IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

 

 

I know it doesn't FEEL that way, but I'm going to stay optimistic.  After all, the nights are getting longer, the leaves are crunching under my feet as I walk to the store, and while it looks like most of the celebrations will be subdued this year, it's still HALLOWEEN!  Nothing wrong with a small, socially distanced gathering with family and friends, and pulling out some classic films from your collection!!

Several theaters are offering stream at home films perfect for Halloween, which I'll be adding to the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar later this week (and I'll post an additional Weekly Update with all I find), but I wanted to get this edition of the Weekly Update out early, as I dropped the ball most of the this month.  

If you're in Vancouver, BC, check out the listings for the Rio Theatre, as the screen will be full of treats through Halloween Night.  The Kiggins Theatre in Vancouver, WA, has reopened and will screen Back to the Future Part 2 and 3 during October.  And you can find several drive-through haunted attractions listed below.  But please check out the links I've included in this post before you leave the house, so you don't head out to a cancelled event.

Unfortunately, we still have some cancellations for later in the year (GeekCraft Expo PDX 2020, scheduled for November, is the latest casualty of the pandemic), and it's doubtful we'll see any real improvements in the next few months.  But things will turn around, and The Shadow Over Portland will be there to keep Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans up to date with all the events coming in 2021.

Just stay safe and healthy, folks.  Wear your masks, practice social distance and let's do everything we can to make 2021 a great, geeky year!

Now Open

 

The Bella Organic Farm Corn Maze (on Sauvie Island, 16205 NW Gillihan Rd in Portland, OR) is now open through October 31.  The maze is dedicated to our front line workers, who will be granted free admission through the month of September.  To buy tickets and for more details, visit the Bella Organic Farm website. 

The Topaz Farm 2020 Corn Maze (located on Sauvie Island at 17100 NW Sauvie Island in Portland, OR) is now open.  For more details, visit the Topaz Farm website.

 

The Stalker Farms Haunted Attraction (8705 Marsh Rd in Snohomish, WA), which you can enjoy in the comfort of your car, is now open and runs through Halloween Night.  For more details and to purchase tickets, visit the official website.

 

The Spirit of Halloweentown (AKA St. Helens, OR) will be open on weekends starting today and running through November 1.  For a current list of events and advance ticket sales (required to control crowd size), visit the Halloweentown website.

The Haunted Taft October Tours starts at the Sapphire Center (4840 SE Highway 101 in Lincoln City, OR) every Saturday in October, including Halloween Night!  This walking tour will tell you about Whiskey Jack, the Ghost Schooner of Siletz Bay, a local Bigfoot sighting and MORE!!  For details and a link to purchase tickets, visit the Facebook Event Page. 

The Clark County ScareGrounds is at Oaks Park (7805 SE Oaks Park Way in Portland, OR) as the Oaks Park Haunted Drive-Thru through November 1.  You can experience all the thrills of a traditional huanted attraction, but from the social distance of your vehicle.  For more details and to purchase advance tickets (required), visit the official website. 

Nightmare Factory, Davis Cemetery, Fearlandia and Creatures of the Night are pooling their talents to present the Clackamas County Scare Fair at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds (694 NE 4th Ave in Canby, OR).  Enjoy the sights and sounds of Halloween from the socially distance safety of your car.  For more details and to purchase tickets, visit the Clackamas County Fairgrounds website.

 

The Fear PDX Haunted House (12301 NE Glisan St in Portland, OR) is open through Sunday, November 1, and ready to scare you!  Of course, due to the current pandemic, you will need to wear a mask (NOT a Halloween one) and stay six feet from other groups at all times.  Advance tickets are required, and limited each night, so visit The Fear PDX website for open nights and times, a list of guidelines you will have to follow, and to purchase tickets.  You can also check out the Facebook Page.

The Bella Organic Farm Haunted Corn Maze (Sauvie Island, 16205 NW Gillihan Rd in Portland, OR) is open every Friday and Saturday night this month.  Of course, due to the pandemic, you will have to follow new safety guidelines, such as wearing a mask.  For more details on the rules, and to purchase tickets, visit the Bella Organic Farm website.

October, 2020

 

Monday, October 19

 

Fathom Events brings director Bong Joon Ho's Memories of Murder, based on the true story of a serial rapist and murderer stalking a small province in 1980s South Korea, to the big screen today and tomorrow.  To find out if a theater near you is screening the film, visit the Fathom Events website. 

 

The film is also screening at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 6:20 pm, and on Thursday, October 22, with a 2020 remastered version.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the Sam Raimi horror classic Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn tonight at 9:15 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales (including for all three Evil Dead movies playing this month), visit the Rio Theatre website.

Tuesday, October 20

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Mel Brooks' comedy classic Young Frankenstein tonight at 6:30 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

Wednesday, October 21

Fathom Events let the RiffTrax crew take on the Halloween B-movie Jack-O tonight in theaters nationwide.  To see if a theater near you is screening this event, visit the Fathom Events website.

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the classic 1931 Dracula, starring the immortal Bela Lugosi, tonight at 7:15 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows at the Rio Theatre has SOLD OUT.  The final screening is at 6 pm on Friday, October 30.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.  

It's Halloween time, so of course Fathom Events and TCM are bringing Stanley Kubrick's The Shining back to the big screen.  The film plays today, Tuesday, October 20 and Thursday, October 22.  To see if a theater near you will be screening the film, visit the Fathom Events website.

 

Thursday, October 22

 

 The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the cult classic Clue, which can be viewed as an old dark house spoof, tonight at 6:30 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

Friday, October 23

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the Sam Raimi horror/comedy classic Army of Darkness tonight at 10:45 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales (including for all three Evil Dead movies playing this month), visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) dares you to say his name three times as during the screening of Beetlejuice tonight at 8:20 pm (Main Floor seating has SOLD OUT), or on Tuesday, October 27, at 6 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the Halloween classic The Nightmare before Christmas today at 1:45 pm and on Friday, October 23, at 6:10 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.  

The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) will screen Back to the Future II through Sunday, October 25.  For more details, including showtimes, COVID safety precautions and advance ticket sales (advance tickets are REQUIRED), visit the Kiggins Theatre website.

 

Saturday, October 24

 

The Slay Film Festival begins live streaming today and Halloween Night.  Visit the Slay Film Festival website for more details about the two volumes of short films and ticket prices.

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Interview with a Vampire, starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and Christian Slater, tonight at 7:50 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the 2014 restored version of Tobe Hopper's classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre tonight at 10:45pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

Seattle fans (and those willing to drive into the city) can experience the Slay Film Festival drive-in style tonight, or on Friday, October 30, and Halloween Night.  Showtimes are 7 and 9:30 pm.  The event takes place at the On the Boards parking lot (100 W Roy St in Seattle, WA) and tickets are VERY limited.  For all the details and advance ticket sales, visit the Slay Film Festival website.

 

Sunday, October 25

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the horror classic Rosemary's Baby tonight at 6:30pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

Wednesday, October 28

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen David Cronenberg's version of The Fly, starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis, tonight at 8:15 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the hallucinogenic revenge film Mandy, starring Nicolas Cage at his Cage-iest, tonight at 10:45 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

Thursday, October 29

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Francis Ford Coppola's version of Bram Stroker's Dracula tonight at 9 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) has added a third screening of the Halloween classic Hocus Pocus, with screenwriter Mick Garris appearing on Skype for a post-screening Q and A, today at 6:20 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

Friday, October 30 

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Brian de Palma's Carrie tonight at 8:15 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the Director's Cut of William Friedkin's The Exorcist tonight at 10:45 pm and tomorrow at 8:20 pm.  Be advised, as of October 14, tickets for both shows were selling fast.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.

 

The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) will screen Back to the Future III through Sunday, November 1.  For more details, including showtimes, COVID safety precautions and advance ticket sales (advance tickets are REQUIRED), visit the Kiggins Theatre website.

 

Saturday, October 31

Happy Halloween!

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the perfect movie for THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR, John Carpenter's Halloween, tonight at 11:30 pm.  For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Rio Theatre website.