Creepy Classics and the Canton Palace Theatre present Monster Bash Film Festival at the HAUNTED Palace Theatre on October 23 & 24, 2026. Join us for a two-day monster movie marathon featuring a British Horror Movie Invasion with eight classic films on the giant screen. Enjoy vendors, special guests and a free prize toss for a hauntingly fun weekend.
TV Personality Guest of Honor
Horror movie host SON OF GHOUL!
Special Guest of Honor
Vendors (to date)
Vendors include Creepy Classics, Evan Clouse, Hollywood Hounds (Original Movie Posters), Son of Ghoul, and more!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
3 p.m. to Midnight
CLASSIC MONSTER VENDORS
Blu-Rays, rare DVDs, t-shirts, posters, model kits, toys, rare collectibles and more! The vendors are open from three in the afternoon until 12 Midnight. So, you can shop before the movies and in between films on intermissions. Note: there is no elevator, and vendors are one flight of stairs up.
SCHEDULE
5 p.m. Movie
HORROR OF DRACULA (1958)
Christopher Lee in his first portrayal of Count Dracula. Stunning and classy. Peter Cushing as Van Helsing. Hammer films started a revolution by bringing back Gothic horror in full color to theater audiences. The classic Bram Stoker’s story with a Hammer Horror twist.
7 p.m. Movie
CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961)
Starring Oliver Reed. One of the most ferocious looking werewolves ever. A glossy Hammer production of a boy cursed to be a werewolf. Class “A” Hammer Horror!
9 p.m. Movie
THE MUMMY’S SHROUD (1967)
Good, old-fashioned mummy on the rampage romp from Hammer studios. The last Hammer film to be shot at the famed Bray studios in England.
11 p.m. Movie
TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1972)
Five tales of terror from the Crypt Keeper (portrayed by Sir Ralph Richardson!). A classic anthology of horror stories from 1972. A great re-telling of the “Monkey’s Paw,” a super Peter Cushing segment where he comes back as a rotting zombie and a terrifying Christmas horror story starring Joan Collins! In the Christmas tale, it’s Christmas Eve and a quiet night with snow falling. Joan Collins has just murdered her husband and then hears on the radio of a homicidal escapee from an asylum…who likes to dress up as Santa Claus. Who’s outside…dressed in red?!
IMPORTANT
Schedule Subject to Change
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
12 p.m. to Midnight
CLASSIC MONSTER VENDORS
Blu-Rays, rare DVDs, t-shirts, posters, model kits, toys, rare collectibles and more! The vendors are open from noon until 12 Midnight. So, you can shop before the movies and in between films on intermissions. Note: there is no elevator, and vendors are one flight of stairs up.
SCHEDULE
3 p.m. Movie
THE GORGON (1964)
Wonderful mix of Hammer horror and mythology. Peter Cushing stars. Don’t look at The Gorgon, whatever you do!!! Don’t look!
5 p.m. Movie
BRIDES OF DRACULA (1961)
One of Hammer films best looking, wonderfully acted and exciting films! A young woman ends up in a castle with an imprisoned vampire. She unwittingly frees him and all heck breaks loose. Peter Cushing (as Van Helsing) is on the case chasing hissing vampires!!
7 p.m. Movie
THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN (1964)
The mix of Hammer and Universal. The creature is back — looking like the old Universal Frankenstein Monster, with all the burnings and beating intact. Peter Cushing is Dr. Frankenstein, as unstoppable as the monster itself.
9 p.m. Movie
THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (1970)
Stars Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Ingrid Pitt. Investigations into a house with many murders in its past lead to a series of creeped-out stories. Stories of possession, witches, voodoo, insanity leading to gruesome waxworks and vampirism! Along with the 1972 TALES FROM THE CRYPT, one of the best in a long series of horror anthologies produced by Amicus studios. The first tale of a writer possessed by a character called “Dominic” that he created in fiction sets the pace for a fun thrill-ride.
11 p.m.
FREE PRIZE TOSS!
To wrap up another great Palace Theatre MONSTER BASH with Creepy Classics, it’s the free prize toss. Right after THE HAUNTED PALACE, Creepy Classics will toss from the stage free DVDs, blu-rays, monster magazines and fun monster toys to the audience as a thank you. Catch what you can. Prize-toss at your own risk!
IMPORTANT
Schedule Subject to Change
TICKETS
Full 2-Day Film Fest Admission- $40
Full Festival Membership Includes:
- All 8 feature films across two days
- Access to vendor area with collectible monster movie merchandise
- In/out privileges
- Free prize toss on Saturday night
Admission Details:
- Full festival passes available at the door
- Box Office accepts Cash, Visa, MasterCard and Discover
Admission will also be available at the door for all 8 movie two-day passes or individual movie admission as well. Admission is non-refundable and non-transferable. Films and events are subject to change
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Reserve your Double Tree hotel room (closest hotel, just 5 blocks away) by call (330) 471-8000. You can also book on-line now for a discounted rate, CLICK HERE. (Ask for the MONSTER BASH special rate discount)
VENDORS
BECOME A VENDOR
Reserve your 6-foot table for the MONSTER BASH FILM FESTIVAL at the Canton Palace Theatre in Canton, Ohio.
