Halloweenapalooza Archives

Iowa’s only horror film festival, Halloweenapalooza, is now accepting film submissions

Posted on Mar 7, 2018 by Emma McClatchey

With Jordan Peele scoring a Best Picture nomination and Best Original Screenplay win for his chilling debut film “Get Out” at the 2018 Academy Awards, the time has arguably never been riper for horror movies. […]

Saturday’s Halloweenapalooza in Ottumwa brings a day filled with spooky films, performances and contests

Posted on Oct 12, 2017 by Emma McClatchey

Meet horror movie icons, get a tattoo, embody a zombie. The eighth-annual Halloweenapalooza horror showcase — taking place in the purportedly haunted Hotel Ottumwa — is full to the brim with film screenings, vendors, contests, live music and other features befitting Halloween.
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