Creature features, cult classics, and frightfully fun favorites are taking over Austin! Panic at the Paramount is back with a spooky-season lineup featuring horror favorites on the big screen, IMAX-sized scares, and even a cozy way to craft while you watch.
We Are Austin hosts welcomed Stephen Jannise, Senior Director of Programming at the Paramount Theatre, for a first look at the films and special events creeping onto screens this October.
Watch the full video above for the Panic at the Paramount lineup and Stephen’s guide to spooky season!
We Are Austin hosts welcomed Stephen Jannise, Senior Director of Programming at the Paramount Theatre, for a first look at the films and special events creeping onto screens this October.
Cult classics kick off the scares
Opening weekend brings several familiar horror favorites back to the theater.
The lineup includes a pairing of “Friday the 13th” and “A Bay of Blood,” along with “Carrie” and “Jennifer’s Body.”
It’s all part of Panic at the Paramount’s annual celebration of scary cinema, giving horror fans a chance to experience films both old and new with an audience on the big screen.

Creature features, cult classics, and frightfully fun favorites are taking over Austin! Panic at the Paramount is back with a spooky-season lineup featuring horror favorites on the big screen, IMAX-sized scares, and even a cozy way to craft while you watch.
Horror gets the IMAX treatment
This year, the scares are also spreading beyond the Paramount itself.
Audiences can go even bigger with IMAX screenings that include “It” and “Sinners,” bringing two very different kinds of horror to an especially massive screen.
We Are Austin hosts welcomed Stephen Jannise, Senior Director of Programming at the Paramount Theatre, for a first look at the films and special events creeping onto screens this October.
Get crafty with your scary movies
Not every spooky-season movie night has to leave you hiding behind your popcorn.
Cozy Craft Cinema offers a different spin on the moviegoing experience, inviting audiences to settle in with a film while working on a craft.
Stephen also shared several more titles to keep on your radar before Panic at the Paramount wraps up another season of thrills, chills, and movie-night fun.
Visit the Paramount Theatre Austin online for the complete Panic at the Paramount schedule, participating venues, and tickets.

Scares hit the big screen! Panic at the Paramount returns for spooky season