THE BEST HALLOWEEN MOVIES AND WHERE TO FIND THEM IN LONDON

Evil creatures are cropping up all over the place right now, and it’s not just because Halloween’s coming up. If you, like us, prefer your blood-sucking vampires and malevolent spirits safely confined to the screen, here’s where to find scream-ings of some of the best Halloween movies of all time.

Little Shop of Horrors at the Rio

Queer Horror Nights are back on at the Rio in Dalston, and they’ll be screening a total camp classic, Little Shop of Horrors. As well as a chance to catch the director’s cut of this horror/comedy/sci-fi masterpiece, this is an all-round Halloween Monsters Ball and will be hosted by Drag King Loose Willis and Queer film fanatic Token Homo – plus, there’ll be an interval gore show from Co Kendrah (no spoilers here, you’ll have to find out what that means for yourself).

Fri 27th October 2023, 10pm
107 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB
riocinema.org.uk


Hocus Pocus at The Garden Cinema

A Halloween fave (especially for anyone not that into horror movies), Hocus Pocus is showing at The Garden Cinema this month. Plus, this year marks the movie’s 30th anniversary, so why not go all-out and come dressed in your best Sarah, Winifred or Mary costume.

Sat 28th & Sun 29th October 2023, 11am
39-41 Parker Street London WC2B 5PQ
adventurecinema.co.uk


Ghostbusters at the Prince Charles

It gave us the iconic Ray Parker Jr song and breakout stars like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and Slimer – Ghostbusters is definitely a Halloween staple. You can see it on the big screen at the Prince Charles this October, just one of many screenings in their Horroctober season (PC knows how to do Halloween).

Fri 6th & Tues 31st October 2023
7 Leicester Pl, London WC2H 7BY
thecastlecinema.com


The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Clapham Grand

It may have been a flop when it was first released, but nearly 50 years later The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still packing cinemas every year and taking prime spots on the box office charts. You can catch the musical/horror/comedy phenomenon with a special screening at the Clapham Grand – including dance-offs, sing-a-longs, cauldron cocktails, and an after-party.

Sat 28th October 2022, 5.30pm
Clapham Junction, 21-25 St John’s Hill, London SW11 1TT
claphamgrand.com

Bonus: Rooftop Halloween Screenings

Rooftop Film Club

Wrap up warm and settle in to watch some Halloween classics under the full moon in Peckham this October. Though the summer’s offcially over, there’s still a chance to catch some sky-high movie screenings as Rooftop Film Club is back with a special Halloween season. So head to SE15 to watch the likes of Hocus Pocus, Friday the 13th, The Exorcist, The Craft, Scream and more at the tippity top of the Bussey Building.

Fri 6th – Tues 31st October 2023
Bussey Building, 133 Rye Ln, London SE15 4ST
rooftopfilmclub.com

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