Press release - Primetime – Unscripted
October 22, 2026
‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ SERVES UP SPOOKS AND SCARES WITH ‘HORROR MOVIE NIGHT’
‘Queen of Latin’ Shirley Ballas Joins as Guest Judge

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“Horror Movie Night” – It’s a night of thrills, chills and killer choreography as the remaining couples hit the ballroom with performances inspired by legendary horror films. “Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro” judge Shirley Ballas will serve as guest judge. “Horror Movie Night” airs TUESDAY, OCT. 27 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT, 7:00-9:00 p.m. CDT), simulcasting LIVE across both ABC and Disney+ in local time zones and next day on Hulu and Hulu for Disney+ subscribers. The show is produced in front of a live audience by BBC Studios.
The couples (along with their dance styles and songs) are the following:
- Tatyana Ali and partner Jan Ravnik will perform a Paso Doble to “I Lied to You” by Miles Caton, inspired by “Sinners”
- Jenna Dewan and partner Val Chmerkovskiy will perform an Argentine Tango to “Uninvited” by Damned Anthem and Kendra Dantes, inspired by Zombie movies
- Jackson Olson and partner Emma Slater will perform a Contemporary to “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra, inspired by “Joker”
- Ezra Frech and partner Daniella Karagach will perform a Jazz to “Madness” by Ruelle, inspired by “The Invisible Man”
- Harry Shum Jr. and partner Jenna Johnson will perform a Contemporary to “Toxic” by 2WEI, inspired by “Saw”
- Amber Glenn and partner Pasha Pashkov will perform an Argentine Tango to “Perfection” by Clint Mansell, inspired by “Black Swan”
- Connor Wood and partner Rylee Arnold will perform a Contemporary to “You Are My Sunshine” by Charles McDonald, inspired by “Annabelle: Creation”
- Tyler Cameron and partner Sharna Burgess will perform a Viennese Waltz to “Love Song for a Vampire” by Annie Lennox, inspired by “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”
- Maura Higgins and partner Mark Ballas will perform a Contemporary to “Cry Little Sister (Theme from “the Lost Boys)” by Gerard McMann, inspired by “the Lost Boys”
- Julia Stiles and partner Ezra Sosa will perform an Argentine Tango to “The Dogs Attack” by Jerry Goldsmith, Lionel Newman and National Philharmonic Orchestra, inspired by “The Omen”
Plus, pro and troupe routines to “Tubular Bells” by Mike Oldfield, “Magic” by Hailee Steinfeld, “Dying for You” by Charli xcx and “Main Title Theme (from ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’)” by Danny Elfman.
Fans will be able to vote during the live simulcast of the show in the ET/CT time zones. During this time, online voting will be available to fans in any time zone in the U.S., its territories and Canada via dwtsvote.abc.com, and fans on participating U.S. wireless carriers can also vote via SMS/text (fans in Canada cannot vote via SMS/text). Live viewer votes from Dedication Night and Horror Movie Night will be combined with the judges’ scores from both nights to determine which couples will be eliminated after two weeks of dancing.
After each episode, go behind the curtain with the “Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast,” with host Season 34 contestant Andy Richter sharing cast interviews, special guest appearances, behind-the-scenes insights and expert breakdowns of the night’s performances. New episodes air every Thursday on Disney+ and Hulu, and wherever you get your podcasts.
“Dancing with the Stars” is the hit series co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough in which celebrities are paired with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
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