Halaloween

Welcome to Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2025
What is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims, to understand: “What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?” This year’s 2025 film festival will be in-person and online, screening one film a week for the first half of October.  Stay tuned for the 2025 lineup announcement! This festival is curated by the Halaloween team: Aliyah Khan, Karla Mallette, and Hana Mattar.

Featured From Our Previous Years

Halaloween Roundtable: Muslim Horror in the 21st Century
The Global Islamic Studies Center hosted a Halaloween panel discussion on Muslim horror, the use (and misuse) of Islam and the Quran in the horror genre, feminist politics in horror, and how each region differs in its creation of horror films.
119 min | 2021
Halaloween Roundtable: Muslim Horror in the 21st Century
Halaloween Special: Jinn & Legends: Stories from Palestine
An intimate Halaloween discussion about stories, myths, and legends brought to us by the Jerusalem-based Palestine Fiction Council (مجلس الخيال) and Founder Ahmad Nabil.
2024
Halaloween Special: Jinn & Legends: Stories from Palestine
Interview with Amanda Nell Eu, Director of Tiger Stripes (2023)
Interview with Tiger Stripes Director, Amanda Nell Eu, best watched after the film.
2023
Interview with Amanda Nell Eu, Director of Tiger Stripes (2023)
Interview with Nayla Al Khaja. Director of Three (2024)
A Conversation with the director of the 2024 Emarati film, Three, Nayla Al Khaja. This is best watched after the film.
2024
Interview with Nayla Al Khaja. Director of Three (2024)
Interview with Tarik Saleh, Director of Cairo Conspiracy (2022)
A conversation with Egyptian-Swedish Director, Tarik Saleh on his 2022 Film Cairo Conspiracy
2022
Interview with Tarik Saleh, Director of Cairo Conspiracy (2022)