Theaters in the Pacific Northwest are already planning for a wonderful Halloween season!

 

Well, the latest news about THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR is pretty awesome.  I've seen the upcoming releases for two local theaters residing under The Shadow Over Portland, and if others follow their lead, Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans will have some great movies to go see during the Halloween season!

Yep, my heart burst with joy as I saw the films coming to the Pacific Northwest this October!

I have yet to add them to the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, but I should be able to have them on the page by next Tuesday, so be sure to check back.  And while I haven't added anything to the HALLOWEEN 2021 page, I'm hoping that situation will change soon. 

I'm certain part of the reason for waiting has EVERYTHING to do with the current Covid spike taking place in the Northwest (and most of North America).  Let's be honest, even if some events are able to come back, it will likely be on a limited basis, and the event organizers want to be certain it's economically viable to open, and keep their workers and patrons safe.

So please, wear your mask, practice social distancing and proper hygiene to keep the virus from spreading any further.  And keep checking back at The Shadow Over Portland for the latest news about Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy films, festivals, cons, bazaars and MUCH MORE!

Stay safe and see you next week with another Weekly Update!

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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   

 

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 Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) will show Back to the Future through Thursday, September 16, and the classic Son of Frankenstein through Monday, September 13.

  

The remake of Candyman will screen at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR), McMenamin's St Johns Theater and Pub (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR) and the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR) through Thursday, September 16.  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 16.

 

The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will show the cult classic Repo Man through Thursday, September 16.

 

Oh, I HAD to include this one!  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!), is being screening at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR), and McMenamins Olympic Club Theater (112 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA) through Thursday, September 16.  It will be shown at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) on Tuesday, September 14 at 6:30 pm, and at the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th Ave in Corvallis, OR) through Sunday, September 12.

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), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR), and the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR) through Thursday, September 16.

 

September, 2021 

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.

 

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

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Japanese auteur Sion Sono's Prisoners of the Ghostland tonight at 9 pm, and Tuesday, September 14 at 8:45 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.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show Stand By Me today at 4:20 pm.

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.

 

Monday, September 13

 

The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will screen Mandibles, the latest from Quentin Dupieux (Rubber), through Thursday, September 16. 

 

Tuesday, September 14

 

Burlynomicon celebrates ten years of insanity shattering performances with Burlynomicon - A Decade of Dark Decadence at 8 pm tonight at The Coffin Club (421 SE Grand Ave in Portland, OR).  Doors open at 7:30, and there is a two drink minimum in addition to the entry fee.  Check out the link to purchase limited VIP admission.

Wednesday, September 15

The Re-Run Theater series at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents two episodes of the original Star Trek show, Where No Man Has Gone Before and Day of the Dove, starting tonight at 7:30 pm.

Thursday, September 16

The Open-Air Cinema at OMSI, presented by the Northwest Film Center, will screen the fantasy The Dark Crystal at the OMSI Bridge Lot (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) tonight at dusk.

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) will the modern creature feature classic Tremors twice today, one matinee showing and the second hosted by Baron Van Terror. 

 

The Open-Air Cinema at OMSI, presented by the Northwest Film Center, will screen the latest version of an Arthurian legend, The Green Knight, at the OMSI Bridge Lot (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) tonight at dusk.

 

Friday, September 17

 

Take a ride on the Pork Chop Express, as the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) brings Big Trouble in Little China back to the big screen tonight at 10:30 pm.

 

Friday Night Frights at the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) presents William Lustig's sleazy 1980 horror classic Maniac, tonight at 10 pm.  The film has a top notch performance by Joe Spinell, amazing work by Tom Savini, and will leave you wanting to shower after you get home!

Nicolas Cage calls Prisoners of the Ghostland, "The wildest movie I've ever made."  And that's coming from the star of Mandy!  Check the film out for yourself when it opens tonight at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR).

 

The Beacon theater (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) presents the cult classic Repo Man, with a live set by Electric Chair before the screening, tonight at 8:30 pm.

 

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will show 1992's Candyman, with Virginia Madsen and Tony Todd on Friday and Saturday, September 17 and 18, at 10 pm.

 

Saturday, September 18

 

The Spirit of Halloweentown (the city of St. Helens, OR) opens on Saturday, September 18, and runs through HALLOWEEN!  You'll find some of the events listed below, or check the link for details and advance ticket sales.

 

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) will screen Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse at 3 pm today.  Part of the Weekends at the Whiteside series, admission is FREE for kids under 12.  Doors open one hour before showtime.

 

The Open-Air Cinema at OMSI, presented by the Northwest Film Center, will screen the animated fantasy film Shrek at the OMSI Bridge Lot (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) tonight at dusk.

 

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents Werner Herzog's Nosferatu, The Vampyre, part of their Descent Into Madness: The Films of Werner Herzog series, tonight at 7:30 pm.