Northwest Horror Fans, here's what I have for the month of December, including lots of screenings, a few haunted attractions, and a couple more Die Hard screenings!

So, Northwest Horror Fans, you thought December might be a bit bland for your taste.  Oh, I have news for you.  We have Geek Craft Fairs, Haunted Attractions, lots of holiday horror classics, some tempting burlesque performances.  Oh, and a few screenings of that perfect holiday classic, Die Hard!  Check out the latest update from The Shadow Over Portland!!


Friday, December 11

If you're looking something to give you a Holiday FRIGHT, head to The Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 E Burnside St) in Portland, OR, for a screening of Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale.  Evil, naked Santas, a horned demon incased in ice and a few reindeer farmers trying to make a buck off this discovery makes for a Holiday Horror film that is probably not for all ages.  Still, it's a great story and one worth catching on the big screen.  Showtimes are at 9:40 pm.  Visit the Laurelhurst Theater website for more details.

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One of the greatest splatstick films ever, Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn, screens tonight at 9 pm at The Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE) in Olympia, WA.  Presented as part of the Olympic Film Society Fright Club series, this is the perfect film to see in a theater with like minded fans.  Tickets are $9, $6 for OFS members.  Doors open at 8:30 pm, with the show starting at 9 pm.  Tickets (if available) can be purchased a half hour before the show, and the Mezzanine Lounge will be open to those 21 or older (and yes, ID is required).  For more details, visit the link.

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The House of Shadows is open tonight and tomorrow at 1776 NW Fairview Dr in Gresham, OR, at 7 pm.  Doors open at 6:30 pm for this full contact haunted attraction, with only those over 13 years of age admitted.  It's you and your friends, armed only with a glow stick, against the terrors in the shadows!  Tickets are $20.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page and follow the links.

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Yippee-Ki-Yay, Mother...  Oh, you know the rest.  And we have our first confirmed Die Hard screening in Portland!  The Kennedy School (3756 NE 33rd Ave), will be screening this holiday classic through Dec. 17th at 10:20 pm, with a noon screening on Saturday, December 12.  For more details, visit the Kennedy School McMenamins website.  

Saturday, December 12

Sure, anyone can get their picture taken with Santa, but Michael Grey Photography is hosting Photos with Krampus, the holiday demon, from 3 to 6 pm at World Class Athletics (6332 SE 82nd Ave, Suite B) in Portland, OR.  This should make for the PERFECT Christmas photo card for all Northwest Horror Fans!  Photos start at $7.  Check out the Facebook Event Page for more details.

Sunday, December 13

PDX Browncoats presents the 6th annual Geek the Halls craft fair starting at 9 am at the Double Tree Hotel (1000 NE Multnomah St) in Portland, OR.  Sure, it's a Sci Fi group hosting the event, but I'm sure Horror Fans might find some great gift ideas for fellowHorror Lovers (or themselves!).  Visit the Facebook Event Page for more details.

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If you're in the mood for something a bit spicy, head to The Analog Cafe (720 NE Hawthorne) in Portland, OR, for A Burlesque Nightmare Before Christmas.  A tribute to all things Tim Burton, expect some performances based on A Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands and more.  Additional details, and a link to advance ticket sales, can be found at the Facebook Event Page.  You must be 21 or older to attend.  

Wednesday, December 16

You'll find no better way to celebrate Christmas than with a chilling ghost story.  And Re-Imagined Radio is presenting the classic Christmas ghost tale, Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol, at The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St) in Vancouver, WA.  Adopted from the Christmas Eve 1939 Campbell Playhouse radio dramatization, narrated by Orson Welles and featuring Lionel Barrymore as Scrooge, this performance is free, but donations to the Vancouver Food Bank are encouraged.   Pre-show entertainment is provided by the Hough Elementary Glee Choir at 6 pm, with the radio show starting at 7 pm.  So don't be a Scrooge, bring some cash for the food bank and watch a great radio play performed live.  It might help keep the Christmas spirits from visiting you on December 24!  Visit The Kiggins Theatre website for more details.

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Or, should you be looking for something a bit more WEEEEEIRD, head the The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway) in Tigard, OR, for The Night Evelyn Came Out from the Grave, tonight's Weird Wednesday offering.  The story of a wealthy aristocrat released from an asylum, only to kill red headed hookers and strippers to get back at his dead, possibly unfaithful wife, this film takes a turn into the bizarre, as double crosses ensue.  Oh, yes, this one is WEEEEEIRD!!!  The show starts at 9:15 pm and admission is free (you must be 21 or older to attend). so be sure to spend a bit more at the snack bar!  Visit The Joy Cinema website for more details.  

Thursday, December 17

The holiday season can be a bit overwhelming for most, so maybe you need a little Shock Treatment!  Queer Horror presents a screening of the sequel to The Rocky Horror Picture Show in GLORIOUS 35mm at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd) in Portland. OR, tonight at 7 pm.  Hosted by Portland's premiere drag clown, Carla Rossi, this should be a lot of fun.  Check out the Facebook Event Page, or The Hollywood Theatre website, for more details and advance ticket sales.

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If you're looking for some family friendly holiday fright, head to the EMP Museum (325 5th Ave N) in Seattle, WA, for a screening of Joe Dante's Christmas classic, Gremlins at the Sky Church.  Doors open at 6:30 pm, the film starts at 7:30 pm and tickets are only $12 ($9 for EMP members and kids 5 to 17).  Sure, it might SOUND like a lot for just a movie, but your ticket also buys you admission to the EMP's Can't Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film.  And while the small museum is a treat for any horror fan (seriously, I've been there and it's AWESOME), tonight the Gizmo puppet (yes, the ORIGINAL puppet) from the film will be introduced as a display!  Oh, and there will be trivia, prizes and more!  For more details, visit the EMP Museum website, or the Can't Look Away website. 

By the way, the EMP states that, due to the nature of some of the displays in Can't Look Away, the tour is rated PG-13.  Also, Gremlins was one of two movies that motivated the MPAA to create the PG-13 rating.  Just saying...

Friday, December 18

Christopher Walken intends to end the war between Heaven and Hell, and only more cowbells, ur, a young girl and a former priest can stop him.  Projekt Records and Movies in the Dark, in conjunction with The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd) in Portland, OR, present a 35mm screening of The Prophecy tonight at 9:30 pm.  Advance tickets are available for $8 at The Hollywood Theatre website.

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Or, perhaps, you want something a bit more in tune with the frosty month.  In that case, head up to The Blue Mouse Theater (2611 N. Proctor St) in Tacoma, WA, for the Friday Night Frights screening of John Carpenter's The Thing.  Yes, the chilling classic will be shown on the big screen at 10 pm tonight, and, as always, there will be vendors and PRIZES!  The doors open at 9:30 pm and admission is only $5!!  Check out the Facebook Event Page for more details.

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The Wes Craven classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street, screens tonight at 9 pm at The Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE) in Olympia, WA.  Presented as part of the Olympic Film Society Fright Club series, this is one film I shouldn't have to explain why you need to see it on the big screen.  Tickets are $9, $6 for OFS members.  Doors open at 8:30 pm, with the show starting at 9 pm.  Tickets (if available) can be purchased a half hour before the show, and the Mezzanine Lounge will be open to those 21 or older (and yes, ID is required).  For more details, visit the link.

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Of course, we all wonder what would happen should a porn director with five bucks be inspired by Star Wars and Blade Runner (thanks to Bleeding Skull for that summery).  The result is Droid, presented by VHS Uber Alles (with special thanks to Scarecrow Video) at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St) in Seattle, WA.  And seriously, with such a summery, you can't afford to miss this screening.  Tickets are just $2, and you can find more details at the Facebook Event Page.

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The Fear PDX Haunted House (5413 N Columbia Blvd) in Portland, OR, presents The Fear PDX-Mas, five haunted attractions with one admission price, from 7 to 11 pm tonight and tomorrow (December 19).  Visit Elf Block Nine, The House of Krampus, A Zombie Christmas Story, Rudolph's Revenge and MORE!  Tickets to the five attractions are only $20 (VIP Fast Passes are $35).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Fear PDX website.  

Saturday, December 19

"Hooray for Santie Claus!" and the EMP Museum (325 5th Ave N) in Seattle, WA, for screening Santa Claus Conquers The Martians again this holiday season.  The film screens at 11 am, 12:30 and 2 pm at the JBL Theater.  That's right, BACK TO BACK SCREENINGS, and you don't have Joel and the 'bots to help you through it (I pity the projectionist).  Admission is free, and you'll find more details at the event webpage or the EMP website.

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Oh yes, Portland Horror Fans, you knew it was coming.  It wouldn't be the Horror-day season without The Grindhouse Film Festival screening that feel-good classic, Silent Night, Deadly Night, in GLORIOUS 35mm!  Presented tonight only at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd) in Portland, OR, this is the night a pseudo Santa went crazy and extracted horrible punishment on those deemed NAUGHTY.  Which includes most of the cast of this film.  It's a sleazy holiday classic NOT TO BE MISSED on the big screen.  The show starts at 7:30 pm and you'll find more details, as well as link for advance ticket sales (for $8 and a modest processing fee), at The Hollywood Theatre website.

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Up in Vancouver, BC, you can attend the Madhaus Tim Burton Theme Ball at the Hindenburg (23 W Cordova).  Featuring world class burlesque, a freak show and fire performance, and MORE, this event is expected to sell out fast.  Visit the Facebook Event Page for more details and a link to advance ticket sales.

Sunday, December 20

Okay, Horror Fans, let me know if you've heard this one before.  A group teens is being stalked and murdered by a guy in a mask.  This time, it's a welder's mask.  Well, it might sound familiar, but you might want to check out The Welder today at 2 pm at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd) in Portland, OR, as this slasher flick is written and directed by 14 year old Benjamin Deeth Hammond!  Oh, and he's in the movie as well.  Not much to go on, but it could be the start of a horror filmmaker's career, so head to The Hollywood Theatre website for more details and advance ticket sales.

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And, if you're not ready to call it a day after that, head to Dante's (350 W. Burnside) in Portland, OR, as Miss Kennedy's Theater of Burlesque presents A Very Kubrick Christmas.  I expect at least one performance will be based on The Shining (it would fit into the Horror-Day season), but as for the rest of Kubrick's films, well, you have to go see for yourself.  You can find more details, a list of performers, and a link to advance ticket sales, at the Facebook Event Page.  You must be 21 or older to attend.

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Or, should you want something a bit less heady, head to The Analog Cafe (720 NE Hawthorne) in Portland, OR, for A Burlesque Nightmare Before Christmas.  A tribute to all things Tim Burton, expect some performances based on A Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands and more.  Additional details, and a link to advance ticket sales, can be found at the Facebook Event Page.  You must be 21 or older to attend.

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YIPPEE-Ki-Yay, Mother....  Yes, another theater is screening the perfect Christmas movie, Die Hard, in Portland.  The McMenamins Mission Theater will show this holiday classic, as nothing is more heart warming than a man reuniting with his family by SHOOTING FAUX TERRORISTS IN THE FACE, at 8 pm tonight, and 5:30 and 8:30 on Monday, December 21.  For more information, visit the Mission Theater website.  

Saturday, December 26

Oh, Renton Horror Fans, Santa is dropping a great Christmas gift into your toxic filled stocking.  Tonight at The Renton Civic Theater (507 S 3rd St) in Renton, WA, you can catch Toxic Avenger The Musical at 6 pm.  Okay, you have to buy tickets, which you might think negates the whole idea of a Christmas present.  But come on, the musical version of Toxie on stage should be enough make you spend some of your holiday budget on this one. And it might erase the pain of a family holiday visit.  You never know.  Visit the Toxic Avenger The Musical website for more details.

Sunday, December 27

If you're in the mood to end the month with a bit of spicy fun, head to The Analog Cafe (720 NE Hawthorne) in Portland, OR, for A Burlesque Nightmare Before Christmas.  A tribute to all things Tim Burton, expect some performances based on A Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands and more.  Additional details, and a link to advance ticket sales, can be found at the Facebook Event Page.  You must be 21 or older to attend.

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Well, that's all I have for now, Horror Fans.  If I missed anything, send me an email at shadowoverportland@live.com and I'll update my post and feature your event on future updates.  Remember, The Shadow Over Portland also covers a range of Sci Fi and Fantasy events, so be sure to sent me news on events in your area!

And remember, if you attend any of these events, let the organizers know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland!!