The Ross Theater Announces Their 2026 Fright Fest
Lincoln’s best movie theater is celebrating spooky season with an eclectic blend of new and old horror films.
Lincoln’s very own Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center has announced its 2026 Fright Fest for the month of October. As with previous festivals, this year’s lineup features an eclectic blend of new and old horror films that run the gamut from zombie and vampire movies to ghost stories and murder mysteries.
View the complete lineup below, along with links for more info and tickets.
| Thursday, Oct 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm |
Beetlejuice 1988, Tim Burton | Buy Tickets |
| 8:00pm |
Creepshow 1982, George A. Romero | Buy Tickets |
| Friday, Oct 2 | ||
| 6:45pm |
28 Days Later 2002, Danny Boyle | Buy Tickets |
| 9:15pm |
[Rec] 2007, Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza | Buy Tickets |
| Sunday, Oct 4 | ||
| 6:30pm |
The Substance 2024, Coralie Fargeat | Buy Tickets |
| Wednesday, Oct 7 | ||
| 7:15pm |
An American Werewolf in London 1981, John Landis | Buy Tickets |
| Thursday, Oct 8 | ||
| 6:00pm |
Paranormal Activity 2007, Oren Peli | Buy Tickets |
| 8:00pm |
The Blair Witch Project 1999, Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez | Buy Tickets |
| Friday, Oct 9 | ||
| 7:15pm |
The Fog (4K Restoration) 1980, John Carpenter | Buy Tickets |
| 9:15pm |
The Blob 1988, Chuck Russell | Buy Tickets |
| Sunday, Oct 11 | ||
| 6:30pm |
Nope 2022, Jordan Peele | Buy Tickets |
| Monday, Oct 12 | ||
| 5:30pm |
Little Shop of Horrors 1960, Roger Corman | Buy Tickets |
| 7:30pm |
House of Wax 1953, André De Toth | Buy Tickets |
| Tuesday, Oct 13 | ||
| 6:30pm |
The Haunting 1963, Robert Wise | Buy Tickets |
| Wednesday, Oct 14 | ||
| 5:30pm |
Eyes Without a Face 1960, Georges Franju | Buy Tickets |
| 7:30pm |
Psycho 1960, Alfred Hitchcock | Buy Tickets |
| Thursday, Oct 15 | ||
| 6:30pm |
The Shining 1980, Stanley Kubrick | Buy Tickets |
| Friday, Oct 16 | ||
| 7:00pm |
Ringu (4K Restoration) 1998, Hideo Nakata | Buy Tickets |
| 9:15pm |
Pulse (4K Restoration) 2001, Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Buy Tickets |
| Saturday, Oct 17 | ||
| 6:30pm |
Hereditary 2018, Ari Aster | Buy Tickets |
| 9:15pm |
Cemetary Man (4K Restoration) 1994, Michele Soavi | Buy Tickets |
| Sunday, Oct 18 | ||
| 7:15pm |
Train to Busan (10th Anniversary) 2016, Yeon Sang-ho | Buy Tickets |
| Wednesday, Oct 21 | ||
| 6:00pm |
Leviticus 2026, Adrian Chiarella | Buy Tickets |
| 8:00pm |
It Follows 2014, David Robert Mitchell | Buy Tickets |
| Friday, Oct 23 | ||
| 6:45pm |
Let the Right One In 2008, Tomas Alfredson | Buy Tickets |
| 9:15pm |
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night 2014, Ana Lily Amirpour | Buy Tickets |
| Saturday, Oct 24 | ||
| 6:30pm |
Weapons 2025, Zach Cregger | Buy Tickets |
| 9:15pm |
The Wolf House 2018, Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León | Buy Tickets |
| Sunday, Oct 25 | ||
| 5:15pm |
A Ghost Story 2017, David Lowery | Buy Tickets |
| 7:15pm |
Clue 1985, Jonathan Lynn | Buy Tickets |
In addition to the Fright Fest, The Ross is also celebrating the 45th anniversary of Friends of The Ross with a selection of films from 1981, including Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits and Michael Mann’s Thief.
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