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What’s your favorite scary movie? Nothing says Halloween season like a good, cozy horror movie. While you surely nestle up on the couch and watch movies at home, remember that’s there’s safety in numbers – lest the monsters, slashers, and other scary foes crawl out the screen and attack. If you’re hoping to watch scary movies in Houston on the big screen, here are the theaters to do so!
1. Rooftop Cinema Club
Houston’s premier rooftop theater is the center of scares this October, screening horror movies all month long. In a social environment, complete with a bar and concession vendors, you can watch horror flicks with an impeccable Houston skyline backdrop. Throughout the month, the venue is screening the following movies:
Black Phone 2 Hocus Pocus American Psycho The Exorcist The Mummy Practical Magic Nope Hotel Transylvania Beetlejuice Scream Sinners Scary Movie
📍1700 Post Oak Blvd 5th Level, Houston, TX 77056
2. Moonstruck Drive-In
Located in East Houston, Moonstruck Drive-In is a central drive-in cinema that allows theatergoers the classic experience in the middle of the city. With Houston skyline as a backdrop, the drive-in theater is screening The Black Phone 2 as well as Beetlejuice this week. Screenings for next weekend have yet to be announced.
📍45 Delano Houston, TX 77003
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Now that the River Oaks Theatre has come back to life, the historical theater is once again in full form this October. Screenings slated through the end of the month include the following:
The Killing of a Sacred Deer Kiss of the Spider Woman Frankenstein Inland Empire Hocus Pocus Halloween Rocky Horror Picture Show with The Royal Mystic Order of CHAOS Suspiria House on the Haunted Hill The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
📍2009 W Gray St.
4. Regal Theatres
Now in the midst of its “31 Screams on Screen” series, Regal Theatres across the city are showing all your horror classics on the big screen this month. Throughout the month, Houston Regal Theatres are slated to screen the following:
The Invisible Man The Wolf Man Dracula Frankenstein Creature from the Black Lagoon The Mummy Bride of Frankenstein The Ring Rosemary’s Baby Halloween III: Season of the Witch
📍7600 Katy Fwy, Houston, TX 77024
📍3839 Weslayan St, Houston, TX 77027
📍4495 Riley Fuzzel Rd, Spring, TX 77386
5. AMC Cinemas
AMC Cinemas are presently in the middle of numerous cinematic, Halloween series planned for the month. With a mixture of new releases, cult classics, and instant classics, AMC Cinemas offers a range of experiences to see scary movies in Houston this October. Screenings slated for AMC theaters in Houston include:
Terrifier Trick ‘r Treat The Devil’s Rejects ParaNorman Triumph Over Evil: Battle of the Exorcists
📍Multiple locations
6. Discovery Green
On October 25, Discovery Green is set to reprise its beloved Halloween tradition of Scream on the Green. Here, guests of all ages can plop down on the lawn to watch a free screening of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (the remake). In addition to the movie, concessions, costume contests, and other Halloween festivities are planned for the event.
📍1500 McKinney Street
Source: @discoverygreen 7. Heights & Co.
Heights & Co. is transforming its central patio into a spooky cinematic haven for its beloved Halloween movie nights! Guests are invited to cozy up by the fire to enjoy classic seasonal films, screening every night until November 1, complete with fireside-prepared s’mores, a full dinner menu, and specialty themed cocktails crafted just for the occasion. Don’t miss this limited-run, festive event!
📍1343 Yale
The Cursed Cauldron is back from the crypt and now on at its new home at Botanica. If you’re hoping to watch horror movies in an atmosphere straight out of a Wes Craven movie – with a few sinister sips on the side, the Cursed Cauldron at Botanica is where to do so. On Sundays, the pop-up hosts its Pumpkin Paint & Sip Movie Nights. Its next screening, set for this Sunday, October 26, will feature a screening of Hocus Pocus. On November 2, movie-goers can enjoy a special Sugar Skull Paint & Sip with a screening of Coco.
📍2031 Westcreek Ln n1, Houston, TX 77027
9. Cinepolis
The luxury theater in The Woodlands, home to comfortable recliners, a wide array of gourmet culinary options, and impeccable service, is screening numerous horror films this month, including the following:
Black Phone 2 The Strangers: Chapter 2 The Thing Candyman ParaNorman The Nightmare Before Christmas
📍26543 Kuykendahl Rd.Tomball, TX 77375
10. Reel Luxury Cinema
The relatively new luxury cinema experience in The Woodlands is a must for cinema-goers who enjoy a bit of pampering. This month, the cinema is screening Black Phone 2 nearly nightly until Halloween night.
📍9595 Six Pines Drive Suite 8200, The Woodlands, TX 77380