Horror at the Ohio Film Festival

08/29/2026

🚨🎟GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT🎟🚨

And our 3️⃣ lucky winners are...

Paula Breeden
Erik Smith
and
Marylou Graves

Congratulations to the 3 of you! Make sure you DM our page for info on how to get your tickets.

And thank you once again to Historic Eagle Cotton Mill - Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Madison for sponsoring our event and donating the passes to this giveaway. We are grateful for your support!

For those of you who didn't win, please check out our website and get your tickets before our summer promo ends! 👇👇

HORROR AT THE OHIO is an annual film festival and all-around fun Halloween event in Madison, Indiana, at the historic Ohio Theatre!

08/28/2026

FAIRFIELD INN TICKET GIVEAWAY! 🎟🎟 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 3️⃣

This is the FINAL ROUND! And your last chance to win HATO weekend passes! Just to recap: Historic Eagle Cotton Mill - Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Madison is partnering with us to give away 12 total passes this week —

3️⃣ Sets of 4
3️⃣ Rounds (Monday✅, Wednesday✅, and TODAY)
3️⃣ Lucky Winners! (all drawn THIS EVENING, 8/28) Here we go...

𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 3️⃣: 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙃𝘽𝙊, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩! 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙮 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚! (𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘱 3 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘴)

Good luck, and stay tuned into this page as we will be announcing the 3 winners later this evening! 🎟🎟🎟

08/27/2026

🎥 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧

Horror legend Michael Berryman will joining us at HATO this year along with one of his most iconic films:

1977's 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨 was one of the films that launched Michael's career and is the 2nd feature film made by legendary horror director Wes Craven. Almost 50 years later, this gritty, survival horror still stands tall as a true classic among the genre.

📆Join us Saturday, October 3 at 6:00PM for a special screening of the film, following which Mr. Berryman will talk with the audience and answer questions. It's going to be an awesome night for horror fans and classic film lovers alike!

Get your tickets now! 🎟🎟 www.horrorattheohio.com

08/27/2026

Tune in today at 11 AM! 🎙️👻

We’re sitting down with Trent Persinger to talk about the upcoming Horror at the Ohio Film Festival at the Historic Ohio Theatre!

📻 Listen on 96.7 FM WORX and hear all about what’s in store for this spooky event! 🎃🎬

08/26/2026

FAIRFIELD INN TICKET GIVEAWAY! 🎟🎟 𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 2️⃣

3️⃣ Sets of 4 HATO tickets being given away
3️⃣ Rounds (Monday✅, TODAY, and Friday)
3️⃣ Lucky Winners! (all drawn on Friday evening, 8/28)

𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 2️⃣: 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙄𝙣𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙪𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚. 𝙏𝙖𝙜 3️⃣ 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝! 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️👇

Check back again Friday for Round 3 and one last chance to enter. Thank you again to Historic Eagle Cotton Mill - Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Madison for partnering with us!

08/25/2026

🎉 We have a winner in last week’s Horror at the Ohio Film Festival T-shirt giveaway!

Congratulations, Nicole Alee Cox! Please reach out to us directly to coordinate pickup.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Festival tickets, this T-shirt and more Horror at the Ohio merchandise are available at:
https://www.horrorattheohio.com/

08/24/2026

Another week, another TICKET GIVEAWAY! 🎟🎟 This one is brought to you courtesy of Historic Eagle Cotton Mill - Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Madison

They are giving away 12(!) weekend passes over the course of this week!
3️⃣ Sets of 4 tickets
3️⃣ Rounds (today, Wednesday, and Friday)
3️⃣ Lucky Winners! (all drawn on Friday evening, 8/28)

𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 1️⃣: 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙚 3️⃣ 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙡/𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙡 🧐

Check back again Wednesday for Round 2 and another chance to enter. And thank you to Fairfield Madison for sponsoring again this year. We appreciate your support!

08/23/2026

Take it from the cat and Check Meowt!

Event details and tickets at www.horrorattheohio.com

🤫 Shhh… it’s his favorite spot under the Horror at the Ohio poster. Tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/mr32ptkm

Want a copy of the poster pictured here? Find it and more cool HATO merch at https://www.horrorattheohio.com/hato-merch. See you there.

08/22/2026

We’re actively recruiting vendors for Horror at the Ohio Film Festival on October 2nd and 3rd and we’d love to have you join the frightful fun! 🎃👻

Do you create, sell, or serve something spooky, strange, delicious, or macabre? We’re looking for:

🍔 Food trucks, food vendors & sweet treats
🦇 Artists & makers
💀 Handmade crafts & oddities
🎃 Collectibles & merchandise
👕 Clothing & accessories
📚 Books & specialty goods
🧛 Local businesses & entrepreneurs
…and more!

We especially love showcasing local talent, independent businesses, and creative vendors. Whether you’re serving up killer eats or selling something that belongs in a haunted crypt, we want to hear from you.

Interested in vending? Reach out to us! Or tag an artist, maker, food vendor, business, or creepy creative you think would be a perfect fit for the spooky fun and vibes.

Come be part of the madness at Horror at the Ohio! 🩸🎬

08/22/2026

Congratulations Mark! Thanks to everyone who entered and thanks again to Dicky's Doghouse for partnering with us on this!

We hope you enjoyed the Usher's visit to your shop! 🔧🍿

🎉 Congratulations, Mark Hamm! 🎉

You’re the lucky winner of the Horror at Ohio tickets! 👻🎟️ We hope you have an amazing time and enjoy every spooky moment!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our giveaway. We appreciate your support and can’t wait to do more giveaways in the future! 🖤