PAST EVENTS
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Wishmaster Screening - Q&A W/Robert Kurtzman
Saturday, August 16th, 2025
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Lake 8 Theater, Barberton, OH
Join us for an exclusive event featuring a screening of the cult classic Wishmaster written and directed by the legendary Robert Kurtzman.
Dive into behind-the-scenes stories and horror lore with Robert himself. Get your questions ready and enjoy a lively discussion following the screening.
VIP add-ons available.
Doors open at 6:30pm, movie starts at 7:00pm, Q+A to follow.
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Dead Media Market 2.0
Sunday, August 10th, 2025
10:00am - 4:00pm
We are excited to announce our second Dead Media Market. If you came to the first one you know it was off the hook and we plan on bringing that same energy to DMM 2.0.
We have an awesome line up of vendors bringing a full variety of all things analog and digital: VHS, Laserdisc, DVD, Vinyl, Cassette, CD, Video Games, and Collectibles. We will have food trucks and concessions available. Plus live DJ.
Admission is only $5 at the door, or FREE with purchase of a Killer Video Exhibit Admission.
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Killer Video Horror Trivia
Monday, July 28th, 2025
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Please join us for our monthly horror trivia night at The Hoppin’ Frog Brewery. Check in begins at 5:30pm; game starts promptly at 6pm.
Reservations can be made by calling the Hoppin’ Frog and are highly encouraged. Teams of up to 4 players, ages 21+
Free admission. Great food, award-winning beers on tap, and awesome prizes!
Pick up a single can or four pack of Killer Video’s Tracking Error pilsner with label art designed by poster artist Chris Garofalo!
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Tracking Error Beer Release Party
Tuesday, July 8th, 2025
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Introducing Tracking Error pilsner -where cult horror meets craft beer!
Born from a shared love of great beer and vintage horror, Tracking Error is a limited-edition pilsner brought to life by the creative minds at Hoppin’ Frog and Killer Video -Akron’s analog horror heroes.
Designed by artist Chris Garofalo, this is 1 of 4 special releases, blending Hoppin’ Frog’s signature brewing style with our bold artistic edge.
Crisp, balanced, and refreshingly dry -it’s a beer that’s as collectible as it is crushable.
Come join us for the official release party and pick up a 4-pack while they last!
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Killer Video Horror Trivia
Monday, June 30th, 2025
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Please join us for our monthly horror trivia night at The Hoppin’ Frog Brewery. Check in begins at 5:30pm; game starts promptly at 6pm.
Reservations can be made by calling the Hoppin’ Frog and are highly encouraged. Teams of up to 4 players, ages 21+
Put your knowledge to the test and see if you can survive our ghoulish trivia covering cult classics and modern favorites. Free admission. Great food, award-winning beers on tap, and awesome prizes!
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Friday the 13th Double Feature
Friday, June 13th, 2025
7:30pm - 12:00am
Join Killer Video as we celebrate Jason Voorhees’ birthday with a double feature screening of The Final Chapter and Jason Lives on Friday the 13th!
This event will take place at the West Theater in Barberton, Ohio. Doors open at 7:30pm. Come mix and mingle with other horror fans before the show. Movies start at 8:45pm and run till midnight. First-come first-served seating. There will be a cash bar and concession stand through the night. Complimentary cake and cookies provided.
Free parking in the lot behind the theater and on adjacent streets. Movies are rated R, so we ask that no one under the age of 12 be admitted and ages 12 -17 be accompanied by an adult.
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Killer Video Horror Trivia
Monday, May 19th, 2025
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Please join us for our monthly horror trivia night at The Hoppin’ Frog Brewery. Check in begins at 5:30pm; game starts promptly at 6pm.
Reservations can be made by calling the Hoppin’ Frog and are highly encouraged. Teams of up to 4 players, ages 21+
Put your knowledge to the test and see if you can survive our ghoulish trivia covering cult classics and modern favorites. Free admission. Great food, award-winning beers on tap, and awesome prizes!
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Dead Media Market
We are excited to team up with Future Video to host our first Dead Media Market.
We have an awesome line up of vendors bringing a full variety of all things analog and digital: VHS, Laserdisc, DVD, Vinyl, Cassette, CD, Video Games, and Collectibles.
Admission is only $5 at the door, or FREE with purchase of a Killer Video Exhibit Admission.
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Killer Video Horror Trivia
Monday, April 28th, 2025
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Please join us for our monthly horror trivia night at The Hoppin’ Frog Brewery. Check in begins at 5:30pm; game starts promptly at 6pm.
Reservations can be made by calling the Hoppin’ Frog and are highly encouraged. Teams of up to 4 players, ages 21+
Put your knowledge to the test and see if you can survive our ghoulish trivia covering cult classics and modern favorites. Free admission. Great food, award-winning beers on tap, and awesome prizes!
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Killer Video Horror Trivia
Monday, March 24th, 2025
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Please join us for our monthly horror trivia night at The Hoppin’ Frog Brewery. Check in begins at 5:30pm; game starts promptly at 6pm.
Reservations can be made by calling the Hoppin’ Frog and are highly encouraged. Teams of up to 4 players, ages 21+
Put your knowledge to the test and see if you can survive our ghoulish trivia covering cult classics and modern favorites. Free admission. Great food, award-winning beers on tap, and awesome prizes!
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Killer Video Horror Trivia
Monday, February 24th, 2025
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Please join us for our first monthly horror trivia night at The Hoppin’ Frog Brewery. Check in begins at 5:30pm; game starts promptly at 6pm.
Reservations can be made by calling the Hoppin’ Frog and are highly encouraged. Teams of up to 4 players, ages 21+
Put your knowledge to the test and see if you can survive our ghoulish trivia covering cult classics and modern favorites. Free admission. Great food, award-winning beers on tap, and awesome prizes!
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GRAND OPENING MEET & GREET W/ LLOYD KAUFMAN!
Saturday, February 8th, 2025
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Ready to dive into the wonderfully warped world of Troma?! Lloyd Kaufman, the legendary filmmaker behind cult classics like The Toxic Avenger, is offering a unique meet and greet opportunity at Killer Video's Grand Opening this Saturday in downtown Akron.
Horror fans can take a trip back in time, browse the aisles of a fully recreated video rental store, and check out the museum gallery and gift shop.
Then fans will have the chance to chat with Lloyd himself. Autograph and photo op included with admission, so bring your favorite Troma memorabilia or snag something suitably bizarre in Killer Video's Little Gift Shop of Horrors.