist, but also as the introduction of an evocative new body of work, one that addresses intertwined narratives of human existence, beauty and the grotesque, and the power of art to connect with the beyond.
Created in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily, the three photographs presented at ArtCenter comprise the artist’s triptych, which depicts two mummified children flanking an elderly adult, representing the dichotomies of sacred and secular, youth and age, life and death. Vanitas furthers Rolston's exploration of beauty, mortality, and the cultural histories embedded in portraiture.
Sunday, Sep 21, 2025, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Dynasty Typewriter
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057, USA
SPLASH ZONE - $65 (Includes very limited, first rows preferred seating and two courses from the show - one before the intermission, the second after intermission)
plus live cooking on stage! from Dinner Time Live's Chris Ying!
With Special Guests
Andy Daly
Corin Wells
Vic Michaelis
Jon Gabrus
Gil Ozeri
100 Mt Wilson Circle Road, Mt Wilson, CA 91023
The Wende Museum in Culver City, CA
Glorya Kaufman Community Center Garden
10858 Culver Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230
Dress in Cold War spy chic and complete a puzzling mission in the garden of the Glorya Kaufman Community Center. Free drinks will be provided, and books will be available for sale!
Tue. Sep 23 - Wed. Oct 8, 2025
Beyond Fest, Los Angeles’ biggest film festival and the highest-attended genre film festival in the U.S., is proud to announce its complete slate of 2025 programming comprising 8 World Premieres, 5 North American Premieres, 9 U.S. Premieres and 25 West Coast Premieres for a total of 90 feature films.
AGFA Movie Hooky Club IMAX Matinee Screening: TAMALA 2010: A PUNK CAT IN SPACE (2002)
September 23, 2025, 3:00 P.M.
The Michelle and Kevin Douglas IMAX Theatre, RZC 119, Robert Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts, 3131 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007
Inspired by Hello Kitty, Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy and the Superflat art movement, TAMALA is an upside-down arthouse sci-fi manga with a bumping 2000s-era electronica score. Tamala is the adorable wide-eyed kitty at home in a multidimensional mega-city controlled by the Catty & Co. corporation. She meets both the God of Death and a new boyfriend, and just might be the reincarnation of an ancient cat cult.
September 11 - 28 (Thursdays - Sundays at dusk)
Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 480 West Riverside Dr., Burbank CA
Step inside a monumental work of art that merges mythic pageantry, cutting-edge technology, and breathtaking performance. The Cortège is not just a show — it is a collective rite of passage. Occurring outdoors at dusk, this first-of-its-kind theater experience marks the end of one era and announces the dawn of another through movement, sound, costume, and spectacle.
Let the Autry cover your next visit with Free Hours at the Autry. Every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. will be free to all Autry visitors. Enjoy access to all the Autry's exhibitions including Imagined Wests, Reclaiming El Camino and more by reserving your spot today!
Thanks to the generous support of the Autry Foundation, Free Hours at the Autry* are every Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4 p.m.
stories about the UCB and before they hit the big time.
9:00 am - 2:00 pm every Sat
244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Free Entry, Family Friendly Beer Garden, No Pets.
Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, with markets in Los Angeles attracting 50,000 people each weekend to eat from a hundred local vendors.