I came so close to getting this out on time...

Sorry to be late with this edition, but I really thought I would get it out on time.  I stayed up too late putting the finishing touches on the site, I even got caught up with Facebook events I shared on my page.  All I needed was a bit of time at work, and, of course, that didn't happen.

On the plus side, I discovered I can't work into the early hours of the morning and hope to just spring out of bed like I did when I was younger.

Yeah, that's probably how I looked when I finally responded to the alarm.

Man, getting old sucks.

Anyway, I've got some great films, markets and live events to share, so just scroll down and look at all the great things for Pacific Northwest Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Fans to do in the coming week.

And if you want to see what's coming during the rest of the year, the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar is pretty much up to date.  I still have a few events to add, but I hope have it completed later this weekend.  Maybe even tonight, if I can keep my eyes open long enough.

That's all I have for now.  Stay safe, 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 

Live Attractions 

The Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR) will host Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio through September 17.  If you've seen the film (and even if you haven't yet, but what are you waiting for?), you don't want to miss this exhibit into the making of a stop-motion classic.

Stranger Things: The Experience comes to a capacious warehouse at 1750 Occidental Ave S in Seattle, WA, through Sunday, August 6.  Children under 5 years of age will not be admitted due to content, and anyone under 14 years old must be accompanied by an adult.  You have to expect some real scares when you enter the Upside Down.

Hidden Worlds: The Films of LAIKA is open at the Museum of Pop Culture (located in the Seattle Center; 325 5th Ave N in Seattle, WA).  The exhibit features never-before-seen artifacts from the Laika production studios, immersive set displays, character interactive and a sneak peek at the studio's next feature, Wildwood.  The exhibit will be open through Summer 2024.

 

The Museum of Pop Culture (325 5th Ave N in Seattle, WA) has Jim Henson puppets and set pieces from the 2019 Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on display now.  You can read about the display, and the work the museum put into displaying the artifacts, at the link.

Back in Theaters

The comedy classic Ghostbusters is playing at the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 10).

The Jim Henson/Frank Oz fantasy The Dark Crystal is showing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, August 9).

Ack ack ACK!  Mars Attacks! at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, August 9).

First Run Features  

The Australian horror film Talk to Me is showing at the Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 17), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, August 6), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), and the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10).

Guess you can't keep a monster shark down.  Meg 2: The Trench opens tonight at the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10) and the Yelm Cinema (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 10).

Yeah, Disney's trying it again.  Haunted Mansion is playing at the Yelm Cinema (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), McMenamins Old St. Francis Theater (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), McMenamins Olympic Club Theater (700 NW Bond St in Bend, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, August 9), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10), and the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grande, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10).

Wes Anderson's sci fi romantic comedy/drama Asteroid City is playing at the Blue Mouse Theater (2611 N Proctor in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Monday, August 7),  and the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 10).

It opens on Monday, August 7, at the Roxy Bremerton (270 4th St in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 17), and on Thursday, August 10 at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA; scheduled through Friday, August 18). 

Film Festival Submission Information 

 

Time to start assembling your filmmaking friends for The 15th Annual Guignolfest: 3-Day Horror Film Contest.  For more details, visit the event's Facebook page or website.

Volunteers Needed

Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery is recruiting actors, tour guides, tour support and set up help for the Tour of Untimely Departures event on Saturday, October 28.  Email info@friendsoflonefircemetery.org for more info and to sign up.

Haunted Attraction Auditions

Scaregrounds PDX Auditions take place on Saturday, August 19, and Saturday, August 26.  The audition and the acturalevent takes place at Oaks Amusement Park (7805 SE Oaks Park Way in Portland, OR).  Visit the links to find out how to apply.

Monsters are wanted at The Fear PDX Haunted House (12301 NE Glisan St in Portland, OR).  Visit the link to apply.

August, 2023

Friday, August 4

The Spirit of Halloweentown presents a Twilight Weekend in St Helens, OR this weekend.  Events and tours of Twilight shooting locations will fill the weekend.  Actors Kellan Lutz, Eli Gathegi and Matt Bushell will be in attendance.  Visit the link above and click the "Get Tickets" button for more details (the button is on the lower right of your screen).

Midnight Friday at there Joy Cinema (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR) brings the first of the Universal Monster Rally films, Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man, with Lon Chaney, Jr. and Bela Lugosi, to the big screen tonight at midnight.

VHS Night at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the sci fi flick Rising Storm tonight at 10 pm in GLORIOUS VHS.  The story involves a group of unlikely heroes excavating the long-lost radio station of a mythical rebel D. J., allowing them to unleash the most outrageous revolution the future has seen.  VHS trailers start at 9:30 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge tonight at 11:30 pm.

The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will screen Mark Lester's terminators-in-school sci fi film Class of 1999 tonight and tomorrow at 9:30 pm.

Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) invites you to a date with The Wicker Man tonight and tomorrow night at 10 pm.  Yeah, this is the one without the bees!

Saturday, August 5

The Fairhaven Funky Bizarre Bazaar takes place from 11 am to 5 pm today at Fairhaven Village Green (1207 10th St in Bellingham, WA).  All proceeds to to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Whatcom.

The Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire (18601 Sky Meadows Lane in Snohomish, WA) kicks off its first weekend with Cogs and Corsets on the High Seas, a mix of steampunk and pirates, today and tomorrow.

UPDATE: This event is SELLING OUT!

The Artist Alley Comics Fest 2023, a showcase of independent comic artist who are traditionally overlooked or shut out of larger events, takes place today at Madison High School (2735 NE 82nd Ave in Portland, OR) today from 11 am to 5 pm.

The Geekenders present The Wizard of Bras at 9 pm tonight and tomorrow at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC).  Yeah, this will be a sexy trip down the Yellow Brick Road.

The Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) is showing Howl's Moving Castle tonight and tomorrow.

Studio Ghibli at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen My Neighbor Totoro today at 3:30 pm, and on Saturday, September 2, at 12:30 pm.  Both films are English dubs.

The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) will screen Stand by Me, based on the Stephen King novella The Body, through Wednesday, August 9.

Children of the Sea, the first film adaptation of a Daisuke Igarashi manga series, plays in Japanese with English subtitles at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) today at 3 pm.

Guess it's never too early for Johnny.  The Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) will screen Stanley Kubrick's The Shining tonight at 8 pm.

Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) will screen Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds today at 11 am.

Fathom Events brings Princess Mononoke to theaters nationwide through Wednesday, August 9.  Click the link to find a theater near you.

Sunday, August 6

Market for the Strange: Dead Heat is at the Salem Convention Center (200 Commercial St SE in Salem, OR) today from 11 am to 6 pm.

The incredibly cheesy sci fi "classic" Robot Monster plays at 1:45 pm today at the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA).  Can't say if it's in 3D, but the write-up makes it sound that way!  Call the theater to find out.

Monday, August 7

Studio Ghibli at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will screen Spirited Away today at 1:30 pm.  The film is presented in Japanese with English subtitles.

Tuesday, August 8

Burlynomicon-A Darkly Decadent Burlesque Revue returns to The Coffin Club (421 SE Grand Ave in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm.  Doors open at 7 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show the sci fi anime classic Ghost in the Shell tonight at 9 pm.

You don't have to play "ice," as Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA) shows Batman and Robin in Hecklevison tonight at 8 pm.

Church of Film brings Enchanted Forests: Soviet Fantasy Animation at 3 and 7 pm today at the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR).

Wednesday, August 9

You still have time to be afraid to get into the water, as Jaws is playing at the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA) tonight only.

Thursday, August 10

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is playing at the Yelm Cinema (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm WA; scheduled through Thursday, August 17) and the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, August 17).

Friday, August 11

Puppeteers for Fears presents Cthulhu: The Musical at 7 pm tonight at the Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR).  Tickets are on sale now.  Doors open at 6 pm.

CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) is going monstrous this week, with screenings of Pacific Rim, Shin Godzilla, and Starship Troopers through Thursday, August 11.  Visit the link for showtimes.

Anyone who believes all remakes will suck needs to head to The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) for a screening of the terrific 1988 remake of The Blob tonight at 10 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) will show Paul Bartel's sci fi cult classic Death Race 2000 tonight at 11:30 pm.

The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) will screen Kansas Bowling's Mondo-style documentary Cuddly Toys, about being a young woman in a world of predatory men, tonight at 7 pm.  Be aware, the theater is warning the film contains "lengthy scenes of violence and material that could be viewed as controversial, offensive, or even triggering."  It is not an all-ages feature, and viewer discretion is highly advised.

The Empire Strikes Back at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, August 16).

John Sayles' sci fi classic The Brother from Another Planet is showing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Monday, August 14).

Saturday, August 12

The Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire (18601 Sky Meadows Lane in Snohomish, WA) kicks off its second weekend with An Enchanted World of Mythical Beasts and Beings today and tomorrow.

UPDATE: This event is SOLD OUT!

The Washington State Toy Show heads to the Angel of the Winds Arena (2000 Hewitt Ave in Everett, WA) today until 4 pm.  Early Bird Admission (opens at 9 am) is $10, General Admission (opens at 10 am) is $5.

The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) will screen David Cronenberg's sci fi body horror classic The Fly tonight at 9:30 pm.

The Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) will screen Jim Henson's fantasy Labyrinth tonight at 8 pm.  Cosplay is encouraged, though you might want to watch the size of your codpiece.

As part of the monthly Studio Ghibli series, the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) will screen Kiki's Delivery Service through Wednesday, August 16.

The Blue Mouse Theatre (2611 N Proctor in Tacoma, WA) will show The Rocky Horror Picture Show tonight at 11:55 pm.

Sunday, August 13

Animation Art Day: Puppet Dept of ShadowMachine starts at 11 am today at the Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave in Portland, OR).  The event starts with a panel discussion until 12:30 pm, delving into the process of creating puppets for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, followed by a gallery presences from 2:30 to 4 pm.  The event is included with admission to the PAM, and is on a first come, first served basis.