From the L.A. River scene in Terminator to the Victorian facades of Heritage Square Museum, L.A. features in Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, the city has provided the backdrop for countless movies and TV shows.
Koreatown has its own cinematic credentials, particularly at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, a Gothic Revival landmark that has appeared on the big screen in several well-known productions. And this October, the church will trade movie-set drama for a candlelit concert devoted to Halloween favorites…
A candlelit soundtrack for Halloween
On October 23, Candlelight Koreatown: Halloween Classics will transform the sanctuary into a concert setting, with the Orchid Quartet performing a one-hour program by candlelight.
The provisional program includes Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the Stranger Things theme, Danny Elfman’s Beetlejuice and The Addams Family themes, John Carpenter’s Halloween, the Psycho prelude, Ghostbusters, and “Tubular Bells” from The Exorcist.
Classical selections include Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre and Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, plus “Time Warp” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show and a medley from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
23 October 2026 18:15
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
The performance lasts 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show and close five minutes before the start time. Seating is first-come, first-served within each zone.
A 205-foot landmark with a Hollywood résumé
Located at 3300 Wilshire Boulevard, Immanuel Presbyterian Church was completed in 1929 and designed by Los Angeles architect Chauncey F. Skilling in the French Gothic Revival style. The congregation dates to 1888, and the building became a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2003.
Its signature feature is the 205-foot corner tower rising above Wilshire Boulevard. Inside, the sanctuary has vaulted ceilings, carved woodwork, stained glass and dramatic arches. The LA Conservancy notes that the stone-clad tower is supported by a steel frame.
Its cinematic résumé includes The Amazing Spider-Man, John Wick, Sister Act 2 and Legally Blonde 2. It was also the setting for My Chemical Romance’s Helena music video.
