The Aero Theatre Horrorthon, also known as the 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 The Aero Theatre 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. Grant Moninger, the event's organizer, describes it as "going into some kind of absurd church of horror films." The event has spawned a number of original characters, including Corn Gorn (a variation of the 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.

History The first Horrorthon was held at the Aero Theatre in 2006 and has occurred annually ever since. While it is generally held at the Aero in October, the 2008 edition took place on November 1, after a Halloween edition had been hosted the previous night at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre.

In 2020, in light of the temporary closure of movie theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a "home edition" of Horrorthon was offered, where patrons chose their own six-film lineups and were provided with personally customized video introductions and interstitials.

In 2023, for the first time ever, the lineup of films was not announced ahead of time and was revealed throughout the course of the event.

Films screened 2006 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 Title Director Release Year The 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 DeadLucio Fulci 1980 2008 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Title Director Release Year Halloween III: Season of the Witch 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 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 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 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 Title Director Release Year Critters Stephen Herek 1986 Halloween II Rick Rosenthal 1981 Ruby Curtis Harrington 1977Lisa and the Devil Mario Bava 1972 Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker William Asher 1981 Demonoid Alfredo Zacarías 1980 The Crazies George A. Romero 1973 2021 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 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 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 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 2025 Title Director Release Year The Funhouse Tobe Hooper 1981 Night of the Living Dead Tom Savini 1990 Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II Bruce Pittman 1987 Demon Witch Child Amando de Ossorio 1975 Squirm Jeff Lieberman 1976 Night of the Demon James C. Wasson 1980

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