A bone-chilling new event is set to take Halloween in Sydney to the next level. Ghost in The Rocks will bring ghostly markets, macabre street parades, and zombie discos to town this spooky season. But if you’re after a truly immersive experience, it comes down to one key element – movies. Thankfully, the festival promises to deliver a haunting open-air horror cinema where you can see you favourite classics under the stars in the spookiest setting. Dubbed the Ghost Cinema Experience, the event will take over The Rocks from October 31 to November 1.
The Ghost Cinema Experience
Head to George Street in The Rocks to get your creep on and enjoy a series of horror movies from kid-friendly titles to seriously scary classics.
The cinema will play lighter titles during the day including Addams Family and Hocus Pocus but as the sun begins to set the movies will get increasingly scary with titles like The Blair Witch Project and The Conjuring. You’ll want to brave yourself for the final midnight session which promises to be the most terrifying of them all. The Ghost Cinema will screen the following movies throughout the festival:
Kid-friendly horror movies
- Friday, November 1 at 4pm — Corpse Bride
- Saturday, November 2 at 2.30pm — Coco
- Saturday, November 2 at 5.30pm — The Witches
- Sunday, November 3 at 2pm — Hocus Pocus
- Sunday, November 3 at 5.30pm — The Addams Family
Mature audience sessions
- Thursday, October 31 at 6pm — The Watchers
- Thursday, October 31 at 9pm — The Nun
- Friday, November 1 at 7pm — Imaginary
- Friday, November 1 at 10pm — The Conjuring
- Saturday, November 2 at 8.30pm — Hereditary
- Saturday, November 2 at 11.30pm — The Blair Witch Project
Plenty of movie snacks will be available on-site including popcorn, M&M’s and chips, soft drinks, mulled cider, and more so go hungry. Book your tickets here.