The best scary film screenings in London for Halloween 2026

As usual, beloved central London repertory cinema The Prince Charles will be showing more frightening films than Dracula has had bloody dinners during its month-long season of spooky cinema this October, with a wildly eclectic programme featuring more than 80 titles. 

Highlights include live-scored screenings of the original 1922 Nosferatu (Oct 2) and The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (Oct 4), an all-night marathon of the first six Halloween films (Oct 31) and of course, its famous Sing-A-Long-A Rocky Horror Picture Show (Oct 30 and 31). There’ll also be the usual 35mm screenings of classics like The Exorcist (Oct 6-Nov 1), The Shining (Oct 2-Nov 1) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Oct 2-30), re-runs of recent horror hits Weapons (Oct 15), Backrooms (Oct 22) and Sinners (Oct 29), and a slew of niche B-movies you’re unlikely to catch anywhere else.

There’s something everyone across the month. Excluding wusses. Check out the full programme here.

Come, little children and watch your three fave witches at this concert screening of Hocus Pocus. This evening with the Sanderson sisters will see an orchestra take over the Hammersmith Apollo to play John Debney’s score live along with the film. No tricks here, all treat.