The films are the reason you’re here, and you can expect to see the best independent horror films, some funny, some gory, some scary, but all cooler and more innovative than anything you can see at the multiplex. Independent filmmakers are the ones creating fresh looks at horror, and you can see the best films from the horror masters of tomorrow at the Portland Horror Film Festival™.
2025 Feature Films
A brutal animal attack leaves Spiral Creek in fear as Deputy Accord's son mysteriously disappears.
Alma & the Wolf
In-home security cameras watch Amna as she baby sits Monroe, a sixteen year old girl who suffers from crippling anxiety. Monroe’s behavior becomes increasingly unbearable until Amna questions whether she wants to stay, not realizing she doesn’t have a choice in the matter.
Dooba Dooba
Grieving widow Mia must survive psychological and supernatural horrors while under house arrest.
House of Ashes
A troubled teenage girl's search for meaning in internet violence leads her down a dark rabbit hole.
It Needs Eyes
An aspiring author working on her new book summons a malevolent entity intent on consuming her soul.
Maldoror
From Can Evrenol, director of BASKIN (2015). When her sister is murdered by a group of politically connected rich kids, Saýara, a quiet gym cleaner from Turkmenistan, begins to follow in her father’s footsteps, seeking a path of revenge.
Saýara
In this Horror/Romance, Dani & Kaitlin’s whirlwind love affair is sideswiped by a twisted family with a terrifying agenda.
Straight On Till Morning
An avalanche of underground horror, unseen sci-fi and forgotten fantasies, via the world's weirdest video distributor!
The Sinister Cinema Story
In bustling Tokyo, a neuroscientist unlocks a strange ability that blurs the boundary between reality and the unknown.
Tokyo Strange Tale
Young vampire Faith seeks solitude but forms bonds that challenge her control in this fresh take on the vampire myth.
You Know What You Are
2025 Short Films
It's that time of the month again.
#justgirlythings (Bumper)
A young girl deals with the consequences of trusting a man online.
A Mother’s Love
An unsuspecting prospect must overcome the gruesome tasks of an elite group in order to be free.
A Seat at the Table
A possessed Babushka doll unleashes a nesting chain of malevolent entities.
Babushka
When Isaac's first time goes wrong—he suspects a sinister circumcision cult is behind it.
Banjo
A women runs for her life, down a street, covered in blood.
Blood Run (Bumper)
Cocky pest control employee Elliot receives a call from a high-strung homeowner about a "bat," but upon arrival she finds her
Catch and Exterminate
An electrician experiences a shocking transformation that provokes her to seek revenge on a sexist security guard.
Chispa
A young trans woman is stalked at night—until she unleashes something ancient, divine, and terrifying.
Cruelty
A father and son take a stroll with the supernatural.
Daddy (Bumper)
DAGON is a stop motion animation short film freely inspired by the story of the same name by cult author H.P. Lovecraft.
Dagon
A young man driving his new sports car is waved down by a mysterious woman, with a with a love of speed and a lust for death.
Death Drive
A PNW tale: the horrors that lie beyond the tree line.
Defile
After surviving a horror party, Tara and Mitch must go back for their cat, their sanity, and maybe their relationship.
Did You Remember The Cat?
Anya Bowens knows her husband is hiding a secret from her—but she can’t imagine just how morbid and utterly bizarre it is.
Disfigura
When Kyle is invited to do a quick job for his dodgy cousin, he's shocked to see what lurks in his town at night
Don’t Tell Your Mom
Throughout a night out in downtown Tijuana, Laura waits for her destiny to arrive.
Ella se queda
A mysterious entity’s search for identity turns deadly when a group of college students unknowingly get too close.
Faces
After her first, uncomfortable sexual experience the body of the young woman Fem is undergoing disturbing changes.
Femme
Jessica, the only Asian girl in her American suburb, is stalked by a menacing shadow with a tragic past.
Forgive Me
Frankenscience and religious ideology reanimate a cohort of recently deceased fetishists to create the perfectly subservient
Frankenbabes from Beyond the Grave!
Two bunnies follow a sign promising free pancakes, leading them to a quiet house in the woods...
Free Pancakes
A woman comes home late to find her front door unlocked. Did she just forget to lock it? Or is there someone waiting inside.
Gaslighter
Dying to boost her followers, a brash social media influencer hunts down an ancient vampire and gives him a brand makeover.
Glampire
Bumper- Local Director. Beware of unsolicited phone calls.
Hell-O! (Bumper)
A resilient nanny is trapped with a combative little boy and his abused mother in 1960s rural Texas.
Help!
A young woman trapped in an abusive relationship finds a savior within herself that is more demon than savior.
Inner Darkness
Izzy is stuck in the same cycle: mocked, dismissed, ignored, forgotten. But a touch of red glitter? That's a game changer!
Izzy
The internet says to beware of being bitten while kissing. Junio found out in his first kiss.
Junio’s First Kiss
Strange call emanating from a porn cinema attracts Alfredo, a young italian student, in the darkest night.
La Vedova Nera
How many warnings are enough for the soul to walk away? "Oday" is put to the test as he enters the room on the left.
Left
Roger is looking for love, and he finds it with homicidal maniac, Abe. It's the first date from hell!
Love And The All Night Horror Show
A ghostly, axe-wielding lumberjack stalks a young couple in the woods.
Lumberjack
Employing a series of old Halloween masks, a husband slowly draws his wife out of a long-standing catatonic state.
Masks
The Midnight Prowlers, a girlgang prowl through L.A.'s sleazy streets at night and day. Luring goons into their blood feast.
Midnight Prowlers
A real zombie virus strikes on the set of a low budget zombie film.
Monstrum Opus
After their father’s death, a brother and sister’s relationship unravels as a mysterious entity lurks inside their home.
Mr. Sunshine
When Siu Yee is hired at Mrs Chang’s foot massage parlour, she learns that success in her new country comes with sacrifice.
Mrs. Chang’s Perfect Teeth
Ellie’s shy first date with Danni takes a surprising, nerve-fueled turn.
Nervous Ellie
A sleep-deprived woman battles the boogery creatures that dwell with her snoring husband's nose.
Nostril
I’m sorry, what just happened?
Poppa
The sleepover started as a dream. Friends, dancing, laughter. It was all so perfect.Until the girls’ perfect prank goes horrifically wrong and threatens to ruin their perfect night… and lives.
Scissor Sleepover
Killing in Portland hits different
Scootaway (Bumper)
When a young Jewish woman begins to lose her faith, she must find God or risk giving birth to an unimaginable terror.
Seed of Doubt
Gemma and Mae attend a break-up party, hosted by a group of women who unironically refer to themselves as the "Femmes."
She Devil
Every party has a buzz kill.
Skeeter
Frankie reunites with her toxic community and must tap into her dark side to survive unscathed.
Slush
A camp out snack has an unexpected ingredient and host
Smores (Bumper)
A strange sound comes from a jack o' lantern.
Somethin’ in the Pumpkin (Bumper)
A were-beast and her friend/victim have found the long-lost Nigel Grapeshears. Or have they?
Spotting Nigel Grapeshears (Bumper)
A nursing home resident faces down nightfall and the monsters it contains, armed with only a straw and a handful of peas.
Sundowning
A-Zhe was prompted by the mysterious beauty Mia to curse people in order to obtain more tasty tongues.
Tasty Tongue
Two investigators approach a birdwatching hut deep in the forest following the reported disappearance of a grieving man. As they piece together this man’s final moments, the evidence they gather becomes increasingly unnerving and hard to explain.
The Birdwatcher
A grieving daughter is indoctrinated into an 80's ski cult at her mother's funeral.
The Blue Diamond
After being attacked by two burglars, Emmy must see if she can escape her desperate situation.
The Last Thing She Saw
A social worker's obsession with a case plunges him into a fight for survival against malevolent forces.
The Night Within
A child wanders along an isolated path, but he is not alone.
The Path
During the times of the Mexican Revolution, a Museum Curator is astonished by paranormal events triggered by one of her disco
The Red Stone ( La Piedra Roja )
Edna finds a rug that digests everything. The more it eats, the hungrier it gets, trapping her in her own home with no escape
The Rug
Mad doctor transforms into a monstrous killer in a medical institute. (1936 never-released film by 19 y/o Richard Lyford)
The Scalpel
Two outcasts who work at a small town Video Store, start to uncover dark town secrets after one of them vanishes.
Video Barn
A horror movie about the birth of Jesus Christ.
Virgin
A mom finds that an elderly woman has broken into her home and is performing a strange ritual.
Whitch
2025 Streaming exclusives
To see these streaming-only films, purchase a Patron of Horror “Deluxe Hybrid” package, or a streaming pass through our Eventive portal.
Anxiety in the Sleepless Hours
Cannot Sleep！
An anxious young woman tries to break out of her shell by going to a party, but her fears are lurking beneath the surface.
Evil Eye
A boy was on a trip in Semarang, he met a mysterious woman who surprisingly is Wewe Gombel who likes to kidnap children.
Ibu?
Todd broke the rules of the advent calendar now the countdown to Christmas is about to take a deadly turn.
Infectious Spirit
She was only there to do make-up. They had bigger plans.
Jeanie’s Face Exploded
Three Native teens who must heed the warnings of their elders or face the deadly consequences.
The Basket Lady
This marriage was a scam from the very beginning — a trap disguised as a "ghost marriage."
The Bridal Shroud
A raw and unsettling look at unaired footage captured during a police ride-along on Halloween night, 2004.
The Lost Episode
To keep up with important announcements subscribe to our announcements list!