Happy Friday the 13th!!

Hope you leave milk and cookies out for Jason tonight!

And I've got the Weekly Update out on time!  This one is a bit long, as it covers through Christmas day, so you can find a local theater playing Nosferatu.  

If you want to start making plans for the New Year, the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar is currently up-to-date.  But you know I'll be adding more as the months go by, so keep checking back.

Remember, you can follow me on Facebook and BlueSky.

Well, have to get ready for work (have an extra shift today; hey, I can use the money), so I'm keeping this short.  Happy holidays and I'll be back next week with another Weekly Update from The Shadow Over Portland!

Live Attractions Happening Now

The Renton Civic Theatre (507 S 3rd St in Renton, WA) presents A Christmas Carol with Puppets through Sunday, December 22.

Chain Link and Neon!, a collection of original 70s and 80s movie posters and memorabilia from "the Golden Age of Neon Sleaze," is on display at Wyrd War (3505 NE Broadway in Portland, OR) this month.  I hope to have more details coming soon.

Film Festival and Stage Performance Submission Information 

The Crypticon Seattle Film Festival is accepting submissions for the May 2 to 4, 2025, event taking place at the DoubleTree Hotel Seattle Airport (18740 International Blvd in Seattle, WA).  The late deadline is March 21, 2025.  Visit the link for all the details.

And Crypticon Seattle is accepting submission for their annual horror anthology Camp Crypticon Seattle through March 10, 2025.  The contest has 3 winners and 2 honorable mentions a year, and your story will be published alongside 3 local industry professionals.  Contest details are on the link above.

Happening Now

The animated feature The Wild Robot is playing at the McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19).

The horror film Heretic, starring Hugh Grant, is playing at the Metro Cinema (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19).

Reel Oddities brings a 4K restoration of the holiday slasher classic Black Christmas to the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) on Wednesday, December 18, at 7 pm.  A special limited edition poster can be purchased at the screening (check it out above).

The animated fantasy Flow opens at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Sunday, December 22), the SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, December 24), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19), the Art House (492 E 13th Ave in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, December 19), and the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, December 19).

The horror comedy Y2K, in which two losers friends crash a high school New Years Eve party in 1999 just as the Y2K bug causes all technology to start hunting humans (getting a Maximum Overdrive vibe), is playing at the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, December 18), the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, December 19), and the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, December 19).

Joe Dante's holiday horror classic Gremlins is playing at McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled from  Friday, December 13, to Thursday, December 19), and the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19). 

Nightbitch, in which a stay-at-home mother finds she might be turning into a dog, is playing at the Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, December 19) the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, December 19), and the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19). 

The holiday fantasy classic It's a Wonderful Life is playing at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, December 26) in GLORIOUS 35mm (with the exception of a few dates; details at the link).

December, 2024

Friday, December 13

Krampus253 is coming to the Retro Emporium Kent (328 W Meeker St in Kent, WA) today from 6 to 9 pm.  I can't think of a better day to get your picture taken with Krampus than on Friday the 13th!

Auburn Preneuers Markets present Elves Invade the Market at the Outlet Collection Seattle (1101 Outlet Collection Way, Suite 1126, in Auburn, WA) through Sunday, December 15.  Local artists and small retail businesses will be there to help with your holiday shopping, and Krampus253 will visit the market on Sunday.

Cinema of Horrors Haunted House (1301 Grade St in Kelso, WA) presents A Christmas Horror Story tonight and tomorrow night.  Only 1000 guests will be allowed to visit the attraction per night, so go to the  site's Facebook page and get on the mailing list for early access when tickets go on sale.  

The Frightmare Before Christmas features Krampus returning to The Fear PDX (12219 NE Glisan St in Portland, OR) through Sunday, December 15. 

Krampus Bremerton takes over Sisters' Cider House (921 Hildebrand Lane STE 111 in Bainbridge Island, WA) tonight from 6 to 8 pm.

The Disco Circus Centerfolds bring The Cryptid Mash, a night of blacklight beasts featuring burlesque, drag, acrobatics and more, to the Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) tonight at 8 pm.  This is an 18 and older show.

Jurassic Quest, the "largest and most realistic traveling dinosaur experience in North America," is set to invade the Washington State Fair Grounds (110 9th Ave SW in Puyallup, WA) this weekend.

Meowsterpiece, a showing of the finest in Cat Cinema, and a fundraiser for the Oregon Humane Society, is playing at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) through Tuesday, December 24.  Among the films are House, Batman Returns, the sci-fi/action/horror film The Cat, Cat's Eye, the fairy tale/social satire The Cassandra Cat, the horror film Uninvited, and the Hammer film The Shadow of the Cat.  Visit the link for showtimes and all the details.

UPDATE: Paracinema is (sort of) hosting the Saturday, December 21, screening of Cat's Eye.  Expect a brief pre-show introduction, along with a special event poster sale, with 100% of the proceeds from all sales to the Oregon Humane Society.  And the poster will feature OHS adoptee, Zucchini! 

The musical apocalypse film The End is playing at the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19), and the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19).

Yippie-ki-yay, motherf*cker!  Die Hard is playing at the Tomorrow Theater (3530 SE Division St in Portland, OR), with pre-movie trivia by ShanRock Triviology.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will show a restored version of Werner Herzog's horror classic Nosferatu the Vampyre tonight at 7:30 pm.

UPDATE: This event is SOLD OUT.

Cult Sensation, presented by Violet Hex, celebrates its two year anniversary with a screening of John Waters' Female Trouble at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

The Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) is showing Friday the 13th Part 2 tonight at 6 pm.

The film is also showing at the Art House (492 E 13th Ave in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, December 18).

The Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) is showing Friday the 13th Part 3 tonight at 8:30 pm.

A new 4K restoration of Andrei Torkovsky's The Sacrifice, in which a man tries bargaining with God to stop a nuclear war, is playing at the SIFF Film Center (167 Republican St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, December 19).

Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's Misery is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 19). 

Saturday, December 14

Krampus Seattle will be at the Muse Lounge (224 Occidental Ave S in Seattle, WA) from 7 to 10 pm for the Seattle SantaCon-Krampus Night.

Krampus253 will be at robin Lakewood Camera + The Print Refinery (10015 Gravelly Lake Dr SW in Lakewood, WA).  Times and details TBA.

It's Naughty vs Nice, as the Charlston Business District, the Downtown Bremerton Association, and other businesses bring an epic wrestling match between Krampus Bremerton and Father Christmas.  The smack-down takes place from 6 to 9 pm at North Callow Ave in Bremerton, WA.

The (W)Horror Show, a night of sexy, spooky drag featuring the final performance from Sue from Corporate, takes place at 9 pm tonight at Black Water (835 NE Broadway in Portland, OR).  Doors open at 8:30 pm for this 21 and older show.

GrimeTime brings a gorehound double feature and horror market to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 9:30 pm.  The films include Brian Paulin's low-budget SOV splatter film Fetus, along with a secret screening of an infamous Japanese horror film never before screened in theaters.  Hm, wonder what that might be...

VHS Uber Alles brings to the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) the tale of three witchy teen girls unleashing a bloodthirsty elf during the holidays, and heading for an after-hours sexy sleepover party.  Yeah, that's gonna end well.  This never released on DVD feature is presented in GLORIOUS VHS tonight, and on Saturday, December 21, at 9:30 pm.

Paivi Hartzell's The Snow Queen, an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, is playing at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) tonight at 10 pm, and on Tuesday, December 17, at 4:30 pm.

SIFF Cinema Downtown (2100 4th Ave in Seattle, WA) celebrates its first birthday with a screening of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory today at 12:30 pm.

Third Eye Cinema brings The Monster Squad to the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) tonight at 10 pm.

Pipe Organ Pictures at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents 1922's Nosferatu, with organist Dean Lemire performing his original score on the Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ, tonight at 6:30 pm.

UPDATE: This event is SOLD OUT.

The holiday fantasy classic Miracle on 34th Street is playing at the Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) today at 3 pm.

Sunday, December 15

The Portland Market of the Beast takes place from 1 to 6 pm today at The Redd (831 SE Salmon St in Portland, OR).  You can purchase early bird admission  to get you in at noon.  Tickets can be purchased at the link or at the door.

Krampus Bremerton will be at the Crazy Hill Garden and Botanicals (23450 Washington 3 in Belfair, WA) today from 2 to 4 pm, to usher in the light of the Solstice and take photos with anyone brave enough.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) is showing Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, is a post-screening Q and A with star Sheryl Lee, today at 3 pm, and on Monday, December 16, at 6 pm.  The Saturday screening has SOLD OUT, so buy advance tickets NOW.

The animated film Interstellar 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, created by Daft Punk and Cedric Hervet, in collaboration with Leiji Matsumoto and Toei Animation, is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 10:45 pm.  The showing on Friday SOLD OUT, and over 50% of this showing is sold, so buy advance tickets now.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing The Muppet Christmas Carol today at 11:30 am, and on Friday, December 20, at 6 pm.

The filmed-in-Oregon An American Christmas Carol: A Ballet Movie is showing at the Art House (492 E 13th Ave in Eugene, OR) today at 1 pm.

The horror/comedy The Invisible Raptor (what did you expect from a title like this?) is playing at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.  And yes, Sean Astin is in the movie.

Monday, December 16

In anticipation of Robert Eggers' remake, Cross-Faded Cinema is presenting Nosferatu at 7 pm tonight at the Here-After (alley entrance on 2505 1st Ave in Seattle, WA).  Doors open at 6 pm.

Paracinem-PDX brings Trancers 3: Deth Lives, along with a screening the lost Trancers short film Trancers: City of Lost Angels, to CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Tuesday, December 17

The Grindhouse Film Festival brings the infamous holiday slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7:30 pm.

Yippie-ki-yay, motherf*cker!  Die Hard is playing at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7 pm.

The fantasy Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Life is playing at the Renton Civic Theatre (507 S 3rd St in Renton, WA) tonight at 7:30 pm.

The animated film Flow is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 6:30 pm tonight, and at 2:45 pm on Saturday, December 21, and 4:30 pm on Monday, December 23.

The horror comedy Get Away, written by and starring Nick Frost, is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 8:45 pm.

The CMNYK Sci-fi Extravaganza brings the Ed Wood classic Plan 9 from Outer Space to the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) tonight at 7 pm.  Pre-show starts at 6:15 pm, and be advised, heckling is encouraged.

Wednesday, December 18

Let it Go: A Burlesque Tribute to Frozen ices over the Alberta Rose Theatre (3000 NE Alberta St in Portland, OR) tonight and tomorrow night at 8 pm.  This 21 and older show will likely sell out, so visit the link to buy advance tickets.

Church of Film presents Russian Fairy Tale Animation, a collection of short fairy tale films from the Soviet Union animation studio Soyuzmultfilm, at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm. 

Re-Run Theater at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents Christmas in Space, featuring the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special and a host of other holiday wackiness, tonight at 7:30 pm.

If you've got some money and want a date, check out Frankenhooker, playing at the Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) tonight at 7 pm.

The Admiral Theatre (515 Pacific Ave in Bremerton, WA) is showing the holiday fantasy It's a Wonderful Life tonight at 7 pm.

The Palouse Cult Film Revival and the University of Idaho Alumni Relations Office brings Santa Claus Conquers the Martians to the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 6 pm.  Hooray for Santy Claus!

The Nightmare Before Christmas is playing at the Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) tonight at 7 pm, and on Friday and Saturday, December 20 and 21, with a live shadow cast and benefit raffle, at 8 pm. 

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing a 50th anniversary restoration of the holiday slasher classic Black Christmas tonight at 9:30 pm.

Thursday, December 19

The Olympia Film Society brings The Muppet Christmas Carol to the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA; scheduled through Sunday, December 22).

Baron Von Terror hosts a screening of the 80s cult classic Night of the Comet at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) tonight at 8 pm.

Friday, December 20

Friday Night Frights ends the year with 2022's holiday classic Violent Night at the Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 10 pm.

Read my review of this Christmas classic here.

Krampus Seattle heads to Kringle's Filling Station (8211 Aurora Ave N in Seattle, WA) for Krampus at Kringles tonight and tomorrow night from 6 to 9 pm.  Advance tickets available at this link.

Yippie-ki-yay, motherf*cker! Weird Elephant at the Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) presents Die Hard tonight and tomorrow night at 10 pm. 

The film is also playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) tonight at 9:30 pm, and in Hecklevision on Saturday, December 21, at 9:30 pm, and the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 11 pm, and on Tuesday, December 24, at 8:30 pm.

The horror film Heretic is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 8:15 pm, and on Thursday, December 26, at 7 pm.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow tonight at 7:30 pm.

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Monday, December 23).

The holiday fantasy classic It's a Wonderful Life is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 26), and the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, December 24).

The holiday fantasy classic Miracle on 34th Street is playing at the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, December 24).

It's "Garbage Day!" at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) with a screening of Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 tonight at 10 pm.

The Nightmare Before Christmas is playing at the Art House (492 E 13th Ave in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Tuesday, December 24).

Saturday, December 21

The Mill Creek Haunted Prison (5465 Turner Rd SE in Salem, OR) Christmas Nightmare takes place tonight, and on Saturday, December 28.  Visit the link for details.

The Last Chance Holiday Market takes place today and tomorrow at the Pioneer Park Pavilion (330 S Meridian in Puyallup, WA), with over 30 vendors to help you with your last minute holiday shopping, and a visit by Krampus253.  Details TBA.

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) presents a Xmas Action Mystery Triple Feature tonight starting at 7 pm.  Each title remains wrapped until it hits the screen.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the holiday fantasy classic It's a Wonderful Life today and tomorrow at 2:30 pm.

The film is also showing at the 7th St Theatre (313 7th St in Hoquiam, WA) at 7:30 pm today, and 2 pm on Sunday, December 22, the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID; scheduled through Tuesday, December 24), and the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) on Sunday, December 22, at 6:30 pm, and on Tuesday, December 24, at 5:30 pm.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents Animated Christmas 12 today at 3 pm.  Included in the lineup are A Cosmic Christmas, with at young boy helps three visiting extraterrestrials find the true meaning of Christmas, and George and the Christmas Star, where a man flies across the galaxy in his homebuilt spaceship to find the perfect star for his tree.  The screening includes other holiday shorts in GLORIOUS 16mm and VHS.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the holiday slasher classic Black Christmas tonight at 9:30 pm, and tomorrow at 6:30 pm, in GLORIOUS 35mm.

The Kid Pickford series at the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) is showing The Muppet Christmas Carol today at 1:30 pm and 8:30 pm, and tomorrow at 10 am.

Yippie-ki-yay, motherf*cker! The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) is showing Die Hard in GLORIOUS 35mm today at today, and on Monday, December 23, at 6:30 pm.

Sunday, December 22

Market for the Strange brings The Nightmare Before Creepmas to the Salem Convention Center (200 Commercial St SE in Salem, OR) today from 11 am to 6 pm.

The December Creepy Critters Horror Show takes place tonight at Escape Bar and Grill (9004 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) at 6 pm.  This 21 and older show features the contestants of PDX Scream Queens pageant, and the performers have a short horror film to show along with their performance.  Admission is FREE, but be sure to tip the performers (a $10 donation is suggested)!

Weird Elephant at the Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) presents a special screening of the Finnish Christmas horror film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale today and tomorrow at 7:15 pm.

The Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) is showing The Nightmare Before Christmas tonight at 5:30 pm.

Tuesday, December 24

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will show the holiday fantasy classic It's a Wonderful Life today at 12:30 and 6:15 pm.

The film is also play at the North Bend Theatre (125 Bendigo Blvd N in North Bend, WA) today at 11 am.

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) presents two episodes from the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas, adaptations of Charles Dickens' The Signalman and M. R. James' Whistle and I'll Come to You, tonight at 6:30 pm.

CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) has added Christmas Eve screenings of The Muppet Christmas Carol today at 1 and 3 pm.

Wednesday, December 25

Christmas Day

Robert Eggers' remake of Nosferatu opens today at the Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, January 2), Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 2), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Thursday, January 2), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside in Portland, OR; schedule TBA), SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, January 2), the Roxy Bremerton (270 4th St in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Thursday, January 2), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 2), the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA; scheduled through Thursday, January 2), the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 26), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Tuesday, December 31), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 26), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, December 26), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; schedule TBA) and the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 2, in GLORIOUS 35mm, and switching to a digital presentation from Sunday, January 5, through Thursday, January 9).

The film opens on Thursday, December 26, at the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, January 2).