Well, the inbox is filling with notices, my web searches are always turning up something new, and my Facebook cruising always finds more great stuff heading the the Pacific Northwest during THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! And you'll find it all on The Shadow Over Portland!!
At this point, I'm usually telling you about all the great things you'll find to do in this edition of the Weekly Update. But the big news is the additions to the
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar. You really want to check October, and to show you why, here's a look at what you'll find on the calendar.
So you want a preview of the coming events in October?
All you have to do is open the book and
JOIN US!
The month starts with the first installment of
Homegrown Horrors at the
Darkside Cinema in Corvallis, OR. Every Tuesday in October, a feature from local horror filmmaker Joe Sherlock will be screened, with a Q and A following the movie. If you haven't seen any of the movies from Skullface Astronaut, don't miss the chance to see one on the big screen!
The first weekend in October kicks off with both
Metalesque Fest 2019, held in various locations in Portland, OR, and the
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival and Cthulhu Con, also in Portland. The festival features guests Victoria Price, Roger Corman (Yep, THE Roger Corman) and Richard Stanley. Films include
The Haunted Palace and the regional premiere of Stanley's
Color Out of Space, starring Nicolas Cage! What a choice, heavy metal burlesque or cosmic insanity!!
Towards the middle of the month, the
Idaho Horror Film Festival infects the town of Boise for three days of horror and dread. You can also find
Evil Dead: The Musical possessing the stage in Portland, OR, and Renton, Wa. And
Friday Night Frights brings a horror movie with balls to Tacoma, WA, with a screening of
Phantasm.
The weekend of the 19th sees a few markets selling Halloween Goodies, a reading of Lovecraftian stories at
The Lovecraft Bar in Portland, OR, and
The Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR, presenting
The Evil Dead with a re-imagined score by original composer Joseph LoDuca!
Than things really pick up.
Messer Chups and
The Delstroyers take the stage in Seattle and Portland,
The Hollywood Theatre in Portland starts bringing several classic horror films, and a seldom seen slasher film, to the screen. And don't forget the
Jet City Comic Show in Tacoma!
And that's just a sample of what you'll find on the calendar! But expect it to fill up pretty quick with more great events, as you know I'll be updating the site as it takes to keep Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans informed on all the great ways to celebrate THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!
Don't forget to check out the
Halloween Calendar of Events page, with details on corn mazes and haunted attractions. It's not very full now, but that's going to change over the next few weeks!
If you want your event added to The Shadow Over Portland, all you need to do is email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and promotional artwork, and I'll do all the rest. Best of all, it's FREE!
From Ashland, OR, to Vancouver, BC, The Shadow Over Portland has you covered!
Now Showing
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) is screening the new horror/comedy
Ready or Not through Thursday, September 12. For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Looking for Monsters
The Beneath is gearing up for its second year under the
Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR, and is looking for volunteers to play monsters! If you're interested, visit
The Beneath website and click on the Monsters Needed button.
Film Festival Submissions
The
11th Annual GuignolFest: 3-Day Horror Movie Contest is signing up teams now! For more details, visit the
Facebook Page or the
GuignolFest website.
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The
PNW Film Festival 2019 is now accepting submissions for short (up to 30 minutes) sci-fi/fantasy/action/horror films for the two day festival starting on Monday, October 21. Submission deadline is Saturday, October 5. For all the details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Fundraiser
The Kickstarter campaign for the 2019
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival and Cthulhucon is now live and runs through 9 pm PST on Sunday, September 8. Check out the
Kickstarter Page for the rewards. Even if you can't attend the festival, you can still pick up some cool clothes and other great items.
As with any fundraiser listed on the site, it is one I supported.
September, 2019
Friday, September 6
Tigers are not Afraid, a horror fairy tale set against the backdrop of Mexico's drug wars, opens tonight at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). The film is currently schedule to run until Thursday, September 12. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The
Friday Late Night Movie at the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is Jim Jarmusch's zombie film
The Dead Don't Die. The film starts at 11:15 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
99W Drive In (3110 Portland Rd in Newberg, OR) will show
It 2, followed by the ghost with the most,
Beetlejuice. It all starts around 6 pm tonight, tomorrow and Sunday. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the director's cut of
Midsommar tonight at 9:35 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Saturday, September 7
The
Artists Repertory Theatre's Stage Meets Screen series, in conjunction with their new production of George Orwell's
1984, brings the dystopia masterpiece
Brazil to
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) in GLORIOUS 35mm! And you can bring your movie ticket to the
Artists Repertory Theatre box office for a discount on their production of
1984. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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Weird Elephant at
The Grand Cinema (606 S Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) will screen the 80s cult classic
Chopping Mall tonight at 11 pm. Featuring some spectacular mayhem and a host of 80s genre actors (including Kelli Maroney, Barbara Crampton, Dick Miller, Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov), this is one not to miss on the big screen! For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Daikaiju,
Roselit Bone and
King Ghidora perform at
Dante's (350 W Burnside St in Portland, OR). The show starts . For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
7th Street Theatre (313 7th St in Hoquiam, WA) presents the 1959 version of Jules Verne's
Journey to the Center of the Earth, starring James Mason and Pat Boone, tonight at 7:30 pm and tomorrow at 2 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Sunday, September 8
The Hollywood Theatre presents
Beast Wishes, a film tribute to Sci Fi/Horror movie memorabilia legends Bob and Kathy Burns, tonight at 7 pm. The event is hosted by Portland film curator Greg Hamilton, and includes Oscar-winning FX artist Chris Walas (
The Fly,
Gremlins) and director Frank Dietz. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Monday, September 9
The Resistance Series Fundraiser at the
Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) presents
Rock 'n Roll High School today at 7 pm. the nonprofit partner for the screening is Friends of Noise, a non-profit working to provide safer and productive spaces for all-ages concerts. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Tuesday, September 10
The
Burlynomicon 8 Year Anniversary takes place at 8:30 pm tonight at
The Lovecraft Bar (421 SE Grand in Portland, OR). For more details and a link to advance ticket sales (highly recommended), visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The Portland Horror Trivia Massacre takes place at 7:30 pm tonight at
Home, A Bar (719 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR). Gather you team in an attempt to show off your horror trivia knowledge and possibly win one of two Home, A Bar gift certificates. And you might walk off with a cool horror themed raffle prize. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Wednesday, September 11
The
Gentlemen Hecklers return to the
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) take on an Arnold Schwarzenegger 80s classic,
Predator, tonight at 9:30 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Thursday, September 12
The
Nocturnal Emissions series at the
Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave in Seattle, WA) kicks off with the Fred Dekker's classic
Night of the Creeps. Enchantress of the Undead Isabella L. Price will be your host for this evening of games, a "horrors of college" video montage, burlesque and, of course, a kick ass film! The fun starts at 7:30 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Witch Walk - McMinnville takes place at 6 pm today in
Galen Macbe Airport Park (375 SE Armory Way in McMinnville, OR). The event is sponsored by the
Wild Witches of The Willamette. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Friday, September 13
Rose City Comic Con returns to the
Oregon Convention Center (777 NE Marin Luther King Jr Blvd in Portland, OR) this weekend. Bonnie Wright (the
Harry Potter series), Tim Curry (
It,
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and MUCH MORE), Wil Wheaton (
Star Trek: The Next Generation) and Lou Ferrigno (
The Incredible Hulk) are scheduled to appear. Keep up to date with all the details at the
Rose City Comic Con website or the
Facebook Event Page.
UPDATE: Cary Elwes (
The Princess Bride,
Saw) and Robert Englund (the original Freddy Kruger!) are scheduled to appear.
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The Denton Delinquents return to the
99W Drive In (3110 Portland Rd in Newberg, OR) to shadow cast
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, followed by a screening of
It 2. It all starts around 8 pm tonight and tomorrow. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The 7th annual FREE outdoor movie night at
Stalker Farms Haunted Attraction (8705 Marsh Rd in Snohomish, WA) is 1955's
Daughter of Horror. You are invited to bring lawn chairs, blankets and food, but no pets, alcohol or drugs (legal or otherwise). The show starts around 7:30 pm with screenings of horror trailers before the main movie around 8 pm. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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In association with
Northwest Trek Week,
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock tonight at 7 and 9:30 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Sunday, September 15
Fathom Events brings
Star Trek: The Motion Picture back to the big screen nationwide for its 40th anniversary today at 1 and 4 pm, and at 4 and 7 pm on Wednesday, September 18. For the location of a theater near you showing the film and advance ticket sales, visit the
Fathom Events website.
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The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents a 40th anniversary screening of
Rock 'n Roll High School today at 7:15 pm. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) is screening the new horror/comedy Ready or Not through Thursday, September 12. For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit The Hollywood Theatre website.
The Beneath is gearing up for its second year under the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR, and is looking for volunteers to play monsters! If you're interested, visit The Beneath website and click on the Monsters Needed button.
The 11th Annual GuignolFest: 3-Day Horror Movie Contest is signing up teams now! For more details, visit the Facebook Page or the GuignolFest website.
The PNW Film Festival 2019 is now accepting submissions for short (up to 30 minutes) sci-fi/fantasy/action/horror films for the two day festival starting on Monday, October 21. Submission deadline is Saturday, October 5. For all the details, visit the Facebook Event Page.
The Kickstarter campaign for the 2019 H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival and Cthulhucon is now live and runs through 9 pm PST on Sunday, September 8. Check out the Kickstarter Page for the rewards. Even if you can't attend the festival, you can still pick up some cool clothes and other great items.
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