Scare yourself silly this month with several classic (and new) horror movie screenings at various theatres around Wichita. Below is a list of Halloween-themed or scary movies and films that are guaranteed to keep you up at night.
And if you like scary things, you’ll love our list of Haunted Houses and Halloween Attractions in Wichita.
Scary Movies in Wichita 2025
Hocus Pocus
Exploration Place is showing this classic family-friendly Halloween movie outdoors as part of its FREE RiverFlix movie series. Hocus Pocus will show on October 10, 2025. You can arrive as early as 6 p.m. Movie begins at sunset.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Exploration Place is showing this family-friendly favorite Halloween movie outdoors as part of its FREE RiverFlix movie series. The Nightmare Before Christmas will be the last movie in the outdoor movie series on October 17, 2025. You can arrive as early as 6 p.m. Movie begins at sunset.
Tallgrass Film Center
Tallgrass Film Center is in downtown Wichita, where you can enjoy a film with concessions, leather seats, and everyone is welcome. The Tallgrass Film Festival is held every year in October, and it was in the top 25 coolest Film Festivals in the World a few years ago.
Dates:
- October 2 — Pridegrass Year Round: Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
- October 3 — Knitflix & Chill: Mean Girls
- October 4 — Spektrum Muzik Presents: The Lost Boys
- October 5 — Harmons & Hollywood Presents: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
- October 16–19 — Tallgrass Film Festival
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
At the Century II Mary Jane Teall Theater. Tickets and prop bags are on sale now at selectaseat.com. This double feature will feature the 50th anniversary screening of the movie.
Date: October 24, 2025
Shows:
- 8 pm – All ages but under 17 must be accompanied by an adult
- Midnight Show – 21+
Starlite Drive-In Halloween Movies
Full Article: Starlite Drive-In Scary Movies
The Starlite Drive-In is bringing back its Septober Fright Fest from September 26 through October 26. It’s the perfect way to get into the spooky spirit of the season with scary movies under the stars.
Admission is budget-friendly:
- $10 per person
- $20 per carload
Shows begin at dusk, and concessions will be open every night. You can pay with cash, card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay. Please note that switching screens isn’t allowed.
October at the OldTown Horror Movie Festival
Every Wednesday in October, World Studios ICT teams up with Wichita Big Screen and Boulevard Theatres to bring you the 10th annual October at the Old Town Horror Movie Festival. Catch spine-chilling double features.
All double features start at 7:30 pm
Location: Boulevard Theatres in Old Town
Price: $15 a ticket (2 movies)
ICT Horrorfest
The ICt Horrorfest is where you can buy one pass for the Old Town Horror Movie Fest and the Starlite Septober Friday Fest.
The Orpheum Theater
Yikes! The Orpheum Theatre in Wichita will show an extra scary movie this year. This is apparently the 45th anniversary of the movie. (Has it really been that long?) Stephen King’s The Shining is a scary movie that stays with you.
Date: Thursday, October 16
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Century II Mary Jane Teall Theater, 225 W. Douglas, Wichita, KS
Cost: Tickets are $12.26
For more info: WichitaOrpheum.com
Augusta Historic Theater Halloween Film
It is showing the Rocky Horror Picture Show. This event includes a prop bag while supplies last, a costume parade, and a prize drawing.
Date: October 18, 2025
Time: Doors open at 8:30 pm
Location: August Historic Theater, 523 State St., Augusta, KS
Cost: $20 in advance online or $25 at the box office
Event line (316) 775-3661
Office (316) 775-2900
Regal Scary Movies
This October, Regal is rolling out 31 Screams on Screen, giving horror fans a different classic scary movie to watch each day at participating locations. Moviegoers can revisit old favorites or discover new chills on the big screen. Regal Crown Club members also get an extra treat, with weekly concessions discounts available when purchasing a 31 Screams on Screen ticket.
Regal Cinemas now has a page of its website dedicated to horror movies it’s showing now, so you can watch thrillers whenever the mood strikes you. They have some playing now, and this national movie theater chain often has discounted scary movies when Halloween time approaches.
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AMC Scary Movies
Something frightening is creeping into AMC this season. With AMC Thrills & Chills, moviegoers can expect the ultimate lineup of horror and suspense, designed to deliver edge-of-your-seat experiences on the big screen.
AMC Theaters also has an AMC Thrills and Chills page on its website, allowing you to view what scary movies are currently playing at any given time.
Mosley Street Halloween
Frankenstein: In Transylvania, Kansas, two egotistical scientists, Dr. Frank and Dr. Stein, attempt to create life in a stormy lab filled with chaos, bickering, and botched experiments. With help (and interference) from their sassy assistant, Elvira, clueless newcomers Dick and June, and a kleptomaniac named Humpty, they bring a corpse to life using a mystery brain bought on eBay. A madcap parody of horror tropes, pop culture, and classic comedy, Frank Einstein is a fast-paced, pun-filled romp that proves science is messy, family is weirder, and nothing ever goes as planned.
Dates:
- September 19, 20, 26, 27, 2025
- October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 25, 31, 2025
- November 1, 2025
Cost & More Info: Mosley Street Melodrama
Full Article about Wichita Drive-In Movie Theater: Starlite
Check back frequently, as we are constantly updating our Halloween movies content!
Not Confirmed for this Year…
CapFed Amphitheater’s Movies in the Park – Not Confirmed for this Year
The last of a series of free movies at CapFed Amphitheater is perfect for a Halloween movie night out with the family, especially if you have older tweens or teens.
The movie starts at 6 p.m. Admission is FREE!
Andover Amphitheater:
1607 E Central Ave.
Andover, KS 67002
Phone (8-4:30, M-F): 316.733.1303
Info Line: 316.440.4766
Bradley Fair Outdoor Movie -Not confirmed for this year
Bradley Fair hosts Family Fall Fridays every Friday in October. Friday, October 18th, is their outdoor movie night from 6 – 8:30 pm. They will be playing the animated version of The Addams Family. It’s $5 per child, and adults are FREE.
Roll the Credits
These previous events have not been announced:
I have not seen movies yet at Wichita Community Theater or Nafzger Park. I will update if they are doing anything like they have in previous years.
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The Starlite is now closed. The Hocus pocus at the orpheum is sold out FYI.
Oh, yeah… that was sad news! I have so many references to the Starlite Drive In theater here on my website that I forgot about this article.
Thanks for the tip about the Orpheum’s Hocus Pocus screening being sold out.
The Zombie This is a comedy-thriller, set in the Okefenokee Swamp of northern Florida, where voodoo is accepted. In an old mansion, a former carnival hypnotist, who calls himself Baron Samedi and a crooked cop lure travelers into to swamp to be ‘zombized.’ Wichita Community Theatre 258 N. Fountain Wichita 316-686-1282
Friday, November 1st: 8:00 pm Saturday, November 2nd: 8:00 pm Sunday, November 3rd: 7:00 pm
Plus, The Tallgrass Film Festival will be holding a 20th Anniversary screening of Leif Jonker’s DARKNESS here in Wichita on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17th, 9:30pm at the ORPHEUM THEATRE,.
Nice tip, Lisa. Thanks! That’s a good one for the list too!