I want to start by apologizing for my unexpected hiatus. Unfortunately, most of last month involved dealing with a host of issues, both in my personal life and at the day job. Throw in a nasty cold to start out December, and I can honestly say I spent the last forty days feeling all my energy, inspiration and creativity squeezed out of me like toothpaste from a tube.
Yep, it was kind of like this...
except it happened every freaking day!
But I'm back at the computer now, with several projects I wanted to finish before New Year waiting for me, and a lot of catching up to do at The Shadow Over Portland. I've been working to update the
Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, and while I'm know a few events are still out there, I think I've most of the Pacific Northwest genre events covered for the coming week. And remember, if you know of one I missed, you can email me at shadowoverportland@live.com with the details and promotional art, and I will list it on the site for FREE.
If I missed your event while I was gone, I apologize and promise to make certain the next one gets on the site. And I'm sorry I wasn't able to post any Weekly Updates last month. But The Shadow Over Portland is back and will continue to keep fans up to date on all the great Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Events into 2020 and beyond!
Now Playing
ACT Theatre (700 Union St in Seattle, WA) brings the holiday ghost story
A Christmas Carol to The Allen Theatre through Saturday, December 28. For more details, including ticket information and showtimes, visit the
ACT Theatre website.
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The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) is showing the winter horror film
The Shining through Thursday, December 12. For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Academy Theater website.
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The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) continues their run of Harry Potter films with
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban through Thursday, December 12. For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Academy Theater website.
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It's December, the time of the year to roll your toes into balls and scream Yippie-ki-yay motherf***er, as
Die Hard: The Musical Parody opens tonight at the
Funhouse Lounge
(2432 SE 11th Ave in Portland, OR). Yep, this production is a musical
and features a slew of original songs! The show runs through January
4. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Nile Nightmares Haunted House
(6601 244th St SW in Mountlake Terrace, WA) reopens with three holiday
themed Haunted Attractions, a live performance of a Krampus morality
play, pictures with the Holiday Demon and MUCH MORE! The attraction is
be open from 7 pm to 10 pm on Friday and Saturday, December 13 and 14.
For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Film Submissions
From the people who created the HUMP film festival comes
SLAY,
a chance for you to make a short horror film (up to 8 minutes in
length) and possibly win some cash! Your film can be terrifying or
funny, gory or campy, animated, or whatever your twisted mind can think
of. Prizes will be awarded for the Goriest, Funniest and Scariest film,
along with a Best in Show award. The submission date is Friday, August
7, 2020 at 5 pm PST, and the films will be screened in Portland and
Seattle on October 17, 2020. For more details, visit the
SLAY Film Fest website.
December, 2019
Wednesday, December 11
Wyrd War presents Lucio Fulci's gory Lovecraftian tale
The Beyond at 8:30 pm at
The Hollywood Theatre
(4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). Italian soundtrack composer
Fabio Frizzi will be in attendance, and the presentation will feature a
live score and full concert after the film! For more details and
advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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Weird Wednesday at
The Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) presents the best adaptation of Richard Matheson's
I Am Legend tonight at 9:15 pm with Vincent Price starring as
The Last Man on Earth. Admission is FREE, but you must be 18 or older to attend. For more details, visit
The Joy Cinema website.
Thursday, December 12
The
Nocturnal Emissions series at the
Northwest Film Forum (1515 12th Ave in Seattle, WA) concludes its 2019 program with the Roger Corman classic
The Masque of the Red Death,
starring Vincent Price. Enchantress of the Undead Isabella L. Price
will be your host for this evening of games, a video tribute to Vincent
Price, 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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Queer Horror, hosted by Portland's premiere drag clown, Carla Rossi, ends the year with 1977's
The Sentinel, presented in GLORIOUS 35mm, at
The Hollywood Theatre
(4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). This film features an amazing
cast, including Burgess Meredith, Sylvia Miles, Eli Wallach, Ava
Gardner, Chris Sarandon, John Carradine, Jeff Goldblum and Christopher
Walken! If I forgot anyone, sorry about that!! The film also generated
some controversy by using actors with actual deformities during the
climax. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Friday, December 13
Celebrate Friday the 13th with
A Haunted Happening, a show dedicated to the sultry, spooky and scary side of performance art. Sponsored by
Tacoma Dance Studio,
the show features 10 variety acts of dance, poetry, song and more.
I'll post more details when available, or you can check out
tacomashow.com later for more details.
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The
Gaylords of Darkness podcast presents
Friday the 13th and
Friday the 13th Part 2 tonight at
The Hollywood Theatre
in GLORIOUS 35mm, starting at 6:30 pm. And stars Adrienne King and Amy
Steel will be in attendance! For more details and advance ticket
sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
UPDATE: This event has SOLD OUT!
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The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) continues their run of Harry Potter films with
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire through Thursday, December 19. For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Academy Theater website.
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The
Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will screen
Tammy and the T-Rex
tonight at 9 pm. But this isn't the family version released in 1994,
but the original R-rated GORY cut the filmmakers intended. And, to be
honest, if you're going to make a movie with Denise Richards riding an
animatronic dinosaur housing the brain of her boyfriend, you might at
well break out the blood as well! For more details, visit the
Grand Illusion Cinema website.
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The
Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will screen the fantasy holiday classic
It's a Wonderful Life through Thursday, January 2. For more details, including showtimes, visit the
Grand Illusion Cinema website.
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The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) brings back Jason to life with a screening of
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives tonight at 11:55 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the
Rio Theatre website.
Saturday, December 14
Urban Unglued Dark Market offers you one last chance to find the perfect handmade dark art and gothic Christmas presents for
someone you know (or just for yourself!) as
Terror in the Tree 2019 comes to the
Dryer Masonic Center
(306 134th St S in Tacoma, WA) from 10 am to 5 pm today. And I just
found out Krampus will be present for photos! Admission and parking is
FREE.
For more details,
visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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If you missed their sold out appearance at The Hollywood Theatre last night, Adrienne King and Amy Steel will be at
Movie Madness (4320 SE Belmont St in Portland, OR) for a signing event starting at 12:30 pm. For all the details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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VHS Uber Alles brings
The Wicked (AKA
Outback Vampires) to the big screen at 9 pm tonight in GLORIOUS VHS at the
Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA). Admission is only $2. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Geekenders take you to a galaxy far, far way with the
Star Wars Holiday Special Burlesque tonight at the
Rio Theatre
(1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC). Doors open at 8 pm, with the
show starting at 9 pm. For all the details, including advance tickets
(strongly recommended), visit the
Rio Theatre website.
Sunday, December 15
Crossroads Comic Con opens at the
Holiday Inn Salem
(3301 Market St NE in Salem, OR) today from 10 am to 3 pm. Admission
is $5. For more details, including Early Bird Hours, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Monday, December 16
The
Resistance Film Series at the
Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) presents
The Dark Crystal
tonight at 7 pm. The organization benefiting from the screening is
p;ear, which works with homeless and transitional youths. For more
details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
Tuesday, December 17
The
Grindhouse Film Festival at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) brings the timeless holiday classic,
Silent Night, Deadly Night,
back to the big screen in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7:30 pm. For more
details, including advance ticket sales (strongly recommended), visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Wednesday, December 18
It's time once again for
Christmas in Space at
The Hollywood Theatre
(4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR), and you know what that means!
Here's some hints: Jefferson Starship, Bea Arthur and drunk aliens. I
shouldn't need to say more!! The show starts at 7:30 pm with an
assortment of classic Christmas themed music videos. For more details
and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The
NW Film Center presents the latest in their
Reel Music series at the
Jupiter Hotel DreamTENT (800 E Burnside St in Portland, OR), the haunting vampire film
The Hunger, tonight at 7 pm. For more details, visit the
NWFC website.
Friday, December 20
Friday Night Frights brings the UNRATED version of the horror-day classic,
Silent Night, Deadly Night, to the
Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) tonight at 10 pm. For more details, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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Yippie-Ki-Yay, Motherf***er! The
Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents the greatest Christmas movie ever made,
Die Hard, tonight at 11 pm, and at 9 pm on Christmas Eve! For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) continues their run of Harry Potter films with
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix through Thursday, December 26. For more details, including showtimes, visit
The Academy Theater website.
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Why bother with the remake when you can watch the original
Black Christmas at 9:30 pm tonight at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR). For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The
Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) will screen the Christmas classic
It's a Wonderful Life through Christmas day. For more details, including showtimes and advance ticket sales, visit the
Kiggins Theatre website.
Saturday, December 21
It's a sword and sorcery Christmas as
Wyrd War presents
Hundra at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight only at 7:30 pm. Director Matt Cimber (
The Witch Who Came from the Sea,
GLOW: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) and star Laurene Landon (
Maniac Cop,
Maniac Cop II, I the Jury) will be in attendance. 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) presents
Die Hard, the greatest Christmas movie ever, at 11 pm tonight. For more details and a link to advance ticket sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Portland Vampires host
Dark Solstice, a night of blood-soaked burlesque, sideshow sword swallowing, belly-dancing and MORE, tonight at the
Black Water Bar
(835 NE Broadway St in Portland, OR). Doors open at 8 pm, the event
starts at 9 pm. For more details, including a link to advance ticket
sales, visit the
Facebook Event Page.
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The
Family Pictures series at
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents
The Nightmare Before Christmas today and tomorrow at 2 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
Sunday, December 22
The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen a digital restoration of the holiday classic
It's a Wonderful Life tonight and tomorrow at 6:30 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
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The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen dark Christmas tale
Rare Exports tonight at 9:30 pm. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit
The Hollywood Theatre website.
ACT Theatre (700 Union St in Seattle, WA) brings the holiday ghost story A Christmas Carol to The Allen Theatre through Saturday, December 28. For more details, including ticket information and showtimes, visit the ACT Theatre website._U.K._release_poster_-_The_tide_of_terror_that_swept_America_IS_HERE.jpg)
The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) is showing the winter horror film The Shining through Thursday, December 12. For more details, including showtimes, visit The Academy Theater website.
The Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) continues their run of Harry Potter films with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban through Thursday, December 12. For more details, including showtimes, visit The Academy Theater website.
It's December, the time of the year to roll your toes into balls and scream Yippie-ki-yay motherf***er, as Die Hard: The Musical Parody opens tonight at the Funhouse Lounge
(2432 SE 11th Ave in Portland, OR). Yep, this production is a musical
and features a slew of original songs! The show runs through January
4. For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
Nile Nightmares Haunted House
(6601 244th St SW in Mountlake Terrace, WA) reopens with three holiday
themed Haunted Attractions, a live performance of a Krampus morality
play, pictures with the Holiday Demon and MUCH MORE! The attraction is
be open from 7 pm to 10 pm on Friday and Saturday, December 13 and 14.
For more details and advance ticket sales, visit the Facebook Event Page.
From the people who created the HUMP film festival comes SLAY,
a chance for you to make a short horror film (up to 8 minutes in
length) and possibly win some cash! Your film can be terrifying or
funny, gory or campy, animated, or whatever your twisted mind can think
of. Prizes will be awarded for the Goriest, Funniest and Scariest film,
along with a Best in Show award. The submission date is Friday, August
7, 2020 at 5 pm PST, and the films will be screened in Portland and
Seattle on October 17, 2020. For more details, visit the SLAY Film Fest website. 
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