Well, I had a WONDERFUL time at
The H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival, and I will give you a write up on all the events I was able to attend sometime next week. But the day job beckoned me back on Monday, and while I tried to get caught up on the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, too much stuff coming at me at both work and the office, and my efforts fell short.
Oh, I worked my fingers to the bone, and than some,
this week.
As I've got a lot of great stuff to share, some of it new and happening TONIGHT, I decided it was best to get the Weekly Update out now, rather than try to get the calendar complete. So here's a list of terrific ways to celebrate THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR this week!
And believe me, more is coming! I'll be locking myself inside The Shadow Over Portland office this weekend to get caught up on both the
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar and the
Halloween Calendar of Events, so you can check the site on Monday for up to date details on the rest of the events coming to the Pacific Northwest this month, and throughout the rest of the year!
It's not too late to get your Halloween event listed on the site. Just email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and your promotional artwork, and I'll do the rest. And remember, having your event posted is FREE!
From Ashland, OR, to Vancouver, BC, The Shadow Over Portland has you covered!
Now Playing
The new exhibit at
Wyrd War gallery (3505 NE Broadway St in Portland, OR) opens tonight from 5 to 7 pm.
Fright Gallery
is a visual collection of promotional graphics and products
representing the gory glory days of international horror cinema from the
1970s and 80s. The exhibit will be open every Saturday and Sunday from
noon to 7 pm through Sunday, November 3. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
The original rock musical comedy
Sanguine Academy, the tale of a vampire academy integrating werewolves into the student body, opens tonight at
Peninsula Lodge #128, IOOF (4834 N Lombard St in Portland, OR). Presented by
Torchsong Theater Company, the production runs Saturday and Sunday, October 5, 6, 12 and 13. For showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
October Haunted Taft Tours start
today, and continue on various dates through October 26. These walking
tours of the Historic Taft District of Lincoln City start at the
Sapphire Center
(4840 SE Highway 101 in Lincoln City, OR) and tell the tales of the
Ghost Schooner of Siletz Bay, the goings-on at the Oregon Coast's oldest
continuously operating pub, and MUCH MORE! For more details, including
tour dates and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
October, 2019
Friday, October 11
Evil Dead: The Musical returns to Portland tonight at 7:30 pm and tomorrow at 6 pm, at
The Alberta Rose Theatre
(3000 NE Alberta St in Portland, OR). And, of course, there will be a
splatter zone! For more details and a link to advance ticket sales,
visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Isn't She Great series at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents the witchy Halloween favorite
Hocus Pocus in
GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7:30 pm. The screening, hosted by comedian
Elizabeth Teets and Queer Horror's Anthony Hudson opens with stand-up
from Ella Gale. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
NOTE: This event is SOLD OUT!
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The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR)
continue their Halloween celebration with screenings of Brian DePalma's
Carrie and the cult classic
Basket Case through Thursday, October 17. For more details, including showtimes, visit the
Academy Theater website.
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The
Beacon Theater (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) continues
The October Country program with the 1951 sci fi/horror classic
The Thing from Another World. The film runs through Thursday, October 17 For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Beacon website.
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The
Beacon Theater (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) continues
The October Country program with the Spanish drama
The Spirit of the Beehive, about a young girl fascinated with the 1931 classic
Frankenstein. The film runs through Thursday, October 17 For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Beacon website.
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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen a digital restoration of Alfred Hitchcock's classic
Psycho
through Thursday, October 17. No matter how many times you've seen
this on a home screen, DO NOT miss watching it on the big screen! For
more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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Tonight's
Friday Late Night Movie at the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is the George Romero classic,
Night of the Living Dead. The show starts at 11:55 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The classic Universal Monster Movie,
Dracula, is playing at
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) through Thursday, October 17. For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Joy Cinema website.
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If you're looking for a funny Halloween monster film,
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) will play
Munsters, Go Home through Monday, October 14. For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Joy Cinema website.
Saturday, October 12
The
Denton Delinquents will bring the cult classic
Shaun of the Dead to life at the
Kiggins Theatre
(1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA), acting out the film on stage, in the
aisles and IN YOUR FACE! It will be a night filled with comedy, trivia
and MORE! Of course, you can dress up as a zombie, or one of Shaun's
group, and organize a team for the pre-show trivia quiz!! The fun
starts at 9 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales,
visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Beacon Theater (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) continues
The October Country program with the dark urban fairy tale
Candyman tonight and tomorrow. For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Beacon website.
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The
2019 Gresham Zombie Walk takes place today at noon, at the
Gresham Splash Pad (401 NE 2nd St in Gresham, OR). Come as zombied as you want and be ready for photo ops and fun! For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Grindhouse Releasing is bring
The Evil Dead back to the
Rio Theatre
(1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) with a 4K restored version
featuring a re-imagined score by original composer Joseph LoDuca.
Showtime is 11:55 pm. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Seattle Erotica Cinema Society presents a special Halloween treat, the German shocker
NEKRomantik, at the
Grand Illusion Cinema
(1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) at 10:30 pm tonight and 9 pm on
Wednesday, October 16. If you've never heard of this one, well, let's
say the poster sums up what to expect. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Family Pictures series at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents the Halloween family treat
Ernest Scared Stupid today and tomorrow at 3 pm in GLORIOUS 35mm! For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Sunday, October 13
Maybe in space, no one can hear you scream, but they sure can in a movie theater.
Fathom Events brings Ridley Scott's
Alien
back to theaters nationwide today, and on Tuesday, October 15 and
Wednesday, Oct 16. To find a theater in your area screening the film,
visit the
Fathom Events website.
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The
Sasquatch Comic and Toy Sale takes place today from noon to 5 pm at the
Eugene Elks Lodge #357 (2470 W 11th Ave in Eugene, OR). For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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SIFF (305 Harrison St in Seattle, WA) presents the class
Universal Monsters: A Psychohistory,
with instructor and "Jungian horror evangelist" Willy Greer, today at 2
pm. For more details on the class and a link to advance ticket sales,
visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Beacon Theater (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) continues
The October Country program with
The Beacon Guide to Unsolved Mysteries,
a 90 special program exploring some of the paranormal "documentary
show." The show plays tonight only at 7:30 pm. For more details,
including showtimes, visit
The Beacon website.
Monday, October 14
Fathom Events gives you once last chance to catch Rob Zombie's
3 from Hell on the big screen tonight in theaters nationwide. For showtimes, locations and advance ticket sales, visit the
Fathom Event website.
Tuesday, October 15
Winonafest: A Winona Ryder Themed Drag Show takes place tonight at
Crush Bar
(1400 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR). Doors open at 8:30 pm and you
must be 21 or older to attend. For more details, including a list of
performers, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) continues to celebrate THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR with more
Homegrown Horrors courtesy of local horror filmmaker Joe Sherlock. Tonight's feature is
Beyond the Wall of Fear,
a collection of twisted tales in the styles of H. P. Lovecraft and Rod
Serling. The show starts at 7 pm, and is followed by a cast and crew Q
and A. Tickets are just $10. For more details, including a link to
advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Repressed Film series at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents George Romero's horror classic
Night of the Living Dead tonight at 7:30 pm in GLORIOUS 16mm! For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
UPDATE: The 7:30 pm showing is SOLD OUT! A 9:45 pm screening has been added for tonight.
Wednesday, October 16
Tacky Wacky Inc. presents
Wolfgang X's Suspiria: A Horror Themed Birthday Bash and Drag Show at 8:30 pm tonight at
Crush Bar
(1400 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR). The event promises a great cast
bringing your favorite horror cult classics to life... or death. For
more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Weird Wednesday at
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) presents an encore showing of
Munsters, Go Home
tonight at 9:15 pm. You have to be 18 or older to attend. Tonight's
feature will require a small admission, but The Joy promises to keep it
really low. For more details, visit
The Joy Cinema website.
Thursday, October 17
The sixth annual
Idaho Horror Film Festival takes place tonight, tomorrow and Saturday at
The Egyptian Theatre (700 W Main St in Boise, ID). More details will follow, but you can get updates at the
Facebook Event Page or the
IHFF website.
Friday, October 18
Evil Dead: The Musical comes to the
Renton Civic Theatre
(506 S 3rd St in Renton, WA) tonight at 7:30 pm and tomorrow at 6 pm.
And, of course, you can buy tickets for the Splatter Zone. For more
details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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If you're looking for a horror film with balls, head to the
Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) as
Friday Night Frights presents Don Coscarelli's classic
Phantasm tonight at 10 pm. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents a 20th anniversary screening of
The Blair Witch Project
tonight at 7:30 pm in GLORIOUS 35mm AND with producer Gregg Hale in
attendance! 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)
continue their Halloween celebration with screenings of Alfred Hitchcock's
Psycho and the dark urban fairy tale
Candyman through Thursday, October 24 For more details, including showtimes, visit the
Academy Theater website.
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The
Beacon Theater (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) continues
The October Country program with the 1942 Val Lewton classic
Cat People. The show runs through Thursday, October 24. For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Beacon website.
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The
Beacon Theater (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) continues
The October Country program with John Carpenter's Lovecraftian classic
In the Mouth of Madness. The show runs through Thursday, October 24. For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Beacon website.
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The
Beacon Theater (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) continues
The October Country program with "a sleepy seaside town east-coast-vs-west-coast horror double bill" featuring
Dead and Buried and
Messiah of Evil. The show plays tonight only at 9 pm. For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Beacon website.
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ACT Theatre (700 Union St in Seattle, WA) brings Steven Dietz's version of
Dracula
to the Falls Theatre through Sunday, November 17. This version has
Mina set out to uncover the haunting of her fiance and the mysterious
compulsions of her closest companion, Lucy, in a modern update of the
Gothic classic. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales,
visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Growl and Wail: An Improvised Monster Story opens tonight at the
Deep End Theater
(211 SE 11th Ave in Portland, OR). The production runs on Fridays and
Saturdays through November 2. For more details and a link to advance
ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Saturday, October 19
For lovers of the strange and unusual, the
Portland Oddities and Curiosities Expo takes place from 11 am to 6 pm today at the
Oregon Convention Center
(777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Portland, OR). The event will
feature local and national vendors, with items such as taxidermy, wet
and dry preserved specimens, antiques, jewelry, artwork and MUCH MORE!
For more details, including a list of confirmed vendors, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Season of the Witch Marketplace takes place from noon to 6 pm today at
If The Broom Fits
(8845 SW Commercial St in Tigard, OR). Check out all the witchy,
handmade items offered by local crafters, ancient healing arts and MORE!
Admission is a new/gently used article of warm weather clothing
suitable for teens, which will be donated to HOST, an Oregon resource
center for homeless teens. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The Lovecraft Bar
(421 SE Grand Ave in Portland, OR) will host a readings by several
Lovecraftian writers, followed by a four-act marionette play, Molly
Craftwell and the Devil. Music by John Shirley and the Screaming
Geezers will end the evening's events. The show starts at 8 pm and
admission is FREE! When a Facebook Event Page is set up, I'll be sure
to post a link.
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The
Cinema Classics series at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the supernatural thriller
The Uninvited today and tomorrow at 2 pm in GLORIOUS 35mm! For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The subject of today's
Cinema Dissection at
SIFF (305 Harrison St in Seattle, WA) will be Richard Donner's satanic hit
The Omen.
SIFF's horror aficionado Dan Doody will hos a scene-by-scene (or
shot-by-shot at times) examination of the film. The event starts at 11
am. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Sunday, October 20
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents the Sam Raimi classic
The Evil Dead with
a re-imagined score by original composer Joseph LoDuca tonight at 7:30
and 9:45 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
UPDATE: The 7:30 pm screening is SOLD OUT!
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The
Beacon Theater (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) continues
The October Country program with the 1992 faux BBC documentary
Ghostwatch tonight only at 7:30 pm. For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Beacon website.
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