# Horrorthon

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

## Description

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 festival'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 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

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

### Films screened

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