Wednesday, November 28, 2018

The holiday season isn't leaving us out in the cold, Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans!

Well, there is no stopping it now.  Christmas is coming and, as every Grinch knows, you can't stop it from coming, no matter how dastardly you plan.

It doesn't matter how evil your smile,
you know in your undersized heart the plan won't work!

But you don't have to be a Grinch this season, Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans.  As you can see in this edition of the Weekly Update, you can find plenty of great films, stage events and MORE to keep your holidays more frightful than bright!

And more is coming!  Due to my work on another project, I'm a bit behind in updating the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar.  But I've found a bunch of great stuff to add through December, and BEYOND, so be sure to keep checking back!!

From Ashland, OR, to Vancouver, BC, The Shadow Over Portland has you covered.

Now Playing

WYRD WAR and AFRU Gallery (534 SE Oak St in Portland, OR) present Shadow of Demons: Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana.  The grand opening is tonight at 6 pm, with a presentation from Chicago's Deadly Prey Gallery owner Brian Chankin, and music provided by DJ Dennis Dread.  The show is open weekends through Friday, November 30.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The remake of the horror classic Suspiria opens tonight at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).  The film is scheduled to run through Thursday, December 6.  For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

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The Wandmaker's House (134 SE Taylor St in Portland, OR), an immersive photo and game experience, is open through November 30.  Coming into the house, your magical host vanishes and the rooms in her house become twisted and strange due to the arcane energy spilling into our realm.  You can explore the house and see if you can discover why the wandmaker vanished and were she is.  For more details, including event hours and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Die Hard: The Parody Musical returns to the Funhouse Lounge (2432 SE 11th Ave in Portland, OR) to put the Ho-Ho-Ho back in the holidays!  The production runs through Saturday, December 29.  For more details, including showtimes and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Time to Twist Your Dickens at the Portland Center Stage at The Armory (128 NW Eleventh Ave in Portland, OR), as Second City's riff on the classic A Christmas Carol returns.  The production is updated every year, so expect some new jokes mixing in with old favorites.  The production runs through Sunday, December 23.  For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the Portland Center Stage website.

November, 2018

Wednesday, November 2

Weird Wednesday at The Joy Cinema (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) presents Night of the Bloody Apes tonight at 9:15 pm.  Thrill to the exploits of mad scientist, ape-men, female wrestling and... oh my, actual surgery on film!  Admission is FREE, but you must be 18 or older to attend.  And support The Joy Cinema's ongoing efforts to keep Wednesday WEIRD by stopping at the concession stand before the film for some tasty treats and beverages.  For more details, visit The Joy Cinema website.

Thursday, November 29

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents animated genre-mashup MFKZ tonight at 6:30 pm.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Friday, November 30

If your taste in music is a little weird, check out the Something Weird Greatest Hits Record Release Party at 9 pm tonight at Darrell's Tavern (18041 Aurora Ave N in Shoreline, WA).  The folks at Something Weird Video have put together a album full of oddball and obscure classic exploitation cinema soundtracks from the 60s to early 70s.  Joining in the celebration are the Portland band The Sellwoods, and coming from the Akron/Cleveland area, The Torments!  Tickets are just $7, but you must be 21 or older to attend.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Journey Theater Arts Group opens Scrooge! The Musical at the Washburn Performing Arts Center (1201 39th St in Washougal, WA).  The production runs through Sunday, December 9.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) and the Geekenders presents Disney Big Band Burlesque tonight at 8 pm.  The event will feature live music from The Happiest Big Band on Earth.  You must be 18 or older to attend.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) offers you a Vampire's Kiss at Friday Late Movie tonight at 11:30 pm.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will show Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory through Thursday, December 6.  For more details, visit the Academy Theater website.

December, 2018 

Saturday, December 1

PNW Ladies Running Group and Run 2 Be Fit host the first Wizards 5k Run/Walk today at Cowen Park (5849 15th Ave NW in Seattle, WA).  Of course, costumes are welcome, as are strollers and dogs on leashes.  This noncompetitive event is open to all ages.  For registration fees and to sign up for the event, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) presents American Psycho tonight at 11 pm.  Hey, the film contains a Christmas office party, so it's a holiday film!  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Olde World Puppet Theatre presents Hats off to Frosty at the Smile Station (8210 SE 13th Ave in Portland, OR) at 1 pm.  Snowball fights, giggles and mayhem ensues at the Annual North Pole Christmas Hat Competition.  Find out if Frosty takes the prize this year in this family friendly show!   For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Dragonfly Cinema (822 Bay St in Port Orchard, WA) presents The Rocky Horror Holiday Show tonight.  Bring an unwrapped child's gift (age 0 to 8) for donation to the South Kitsap Helpline Food Bank and you'll be entered in to win a super cool raffle prize.  Doors open at 9 pm, virgin games start at 9:30 pm.  Tickets are $10 and include a free prop bag.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Northwest Ghost Tours (816 Main St in Oregon City, OR) presents a Haunted Oregon City Christmas Open House today from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, after the Tree Lighting in downtown Oregon City.  Be advised, Main Street in front of Haunted oregon City and Liberty Plaza will be closed, so park above the Elevator and take it to downtown.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Sunday, December 2

The Mourning Market returns to El Corazon (109 Eastlake Ave E in Seattle, WA) from noon to 5 pm today.  Seattle's premiere dark themed market is ready to help with your Christmas shopping!  Admission is $1.  For more details, visit the Facebook Page.

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The December Macabre Market takes place from 2 to 7 pm today at The Mercury @ Machinewerks (1009 E Union St in Seattle, WA).  Cover is $1 and the bar will be open.  You must be 21 or older to attend.  Vendors will be selling jewelry, art and clothing, and check out the FREE photo ops with Krampus!  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) presents the holiday classic Gremlins in Hecklevision tonight at 9:30 pm.  Find out if it's really safe to heckle gremlins with your electronic devices tonight!  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Ninth Annual Portland Krampus Lauf takes place at 4 pm today on Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR.  Hordes of Christmas demons will parade down the boulevard chanting the Krampus Carol and spreading holiday FEAR!  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Olde World Puppet Theatre presents Hats off to Frosty at the Portland Puppet Museum (906 SE Umatilla St in Portland, OR) today and on Saturday and Sunday, December 8 and 9, at 2 pm.  Snowball fights, giggles and mayhem ensues at the Annual North Pole Christmas Hat Competition.  Find out if Frosty takes the prize this year in this family friendly show!   For more details, including a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Dragonfly Cinema (822 Bay St in Port Orchard, WA) will screen Border, a "midnight movie for the artiest of art-houses," through Tuesday, December 4.  The film is based on a novella by Swedish writer John Ajvide Lindquist (Let the Right One In)  For more details and showtimes, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Workshop Vintage (4011 N Williams Ave in Portland, OR) will host the 2nd Annual Krampus Party from 11 am to 6 pm today.  Shop while enjoying festive holiday drinks, and MORE!  Oh, and be sure to stop by the Krampus photo booth!!  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Monday, December 3

McMenamins Mission Theater and Pub (1624 NW Glisan in Portland, OR) presents Scrooged, starring Bill Murray, through Saturday, December 8.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Mission Theater website.

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The Clinton Street Resistance series presents Dune at 7 pm tonight at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR).  Proceeds benefits Impact NW.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Fathom Events brings Superman The Movie to theaters nationwide in celebration of the film's 40th anniversary.  The screening includes the classic 1941 Max Fleischer Superman animated short The Mechanical Monsters!  The film will play tonight at 7 pm.  For a list of theaters in your area, visit the Fathom Events website.

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Church of Film presents Morozko (Jack Frost), by soviet SFX wizard and fantasy maestro Aleksandr Rou, at 9:30 pm tonight at Century (930 SE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).  Admission and popcorn are FREE!  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Tuesday, December 4

B-Movie Bingo at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents Virtuosity, starring Denzel Washington as a cop on the hunt for a virtual reality creation composed of the personalities of 200 notorious killers (played by Russell Crowe), tonight at 7:30 pm.  Be sure to wear your B-Movie Bingo t-shirt to get entered into the Grand Prize raffle!  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

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Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) presents Sci-Fi Extravaganza #12, Gamera vs. Barugon tonight at 7 pm.  The preshow, featuring trailers and such, starts at 6 pm.  Admission is $5, which includes credit towards food items (excluding alcohol and candy).  Be aware, heckling is encouraged.  For more details, visit the Darkside Cinema Facebook Page.

Wednesday, December 5

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) tests your knowledge of all things Sunnydale tonight with Buffy the Vampire Slayer Trivia Night!  The fun starts at 7 pm.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales (hurry, the event is selling out), visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Lady Stockholm's Winter Holiday Show takes it's final bow in Portland tonight and tomorrow at the Tonic Lounge (3100 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).  A Heavy Metal, Humbug, I Hate Christmas, Krampus show, Lady Stockholm, her band of necromanced musical spirits and various holiday characters grace the stage to tell of one lewd, unholy, Krampus-tastic night.  You can also get your photo taken with the Christmas demon itself and take part in a raffle to win a personalized prize from Lady Stockholm.  Doors open at 7 pm, with the show starting at 8 pm.  You must be 21 or older to attend.  For more details, including a list of performers and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Thursday, December 6

Queer Horror closes the year at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) at 9:30 pm tonight with a screening of Candyman in GLORIOUS 35mm.  Portland's premier drag clown Carla Rossi will host the pre-show, as Candyman herself is summoned by House of Shade's Flawless Shade and Kimber Shade.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

Friday, December 7

The Nile Nightmares Haunted House (6601 244th St SW in Mountlake Terrace, WA) have some holiday scares in mind as Krampus is Coming to Town 2018 takes place on Friday and Saturday, December 7 and 8, as well as December 14 and 15!  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The House of Shadows (1776 NW Fairview Dr in Gresham, OR) presents The Nightmare After Halloween on Saturday and Sunday, December 7, 8, 14 and 15.  This interactive Christmas Experience is for ages 8 and up.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Friday Late Night Movie at Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is the gory cult classic Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky tonight at 11:15 pm.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Michael Gray Photography is bringing a photo opportunity with Krampus to NW Portland.  The event takes place at Field Office East (1895 NW Front Ave in Portland, OR) from 5 to 10 pm tonight.  Take home a quality photo folder with a print of you and the Christmas demon for just $10 each.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Mondo Trasho at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents the first ever Marvel Comics feature film adaptation, Howard the Duck, tonight at 8 pm in GLORIOUS 70mm!  Yep, it's in 70mm!!  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.

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The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will show the holiday horror film Gremlins through Thursday, December 13.  For more details, visit the Academy Theater website.

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Also at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) this week is Frank Capra's classic Christmas fantasy It's a Wonderful Life, playing through Thursday, December 13.  For more details, visit the Academy Theater website.

Saturday, December 8

The 7th Annual Vespertine Winter Ball takes place at 9 pm this evening at the Adrianna Hill Grand Ballroom (918 SW Yamhill St in Portland, OR).  You must be 21 or older to attend and must abide by the dress code (This is a ball, after all).  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page

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Splatterdays concludes for the year at the Dragonfly Cinema (822 Bay St in Port Orchard, WA) with the holiday classic, Silent Night, Deadly Night.  Doors open at 9 pm, with the movie starting at 9:30 pm.  Arrive early so you have a chance to win a trivia or raffle prize!  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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If your taste in music is a little weird, check out the Something Weird Greatest Hits Record Release Party at 8 pm tonight at Turn Turn Turn (8 NE Killingsworth St in Portland, OR).  The folks at Something Weird Video have put together a album full of oddball and obscure classic exploitation cinema soundtracks from the 60s to early 70s.  The party starts with a listen to the soundtrack collection, followed at 9:30 pm with the Instrumental Spy-Fi Pulp Surf Sounds of WaveSauce, than a dance party till midnight.  Tickets are just $5, but you must be 21 or older to attend.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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Oddities Dark Market, a Sci Fi, Horror, Goth, Metal, Punk, Metaphysical and MORE pop-up market comes sets up at 1338 Commerce Ave in Longview, WA, today from 1 to 6 pm.  Admission is FREE.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.

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The Northwest Film Center will screen Robin Hardy's cult classic The Wicker Man, starring Christopher Lee, Edward Woodward and Britt Ekland (no Nicolas Cage here) at 8:30 pm tonight at the Portland Art Museum Whitsell Auditorium (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR).  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Northwest Film Center website.

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Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) presents the holiday classic Gremlins tonight at 11 pm.  For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.

Sunday, December 9

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) invites you to risk ticking off the Christmas demon at 9:30 pm with a screening of Krampus in Hecklevision.  For more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.