September 27, 2026 – July 25, 2027 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, LA.

The Academy doing horror is the kind of programming choice that makes a SMILES editor’s job easier — set pieces, props, and immersive recreations across the canon, presented with the credibility a franchise pop-up could never buy. The exhibit tracks the genre from silent-era Caligari through contemporary A24, with sound and lighting designed to actually unsettle. Worth pairing with COSM or Meow Wolf LA for a properly themed LA weekend.