5 YEARS OF NYC HALLOWEEN FILM FESTIVAL.
1 KILLER WEEEKEND.
October 16-18 2026
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NYC HALLOWEEN FILM FESTIVAL - OPENING NIGHT
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SPECIAL FEATURE: LIGHTS! CAMERA!! SCREAM!!!
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SPECIAL PRESENTATION: TRICK 'R TREAT WITH LIVE Q&A
OPENING NIGHT
Join us for an evening of chills and thrills on as we showcase the creative visions of killer up-and-coming filmmakers in our 5th annual festival run! Kick-off the festival with our pre-screening complimentary boo-ze. Kick back for an evening of genre-pushing short films followed by a filmaker Q&A.
Grab some free boo-ze courtesy of Bronx Brewery before our screening of killer short films from around the world!
Stick around for our post-screening filmmaker Q&A!
Costumes, award announcements, and more frights await.
Guaranteed to have a scary good time.
SPECIAL FEATURE:
LIGHTS! CAMERA!! SCREAM!!!
Saturday October 17, 2026
Stuart Cinema
Doors Open 7:00 pm
Screening begins 7:30 pm
Join us for the premiere of the brand new indie horror feature Lights! Camera!! Scream!!! joined by director Nick Noyes. Followed by an in depth Q&A with the cast and crew - the very filmmakers who once screened a short at our festival and were inspired to take the leap into making a feature.
This special event is part of our 5th Annual NYC Halloween Film Festival. If you’re a filmmaker, horror fan, or someone who’s ever thought “Could I actually do this?” this night is for you.
TRICK ‘R TREAT
SCREENING AND LIVE Q&A
WITH DIRECTOR MICHAEL DOUGHERTY
To mark our fifth year, we’re bringing you a very special evening with Michael Dougherty, director of Trick ’r Treat, for a screening and live Q&A!
We’ll begin the night with Season’s Greetings (1996), Dougherty’s award winning animated short that introduced Sam, the character who would later become the iconic face of Trick ’r Treat and a beloved figure among horror and Halloween fans.
Recently completed in a full 4K restoration with remastered 5.1 audio, Season’s Greetings is being selectively shared with audiences as a celebration of Sam’s origins and legacy.
Then, experience Trick ’r Treat on the big screen before hearing directly from Michael Dougherty about the making of the film, Sam's New York origins, and the Halloween world he created.