Fangtastic Halloween Film Screenings in London
Whether you're a hardcore horror mega-fan or a self-confessed Hallowimp, there's a Halloween movie event somewhere in London to en-witch your spooky celebrations.
By Kate Plummer | Updated Aug 27 2024
Thrillers and Killers and Monsters, oh my! at The Prince Charles Cinema
A month of horrors and thrillers is what’s being promised (or is that threatened?) at one of our favorite London cinemas. Their Halloween programming offers something for hardcore horror fans and self-confessed Hallowimps alike, with a Scooby-Dooby double bill followed by zombie horror classic Night of the Living Dead (1968), and comedy Shaun of the Dead on the same bill as Hitchcock’s Psycho.
In addition to their one-off trick-or-treat screenings, there are also some of the PCC’s excellent All-Nighter Movie Marathons with themes such as classic horror (think Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist), modern horror (including It Follows, Cabin in the Woods), as well as some good old Teen Horror. We’ve seen enough scary movies to know that whatever you do… don’t fall asleep!
Halloween Movie Nights at The Clapham Grand
21-25 St John's Hill, Battersea, London SW11 1TT
The Clapham Grand has been around for over a century and has prided itself on being a “palace of varieties” throughout its long history, making it the perfect place for a whole host of weird and wonderful Halloween celebrations. Part of the festivities includes screenings (on a massive 25ft screen!) of two of your cinematic favourites: the absolutely witchin’ Hocus Pocus on Halloween itself (Thursday 31st October from 6.30-10.30pm), plus not one but TWO screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Saturday 26th October and Friday 1st November).
Not known for a shy and retiring atmosphere, The Grand encourages its audiences to cheer and boo for their favourite characters, join in the dancing, and don your best-themed costume to truly get into the spirit. With a photo booth to showcase your costumes and awards for the best dressed, as well as interval games and devilishly good themed cocktails, this is cinema—but not as you know it. Click here for more details.
Halloween Fright Night at the Rivoli Ballroom
Add a little vintage glam to your All Hallows’ Eve festivities with a movie night inside London’s only remaining 1950s ballroom. Originally the Crofton Park Picture Palace when it first opened in 1913, the Rivoli has since featured as a location in many a Hollywood blockbuster, so where better to enjoy some classic cinema magic?
From Monday 28th October The Rivoli will be showing a different film each night (choose from classics The Lost Boys, Carrie and The Shining) and ending on a crowd-pleasing double bill on Thursday 31st with Hocus Pocus and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. With two vintage bars stocking everything from beers to creepy cocktails, not to mention an abundance of snacks, it has the makings of a Halloween to remember. Here’s hoping it’s not quite as haunted as the ballroom at the Overlook Hotel.