April ends on a high note for Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans!

I'm really surprised how many great movies and stage events are taking place through the rest of this month.  I've found a couple of plays, a sci fi themed burlesque performance and movies ranging from current blockbusters to indie favorites.  With so much to choose from, you might find your brains leaking out your ears.

Or maybe your nose.  Your results may vary.

But if you think this month is ending on a high note, I've got more great news about May in the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar.  You'll find ways to celebrate May the Fourth, appearances by Brian Trenchard-Smith and Lloyd Kaufman, a great film to take your mom to on Mother's Day, a list of all the guests at Crypticon Seattle, info on the Bonebat Comedy of Horrors Film Fest and, of course, the local theaters showing the new Doctor Strange movie.  Click on the link and check it out!  But keep coming back, as I update the calendar every couple of days.

If you're a filmmaker, scroll down to check out the links to the Portland Horror Film Festival and Bleedingham, which are accepting submissions for 2022.  And if you want to apply for a stage event, you'll find a link to Metalesque Fest, which is taking applications for the 2022 shows.

That should do it for this week.  Please, if you visit any of the events listed below, let the staff know you read about it at The Shadow Over Portland!

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Happening This Week   

 

The 2022 Seattle International Film Festival is underway, and the WTF (it stands for Wild, Terrifying, Fantastic!, and maybe something else...) selection looks amazing.  Click on the link to see the films playing, which theater is hosting a screening, and more.  The fest runs through Sunday, April 24.

 

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 showing at the Joy Cinema and Pub (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park Ln SE in Yelm, WA), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR), the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR), the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway NE in Salem, OR), Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR) and Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR).

 

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will show David Lynch's last film to date, Inland Empire, through Thursday, April 28.

The coming-of-age horror film We're All Going to the World's Fair plays at The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) through Thursday, April 28.  The film will also be shown today and tomorrow, April 22 and 23, at the Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR) and at the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway NE in Salem, OR) and the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) through Thursday, April 28.

 

"If Boogie Nights and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre had a baby, X would be their demonic love-child!"  Well, just shut up and take my money!!  The latest from director Ti West (The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers), X continues at the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR) through Thursday, April 28.

 

Artist Repertory Theatre brings The Children, a look at climate change and what, if anything, one generation owes the next, to the Portland Center Stage: Ellyn Bye Studio (128 NW 11th Ave in Portland, OR) through May 15.

Disney's Descendants the Musical takes to the stage through Saturday, April 30.  This Journey Theater production will be at Fort Vancouver High Schoool (5700 E 18 St in Vancouver, WA).

 

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR), the Columbia Theatre-Saint Helens (212 S 1st St in Saint Helens, OR), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park Ln SE in Yelm, WA), the Cameo Theatre (304 E 1st St in Newberg, OR), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR), the Liberty Theatre (312 NE 4th Ave in Camas, WA), the St Johns Twin Cinema (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR), the Broadway Metro (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR), the Kelso Theater Pub (214 S Pacific Highway in Kelso, WA), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park Ln SE in Yelm, WA), Studio One Theaters (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR), and the following McMenamins locations: Anderson School (18607 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, WA), the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthrone Blvd in Portland, OR), Grand Lodge (3505 Pacific Ave in Forest Grove, OR), Old St. Francis School (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR), the Olympic Club (112 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA), the Edgefield Power Station Theater (2126 SW Halsey St in Troutdale, OR), and the St Johns Theatre (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR).

 

Spider-Man: No Way Home swings into the McMenamins Kennedy School (5736 NE 33rd Ave in Portland, OR) through Wednesday, April 27.

 

The Bleedingham Horror Film Festival is taking submissions through September 1, 2022.  The event takes place on Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23, in Bellingham, WA.

 

Metalesque Fest will be taking performer applications through June 18.  The festival takes place from September 30 to October 2 at locations in Portland, OR.

 

The Portland Horror Film Festival is accepting submissions for the upcoming festival.  The final deadline for submissions is May 1.

April, 2022

Friday, April 22

The 80s slasher flick The Prey will play at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 10 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) presents a 45th anniversary screening of David Lynch's Eraserhead tonight at 11:30 pm.

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) pays tribute to the late William Hurt with screenings of Altered States tonight and tomorrow night at 10 pm.

 

The Kiggins' Cult of Horror series brings the podcast Horror Movie Talk to the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) to introduce Joe Dante's horror/comedy The 'Burbs tonight at 9:30 pm.

 

Saturday, April 23

 

The VHS Uber Alles April '22 feature is a TOP SECRET CANUXPLOITATION FEATURE!  The hints to the 1987 film include "the biggest, wimpiest scaredy-cat bad guy ever; a legit treasure chest full of guns and ammo; a DIY bullet-proof mask made out of a shovel!"  To find out what the film is, head to The Grand Illusion (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) tonight at 10 pm. 

 

The Denton Delinquents take a break from doing the Time Warp to shadowcast a screening of Tim Burton's Beetlejuice at the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA).  Wonder if they'll cause the real ghost with the most to appear by accident? 

The Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor St in Tacoma, WA) will screening The Rocky Horror Picture Show tonight at midnight.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will host a screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show for Virgins tonight at midnight.  Doors open at 11 pm.

 

Sunday, April 24

 

The Olympia Film Society will screen My Neighbor Totoro today at noon at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA).

 

Monday, April 25

 

Head to the work shed... I mean the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) for a 35th anniversary screening of Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn tonight at 9 pm.

 

Tuesday, April 26

 

The Portland Horror Trivia Massacre takes over Home A Bar (719 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7:30 pm.  Gather up your team and show off how much you know about all things horror!  

You might want to shower after this one.  The Grindhouse Film Festival at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) brings William Lustig's grimy horror masterpiece Maniac to the big screen in GLORIOUS 35mm!  Featuring amazing effects by Tom Savini and a great performance by Joe Spinell (and an appearance by Caroline Munro), this film is dirty, brutal and fascinating.  Check it out on the big screen while you can! 

Wednesday, April 27

Re-Run Theater at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents a Buck Rogers Double Feature tonight starting at 7:30 pm.  Guest starring with Gil Gerard and Erin Gray will be Jack Palance, Jamie Lee Curtis and Gary Coleman.

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison in Corvallis, OR) will screen Super Mario Bros. tonight at 7 pm.  

Friday, April 29

Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) will show David Lynch's last film to date, Inland Empire, through Thursday, May 5.

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will screen Brian DePalma's rock horror film Phantom of the Paradise tonight at 8 pm.

Queer Horror at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents a 25th anniversary screening of Scream 2, hosted by Portland's premier drag clown Carla Rossi.  Showtime is 8:30 pm.

Booklover's Burlesque: The Sci-Fi Edition takes place today at the Alberta Rose Theater (3000 NE Alberta St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.  Advance tickets are recommended, as previous Booklover's Burlesque shows have sold out.

 

Saturday, April 30

 

Wyrd Wars 7th Annual Walpurgisnacht Film Festival will bring the British horror/mystery Eye of the Devil (AKA 13), starring Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Donald Pleasence, Sharon Tate and David Hemmings, to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 7:30 pm.

 

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) series It's Alive! shambles on with the 1932 horror classic The Mummy today at noon.  

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