Yep, I found even more great Halloween season happenings!

It happens every year (well, with the exception of the last two, but let's not talk about that).  I start to feel comfortable that I couldn't possible find anymore for Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/ Fantasy Fans to do during the Halloween Season, but I always end up being wrong.  And that was the case this week, as I scrambled to ensure this edition of the Weekly Update happened on time.

  That's me at the office when I think I'm done and five more events show up on the computer.

Thankfully, I wasn't behind on the site, as is the case sometimes, and was able to fill this edition with a bunch of great movies, haunted tours, stage shows and MORE!

As usual, this update only covers the next ten days.  So, if you want to see what is happening during the rest of the Halloween Season, or the last two months of 2022, head over to the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar.  I've got events listed through Halloween 2023, so you can start planning next year as well!

Don't forget to check out the Halloween 2022 page for all the haunted attractions and corn mazes I could find in the Pacific Northwest.

Well, time to get back to the day job.  Everyone have a great week and I'll be back next Friday with more great events happening under The Shadow Over Portland!

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Happening This Week

 

All haunted attractions and corn mazes open through the month of October have been moved to the new Halloween 2022 page.

Live Productions

A group of patients at the Sunnyvale Insane Asylum decide to put on an evening of Edgar Allan Poe tales for the public.  If you want to see what happens, head to the Western Washington Center for the Arts (521 Bay St in Port Orchard, WA) for The Poe Show.  The production runs until HALLOWEEN!

Stumptown Stages brings Little Shop of Horrors to the Portland'5 Winningstad Theatre (1111 SW Broadway in Portland, OR).  The production runs through Sunday, October 30.

You'll also find Audry Two at Theatre in the Grove (2028 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove, OR) with their production of Little Shop of Horrors.  The production runs through Sunday, October 23.

Dark Arbor Lodge presents Oddtober from today to October 29 at Art at the Cave (108 E Evergreen Blvd in Vancouver, WA).  You can follow them on Facebook.

 

Pentacle Theatre (324 52nd Ave NW in Salem, OR) presents She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition, a dramatic comedy by playwright Qui Nguyen, Fridays and Saturdays through October 15.  You can follow the theater on Facebook.

The Lakewood Center for the Arts (368 S State St in Lake Oswego, OR) brings Blithe Spirit to the stage through October 16.  The play follows a novelist who stages a seance to gather material for his next book.  Complications arise when he is haunted by the ghost of his temperamental first wife.  I just hate when that happens!

 

Impact Action Sports (19265 SW Schaber Ln in Tualatin, OR) brings back your chance to stop the zombie apocalypse with The Zombie Hunt on October 14, 15, 16, 17, 28 and 29.  You can book a time for you and your friends to take down zombies at the link above.

 

 

The Marvel Universe of Super Heroes makes a stop at OMSI (1945 SE Water Ave in Portland, OR) through April 9, 2023.  Marvel (see what I did there) at the hundred of artifacts, from original comic book pages, interactive displays, life-size statues of Marvel heroes, costumes and props from films and TV programs, and MUCH MORE.  Excelsior!

 

Haunted Tours

 

It's a Halloween Spirit Adventure, as St. Helens native and psychic Kathleen Dering invites you to a spiritual adventure on the main floor of the historic, and haunted, Klondike Tavern (71 Cowlitz St in St Helens, OR) through Friday, October 28.  Space is limited, so get your tickets now. 

 

Back in Theaters 

 

They're HEEEERE!  The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist through Thursday, October 20.

 

The annual All Monsters Attack! series at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) continues with Frank Henenlotter's outrageous (in all the best ways) Brain Damage (scheduled through Monday, October 17).

 

The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will show the giallo Torso through Thursday, October 20.  

Getting a bit more family friendly, the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) will show Casper through Thursday, October 20.

 

If you go out in the woods today....  Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) will show the meta horror/comedy The Cabin in the Woods through Wednesday, October 19. 

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) brings The Toxic Avenger from New Jersey to Seattle through Tuesday, October 18.  The screening on Monday, October 17, is in Hecklevision.

 

McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR) gets into the Halloween spirit with screenings of Coraline and 1996's Scream through Tuesday, October 18, and 1996's Nope through Monday, October 17.  And nope, it's not a triple feature.  Separate admission required.

 

The Cinema of Horrors brings a drive-in experience with MONSTERS roaming outside your car window!  The drive-in, at the Clark County Fairgrounds (17402 NE Delfel Rd in Ridgefield, WA), will be open through Halloween, and the list of films is pretty cool; Beetlejuice (10/13), Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (10/14), the Friday the 13th remake (10/15), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake (10/16), Hocus Pocus (10/20), The Nun (10/21), Blair Witch remake (10/22), IT part one (10/23), the original Ghostbusters (10/27), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (10/28), The Conjuring (10/29), Scream (10/30) and John Carpenter's Halloween on Halloween Night.  

 

It's about F'ing time!  Regal Cinemas is bringing the Halloween classic Trick 'r Treat to the big screen.  Visit the link above for more details.   The movie is scheduled through Tuesday, October 11. 

It's just what the season needs, another scary clown.  Terrifier 2 hits theaters nationwide through Sunday, October 16.  Visit the link to find a theater near you.  It will be shown at the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 2

 

First Run Features

 

Dario Argento's latest giallo, Dark Glasses, opens tonight at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave  in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, October 20) and at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 18 and 19.

 

Halloween Ends is showing at the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), the 99W Drive-In (3110 Portland Rd in Newberg, OR with Army of Darkness), the Joy Cinema (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), he Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, October 20), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), and the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, October 19).

 

The horror film Smile, which has the BEST final shot ever in a trailer, is playing at the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, October 19), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), and the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20).

 

Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, the latest fantasy thriller from writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour, is playing at Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 13).
 

Pearl, Ti West's prequel to X is playing at the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 13), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, October 20), and the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 20). 

 

The new horror film Barbarian is playing at Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, October 19). 

 

The Invitation is playing at the Skyline Drive-In (182 SE Brewer Rd in Shelton, WA) from Friday to Sunday, October 7-9, with The Woman King.

 

George Miller's Three Thousand Years of Longing, about a lonely scholar (Tilda Swinton, The Dead Don't Die, 2018's Suspiria) encountering a Djinn (Idris Elba, Pacific Rim, Thor, The Suicide Squad) on a trip to Istanbul, is playing at the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 13).

Jordan Peele's latest film, Nope, is playing at the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; plays through Thursday, October 20).  On Friday, October 21, it will be at the Capitol Theatre (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA; showtimes to be announced).

Film Festival Submission Information

 

The Crypticon Seattle Film Festival is now open for submissions.  The Late Deadline is April 4, 2023.  Visit the link for all the details.

October 2022

Friday, October 14

 

Packer Orchards (3020 Thomsen Rd in Hood River, OR) hosts a Flashlight Maze from 7 to 9 pm tonight, on Friday, October 14, and Friday, October 21.  The event is family friendly, not spooky, but DO NOT forget a flashlight!  

Rocky Smith will be outside the Stevens-Crawford House (603 6th St in Oregon City, OR) and Ermatinger House (619 6th St in Oregon City, Or) from 5 to 6 pm to talk about the spirits residing within.  Then stay for the Ghost Show's artist reception from 6 to 9 pm in the Stevens-Crawford House.  The outside talk is free, but admission is required for the reception...  I think.

 

The HEX After Dark Film Festival takes place this weekend at the Cineplex theater (4700 Kingsway in Burnaby, BC).  Over seven screenings, you'll see some of the best international and Canadian independent short and feature horror, sci fi, animated thriller shorts and features. 

 

The Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA) will show The Descent tonight at 9 pm.   

 

The criminally underrated (seriously, it's much better than the poster makes it look) Jennifer's Body plays at 11:30 pm tonight at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC).

 

It's a Lesbian Horror Double Feature tonight at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA), with a showing of Daughters of Darkness and The Living Dead Girl at 8 pm tonight.

 

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the director's cut of Frank Oz's musical horror film Little Shop of Horrors tonight only at 7:30 pm.

Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) presents an interactive screening of Monty Python and the Holy Grail tonight at 7 pm.  A costume contest with prizes and other shenanigans will ensue.

Saturday, October 15

Kingcon Northwest 2022 takes place today and tomorrow at the Renton Pavilion Events Center (233 Burnett Ave S in Renton, WA).  You can follow the event on Facebook.

Torchsong Theater Company presents Sinister Songs and Terrifying Tales with Morticia and Gomez.  Yes, the Addams couple wil terrify and seduce you with haunting tunes and macabre tales as you enjoy specialty cocktails, gourmet appetizers and desserts.  This is a 21 and older event. 

UPDATE: This event has SOLD OUT.

Wyrd War presents Three the Band Way, a trio of films with composer Richard Band in attendance to discuss the impact of music on horror and fantasy films.  The show starts at 5 pm with Troll, followed by TerrorVision and From Beyond, and takes place at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR).

 

The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will show the animated feature Monster House today at 10 am.

 

SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) will show Ari Aster's Midsommar today at 3:30 pm.

 

SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) will show Robert Eggers' The VVitch tonight at 7:45 pm.

 

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show the J-horror classic Pulse tonight at 8 pm.

 

The annual All Monsters Attack! series at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) continues with John Carpenter's sci fi/horror classic The Thing (scheduled through Thursday, October 20).

 

The annual All Monsters Attack! series at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) continues with the action/horror film Ultimate Versus (featuring technical and narrative improvements overseen by director Ryuhei Kitamura) tonight only at 9:30 pm.

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will show will show the horror comedy Tucker and Dale vs. Evil today only at 4 pm.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the pre-Code sci fi/horror classic Island of Lost Souls today and tomorrow at 2 pm.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will show The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with a shadowcast by the Clinton Street Cabaret, tonight at midnight.  Doors open at 11 pm.

The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) will show The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Denton Delinquents tonight at 10 pm.  Doors open and the pre-show begins at 9 pm.

Sunday, October 16

 

The West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta takes place starting at 10 am at the Tualatin Commons (8325 SW Nyberg St in Tualatin, OR).  Yep, it's just what it sound like: A bunch of costumed racers piloting gigantic gourds through a watercourse on the Tualatin Commons lake.  On dry land, you'll find a 5K/10K run, a costume contest, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin golf and MUCH MORE!!

 

Michelle Yeoh fighting to save the multiverse?  I'm SOLD!  Also starring the amazing James Hong and Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All At Once is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) today at 3:20 pm, Monday, October 17, at 6:15 pm, and Tuesday, October 18, at 8:30 pm.

 

The Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA) will show Beetlejuice tonight at 6 pm.

 

Church of Film brings Riccardo Fredo's taboo-smashing gothic horror film The Horrible Dr. Hichcock, starring Barbara Steele, to the Red Fox (5128 N Albina Ave in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm.  Admission is FREE, and seating is in an outdoor, covered area.

 

SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) will show the Spanish version of the Universal Horror Classic Dracula today at 1 pm.

 

SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) will show the Universal Horror Classic Dracula's Daughter today at 4 pm.

 

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show the Ingmar Bergman's 1968 horror film (Hey, click the link, read the description and you'll agree) Horror of the Wolf tonight at 7:30 pm.

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will show The Love Witch tonight at 4 pm.

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will show the sci fi psychological thriller The Cell tonight at 7 pm.

 

Animayhem returns to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) with a screening Satoshi Kon's Paprika tonight only at 7 pm. 

Monday, October 17

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show the British biker horror film Psychomania tonight at 7:30 pm.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will show the Korean monster film The Host tonight at 7 pm.

The witch is back, as the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents Hocus Pocus tonight only at 7:30 pm.

Tuesday, October 18

CMNYK and the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) bring the Italian Star Wars rip-off Star Odyssey to the Science Fiction Extravaganza tonight at 7 pm.  Pre-show starts at 6:15 pm.

The annual All Monsters Attack! series at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) continues with the action/horror film Predator, featuring a discussion between author Ander Monson (Predator: A memoir.  A Movie.  An Obsession) and local author/UWprofessor David Shields (who's never seen the film) tonight only at 7 pm.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen George Romero's Night of the Living Dead in GLORIOUS 16mm tonight only at 7:30 pm.

Wednesday, October 19

Puppeteers for Fears brings The Cabaret at the End of the World to the Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) tonight at 7 pm.  Looks a bit Cthulhu-y to me.  And that's a good thing!

The Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA) will show Scary Movie tonight at 6 pm.

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) will show Ari Aster's Hereditary tonight at 7 pm.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen Brian Yuzna's directorial debut, the body horror cult classic Society, tonight only at 7:30 pm.

 

Thursday, October 20

 

History on Tap presents Campfire Tales: Bride of Couvenstein at 7 pm tonight at the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA).  Listen for stories about the darker, haunted side of clark County.  Just don't expect a bonfire in the theater (I'm guessing)! 

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) brings the Halloween classic Trick 'r Treat to the big screen, hosted by Baron Von Terror, tonight only at 8 pm.

 

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will show the Wes Craven classic A Nightmare on Elm Street tonight at 7:45 pm.

 

Ru-Roh!  The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the live action Scooby-Doo tonight only at 7:30 pm.

Well, I mentioned Marvel movies over the summer, so I should include DC's heroes as well.  Black  Adam opens tonight at the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, November 26), Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 27), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 27),and at the following McMenamin locations: Anderson School (18607 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, Novemeber 2), Bagdad Theater and Pub (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; no further showtimes have been announced), Grand Lodge (3505 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove, OR; scheduled to Thursday, November 3), Old St. Francis School (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, November 2), Olympic Club (112 N Tower Ave in Centrailia, WA; scheduled through Thursday, November 3), Power Station Theater (2126 SW Halsey St in Troutdale, OR ; opens Friday, October 21 and scheduled through Thursday, November 3), and the St Johns Theater (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, November 2).  It opens Friday, October 21, at the Cameo Theatre (304 E 1st St in Newberg, OR; showtimes to be announced), the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; currently scheduled through Saturday, October 22),.

 

Friday, October 21

 

Experience Theatre Project presents 101 Extraordinarily Awful and Truly Terrible Ways to Die (in one night) on Friday and Saturday, October 21, 22, 28 and 29, at the Beaverton Masonic Lodge (4690 SW Watson ave in Beaverton, OR).  This dark sketch comedy is a 21 and older event.

 

Queers From Space: Triple Feature comes to the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7:30 pm.  Hosted by one-half NelSon and Jocelyn Knobs, you're envited to see the anthology birth from the early days of quarantine.  Costumes and space fashion highly encouraged. 

 

It's a Deadite Double Feature at the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA), with The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn starting at 8 pm.

 

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) will show the whacked out (in the BEST way) Japanese ghost film Hausu (House) through Wednesday, October 26.

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) is bringing Freddy to you with A Nightmare on Elm Street playing through Wednesday, October 26.  The Monday, October 24, screening is in... Hecklevision?  Okay.

Dario Argento's latest giallo, Dark Glasses, opens tonight at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, October 26). 

 

McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR) gets into the Halloween spirit with screenings of the animated film The Addams Family, Bettlejuice and Bodies Bodies Bodies through Thursday, October 18.  Seperate admission required each film.

 

CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) will show the Dario Argento giallo Cat O' Nine Tails tonight and on Wednesday, October 26.

 

Just in time for Halloween, Henry Selick's (The Nightmare before Christmas) new stop motion horror/comedy film, Wendell and Wild, arrives at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, October 27).

It's a Lucio Fulci Giallo Double Feature at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) tonight at 7 pm, with A Lizard in a Woman's Skin and Don't Torture a Duckling.

 

The French horror classic Eyes without a Face (and yes, this film is the inspiration for the Billy Idol ballet) is playing at the 5th Avenue Cinema (510 SW Hall St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Sunday, October 23).

 

The annual All Monsters Attack! series at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) continues with F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu (scheduled through Sunday, October 23).

The Halloween classic Trick 'r Treat is part of the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA) Classic Film Series, playing through Thursday, October 27. 

 

Friday Night Frights will aso show the film at the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) tonight only at 10 pm.

 

 

There'll be more witchy fun at 7:30 pm tonight at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR), with a screening of The Witches of Eastwick. 

 

The Kelso Theater Pub (214 S Pacific Ave in Kelso, WA) invites you to to the Time Warp again (or for the first time) with screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show tonight and tomorrow.  Doors open at 9 pm.

Saturday, October 22

Frankenstein's Comicbook Swap Returns!  Only now, it's at Lloyd Center (1405 Lloyd Center in Portland, OR).  Early bird admission (starting at 11 am) is $5, while general admission (starting at noon) is $1.  Youths and Elders are admitted for FREE.  The show's over at 6 pm.

Tonight and tomorrow night, between 6 and 10:30 pm, the Maple Ridge Historical Society hosts The Dead of the Night: A Paranormal Investigation at Thomas Haney House (11612 224 St in Maple Ridge, BC).  One of the oldest homes in Maple Ridge, you'll explore the darker side of Haney House with a professional paranormal investigation team.  Visit the link to book your tickets.

The 11th Bleedingham Film Festival takes place today and tomorrow at the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA).  You can also follow the festival on Facebook.

 

 

The Portland Oddities and Curiosities Expo 2022 takes place from 10 am to 6 pm today at the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Portland, OR).  Lovers of the Strange, Unusual and Bizarre will find plenty to add to your spooky decor.  Click the link for advance tickets.

The Grit City Comic Show 2022 takes place today at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center (1500 Commerce St in Tacoma, WA) from 10 am to 5 pm.

 

It's a Kids Monster Fest at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum (300 N Ramsay Way in Portland, OR) today and tomorrow from noon to 3 pm.  It's a special matinee haunted house experience for children below 12, where they will receive a magic want to frighten away any ghouls, monsters or creeps.  If you find Harry, Underhill Manor's cute resident bat, prizes await! 

 

CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) will show the fully restored version of the  Dario Argento giallo Deep Red tonight and on Tuesday, October 25.

 

The TV Party series at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) presents Over the Garden Wall, from Patrick McHale (Adventure Time) today at 2 pm.

 

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) presents Henri-Georges Clouzot's classic chiller Diabolique tonight at 8 pm.

Freddy's back at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) with a screening of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge tonight at 10 pm.

 

VHS Uber Alles brings a Secret Student Slasher Thrillride to the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA), in GLORIOUS VHS, tonight at 9:30 pm.  This film has never been released on DVD.

 

All Freakin' Night 2022 takes place tonight at the Capitol Theatre (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA).  The films are Death Bed: The Bed that Eats, Blood and Black Lace, Spookies, Dark Glasses (directed by Dario Argento) and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.  That ought to wake you up!  Doors open at 9 pm, movies start at 10 pm.

 

The annual All Monsters Attack! series at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) continues with Francis Ford Coppola's version of Bram Stoker's Dracula (scheduled through Wednesday, October 26).

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will celebrate the Halloween season with a screening of Mandy tonight at 7 pm.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) delivers more Cage with a screening of Vampire's Kiss today at 4 pm.

 

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will show The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with a screening designed for "virgins" wanting to experience the film for the first time, tonight at midnight.  Doors open at 11 pm.  

The Kiggin Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) will show The Rocky Horror Picture Show with the Denton Delinquents tonight at 10 pm.  Pre-show starts at 9 pm.

 

Sunday, October 23

 

You'll have a wicked good time at the Khaos and Kosmos Holistic Salon (140 Gage Blvd #103 in Richland, WA) Witches Brunch.  The event runs from 10 am to noon.  You can buy tickets at this link, or stop by the salon.

 

The PNW Witches' Market (715 8th St, Suite A, in Kirkland, WA) will hold a Samhain Celebration today from noon to 6 pm. Expect raffles, merchants and mystics, performers and MUCH MORE!  All vendors are from the Pacific Northwest, so go support them!

 

The 14th Annual GuignolFest takes place tonight at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR).  See what the 25 teams (at the time of this post) have come up with in 72 hours of frantic filmmaking.  The fest has two screenings this year.  The first, the Ghoul Category, will be at 2 pm, and consist of teams that have competed in GuignolFest for three years or less.  The Legacy Category, will be at 7:30 pm, and consist of teams that have competed more than three years, or have placed in the top three movies in the Ghoul Category.  Tickets will be released on Tuesday, October 18, on the Clinton Street Theater website.

The Vancouver Badass Film Festival VIII takes place today at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC), starting with world premiere of Vancouver writer/director Rusty Nixon's latest film, Death Rumble at 3 pm (with live wrestling and a cast and crew Q and A), non-local short films at 5:30 pm, and local short films and awards with Caravan of Curiosities starting at 7:30 pm.  Day passes are available.

 

Fathom Events brings Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stocker's Dracula back to theatres nationwide tonight and Thursday, October 27.  Click the link to find showtimes and theaters near you.

 

The Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA) will show the animated feature Monster House today at 4 pm.

 

Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) brings horror loving drag queens Mae Flood and Princess Charming to host a screening of A Nightmare on Elm Steet 2: Freddy's Revenge tonight only at 7 pm.

CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) will show the Dario Argento giallo (and his directorial debut) The Bird with the Crystal Plumage through Monday, October 24.

 

The killer mermaid (or is she) film Night Tide, and other works by Marjorie Cameron, will be shown at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) tonight at 7:30 pm.

 

The annual All Monsters Attack! series at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) continues with a newly restored version of  Def by Temptation (scheduled through Thursday, October 27).

 

Crypticon Seattle and the Renton Civic Theatre (507 S 3rd St in Renton, WA) are showing Brian Yuzna's body horror film Society, and Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator tonight.  Showtime to be announced.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will show The Babadook tonight only at 7:30 pm.