{"id":206702,"date":"2026-03-06T03:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206702\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T03:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:34:54","slug":"midsummer-scream-reveals-horror-musicals-theming-for-2026-event-in-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/206702\/","title":{"rendered":"Midsummer Scream Reveals ‘Horror Musicals’ Theming For 2026 Event In Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Midsummer Scream is THE horror convention. If you love the genre, Halloween, or just anything spooky, it\u2019s the place to go. The 2026 event takes place from August 7-9th, 2026 in Long Beach, California. Passes are available now at\u00a0midsummerscream.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The theme for 2026 is Horror Musicals. The theme was shown off with a new poster for the event from artist Stephen Andrade. Check it out below. <\/p>\n

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Highlighting this year\u2019s theme, Lionsgate will bring\u00a0Repo: The Genetic Opera\u00a0to Midsummer Scream<\/a> to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Darren Lynn Bousman\u2019s venerable cult classic starring Anthony Head, Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, and Bill Moseley. Both\u00a0Darren Lynn Bousman\u00a0and\u00a0Bill Moseley\u00a0are confirmed as special guests at Midsummer Scream, with more cast and crew to be announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe year\u2019s theme is for all of the theatre kids that are a huge part of the haunt and horror community,\u201d said David Markland, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Midsummer Scream. \u201cWe will be honoring horror musicals of all kinds with a variety of panels, presentations, and performances all weekend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Markland continued, \u201cBut if musicals aren\u2019t your thing, we won\u2019t have any less for horror fans looking to satisfy their thirst for slashers, scares, and gore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional special celebrity guests coming to Midsummer Scream includeMatthew Lillard\u00a0(Scream, Five Nights at Freddy\u2019s),\u00a0Barry Bostwick\u00a0(Rocky Horror Picture Show),\u00a0Jasmin Savoy Brown\u00a0(Scream 5, 6, and 7, Yellowjackets), and many more to be announced.<\/p>\n

The Hall Of Shadows Returns To Delight And Fright<\/p>\n

The Hall of Shadows\u00a0will be open all three days, featuring more than a dozen haunted attractions and displays set within a massive, darkened area of the convention center. This fog-filled \u201cscream park\u201d is included with all passes to Midsummer Scream, with many of the attractions featuring priority queues for VIP\/Gold Bat passholders. Haunters this year include\u00a0Eulogy Collective, Fear Farm, Straite to Hale Productions, H&L\u2019s Realm of Horror, The Dreich Society, CalHauntS, The Haunt With No Name\u2026 Yet, Decayed Brigade,\u00a0and many more. Additional details will be revealed soon!<\/p>\n

Throughout the weekend, Midsummer Scream will present a robust schedule of world-class panel presentations featuring\u00a0Universal Studios Hollywood\u2019s Halloween Horror Nights, Knott\u2019s Scary Farm, Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group (Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, The Queen Mary\u2019s Dark Harbor, Delusion, Magic of the Jack O\u2019Lanterns, and Festival Fright Nights at Winchester Mystery House), Six Flags Magic Mountain\u2019s Fright Fest,\u00a0and more Halloween events.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Featuring more than 350 vendors and artists, Midsummer Scream\u2019s show floor will feature an amazing variety of apparel, masks, posters and prints, unique artwork, toys, oddities, and spooky decorations from vendors including\u00a0The Halloween Shirt Company, Trick or Treat Studios, Backstitch Bruja, Sin City Props, Terror Films, Small Town Weirdo,\u00a0and\u00a0Froggy\u2019s Fog.<\/p>\n

More beloved components of Midsummer Scream will return, including\u00a0Paranormal Pixie\u2019s Pumpkin Patch\u00a0children\u2019s zone, the family-friendly black light exhibit\u00a0Casa Calavaras,\u00a0the\u00a0Black Cat Lounge\u00a0kitten adoption center,\u00a0and the\u00a0Screaming Room Film Festival\u00a0presented by\u00a0HorrorBuzz.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll keep you covered on all things Midsummer Scream 2026 as we get news including talent and other announcements! <\/p>\n

For more on Horror<\/a>, make sure to check back to That Hashtag Show. <\/p>\n

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