2023 Portland Horror Film Festival™ is June 7-11th at the Hollywood Theatre, Clinton Street Theater, and streaming!
We’re returning to the big screen for in-person screenings, and are once again offering a limited streaming option via Eventive.
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 and The Clinton Street Theater.
Theater Schedule – June 7th-11th
Wednesday, June 7th, 7-11 pm at the Hollywood Theatre
OPENING NIGHT
- 7 pm Short Horror Films block 1, Q&A with filmmakers
- Nun With A Chainsaw (GB)
- The Unquiet Dead (US)
- The Knowing (US)
- SLASHR (US)
- The Wheel (US)
- English Tutor (KR)
- Darker (Donkerster) (BE)
- Still Up There (IE)
- Scratch (US)
- 9:25 pm PNW Premiere Feature: Black Mold (US) dir. by John Pata
- Shut (NL) plays right before Black Mold
Thursday, June 8th, 7-11 pm at the Hollywood Theatre
ASIAN HORROR DOUBLE FEATURE
- 7 pm Wait For It (US) followed by Q&A w/David J. Stieve (Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon)
- 7:20 pm WORLD Premiere Feature: Chabak – the Night of Murder and Romance (S. Korea) dir. by Inhyuk Hyoung
- Kaiju Fodder (bumper contest)
- When Darkness Falls (KR)
- 9:45 pm US Premiere Feature: Love Will Tear Us Apart (JP) dir. by Kenichi Ugana (Visitors) with short film
- Swallow (喰之女) (TW, JP)
Friday, June 9th, 7-11:30 pm at the Hollywood Theatre
SATANIC PANIC DOUBLE FEATURE
- 7 pm Documentary Feature: Satan Wants You (CA) dir. By Steve J. Adams & Sean Horlor
- 8:40 pm Short Horror Films block 3, Q&A with filmmakers, special appearance by Kelli Maroney!
- How to Summon a Demon (bumper contest) (US)
- The Haunted Baby Carriage From Hell (US)
- Oddities (US)
- Ringing Rocks (US)
- 9:40 pm PNW Premiere Feature: Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (US) dir. by Andrew Bowser
Saturday, June 10th, 12-9 pm at the Clinton Street Theater
SHORTS EXTRAVAGANZA
- 12 pm Short Horror Films block 4
- Wormies (CA)
- Who’s There (US)
- He Watches (US)
- Three Houses Down (US)
- Bookworm (Ratón de Biblioteca) (SP)
- Consumer (CA)
- Cover Your Ears (SE)
- Night Shift (US)
- 2:20 pm Portland Premiere feature: T Blockers (Australia) dir. by Alice Maio Mackay, with bonus short films:
- Evil Banana Wizards (bumper contest) (US)
- Pool Party (CA)
- Damned Supper (CA)
- Don’t Turn Off The Ghost Light (US)
- 4:20 pm Short Horror Films block 5
- Census (US)
- Tears of the Witch (DK)
- Banshees Ridge (AU)
- VRDLK: Family of Vurdulak (CA)
- First Blood (CA)
- HIMS (US)
- Devoured (CA)
- Maggie (GB)
- 6:30 pm Portland Premiere Feature: Puppet Killer (CA) dir. by Lisa Ovies, with bonus short films:
- Ditched (US)
- When You’re Gone (US)
- 9 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 11th, 12-7:30 pm at the Clinton Street Theater
CLOSING DAY HORRORS
- 12 pm PNW Premiere Feature: Invoking Yell (Chile) dir. by Patricio Valladares
- 1:35 pm Short Horror Films block 6
- Mirrored Message (bumper contest) (US)
- Virgil (US)
- Saborrrr! (US)
- Annihilator (US)
- Evil F–ing Clowns (US)
- The Handbook (US)
- 3:33 (IR)
- Whispers (US)
- Hell Gig (US)
- 3:30 pm Short Horror Films block 7
- Bean Feasa (Wise Woman) (IE)
- Zombie Chase (US)
- No Good Deed (US)
- I Wanna See (US)
- Ash (US)
- Seeds (US)
- You Will See (SG)
- Nonno (US)
- Maryla (FR)
- 5:20 pm WORLD Premiere feature: Violett (Australia) dir. by Steven J. Mihaljevich
- 7:15 pm Shorts Gone Wild!
- 8 pm Awards Presentation at Dots Cafe
Streaming Schedule – June 8th – 15th
This year’s streaming show consists of over 15 hours of short and feature films, including 8 Short Film Blocks and 3 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 15th. 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 – Begins Thursday, June 8th at 7
- Shorts Block 1 – unlocks at 7 pm
- Feature Presentation & Shorts Block 2 – unlocks at 9 pm
- Kaiju Fodder (bumper contest)
- Wait for It
- When Darkness Falls
- Swallow (喰之女)
- US Premiere Feature: Love Will Tear Us Apart (JP) dir. by Kenichi Ugana (Visitors)
Streaming Show 2 – Begins Friday, June 9th at 7 pm
- Shorts Block 3 – unlocks at 7 pm
- How to Summon a Demon (bumper contest)
- Documentary Feature – unlocks at 7 pm
- Satan Wants You (CA) dir. By Steve J. Adams & Sean Horlor
Streaming Show 3 – Begins Saturday, June 10th at 12 pm
- Shorts Block 4 – unlocks at 12 pm
- Shorts Block 5 – unlocks at 3 pm
- Shorts Block 6 – unlocks at 7 pm
- Mirrored Message (bumper contest)
Streaming Show 4 – Begins on Sunday, June 11th at 4 pm
- Shorts Block 7 – unlocks at 4 pm
- WORLD Premiere feature – unlocks at 4:30 pm
- Violett (Australia) dir. by Steven J. Mihaljevich
- Shorts Gone Wild! – unlocks at 7 pm
- Evil Banana Wizards (bumper contest)
- We Forgot About The Zombies
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