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Halloween on the big screen

Special cinema events taking place around the UK

by Jennie Kermode

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