Overview
- The Academy Museum announced Wednesday that The Horror Show will open Sept. 26, 2026, in the Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Gallery and run through July 25, 2027.
- The exhibit is organized into six themed chambers that display rare original props, costumes, production materials and interactive installations to show how horror films create fear and meaning.
- A public program of restorations, retrospectives and special screenings will run with the show, including a John Carpenter retrospective that begins Sept. 26, the Monster Mash on Oct. 24 with the U.S. premiere of a 4K restoration of 1958’s Horror of Dracula, and a Halloween-night screening of The Craft.
- The museum confirmed a 50th-anniversary screening of Carrie on Nov. 19 with Sissy Spacek appearing in person, named an advisory team that includes Willem Dafoe and Osgood Perkins, and said a family-friendly Zombies! exhibit will run in an adjacent gallery.
- The museum will publish a richly illustrated companion book with DelMonico and sell exclusive merchandise in September, signaling a curatorial and commercial effort to broaden horror’s appeal to scholars, fans and families.