Here you'll find all the scary movies, horror film festival and undead...live shows to keep your eyeballs in your head for Halloween.
Film Festivals & Horrorthons
Los Angeles, 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015
$tarts at $21.99
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.
October 4 - October 18, 2025
$
Oscar-winning
director and master filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro, joins in person for a
sweeping retrospective spanning three decades of dreams and demons,
including new restorations, special Director’s Cuts, and rare 35mm
screenings.
Beyond Fest, the
biggest and most highly attended genre film festival in the U.S., in
partnership with the American Cinematheque, proudly announces a
spectacular celebration of the great Guillermo del Toro. Está Vivo: The
Gods and Monsters of Guillermo del Toro is the most complete
retrospective of the filmmaker’s illustrious career and spans his
revolutionary and electrifying debut, CRONOS 4K Restoration (Theatrical
Premiere), through to his most recent descent into madness, NIGHTMARE
ALLEY: VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT.
All tickets $35. No discounts or passes for this special event.
This show is now SOLD OUT. However, we will have a standby line for the extremely limited amount of seats, if any, that may become available at showtime.
Join us for a New Beverly tradition, our annual October horror marathon featuring six rare feature films along with an incredible assortment of trailers, cartoons and shorts for a 12-hour marathon of the most mindblowing horror ever released on film! All titles will remain secret until they unspool on screen to surprise, shock and amaze our audience.
Spooky concessions! Bone-chilling surprises!
Will you make it until the end when the survivors exit into the night?
All tickets $35. No discounts or passes for this special event.
Join us for a New Beverly tradition, our annual October horror marathon featuring six rare feature films along with an incredible assortment of trailers, cartoons and shorts for a 12-hour marathon of the most mindblowing horror ever released on film! All titles will remain secret until they unspool on screen to surprise, shock and amaze our audience.
Spooky concessions! Bone-chilling surprises!
Will you make it until the end when the survivors exit into the night?
All tickets $35. No discounts or passes for this special event.
Screamfest Horror Film Festival 25th Edition
October 7-16, 2025
TCL Chinese Theater
$
The largest and longest-running horror film festival in the United States is back again.
Oct 25
Festival Theaters
789 E Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA
$40
This October, Festival Theaters is hosting its first Horror Shorts Film Festival on October 25th, Palm Screams! With up-and-coming filmmakers, cash awards, and chilling after parties, this is sure to be the first of many.
Sunday, October 26 · 10am - 11:59pm
Million Dollar Theater
307 South Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90013
307 South Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90013
$8 – $30
Horror movie gems ROSEMARY'S BABY, CABIN IN THE WOODS, AUDITION, & ZODIAC. All 35mm.
Brain Dead Studios
$31.50
35mm
can be beautiful, but 16mm is personal. Join this 12-hour laugh-off of
sizzling slapstick, scary spoofs, and a cornucopia of pulpy
creatures-of-the-night — all from Secret Sixteen’s incredibly siqq
collection of this wondrous film format.
Titles aren’t revealed until they unspool onscreen. What we can say is that this six-film marathon is soaking in cartoonish carnage, sassy familiars, self-aware unseriousness, blood in the fridge, high school horndogs, neon techno-pop, head-spinning line readings, goth MILFs, juvenile jerks, “Scooby-Doo”-style intrigue, the biggest of hairdos, the dirtiest of dancing, mood whiplash, dramatic eyeliner, indulgent improv, idiot morons, camp on camp on camp, law enforcement refusing to believe the protagonists to a ridiculous degree, gore geysers, claustrophobic cackles, disembodied heads and a truckload of timeless whimsy.
Titles aren’t revealed until they unspool onscreen. What we can say is that this six-film marathon is soaking in cartoonish carnage, sassy familiars, self-aware unseriousness, blood in the fridge, high school horndogs, neon techno-pop, head-spinning line readings, goth MILFs, juvenile jerks, “Scooby-Doo”-style intrigue, the biggest of hairdos, the dirtiest of dancing, mood whiplash, dramatic eyeliner, indulgent improv, idiot morons, camp on camp on camp, law enforcement refusing to believe the protagonists to a ridiculous degree, gore geysers, claustrophobic cackles, disembodied heads and a truckload of timeless whimsy.
20th Annual 'Dusk Til Dawn' HORRORTHON (Sold Out)
Sat. Oct 25, 2025 | 7:00pm - 7:30am
Aero Theatre
Hosted by Corn Gorn, the Living G-d!
Sat. Oct 25, 2025 | 7:00pm - 7:30am
Aero Theatre
Hosted by Corn Gorn, the Living G-d!
$30.00 (member) ; $35.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Sold Out, waitlist standby line
One, if not, our absolute favorite of the season. Rot your butt and your brain with an all night horrorthon. The stuff of legend, pure nonsense and weird, weird segments with people in-between the movies. College kids of all sorts group up and come in their jammies, while others see how long they can last throughout the night. And, it's now the 20th nonsense filled night of fright! Sign, me up!
Undead Shows
September 6– November 9, 2025
Bob Baker Marionette Theater, 4949 York Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90042
Tickets: $25 per ticket, Children 2 & under get in for free
Bob Baker Marionette Theater (BBMT) is pleased to present Hallowe’en Spooktacular. Hallowe’en Spooktacular is an hour-long, family-friendly boo-sical revue featuring over one hundred spirited puppets rallying to regale you with silly things on strings. With new thrills and curious creations, from Frankenstein’s monster’s toe-tapping inception to an out-of-this-world Venutian dreamscape, Hallowe’en Spooktacular beckons you to the place where imagination … lurks!
This year, Spooktacular now includes a Día de los Muertos sequence with a celebratory scene to pay tribute to the holiday and honor our community.
822 North Hollywood Way Burbank, CA 91505
Free
Pop Culture Hell is a pop culture comedy show created and hosted by Dustin Meadows, who is uniquely qualified for such a ridiculous show because he literally holds a Bachelor Of Arts in Popular Culture (Bowling Green State University, 2010). For all the good it’s done him.Existing previously from 2014-2020 as The Pop Culture Mixtape, Pop Culture Hell is a new spin on the show that focuses primarily on horror, but anything and everything that can be obsessed over and dissected by passionate nerds and pop culture junkies is fair game.
Thursday, Oct 2, 2025 8:00PM
Largo at the Coronet
366 N La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90048
$50
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The Roguelike Tavern
259 N Pass Ave
Burbank, CA 91205
For once, it’s ok to talk through the movie! Join a panel of comics as they roast movies worse than any Rotten Tomatoes critic ever could!
259 N Pass Ave
Burbank, CA 91205
For once, it’s ok to talk through the movie! Join a panel of comics as they roast movies worse than any Rotten Tomatoes critic ever could!
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025, 7:00 PM PDT
Dynasty Typewriter
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057, USA
-$39.99 General Admission ($45.00 Day of Show)
-$54.99 VIP (Includes preferred seating & spook swag bag) ($60 Day of Show)
-$54.99 VIP (Includes preferred seating & spook swag bag) ($60 Day of Show)
Resurrected for one night only - join us for a classic American Spook Show, at Dynasty Typewriter on Sunday, October 12th!
Take a seat and hold your date close as the lights dim and spirits seem to manifest out of thin air. With ZABRECKY as your ghostmaster & a MYSTERY GUEST GHOUL, you are in for a fright, all night long.
The program will feature astonishing magic, a screening of “House on Haunted Hill” in EMERGO, and spooks guaranteed to thrill!
Faint passes for the weak-willed included upon entry.
Take a seat and hold your date close as the lights dim and spirits seem to manifest out of thin air. With ZABRECKY as your ghostmaster & a MYSTERY GUEST GHOUL, you are in for a fright, all night long.
The program will feature astonishing magic, a screening of “House on Haunted Hill” in EMERGO, and spooks guaranteed to thrill!
Faint passes for the weak-willed included upon entry.
Select Dates
Wisteria Theater
7061 Vineland Avenue Los Angeles, CA 91605
7061 Vineland Avenue Los Angeles, CA 91605
$55.20
Light the Black Flame Candle… if you dare.For 90 minutes, the Sanderson Sisters storm back to life in a spellbinding mix of parody concert 🎶, haunted house spectacle 👻, and immersive theater.
Step inside a cursed magic shop where potions bubble 🧪, trinkets whisper, and the sisters lurk in the shadows. Then, join the chaos of Salem’s ultimate Halloween party 🎃, complete with lasers, fog, parody bangers, and unexpected scares. Along the way, you might be pulled into a secret encounter 🤫, marked with a curse, or handed an object that changes the story forever.
Step inside a cursed magic shop where potions bubble 🧪, trinkets whisper, and the sisters lurk in the shadows. Then, join the chaos of Salem’s ultimate Halloween party 🎃, complete with lasers, fog, parody bangers, and unexpected scares. Along the way, you might be pulled into a secret encounter 🤫, marked with a curse, or handed an object that changes the story forever.
The Eighth Eye, presented by Bat Cave Burlesque
Dynasty Typewriter
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
General Admission: $40 Adv / $45 Day of Show
The nightmare doesn't get realer than this. Join Los Angeles' premiere goth burlesque and variety production for a high-glam Halloween spooktacular that would *stun* a Victorian child. At our late night show, your hosts, Via L'Once and Daddy Longlegs, will guide you through dark burlesque and sideshow performances amidst the haunting elegance of a historic theater. Maybe we'll even find out once and for all if it's actually haunted. No one does Halloween like the ghouls who are spooky year-round, so summon your tickets and dress your darkest to raise the dead with us.
Featuring performances from Ginger Valentine, Angie Alaska, Mylique E. Fawcett, Miss Marquez, Daddy Longlegs, Via L'Once and more...
The nightmare doesn't get realer than this. Join Los Angeles' premiere goth burlesque and variety production for a high-glam Halloween spooktacular that would *stun* a Victorian child. At our late night show, your hosts, Via L'Once and Daddy Longlegs, will guide you through dark burlesque and sideshow performances amidst the haunting elegance of a historic theater. Maybe we'll even find out once and for all if it's actually haunted. No one does Halloween like the ghouls who are spooky year-round, so summon your tickets and dress your darkest to raise the dead with us.
Featuring performances from Ginger Valentine, Angie Alaska, Mylique E. Fawcett, Miss Marquez, Daddy Longlegs, Via L'Once and more...
Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles
$23
Be
afraid. The hit podcast “Spooked” comes to Los Angeles as host Glynn
Washington (he/him) and guests celebrate spooky season with a night of
Snap Judgment LIVE storytelling magic.
Question. Everything.
Join us for amazing, true-life supernatural stories from people who can scarcely believe it happened themselves.
And come decked out in full Halloween costume for a chance to win the Spooked LIVE Best-Dressed Prize! It’s storytelling, with a beat – and it’s all going down at the historic Orpheum Theatre. (We’re not saying it’s haunted, but we’re also not saying it isn’t.)
Question. Everything.
Join us for amazing, true-life supernatural stories from people who can scarcely believe it happened themselves.
And come decked out in full Halloween costume for a chance to win the Spooked LIVE Best-Dressed Prize! It’s storytelling, with a beat – and it’s all going down at the historic Orpheum Theatre. (We’re not saying it’s haunted, but we’re also not saying it isn’t.)
10/24/2025 10:00 pm
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 on the day of the show.
This monster mash of a lineup will do improv based off horror movie tropes for the first half of the show and an improvised scary movie in the second half. We’ll also have treats for the ghouls and goblins in the audience. On top of that, we’ll have a costume contest with prizes including a free class at UCB! Seriously, it’s not a trick!
(Oct. 24-25 & 31, Nov. 1, 2025)
$$
Legendary director John Carpenter is a dirty old man and too old to make movies, but he can still play great music.
Oct 25th
21+ Only
Get your nerdiest costume ready, Kirby's Dream Band is back in North Hollywood for our most character-filled performance yet! On the Saturday before Halloween, we're playing an absolutely monstrous set at Player One Arcade Bar with LITERALLY EVERY HAT we have. Seriously there's 138 of them, matched with iconic themes and unbelievable deep cuts from 1985 to 2015. If there's a KDB video game cover you've been wanting to hear and see live, chances are we're doing it here.
We'll be holding a costume contest at intermission, and our last three shows at this venue were at maximum capacity, so grab your tickets now! This is gonna be one crazy night.
Dr. Strange 37th with rAdolescents The Bollweevils
The Glass House
Fri, Oct 24, 8:00 PM
We'll be holding a costume contest at intermission, and our last three shows at this venue were at maximum capacity, so grab your tickets now! This is gonna be one crazy night.
The Glass House
Fri, Oct 24, 8:00 PM
$29.91
Oct 25-26
Hollywood Bowl
$$$
Disney Tim Burton‘s The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert featuring Danny Elfman singing as Jack, Janelle Monae singing as Sally, Keith David singing as Oogie Boogie, Riki Lindhome singing as Shock, and John Stamos singing as Lock with incredible eye-popping projections that bring Halloween Town to life. The holiday classic celebrates 10 years since its first show at the iconic venue! Conductor John Mauceri, founding Director of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, will once again be leading the full orchestra and choir performing the film’s full score as the special guests perform the film's acclaimed songs live, plus an unforgettable virtuosic interlude with violinist Sandy Cameron. Get to the Bowl early to enjoy the Hollywood Bowl/Halloween Town transformation with special pre-show activities including a costume contest (Tim Burton-inspired costumes are encouraged!), unique photo opportunities, and trick-or-treating stations.
Saturday, October 25 · 7 - 9:30pm
Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027
$17.85
As All Hallow's Eve approaches, gather with us at The Philosophical Research Society as 7th House Screenings join forces with Heather Henson's Handmade Puppet Dreams and The LA Guild of Puppetry to welcome a creepy cast of puppet ghosts and ghouls to haunt PRS's historic grounds, for the second annual GHOULISH GLIMPSES: HAUNTED PUPPETRY ON STAGE & SCREEN !
A one-of-a-kind co-production, this very special event will explore Halloween lore, supernatural stories, and the search for wisdom through esoteric traditions of autumnal storytelling. Talented puppeteers and their cursed creations will not only take over PRS's screen, but also our courtyard, Lecture Room, lobby, and library with live puppetry performance installations!
A one-of-a-kind co-production, this very special event will explore Halloween lore, supernatural stories, and the search for wisdom through esoteric traditions of autumnal storytelling. Talented puppeteers and their cursed creations will not only take over PRS's screen, but also our courtyard, Lecture Room, lobby, and library with live puppetry performance installations!
Sunday, Oct 26, 2025, 3:00 PM PDT
Dynasty Typewriter
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
$25
Vintage "Tales from the Crypt" stories come to life on stage! Captured Aural Phantasy Theater will be presenting a live read performance of classic "Tales from the Crypt" comic stories from the 50's to add a little retro thrill to your Halloween season. Dynasty Typewriter will transform into the Theater of Mystery, featuring live readings of spine-tingling comic book stories, projections, live music, a little magic and haunting songs from our ethereal chanteuse.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 – 7:00 pm
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
$17.94
LEGITIMATE GODDAMN THEATER presents: APOCALYPSE – The world is ending, but the show must go on! Join us for a night of world premiere one acts, live music, and, of course, comedy all taking place in an immersive apocalyptic set designed by The Walking Dead’s Jill McGraw
10/28/2025 8:30 pm
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
$17.94
Hosted by Nate Odenkirk & Ari Mostow
Featuring: Patton Oswalt, Bob Odenkirk, Rachel Kaly, Jesse Kendall
Featuring: Patton Oswalt, Bob Odenkirk, Rachel Kaly, Jesse Kendall
The super-popular show from The Yard Theater returns, this time to UCB! Our favorite comics from LA come for a classic night of standup comedy that doesn’t go on for too long!
Wednesday, October 29, 2025 – 10:00 pm
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
$5.98
It’s Halloween season and that only means one thing, BITS. Not just any bits… spooky, scary, Halloween inspired bits. Performed by an array of UCB talent all trying to give you a fright, but especially a laugh. This bit show is going to be a real TREAT!
10/30/2025 10:00 pm
Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre 5919 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
$11.96
This Halloween, GRINDHOUSE dares you to witness not one, but two fully improvised horror movie musicals—in one night of double-feature mayhem!
Inspired by audience-submitted fears, each 25-minute set becomes its own twisted tale: a completely original horror film packed with genre tropes, jump scares, and disturbingly catchy songs—all made up on the spot.
Join GRINDHOUSE, LA’s premier horror-prov team, and a special guest horror musical team for this one-night-only comedy bloodbath. It’s a genre-blending, scream-laughing spectacle you’ll never forget. This show combines top-tier improv, musical chops, and spooky camp into a Halloween celebration like no other!
Inspired by audience-submitted fears, each 25-minute set becomes its own twisted tale: a completely original horror film packed with genre tropes, jump scares, and disturbingly catchy songs—all made up on the spot.
Join GRINDHOUSE, LA’s premier horror-prov team, and a special guest horror musical team for this one-night-only comedy bloodbath. It’s a genre-blending, scream-laughing spectacle you’ll never forget. This show combines top-tier improv, musical chops, and spooky camp into a Halloween celebration like no other!
Friday, October 31, 2025 8:00 PM 11:59 PM
The Roguelike Tavern
259 N Pass Ave
Burbank, CA 91205
Friday night fun brought to you by Hi-Ho Karaoke! 8pm - 1am
259 N Pass Ave
Burbank, CA 91205
Friday night fun brought to you by Hi-Ho Karaoke! 8pm - 1am
HALLOWEEN
Friday, October 31 @ 8:00 PM
Friday, October 31 @ 8:00 PM
Hudson Mainstage Theatre
6539 Santa Monica Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90038
6539 Santa Monica Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90038
$$
SAW
The Musical hilariously captures the events of the first movie
parodying the Saw that started it all following from where Lawrence
Gordon and Adam Stanheight find each other for the first time in the
bathroom trap. Will they follow ''the rules'' as they discover each
other's secrets? Will they escape the game in time and saw right
through? A love story with fluidity (and lots more fluids), 'SAW The
Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw' is Little Shop of Horrors meets
Avenue Q, pushing the boundary on sexuality and how to love.
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057
Doors: 6:30pm | 18+ General Admission
Tickets: $35
Tickets: $35
Step into Dynasty and mingle with our storied ghosts whilst the veil is at it’s thinnest. Expect an enchanting evening of entertainment, immersive experiences, a costume contest, seance, and more! This night belongs to the living and the dead. :bat:
A Halloween Event with a Show, Seance, & Costume Contest! + More!
Friday, Oct 31, 2025, 10:00 PM PDT
Dynasty Typewriter
2511 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90057,
$35
DEAD FROM DYNASTY! is a magical Halloween variety show and party with some of your favorite performers! Come in your costume for music, dancers, and so much more! Including: A seance! A fish coffin ceremony of release! A classic Dynasty costume contest/talent showcase. Plus games, prizes, and lots of other fun surprises!
It will all take place in the mythical Guano Guano Club, a tropical and spooky batshit cabaret for animals and creatures and ghosts of Dynasty past.
It's going to be a show and a party and we think, honestly, the best way to spend your Halloween.
It will all take place in the mythical Guano Guano Club, a tropical and spooky batshit cabaret for animals and creatures and ghosts of Dynasty past.
It's going to be a show and a party and we think, honestly, the best way to spend your Halloween.
Screenings
CREATURE FEATURES 2: THE SEQUEL
Featuring Gorgazma Horror Shorts & More!
At Nuart Theatre in September & October!
• Featuring Gorgazma Horror Shorts with each screening!
• Raffle prizes!
• Post-show Q&As with meet and greet at select screenings!
• Special edition collectors poster by Nathan Cabrera giveaway to the first 100 attendees with ticket purchase for each show, while supplies last!
September:
Fri, Sep 05 - EVIL DEAD 2 (1987) with short film: WHITCH
Post show Q&A and meet & greet with WHITCH director Hoku Uchiyama!
Post show poster signing with Nathan Cabrera.
SYNDICATE Collectibes - Ash's Chainsaw giveaway!
Fri, Sep 12 - GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989) with short film: MYSTERIOUS MOSE by Screen Novelties
Fri, Sep 19 - DEMONS 2 (1986) with short film: THE BLACK CUBE by Gorgazma
Special Collectible Toy Announcement by Ubox Industries.
Fri, Sep 26 - CRITTERS 2: THE MAIN COURSE (1988) with short films: SNAKE D*CK by David Mahmoudieh and CAPTAIN TARDIGRADE Created by Ian Millar and TITMOUSE ANIMATION
Special Guests: Creature Creators The Chiodo Brothers! Post show Q&A and meet & greet.
October:
Fri, Oct 3 - BASKET CASE 2 (1990) with short film: ZOMBOOBIES by Mike L. Taylor
Special Guest: MFX Artist Gabe Bartalos! Post Show Q&A and meet & greet.
Photo Opportunity - The Altar of Bilial.
Fri, Oct 10 - CHILD’S PLAY 2 (1990) in 35mm! 35th Anniversary!
With short film: BULLET TIME by Eddie Alcazar, Music by Danny Elfman. Voiced by Eric Bauza.
Special Guest: Voice Actor Eric Bauza! Pre-show lobby meet & greet and Film Introduction.
Photo Opportunity - Meet Bullet Time the Dog!
Fri, Oct 17 - GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (1990) in 35mm! 35th Anniversary!
With short film: A GOD'S PURPOSE by Gary Ye and Titmouse Animation.
- some fun great double features
They all have way too many to list, enjoy the dive, hoo-boy.
Select Night In October
Heritage Square Museum
Select Nights In October
October 4, 2025
SFC x DTLA Alliance Present: Twitches
SFC x DTLA Alliance Present: Twitches
October 30, 2025
The Ford x SFC present: Get Out
The Ford x SFC present: Get Out
October 30, 2025
The Evil Dead in Concert
The Evil Dead in Concert
October 31, 2025
The Ford x SFC present: Night of the Living Dead
The Ford x SFC present: Night of the Living Dead
October 31, 2025
The Evil Dead in Concert (Friday)
The Evil Dead in Concert (Friday)
November 1, 2025
The Evil Dead in Concert (Saturday)
The Evil Dead in Concert (Saturday)
Select Nights In September & October
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Backyard Movie Nights @ SugarMynt Gallery
Select Nights
Select Nights
SugarMynt Gallery, 810 Meridian Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030, USA
$22
Backyard Movie Night in Haddonfield!
Price includes the gallery admission for Welcome to Haddonfield. Bring your own: chairs (must be 24” from the top of chair to the floor) bring blankets any food and drinks, including alcohol!
Price includes the gallery admission for Welcome to Haddonfield. Bring your own: chairs (must be 24” from the top of chair to the floor) bring blankets any food and drinks, including alcohol!
Select Nights
Alamo Drafthouse
$
It’s never too early to get into the Halloween spirit! Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s Dark Visions series has something for every scare-seeker—from cult favorites and timeless classics—PLUS a special scary themed menu! Highlights include Movie Parties for Scream and Creepshow, a 40th anniversary screening of Day of the Dead, and cult gems like 28 Days Later, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, plus the return of the annual frightmare Dismember The Alamo—a mystery marathon of horrifying sights to shock and delight.
Of course, no Halloween would be complete without Dismember the Alamo, our annual pre-Halloween horror marathon returning October 25th (dates vary by city). Expect secret films, wall-to-wall scares, and limited-edition merch like t-shirts, hats, and sticker packs only available to marathon-goers.
Oct 9, 16, and 23, 5:30 – 9:30pm
Natural History Museum
900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007
$20 for Members, $25 for non-Members
The theme ties into the popular exhibition, Fierce! The Story of Cats, and begins this Thursday, October 9 with The Shadow of the Cat (1961). The film and discussion series will take place in the new Commons Theater for three consecutive Thursday nights, featuring quirky and creepy cat movies and the curiously creative science behind them.
Each screening will be accompanied by a fun and lively conversation with experts, with this week’s event featuring a discussion with Karie Bible (film historian and Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tour Guide), and the Hollywood Heritage Museum’s Angie and Chris Schneider, who will share insights on the film’s history, dive into pet stories and Hollywood lore, and talk about cat representation and stigmas in media.
Additional activities will include lobby entertainment with the Kitten Rescue LA, other vendors and NHM experts, as well as a “Cake or Fake?” unveiling by Annabel de Vetten of Conjurer’s Kitchen. The evening will also feature extended hours to grab a bite at South LA Cafe.
The following two Thursday evenings will feature the classic cat-themed movies A Bucket of Blood (1959) and The Tomb of Ligeia (1964).
Each screening will be accompanied by a fun and lively conversation with experts, with this week’s event featuring a discussion with Karie Bible (film historian and Hollywood Forever Cemetery Tour Guide), and the Hollywood Heritage Museum’s Angie and Chris Schneider, who will share insights on the film’s history, dive into pet stories and Hollywood lore, and talk about cat representation and stigmas in media.
Additional activities will include lobby entertainment with the Kitten Rescue LA, other vendors and NHM experts, as well as a “Cake or Fake?” unveiling by Annabel de Vetten of Conjurer’s Kitchen. The evening will also feature extended hours to grab a bite at South LA Cafe.
The following two Thursday evenings will feature the classic cat-themed movies A Bucket of Blood (1959) and The Tomb of Ligeia (1964).
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood
3400 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
3400 Warner Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505
Friday, October 24: It (2017)
Saturday, October 25: IT: Chapter 2 (2019)
Thursday, October 30: The Conjuring (2013)
Saturday, November 1: The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Saturday, October 25: IT: Chapter 2 (2019)
Thursday, October 30: The Conjuring (2013)
Saturday, November 1: The Conjuring 2 (2016)
$89
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood invites you to a unique, after-hours experience: WB Behind the Horror: Tour & Screening. For four nights only, explore the iconic Warner Bros. backlot and discover how some of the studio’s most memorable horror films were brought to life.
Guests will discover behind-the-scenes stories, see original props and costumes, and visit real filming locations that helped shape the horror genre.
After the tour, guests are invited to enjoy the festive atmosphere on Brownstone St., transformed for the occasion with themed snacks and beverages available for purchase. It’s the perfect place to relax, take photos, and soak in the stories before the screening.
The evening concludes at the Stephen J. Ross Theater with a special horror film screening. Each night will be introduced by special guests who’ll offer insider knowledge into the making of the film and its impact on the world of cinema.
Guests will discover behind-the-scenes stories, see original props and costumes, and visit real filming locations that helped shape the horror genre.
After the tour, guests are invited to enjoy the festive atmosphere on Brownstone St., transformed for the occasion with themed snacks and beverages available for purchase. It’s the perfect place to relax, take photos, and soak in the stories before the screening.
The evening concludes at the Stephen J. Ross Theater with a special horror film screening. Each night will be introduced by special guests who’ll offer insider knowledge into the making of the film and its impact on the world of cinema.
THE FOG
$27.00 (members-only)
Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker John Carpenter and producer Larry Franco
[REDACTED TITLE] in 70mm + Q&A
Sat. Sep 27, 2025
Egyptian Theatre
Sat. Sep 27, 2025
Egyptian Theatre
The
American Cinematheque is thrilled to present a special residency with
legendary filmmaker John Carpenter ahead of his return to the stage with
John Carpenter: Live In Concert this October in Los Angeles and New
York. Kicking off the series, we’ll celebrate the 45th anniversary of
THE FOG with a screening featuring John Carpenter and producer Larry
Franco in-person.
Admission is free. No advance reservations.
Join
us for a screening of an eclectic mix of television programming
inspired by the research paper, “The Ideology of Liveness,
Theatricality, and the Star Persona: Vincent Price on Television,”
written by archivist Gabz Norte. The paper was produced for the graduate
seminar “Researching the UCLA Film & Television Archive,” taught by
Maya Montañez Smukler (Head, Archive Research and Study Center) in
UCLA’s Cinema and Media Studies program, Winter 2022.
Q&A
with Victoria Price, daughter of Vincent Price and author of “Vincent
Price: A Daughter's Biography,” moderated by archivist Gabz Norte. Price
will sign copies of the book before the screening beginning at 6:30
p.m.
Sun. Sep 28, 2025 | 11:00am
Aero Theatre sponsored by NEON
Free Screening!, Must RSVP
World Premiere of New 4K Restoration! Screening courtesy of Warner Bros.
'Beyond Fest 2025'
The American Cinematheque and Beyond Fest are thrilled to present the World Premiere of Tobe Hooper's SALEM'S LOT in a brand new 4K restoration, exclusive to the festival.
Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027
$14.64
With
roots going back to Ancient Greece and Asian folklore, the vampire
captivated the human imagination like never before with the arrival of
the novel Dracula and the subsequent birth of cinema. The evolution of
the terrifying and sometimes seductive monster in film and television
will be explored through common themes and trends over the years in
countries ranging from the U.S. and U.K. to France to Hong Kong,
touching on everything from slapstick comedy to searing social
commentary along the way in this perfect occasion to get into the
Halloween spirit.
Brain Dead Studios
611 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
14.50
*One of our horror comedy favorites, a must watch if you've never seen.
A satirical twist on the gory and sexually-charged 1980s slasher genre, DUDE BRO PARTY MASSACRE III is presented as the only surviving VHS copy of a reviled horror franchise’s third—and final—installment. In the wake of mass murders on Chico’s frat row, loner Brent Chirino must infiltrate the ranks of a popular fraternity to investigate his twin brother’s murder at the hands of the serial killer known as Motherface. As they are picked off one by one, Brent and his fellow Dude Bros must face the terrifying reality that their deadly foe has returned from the grave, and is hell-bent on the destruction of the Delta Bis. Featuring cameos from Larry King, Patton Oswalt, Greg Sestero (THE ROOM), and Andrew W.K., DUDE BRO PARTY MASSACRE III is a subversive and hilarious tribute to ’80s slashers.
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NYFA is celebrating horror movies and the fans who love them. On October 18th at 1pm, we are hosting our first SCREAM-O-RAMA, celebrating 50 years of Horror!! Join us as we screen five secret horror movies, and between films, there will be giveaways, appearances, and much more! You don’t want to miss out!
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 | 11am PT
Ted Mann Theater
Ted Mann Theater
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Starts at $5
Bride of Frankenstein is not the first horror film to garner an Oscar nomination (that honor belongs to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1932), but it is easily one of the most beloved. The sequel to Frankenstein (1931) finds The Monster (Boris Karloff) demanding that Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) build him a companion. Elsa Lanchester’s “bride,” with her singular shock of white-streaked hair, has become one of movie history’s most recognizable characters. Director James Whale’s final horror film, after genre-setting triumphs such as Frankenstein and The Invisible Man (1933), Bride of Frankenstein is delirious, atmospheric entertainment that has inspired generations of filmmakers and is widely considered to be among the greatest sequels ever... made.
Bride of Frankenstein is not the first horror film to garner an Oscar nomination (that honor belongs to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1932), but it is easily one of the most beloved. The sequel to Frankenstein (1931) finds The Monster (Boris Karloff) demanding that Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) build him a companion. Elsa Lanchester’s “bride,” with her singular shock of white-streaked hair, has become one of movie history’s most recognizable characters. Director James Whale’s final horror film, after genre-setting triumphs such as Frankenstein and The Invisible Man (1933), Bride of Frankenstein is delirious, atmospheric entertainment that has inspired generations of filmmakers and is widely considered to be among the greatest sequels ever... made.
Sun. Oct 26 - Sat. Nov 8, 2025
Aero Theatre and Los Feliz 3
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The American Cinematheque welcomes Guillermo del Toro in-person for a special screening of his newest film, FRANKENSTEIN in 35mm, continuing the filmmaker’s cinematic exploration of the boundaries between good and evil, human and inhuman, gods and monsters. Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi and Mia Goth, del Toro’s adaptation builds on his oeuvre of horrifying, otherworldly and exhilarating stories of outsiders.
Leading up to FRANKENSTEIN, we’ll ring in Halloween with a week-long program of horror classics curated by del Toro himself. Join us at the Los Feliz 3 for a selection of frightening tales of all manner of monsters: ghosts, grudges, giant mollusks and a virus that spreads through the English language.
Series also includes: KING KONG, THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, THE UNINVITED, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, SEE NO EVIL and PONTYPOOL
Leading up to FRANKENSTEIN, we’ll ring in Halloween with a week-long program of horror classics curated by del Toro himself. Join us at the Los Feliz 3 for a selection of frightening tales of all manner of monsters: ghosts, grudges, giant mollusks and a virus that spreads through the English language.
Series also includes: KING KONG, THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, THE UNINVITED, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, SEE NO EVIL and PONTYPOOL
Thursday, October 30 · 7:30 - 10pm
Philosophical Research Society
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027
3910 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027
$27.45
Please join us for a special presentation of Nosferatu (1922) with a live soundtrack performed by Circuit des Yeux!
Walt Disney Concert Hall
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Clark Wilson transports us back to 15th-century Paris with a spine-tingling organ accompaniment to The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Lon Chaney stars as Quasimodo in the 1923 silent film remembered as Universal Studio’s smash-hit “Super Jewel”—the company’s largest, most expensive, and top-priority production at the time.
Clark Wilson transports us back to 15th-century Paris with a spine-tingling organ accompaniment to The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Lon Chaney stars as Quasimodo in the 1923 silent film remembered as Universal Studio’s smash-hit “Super Jewel”—the company’s largest, most expensive, and top-priority production at the time.
Cult classics or mainstream mayhem, you'll have plenty of special screenings September into October from both theaters in LA
$12.00 (member) ; $17.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Hosted by CODA, featuring a brand new screen printed poster, officially licensed by Sideshow and Universal, available for sale
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Hosted by CODA, featuring a brand new screen printed poster, officially licensed by Sideshow and Universal, available for sale
Sold Out
*It sold out really fast
Redead Screenings
Face your fears this October with 31 Screams on Screen at Regal. Each day, participating Regal locations will have a different classic horror movie so you can relive the thrills of your favorites or experience new scares you haven't encountered before. Plus, Regal Crown Club members can take advantage of a new concessions discount each week with a qualifying purchase of a 31 Screams on Screen ticket.
John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
are all coming back to select theaters this October
AMC Theaters Exclusive
Oct 31st Weekend
*We've been waiting for Vincent Must Die for a while now, though not happy to learn it's "utilizing their critically-acclaimed AI-driven dubbing technology previously utilized by acclaimed film “Watch the Skies.” We'd rather just read subs. Not sure who critically acclaimed it since we've never heard of it.
