8th Annual Carnival of Darkness Film & Halloween Festival

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Get Tickets Here The Halloween Festival and Carnival of Darkness Film Festival return October 16–17, bringing two days of frightening fun to downtown Washington during the Smoke on the Water barbecue festival! The weekend will feature live music, international sci-fi and horror films, Creepy Karaoke, Halloween vendors, haunted-history presentations, costume contests, scare experiences, and the planned premiere of the locally produced horror film Suppertime III: The Final Course. Friday, October 16: Horror Show VI Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for the Monster Dance Party, followed by Horror Show VI—a wild Halloween variety show hosted by Bloodcurdling Brandon and featuring talented actors, musicians, singers, and dancers from across North Carolina. Scheduled performers and guests include Carolina Still, Monsters on Main, Queen Anne’s Revenge, the Haunted Pamlico Dancers, members of the Tar River Players, Charlotte’s Post Mortem Players, and more to be announced. Throughout the evening, guests can expect roaming monsters, ghostly guides, puppetry, multimedia presentations, hidden actors, candy, and plenty of surprises. The evening will also include an adult costume contest sponsored by The Stubborn Mule and the planned premiere of Suppertime III: The Final Course, featuring live music and unexpected appearances from members of the cast. Friday Schedule 6:00 p.m. – Doors open and Monster Dance Party begins Adult costume contest registration at the Alternative Stage booth Children’s craft table, vendors, concessions, scare experiences, and roaming monsters Planned debut of Haunting Eastern North Carolina, with signed copies available Halloween-themed raffle 6:45 p.m. – Adult costume contest winners announced 7:20 p.m. – Carolina Still begins performing 7:30 p.m. – Opening remarks from Bloodcurdling Brandon Performances by Carolina Still, the Haunted Pamlico Dancers, Queen Anne’s Revenge, the Post Mortem Players, and other special guests Planned premiere of…

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