12-HOUR HALLOWEEN HORROR MOVIE MARATHON 2026

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On Saturday, October 24, the Calgary Underground Film Festival takes over Globe Cinema for our annual 12-Hour Halloween Horror Movie Marathon. 7 movies from 7pm until 7am the next morning, including a costume contest and other fun treats throughout the night. Tickets are on sale now.

When: Saturday, October 24 @ 7pm
Where: Globe Cinema (617 8 Ave SW)
Tickets: $25 regular / $23 members, students & seniors

LIMITED EDITION T-SHIRTS!!
We will be printing a limited run of Halloween Horror Movie Marathon T-shirts.  Order in advance for pick-up at the event. Pre-order by September 30th.  Order on our online merch store. (*limited quantities will be available on location for sale at the event.)

2026 Film Lineup:

7:00 pm - THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) - view trailer
Director James Whale, 72 minutes, horror/ sci-fi
A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.

8:30 pm - THE BURBS (1989) - view trailer
Director Joe Dante, 102 minutes, mystery/comedy
An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult.

10:30 pm - TWINS OF EVIL (1971) - view trailer
Director John Hough, 87 minutes, folk horror/vampire
A religious sect led by Gustav Weil hunts all women suspected of witchcraft, killing a number of innocent victims. Young Frieda, Gustav's niece, will involve herself in a devilish cult, and become an instrument of Justice in the region.

12:00 am - COSTUME CONTEST!

12:25 am - TETSUO: IRON MAN (1989) - view trailer
Director Shin'ya Tsukamoto, 67 minutes, horror/mystery/comedy/fantasy,
A businessman accidentally kills The Metal Fetishist, who gets his revenge by slowly turning the man into a grotesque hybrid of flesh and rusty metal.

1:45 am - FROM BEYOND (1986) - view trailer
Director Stuart Gordon, 86 min, body horror/sci-fi
A group of scientists have developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. But when the experiment succeeds, they are immediately attacked by terrible life forms.

3:30 am - SLEEPWALKERS (1992) - view trailer
Director Mick Garris, 90 minutes, monster/horror/fantasy,
A mother and son move to a new town to prey on a young woman.

5:20 am - TROLL 2 (1990) - view trailer
Director Claudio Fragasso, 95 minutes Fantasy/Horror/Comedy/B-Movie,
A vacationing family discovers that the entire town they're visiting is inhabited by goblins, disguised as humans, who plan to eat them.

OTHER DETAILS:

• Come for one film or stay all night. A ticket gets you access to the full marathon, but you are welcome to come and go as you please.
• Vendors! Shop for fun extras
• Costume contest at midnight
• Intermission between all films
• Globe concession will be open & available all night long
• Hot Dogs, Baking & Noodles available at CUFF Concession
• Burgers at midnight break!
• Free cereal breakfast served before the final film (5:00 am)
• Bar is open until 2:00 am
• Only Debit, Visa, and Mastercard will be accepted at the Globe concession.
• Both upstairs and downstairs screens will be open

VENDORS:

• Otherworldly Comics
• Nocturne Books
• Tia's Treasures

Vendors will be set up until 2:30am

All film start times are approximate. Hey, it's a 12-hour marathon, we might be running a few minutes late. If there's a film that you don't want to miss the beginning of, we recommend arriving approximately 15 minutes before the suggested start time. 15-20 minute intermission between all films.