2014 Halloween Horror Film Festivals

Halloween in Hollywood – what could be better? Above and beyond the myriad, malevolent Halloween haunts in Los Angeles, there is also a cinematic deluge of horror movie screenings and festivals for avid fans to enjoy. Below is a roundup of some of the bigger fests hitting screens for Halloween 2014. Enjoy!

American Cinematheque’s Dusk-to-Dawn Horrorthon

Location: The Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Date: October 25, starting at 7:30pm

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Description: The American Cinematheque celebrates Halloween 2014 with its 9th annual Dust-To-Dawn Horrorthon, featuring seven films running one after the other: CREEPSHOW, GARGOYLES, THE THING (1982), THE NIGHT OF A THOUSAND CATS, THE DEADLY SPAWN, BASKET CASE, and ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST (a.k.a. DOCTOR BUTCHER M.D.) Guests will spend the entire evening and much of the next morning within the Aero Theatre. There will be trailers, short subjects, free food, prizes and give-aways, plus coffee (courtesy of Pete’s Coffee) to help keep your eyelids open.

Horrorthon ticket prices (includes all-night snacks and coffee):

• General $20
• Student/Senior $18
• Members $15.
• No vouchers

Arclight Beach Cities Halloween Horror Screenings

Location: The Arclight Beach Cities, 831 S. Nash Street, El Segundo, CA 90245

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Description: Starting on October 5, the Arclight Beach Cities offers a month of horror films for Halloween 2014, including Psycho, Edward Scissorhands, and The Bride of Frankenstein.

The full schedule is below:

• The Shining on October 5 at 7:30pm
• The Bride of Frankenstein on October 6 at 7:30pm
• Shaun of the Dead on October 7 at 7:30pm
• Gremlins on October 12 at 7:30pm
• The Silence of the Lambs on October 13 at 7:30pm
• An American Werewolf in London on October 14 at 7:30pm
• Little Shop of Horrors on October 19 at 7:30pm
• John Carpenter’s The Thing on October 21 at 7:30pm
• Beetlejuice on October 26 at 7:30pm
• Psycho on October 27 at 7:30pm
• Edward Scissorhands on October 28 at 7:30pm

Arclight Hollywood Halloween Horror Screenings

Location: The Arclight Hollywood, 6360 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood CA

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Description: Starting on Wednesday, October 1, Arclight Cinemas celebrates Halloween in Los Angeles with a month-long series of horror movies at their Hollywood location, including such classic and cult titles as The Exorcist, The Shining, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Gremlins, Beetlejuice, Shaun of the Dead, Let the Right One In, and An American Werewolf in London.

Arclight Cinemas’s other locations will offer a different selection of horror titles for Halloween 2014.

Complete schedule for Arclight Hollywood is:

• Alien (the director’s cut) on October 1 at 7:30m
• A Nightmare on Elm Street on October 2 at 8pm
• The Exorcist on October 3 at midnight
• The Silence of the Lambs on October 4 at midnight
• Young Frankenstein on October 5 at 3:30pm
• The Host on October 6 at 7:30pm
• The Last Man on Earth on October 8 at 7:30pm
• Beetlejuice on October 12 at 3:30pm
• Shaun of the Dead on October 10 at midnight
• Videodrome on October 13 at 8pm
• Poltergeist on October 17 at midnight
• From Dusk Till Dawn on October 18 at midnight
• Gremlins on October 19 at 3:30pm
• Let The Right One In on October 20 at 8pm
• John Carpenter’s The Thing on October 24 at midnight
• An American Werewolf In London on October 25 at midnight
• The Shining on October 26 at 3pm
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on October 29 at 8pm
• The Evil Dead on October 31 at 11:30pm

Arclight Pasadena Halloween Horror Screenings

 

Location: The Arclight Pasadena, 336 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91101

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Description: The Arclight Pasadena presents a month-long series of horror films for Halloween 2014, including Ju-On: The Grudge, Dracula, Night of the Creeps, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Fright Night.

The complete schedule is below:

• John Carpenter’s The Thing on October 5 at 7:45pm
• Dracula (1931) on October 7 at 7:45pm
• American Psycho on October 6 at 8pm
• Fright Night (1985) on October 9 at 7:45pm
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer on October 12 at 7:30pm
• Alien (the director’s cut) on October 13 at 8pm
• The Shining on October 14 at 7:30pm
• Psycho on October 19 at 8pm
• Edward Scissorhands on October 20 at 7:30pm
• Ju-0n: The Grudge on October 21 at 7:45pm
• The Exorcist on October 26 at 8pm
• The Silence of the Lambs on October 27 at 7:45pm
• Night of the Creeps on October 28 at 7:30pm
• Videodrome on October 30 at 8pm

Arclight Sherman Oaks Halloween Horror Screenings

Location: The Arclight Sherman Oaks, 15301 Ventura Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

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Description: Starting on October 5, the Arclight Sherman Oaks offers a month-long series of horror films for Halloween 2014, including Carrie, The Creature From the Black Lagoon, Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, The Fearless Vampire Killers, Rosemary’s Baby, and The Monster Squad.

• Gremlins on October 5 at 7:45pm
• Carrie on October 6 at 7:45pm
• Little Shop of Horrors on October 7 at 7:45pm
• A Nightmare on Elm Street on October 12 at 7:45pm
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on October 13 at 7:45pm
• The Creature from the Black Lagoon on October 14 at 7:45pm
• Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride on October 19 at 7:45pm
• The Fearless Vampire Killers on October 20 at 7:45pm
• The Shining on October 21 at 7:45pm
• American Psycho on October 22 at 7:45pm
• The Bride of Frankenstein on October 26 at 7:45pm
• Rosemary’s Baby on October 27 at 7:45pm
• The Monster Squad on October 28 at 7:45pm

Beyond Fest 2014

Location: Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90028

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Description: The American Cinematheque presents its second annual Beyond Fest, offering the “best in best in horror, sci-fi, fantasy and badass cinema.” Screenings began in September, so some of the best events are past, unfortunately. However, there are still some interesting Halloween treats on the schedule for October 4.

Check out the remaining schedule below:

20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
Wed, Oct 1, 2014 – 7:30pm
Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

John Carpenter & Jamie Lee Curtis In Person! Sold Out!
HALLOWEEN
Wed, Oct 1, 2014 – 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre

Free Screening!
HYENA
Wed, Oct 1, 2014 – 10:00pm
Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
Thu, Oct 2, 2014 – 7:30pm
Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

Nicolas Winding Refn & Liv Corfixen In Person!
MY LIFE DIRECTED BY NICOLAS WINDING REFN / ONLY GOD FORGIVES
Thu, Oct 2, 2014 – 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre

SHHHH
Thu, Oct 2, 2014 – 9:30pm
Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
Fri, Oct 3, 2014 – 7:30pm
Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

Director Fred Dekker In Person + The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail!
THE MONSTER SQUAD
Fri, Oct 3, 2014 – 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre

Free Screening!
THE WORLD OF KANAKO
Fri, Oct 3, 2014 – 10:00pm
Egyptian Theatre

Free Screening!
FUTURE SHOCK! THE STORY OF 2000AD
Fri, Oct 3, 2014 – 10:00pm
Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

Creator Jean-Marc Rochette & DC Comics publisher Jim Lee In Person!
SNOWPIERCER
Sat, Oct 4, 2014 – 2:00pm
Egyptian Theatre

20,000 DAYS ON EARTH
Sat, Oct 4, 2014 – 7:30pm
Spielberg Theatre at the Egyptian

Free Screening!
THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN
Sat, Oct 4, 2014 – 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre

Los Angeles Premiere!
TOKYO TRIBE
Sat, Oct 4, 2014 – 10:00pm
Egyptian Theatre

Tickets are $7 for Cinematheque members and $11 for non-members.

Cinefamily’s Heavy Midnights: The Witching Hour

Location: The Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036

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Description: Saturdays in October, the Cinefamily’s weekly Heavy Midnights series is transformed into The Witching Hour, offering a trio of wicked midnight screenings: The Witches, Troll, and Teen Witch.

The latter two are minor cult items at best, but The Witches is a brilliant piece of cinema. Taking a break from his usual art house work, director Nicolas Roeg brought Roald Dahl’s wickedly amusing children’s story to the screen with the help of some great makeup and effects by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. Anjelica Huston stars as the Grand High Witch, who has hatched a plot to dispose of all the children in England by turning them into mice. She opposed by a young orphan and his sweet (but knowledgeable) grandmother. Though nominally a “kids” film, The Witches is amusing and scary, though not too disturbing for young viewers. Recommended.

The schedule is:

• The Witches on October 11
• Troll on October 18
• Teen Witch on October 25

All screenings are on Saturdays at midnight.

Haunted Screenings at LACMA

Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036

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Description: As part of Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in conjunction with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, presents a series of Halloween horror movie screenings during the month of October, including The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Nosferatu, Faust, and Edward Scissorhands.

In a neat big of programming, several evenings will feature double bills or original films and their remakes, illustrating the continuing influence of German Expressionist Cinema from the 1920s, the style of which is still apparent in such later work as Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow.

Screenings take place at LACMA’s Bing Theatre. Tickets are $3 for LACMA members, $5 for general public.

The complete schedule of horror-related screenings is below:

• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
• October 3, 2014 | 7:30pm
• The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
• October 3, 2014 | 9:00pm
• *
• Nosferatu
• October 10, 2014 | 7:30pm
• Nosferatu the Vampyre
• October 10, 2014 | 9:00pm
• *
• An American Werewolf in London
• October 11, 2014 | 7:30pm
• *
• Faust (1926)
• October 17, 2014 | 7:30pm
• Faust (1994)
• October 17, 2014 | 9:30pm
• *
• M
• October 24, 2014 | 7:30pm
• *
• Sleepy Hollow
• October 25, 2014 | 5:00pm
• Edward Scissorhands
• October 25, 2014 | 7:30pm

Old Town Music Hall Halloween Horror Screenings

Location: Old Town Music Hall, Richmond Street, El Segundo, CA 90245

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Description: The Old Town Music Hall launches its month-long Old Town Music Haunt with THE INVISIBLE MAN, the 1932 black-and-white classic and based on the H.G. Wells novel, and starring Claude Rains. The special effects still hold up today, and director James Whale’s sly sense of humor keeps the film from feeling dates. Co-starring Gloria Stuart (Titanic).

In celebration of the Halloween season, Old Town Music Hall will be screening horror classics every weekend in October, all of them from Universal Studios, the company that specialized in old-school Gothic chillers in the 1930 and 1940s. The theater will be all decked out with spooky decor, so have fun!

The complete schedule includes:

• The Invisible Man on October 3, 4 & 5
• Frankenstein (1931) on October 10, 11 & 12
• The Mummy (1932) on October 17, 18 & 19
• The Phantom of the Opera (1925) on October 24, 25 & 26 (with live musical accompaniment on the Old Town Music Hall’s Mighty Wurlitzer organ)
• Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) on October 31, November 1 & 2

Screenings are on Friday at 8:15pm; Saturday at 2:30pm and 8:15pm; and Sunday 2:30pm. Every show begins with music played on the pipe organ, an audience sing along, and a comedy short. There is a 15-minute intermission, followed by the feature film.

Tickets are $10.00 ($8.00 for seniors 62+) Tickets go on sale at the door thirty minutes before show time. No advance sales.

SpectreFest 2014

Location: The Silent Movie Theatre, 611 N. Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036

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Description: The Cinefamily and SpectraVision presents a two-month festival of horror, science fiction, and cult films, including several west coast premieres and some in-person guests. Titles include Kevin Smith’s TUSK; DEAD SNOW 2; THE GOLEM; METROPOLIS; and GREMLINS.

SpectreFest promises “a hand-picked look at the latest and greatest in progressive genre films and forward-thinking music from around the world.” According to the official website, the festival is “a collaboration between Cinefamily and SpectreVision (the new production company founded/partnered by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah and Josh C. Waller).”

The complete schedule is below:

• Sat, 10/4, 9:00pm: Nacho Party! (feat. L.A. premieres of Open Windows & Confetti of the Mind: Nacho Vigolando Shorts)
• Thurs, 10/9, 7:30pm: Dead Snow & Dead Snow 2: Red Vs. Dead (L.A. premiere, cast members in person!)
• Fri, 10/10, 7:30pm: The Creeping Garden (L.A. premiere!)
• Thurs, 10/16, 7:30pm ($18/$10 for members): Show & Tell w/ Clive Barker & Nightbreed: Director’s Cut
• Thurs, 10/23, 7:30pm: Metropolis (w/ live score by Chrome Canyon!)
• Sat 10/25, 5:00pm: Jerry Beck’s Cartoon Spooktacular!
• Wed, 10/29, 7:30pm ($15/free for members): Tales From Beyond The Pale: LIVE!
• Thurs, 10/30, 7:30pm: Gremlins (30th Anniversary screening!) & “The History of PG-13″ Panel
• Fri, 10/31: special Halloween night event

Unless otherwise noted, tickets are free for members and $12 for non-members.

Street Food Cinema Screenings

Locations: various

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Description: Street Food Cinema, which screens movies in outdoor venues around Los Angeles, offers a series of classic horror films for Halloween 2014, featuring live music, food, and special guests. Titles include Gremlins, The Exoricst, and The Shining. Guests include Zach Galligan and Linda Blair.

The schedule of screenings is:

• October 04: The Ring at Glendale Central Park, Glendale
• October 11: Gremlins with Zach Galligan at Victory Park, Pasadena
• October 18: The Conjuring at Syd Kronenthal Park, Culver City
• October 18: The Exorcist at Eagle Rock Recreation Center, Los Angeles (benfiting Linda Blair’s World Heart Foundation)
• October 25: The Shining at Exposition Park, Los Angeles

General Admission prices are $6 for children and $12 for adults. Reserved seating is $11 for children and $17 for adults. Children under 5 are free. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door; entrance priority is given to advance ticket holders.

Doors open at 5:30pm. Live music begins at 6:30pm. Movie screens at approximately 8pm.

Street Food Cinema is Fido Friendly. Bring a blanket, snuggle up, and get scared!

Note: We have listed here only screenings that are part of a major series or festival. Los Angeles theatres offer numerous one-shot Halloween screenings during October. Check our calendar listings for more titles.