2026 Portland Horror Film Festival™ is June 3-7th
It’s the 11th Annual Portland Horror Film Festival! Join us 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 3rd: 6:30-10:30 pm
- Thursday, June 4th: 6:30-11:00 pm
- Friday, June 5th: 6:30-11:45 pm
Clinton Street Theater
- Saturday, June 6th: 12:00-9:00 pm
- Sunday, June 7th: 12:00-9:00 pm
$100 until 5/31, $130 after
Theater Schedule – June 3rd-7th
Wednesday, June 3rd, 6:30-10:30 pm at the Hollywood Theatre
OPENING NIGHT – THE DEMONATRIX + INT’L SHORT HORRORS
Join us for opening night of the 11th Annual event with special guests Andrea Subisatti and Aurelio Voltaire!
- 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 1
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Dread (bumper contest) dir. by Stephen Bishop
- Night Spider dir. by Joey Koenig
- Hide dir. by Justin Kohlas
- Sweetheart dir. by Anisha Savan
- Echantillonnage (Sampling) (Canada) dir. by Jeremy Arné
- The Bargain dir. by Alec Patchin
- The Bones Exist dir. by Kelsey Bollig, Matthew DuVall
- 8:30 pm AURELIO VOLTAIRE PERFORMS LIVE
Dark cabaret musical performance from the musician, author, and filmmaker
- 9:00 pm PORTLAND PREMIERE FEATURE: THE DEMONATRIX dir. by Jeff Farrell & Aurelio Voltaire, followed by Q&A with both directors.
- 10:45 pm Join us for the After Party at Sonder Bar!
$25 until 5/31, $30 after
Thursday, June 4th, 6:30-10:30 pm at the Hollywood Theatre
NIGHT 2 – FEATURING 45TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING OF MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) WITH DIRECTOR GEORGE MIHALKA
- 5:00 pm Join us for a pre-festival Mixer at Sonder Bar! (1 block away at 1945 NE 42nd)
- 5:45 pm DOORS OPEN
- Autograph signing with George Mihalka in the Lobby
- 6:30 pm GRIND dir. by Brea Grant, Ed Dougherty, Chelsea Stardust
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers
- 8:30 pm 45th Anniversary of My Bloody Valentine dir. by George Mihalka
followed by Q&A with George Mihalka & Andrea Subissatti
- 10:45 pm Join us for an After Party at Sonder Bar! (1 block away)
$25 until 5/31, $30 after
Friday, June 5th, 6:30 pm – 11:45pm at the Hollywood Theatre
NIGHT 3 – LANDLORD & FRIDAY THE 69TH + MIDNIGHTER SHORTS
- 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 2
- Confession (Japan) dir. by Mai Nakanishi
- Glory Hole (Spain) dir. by Andoni Fernandez
- Famous dir. by Rosita Lama Muvdi
- Red Ribbons in the House of Stained Glass dir. by Jeff Speed
- 7:20 pm FEATURE FILM: LandLord dir. by Remington Smith
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers
- 9:15 pm MIDNIGHTER SHORTS
a collection of zany, grainy, & bloody throwback short films- Mr. Mittens dir. by Glenn Maxwell
- The All-Star Massacre dir. by Sam Gentile
- The Man Milker dir. by Matthew Rush
- Chum dir. by John T. Cicco
- 9:45 pm LATE NIGHT FEATURE: Friday the 69th dir. by Alex Montilla
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers
- 11:45pm Join us for an After Party at Sonder Bar! (1 block away)
$25 until 5/31, $30 after
Saturday, June 6th, Noon-9:00 pm at the Clinton Street Theater
SATURDAY ALL DAY HORROR MARATHON
$35 until 5/31, $45 after
WORKSHOP: IN THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR WITH GEORGE MIHALKA
Up close and personal with the director of MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981)
- 12:00 – 1:30 pm at Movie Madness (4320 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR)
Separately ticketed event limited to 18 seats! Get tickets on the Hollywood Theatre web site. Not included in full pass or Saturday ticket.
MATINEE SCREENINGS (Noon-5:05pm)
- 12:00 pm Frogman Returns dir. by Anthony Cousins
- 1:40 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 3 feat. Women in Horror
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- A Good Death dir. by Kaz PS
- Sihuahuet (Panama) dir. by Melissa Lazo
- Prey For Us dir. by Zoe Kerr
- Paralysis dir. by Leticia Buchanan
- Sacra Lunaria (Spain) dir. by Mey Montero
- Penelope dir. by Fiona Rene
- In Sickness and In Health dir. by Alexandria Collins
- 3:20 pm WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE: SITRA ACHRA dir. by Levi Buchanan
FILMED RIGHT HERE IN PORTLAND! Followed by Q&A with the director
- 5:10 pm Quick Break
$25
EVENING SCREENINGS (5:30-9:00pm)
- 5:30 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 4
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Sleep Paralysis Demon (Bumper contest) dir. by Ty Huffer
- My Severed Arm dir. by Casey de Fremery
- Into the Stand (Canada) dir. by Mackenzie Hamilton, Taylor Fuchs
- Dance! (Iran) dir. by Poorya Dehghan
- Cat and Mouse dir. by Brady Cates
- Nurture dir. by Nick Snyder
- 7:00 pm PACIFIC NW PREMIERE FEATURE: BIG BABY (US) dir. by Spider One
- 9:00 pm After Party at Dots Cafe! (across the street) Get a team together and compete in the Horror Movie Greenlight Pitch with The Scariest Things Podcast!
$20
Sunday, June 7th, Noon-9:00 pm at the Clinton Street Theater
CLOSING DAY HORRORS
$30 until 5/31, $35 after
MATINEE SCREENINGS (Noon-4:15pm)
- 12:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 5
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- Left overs (Bumper contest) dir. by Tim Blough
- Blindsided dir. by P. Patrick Hogan
- Good Night, Adil! (Indonesia) dir. by Kenzie Makarim Al Ghazali
- Mystic Stylez (Canada) dir. by Giovanni Fleming
- The Craving, dir. by Arabella Anderson
- Pickled Rabbit (Canada) dir. by Julie Zhu
- Behold and Hear dir. by Malcolm DeSoto, Ray DeSoto
- 1:55 pm SHORT FILMS
- The Me in the TV (Indonesia) dir. by Gordon Phillips
- Favela Amarela (Brazil) dir by Nícolas Lobato, Thiago Tuchu
- You’re Not Safe dir by Sam Balcomb
- 2:30 pm WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE
- DRACULA: THE NIGHT AROUND US dir. by Charles Schwab
followed by Q&A with the director
- DRACULA: THE NIGHT AROUND US dir. by Charles Schwab
- 4:15 pm Quick Break
$20
EVENING SCREENINGS (4:40-9:00pm)
- 4:40 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 6
followed by Q&A with attending filmmakers- The Box (Bumper contest) dir. by Simeon Gregory
- Ghosts in the Fog: an Animated Friday the 13th Fan Film (Mexico) dir. by Vincente DiSanti, Juan Rivera
- The Void dir. by Steven K. Jackley
- Scullion dir. by Trevor Graciano
- Flush (France) dir. by Raphaël Treiner
- What the Night Hides (Honduras) dir. by César Liang
- MascLooking dir. by Jonathan Brandon Hammond
- Worst Thing You’ve Ever Done dir. by PJ Germain
- 6:40 pm US PREMIERE FEATURE: THE INVISIBLE HALF (JP) dir. by Masaki Nishiyama
- 8:30 pm SHORTS GONE WILD!
The craziest, weirdest, and sometimes bloodiest shorts of the festival!- CHÄIR dir. by Chris McInroy
- I Don’t Know Her dir. by Colin Russell
- Tooth-Hurty! dir. by Jude Madonna
- Eggsecution dir. by Japhet Velazquez
- Borglesque dir. by G. Wilson
- Wall Udder dir. by Alexandra Hayden
- 9:30 pm Awards Presentation/After party at Dots Cafe across the street.
$15
Streaming Schedule – June 12th – 17th
This year’s streaming show consists of 3 Feature Films and 8 Hours of Short films*! The lineup includes 4 Streaming Exclusive screenings that were not shown in the theater. Each block becomes available to watch on the schedule below, and will remain available to unlock/watch until 11:59 pm (PDT) on Wednesday, June 17th. 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.
Launching Friday June 12th
- 7:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 1
- Dread (bumper contest) dir. by Stephen Bishop
- Night Spider dir. by Joey Koenig
- Hide dir. by Justin Kohlas
- Glory Hole (Spain) dir. by Andoni Fernandez
- Sweetheart dir. by Anisha Savan
- Echantillonnage (Sampling) (Canada) dir. by Jeremy Arné
- The Bargain dir. by Alec Patchin
- 9:00 pm STREAMING EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: The Thing in the Fog (Spain), dir. by Chedey Reyes.
- During a storm, veteran pilot Ismael and his new co-pilot Daniela are thrust into an interdimensional journey. When a meteorite impact causes passengers to be possessed by plant-like aliens called Audryes, the duo must risk everything to stop the invasion and save humanity.
Launching Saturday June 13th
- 12:00 pm – SHORT FILMS BLOCK 2, featuring Women in Horror
- A Good Death dir. by Kaz PS
- Sihuahuet (Panama) dir. by Melissa Lazo
- Prey For Us dir. by Zoe Kerr
- Famous dir. by Rosita Lama Muvdi
- Paralysis dir. by Leticia Buchanan
- Into the Stand (Canada) dir. by Mackenzie Hamilton, Taylor Fuchs
- Dance! (Iran) dir. by Poorya Dehghan
- In Sickness and In Health dir. by Alexandria CollinsWomen in Horror
- 2:00 pm STREAMING EXCLUSIVE SHORT FILMS
- Carousel, dir. by Christopher Kosakowski
- The Chosen, dir. by Brady Richards
- Invasion ’53, dir. by Danielle Weinberg
- Stay In, dir. by Michael Buran
- Total Party Kill, dir. by Alan Sanchez
- Compost, dir. by Jennifer Lumbroso
- Beware C*ckblocking Ghosts, dir. by Alys Murray
- The Necromancer, dir. by Dylan Fox
- Four Itchy Boys, dir. by Andrew Hebert
- Pigmentosa, dir. by Sam Zheng
- 4:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 3
- Sleep Paralysis Demon (Bumper contest) dir. by Ty Huffer
- My Severed Arm dir. by Casey de Fremery
- The Me in the TV (Indonesia) dir. by Gordon Phillips
- Favela Amarela (Brazil) dir by Nícolas Lobato, Thiago Tuchu
- Cat and Mouse dir. by Brady Cates
- Red Ribbons in the House of Stained Glass dir. by Jeff Speed
- Nurture dir. by Nick Snyder
- You’re Not Safe dir by Sam Balcomb
- 6:00 pm WORLD PREMIERE FEATURE: SITRA ACHRA dir. by Levi Buchanan
- After a retro game collector unearths the final creation of an occult-obsessed developer who vanished 40 years ago, pixelated horrors bleed into his reality. To survive, he must unravel its dark mystery before he glitches out for good.
- 8:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 4
- Left overs (Bumper contest) dir. by Tim Blough
- Blindsided dir. by P. Patrick Hogan
- Good Night, Adil! (Indonesia) dir. by Kenzie Makarim Al Ghazali
- Mystic Stylez (Canada) dir. by Giovanni Fleming
- Pickled Rabbit (Canada) dir. by Julie Zhu
- Behold and Hear dir. by Malcolm DeSoto, Ray DeSoto
Launching Sunday June 14th
- 12:00 pm – STUDENT & YOUNG FILMMAKER SHOWCASE – STREAMING EXCLUSIVE
- The Trees Have Eyes, dir. by Charlie Johnson
- Ride Pending, dir. by Sam Tiwanak
- Mother of Dawn, dir. by Clara Trevisan
- Rest in Pink (Indonesia), dir. by Taritsah
- Infinity (Japan), dir. by Li Zuntianyi
- No Free Brains, dir. by Ciara Sergi
- Martin, dir. by Sloan Gregory
- Lone Buck Motel, dir. by Sarah Rae Franklin
- Shift, dir. by Lucca Vieira
- 2:00 pm STREAMING EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: TAFFY: A DIVINE INSTRUMENT AGAINST THE DEMONIC FORCES OF EVIL, dir. by Colter Lemmon
- In this horror-comedy, an overwhelmed father and his teenage demon-hunting daughter try to find the balance between combating evil and doing chores.
- 4:00 pm SHORT FILMS BLOCK 5
- The Box (Bumper contest) dir. by Simeon Gregory
- The Void dir. by Steven K. Jackley
- Scullion dir. by Trevor Graciano
- Flush (France) dir. by Raphaël Treiner
- What the Night Hides (Honduras) dir. by César Liang
- MascLooking dir. by Jonathan Brandon Hammond
- Worst Thing You’ve Ever Done dir. by PJ Germain
- 6:00 pm MIDNIGHTER SHORTS + SHORTS GONE WILD!
- Chum dir. by John T. Cicco
- The All-Star Massacre dir. by Sam Gentile
- The Man Milker dir. by Matthew Rush
- Mr. Mittens dir. by Glenn Maxwell
- Borglesque dir. by G. Wilson
- Eggsecution dir. by Japhet Velazquez
- I Don’t Know Her dir. by Colin Russell
- Tooth-Hurty! dir. by Jude Madonna
- CHÄIR dir. by Chris McInroy
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