The Vancouver Horror Show (VHS) is a film festival that showcases horror movies. It normally happens in October in time for Halloween.

The Vancouver Horror Show is one of the many parts of the Burnaby Halloween Festival! The festival offers up over 25 different events and attractions in the City of Burnaby each year.

TIP: If you like horror movies, then another activity you might like to do is go on a walking tour with Storyboard Experiences. Their Haunting of Vancouver Film Tour takes you around downtown Vancouver to famous places including locations where horror movies have been filmed in the city.

This article includes the following information about the Vancouver Horror Show:

Festival Details | Prices | Other Information

The Vancouver Horror Show

The Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival celebrates its ninth year in 2026. Exact dates are still to be determined. The event is a registered Canadian charity. It has grown from running 12 films in its first year to nearly 50 films in recent years.

This past year’s Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival offered screenings at Cineplex Cinemas International Village from October 15 to October 19. The different access passes offered granted entry to several other events with the Vancouver Horror Show including panels, parties, trivia night and the concluding awards ceremony. 2026 will likely be the same.

Screenings a couple of years happened in two locations. There were screenings at Metropolis at Metrotown in Burnaby and at the cinema at International Village Mall in Vancouver. In 2025 the festival only took place in Vancouver. We’re guessing that will be the case again next year, although we aren’t sure.

The festival mostly screens short films but also displays a small number of feature films. Although VHS focuses a lot on Canadian cinema, it also showcases works from other countries. This makes VHS an inclusive event that helps promote filmmakers from around the world.

Vancouver’s Horror Movie Film Festival

The festival has screened over 50 films in past years. A few have been feature films while nearly all of the rest have been short films. Movies shown are from different countries, so there is some unique and scary foreign cinema to enjoy.

Festival Prices

Tickets to the various screening usually start at about $20 each. For the most part, feature films are shown separately whereas short films are combined into groups.

In 2025 there was a series of VHS Talks Panels in Vancouver on October 18 and 19. The year before, these events were pay-what-you-can with a $1 minimum.

Four special passes are usually available. The Industry Pass grants access to several non-screening events and costs around $70. The Screening Pass offers entry to the Opening and Closing Night Parties and all screenings for about $165. The Industry and Screening Pass includes all access for the first two as well as some select memorabilia costs about $199. Finally, the All Access Pass incorporates everything along with access to the Film and TV Tour and Trivia Night, all of which cost around $259.50. Exact pricing details for the festival’s 2026 run are to be confirmed.

HALLOWEEN MOVIES AND MOVIE SCENES

If you like horror movies and haunted houses, then check out Brinkworth Dungeon. The Langley-based haunted attraction has wax museum-style scenes from many classic horror movies. Much of what you’ll see there has been handmade by a professional artist.

In addition, if you like Halloween and movies, but kid-friendly films, then check out HowlOver Canada at Flyover Canada. It’s a great family-friendly Halloween-themed multi-dimensional show.