Here's just some of the scary fun things to do this week into the weekend for Halloween. Check out TTDILA's Halloween Guide 2025 for even more activities!
SCREAMFEST HORROR FESTIVAL PRESENTS: HORROR NERD
Doors Open: 9PM
Friday, Oct 10, 2025, 10:00 PM
The Kookaburra Lounge
6801 Hollywood Blvd #407, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
Doors Open: 9PM
Friday, Oct 10, 2025, 10:00 PM
The Kookaburra Lounge
6801 Hollywood Blvd #407, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
$25 and up
Sat, Oct 11 @ 12:00 pm
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.
October 10-12
The Marriott Burbank Convention Center & Hotel
2500 North Hollywood Way Burbank, CA 91505
2500 North Hollywood Way Burbank, CA 91505
$tarting at $38.65
Meet
award winning artists behind some of the greatest creatures ever
created with a selection of over 150 exhibitors selling one of a kind
creations, LIVE makeup demonstrations and more!
Each Son of Monsterpalooza event features dozens of special celebrity guests from the worlds of Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy. Past guests have included actors from film franchises such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, The Omen, Phantasm, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Day of the Dead and MANY MORE!
Each Son of Monsterpalooza event features dozens of special celebrity guests from the worlds of Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy. Past guests have included actors from film franchises such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, The Omen, Phantasm, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Day of the Dead and MANY MORE!
Friday, October 10th , 11am - 7pm
Slasher World 7660 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Slasher World 7660 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Free
Local movie fans are welcomed to check out the all-horror VHS video store immersive experience & art gallery Slashback Video for free courtesy of Pluto TV and Paramount+. Located inside the new Slasher World in West Hollywood and just in time for Halloween, Slashback Video is nostalgic fun-- reminiscent of the mom and pop video stores-- that fans can now enjoy at this new horror-centric location on Melrose. Don't miss the Slashback shelf filled with epic chills and thrilling titles you can also find on Pluto TV and Paramount+; you can't take the Slashback VHS tapes home, but you can find endless horror movies on both services throughout October!
Local movie fans are welcomed to check out the all-horror VHS video store immersive experience & art gallery Slashback Video for free courtesy of Pluto TV and Paramount+. Located inside the new Slasher World in West Hollywood and just in time for Halloween, Slashback Video is nostalgic fun-- reminiscent of the mom and pop video stores-- that fans can now enjoy at this new horror-centric location on Melrose. Don't miss the Slashback shelf filled with epic chills and thrilling titles you can also find on Pluto TV and Paramount+; you can't take the Slashback VHS tapes home, but you can find endless horror movies on both services throughout October!
Saturday, October 11 · 5 - 8:30pm
THE BLOC
700 West 7th Street Los Angeles, CA 90017
700 West 7th Street Los Angeles, CA 90017
Free
Celebrate BLOCtober with trick-or-treating, a Bloc Rewards Member pumpkin patch, a screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas and more!
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Saturday, October 11, 2025
8:00 PM 10:00 PM
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.
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).