Just in time for Halloween, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has unveiled its new horror and zombie exhibitions ahead of their opening tomorrow.
Starting with The Horror Show, this is described as a bold and immersive exhibition honouring horror's cultural impact and enduring popularity.
On view from 26 September through 25 July, it celebrates horror cinema and blurs the line between museum presentation and eerie spectacle.
The Horror Show at the Academy Museum is a new exhibition honouring horror's cultural impact and enduring popularityEmily Shur
The exhibition begins with an introductory sound installation and features six themed galleries – Gothic, Psychological, Science, Slasher, Religion and Ghosts.
Guests will encounter their favourite creatures, monsters and objects from films including A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Frankenstein (1931), Get Out (2017), Halloween (1978), Midsommar (2019), Poltergeist (1982), Ringu (1998), The Blair Witch Project (1999), The Exorcist (1973), The Shining (1980), The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).
The only way out of the exhibition is through a space called 'The Blood Room', described as "an immersion in the many textures and shades of cinematic blood" with "gallery walls layered with gore".
The Horror Show exhibition at the Academy Museum blurs the line between museum presentation and eerie spectacle.Emily Shur
“The Horror Show is an exploration of horror’s emotional, cultural, and symbolic power and examines why horror matters so deeply to many different types of communities,” said Jessica Niebel, the museum's senior exhibitions curator, in a previous statement.
Also on display from tomorrow until July 2027 is Zombies!, a playful, pretend cemetery featuring spooky visuals and sounds, where guests can explore how filmmakers create zombies.
The family-friendly exhibition includes behind-the-scenes footage, posters and objects from films such as 28 Days Later (2002), White Zombie (1932) and Night of the Living Dead (1968).
Guests will also get to see an animatronic puppet created specially for the museum by Spectral Motion.
