2024 Portland Horror Film Festival™ is June 5-9th
Prepare yourself for Portland Horror Film Festival’s Summer of Fear! 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). We’re 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 5th: 6:30-10:30 pm
- Thursday, June 5th: 6:30-10:30 pm
- Friday, June 7th: 6:30pm-12:30am
Clinton Street Theater
- Saturday, June 8th: 12:00-9:00 pm
- Sunday, June 9th: 12:00-9:00 pm
Theater Schedule – June 5th-9th
Wednesday, June 5th, 6:30-10:30 pm at the Hollywood Theatre
OPENING NIGHT – INTERNATIONAL HORROR DOUBLE FEATURE + SHORTS
- 6:30 pm WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE: In The Name of God (Sweden) dir. by Ludvig Gür
preceded by short films:- Honk (US) dir. by Charles de Lauzirika
- Lady Parts (US) dir. by Ariel McCleese
- 9:00 pm PNW PREMIERE FEATURE: The Complex Forms (Italy) dir. by Fabio D’Orta
preceded by short films:- Heirlooms (Indonesia) dir. by Devina Sofiyanti
- We Joined A Cult (US) dir. by Chris McInroy
Thursday, June 6th, 6:30-10:30 pm at the Hollywood Theatre
NIGHT 2 – THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR + SHORT HORROR FILMS
- 6:30 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 1
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers - 8:30 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: The Invisible Raptor (US) dir. by Mike Hermosa
followed by Q&A with Johnny Wickham (co-writer) & Mike Capes (star, co-writer)
Friday, June 7th, 6:30 pm – 12:30 am at the Hollywood Theatre
NIGHT 3 – GHOST GAME + LATE NIGHT HORRORS
- 6:30 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 2
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Howl If You Love Me (US) dir. by John R. Dilworth (creator of Courage: The Cowardly Dog)
- The First (US) dir. by Susan Ruth
- Dead End (Russian Federation) dir. by Dima Barch
- Night of the Bride (India) dir. by Virat Pal
- Les Bêtes (US) dir. by Michael Granberry
- The Flacalta Effect (US) dir. by Rochée Jeffrey
- Girls (France) dir. by Julien Hosmalin
- 8:30 pm WEST COAST PREMIERE FEATURE: Ghost Game (US) dir. by Jill Gevargizian
followed by Q&A with special guest, director Jill Gevargizian (The Stylist) - 10:45 pm LATE NIGHT RETRO VHS FEATURE: Hiding Henry (Portland) dir. by Sean Whiteman
introduced by local director Sean Whiteman
Saturday, June 8th, Noon-9 pm at the Clinton Street Theater
SATURDAY ALL DAY HORROR MARATHON
MATINEE SCREENINGS (Noon-5:15pm)
- 12 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 3
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- My Scary Indian Wedding (US) dir. by Ramone Menon
- All Kinds of Animals (US) dir. by Becky Sayers
- Disturbance (US) dir. by Leonardi Guzman
- The Battle of Grovers Mill (Portland) dir. by Nolen Sternkopf
- Eat Me (US) dir. by Vu Mai
- Come Back Haunted (US) dir. by Logan J. Freeman
- Carnívora (US) dir. by Felipe Vargas
- 1:30 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: DID I? (US) dir. by Sarah Tice
- 3:30 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: Carnage for Christmas (Australia) dir. by Alice Maio Mackay
preceded by short films:- It Came From Within (US) dir. by Queenie Zhang
- Dark Signals (US) dir. by Izzy Lee
- The Thaw (US) dir. by Sarah Wisner and Sean Temple
- Krampuss (Iceland) dir. by Guðni Líndal Benediktsson
- 5:15 pm BREAK
EVENING SCREENINGS (6-9:15pm)
- 6:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 4
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Good Girls Get Fed (US) dir. by Kelly Lou Dennis
- Poppy’s Saturn (Belgium) dir. by Nicole Tegelaar
- The Gourd, The Brad, and The Ghostly (US) dir. by Jillian Terwedo-Malsbury
- Amygdala (Sweden) dir. by Oskar Johansson
- Thirsty Thursday (Portland) dir. by Jeff Oliver
- Strange Creatures (US) dir. by Nicholas Payne Santos
- The Crossing Over Express (US) dir. by Luke Barnett
- 7:50pm PORTLAND PREMIERE FEATURE: It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This (US) dir. by Rachel Kempf & Nick Toti
- 9:15 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 9th, Noon-9:00 pm at the Clinton Street Theater
CLOSING DAY HORRORS
MATINEE SCREENINGS (Noon-5:20pm)
- 12:00pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 5
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Echo (Local) dir. by Haley McCoy
- Dark Mommy (US) dir. by Courtney Eck
- Ride Baby Ride (US) dir. by Sofie Somoroff
- Vines (Local) dir. by Luke Zwanziger
- The Pencil (Kazakhstan) dir. by Thomas Schultz
- Have a Good Day (Canada) dir. by Lisa Soper
- 1:55 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 6
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Umbra (Hong Kong) dir. by Enzo Hui
- Night Feeding (US) by dir. Sarah K. Reimers
- Apotemnofilia (Spain) dir. by Jano Pita
- Paralian (US) dir. by Evan Gorski
- Head Eaters (Iran) dir. by Pedram Gharehbaghi
- Hollow (CA) dir. by Allison Miller
- 4:00 pm US PREMIERE FEATURE: Road To The Mouth of Hell (Brazil) dir. by Julio Napoli
- 5:20 pm BREAK
EVENING SCREENINGS (6-9:15pm)
- 6:05 pm US PREMIERE FEATURE: Dastur (Kazakhstan) dir. by Kuanysh Beisek
- 8:00 pm SHORTS GONE WILD!
introduction by attending filmmakers- The Connoisseur (US) dir. by Eric Morgret
- The Management (Germany) dir. by Ganschow
- Kombucha! (US) dir. by Jake Myers
- Sweet Meats (US) dir. by Rebecca Myshrall
- Daughters of Evil (US) dir. by Adam Taylor and Natasha Malone
- Yummo Spot (US) dir. by Ashley Brandon
- Fck’n Nuts (US) dir. by Sam Fox
- 9:30 pm Awards Presentation/After party at Dots Cafe
Streaming Schedule – June 6th – 13th
This year’s streaming show consists of over 20 hours of short and feature films! Each block becomes available to watch on the schedule below, and will remain available to unlock/watch until 11:59 pm (PDT) on Thursday, June 13th. Once you press “Play” you’ll have 48 hours to complete your viewing of that block.
Due to streaming rights and agreements with filmmakers, some films that were shown in the theater are not available for streaming.
All times listed are US Pacific Daylight Savings time.
Streaming SHOW 1: IN THE NAME OF GOD (World Premiere) + SHORTS BLOCK 1
Starts Thursday June 6th at 7:00 pm
- 7:00 pm WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE: In The Name of God (Sweden) dir. by Ludvig Gür
preceded by short films:- Honk (US) dir. by Charles de Lauzirika
- Lady Parts (US) dir. by Ariel McCleese
- We Joined A Cult (US) dir. by Chris McInroy
- 9:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 1
- MLM (US) dir. by Brea Grant
- La Croix (France) dir. by Joris Fleurot
- The Ghost (US) dir. by Allyson Morgan
- Wake (US) dir. by Sean Carter
- Juggernaut (Italy) dir. by Daniele Ricci & Emanuele Ricci
Streaming SHOW 2: COMEDY DOUBLE FEATURE – THE INVISIBLE RAPTOR & HIDING HENRY + SHORTS BLOCK 2
Starts Friday June 7th at 6:00 pm
- 6:00 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: The Invisible Raptor (US) dir. by Mike Hermosa
followed by Q&A with Johnny Wickham (co-writer) & Mike Capes (star, co-writer) - 8:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 2
- Howl If You Love Me (US) dir. by John R. Dilworth (creator of Courage: The Cowardly Dog)
- The First (US) dir. by Susan Ruth
- Night of the Bride (India) dir. by Virat Pal
- Les Bêtes (US) dir. by Michael Granberry
- The Flacalta Effect (US) dir. by Rochée Jeffrey
- Dead End (Russian Federation) dir. by Dima Barch
- 11:15 pm LATE NIGHT RETRO VHS FEATURE: Hiding Henry (Portland) dir. by Sean Whiteman
SHOW 3: WOMEN IN HORROR DOUBLE FEATURE + SHORT FILMS BLOCKS 3 & 4
Starts Saturday June 8th at 1:00 pm
- 1:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 3
- My Scary Indian Wedding (US) dir. by Ramone Menon
- All Kinds of Animals (US) dir. by Becky Sayers
- Disturbance (US) dir. by Leonardi Guzman
- The Battle of Grovers Mill (Portland) dir. by Nolen Sternkopf
- Eat Me (US) dir. by Vu Mai
- Come Back Haunted (US) dir. by Logan J. Freeman
- Carnívora (US) dir. by Felipe Vargas
- 3:00 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: DID I? (US) dir. by Sarah Tice
- 5:00 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: Carnage for Christmas (Australia) dir. by Alice Maio Mackay
preceded by short films:- It Came From Within (US) dir. by Queenie Zhang
- Dark Signals (US) dir. by Izzy Lee
- The Thaw (US) dir. by Sarah Wisner and Sean Temple
- Krampuss (Iceland) dir. by Guðni Líndal Benediktsson
- 7:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 4
- Good Girls Get Fed (US) dir. by Kelly Lou Dennis
- Poppy’s Saturn (Belgium) dir. by Nicole Tegelaar
- The Gourd, The Brad, and The Ghostly (US) dir. by Jillian Terwedo-Malsbury
- Amygdala (Sweden) dir. by Oskar Johansson
- Strange Creatures (US) dir. by Nicholas Payne Santos
- The Crossing Over Express (US) dir. by Luke Barnett
SHOW 4: INT’L SHORT FILM EXTRAVAGANZA + US PREMIERE DOUBLE FEATURE + SHORT FILMS BLOCKS 5 & 6 + Shorts Gone Wild!
Starts Sunday June 9th at 1:00 pm
- 1:00pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 5
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Echo (Local) dir. by Haley McCoy
- Dark Mommy (US) dir. by Courtney Eck
- Ride Baby Ride (US) dir. by Sofie Somoroff
- Vines (Local) dir. by Luke Zwanziger
- The Pencil (Kazakhstan) dir. by Thomas Schultz
- 4:00 pm US PREMIERE FEATURE: Road To The Mouth of Hell (Brazil) dir. by Julio Napoli
- 6:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 6
- Umbra (Hong Kong) dir. by Enzo Hui
- Night Feeding (US) by dir. Sarah K. Reimers
- Apotemnofilia (Spain) dir. by Jano Pita
- Paralian (US) dir. by Evan Gorski
- Head Eaters (Iran) dir. by Pedram Gharehbaghi
- Hollow (CA) dir. by Allison Miller
- 8:00 pm US PREMIERE FEATURE: Dastur (Kazakhstan) dir. by Kuanysh Beisek
- 10:00 pm SHORTS GONE WILD!
- The Connoisseur (US) dir. by Eric Morgret
- The Management (Germany) dir. by Ganschow
- Sweet Meats (US) dir. by Rebecca Myshrall
- Daughters of Evil (US) dir. by Adam Taylor and Natasha Malone
- Yummo Spot (US) dir. by Ashley Brandon
- Fck’n Nuts (US) dir. by Sam Fox
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