It's Valentine's Day on Friday, and if you're looking for a last minute gift for the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fan in your life, this edition of the Weekly Update is filled with films, stage events and other great places to spend a romantic evening.
It's Valentines like this that make February 14th
a glorious Second Halloween!
Be sure to check out the
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, as I've added some great films, convention news and stage events coming to the Pacific Northwest. And keep checking back, as I've got even more events to add that you won't want to miss!
From Ashland, OR, to Vancouver, BC, The Shadow Over Portland has you covered!
Now Playing
Experience Theatre Project brings
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde to the
Beaverton Masonic Lodge
(4690 SW Watson Ave in Beaverton, OR) for an immersive theater
adaptation of the Robert Lewis Stevenson tale, this time set in the 1864
gold rush town of Brannock, Mt. The audience will move through the
story in promenade fashion, and can look for easter eggs hidden
throughout the set before the show and during intermission. The
production runs through Sunday, February 16, and is recommended for
those 16 and older (due to profanity and brief nudity). For more
details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 East Pine in Seattle, WA) presents Richard Stanley's
Color Out of Space
tonight at 7 pm. The film will play through Wednesday, February 13.
The film stars Nicholas Cage and is based on the H. P. Lovecraft story
of the same name. I got to see it at last year's H. P. Lovecraft Film
Festival and I strongly recommend you see this on the big screen. It's
amazing! For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
SIFF website.
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen Richard Stanley's
Color Out of Space through Thursday, February 13. The film stars Nicholas Cage and is based on the
H. P. Lovecraft story of the same name. I got to see it at last year's
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival and I strongly recommend you see this on
the big screen. It's amazing! For more details and advance
ticket sales, visit the
Hollywood Theatre website.
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Film Submissions
Submissions are being accepted for the 2020
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR, and the third biennial
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Providence, RI. And the stars have aligned for you, as you only need to click
this FilmFreeway link
for all the details on submitting your Lovecraftian short or feature
film to BOTH festivals. Final submission date is July 28, 2020.
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From the people who created the HUMP film festival comes
SLAY,
a chance for you to make a short horror film (up to 8 minutes in
length) and possibly win some cash! Your film can be terrifying or
funny, gory or campy, animated, or whatever your twisted mind can think
of. Prizes will be awarded for the Goriest, Funniest and Scariest film,
along with a Best in Show award. The submission date is Friday, August
7, 2020 at 5 pm PST, and the films will be screened in Portland and
Seattle on October 17, 2020. For more details, visit the
SLAY Film Fest website.
February, 2020
Wednesday, February 12
Weird Wednesday at
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) is the American/Mexican co-production,
The Beast of Hollow Mountain.
Based on a story idea by stop motion pioneer Willis O'Brien (who,
unfortunately, didn't contribute to the special effects), this film is
the first to feature cowboys battling a rampaging dinosaur. Showtime is
9:15 pm and admission is FREE, but you must be 18 or older to attend.
For more details, visit
The Joy Cinema website.
Thursday, February 13
Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) continues celebrating Black History Month tonight at 6:45 pm with the insightful documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, and the short documentary #StopErasingBlackPeople,
which chronicled how the Tacoma Action Collective organized to address
and disrupt the whitewashing of the "Arts, Aids, America" exhibit. For
more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Friday, February 14
Spend Valentine's Day with Chucky, as the
Queer Horror series at the
Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents
Child's Play 2
tonight at 9:30 pm in GLORIOUS 35mm! the event is hosted by Portland's
premier drag clown, Carla Rossi, and opens with a "Small Wonder" sitcom
preshow starting Portland drag all-stars Clare Apparently, Valerie
DeVille and Vera Mysteria as Chucky! For more details and advance
ticket sales (strongly recommended), visit the
Hollywood Theatre website.
Saturday, February 15
The
Free Family Flick series at
The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) presents
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
this morning at 10 am. Admission is FREE (seating is on a first come
basis) and children under 14 years of age must be accompanied by an
adult. Doors open at 9:30 am. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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VHS Uber Alles presents
Dark Romances tonight at 9 pm at
The Grand Illusion Cinema
(1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) in GLORIOUS VHS! This film has not
been released on DVD, so don't miss the chance to see it on the big
screen!! Admission is $2. For more details, visit the
VHS Uber Alles Facebook Page.
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Fan Expo Vancouver takes place this weekend at the
Vancouver Convention Centre (1055 Canada Pl in Vancouver, BC). Guests include Brendan Fraser (
The Mummy,
Doom Patrol), Christina Ricci (
The Addams Family,
Sleepy Hollow), Marina Sirtis and Levar Burton (
Star Trek: The Next Generation) and Bruce Campbell (Ash in The Evil Dead trilogy,
Ash vs. Evil Dead). For more details, visit the
official website or the
Facebook Event Page.
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Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) continues celebrating Black History Month tonight at 11 pm with the alien invasion film Attack the Block. The screening includes the short film Plz Don't Die, directed by Tacoma filmmaker Lex Alexander. For
more details, visit the Facebook Event Page.
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The Family Film series at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents Back to the Future in GLORIOUS 35mm today and tomorrow at 2 pm. For details and advance ticket sales, visit the Hollywood Theatre website.
Monday, February 17
For a history lesson on the area considered the most haunted sections of Portland, check out
Spirits of Stumptown - Tales of Old Town at 7 pm tonight at
The White Eagle
(836 N Russell St in Portland, OR). Historian and Paranormal
Investigator Rocky Smith will talk about one of Portland's more
nefarious regions, with an early history of gambling, brothels, opium
dens and shanghaiing. For all the details and a link to ticket sales,
visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Tuesday, February 18
Tonight's
Scifi Extravaganza at the
Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) is
Prisoners of the Lost Universe,
starring John Saxon, Kay Lenz and Richard Hatch. The show starts at 6
pm with an hour of newsreels, cartoons and other drive-in treats, with
the feature starting at 7 pm. Admission is $5, credited towards food.
Be aware, heckling is encouraged. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Friday, February 21
Friday Night Frights celebrates
Women in Horror Month with a lady that can deliver a sick burn! Drew Barrymore stars in
Firestarter at 10 pm tonight at the
Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA). Expect some hot prizes to be given away!! For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Saturday, February 22
MiyakoCon 5: 2020,
Salem's annual anime convention takes place this weekend in Salem, OR.
That's all the details I have now, so keep checking back, or visit the
Facebook Event Page or the
MiyakoCon website for updates.
Saturday, February 29
Dante's (350 W Burnside St in Portland, OR) brings rocker/body builder/actor
Thor, featuring
Stovokor and
Pegasister,
to the stage tonight at 9 pm. This is a 21 and older show. For more
details, including a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Frankenstein's Comicbook Swap returns to the
East Portland Eagle Lodge
(4904 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) from noon to 6 pm. Admission
is just $1, with kids and elders admitted free. Early Bird admission is
$5 and gets you in at 11 am. The event also accepts cans of food for
donation to the Oregon Food Bank. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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