Well, it's getting colder and darker here in the Pacific Northwest, and you might be feeling like taking a long winter nap until spring. But if you do, you'll miss out on all the great stuff Santa has planned for you! He's been working hard all year to make sure all good little Horror/Sci Fi Fantasy Fans have a great holiday season under The Shadow Over Portland, and you don't want to disappoint him by missing out on the great movies, stage productions and geeky bazaars!
He's coming down your chimney with SCARE
to deliver the gift of great movies and events
to all good little Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy
fan girls and boys!
This edition of the Weekly Update lists a bunch of great events, including
Orycon,
Lovecraft at the Lovecraft and the
Metalesque Fest in Portland, OR, the
Rio Grind Film Festival in Vancouver, BC, and the
Friday Night Frights screening of
Child's Play 2 in Tacoma, WA. And of course, you'll find plenty of other great movies screening across the Pacific Northwest.
But the
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar has even more terrifying stocking stuffers coming in December. The NW Film Center's
Genrified! Cult and Other Curiosities series brings the work of Mario Bava and Dario Argento to Portland, OR (so you know, limited tickets will be available at the door for screenings of
Suspiria during the first weekend of December).
Another Wolf Cop is coming to theaters in Portland and Vancouver, BC.
Scrooged is screening at several theaters, Krampus will be available for holiday photos in Portland, OR. The slasher snowman film
Jack Frost plays in Tacoma, WA and Vancouver, WA. And don't forget,
The Shape of Water premiers December 15! Be sure to keep checking back, as I'll be adding more to the calendar as the year winds down!!
Yep, the holiday season will be full of terrific treats and The Shadow Over Portland will continue to make sure you don't miss one minute of the festivities!
Remember, it's easy and FREE to have your event listed on the site. Just email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and promotional artwork and I'll do the rest.
And please, remember to let the organizers of any event you attend know that you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland!
Ongoing
The Mystery of Irma Vep, a spoof of gothic melodramas, opens tonight at the
Funhouse Lounge
(2432 SE 11th Ave in Portland, OR). The show runs through Saturday,
November 25. This quick change marathon includes a sympathetic
werewolf, a vampire and a possible undead Egyptian princess! For more
details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The controversial film
Mother! screens this week at
The Laurelhurst Theater and Pub (2735 East Burnside St in Portland, OR). Visit
The Laurelhurst Theater website for more details and showtimes.
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John Carpenter's cult classic
Big Trouble in Little China screens this week to Thursday, November 16 at
The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR). Visit
The Academy Theater website for details and showtimes.
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Darling Press (5300 SE Foster Rd in Portland, OR) is hosting
A Supernatural Cat Show
through December 2 to celebrate the latest Mercuria Press book
release. Check out the original art, cat related swag and purchase a
copy of
Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan! For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
November, 2017
Wednesday, November 15
The Mads from MST3K: Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu will riff some bad movies at the
Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S. in Seattle, WA) tonight and tomorrow at 8 pm. Part of the
Dark Lodge
series, the duo will riff a different movie each night, and admission
includes a meet and greet before and after the show! For more details
and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page or the
Ark Lodge Cinemas website.
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The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) presents the Alfred Hitchcock classic
The Birds, part of the
Classic Film Series, today at 1:45 and 6:45 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The classic silent film
The Phantom of the Opera, starring Lon Chaney, screens at 8 pm tonight at
Bunsenbrewer (16506 SE 362nd Dr in Sandy, OR) with live musical accompaniment. Admission is FREE. The event is part of the
Wild Wednesday Movie Night series hosted by
Community Movie Night with Ygal Kaufman. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Sonny Chiba returns for another
Weird Wednesday at
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) in
Return of the Street Fighter.
The film starts at 9:15 pm and admission is FREE, but you must be 21 or
older to attend. Before the film, help The Joy Cinema keep Wednesdays
WEIRD by stopping at the concession stand for some tasty treats and
beverages. Just a word of warning, Mr. Chiba gets mad when outside food
or drinks are brought in for the movie! For more information, visit
The Joy Cinema website.
Thursday, November 16
Metalesque Fest 2017 opens for a three day run tonight at
Dantes (350 W Burnside St in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm. Now in it's second year, the fest (hosted by
Sign of the Beast Burlesque)
showcases brutal burlesque, performance art and heavy metal music at
three different locations. For more details and a list of performers
during opening night, visit the
Facebook Event Page. Three day passes are available at the
Sign of the Beast website.
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The
Rio Grind Film Festival takes place today through Sunday, November 19, at The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC). The list of films is available on the
Facebook Event Page.
Friday, November 17
Orycon 39, Oregon's premier Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, takes place through November 19 at the
Red Lion Hotel - Jantzen Beach (909 N. Hayden Island Dr in Portland, OR. Check back here, or at the
Facebook Event Page, or the
Orycon official website, for additional details when available.
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Friday Night Frights gives Chucky his chance to bring mayhem to the
Blue Mouse Theatre
(2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 10 pm with a screening of
Child's Play 2. Admission is $6 and tickets
are available 30
minutes before showtime. Visit the
Facebook Event Page for more details.
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Metalesque Fest 2017 moves to the
Star Theater (13 NW 6th Ave in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm. Now in it's second year, the fest (hosted by
Sign of the Beast Burlesque)
showcases brutal burlesque, performance art and heavy metal music at
three different locations. For more details and a list of performers
for tonight's performance, visit the
Facebook Event Page. Three day passes are available at the
Sign of the Beast website.
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The
Olympia Film Society presents the black horror comedy
Ravenous, in GLORIOUS 35mm, at 9 pm tonight at the
Capitol Theater
(206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA). The program also includes two shorts
directed by Gillian Wallace Horbat, Whiskey Fist and Kiss Kiss
Fingerbang. Horbat will be in attendance. For more details and advance
ticket sales, visit the
OFS website.
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The Terminator screens tonight and Sunday, November 19, at the
McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub (1624 NW Glisan in Portland, OR). For more details and showtimes, visit the
Mission Theater website.
Saturday, November 18
Big Bug Mayhem continues at the
Pickford Film Center
(1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) today at noon, with a screening of 1958's
The Fly.
Okay, it's not as big as the other bugs in the previous films screened,
but it's bigger than the average fly! Admission is only $3.
For more details, and advance ticket sales, visit the
Pickford Film Center website.
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Metalesque Fest 2017 ends tonight at the
Tonic Lounge (3100 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm. Now in it's second year, the fest (hosted by
Sign of the Beast Burlesque)
showcases brutal burlesque, performance art and heavy metal music at
three different locations. For more details and a list of performers
for tonight's performance, visit the
Facebook Event Page. Three day passes are available at the
Sign of the Beast website.
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The
Greater Seattle Toy Show takes place today from 10 am to 3 pm at the
Kent Commons Community Center
(525 4th Ave N in Kent, WA). Adult admission is $5 at the door.
Children under 12 are admitted free with adult supervision. Early bird
admission, which gets you in the door at 8 am, is $10. For more
details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The sci-fi film
Beyond Skyline plays at 11 pm tonight at the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The Lovecraft (421 SE Grand Ave in Portland, OR)
Lovecraft at The Lovecraft
tonight from 8 to 10 pm. The event features Lovecraftian writers,
including Bram Stoker Award Winner John Shirley, reading selected works
from the master and other writings. The evening also includes a folk
horror marionette play,
Ye Historie of Jack O'Lanthorne performed by its author Adam Bolivar and
The Jackanapes Marionette Guignol, and music by
John Shirley and the Screaming Geezers. Admission is FREE, but you must be 21 or older to attend. For more details, visit
The Lovecraft website.
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Weird Elephant at
The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) presents Alfred Hitchcock's classic
Psycho tonight at 11 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Genrified! Cult and Other Curiosities series presented by the
NW Film Center starts off a great three weeks with a screening of
Tetsuo: The Iron Man tonight at 9:30 pm. No, it's not a superhero movie by any stretch of the imagination! The screening takes place at the
Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR). For more details, visit the
NW Film Center website.
Sunday, November 19
Brian O'Malley's Gothic horror film,
The Lodgers, plays at 7:15 pm tonight at the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Wednesday, November 22
Tonight's
Wild Wednesday Movie Night
film is the campy classic
Horror Express, starring Peter Cushing,
Christopher Lee and Telly Savalas. The screening takes place at 8 pm at
Bunsenbrewer (16506 SE 362nd Dr in Sandy, OR)
. Admission is FREE. Check out the Facebook Page for
Community Movie Night with Ygal Kaufman later in the month for more details.
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