Well, it's time to get soggy in the Pacific Northwest

The wet weather is covering The Shadow Over Portland, as I was reminded several times biking to work.  I'm glad I've got good rain gear, both for my bike riding and general walking about, but having fallen leaves clogging storm drains is never fun.  And a sink hole in a driveway outside my apartment seems to be growing deeper, which could result in some unpleasant discoveries. 

 

Like they moved the tombstones, but not the bodies.  Won't be surprised.  Just saying...

But let's get to the Weekly Update, which contains some great ways to get out and have some Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy fun.  If you feel the need to leave your home during the rainy weather, I have some suggestions for you down below.

And, if you want a preview of upcoming events, check out the Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy Calendar, with events happening during the rest of the year, and into 2025.  Just remember, I'll be continuing to update the site, so keep checking back.  I've got plenty of Krampus events to share in the upcoming days.

Okay, that's what I have for this week.  I'll be back next week with more great films and events happening under The Shadow Over Portland!

Live Attractions Happening Now

This is your last chance to catch Flash Ah-ahhhhh!, a stage version of the campy 80s classic, with iconic rock songs from Queen performed by the cast, at the Chapel Theater (4107 SE Harrison St in Milwaukie, OR).  The show runs through Saturday, November 23.  I'm sorry I didn't post this sooner, but life and the day job got in the way.  

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.

November, 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 Tuesday, November 19), and the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, November 20).

The Substance, starring Demi Moore, Margaret Quality and Dennis Quaid, is playing at Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, November 21), the Metro Cinemas (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, November 21), and Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Tuesday, November 19).

The animated feature The Wild Robot is playing at the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, November 20), the Cameo Theatre (304 E 1st St in Newberg, OR; scheduled through Monday, November 18), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, November 17), and the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, November 21).

Smile 2 is playing at the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, November 21).

The horror film Heretic, starring Hugh Grant, is playing at the Metro Cinema (888 Willamette St in Eugene, OR; scheduled through Thursday, November 21), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, November 21), the Kelso Theater Pub (214 S. Pacific in Kelso, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, November 20), the Laurelhurst Theater (2735 E Burnside St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, November 21), the Salem Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Thursday, November 14), the Living Room Theaters  (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, November 21), the Yelm Cinemas (201 Prairie Park St SE in Yelm, WA; scheduled through Thursday, November 21), the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, November 20), Studio One (3945 SE Powell Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Tuesday, November 19), the St Johns Twin Cinemas (8704 N Lombard St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, November 20), the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, November 21), the Darkside Cinema (215 SW 4th St in Corvallis, OR; scheduled through Thursday, November 21), the McMenamins Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR: scheduled through Wednesday, November 20), the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, November 21), the Kelso Theater Pub (214 S Pacific Ave in Kelso, WA), the Tracyton Movie House (1520 NE Riddell Rd in Bremerton, WA; currently scheduled through Wednesday, November 20), the Ark Lodge Cinemas (4816 Rainier Ave S in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Sunday, November 24), and the Joy Cinema (11959 SW Pacific Highway in Tigard, OR; schedule Thursday, November 21).

The French sci fi drama Meanwhile on Earth is playing at the Living Room Theaters (341 SW 10th Ave in Portland, OR; scheduled through Thursday, November 21).

The post-apocalyptic thriller Elevation is playing at the Sandy Cinema (16605 Champion Way in Sandy, OR; scheduled through Wednesday, November 20).

The From Cast to Crew: Five Films from Actors Turned Directors series at CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthorne Blvd in Portland, OR) includes Leigh Whannell's 2020 The Invisible Man, and Charles Laughton dark fairy tale-ish classic The Night of the Hunter.  Visit the link for showtimes and other details.  The series runs through Friday, November 22. 

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, in both English dubbed and Japanese subtitled versions, is playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, November 20).

The classic kaiju film Mothra, in Japanese with English subtitles, is playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Tuesday, November 19).

Tuesday, November 19

The Seattle 48 Hour Horror Film Project 2024 Awards takes place at SIFF Cinema Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave N in Seattle, WA) tonight at 7 pm.

The Portland Horror Trivia Massacre takes place at 7:30 pm tonight at Home,A Bar (719 SE Morrison St in Portland, OR).

Wednesday, November 20

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is playing at the Whiteside Theatre (361 SW Madison Ave in Corvallis, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

Church of Film brings The Iron Crown, a dreamlike and surreal erotic film of betrayal and witchcraft, to the Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.

The Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) is showing the sci fi cult classic Repo Man today at 7 pm.

Fathom Events brings the sci fi classic The Fifth Element to theaters nationwide today and Wednesday, November 20.  Visit the link to find a theater near you.

Thursday, November 21

The Rio Grind Film Festival's short film block is screening at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 6 pm.

The Olympia Film Society and The Ton presents the anime sci fi classic Akira at the Capitol Theater (206 5th Ave SE in Olympia, WA) tonight at 7 pm.

Friday, November 22

The sci fi/horror classic Alien is playing at Central Cinema (1411 21st Ave in Seattle, WA; scheduled through Wednesday, November 27).

David Lynch's Eraserhead is playing at the Academy Theater (7818 SE Stark St in Portland, OR; scheduled through Tuesday, November 26).

Chain Reactions, a documentary about how Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre influenced five great artists, is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 6:30 pm.  Director Alexandre O. Phillippe will be in attendance for a Q and A.

Saturday, November 23

Wytche Daye comes to the Portland Doubletree (1000 NE Multnomah St in Portland OR) for a gathering of PNW vendors, workshops, and a celebration of the winter solstice.  This is a family friendly event, taking place from 10 am to 6 pm.

The horror film MadS, about a high school graduate trying out a new illegal drug only to find himself on a bad trip, or something worse, is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight at 8:15 pm.

Alfred Hitchcock's classic Psycho is playing at the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) today at 3:40 pm, and on Monday, November 25, at 7:30 pm.

Another Alfred Hitchcock classic, The Birds, is playing at the Kiggins Theatre (1011 Main St in Vancouver, WA) today at 1 pm, on Sunday, November 24, at 8 pm, and on Tuesday, November 26, at 4:50 pm.

VHS Uber Alles brings a "Corman-copia" of stock footage, scraps of other films and "probably 10 minutes of original footage shot in Peru to bake-off the most epic SciFi Post-Apocalyptic Action-Adventure movie you're never seen" to the Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) tonight at 9:30 pm.  This film was never released on DVD, and will be shown in GLOURIOUS VHS!  You can find the title with a bit of searching, or just go into it without a clue.  Either way, I suspect you'll have a great time.

The Wizard of Oz is playing at 4 pm today at the Tomorrow Theater (3530 SE Division St in Portland, OR).

The film is also playing at the Garland Theater (924 W Garland Ave in Spokane, WA) on Monday and Tuesday, November 25 and 26, at 6:30 pm.

Hundreds of Beavers invade the Tomorrow Theater (3530 SE Division St in Portland, OR), tonight, after the first annual All Tomorrow's Artists Awards.  The event starts at 7 pm.

Sunday, November 24

The Grand Illusion Cinema (1403 NE 50th St in Seattle, WA) is screening Navajo Star Wars, the "Special Edition" of the film dubbed in the Navajo language and voice with nearly 70 Navajo voice actors, tonight at 7:15 pm.  Admission is FREE, but you are asked to donate to Mother Nation, which is co-presenting the screening.  Presented with English subtitles.

Cinema 21 (616 NW 21st Ave in Portland, OR) is showing Big Shark, with writer/director/actor Tommy Wiseau in attendance, today at 3:30 pm.

Fathom Events brings Studio Ghibli's Pom Poko back to theaters nationwide with a dubbed version today, and a subtitled version on Tuesday, November 26.  Visit the link to find a theater near you.

Monday, November 25

Cross-Faded Cinema invades the MCU (sort of) with Howard the Duck at 7 pm tonight at the Here-After (alley entrance on 2505 1st Ave in Seattle, WA).  Doors open at 6 pm.

The body horror film The Substance is playing at the Rio Theatre (1660 East Broadway in Vancouver, BC) tonight and on Wednesday, November 27, at 9:30 pm.

Fathom Events brings Studio Ghibli's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya back to theaters nationwide with a dubbed version today, and a subtitled version on Wednesday, November 27.  Visit the link to find a theater near you.

Paracinema brings the sci fi action comedy Demolition Man to CineMagic (2021 SE Hawthrone Blvd in Portland, OR) tonight at 7 pm.