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Horrorthon, also known as Dusk-to-Dawn Horrorthon, is an all-night marathon of six to seven horror films held every October at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California.

Description

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Horrorthon is an all-night marathon of six to seven horror films (usually projected in 35 mm), as well as free food and giveaways, held at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California.[1] Grant Moninger, the festival's organizer, describes it as "going into some kind of absurd church of horror films."[2] The event has spawned a number of original characters, including Corn Gorn (a variation of Gorn from Star Trek), the unofficial mascot of the festival, and his family, friends, and nemeses. Some patrons have even voted for Corn Gorn in national elections.[3]

History

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Horrorthon began in 2006 and has been held every year in October.[1] In 2020, a home edition was offered due to the temporary closure of movie theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

In 2023, for the first time, the lineup of films was not announced ahead of time; instead, it was revealed throughout the course of the event.[5]

Films screened

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The following films have been screened at Aero Theatre's Horrothon:

2006[6]
Title Director Release Year
Night of the Living Dead George A. Romero 1968
Re-Animator Stuart Gordon 1985
House by the Cemetery Lucio Fulci 1981
Castle of Blood Antonio Margheriti 1964
Pumpkinhead Stan Winston 1988
Burial Ground Andrea Bianchi 1981
2007[7]
Title Director Release Year
Return of the Living Dead Dan O'Bannon 1985
Freaks Tod Browning 1932
From Beyond Stuart Gordon 1986
The Beyond Lucio Fulci 1981
The Last House on the Left Wes Craven 1972
The Children Carlton J. Albright 1980
City of the Living Dead Lucio Fulci 1980
2008[8]
Title Director Release Year
Night of the Creeps Fred Dekker 1986
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Tobe Hooper 1986
Braindead Peter Jackson 1992
Let's Scare Jessica to Death John D. Hancock 1971
Demons Lamberto Bava 1985
Deathdream Bob Clark 1974
2009[9]
Title Director Release Year
The People Under the Stairs Wes Craven 1991
Day of the Dead George A. Romero 1985
Society Brian Yuzna 1989/1992
The Brood David Cronenberg 1979
Maniac William Lustig 1980
Terror Norman J. Warren 1978
2010[10]
Title Director Release Year
Fright Night Tom Holland 1985
Don't Look in the Basement S.F. Brownrigg 1973
Candyman Bernard Rose 1992
Bloody Birthday Ed Hunt 1981
Phantasm Don Coscarelli 1979
Cemetery Man Michele Soavi 1994
2011[11]
Title Director Release Year
Pet Sematary Mary Lambert 1989
Tourist Trap David Schmoeller 1979
The Pit Lew Lehman 1981
Videodrome David Cronenberg 1983
Alice Sweet Alice Alfred Sole 1976
Just Before Dawn Jeff Lieberman 1981
2012[12]
Title Director Release Year
Hellraiser Clive Barker 1987
Motel Hell Kevin Connor 1980
The Devil's Rain Robert Fuest 1975
Christine John Carpenter 1983
The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue Jorge Grau 1974
The Manitou William Girdler 1978
2013[13]
Title Director Release Year
Amityville II: The Possession Damiano Damiani 1982
Kingdom of the Spiders John Cardos 1977
The Fly David Cronenberg 1986
Hell High Douglas Grossman 1989
The Car Elliot Silverstein 1977
The Sentinel Michael Winner 1977
2014[14]
Title Director Release Year
Creepshow George A. Romero 1982
Gargoyles Bill L. Norton 1972
The Thing John Carpenter 1982
Night of 1,000 Cats René Cardona Jr. 1972
The Deadly Spawn Douglas McKeown 1983
Basket Case Frank Henenlotter 1982
Zombie Holocaust Marino Girolami 1980
2015[15]
Title Director Release Year
Halloween III Tommy Lee Wallace 1982
Death Spa Michael Fischa 1989
Anguish Bigas Luna 1987
Spookies Brendan Faulkner / Thomas Doran / Eugenie Joseph 1986
Dead & Buried Gary Sherman 1981
Pieces Juan Piquer Simón 1982
The Nest Terence H. Winkless 1988
2016[16]
Title Director Release Year
The Blob Chuck Russell 1988
Devil Fetus Lau Hung-chuen 1983
The Entity Sidney J. Furie 1982
Phantasm II Don Coscarelli 1988
Hell Night Tom DeSimone 1981
Brain Damage Frank Henenlotter 1988
Humanoids From the Deep Barbara Peeters 1980
2017[17]
Title Director Release Year
An American Werewolf in London John Landis 1981
Popcorn Mark Herrier 1991
The Tingler William Castle 1959
Hack-o-Lantern Jag Mundhra 1988
Shocker Wes Craven 1989
Brainscan John Flynn 1994
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats George Barry 1977/2003
2018[18]
Title Director Release Year
Jason X Jim Isaac 2001
Body Melt Philip Brophy 1993
Link Richard Franklin 1986
Maximum Overdrive Stephen King 1986
Zombie 3 Lucio Fulci / Bruno Mattei 1988
Curtains Richard Ciupka 1983
Antropophagus Joe D'Amato 1980
2019[19]
Title Director Release Year
Critters Stephen Herek 1986
Halloween II Rick Rosenthal 1981
Ruby Curtis Harrington 1977
Lisa and the Devil Mario Bava 1972
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker William Asher 1981
Demonoid Alfredo Zacarías 1980
The Crazies George A. Romero 1973
2021[20]
Title Director Release Year
In the Mouth of Madness John Carpenter 1994
It's Alive Larry Cohen 1974
Nightbeast Don Dohler 1982
House of Wax Jaume Collet-Serra 2005
Horror Express Eugenio Martín 1972
The Brain Ed Hunt 1988
2022[21]
Title Director Release Year
Lord of Illusions Clive Barker 1995
Horror of Dracula Terence Fisher 1958
The Hidden Jack Sholder 1987
Mortuary Howard Avedis 1983
Zombie Lucio Fulci 1979
Slaughterhouse Rock Dimitri Logothetis 1987
2023[5]
Title Director Release Year
Dolls Stuart Gordon 1987
Frankenhooker Frank Henenlotter 1990
Psycho II Richard Franklin 1983
Faceless Jesús Franco 1988
Prince of Darkness John Carpenter 1987
Primal Rage Vittorio Rambaldi 1988
2024[22]
Title Director Release Year
Species Roger Donaldson 1995
Devil Times Five Sean MacGregor / David Sheldon 1974
Flesheater Bill Hinzman 1988
Bug Jeannot Szwarc 1975
Sleepwalkers Mick Garris 1992
Black Roses John Fasano 1988

References

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  1. ^ a b King, Susan (January 17, 2015). "Classic Hollywood: Santa Monica's Aero Theatre regulars believe in the joy of movies". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Beebe, Lisa (26 October 2017). "The Aero's All Night Horrorthon Is as Weird as It Is Scary". LA Mag. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ Bowman, Parker. "Don't Blame Me I Voted For Corn Gorn". Visalia Times Delta. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Aero Horrorthon 2020 gome Edition!". Eventbrite. 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "18th Annual Horrorthon". American Cinematheque. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Blood Is The Life - Vampires On Film And Dusk-To-Dawn Horrorthon!". American Cinematheque. 2006. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019.
  7. ^ "Halloween Horror & the Annual Halloween Horror-thon". American Cinematheque. 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Halloween Horrorthon & Horror-Comedy". Grauman's Egyptian Theatre. 2008. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Halloween Week Events". American Cinematheque. 2009. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019.
  10. ^ "Halloween Horror". American Cinematheque. 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017.
  11. ^ "6th Annual Dusk-To-Dawn Horrorthon | American Cinematheque". American Cinematheque. 2011. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "7th Annual Dusk-To-Dawn Horrorthon | American Cinematheque". American Cinematheque. 2012. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020.
  13. ^ "8th Annual Dusk-To-Dawn Horrothon | American Cinematheque". American Cinematheque. 2013. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "9th Annual Dusk-To-Dawn Horrorthon! | American Cinematheque". American Cinematheque. 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021.
  15. ^ "10th Annual Dusk-To-Dawn Horrothon | American Cinematheque". American Cinematheque. 2015. Archived from the original on April 23, 2021.
  16. ^ "All Night Horrorthon | American Cinematheque". American Cinematheque. 2016. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019.
  17. ^ "All Night Horrorthon | American Cinematheque". American Cinematheque. 2017. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021.
  18. ^ "All Night Horrorthon | American Cinematheque". American Cinematheque. 2018. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020.
  19. ^ "All Night Horrorthon | American Cinematheque". American Cinematheque. 2019. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020.
  20. ^ "16th Annual Aero Horrorthon". American Cinematheque. 2021.
  21. ^ "17th Annual Horrorthon". American Cinematheque. 2022.
  22. ^ "19th Annual Horrorthon". American Cinematheque. 2024.
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