As part of the activities taking place during Women’s History Month throughout March 2026, the Stay Scared! exhibit team has curated a special celebration to honor the women who rock across all aspects of the genre of horror–while taking no prisoners!
This four-part, day-long observance includes a curator-led tour of George A. Romero: Stay Scared!, a spine-tingling book excerpt reading with Bronx-born horror author Vincent Tirado, a ‘Women in Horror’ panel featuring Tina Romero, Zero Gravity, Zena Dixon, and Gigi Saúl Guerrero. PLUS a special film screening that could not be more organically in line with this exhibition: Tina Romero‘s QUEENS OF THE DEAD! Followed by a post-screening Q&A with Tina Romero!
Join us for a curator-led tour with Dr. Steven Payne (BCHS) and Edwin Pagán (LATIN HORROR) of the 'STAY SCARED!' exhibition.
This curator-led tour focuses on George A. Romero’s childhood in The Bronx and his early career, leading to his seminal film, ‘Night of the Living Dead.’ This multimedia showcase includes hundreds of unseen photographs, rare ephemera, an original short animated film about Romero’s early life, “GEO,” and fun trivia.
Reading by Bronx-born horror author Vincent Tirado: 'You Should Have Been Nicer to My Mom' - A Modern Gothic Horror
Demons clash with inheritance claims as secrets unfold and violence is unleashed over twelve harrowing hours trapped in a house with the worst thing imaginable: family.
When Papi Ramon, the patriarch of the wealthy Abreu family dies, he gives the family one last message in the will: “One of you is el bacà, the demon that I made a deal with. Get rid of them or you will be damned.” Xiomara, the uncontested favorite of Papi Ramon (and therefore the least liked in the family), watches as everyone dismisses this as the joke of a senile old man and demands the lawyer obtain the previous will Papi wrote.
While the lawyer drives back to his office, a storm breaks out, forcing the entire family—Xiomara’s aunts and uncles and cousins—to remain in the house. And the words of Papi’s will hangs over their heads even heavier than the rain clouds. Over the course of the night, scandal after scandal is revealed to the public about the family. Suddenly a tense few hours of surviving her family turns into a vicious night of recrimination, violence, accusations…and murder.
Xiomara is faced with an impossible task: uproot a demon and somehow kill it or excise the ghosts that linger within her own family. And the clock is ticking…
WOMEN IN HORROR: A deep dive into the history of the genre’s most badass scream queens, final girls, and fearsome icons who make us scream and cheer. From early portrayals to modern reinventions, this panel explores the evolving depiction of women in horror—how they’ve gone from victims to survivors to absolute forces of nature on the screen and off. Join us as we celebrate the women who pushed boundaries, redefined terror, and are taking horror to the next level. CLICK on headshots for more info on our badass guests!
Special screening of Tina Romero’s comedy/horror ‘Queens of the Dead.’
Drag queens and club kids battle zombies craving brains during their drag show in Brooklyn, putting personal conflicts aside to utilize their distinct abilities against the undead threat, in Tina Romero’s QUEENS OF THE DEAD. Running time: 1h 41m. Followed by a post-screening Q&A with Tina Romero.
Cast: Katy O’Brian, Jaquel Spivey, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Margaret Cho, Riki Lindhome, Tomás Matos, Nina West, Jack Haven, Cheyenne Jackson, Dominique Jackson, Eve Lindley.
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Make sure to stop by the 'Sound of the Dead' AUDIO STATION in the lobby.
“Sounds of the Dead”—part of the George A. Romero: Stay Scared!™ multimedia exhibition—unleashes the horrific music, sound effects, and sonic wonder of horror films via live performances, panel discussions, and visual installations.
This interactive Sounds of the Dead AUDIO STATION provides sample tracks from Romero’s films as well as music that shaped his career and served as the soundscape to his life. 1. Pick a sound activation ticket 2. Place face up in center of black box. Listen. Repeat.
LOCATION: Bronx Music Hall
438 East 163rd Street, Bronx, NY 10451
