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In partnership with the American Cinematheque, Beyond Fest - the biggest and most highly-attended genre film festival in the U.S. - presents Está Vivo: The Gods and Monsters of Guillermo del Toro, a 12-film retrospective of the Oscar-winning filmmaker's career. Highlights of Está Vivo include the theatrical premiere of the 4K restoration of del Toro's debut feature, Cronos; the LA premiere of the 4K restoration of The Devil's Backbone; and the Director's Cut of Mimic. Screenings will take place at The Egyptian Theatre and Los Feliz 3 - del Toro will participate in pre- and post-screening Q&As at The Egyptian for The Shape of Water, Hellboy, Mimic and Pan's Labyrinth.

Rooftop Cinema Club offers a premier outdoor movie experience at LEVEL in Downtown LA. This Halloween season, RCC is putting the "SIN" in "cinema" with its packed schedule of screenings:

Twilight (Oct. 2, 14, 30), Halloween (Oct. 3, 25, 31), The Addams Family (Oct. 4, 26), Get Out (Oct. 4), Beetlejuice (Oct. 5), Hereditary (Oct. 5), The Craft (Oct. 8), The Sixth Sense (Oct. 8), Sinners (Oct. 9, 21), Shaun of the Dead (Oct. 9), Scream (Oct. 10, 20, 27), Practical Magic (Oct. 11), Black Swan (Oct. 11), Psycho (Oct. 12), Donnie Darko (Oct. 12), The Mummy (Oct. 13), Scream 2 (Oct. 13), Se7en (Oct. 14), Hocus Pocus (Oct. 15, 29), Shutter Island (Oct. 15), Edward Scissorhands (Oct. 16), The Blackening (Oct. 16), The Others (Oct. 17), Jennifer's Body (Oct. 17), Practical Magic (Oct. 18, 31), The Silence of the Lambs (Oct. 18), Death Becomes Her (Octave. 19), Zombieland (Oct. 19), Beautiful Creatures (Oct. 22), Rosemary's Baby (Oct. 22), Scary Movie (Oct. 23), Mulholland Drive (Oct. 23), The Crow (Oct. 24), Ready or Not (Oct. 24), Bones (Oct. 25), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Oct. 26), The Exorcist (Oct. 27) and Trick 'R Treat (Oct. 29).

For tickets and the complete movie schedule, visit the Rooftop Cinema Club website.

The Philosophical Research Society kicks off the Halloween season with A Taste of Vampire Movies Around the World on Wednesday, October 1. During this two-hour presentation, author Nathaniel Thompson (The FrightFest Guide to Vampire Movies) will trace the evolution of the vampire in film and television.

On Halloween Eve, PRS presents a special screening of the 1922 silent horror classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, featuring a live soundtrack performed by Circuit des Yeux.

Tickets for all screenings are on sale at the PRS Eventbrite page.

The longest-running midnight movie of all time, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) stars Tim Curry as the kinky yet endearing “transsexual from Transylvania” Dr. Frank N. Furter; Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick as his hapless guests Janet and Brad; Meat Loaf as motorcycle-riding rough trade; and author Richard O’Brien as the hunchbacked butler Riff Raff.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still the best interactive movie experience for longtime fans and newbies alike. In October, the Landmark Nuart Theatre is screening Rocky Horror with Live Shadow Cast at 11pm every Saturday night; plus Friday, October 24, Halloween Night and November 1. Let's do the Time Warp again!

Cinespia hosts classic films and modern favorites at historic locations across LA. Its most popular events take place on Saturdays at the famed Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The outdoor screenings take place on the Fairbanks Lawn, named for the adjacent crypt housing both Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. and Jr. Guests picnic under the stars and watch films digitally projected against the wall of the Cathedral Mausoleum, which houses the crypt of Rudolph Valentino among many others.

Upcoming screenings include The Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th Anniversary on October 4, The Craft (Oct. 11), Paranorman (Oct. 18) and the original A Nightmare on Elm Street on October 25. Gates at 5:30pm, movie at 7:15pm with DJs, free photo booth and bar & grill. Tickets are on sale at the Cinespia website.

Located near the iconic intersection of Hollywood and Vine, The Montalbán is getting into the Halloween spirit with its October lineup, including: The Addams Family (Oct. 5), Beetlejuice (Oct. 10), The Lost Boys (Oct. 11), Death Becomes Her (Oct. 12), Shaun of the Dead (Oct. 18), The Hunger (Oct. 19), Wes Craven's New Nightmare (Oct. 24), Hocus Pocus (Oct. 26), and The Nightmare Before Christmas on Halloween Night.

The Montalbán’s rooftop OASIS is outfitted with a bar, concession stand, and kitchen. Doors for each screening open at 6pm, with the feature film starting 10 minutes after sunset (8pm).

The largest and longest-running horror film festival in the U.S., Screamfest is taking place at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. Founded in 2001 by film producers Rachel Belofsky and Ross Martin, Screamfest premieres and showcases new work from American and international independent horror filmmakers. Nicknamed the “Sundance of Horror,” Screamfest gives filmmakers and writers in the horror/sci-fi genres a venue to have their work showcased to the industry.

On Mondays at the Los Feliz 3, American Cinematheque presents Cinematic Void, a "cult film odyssey into the mouth of cinemadness." October screenings include Grow Up, Tony Phillips featuring a Q&A with filmmaker Emily Hagins (Oct. 13); Messiah of Evil featuring a Q&A with filmmaker Willard Huyck (Oct. 20); and Tokyo Gore Police on October 27 - copies of the soundtrack will be available for purchase.

Calling all ghosts and ghouls for a wicked good time! On Saturday, October 25, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will host the annual Monster Mash, a fun-filled day of screenings, special effects makeup demos, ghostly tours, special monster appearances and activities—all exploring the crossroads between the monstrous and the feminine in film. Embrace this year’s theme with the bride of Frankenstein, lovelorn witches, hungry demons and more. Films include an Accessible Screening of The Bride of Frankenstein in 4K; The Love Witch and Jennifer's Body.

Tim Burton‘s The Nightmare Before Christmas returns to the Hollywood Bowl! Featuring Danny Elfman singing as Jack, Janelle Monáe as Sally, Keith David as Oogie Boogie, Riki Lindhome as Shock and John Stamos singing as Lock, along with incredible eye-popping projections that bring Halloween Town to life.

Conductor John Mauceri, founding Director 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 an unforgettable virtuosic interlude with violinist Sandy Cameron.

Arrive early to enjoy the Hollywood Bowl/Halloween Town transformation with special pre-show activities including a costume contest (Tim Burton-inspired costumes are encouraged!), unique photo opportunities, and trick-or-treating stations.

LA Opera's annual Halloween mash-up of horror and live music returns to the spectacular United Theater on Broadway with 100th anniversary screenings of The Phantom of the Opera. A century later, Lon Chaney's unforgettable performance in the title role remains one of the greatest of all movie monsters. To accompany this silent film masterpiece, Frank Strobel will conduct composer Roy Budd's acclaimed score, performed live by the LA Opera Orchestra.

One of LA's top outdoor movie series, Street Food Cinema is heading indoors for The Evil Dead in Concert, taking place at the historic Million Dollar Theatre on Thursday-Saturday, October 30 to November 1.

This live-to-film concert and underground horror experience resurrects Sam Raimi’s 1981 cult classic in a way audiences have never seen before - in this lifetime. The beloved film will be screened in a newly restored format while a live ensemble performs the entire revamped original musical score from composer Joe LoDuca.

Before the concert begins, dare to descend into The Cellar: An Underground Evil Dead Experience — an immersive underground walkthrough filled with terrifying decor, scare actors, and iconic moments recreated from the Evil Dead universe. Feel the presence of the Deadites around every corner, and relive the horror that redefined the genre.

Produced in partnership with Street Food Cinema, The Ford presents two Halloween screenings: Get Out on Thursday, October 30; and George A. Romero's 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead on Halloween Night.

It's "Horror in the Hall" with The Hunchback of Notre Dame, screening on Halloween Night at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown LA. Lon Chaney stars as Quasimodo in the 1923 silent classic, which became Universal Pictures' "Super Jewel" - the studio's most successful film that year. Chaney's performance and makeup elevated him from character actor to star status. Organ virtuoso Clark Wilson will transport the audience to 15th century Paris with spine-tingling accompaniment on the Hall’s "monstrous" pipe organ.

Hold the phone, Cinespia is celebrating Halloween at Hollywood Forever for the first time in over a decade! It’s the party to end all parties with Wes Craven's Scream, the tongue-in-shriek horror film that started a 90s phenomenon.

A quiet teen beauty is terrorized by a horror fan turned serial killer who unleashes mayhem in the suburbs one trivia question at a time. It’s a slice of razor sharp 90s horror with a parade of pop culture icons, including Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan, Courtney Cox, Jamie Kennedy, David Arquette and more.

Halloween Night will have extra bite with a costume contest with unbelievable prizes, free candy giveaways and a light-up dancefloor party. With neon lights, DJ sets before and after the film, beer, wine and cocktails, free themed photobooth and spooktacular surprises, it’s easy to answer the question: do you like scary movies?