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Horror on the Big Screen: Rocky Horror Picture Show

Rocky Horror Picture Show will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2026 Horror on the Big Screen film series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre on October 31.  Horror on the Big Screen is the Canton Palace Theatre’s month-long series of horror films.


Synopsis:

Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named “Rocky.”


Details

DOORS OPEN: 6 P.M.
COSTUME CONTEST: 6:45 P.M.
MOVIE STARTS: 7:30 P.M.
RATING: R
RUN TIME: 1 hour 40 minutes
ADMISSION: $20 per person (prop bag included-main floor seating only) or $10 per person (no prop bag – balcony seating only).

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Horror on the Big Screen: Stephen King Double Feature: Pet Sematary (1989) & The Shining (1980)

Stephen King Double Feature: Pet Sematary (1989) & The Shining (1980) will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2026 Horror on the Big Screen film series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre on October 9.  Horror on the Big Screen is the Canton Palace Theatre’s month-long series of horror films.


Synopsis:

Pet Sematary Movie Synopsis: Doctor Louis Creed moves his family to Maine, where he meets a friendly local named Jud Crandall. After the Creeds’ cat is accidentally killed, Crandall advises Louis to bury it in the ground near the old pet cemetery. The cat returns to life, its personality changed for the worse. When Louis’ son, Gage, dies tragically, Louis decides to bury the boy’s body in the same ground despite the warnings of Crandall and Louis’ visions of a deceased patient.
Movie Begins: 5:30pm | Movie Run Time: 1 hour 43 minutes| Movie Rated: R

The Shining Movie Synopsis: Jack Torrance becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer’s block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy, and his son, Danny, who is plagued by psychic premonitions. As Jack’s writing goes nowhere and Danny’s visions become more disturbing, Jack discovers the hotel’s dark secrets and begins to unravel into a homicidal maniac hell-bent on terrorizing his family.
Movie Begins: 7:30pm | Movie Run Time: 2 hours 23 minutes | Movie Rated: R


Details

DOORS OPEN: 5 P.M.
ADMISSION: $10 per person total

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Horror on the Big Screen: The Exorcist (1973)

The Exorcist will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2026 Horror on the Big Screen film series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre on October 16.  Horror on the Big Screen is the Canton Palace Theatre’s month-long series of horror films.


Synopsis:

One of the most profitable horror movies ever made, this tale of an exorcism is based loosely on actual events. When young Regan starts acting odd — levitating, speaking in tongues — her worried mother seeks medical help, only to hit a dead end. A local priest, however, thinks the girl may be seized by the devil. The priest makes a request to perform an exorcism, and the church sends in an expert to help with the difficult job.


Details

DOORS OPEN: 7:00 P.M.
MOVIE STARTS: 7:30 P.M.
RATING: R
RUN TIME: 2 hour 12 minutes

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Horror on the Big Screen: The Blair Witch Project: Screening and Q&A

The Blair Witch Project: Screening and Q&A will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2026 Horror on the Big Screen film series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre on October 3.  Horror on the Big Screen is the Canton Palace Theatre’s month-long series of horror films.


Synopsis:

The Blair Witch Project is a found-footage horror film about three student filmmakers who disappear while documenting a local legend in the Maryland woods, with the story presented through their recovered footage.

The 1999 film became a cultural phenomenon thanks to its raw, low-budget realism,improvised dialogue, and groundbreaking viral marketing campaign that blurred the line between fiction and reality, helping it become one of the most successful independent films of all time.

Central to its impact are the extraordinary, fully committed performances by Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams, whose authenticity and emotional intensity made the film’s terror feel disturbingly real.

Now, in a rare, limited-engagement tour, all three actors will appear live on stage after a full movie screening, sharing behind-the-scenes stories and answering audience questions about the making of this groundbreaking film.


Details

DOORS OPEN: 6 P.M.
MOVIE SCREENING: 7 P.M.
MODERATED DISCUSSION/Q&A: 8:30 P.M.
MEET & GREET: 9:45 P.M.
RATING: R
ADMISSION: Tickets: $46, $36 or $26, depending on your seat selection.  Post-Show VIP Meet and Greet Add-On Option $100:
Elevate your event experience with this exclusive chance to meet Michael, Heather, and Joshua, including a photo opportunity.  With limited tickets available, be sure to reserve yours soon!

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Horror on the Big Screen: Hitchcock Double Feature: Rear Window(1954) & Psycho(1960)

Hitchcock Double Feature: Rear Window(1954) & Psycho(1960) will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2026 Horror on the Big Screen film series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre on October 10.  Horror on the Big Screen is the Canton Palace Theatre’s month-long series of horror films.


Synopsis:

Rear Window Movie Synopsis: A newspaper photographer with a fractured leg spends his recovery time by watching his neighbors through his window. He witnesses what he believes is a murder, and decides to solve the crime on his own. With the assistance of his nurse and wife, he attempts to catch the killer without getting himself killed.
Movie Begins: 5:30pm | Movie Run Time: 1 hour 50 minutes| Movie Rated: PG

Psycho Movie Synopsis: Phoenix secretary Marion Crane, on the lam after stealing $40,000 from her employer in order to run away with her boyfriend, Sam Loomis, is overcome by exhaustion during a heavy rainstorm. Traveling on the back roads to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the ramshackle Bates Motel and meets the polite but highly strung proprietor Norman Bates, a young man with an interest in taxidermy and a difficult relationship with his mother.
Movie Begins: 7:45pm | Movie Run Time: 1 hours 49 minutes | Movie Rated: R


Details

DOORS OPEN: 5 P.M.
Admission: $10 per person total

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Horror on the Big Screen: Nosferatu (1922)- A silent film special with original accompaniment at the Historic Kilgen Organ by Jay Spencer

Nosferatu will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2026 Horror on the Big Screen film series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre on October 17.  Horror on the Big Screen is the Canton Palace Theatre’s month-long series of horror films.


Synopsis:

Nosferatu, the classic silent horror film, will feature accompaniment by organist Jay Spencer at the Kilgen Organ.


Details

DOORS OPEN: 6:30 P.M.
MOVIE STARTS: 7:30 P.M.
RATING: Movie is not rated
RUN TIME: 1 hour 22 minutes

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Horror on the Big Screen: The Fly (1986 – 40th Anniversary)

The Fly (1986 – 40th Anniversary)will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2026 Horror on the Big Screen film series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre on October 2.  Horror on the Big Screen is the Canton Palace Theatre’s month-long series of horror films.


Synopsis:

When scientist Seth Brundle completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect. Initially, Brundle appears to have undergone a successful teleportation, but the fly’s cells begin to take over his body. As he becomes increasingly fly-like, Brundle’s girlfriend is horrified as the person she once loved deteriorates into a monster.


Details

DOORS OPEN: 7 P.M.
MOVIE STARTS: 7:30 P.M.
RATING: R
RUN TIME: 1 hour 36 minutes
ADMISSION: $10 per person

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Horror on the Big Screen: Alien

Alien will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2026 Horror on the Big Screen film series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre on October 30.  Horror on the Big Screen is the Canton Palace Theatre’s month-long series of horror films.


Synopsis:

 In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryosleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship. An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma.


Details

DOORS OPEN: 7 P.M.
MOVIE STARTS: 7:30 P.M.
RATING: R
RUN TIME: 1 hour 57 minutes

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4th Street Cinema: Dazed and Confused

The Fourth Street Cinema Club, a partnership between Mike’s Pizza, Unhitched Brewery and the Canton Palace Theatre, invites you to a screening of Dazed and Confused.

The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976.

Event Details

  • Check-In: 7:00 PM
  • Movie Begins: 8:00 PM
  • Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes
  • Admission: $10 per person

Guests are encouraged to order food in advance from Mike’s Pizza at mikespizzacanton.com and enjoy a fun night of classic cinema, local food and community.

4th Street Cinema: The Lost Boys

The Fourth Street Cinema Club, a partnership between Mike’s Pizza, Unhitched Brewery and the Canton Palace Theatre, invites you to a screening of The Lost Boys.

When a recently divorced mother moves with her two teenage sons to a coastal California town, they soon discover the area is home to a dark secret lurking beneath its laid-back beach culture.

Event Details

  • Check-In: 7:00 PM
  • Movie Begins: 8:00 PM
  • Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes
  • Admission: $10 per person

Guests are encouraged to order food in advance from Mike’s Pizza at mikespizzacanton.com and enjoy a fun night of classic cinema, local food and community.