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Reserve your free tickets here: http:\/\/watch.eventive.org\/halaloween\n\n\n\nHALALOWEEN FEATURE FILM: \n\n*Madayen* (2016)\n\n2016 | 62 minutes | Arabic with English subtitles | Saudi Arabia\nDirected by: Ayman Tamano\nFeaturing: Hakeem Jomah, Khaled Yeslam, Abdullah Kurashi, Nadia Malaika\n\n\nFilm Description: Madayen is an indie found-footage-style film from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, written and produced by Hakeem Jomah and directed by Ayman Tamano, that tells the tale of three young Saudis who set out to the notoriously haunted Madayen Saleh ruins in the far north of the Kingdom to investigate the myths and the truths behind the cursed place.\n\nHalaloween Horror Rating: 1\/5. Not very scary. Road trip buddy movie meets found footage horror.\n\nReligious Content: fairly minimal; jinn.\n\n\n\n_____\n\n\n\nHalaloween Muslim Horror Film Festival Info:\n\nWelcome to the 8th annual Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2026!\n\nWhat is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims to understand: \u201cWhat scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?\u201d\n\nThis year\u2019s Halaloween 2026 film festival is a retrospective that brings back some of our Michigan community\u2019s favorite Muslim horror films from the past few years. As usual, the festival runs throughout October with a different movie screening and\/or event every week. In addition to local theater screenings, we are bringing you three community collaborations this year: with the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, with Michigan Medicine and the U-M Medical School, and with the Brooklyn Detroit venue in Corktown!\n\nThe 2026 lineup: Halaloween starts off at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn on Thursday, October 8, with a screening of the Saudi found-footage film Madayen (2016). On October 12 and October 20, head to the State Theatre in Ann Arbor for the Iranian film Under the Shadow (2016) and the Malaysian film Tiger Stripes (2023), respectively. On October 27, we are collaborating with the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine at Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan Medical School to bring you an expert medical and film panel on \u201cFears of the Body: Processing Illness, Death, & Loss with Horror Movies.\u201d\n\nHalaloween officially ends on the evening of October 29 at 9pm at the Brooklyn Detroit venue in Corktown, Detroit, with a screening of two Muslim horror short films: Aicha (directed by Sanaa El Alaoui, Morocco, 2025) and Enmity Djinn (directed by: Mohamed Echkouna, Mauritania, 2023), followed immediately after by the special event \u201cThose Between Worlds: A Jinn Dreamscape,\" a Halaloween sampler with live music score in collaboration with Reginald Thiessen, Victor Ghannam, and Devil's Night Detroit!\n\nAlso check out our streaming Muslim horror films anytime on U-M Kanopy: the Senegalese folk horror film Saloum (2021), the witchy Tunisian film Dachra (2018), and the Iranian \u201cvampire spaghetti Western\u201d film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014).\n\nThe festival is mostly in-person and free\u2013but make sure to reserve tickets! In-person screenings will be first-come, first-served, with RSVPs strongly encouraged.\n\nWe are inclusive of everyone's film needs: from new horror fans who close their eyes through most scary movies, to those who love the gore\u2013we've got films for everyone! Check the Halaloween Horror Rating in the description of each film for its scariness rating and other details.\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Halaloween Lineup:\n\nOctober 8: Madayen | Saudi Arabia | 2016 | 7:00 PM | Arab American National Museum, Dearborn\nOctober 13: Under the Shadow | Iran | 2016 | 7:00 PM | State Theatre, Ann Arbor\n\nOctober 20: Tiger Stripes | Malaysia | 2023 | 7:00 PM | State Theatre, Ann Arbor\n\nOctober 27: Halaloween x Michigan Medicine Panel: \u201cFears of the Body: Processing Illness, Death, and Loss with Horror Movies\u201d | Hussey Room, Michigan League, University of Michigan\n\nOctober 29: \u201cThose Between Worlds: A Jinn Dreamscape\": Halaloween Short Films and Live Music Score Retrospective at Devil's Night Detroit | Short films Aicha and Enmity Jinn | 7:00 PM | Brooklyn Detroit, Corktown (venue). *This event is ticketed and not free. 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This screening is ONLY in person at the State Theatre in Ann Arbor. Reserve your free tickets here: watch.eventive.org\/halaloween.\n\n\nHALALOWEEN FEATURE FILM: \n\n*Under The Shadow* (2016)\n2016 | 62 minutes | Persian with English subtitles | Iran\n\nDirected by: Babak Anvari\nFeaturing: Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi, Bobby Naderi\n\nFilm Description: Set in Tehran during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, this movie is a meditation on the post-revolutionary fallout of the 1979 Iranian Revolution from a female perspective. A woman and her young daughter hunker down in their Tehran apartment during Iraqi bombardment. Did the missile that struck their building bring a jinn into their lives?\n\nHalaloween Horror Rating: 3\/5. Reasonably scary. Includes jump scares, jinn, demonic children, misogyny, mother-daughter and husband-wife tension, parental losing of a child, and property damage due to war bombings.\n\nReligious Content: Islamic daily prayers, hijab debates, religious state authorities, jinn.\n___\n\nHalaloween Muslim Horror Film Festival Info:\n\nWelcome to the 8th annual Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2026!\n\nWhat is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims to understand: \u201cWhat scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?\u201d\n\nThis year\u2019s Halaloween 2026 film festival is a retrospective that brings back some of our Michigan community\u2019s favorite Muslim horror films from the past few years. As usual, the festival runs throughout October with a different movie screening and\/or event every week. In addition to local theater screenings, we are bringing you three community collaborations this year: with the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, with Michigan Medicine and the U-M Medical School, and with the Brooklyn Detroit venue in Corktown!\n\nThe 2026 lineup: Halaloween starts off at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn on Thursday, October 8, with a screening of the Saudi found-footage film Madayen (2016). On October 12 and October 20, head to the State Theatre in Ann Arbor for the Iranian film Under the Shadow (2016) and the Malaysian film Tiger Stripes (2023), respectively. On October 27, we are collaborating with the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine at Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan Medical School to bring you an expert medical and film panel on \u201cFears of the Body: Processing Illness, Death, & Loss with Horror Movies.\u201d\n\nHalaloween officially ends on the evening of October 29 at 9pm at the Brooklyn Detroit venue in Corktown, Detroit, with a screening of two Muslim horror short films: Aicha (directed by Sanaa El Alaoui, Morocco, 2025) and Enmity Djinn (directed by Mohamed Echkouna, Mauritania, 2023), followed immediately after by the special event \u201cThose Between Worlds: A Jinn Dreamscape,\" a Halaloween sampler with live music score in collaboration with Reginald Thiessen, Victor Ghannam, and Devil's Night Detroit!\n\nAlso check out our streaming Muslim horror films anytime on U-M Kanopy: the Senegalese folk horror film Saloum (2021), the witchy Tunisian film Dachra (2018), and the Iranian \u201cvampire spaghetti Western\u201d film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014).\n\nThe festival is mostly in-person and free\u2013but make sure to reserve tickets! In-person screenings will be first-come, first-served, with RSVPs strongly encouraged.\n\nWe are inclusive of everyone's film needs: from new horror fans who close their eyes through most scary movies, to those who love the gore\u2013we've got films for everyone! Check the Halaloween Horror Rating in the description of each film for its scariness rating and other details.\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Halaloween Lineup:\n\nOctober 8: Madayen | Saudi Arabia | 2016 | 7:00 PM | Arab American National Museum, Dearborn\nOctober 13: Under the Shadow | Iran | 2016 | 7:00 PM | State Theatre, Ann Arbor\n\nOctober 20: Tiger Stripes | Malaysia | 2023 | 7:00 PM | State Theatre, Ann Arbor\n\nOctober 27: Halaloween x Michigan Medicine Panel: \u201cFears of the Body: Processing Illness, Death, and Loss with Horror Movies\u201d | Hussey Room, Michigan League, University of Michigan\n\nOctober 29: \u201cThose Between Worlds: A Jinn Dreamscape\": Halaloween Short Films and Live Music Score Retrospective at Devil's Night Detroit | Short films Aicha and Enmity Jinn | 7:00 PM | Brooklyn Detroit, Corktown (venue). *This event is ticketed and not free. Get tickets and more info here.\n\n\nRSVP & find out more: http:\/\/watch.eventive.org\/halaloween\n\nSponsors: Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and co-sponsored by the Arab American National Museum, Devil\u2019s Night Detroit, and Michigan Medicine.\n\n\n\nFor more events from the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan, please visit ii.umich.edu\/islamicstudies. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to islamicstudies@umich.edu.\n\nJoin our email newsletter: https:\/\/myumi.ch\/nbW83\n\n\n\nFollow our social media for event updates:\n\nFacebook: UmichGISC\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UmichGISC\/\n\nTwitter: @umichgisc\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/umichGISC\n\n\nIf there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us. 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Reminiscent of the teen\/adolescent girl horror films Carrie and Ginger Snaps.\n\nReligious Content: Most characters are Muslim, and the film is set in a Muslim girls' school. Includes adhan, Islamic prayer, and corrupt male religious leaders.\n\n____\n\nHalaloween Muslim Horror Film Festival Info:\n\nWelcome to the 8th annual Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2026!\n\nWhat is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims to understand: \u201cWhat scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?\u201d\n\nThis year\u2019s Halaloween 2026 film festival is a retrospective that brings back some of our Michigan community\u2019s favorite Muslim horror films from the past few years. As usual, the festival runs throughout October with a different movie screening and\/or event every week. In addition to local theater screenings, we are bringing you three community collaborations this year: with the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, with Michigan Medicine and the U-M Medical School, and with the Brooklyn Detroit venue in Corktown!\n\nThe 2026 lineup: Halaloween starts off at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn on Thursday, October 8, with a screening of the Saudi found-footage film Madayen (2016). On October 12 and October 20, head to the State Theatre in Ann Arbor for the Iranian film Under the Shadow (2016) and the Malaysian film Tiger Stripes (2023), respectively. 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An expert panel of pediatric, geriatric, hospice, and palliative care medical doctors, hospital chaplains, and horror film scholars will discuss how the horror genre and horror movies can be tools for people dealing with illness, grief, death, loss, and shared fears that are both specific to and transcend religion and culture.\n\nPanelists will discuss: what can horror tell us about the fears that people bring with them when they encounter bodily illness and healthcare providers, particularly when they, their elders, or their children are experiencing serious illness, the process of dying, ambiguous loss, or anticipatory grief? Can Muslim and spiritually or religiously themed horror movies provide psychological catharsis and alleviate suffering?\n\nThis panel is ONLY in person. The event is free and open to the public. RSVP on this form: https:\/\/forms.gle\/bkZC5NsLagDaf99w9\n\n\nMeet the panelists:\n\nDr. Adam Marks, MD, Clinical Professor of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine; Medical Director, Hospice Program and Adult Hospice\n\nDr. Nurah Omobola Lawal, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Hospice and Palliative Medicine\n\nDr. Karla Mallette, Professor of Italian and Mediterranean Studies; Founder, Halaloween\n\nChaplain LJ Brazier, Michigan Medicine Spiritual Care Department, Palliative Care\n\nChaplain Maryam Ashraf, Michigan Medicine Spiritual Care Department, Spiritual and Muslim Patient Care\n\nModerator: Dr. Aliyah Khan, Director, Global Islamic Studies Center; Associate Professor of English & Afroamerican and African Studies\n\nThis panel is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center (GISC) in collaboration with the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine at Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan Medical School.\n\n___\n\nHalaloween Muslim Horror Film Festival Info:\n\nWelcome to the 8th annual Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2026!\n\nWhat is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims to understand: \u201cWhat scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?\u201d\n\nThis year\u2019s Halaloween 2026 film festival is a retrospective that brings back some of our Michigan community\u2019s favorite Muslim horror films from the past few years. As usual, the festival runs throughout October with a different movie screening and\/or event every week. In addition to local theater screenings, we are bringing you three community collaborations this year: with the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, with Michigan Medicine and the U-M Medical School, and with the Brooklyn Detroit venue in Corktown!\n\nThe 2026 lineup: Halaloween starts off at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn on Thursday, October 8, with a screening of the Saudi found-footage film Madayen (2016). 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References to sihr, black magic, jinn; implied killing of women and manipulation of children by jinn. Creepy and ominous feeling. Religious content includes Muslims praying.\n\n\nEVENT 2. LIVE MUSIC SCORE AND VIDEO RETROSPECTIVE: \u201cThose Between Worlds (A Jinn Dreamscape).\u201d Following the short films.\n\n\nThe Halaloween Muslim Horror Festival and Devil\u2019s Night Detroit\u2122 presents: \u201cThose Between Worlds (A Jinn Dreamscape) Live Score and Screening,\u201d a Halaloween video retrospective by Reginald Thiessen with a live music score by Victor Ghannam.\n\n\n\nFollowing the short films, after 9:30 PM at Devil\u2019s Night Detroit\u2122.\n\nThis event is brought to you in collaboration with Reginald Thiessen and Devil\u2019s Night Detroit\u2122.\n\n\n\n____\n\n\n\nHalaloween Muslim Horror Film Festival Info\nWelcome to the 8th annual Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival 2026!\n\nWhat is Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims to understand: \u201cWhat scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?\u201d\n\n\n\nThis year\u2019s Halaloween 2026 film festival is a retrospective that brings back some of our Michigan community\u2019s favorite Muslim horror films from the past few years. As usual, the festival runs throughout October with a different movie screening and\/or event every week. In addition to local theater screenings, we are bringing you three community collaborations this year: with the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, with Michigan Medicine and the U-M Medical School, and with the Brooklyn Detroit venue in Corktown!\n\n\n\nThe 2026 lineup: Halaloween starts off at the Arab American National Museum (AANM) in Dearborn on Thursday, October 8, with a screening of the Saudi found-footage film Madayen (2016). On October 12 and October 20, head to the State Theatre in Ann Arbor for the Iranian film Under the Shadow (2016) and the Malaysian film Tiger Stripes (2023), respectively. On October 27, we are collaborating with the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine at Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan Medical School to bring you an expert medical and film panel on \u201cFears of the Body: Processing Illness, Death, & Loss with Horror Movies.\u201d\n\n\n\nHalaloween officially ends on the evening of October 29 at the Brooklyn Detroit venue in Corktown, Detroit, with a screening of Muslim horror short films from Morocco and Mauritania, followed immediately after by the special event \u201cThose Between Worlds: A Jinn Dreamscape,\" a Halaloween music video retrospective in collaboration with Reginald Thiessen, Victor Ghannam, and Devil's Night Detroit!\n\n\n\nAlso check out our streaming Muslim horror films anytime on U-M Kanopy: the Senegalese folk horror film Saloum (2021), the witchy Tunisian film Dachra (2018), and the Iranian \u201cvampire spaghetti Western\u201d film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014).\n\nThe festival is mostly in-person and free\u2013but make sure to reserve tickets! In-person screenings will be first-come, first-served, with RSVPs strongly encouraged.\n\nWe are inclusive of everyone's film needs: from new horror fans who close their eyes through most scary movies, to those who love the gore\u2013we've got films for everyone! Check the Halaloween Horror Rating in the description of each film for its scariness rating and other details.\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Halaloween Lineup:\n\nOctober 8: Madayen | Saudi Arabia | 2016 | 7:00 PM | Arab American National Museum\nOctober 13: Under the Shadow | Iran | 2016 | 7:00 PM | State Theatre\nOctober 20: Tiger Stripes | Malaysia | 2023 | 7:00 PM | State Theatre\nOctober 27: Halaloween x Michigan Medicine Panel: \u201cFears of the Body: Processing Illness, Death, and Loss with Horror Movies\u201d | Time & Date TBA\nOctober 29: \u201cThose Between Worlds: A Jinn Dreamscape\": Halaloween Short Films and Panel at Devil's Night Detroit | 7:00 PM | Brooklyn Detroit (Venue)*\n*This event is ticketed and not free\n\n\n\nRSVP & find out more: http:\/\/watch.eventive.org\/halaloween\n\n\nSponsors: Halaloween: A Muslim Horror Film Festival is brought to you by the Global Islamic Studies Center and co-sponsored by the Arab American National Museum, Devil\u2019s Night Detroit, and Michigan Medicine.\n\n\n\nFor more events from the Global Islamic Studies Center at the University of Michigan, please visit ii.umich.edu\/islamicstudies. 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