The Rocky Horror Picture Show cult following with “El Fishnet Fiesta”, and “Queens of the Desert” held in 2006. To the fans, "Rocky Horror" is a repeated cycle, of going home and coming back to see the film each weekend, making the practice a ritual of compulsive, re-affirmation of community that has been compared to a "religious event". The audience call backs are similar to responses in church during a mass. "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" has a global following and remains popular well into the 21st century. The film gained popularity because of fan participation as much as anything else. "Shadow Casts" of fans acting out
The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1976, people attended in costume and talked back to the screen, and by mid-1978, "Rocky Horror" was playing in over 50 locations on Fridays and Saturdays at midnight. Newsletters were published by local performance groups, and fans gathered for "Rocky Horror" conventions. By the end of 1979, there were twice-weekly showings at over 230 theatres. The National Fan Club was established in 1977 and later merged with the International Fan Club. The fan publication "The Transylvanian" printed a number of issues, and a semi-regular poster magazine was published as well as an official magazine. The Los Angeles area performance