Well, Happy Halloween, everyone!

Yep, we all know this one by heart!

I know we've got five days before Halloween, but I know I won't get the next Weekly Update out before the weekend.  So have a Happy Halloween, and check out all the attractions, movies and more to enjoy this spooky season.  Oh, and look at the first few days in November, as the Halloween spirit is haunting next weekend as well!

But don't think I won't have more great events to share on the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar.  I expect Krampus will be visiting the Pacific Northwest, and I'm guessing a few haunted attractions will be open in December as well.  And we know some local theaters will show a few classic (and not-so-classic) seasonal films.

As for 2025, I'm finding cons and events heading to the Pacific Northwest at the start of the year, with lots more to come, so keep checking back!

Once again, have a Happy Halloween, and I'll be back in November with more great things happening under The Shadow Over Portland!

Live Attractions Happening Now 

St Helens, OR, has once again transformed into Halloweentown through Halloween night.  Click the link for all the details, and follow them on Facebook.

Bucoda, WA, the world's smallest town with the BIGGEST HALLOWEEN SPIRIT, celebrates Boo-coda with events through Saturday, October 26.

The Bella Organic Farm Corn Maze (16205 NW Gillihan Rd in Portland, OR) opens today dedicated to Teacher Appreciation.  ALL SCHOLL STAFF members will get free admission if they present their school ID).  The maze is open through Thursday, October 31.

The Fear PDX Haunted House (12219 NE Glisan St in Portland, OR) is open, and plans to deliver the scars through Friday, November 1.  Visit the link for more details and advance ticket sales.  You can also follow them on Facebook. 

Frighthouse Station (626 E 25th St in Tacoma, WA) is open for the Halloween season tonight.  The attraction is open through Saturday, November 2.  You can follow the attraction of Facebook.

Killer Burlesque: A Horror Parody promises to reinvent horror movies with a burlesque twist.  This 21 and older show is on stage at the Alberta Abbey (126 NE Alberta St in Portland, OR) through Sunday, October 27.

The Bella Organic Farm Haunted Corn Maze  (16205 NW Gillihan Rd in Portland, OR) is now open every Friday and Saturday in October (except for Halloween night; that's a bit of a bummer).  

Fright Factory Haunted House (2000 Collins Rd in Buckley, WA) opens tonight and will deliver the scares through Friday, November 1.  You can also follow the attraction on Facebook.

Nile Nightmares Haunted House (6601 244th St SW in Mountlake Terrace, WA) opens tonight for the Halloween season.  The attraction runs through Saturday, November 2.  You can follow the event on Facebook.

Stalker Farms Haunted Attractions (8705 Marsh Rd in Snohomish, WA) opens tonight for the Halloween season.  The attraction is open through Saturday, November 2.  You can follow the event on Facebook.

The Cinema of Horrors Drive-In parks at the Clark County Fairgrounds (17402 NE Delfel Rd in Ridgefield, WA) on Wednesday, October 9, and is open Wednesdays through Sundays through Halloween Night.  Take a look at the poster, or click the link, for the films to be shown.  Tickets are available online only.  Oh, did I mention monsters will be lurking about outside your car?

The Cinema of Horrors Haunted House is now open at Three Rivers Mall (1301 Grade St in Kelso, WA).  The attraction is open Thursdays through Sundays until Saturday, November 2.  You can follow the attraction on Facebook.

The Underhill Haunted House Season of Screams at Portland's Veterans Memorial Coliseum (300 N Winning Way in Portland, OR) is open through Saturday, November 2.  Visit the link for details.

The Haunted Forest of Maple Valley (Royal Arch Park, 20821 Renton-Maple Valley Rd in Maple Valley, WA) is open though Sunday, October 27, to scare the yell out of you.

ScareGrounds PDX at Oaks Park (7805 SE Oaks Park Way in Portland, OR) is open through Saturday, November 2.

C.R.O.W. Presents Carn-EVIL of Terror Haunted Maze at the Florence Events Center 715 Quince St in Florence, OR) through Halloween Night.

The Zombie Hunt 2024 allows you to hunt the living dead at Impact Action Sports (19265 SW Schaber Ln in Tualatin, OR) through Saturday, October 26.

The Artists Repertory Theatre (1515 SW Morrison St in Portland, OR ) invites you to "get probed" at the world premiere of The Event!, scheduled through Sunday, November 10. 

The Majestic Theatre (115 SW 2nd St in Corvallis, OR) brings the musical horror production of Little Shop of Horrors to the stage through Sunday, November 10.

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.

October, 2024

Happening Now

The Ghost with the Most is back!  Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is playing at Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Yelm Cinema (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, October 30), and the Roxy Bremerton (270 4th St in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, October 29).

The Substance, starring Demi Moore, Margaret Quality and Dennis Quaid, is playing at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, October 30), the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA; scheduled through Halloween Night), and the Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA; scheduled through Halloween Night).

The animated feature The Wild Robot is playing at the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grand, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, October 30) the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Halloween Night), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; scheduled through Sunday, October 27), McMenamins Old St Francis (700 NW bond St in Bend, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), and the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, October 27).

The Olympia Film Society's Reel Oddities series brings Carnival of Souls to the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) every Wednesday in October.

The Olympia Film Society's Kids Club brings Laika's ParaNorman to the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) every Sunday this month (with the exception of October 20).  Kids 12 and under are admitted FREE!

Terrifier 3 is playing at the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Halloween afternoon), and the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Halloween Night).

Smile 2 is playing at the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; currently scheduled through Sunday, October 27), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Granada 3 Theatre (1311 Adams Ave in La Grand, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), and the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night).

Rumours, a black comedy about world leaders on the run from undead bog bodies and a giant brain, is playing at the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, October 30), the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled Friday, October 25, through Sunday, October 27), and the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night). 

Night Flight Aerial presents Fright Night - A Halloween Circus through Sunday, October 27, at the Lincoln Performance Hall at Portland State University (1825 SW Broadway in Portland, OR).  The show is considered R rated for scares and sexiness.

The musical Little Shop of Horrors is being shown at the North Bend Theatre (125 Bendigo Blvd N in North Bend, WA; scheduled through Sunday, October 27).

Friday, October 25

The Washington State Horror Con takes place this weekend at the Washington State Fair and Events Center (110 9th Ave SW in Puyallup, WA).  And yes, Cassandra Peterson (The Mistress of the Dark herself, Elvia) is scheduled to attend, as well as Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th), Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen, 2010's A Nightmare on Elm Street), John Carroll Lynch (American Horror Story), Fiona Dourif (Chucky, The Stand), Tony Todd (Candyman, Final Destination, Hatchet), Michael Ironside (Scanners, Starship Troopers, Total Recall), Juliette Lewis (From Dusk to Dawn, Yellowjackets), Vinessa Shaw (The Hills Have Eyes, Hocus Pocus), Omri Katz (Hocus Pocus, Matinee), Jason Marsden (Hocus Pocus, Spirited Away), Dina Meyer (Saw, Starship Troopers, Piranha 3D), Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys, Flatliners), Adrienne Barbeau (The Fog, Creepshow, Escape from New York, Swamp Thing), Derek Mears (2009's Friday the 13th, Sleepy Hollow), Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgement Day, The X-Files), and Jeff Daniel Phillips (Halloween 2, The Munsters, The Lords of Salem).  You can follow the event on Facebook for the latest details.

UPDATE: David Arquette (the Scream franchise, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Eight Legged Freaks) is scheduled to attend.

The Eugene Film Society 72-Hour Horror Film Competition Screening Event returns for a 9th season at the Art House (492 E 13th Ave in Eugene, OR; scheduled on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 25 to 27, and on Halloween Night). 

If you can't make the Scare-A-Thon at the Joy Cinema (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR), you can still catch your favorite (or rewatch your favorite) film through Halloween Night.  Click the link for the schedule.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will screen the greatest horror spoof movie ever made, Young Frankenstein, in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7:30 pm.  The show opens with stand up by LA's Christina Catherine Martinez, and is co-hosted by Elizabeth Teets and Anthony Hudson.

UPDATE: Friday's screening has SOLD OUT.  But the film will be shown on Saturday, October 26, and Sunday, October 27, in GLORIOUS 35mm.  Visit the link above for advance tickets.

The film is also playing at the Salem Cinema  (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR; scheduled through Monday, October 28), at the 7th St Theatre (313 7th St in Hoquiam, WA) tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 pm.

It's possible Pan's Labyrinth is playing at the 5th Ave Cinema (501 SW Hall St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Sunday, October 27).

Lucio Fulci's The Gates of Hell (AKA City of the Living Dead) is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, Halloween night).

The Jim Henson/Frank Oz dark fantasy The Dark Crystal is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, Halloween night).

Of course, John Carpenter's classic Halloween is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, Halloween night), the Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR; scheduled on Friday, October 25, at 7 pm, and on Saturday, October 26, at 2 pm), at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA; scheduled for Friday, October 25, and on Sunday, October 27), and the Art House (492 E 13th Ave in Eugene, OR; scheduled on Friday and Saturday, October 25 and 26, and on Halloween night).

The family fright classic Hocus Pocus is playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, October 30), the Cameo Theatre (304 E 1st St in Newberg, OR; scheduled through Monday, October 27),  the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Halloween), and the following McMenamins theaters; Kennedy School (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), St Johns (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), and Olympic Club (1123 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA; scheduled through Halloween Night).

The gross out classic The Evil Dead is playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, October 30).

The found footage classic The Blair Witch Project is playing at the Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) on Sunday, October 27, at 5 pm.

Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn is playing at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) on Monday, October 28, and Tuesday, October 29.

The "world's greatest underground bisexual art porno horror film," Thundercrack, is playing at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) on Monday, October 28.  Obviously, not for children or this with tender sensibilities.

The Nightmare Before Christmas is playing at McMenamins Kennedy School (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), St Johns (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), Anderson School (18607 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, WA: scheduled through Halloween Night), and Olympic Club (1123 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA; scheduled through Halloween Night), as well as the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) today at 2:15 pm.

Hocus Pocus, followed by The Nightmare Before Christmas, is playing at the 99W Drive-In (3110 Portland Rd in Newberg, OR; scheduled from Friday, October 25, through Sunday, October 27).

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is playing at McMenamins Kennedy School (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night) St Johns (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night), Anderson School (18607 Bothell Way NE in Bothell, WA: scheduled through Halloween Night), and Olympic Club (1123 N Tower Ave in Centralia, WA; scheduled Saturday and Sunday, October 26 and 27).

Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street is playing at McMenamins Kennedy School (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night) and St Johns (8203 N Ivanhoe St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night).

Coralie Fargeat's rape/revenge film Revenge is playing at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) tonight and tomorrow night at 9:30 pm.

Dead Talents Society, a Taiwanese film following ghosts who want to become the spookiest of urban legends, is playing at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Monday, October 28).

The adult puppet horror film Abruptio is playing at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight and on Wednesday, October 30.

Weird Elephant brings The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to the Grand Cinema (606 Fawcett Ave in Tacoma, WA) today and tomorrow at 10 pm.

A 4K restoration of Dario Argento's Opera is playing at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) tonight, and on Monday, October 28, at 5:15 pm.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon is showing at the Columbia Theatre (212 S 1st St in St Helens, OR; scheduled tonight and Wednesday, October 30) and the Mount Hood Theatre (401 E Powell Blvd in Gresham, OR; scheduled through Halloween Night).

Saturday, October 26

Bleedingham XIII haunts the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) today and tomorrow with four blocks featuring films by local filmmakers, and others outside the Pacific Northwest.  Click the link for all the details.

The psychological thriller Red Rooms is playing at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Monday, October 28).

All Monsters Attack! continues with VHS Uber Alles screening a film about a vampier killed by Buffy (yep, that Buffy) calling upon her sister Lorelei to avenge her.  But upon being released from her coffin after five years, Lorelei can only summon the strength to bite her victims on the... um, butt. This should be an epic screening at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) tonight at 9:30 pm in GLORIOUS VHS.

Fathom Events brings Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service back to theaters nationwide through Wednesday, October 30.  Visit the link to find a theater near you, and to find which screenings are subtitled and which are dubbed.

Wyrd War brings Pumpkinhead to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) in GLORIOUS 35mm tonight at 7:30 pm.

John Carpenter's Christine is playing at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) tonight and tomorrow.

The Disney Channel holiday favorite Halloweentown is playing tonight and Halloween Night at the Columbia Theatre (212 S 1st St in St Helens, OR).  And, as St Helens transforms into Halloweentown every October (the film was shot there), be sure to take in the sights!

Sunday, October 27

Walking with Ghosts: Real Life Hauntings with Amy Bruni comes to the Elisnore Theatre (170 High St SE in Salem, OR) tonight at 7:30 pm. 

The Community Benefit Screenings at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) will show Casper, will all proceeds going to the Sunshine Division, today at 2 pm.

All Monsters Attack! continues with Once Upon and Halloween... Triple Feature Pizza Party at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) today starting at 4 pm.  The titles are secret, and regular concessions will be available throughout the screening, with the main course following the first feature.  And vegetarian and vegan options will be available.

Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs is playing at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) tonight at 7 pm.

The Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA) is showing the horror classic The Monster Squad today at 2 pm, and on Wednesday, October 30, at 6 pm.

The Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA) is showing Kiki's Delivery Service today at 4 pm.

Kicking of the new Crafting Matinee series, the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) and The Yarn Underground present Practical Magic today at noon.  The lights in the theater will be gently dimmed to allow you to watch the film and work on your favorite craft.  The theater asks your craft fits within your seat, avoid painting or any other craft that could create a mess, and please clean up around your seat after the movie.

Vandal Entertainment presents a screening of the family friendly Hocus Pocus, followed by the not-so-family-friendly The Cabin in the Woods today starting at 3:30 pm at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID).

The Roxy Bremerton (270 4th St in Bremerton, WA) will present an encore screening of the Best of the West Horror Block from the West Sound Film Festival tonight at 8:30 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing an encore screening of Silents Synced presentation of Nosferatu, with Radiohead providing the music, tonight at 5:45 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow tonight at 8 pm.   

James Whale's classic Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff and Colin Clive, is playing at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) today, and on Wednesday, October 30.

Bride of The Beacon Halloween Special, a collection of chilling short-form cinema and television's most all-hollowed creepy episodes, is playing at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) tonight at 5 pm.

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents the Psychotronic Halloween Special, a collection of cartoons, stop-motion animation, and other oddities, in GLORIOUS 16mm tonight at 7 pm. 

Monday, October 28

All Monsters Attack! continues with Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight in GLORIOUS 35mm at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Halloween Night).

All Monsters Attack! continues with the Clive Barker classic Hellraiser in GLORIOUS 35mm at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Halloween Night).

William Castle's House on Haunted Hill, starring Vincent Price, is playing at the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR) tonight at 6 pm.

OH MY GOOOOOD!!!  Troll 2 is playing at the Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) tonight at 6 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing Brian DePalma's Phantom of the Paradise at 6:20 pm, and Carrie at 8:20 pm.  And yes, you can make it a DePalma Double Feature!

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing the 80s vampire cult classic The Lost Boys tonight at 10:30 pm.

Silents Synced presentation of Nosferatu, with Radiohead providing the music, is playing at the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, October 29).

The low budget horror film HauntedWeen is playing at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) tonight at 8 pm.

Church of Film brings The Night of the Devils, an Italian adaptation of Aleksey Tolstoy's The Family of the Vordalak, to the Dream House (412 NE Beech St in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm.

Tuesday, October 29

All Monsters Attack! continues with The Sprocket Society's Secret Vault of Terror, a secret triple bill of twisted pre-Code horror classics and period shorts in GLORIOUS 16mm, at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) tonight at 7 pm.

The Fright Show Horrorthon 2024 takes place tonight at Cryptatropa Bar (421 4th Ave E in Olympia, WA).  The films The Witch's Mirror (in Spanish with English subtitles), We Await, Litan (In French with English subtitles), and A Bay of Blood (with English subtitles), will be shown, along with short films, trailers and MORE!  It all starts at 5 pm. 

Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street is playing at the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing the horror/comedy What We Do in the Shadows tonight at 6:30 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing the cult classic The Craft tonight at 8:45 pm.

The restored version of Ganja and Hess, a vampire story starring Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) and Marlene Clark (Night of the Cobra Woman) is playing at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) tonight at 8:30 pm.  The screening features an introduction by film scholar Maya S. Cade, creator and curator of the Black Film Archive and scholar-in-residence at the Library of Congress.

ParaCinema brings the Swedish horror/comedy Evil Ed, involving a film editor going insane after working on too many horror films, to CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

The CMNYK Sound of Slients brings The Phantom Carriage, with a live soundtrack by Sonochromic, to the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Wednesday, October 30

The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR) presents a 40th anniversary screening of the comedy classic Ghostbusters tonight at 7:30 pm.

The Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) is showing the cult classic Donnie Darko tonight at 7 pm.

Church of Film brings Fangs, the bizarre Egyptian tribute to Rocky Horror to the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is playing at the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

The Moscow Film Society and University of Idaho JAMM Wicked Wednesday series brings Tobe Hooper's classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 7 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing the Dario Argento horror classic Suspiria tonight at 6:30 pm.

The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing the Goth-infused horror film The Crow tonight at 8:45 pm.

Horror icon William Castle's final film, Shanks, is playing at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) in a 4K restoration at The Beacon (4405 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA) tonight at 7:30 pm.  The screening will be hosted by Cinematographe label head Justin LaLibery.

Burn, Witch, Burn (AKA Night of the Eagle) is playing at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) today, at 5 pm.

Silents Synced presentation of Nosferatu, with Radiohead providing the music, is playing at the Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) tonight and Halloween Night.

The Seattle 48 Hour Horror Film Project haunts the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA) tonight and Halloween Night.

Thursday, October 31  Happy Halloween!

Haunted Objects Live, chilling true tales from the Newark Museum of the Paranormal, comes to Alberta Abbey (126 NE Alberta St in Portland, OR) tonight at 8 pm.

Cross-Faded Cinema is teaming up with Classified Cinema for a Halloween Double Feature.  The first film is Classified Cinema's specially curated secret film, followed by Peter Jackson's splatstick classic Dead Alive.  It all starts at 7 pm at the Here-After (2505 1st Ave in Seattle, WA).  Doors open at 6 pm.

The Totally Halloween Sing Along takes place at 8 pm tonight at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA).  

The Egyptian Theatre (229 S Broadway in Coos Bay, OR) with a screening of the family Halloween classic Hocus Pocus, and a costume contest!  It all starts at 6 pm.

John Carpenter's classic Halloween is playing at the Salem Cinema (1127 Broadway St NE in Salem, OR) tonight at 7 pm, and the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) at 6:20 pm.

What a lovely day for an exorcism.  The Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) is showing the extended director's cut of The Exorcist tonight at 8:45 pm.

Celebrate Halloween with a screening of Army of Darkness at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) tonight at 7 pm.  Come dressed as your favorite character from the original trilogy to score a prize.  Groovy!

The Pickford Film Center (1318 Bay St in Bellingham, WA) is showing the Silents Synced version of Nosferatu with a soundtrack by Radiohead tonight at 6:05 pm.

The North Bend Theatre (125 Bendigo Blvd N in North Bend, WA) is showing Nosferatu, featuring a live soundtrack performance by Danny Kolke, tonight at 7 pm. 

Collide-O-Scope Halloween, a "one-of-a-kind found-footage phantasmagoria of hilariously hair-raising film freak-outs and outrageous oddball video," takes place at 8 pm tonight at the SIFF Cinema Egyptian (805 E Pine St in Seattle, WA).

Moscow Contemporary is hosting a Halloween Dance Party backstage at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre (508 S Main St in Moscow, ID) tonight at 8 pm.  DJ Dave will be spinning the tunes, and expect a costume contest and MORE!

Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn is playing at the Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) tonight at 6 pm.

The Tomorrow Theater (3530 SE Division St in Portland, OR) is showing House (AKA Hausu) for Halloween tonight at 7 pm.

The Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) celebrates Halloween Night with a screening of Alfred Hitchcock's classic Psycho tonight at 7 pm.

Fathom Events is bringing Coraline back to theaters nation-wide today and tomorrow.  Visit the link to find a location near you.

Godzilla Minus One returns to the big screen at the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled on Halloween Night at 6:30 pm).  You can read my review here.

The Museum of Modern Art restoration of the horror film Ganja and Hess, starring Duane Jones and Marlene Clark, is playing at the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR) is playing on Halloween Night.

November, 2024

Friday, November 1

Well, it might be just shy of Halloween, but the Admiral Theatre (515 Pacific Ave in Bremerton, WA) presents Haunted Objects Live!, an interactive presentation intended to leave you at the edge of your seat, tonight at 7 pm.

The Art House (492 E 13th Ave in Eugene, OR) is showing the silent classic Nosferatu, with a live score by Mood Area 52, tonight at 7:30 pm.

Art the Clown pays a visit to the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC), as Terrifier 3 plays tonight at 11:15 pm. 

The MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR isn't over yet, as the Renton Civic Theatre (507 S 3rd St in Renton, WA) is hosting a screening of The Nightmare Before Christmas, and a costume contest, tonight starting at 7:30 pm.

The Art of Studio Ghibli opens tonight with Spirited Away at the SIFF Cinema Downtown (2100 4th Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, November 10).

The Art of Studio Ghibli opens tonight with My Neighbor Totoro at the SIFF Cinema Downtown (2100 4th Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, November 5).

Saturday, November 2

Pegasus Puppet Theatre brings the tale of Baba Yaga to the Chapel Theatre (4107 SE Harrison St in Milwaukie, OR) today at 2 pm.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is playing at the 7th St Theatre (313 7th St in Hoquiam, WA) tonight at 7:30 pm, and on Sunday, November 3, at 2 pm.

The apocalyptic horror film The Birthday, starring Corey Feldman, is playing at the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, November 7).

The Art of Studio Ghibli continues with Castle in the Sky at the SIFF Cinema Downtown (2100 4th Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Monday, November 11).

The Art of Studio Ghibli continues with Ponyo at the SIFF Cinema Downtown (2100 4th Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, November 14).

It's a final, encore screening of the "gore-geouly" restored version of Tobe Hooper's classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 11:30 pm.

Sunday, November 3

Scary Home Companion's Halloween in November takes place at 6 pm tonight the Star Theater and Starlight Lounge and Patio (9 NW 6th Ave in Portland, OR).  The doors open for this 21 and older event at 5 pm.  Visit the link for details.

The Art of Studio Ghibli continues with Princess Mononoke at the SIFF Cinema Downtown (2100 4th Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Thursday, November 7).

The Art of Studio Ghibli continues with The Cat Returns at the SIFF Cinema Downtown (2100 4th Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Monday, November 11).