2025 Portland Horror Film Festival⢠is June 11-15th
Prepare yourself for Portland Horror Film Festival’s 10th Anniversary! We are back in TWO venues. Our in-person screenings will take place at The Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd) and The Clinton Street Theater (2522 SE Clinton St). Weāre showing over 24 hours of films! No repeats, so be sure to get a FULL FESTIVAL PASS if you want to see everything.
Hollywood Theatre
- Wednesday, June 11th: 6:30-10:30 pm
- Thursday, June 12th: 6:30-11:00 pm
- Friday, June 13th: 6:30pm-Midnight
Clinton Street Theater
- Saturday, June 14th: 12:00-9:00 pm
- Sunday, June 15th: 12:00-9:40 pm
Theater Schedule – June 11th-15th
Wednesday, June 11th, 6:30-10:30 pm at the Hollywood Theatre

OPENING NIGHT – ALMA & THE WOLF + SHORTS
- 5:00 pm Join us for a pre-festival Mixer at Sonder Bar! (1 block away at 1945 NE 42nd)
- 6:30 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: Alma & The Wolf dir. by Michael Patrick Jann, followed by Q&A with Special Guest ETHAN EMBRY
preceded by short film- Monstrum Opus (US) dir. by Nalbeat Kwon
- 9:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 1
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Blood Run – bumper (US) dir. by Steven Jackley
- Catch and Exterminate (US) dir. by Summer Purks
- Virgin (US) dir. by Ramone Menon
- Don’t Tell Your Mom (CA) dir. by Topher Graham
- Cruelty (US) dir. by Sam Das
- La Vedova Nera (FR) dir. by fiume & Julian McKinnon
- Free Pancakes (US) dir. by Lije Morgan
- Mrs. Chang’s Perfect Teeth (CA) dir. by Karen Lam
- The Birdwatcher (GB) dir. by Ryan Mackfall
- 10:45 pm Join us for an After Party at Sonder Bar!
Thursday, June 12th, 6:30-10:30 pm at the Hollywood Theatre

NIGHT 2 – US PREMIERE OF IT NEEDS EYES + SHORT HORROR FILMS
- 5:00 pm Join us for a pre-festival Mixer at Sonder Bar! (1 block away at 1945 NE 42nd)
- 6:30 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 2
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Daddy – bumper (US) dir. by Simeon Gregory
- A Seat at the Table (US) dir. by Lanese Love
- The Red Stone (La Piedra Roja) (MX) dir. by Jaime Jasso
- Love and the All Night Horror Show (US) dir. by Greg Derasmo
- Lumberjack (US) dir. by Colin Stryker
- She Devil (US) dir. by Allie Perison
- Babushka (US) dir. by Jon James Smith
- 8:40 pm US PREMIERE FEATURE: It Needs Eyes dir. by Zack Ogle & Aaron Pagniano
followed by Q&A with director Zack Ogle, Isadora Leiva (Alex)
preceded by short film- Ella se queda (She Stays) (MX) dir. by Marinthia GutiƩrrez
- 10:45 pm Join us for an After Party at Sonder Bar! (1 block away)
Friday, June 13th, 6:30 pm – 11:45pm at the Hollywood Theatre

NIGHT 3 – SAĆARA + HOUSE OF ASHES + MIDNIGHT MOVIES
- 5:00 pm Join us for a pre-festival Mixer at Sonder Bar! (1 block away at 1945 NE 42nd)
- 6:30 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: House of Ashes dir. by Izzy Lee, followed by Q&A
preceded by short film- #justgirlythings – bumper (US) dir. by Brenna Grayson
- Femme (NL) dir. by Nina Noƫl Raaijmakers
- 8:50 pm FEATURE: Saýara (TR) dir. by Can Evrenol
preceded by short film- The Path (US) dir. by Patrick Guera
- 10:45 pm MIDNIGHT SHORTS:
- Frankenbabes From Beyond the Grave (US) dir. by Andrew Bowser
- The Last Thing She Saw (US) dir. by Rebecca Daugherty & Anthony Cousins
- Death Drive (AU) dir. by Rob Boyd
- Midnight Prowlers (US) dir. by Sam Spicolli
- 11:45 pm Join us for an After Party at Sonder Bar! (1 block away)
Saturday, June 14th, Noon-9:30 pm at the Clinton Street Theater

SATURDAY ALL DAY HORROR MARATHON
MATINEE SCREENINGS (Noon-5:15pm)
- 12:00 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: You Know What You Are (US) dir. by Rose Trimboli, followed by Q&A
- 1:40 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 3
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Scootaway – bumper (US) dir. by Accacia Nepote, Berlyn Nikolunauer, Steven Nikolunauer
- Video Barn (US) dir. by Bianca Poletti
- Sundowning (US) dir. by Faith Liu
- A Mother’s Love (CA) dir. by Lisa Ovies
- Help! (US) dir. by Alex Chew
- Glampire (US) dir. by Amy Hesketh
- Tasty Tongue (TW) dir. by Pearl Zheng
- 3:30 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: Maldoror (US) dir. by LP Behbahani
- 5:05 pm Quick Break
EVENING SCREENINGS (5:15-9:30pm)
- 5:15 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 4
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Smores – bumper (US) dir. by Luke Zwanziger
- The Scalpel (US) dir. by Richard Lyford 1936, restored and scored by Ed Hartman
- Dagon (IT) dir. by Paolo Gaudio
- Masks (US) dir. Andre LeBlanc
- Junio’s First Kiss (ID) dir. by Aby Kusdinar
- Faces (US) dir. by Blake Simon
- Banjo (US) dir. by Cameron Poletti
- 7:15pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: Straight On Till Morning (US) dir. by Craig Ouellete, followed by Q&A w/Bonnie Jean Tyer (Actress, Producer)
- 9:30 pm After Party at Dots Cafe! Get a team together and compete in the Horror Movie Greenlight Pitch with The Scariest Things Podcast!
Sunday, June 15th, Noon-9:45 pm at the Clinton Street Theater

CLOSING DAY HORRORS
MATINEE SCREENINGS (Noon-5:00pm)
- 12:00pm WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE DOC: The Sinister Cinema Story (US) dir. by Jack Perez, intro w/Jack perez and Greg Luce founder of Sinister Cinema
- 1:00pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 5
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Somethin’ in the Pumpkin – bumper (US) dir. by Nolen Sternkopf
- Slush (US) dir. by Ashley George
- Disfigura (US) dir. by Jake Bradbury and Toni Blando
- Mr. Sunshine (US) dir. by Charlie Schwan
- Did You Remember The Cat? (US) dir. by Daniel Foster
- Poppa (US) dir. by Peter Ahern
- Defile (CA) dir. by Brian Sepanzyk
- 2:40 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: Dooba Dooba (US) dir. by Ehrland Hollingsworth, followed by Q&A w/Ehrland Hollingsworth and Joshua Harris (Producer)
preceded by short films- Left (EG) dir. by Seif Abdel Raouf
- Forgive Me (US) dir. by Cameron Sun
- The Rug (CA) dir. by Sean Cisterna
- 4:45pm BREAK
EVENING SCREENINGS (5:00-9:15pm)
- 5:05 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 6!
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Hell-o! – bumper (US) dir. by Tim Blough
- Seed of Doubt (GB) dir. by Daniel Daniel
- Chispa (US) dir. by Karina Lomelin Ripper
- Inner Darkness (US) dir. by Robert Harney
- Gaslighter (US) dir. by Virginia Powers Hendry
- The Night Within (US) dir. by Mark Lammerding
- 6:40 pm US PREMIERE FEATURE: Tokyo Strange Tale (JP) dir. by Koichi Ueno
- 8:45-9:45 pm SHORTS GONE WILD!
- Spotting Nigel Grapeshears – bumper (US) dir. by Pagan Circus
- Nostril (US) dir. by Michael Dondero & Shengnan Dong
- Izzy (NL) dir. by Yfke van Berckelaer
- Scissor Sleepover (US) dir. by Nee Kirschman
- Nervous Ellie (GB) dir. by David Yorke
- Skeeter (US) dir. by Chris McInroy
- The Blue Diamond (US) dir. by Sam Fox
- Whitch (US) dir. by Hoku Uchiyama
- 10 pm Awards Presentation/After party at Dots Cafe
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