You can’t run, you can’t hide, it’s spooky season in East Texas. We are quickly approaching Halloween which has everyone thinking about costumes and scary movies which is why it’s so exciting to see that KilGORE College will once again be hosting the Horror Movie Festival ‘Nightmare on Nolen Street’ taking place from October 24th through the 29th.  

This is a week-long festival of horror movies that will be shown at the Dodson Auditorium located at 817 Nolen Street in Kilgore, Texas. The films that are being shown will be chosen by clicking here and casting your vote on what you want to see. Voting on the movies will end on Friday, October 14th.  

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There Will Be a Family Friendly Aspect to the Horror Movie Festival in Kilgore, TX 

It sounds a little strange to say family friendly horror movie festival but on Saturday, October 29th there will be a matinee movie with activities and costume contest going on for both adults and for children. The grand prize for the adult costume contest will be a Freddy Krueger glove signed by Robert Englund. For horror movie fans that is an amazing prize. 

How Much are Tickets for the Horror Movie Festival in Kilgore, Texas 

For Kilgore College students you get a discount so it’s only $4 for a single movie ticket, or $20 for a week pass which includes free popcorn. General admission will be $6 for a single ticket and $35 for the week pass which does come with free popcorn. All of the details on the horror movie festival in Kilgore can be found by clicking here.  

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