Movie Nights at the Museum (Every Thursday in October!)

Join us at the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House for Movie Nights at the Museum. During October, we'll be screening a different classic horror film every single Thursday! 

Next Upcoming Showing: October 1st | The Phantom of the Opera (1925) [See film synopsis below]

Tickets are only $10 per showing (or $35 for an Oct-Dec season pass, or $25 for an October month-long pass) and include an exclusive, after-hours self-guided tour of the Davis-Horton House, followed by a screening of a classic movie.  

We recommend bringing jackets and/or blankets for added comfort. Popcorn and other refreshments will be available for sale. 

The movie will be shown on a projection system outside in our courtyard. Due to the age of the films being shown, any issues with image and sound quality will be beyond the Museum’s control. 

• October - December: Check-in is at 6:45 p.m. Guests will have 30 minutes to take a self-guided tour of the museum. No museum entry allowed after 7:15 p.m.

Tickets are very limited. Purchasing in advance is recommended. 

Film Synopsis:   

10/1 - The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The 1925 silent horror film The Phantom of the Opera follows a disfigured, masked composer named Erik who haunts the Paris Opera House and terrorizes its management to make an aspiring young singer, Christine Daaé, a star.

10/8 - Little Shop of Horrors (1960)

A clumsy young man working at an impoverished flower shop discovers that the strange plant he has been nurturing has an insatiable appetite for blood, forcing him to kill to feed it.

10/15 - Carnival of Souls (1962) 

Carnival of Souls follows Mary Henry, the miraculous sole survivor of a fatal car crash after her vehicle plunges off a bridge into a river. Seeking a fresh start, she moves to Utah to work as a church organist, but her life quickly turns into a nightmare. She is stalked by terrifying visions of a ghoulish man and experiences strange dissociative episodes where the world around her goes silent, and people seem unable to see or hear her. As these supernatural occurrences intensify, Mary finds herself inexplicably drawn to an abandoned, decaying lakeside carnival pavilion. The eerie destination ultimately reveals the chilling truth about her fate and the tragic accident she never truly escaped

10/22 - Häxan (1922) 

Häxan is a pioneering silent horror masterpiece directed by Swedish-Danish filmmaker Benjamin Christensen. Divided into seven chapters, this unique hybrid of documentary-style history and wildly dramatized vignettes plunges viewers into the dark world of medieval folklore and the notorious Malleus Maleficarum (The Hammer of Witches). Far ahead of its time, this stunning, proto-feminist film argues that ancient fears of demonic possession and the devil were actually tragic societal misunderstandings of "hysteria," mental illness, and neurological disorders. Featuring surreal imagery and incredible silent-era special effects that stand the test of time, Häxan is an unforgettable cinematic experience. 

10/29 - Night of the Living Dead (1968) 

George A. Romero's 1968 classic horror film follows a diverse group of individuals who barricade themselves inside a remote rural Pennsylvania farmhouse to escape a growing horde of flesh-eating ghouls.