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Regal announces 31 Screams on Screen 2026 schedule, featuring classic and modern horror films

Writer: Brian Fanelli
Brian Fanelli
1 hour ago
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An image promoting Regal's 31 Screams on Screen 2026. During the month of October, the theater chain screens one horror movie a day for a discounted price of $7.99 a ticket, before taxes and fees apply.
Image courtesy of Regal

October is just days away, and to celebrate, Regal Cinemas announced this year's schedule for its annual 31 Screams on Screen. Each day throughout October, the theater chain will screen a different horror movie, from classics to more contemporary features.


The schedule includes works by iconic genre horror directors, such as John Carpenter, Jordan Peele, Ari Aster, Wes Craven, among others, and some of the highlights include The Thing, Poltergeist, Halloween, The Conjuring, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Trick 'r Treat, and dozens of other films.


Tickets are $7.99 for any of the individual screenings, before taxes and fees apply, and please note that participating theaters and screening times vary by location.


Check out Regal's full 31 Screams on Screen 2026 schedule


Besides the films already mentioned, here's everything included with the 31 Screams on Screen 2026 schedule:


  • Thursday, October 1st - The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015, A24, dir. Osgood Perkins)

  • Friday, October 2nd - The Shining (1980, Warner, dir. Stanley Kubrick)

  • Saturday, October 3rd - Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992, Sony, dir. Francis Ford Coppola)

  • Sunday, October 4th - The Conjuring (2013, Warner, dir. James Wan)

  • Monday, October 5th - Poltergeist (1982, Warner, dir. Tobe Hooper)

  • Tuesday, October 6th - The Haunting (1999, Paramount, dir. Jan de Bont)

  • Wednesday, October 7th - Crimson Peak (2015, Universal, dir. Guillermo del Toro)

  • Thursday, October 8th - Tales from the Hood (1995, Universal, dir. Rusty Cundieff)

  • Friday, October 9th - In the Mouth of Madness (1994, Warner, dir. John Carpenter)

  • Saturday, October 10th - Pet Sematary (1989, Paramount, dir. Mary Lambert)

  • Sunday, October 11th - Drag Me to Hell (2009, Universal, dir. Sam Raimi)

  • Monday, October 12th - The Thing (1982, Universal, dir. John Carpenter)

  • Tuesday, October 13th - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974, Warner, dir. Tobe Hooper)

  • Wednesday, October 14 - Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986, Dark Sky, dir. John McNaughton)

  • Thursday, October 15 - Psycho II (1983, Universal, dir. Richard Franklin)

  • Friday, October 16 - Candyman (1992, Universal, dir. Bernard Rose)

  • Friday, October 16 - Candyman (2021, Universal, dir. Nia DaCosta)

  • Saturday, October 17 - Scream 2 (1997, Paramount, dir. Wes Craven)

  • Sunday, October 18 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984, Warner, dir. Wes Craven)

  • Sunday, October 18 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987, Warner, dir. Chuck Russell)

  • Monday, October 19 - The Blob (1988, Sony, dir. Chuck Russell)

  • Tuesday, October 20 - Evil Dead (2013, Sony, dir. Fede Alvarez)

  • Wednesday, October 21 - Dawn of the Dead (2004, Universal, dir. Zack Snyder)

  • Thursday, October 22 - Cabin Fever Director's Cut (2002, Lionsgate, dir. Eli Roth)

  • Friday, October 23 - Midsommar Director's Cut (2019, A24, dir. Ari Aster)

  • Saturday, October 24 - Us (2019, Universal, dir. Jordan Peele)

  • Sunday, October 25 - The Blair Witch Project (1999, Lionsgate, dir. Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez)

  • Monday, October 26 - Constantine (2005, Warner, dir. Francis Lawrence)

  • Tuesday, October 27 - The Cabin in the Woods (2011, Lionsgate, dir. Drew Goddard)

  • Wednesday, October 28 - It Follows (2014, Lionsgate, dir. David Robert Mitchell)

  • Thursday, October 29 - Christine (1983, Sony, dir. John Carpenter)

  • Friday, October 30 - Halloween (1978, Lionsgate, dir. John Carpenter)

  • Saturday, October 31 - Trick 'r Treat (2007, Warner, dir. Michael Dougherty)


Regal is adding bonus family matinees to 31 Screams on Screen 2026


For those with children a little too young to see the movies listed above, the good news is that Regal added family matinee, kid-friendly movies to this year's schedule. These will run during each weekend in October. Here is the schedule.


  • Weekend of Friday, October 2nd - Monster House (2006, Sony, dir. Gil Kenan)

  • Weekend of Friday, October 2nd - The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, Disney, dir. Henry Selick)

  • Weekend of Friday, October 9th - Goosebumps (2015, Sony, dir. Rob Letterman)

  • Weekend of Friday, October 9th - The Nightmare Before Christmas

  • Weekend of Friday, October 16th - The Monster Squad (1987, Paramount, dir. Fred Dekker)

  • Weekend of Friday, October 16th - The Nightmare Before Christmas

  • Weekend of Friday, October 23rd - The Addams Family (1991, Paramount, dir. Barry Sonnenfeld)

  • Weekend of Friday, October 23rd - The Nightmare Before Christmas

  • Weekend of Friday, October 30th - The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018, Universal, dir. Eli Roth)

  • Weekend of Friday, October 30th - The Nightmare Before Christmas


For more information about 31 Screams on Screen 2026, visit Regal's website.

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