October is the season of pumpkin patches, Octoberfests, fall foliage, hot apple cider, harvest festivals, corn mazes and spooky movies and shows. Southern California venues offer numerous fun and spine-tingling entertainment events this Halloween season.
Santa Clarita Does ‘The Time Warp Again’
The city of Santa Clarita will offer a special two-night screening of the 50th anniversary of the cult classic, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975) on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25 starting at 11:30 p.m. both evenings. The event will be held at The Centre, 20880 Centre Point Parkway, 91350.
This two-night event features an energetic shadow cast performance hosted by the 661 Arts and Entertainment Project and an interactive preshow to get audiences in the spirit. Guests can purchase prop kits onsite to join in on the fun and enjoy themed drinks inspired by the film at the bar. Costumes are highly encouraged and a photo booth will be available to capture every moment.
Known as the longest-running cult movie of all time, The Rocky Horror Picture Show stars Tim Curry as the iconic Dr. Frank N. Furter alongside Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Meat Loaf and Richard O’Brien. With a mix of comedy, music and audience participation, the film remains the ultimate interactive movie experience.
Tickets are $18 in advance and $25 at the door, while supplies last. Doors open one hour prior to showtime, and seating is first-come, first-served. Guests must be 18 or older to attend. Please note this movie is rated R and no refunds will be issued.
To purchase tickets or learn more, visit RockyHorror2025.eventbrite.com.
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Film Nights
6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles 90038
Info cinespia.org.
What could be a better fit for Halloween than spooky films screened in a cemetery? Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery will offer the following film nights:
Saturday, Oct. 25, 7:15 p.m. “A Nightmare on Elm Street” “A Nightmare on Elm Street”
Friday, Oct. 31 gates open at 5:30 p.m., event begins 7:15 p.m. “Scream” Halloween Party
For the first time in a decade Cinespia is hosting a Halloween-night party in the cemetery. Catch a screening of “Scream.” Lawn style seating. Free photobooth, DJs, costume contest, bar + grill. Bring a picnic with beer and wine. Rated R. Costumes are required.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Saturday, Oct. 25, Sunday, Oct. 26
Hollywood Bowl, 2301 Highland Ave., Los Angeles 90068
Info www.hollywoodbowl.com
Danny Elfman presents “The Nightmare Before Christmas” at the iconic Hollywood Bowl.
“The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert” will feature Danny Elfman singing as Jack, Janelle Monae singing as Sally, Keith David singing as Oogie Boogie, Riki Lindhome singing as Shock, and John Stamos singing as Lock with eye-popping projections that bring Halloween Town to life.
Conductor John Mauceri, foundingdirector of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, will once again be leading the full orchestra and choir performing the film’s full score as the special guests perform the film’s acclaimed songs live, plus a virtuosic interlude with violinist Sandy Cameron.
Get to the Bowl early to enjoy the Hollywood Bowl/Halloween Town transformation with special pre-show activities including a costume contest with Tim Burton-inspired costumes encouraged as well as unique photo opportunities and trick-or-treating stations.
Los Angeles Conservancy at the Million Dollar Theater
Saturday, Oct. 25
307 S Broadway, Los Angeles 90013
Info www.laconservancy.org/tours-events/lrs-
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“Last…Remains.” Join the L.A. Conservancy for the first-ever Halloween edition of “Last Remaining Seats” with a screening of two frightful classics at the historic Million Dollar Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Catch a matinee of the classic Mel Brooks comedy “Young Frankenstein” at 2 p.m., followed by Stephen King’s “Carrie” at 8 p.m. Separate admission applies.
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics
Thursday, Oct 30, 6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.
The most wonderful time of the year for those who love ghosts and ghouls and all that is eerie, upgrade your All Hallows Eve celebration with music at Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics. Presented in a beautiful venue surrounded by flickering candlelight, expect a hair-raising evening of music from an array of spine-chilling movies, classical pieces and more presented by a string quartet.
Setlist to include Thriller, Funeral March of a Marionette, Tubular Bells (Theme from The Exorcist), Stranger Things (Theme), Beetlejuice (Theme), The Addams Family (Theme), Halloween (Theme), Prelude from Psycho, Ghostbusters (Theme), Time Warp from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Medley from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Los Angeles Equestrian Center
480 W. Riverside Dr., Burbank 91506
Info feverup.com/m/386583
Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Koreatown
3300 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Info bit.ly/43ls0o8
Delusion: Harrowing of Hell
Variety Arts Theater, 940 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles 90015
Info enterdelusion.com
‘Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here’ greets all guests.
This celebrated immersive interactive horror theater event is returning for spooky season at a new location in a century-old historic-cultural monument in downtown Los Angeles.
Enjoy elements of immersive theater with a more story-based approach to a walk-through haunted house when “Delusion” takes over the Variety Arts Theater now through Nov. 9.
This year’s theme, “Harrowing of Hell,” puts you in the middle of the action in the role of a supernatural cult member who must pass a Dante’s Inferno–inspired set of challenges.
You direct the action as you “choose your path.” Your choices will impact the story progression. Expect to encounter a “new creature you will never, ever forget” in this year’s experience.
Tickets start at $113 and there’s also a VIP tier for an additional $40 that takes you behind the scenes with a backstage tour and access to a reserved lounge.