Exhumed Films is an American "organization devoted to showing horror movies for the benefit of their fans.
Their first screening took place on October 24, 1997, at the Harwan Theatre in South Jersey and consisted of a double feature of films by Italian director Lucio fulci: Zombie and The Gates of Hell.
With the earnings from the first show, the group planned another event the following February and officially took on the name "Exhumed Films."
The 2008 Horror thon took place over the weekend switchover for Daylight Saving time, making that year's program 25 hours instead of 24.
The lineup for each year's Horror thon is kept secret.”[6] Attendees are given a booklet with clues as to what films will be shown.