AMC Hopes Its New Slash Go Lures Horror Followers Into Theaters

This weekend’s The Conjuring: Last Rites kicks off fall’s slate of horror motion pictures, and AMC Theaters desires to make use of the event to get extra butts in seats. Enter, the Slash Go.

Starting with Final Rites, theatergoers can use the Go to see six collaborating horror motion pictures, or do completely different combos like seeing one of many particular motion pictures with 5 of their associates. Horror motion pictures are likely to do fairly effectively financially, one thing AMC’s senior advertising VP Ellen Copaken highlighted within the press launch: “Horror has shortly change into one among our hottest genres, particularly amongst Gen Z audiences, who know [they’re] greatest loved within the comfy, communal surroundings of our theatres.”

For these , the Slash Go will price you $66.66 and final by way of the rest of 2025. Movies below its purview embody subsequent week’s The Long Walk, together with Him on September 19, October 17’s Black Phone 2 and Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 on December 5. It may also be utilized towards traditional horror motion pictures coming again to AMC for its “Thrills & Chills” banner. That choice of movies consists of the unique Nightmare on Elm Avenue, Friday the thirteenth, Scream, Candyman, and Terrifier. 

If any of this sounds up your scary alley, you may learn the total choice of movies and the Slash Go’ guidelines here.

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