THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR is getting closer!

You can feel it in the air, the pleasant chill in the morning and once the sun sets.  You can hear an occasional fallen leaf rattle down the road during a soft breeze.  Yes, fall is coming, and that means the official Halloween season is almost here!

Still, events are trickling into The Shadow Over Portland office at a pretty slow pace compared to two years ago.  And we all know why, so I'm not going to say anything else on the matter (other than please, use the links on the site to check on the venue's COVID safety protocols; many are now requiring either proof of vaccination OR proof of a negative COVID test within the past 48 hours before you can enter).  I'm just going to sit at my desk and wait for the exciting films, haunted attractions and such that will fill our October nights with fun and frights.

Because we have to have a Halloween season this year.  We just have to.

I'd like to say I'd be screaming on the phone to someone important if COVID cancels Halloween again,

but who the hell do you call?

When those events start popping up, you know The Shadow Over Portland will help you have a merry, scary Halloween.  In the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, you'll find films, festivals, balls and dances, bazaars and the like.  If you're looking for haunted attractions and corn mazes, visit the HALLOWEEN 2021 page.  You can access everything by clicking the links at the top of this page.

If you know of, or are running, a haunted attraction, you can email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details, and I'll add your attraction to the HALLOWEEN 2021 page.  And you won't need to worry about receiving a bill, as listing on the site is FREE!

Stay healthy, wear a mask and keep checking back as The Shadow Over Portland will continue to provide keep Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans up-to-date with all the Halloween happenings!  And if you'd like to support the site, please head over to my Ko-fi page.

Ongoing

 

Bella Organic Farm (16205 MW Gillihan Rd in Portland, OR) is looking for actors to populate the Haunted Corn Maze on Friday and Saturday nights in October.  

ScaregroundsPDX is looking for 35+ Event Cast (AKA ScareActors), as well as other positions for event staff and crew.  Visit the link for more details.

 

The 13th Annual Guignolfest: 3-Day Horror Movie Contest is looking for more teams to join the 2021 list.  If you're up to making a 6:66 minute horror short in 72 hours, from script to final edit, visit the link and sign up!

 

Bleedingham: A Northwest Horror Short Film Festival, is accepting submissions for the 2021 program, scheduled to be held in Bellingham, WA, on Halloween weekend.

 

The Slay Film Festival is looking for some great horror short (8 minutes or less) films.  The festival is taking submissions through September 15. 

 

Playing This Week   

   

The remake of Candyman opens tonight at CineMagic Theater (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) through Thursday, September 9; the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) through Thursday, September 9; McMenamin's St Johns Theater and Pub (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR) through Thursday, September 9; McMenamins Olympic Club Theater (112 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA) through Thursday, September 9; the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR) through Thursday, September 9; and the recently reopened Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) through Thursday, September 9, and the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR) through Thursday, September 9.  Just don't go into the bathroom and say his name five times in front of the mirror.  That would NOT be good.

 

The Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR) is showing the David Bruckner directed horror film The Night House through Thursday, September 9.

 

The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will screen the anime classic Princess Mononoke through Thursday, September 9. 

 

The Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR) will show Don't Breathe 2 through Thursday, September 9. 

 

The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) will screen the action classic Raiders of the Lost Art through Monday, September 6.

 

The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will screen Alfred Hitchcock's classic Vertigo through Thursday, September 9. 

 

The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) is showing M. Night Shyamalan's latest horror film, Old, through Thursday, September 9.

 

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will screen comic book writer/artist/filmmaker Dash Shaw's animated feature Cryptozoo through Sunday, September 5.

 

Oh, I HAD to include this one!  The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents Pig, a revenge-thriller starring Nicolas Cage as a reclusive Oregon truffle hunter on the trail of his kidnapped, prize hunting pig.  Yeah, that sounds AMAZING!  And it must be, as the Rio continues to add additional screenings.  You can see it at 5:30 pm on Saturday, September 4.   The film has also been held over at the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) from Friday, September 3, to Sunday, September 5, and is being screening at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) through Thursday, September 16, the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) through Sunday, September 5 and the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR) through Thursday, September 9.

A new take on the Arthurian legend, David Lowery's The Green Knight is playing at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) and the Hollywood Theatre (4211 NE Sandy Ave in Portland, OR) through Thursday, September 9, at the recently reopened Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) through Wednesday, September 8, and the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR) through Thursday, September 9.

 

September, 2021

Friday, September 3

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will show comic book writer/artist/filmmaker Dash Shaw's animated feature Cryptozoo on Friday and Saturday, September 3 and 4, at 10 pm.

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents a 35th anniversary screening of  Stand by Me tonight at 8:45 pm. 

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen the amazing, insane Nicolas Cage horror film Mandy tonight at 11 pm. 

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen the supernatural psychological thriller Personal Shopper, starring Kristen Stewart, on Friday, September 3 at 7 pm. 

 

Saturday, September 4  

 

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will show the John Waters' classic comedy Serial Mom, starring Kathleen Turner, tonight at 7 pm.

The Halloween Swamp Meet at Oaks Amusement Park (7805 SE Oaks Park Way in Portland, OR) takes place today from noon to 7 pm.  Local artists and vendors will have unique items for sale, and a costume contest takes place at 4 pm.  Admission to the Swamp Meet is FREE, but you'll need to purchase bracelets and online tickets for guaranteed ride admission (or buy a ticket there and hope for the best, I guess).  See you there!

 

The bands King Ghidorah, Pink Tornado, and New Not Normals play at the No Fun bar (1709 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight starting at 7 pm.  Admission is $8 cash only, and you must be 21 or older to attend. 

 

UPDATE: This event has been CANCELED due to COVID concerns.  

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is the place to get your Cage fix this weekend, as they screen the John Woo action film Face/Off, with Nicolas Cage and John Travolta. 

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) will screen Star Wars: A New Hope from Saturday, September 4, to Wednesday, September 8. 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) presents The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with shadow cast by the Clinton Street Cabaret, tonight.  Pre-show starts at 11:30 pm.

 

Sunday, September 5 

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Japanese auteur Sion Sono's Prisoners of the Ghostland tonight at 10:30 pm, on Tuesday, September 7, at 6:45 pm and Thursday, September 9, at 9 pm.  While the plot, involving a ruthless criminal forced to track down a politian's runaway daughter, sounds a bit like Escape from L.A., the film stars Nicolas Cage, who describes it as "the wildest movie I've ever made...", and he's been on a roll, so I think it's worth checking out.

 

Monday, September 6

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen The Wicker Man, starring Nichoal Cage, Ellen Burstyn and, yes, THE BEES!, tonight at 9:30 pm.

 

Tuesday, September 7

 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) brings on more Cage-y goodness with a screening of Vampire's Kiss tonight at 9:30 pm.

 

B-Movie Bingo returns to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 7:30 pm with a screening of Cyborg Cop.  No need to guess what that's ripping off!  And can you believe this film as TWO sequels? 

Friday, September 10

 

The Denton Delinquents bring their shadow cast to the 99W Drive-In (3110 Portland Road in Newberg, OR) for The Rocky Horror Picture Show on Friday and Saturday, September 10 and 11.  The cult classic will play after the first feature, Shang Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings.  This double feature will play on Sunday, September 12, without the shadow cast performance.

Rose City Comic Con returns to the Portland area this weekend.  Christina Ricci (The Addams Family, Sleepy Hollow), Portland librarian and author Cathy Camper (graphic novel series Lowriders in Space), Antony Starr and Jack Quaid (The Boys) are schedule to attend.  Visit the official website for more details.

UPDATE: Carl Weathers (Predator, The Mandalorian) is schedule to attend.

 

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will show the campy cult roller-disco fantasy Xanadu tonight at 7:30 pm.  

 

Saturday, September 11

 

The Beacon theater (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) reopens with a screening of Mario Bava's hyper-mod comic book adaptation Danger: Diabolik tonight at 8 pm.

 

Head back to school with a screening of Sir Alan Parker's acid trip of a rock opera Pink Floyd-The Wall at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 10:30 pm, or on Thursday, September 16, at 9 pm.

 

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) is showing the 2008 Hayao Miyazaki family classic Ponyo on Saturday, September 11, and Sunday, September 12.  Both showings start at 3 pm.

 

The Zombie Ball 2021 Fundraiser! takes place tonight at 8 pm at the Roseburg Elks Lodge (749 SE Jackson St in Roseburg, OR).  Expect music, door prizes, contests and MORE!  The fundraiser is for the Roseburg Fright Club to purchase props and materials for the annual haunted attraction, Cyrils House of Horrors.  

 

UPDATE:  This event has been CANCELED due to COVID concerns.  

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) and Wyrd War presents Class of 1999, Mark Lester's sequel to his Class of 1984, tonight at 7:30 pm.

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) invites you to "Be It Yourself" at tonight's screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.  Pre-show starts at 11:30 pm.

 

Sunday, September 12

Fathom Events is bringing Jim Henson's Labyrinth to theaters nationwide on Sunday, September 12, Monday, September 13 and Wednesday, September 15.  Check the link for a screening in your area.