Horror at the Ohio Film Festival

09/18/2026

People have asked for years, and we are excited to finally say:

This year's HATO will feature THEATER SEATS! Thanks to all the hard-working Ohio Theatre Volunteers for working to install permanent auditorium chairs.

Folding chairs are still welcome and there will still be plenty of room at the front of the auditorium for round tables as well as a dance floor for our prom.

Thanks to all of the wonderful and dedicated volunteers who have helped with our extremely intricate chair installation project! We still need to add a couple more rows before our busy Halloween season, but we now have enough permanent auditorium chairs that attendees of this weekend’s In Cahoots - Magic and Mentalism with The Alans and Magic & Malarkey - A Family Magic Show events will have comfortable places to sit. We will continue to leave space in front of the stage for tables and folding chairs.

09/11/2026

The selections for our 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗙𝗜𝗟𝗠 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 are official! 17 films from all over the world. 2 days full of indie horror. October 2nd & 3rd — You won't wanna miss it!

Thank you 🙏 to everyone who submitted films this year, and congratulations to the talented filmmakers from the following list. We want to take a moment to recognize you and your crew. (And if you see yourself or your film, please tag it!) We can't wait to screen your films! 🎥🎞 (Screening times will be announced soon)

THE BELLY, Jamie Hooper (United Kingdom)
DEATH DO US PARTS, Dashawn M. Kelley (U.S.)
DOMEOWNATION, Adrian G. De la Pena (Canada)
HAUNTED BY IT, Joe James Stockton (U.S.)
LAUNDROMAT, Erik Martinelli (U.S.)
LUPUS, Alejandro Herrera (Spain)
MAD, Ana Bass (U.S.)
MLLE COSMETIK, Olivier Nelli (France)
NECROSECTOS, Javier Lozano (Spain)
PACTUM, Pablo Otero (Spain)
PREY SWITCH, Falko Jakobs (Germany)
RAVE, Jimmy Gruss, Riley McMahon (U.S.)
THE SCREAMING, Guillaume Boivin, Steve Villeneuve (Canada)
TASTEBUD, Lance C. Bradley, Jason Sigritz (U.S.)
tHREE, Kristin Green (U.S.)
TRUELINK, Derek Hughes (U.S.)
TRUNK, Marisa Green (U.S.)

09/03/2026

💃𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧🕺

The biggest costume party in southern Indiana is back for another scary good time!

Join us OCTOBER 3 for 𝘈 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘖𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵 — HATO's very own costume prom, where you can enjoy:

🎧Music by DJ Koga
🕺🏻Dancing
🍸Drinks
👑Prom King and Queen
💀Costume Contest + Cash Prize🤑

(costumes aren't required to attend... but what's the fun in that?)

Admission is included in the HATO weekend pass; Prom-only admission is just $10! Get tickets HERE: www.horrorattheohio.com

09/02/2026

The wait is almost over. . . we're only ONE MONTH AWAY! 💀

Who else is excited?? HATO Lives — October 2 & 3. 🎃👻

www.horrorattheohio.com