2 Oct - 2 Nov 2025

Halloween Cinema

Step into the shadows this October for Bradford’s Halloween Cinema season.

What's on

From spine-tingling horror classics and atmospheric outdoor screenings to family-friendly favourites, and special talks, Bradford’s Halloween Cinema season has something for everyone.

Step into the shadows this October as Bradford becomes a city of chills, thrills, and cinematic delights.

Whether you’re chasing a night of terrifying suspense, a nostalgic fright, or a magical movie outing with the kids, you’ll find all the details here. Grab your popcorn – if you dare – and discover what’s on this spooky season.

Follow the ghost...

At the heart of it all is the Pink Ghost - the playful, mysterious guide linking every screening and event across the district.

Wherever you spot the ghost, Halloween cinema awaits.

The Phantom of the Opera (PG) Live Wurlitzer Organ

Thursday 16 October, 7pm

Victoria Hall, Saltaire

This October, step into the shadows for a haunting celebration of Halloween like no other. Experience the gothic masterpiece The Phantom of the Opera(1925), starring the unparalled Lon Chaney accompanied by the spine-tingling sounds of the Wurlitzer Cinema Organ, played by Aaron Hawthorne.

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Cine Spotlights: The Slumber Party Massacre (18)

Thursday 23 October, 6.30pm

Cubby Broccoli Cinema, National Science and Media Museum

Can slasher films be feminist? Join horror film expert Alison Peirse as she introduces The Slumber Party Massacre—the first slasher film directed by a woman.

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Little Shop of Horrors (15)

Monday 27 October, 7pm

Bradford Movie Makers Clubhouse/Cinema

Roger Corman’s low-budget horror. Classic, dark and farcical.

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Spooky Movie Night: Hocus Pocus 2 (age 5-14)

Tuesday 28 October, 4pm - 7pm

Highfield Community Association, 21 Drewry Road, Keighley

From 4pm, young people will take part in themed crafts, face painting, and biscuits decorating.
At 5pm, spooky film begins. Refreshments will be provided. Costumes encouraged!

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Hocus Pocus (PG)

Wednesday 29 October, 6pm

Thornton Community Centre

Thornton Community Centre is hosting a FREE community cinema family event, screening Hocus Pocus. Refreshments available (cash only).

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Ghost stories (15)

Wednesday 29 October, 7.30pm

Keighley Picture House

Presented by Inspired Highfield and Sight Airedale. Free!

Jennifer's Body (15)

Thursday 30 October, 7pm

Cubby Broccoli Cinema, National Science and Media Museum

This cult noughties horror sees Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody team up with director Karyn Kusama.

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Spookside Cinema Movie Afternoon

Friday 31 October, starts at 12pm

Join a free movie afternoon filled with screams, popcorn, sweets, creepy vibes and much more!

Grab your tickets from the main office at Woodside Village Centre or call 01274 355600 (option 1).

The Lost Boys (15)

Friday 31 October, 7.30pm

Bingley Arts Centre

“Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It’s fun to be a vampire”

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The Others (2001)

30 & 31 October

Milner Field Manor Ruins

Nicole Kidman stars in a truly terrifying ghost story, part of Open-Air Cinema.

A bone-chilling open-air screening of a 21st-century classic – exclusively for Bradford 2025.

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Cronenberg Double Bill: The Fly (18)

Friday 31 October, 6.30pm

Pictureville Cinema, National Science and Media Museum

A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.

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Sinners (15)

Friday 31 October, 7pm

Greenmoor Community Cinema, Bradford

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

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28 Years Later (18)

Friday 31 October, 7.30pm

Clayton Community Cinema, Clayton

A terrifying new story set in the world created by 28 Days Later.

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Nightmare on Cooke Lane: Halloween Night Market & Cinema Night

Friday 31 October, 7.30pm

The Stockroom Cinema, Keighley

Join us for a special night of Halloween fun, an unmissable evening of all things spooky!

Cinema Night: Evil Dead II (15)

Experience an exclusive screening of Evil Dead II at The Stockroom Cinema — Keighley’s very own secret cinema, co-hosted by Keighley Creative and The Unit, in partnership with Leeds International Film Festival.

Before the screening you can join a Halloween Night Market feat. The Kindred Bizzare, from 4-8pm.

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Cronenberg Double Bill: Videodrome (18)

Friday 31 October, 8.45pm

Pictureville Cinema, National Science and Media Museum

When he acquires a different kind of show for his station, a sleazy cable-TV programmer sees his life and the future of media spin out of control.

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Nosferatu (PG) [Live music by Frame Ensemble with Ben Gaunt]

Saturday 1 November, 7pm

Pictureville Cinema, National Science and Media Museum

A rare chance to experience this forbidden cinematic masterpiece on the big screen with new music.

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Kids' Club: Corpse Bride (PG) [20th anniversary]

1 & 2 November, 11am

Cubby Broccoli Cinema, National Science and Media Museum

There’s been a grave misunderstanding in Tim Burton’s animated classic.

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Classic Sunday: The Curse of Frankenstein (12A) [4k restoration]

Sunday 2 November, 12.45pm

Cubby Broccoli Cinema, National Science and Media Museum

The creature created by man and forgotten by nature returns to the big screen in breathtaking 4K.

 

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BIFA Presents: Berberian Sound Studio (15)

Sunday 2 November, 5pm

Cubby Broccoli Cinema, National Science and Media Museum

A sound engineer’s work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.

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This season is part of Bradford: A City of Film, a programme of independent film across the Bradford District. Co-Produced by Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and National Science and Media Museum with the support of the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery.