Forget about romantic comedies, scary movies are just as ideal for date night. What other movie genre warrants consecutive hours of clutching each other for dear life through jump scares and extra spooky scenes? Rather than waiting until October 31 for a marathon, build the anticipation all season long by catching screenings of classic horror movies all around town. We've put together this guide to Halloween movies in Orlando, happy haunting!
Top picks for Halloween movies in Orlando:
Enzian Theater
Enzian Theater celebrates Halloween all month with their annual 13 Films of Halloween program. Over the course of the month, the theater screens an assortment of scary flicks ranging from cult classics to midnight movies and even a free outdoor movie in Winter Park's Central Park. 2024 also marks the return of the much loved Wednesday Night Pitcher show: a free movie outdoors next to Eden Bar. Each film has an accompanying cocktail to enjoy, concocted by Eden Bar especially for the evening.
Tickets range on average of $11.00/person.
Don't miss the annual Halloween Party on Saturday, October 26, 2024.
Here's the lineup for 2024:
- Tuesday, October 1: The Craft
- Wednesday, October 2: Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
- Tuesday, October 8: Three…Extremes
- Thursday, October 10: Children of the Damned
- Saturday, October 12: Suspiria (1977)
- Saturday, October 12: Near Dark
- Monday, October 14: Phantom of the Paradise
- Tuesday, October 15: Interview with the Vampire
- Wednesday, October 16: Bones
- Saturday, October 19: Ginger Snaps
- Saturday, October 19: The Mist: Black & White Director’s Cut
- Sunday, October 20: Frankenweenie
- Tuesday, October 22: Maniac (1980)
- Saturday, October 26: The Burning
- Tuesday, October 29: Phantasm
- Wednesday, October 30: Halloween III: Season of the Witch
À La Cart SoDo – Outdoor Halloween Movies
Halloween movies are always a hit at À La Cart and this year's line-up is a great one!
- October 14: Beetlejuice
- October 20: Hocus Pocus
- October 21: Ghostbusters
- October 28: The Addams Family
Movies are always free to attend. No outside food or beverage is allowed. Movies are every Monday starting at 7:00 all month.
Silver Moon Drive-In
It's a bit far to technically be Halloween movies in Orlando, but how fun would it be to watch Halloween movies at a drive-in? Get ready for a night of thrills and chills with Silver Moon Drive-In in Lakeland.
Oct 6 marathon
- Side one: Corpse Bride, Gremlins, Little Shop of Horrors, Lost Boys, Nightmare on Elm Street
- Side two: Hotel Transylvania, The Labyrinth, Ghostbusters , Christine, I know what you did Last Summer
October 11, 2024 – annual Halloween movie marathons $35 per car
Oct 14 – Rocky Horror Picture Show with live shadow cast featuring Hell On Heels
Oct 20 marathon
- Side one: Megan, Black Phone, Belko experiment, Split, The Hunt
- Side two: Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, Wolfman, Wolfman meet’s
- Frankenstein
Retro Reels: Labyrinth
Thursday, October 17, 5-7pm
Orange County Regional History Center
65 E Central Blvd, Orlando, FL 32801
Celebrate Halloween early at Third Thursday! Enjoy a magical evening as they screen the beloved 1986 movie classic Labyrinth, starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly. Feel free to embrace your whimsical side with a themed costume. Enjoy a night of fun and fantasy as we celebrate this spirited season. Registration is kindly requested.
Crescent Cinema: The Haunted Mansion
Friday, October 18, 6pm
Crescent Park
8374 Upper Perse Cir, Orlando, FL 32827
Bring your family and meet your neighbors at Crescent Park for a movie night under the stars featuring, The Haunted Mansion. Meet and greet with the Hatbox Ghost from 6-7 pm. The movie starts at 7 pm.
Date Night at Merrill Park – The Blair Witch Project
Friday, October 25, 8pm
Merrill Park
985 Merrill Park Drive, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Enjoy a Halloween-themed date night like no other! Head to Merrill Park for a spooky movie night under the stars. Bring a date or gather your friends for a screening of “The Blair Witch Project,” the iconic supernatural film. Follow the eerie tale of three student filmmakers who venture into the Black Hills of Maryland in 1994 to document the legend of the Blair Witch. Don’t miss this chance to immerse yourself in the suspense and thrills.
Food and drinks available for purchase. Admission is free. Patrons must be at least 21 years of age.
Hocus Pocus at Eolaween
Saturday, October 26, 4-9pm (Movie at 7:30pm)
Lake Eola Park
Eolaween promises a bewitching time with a lineup of exciting activities, including games, a DJ, a craft station to awaken your artistic spirit, and trick-or-treating. Don't miss the Halloween movie feature, “Hocus Pocus,” once darkness falls.
Moonlight Movie at Night Market with Zombietoberfest
Saturday, October 26, 5-10pm
Audubon Park
3000 Corrine Drive, Orlando, FL, 32803
Visitors will enjoy a night market with the best in local and regional artists, food trucks, multiple craft beer gardens, DJ, costume contests for humans and puppers, storytellers from Phantasmagoria, free outdoor showing of GREMLINS, fine wine, craft cocktails, kids Halloween crafts and games, and more
Garden Theatre
Garden Theatre in Downtown Winter Garden sometimes offers Halloween-worthy interactive movies.
- Oct. 29: Carrie at 7 p.m. & Scream at 10 p.m.
- Oct 30: Young Frankenstein at 7:30 p.m. & The Blair Witch Project at 10 p.m.
- Oct. 31: Get Out at 7:30 p.m.
Film Festivals
Spooky Empire’s Horror Film Festival
October 11 – 13, 2024
Hyatt Regency Orlando
This year Spooky Empire brings you the goriest, spookiest and most frightening short and feature-length horror films for your viewing pleasure.
16th Annual Freak Show Horror Film Festival
October 18-20, 2024
EPIC Theaters at Lee Vista
The FREAK SHOW Horror Film Festival is the Largest Horror Genre Film Festival in the State of Florida
Tickets on sale soon
Worth the drive to Tampa Bay…
Gigglewaters
737 Main St #104, Safety Harbor, FL 34695
We love all the movies that are shown at Gigglewaters. While most Halloween movies in Tampa Bay are a one-time thing, the movies at Gigglewaters are shown multiple times a day! This place is worth the trip to Safety Harbor.
Show times can vary, but most are usually 12:00 PM, 03:00 PM, 06:00 PM, 8:30 PM – be sure to check their schedule because showtimes do vary based on the movie's length and other factors.
- October 4 – Hocus Pocus
- October 5 – Zombieland
- October 6 – The Addams Family
- October 11 – Poltergiest
- October 12 – Hocus Pocus
- October 13 – Young Frankenstein
- October 14 – The Nightmare Before Christmas
- October 15 – Scream
- October 16 – Creepshow
- October 19 – The Lost Boys
- October 20 – The Craft
- October 21 – Back to the Future
- October 22 – The Faculty
- October 23 – Dawn of the Dead
- October 24 – Ready or Not
- October 25 – The Exorcist
- October 26 – Late Night Devil
- October 27 – Hocus Pocus
- October 28 – Army of Darkness
- October 29 – The Thing
- October 30 – The Crow
- October 31 – Halloween
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