SHOCKTOBER 2025

TUESDAY 7TH OCT - FRIDAY 17TH OCT

OXFORD’S POP-UP CULT MOVIE NIGHT, CINEMA UNDER THE STAIRS WILL BE AGAIN BRINGING THEIR SPECIAL BRAND OF ENTERTAINMENT TO HALLOWEEN THIS YEAR WITH A LIVE GHOST READING SHOW FOLLOWED BY OUR MOVIE MARATHON - 6 NIGHTS, 6 MOVIES, 6 UNFORGETTABLE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCES! WITH THE FINEST HOSTS, AN UNBEATABLE ATMOSPHERE AND PRIZES TO DIE FOR, WELCOME TO 'SHOX 25'!

The Shox25 lineup

Darkness & Light: Ghost Stories by Adam Z. Robinson

@ The Old Fire Station

Doors: 7:00PM

Film: 8:00PM

SHOX 25 OPENING EVENT!

Come face-to-face with terror…

One lamp-lit storyteller, two ghostly tales and nothing else but the infinite horrors of the surrounding darkness.

After three sold out years at SHOX, master of the macabre Adam Z. Robinson returns to us in October with this uniquely enthralling all-live ghost story show, sharing two of his most terrifying tales: The Bonehouse and A Horror in Porcelain. This special event will have you on the edge of your seat throughout and haunt you long after the final words are spoken.

So book now, if you dare, for this extraordinary spine-chilling storytelling experience. The perfect start to get you into the spirit for SHOX 25!

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MIDSOMMAR

@ Ultimate Picture Palace

Doors: 7:00PM

Film: 7:30PM

Midsommar • Ari Aster • 2019 • 2h 28m

A couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

HALLOWEEN 3: SEASON OF THE WITCH

@ The Bullingdon

Doors: 7:00PM

Film: 8:00PM

Halloween III: Season of the Witch • Tommy Lee Wallace • 2082 • 1h 38m

Kids all over America want Silver Shamrock masks for Halloween. Doctor Daniel Challis seeks to uncover a plot by Silver Shamrock owner Conal Cochran.

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

@ The Old Fire Station

Doors: 7:00PM

Film: 8:00PM

Night of the Living Dead • George A. Romero • 1968 • 1h 36m

A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.

BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA

@ The Oxford Cinema & Cafe

Doors: 7:00PM

Film: 8:00PM

Bram Stoker's Dracula • Francis Ford Coppola • 1992 • 2h 8m

Centuries-old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and wreak havoc in the foreign land.

THE FLY

@ Ultimate Picture Palace

Doors: 7:00PM

Film: 7:30PM

The Fly • David Cronenberg • 1986 • 1h 36m

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

POLTERGEIST

@ Ultimate Picture Palace

Doors: 7:00PM

Film: 7:30PM

Poltergeist • Tobe Hooper • 1982 • 1h 54m

A family's home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a doorway to the "other side." With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

SHOX FESTIVAL PASS

Don't miss any movie and claim your personalised certificate for surviving all 7 nights of horror!

LIMITED FESTIVAL PASSES AVAILABLE

This pass guarantees you don't miss any of SHOX 25, only for the strong and the brave! Get into the Spooky Season spirit by attending Adam Z Robinson's live ghost story readings on the 7th October at the Old Fire Station before the world famous movie marathon kicks off on the 12th! You can then brag to your weak ass friends with your own personalised A3 certificate. Proof that you survived the greatest horror marathon ever. A true 'CUTS Slut'!

ALL 7 NIGHTS FOR ONLY £60!

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