Halloween on the big screen

The Shining

The spooky season is here, and as usual, we’re bringing you details of special screenings and events taking place across the UK. Some regular events have been cancelled this year due to the cost of living crisis, but all around the country, creative solutions have filled the gaps. From family friendly creepy crawly fun to serious shocks, thrills and chills for the grown-ups, these are the big screen Halloween happenings you won’t want to miss.

Because we know that some of you are still stuck at home due to the pandemic or long term illness, and because we want films to be accessible to everyone, we’ve also included a succession of treats for you to enjoy online. These sinister helpings of scary cinema are coming from inside the house.

Aberdeen

• 27th, Troll Hunter, University of Aberdeen Anthropology Society, MacRobert Building
• 27th to 3rd, Prey For The Devil, Cineworld
• 28th to 30th, Paranorman, Cineworld
• 28th to 30th, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, Cineworld
• 28th to 31st, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Capitol Theatre
• 31st, The Thing, Cineworld

Belfast

• 28th, Fright Night, Queen’s Film Theatre
• 28th & 29th, The Conjuring, plus two course meal and paranormal tour, Crumlin Road Gaol
• Frankenweenie plus arts and crafts workshop, free for kids, Strand Arts Centre
• 30th, The Bride Of Frankenstein, Strand Arts Centre
• 31st, Arachnophobia, The Black Box

Birmingham

• 28th, Hocus Pocus, Moseley Cricket Club
• 28th and 30th, The Lost Boys plus wine, Electric Cinema
• 29th, Horrorthon: Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Frankenweenie and Trick ‘R Treat, Electric Cinema
• 29th, Ghostbusters and Halloween, Moseley Cricket Club
• 29th, Dracula (1931) plus themed wine, The Crescent
• 30th, Horrorthon: Corpse Bride, The Thing and Nosferatu with live score, Electric Cinema
• 1st, Nosferatu with live score, Town Hall

Cardiff

• 28th to 31st, Halloween immersive cinema scare attraction, with horror film clips and live action, Pryzm
• 31st, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Paranorman, The Addams Family (1991) and The Lost Boys, Cardiff Castle
• 30th, Ghostbusters, Scream and Beetlejuice, Street Food Cinema
• 31st, The Witches and Halloween, Street Food Cinema
• 2nd, From Dusk Till Dawn, Street Food Cinema
• 3rd, Gremlins and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Street Food Cinema

Dundee

• 27th, Prey For The Devil, Cineworld
• 28th, Paranorman, Cineworld
• 28th and 29th, Halloween immersive cinema scare attraction, with horror film clips and live action, The Church

Edinburgh

• 27th, Carrie, Summerhall
• 29th and 30th, Young Frankenstein, , The Scotsman Picturehouse
• 30th, The Shining, Picturehouse
• 30th, The Rocky Horror Picture Show plus fizz and brunch, The Scotsman Picturehouse
• 31st, Paranorman, Picturehouse
• 31st, The Thing, Cineworld

Glasgow

• 27th, 29th and 30th, Nosferatu with live score, GFT
• 28th, Halloween immersive cinema scare attraction, with horror film clips and live action, The Engine Works
• 28th and 31st, The Thing in 4K, GFT
• 29th, Hotel Transylvania, GFT
• 29th, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Platform
• 29th, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1923) with live score, Panopticon
• 31st, The Shining, GFT
• 31st, Prey For The Devil, Showcase
• 31st, Hocus Pocus, Showcase

Leeds

• 28th, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Kirkstall Abbey
• 28th and 29th, Hocus Pocus, fancy dress, with food, Kirkstall Abbey
• 29th, The Shining, Kirkstall Abbey
• 30th, Toy Story Of Terror and Room On The Broom double bill, plus craft workshop, Howard Assembly Room
• 30th, Shaun Of The Dead, North Brewing Company
• 30th, Monster House and ghost crafting workshop, Heart Centre, Headingley
• 31st, classic horror film soundtracks by candlelight, The Mansion

Liverpool

• 28th to 31st, Halloween immersive cinema scare attraction, with horror film clips and live action, Wav
• 29th, The Addams Family (1991) with pick n’ mix, James Street Hotel
• 29th, Frankenstein (1931) with live score, Tung Auditorium
• 29th, Hocus Pocus 2, autism friendly screening, St George’s Community Hub
• Hocus Pocus and afternoon tea, The Bentley
• 31st, classic horror film soundtracks by candlelight, St George’s Hall

London

• 27th, Night Of The Living Dead, Castle Cinema
• 27th, Pontypool, BFI
• 27th, Ghostbusters and The Shining, Rivoli Ballroom
• 28th, Ghostbusters, The Exorcist, Hocus Pocus, American Psycho and Death Becomes Her, Screen on the Green
• 28th, Hocus Pocus and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rivoli Ballroom
• 28th, Nightbreed plus drag show, fetish-friendly dress code, Rio Cinema
• 29th, Halloween Frightfest, Cineworld Leicester Square
• 29th, The Nightmare Before Christmas, A Nightmare On Elm Street and Scream, Electric Cinema
• 29th, An American Werewolf In London, fancy dress encouraged, Phoenix Cinema
• 30th, Dracula (1931), Electric Cinema
• 30th, Nosferatu with live score, The Genesis
• 31st, Vampyr with live orchestral score, The Ritzy
• 31st, It: Chapter Two plus fizz and three course meal (allergy safe options available) at One Aldwych
• 31st, The Thing, Chiswick Cinema

Manchester

• 27th, The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue, Chapeltown Picture House
• 27th, Lair Of The White Worm, HOME
• 28th, Halloween immersive cinema scare attraction, with horror film clips and live action, Adelphi Lads Club
• 28th, The Witch 2: The Other One, HOME
• 28th, Poltergeist and Deep Red (Profundo Rosso), Chapeltown Picture House
• 29th, Hocus Pocus, Practical Magic and The Craft, plus snacks and cocktail (alchol-free options available), King Street Townhouse
• 29th, Jennifer’s Body, Prevenge, Scream and Raw, Chapeltown Picture House
• 29th and 30th, Hocus Pocus, Backyard Cinema at Mayfield Depot
• 30th, Casper, plus snacks and cocktail (alchol-free options available), King Street Townhouse
• 30th, Hellraiser and Candyman, Chapeltown Picture House
• 31st, Halloween III: Season Of The Witch and 28 Days Later, Chapeltown Picture House
• 31st, The Blood On Satan’s Claw, HOME
• 31st, Coraline, Get Out and The Shining, plus snacks and cocktail (alchol-free options available), King Street Townhouse
• 31st, classic horror film soundtracks by candlelight, Manchester Cathedral

Newcastle

• 27th, Get Out and The Evil Dead, Tyne Bank Brewery
• 28th, The Shining plus drink, fancy dress encouraged, The Common Room on Westgate Road
• 29th, The Shining, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Dracula and Shaun Of The Dead, Tyneside Cinema
• 29th, The Blair Witch Project, [Rec], Lake Mungo and Spree, Tyneside Cinema

Nottingham

• 27th, Hocus Pocus, Wollaton Park
• 27th to 1st, Monsters Within art exhibition inspired by classic movie monsters, free, Broadway
• 28th, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wollaton Park
• 29th, Halloween immersive cinema scare attraction, with horror film clips and live action, Pryzm
• 31st, Poltergeist, Broadway
• 31st, The Thing, Savoy Cinema

Sheffield

• 27th, Hocus Pocus, Owlerton Stadium
• 28th, Zombie Flesh Eaters, Abbeydale Picture House
• 29th, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Catcliffe
• 29th, Hellraiser and Candyman, Abbeydale Picture House
• 31st, Poltergeist plus live actors and street food, Peak Cavern

Staying At Home

Check out our top ten recommendations for these popular streaming services:-

Amazon Prime

• Banshee Chapter
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
• A Dark Song
• Darlin'
• Hagazussa - A Heathen's Curse
• Insidious
• Satanic Panic
• Little Shop Of Horrors
• Spring
• Triangle

MUBI

• The Babadook
• Berberian Sound Studio
• Funny Games
• In Fabric
• Onibaba
• Only Lovers Left Alive
• Rabid
• Tenebrae
• Titane
• The Wolf House

Netflix

• Annihilation
• Bad Hair
• The Lure
• Midsommar
• Run
• Se7en
• She Dies Tomorrow
• Sinister
• Sleepy Hollow
• You Are Not My Mother

Shudder

• Antrum
• Body Melt
• The Crazies
• Dark Glasses
• Driller Killer
• The Mortuary Collection
• Psycho Goreman
• The Sadness
• Slaxx
• What Josiah Saw