Portland Horror Film Festival

Portland Horror Film Festival Portland Horror Film Festival showcases diverse independent, innovative, international horror films. The Pacific Northwest is a creepy place. P.

It can be dark and gloomy, but even when it is sunny and warm, the shadows in this tree-filled land run deep with a dark history. We also organize the H. Lovecraft Film Festival® and Zompire: The Undead Film Festival, here in Portland, both of which are very niche-oriented festivals with strict genre criteria. We thought it was finally time for Portland to have its very own Horror film festival to

show the breadth of amazing independent horror. Independent filmmakers are the lifeblood of the Horror genre. Commercial horror is a genre often stuck in a rut; it's the independent filmmakers who innovate and create new horrific ideas, and who become the new masters of horror. Clive Barker, Wes Craven, Eli Roth, John Carpenter, and many more notable names, all came out of left field with small indie films that changed the face of horror. More than any other genre, horror relies on new filmmakers with new ways to scare us. It's our goal to showcase and foster the next generation.

Spend next Saturday afternoon, June 6 with our monster movie matinee FROGMAN RETURNS at the ! Come hang with Anthony Co...
05/30/2026

Spend next Saturday afternoon, June 6 with our monster movie matinee FROGMAN RETURNS at the ! Come hang with Anthony Cousins (Frogman, Every Time We Meet for Ice Cream Your Whole Fu***ng Face Explodes) and his new cryptid critter extravaganza that doesn’t limit itself to just our slick green friend. Saturday is off the hook, with FROGMAN RETURNS, our Women in Horror short film block, the World Premiere of Portland-filmed SITRA ACHRA, and the PNW Premiere of BIG BABY with and . Tickets are still available for the full day of horror, fun, blood, and bloody fun horror!

Short Film Spotlight: "Eggsecution" by Japhet Velazquez is one of the zaniest, gooiest films in the festival, and may ca...
05/29/2026

Short Film Spotlight: "Eggsecution" by Japhet Velazquez is one of the zaniest, gooiest films in the festival, and may cause you to rethink your daily breakfast choices. Screens in our Shorts Gone Wild! block on Sunday night, June 7th at 8:30 pm. Tix and info at PortlandHorror.com

Synopsis: A woman obsessed with eggs finds herself face to face with a monster.
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Short Film Spotlight: "Flush" by Raphaël Treiner gives us a lush cinematic experience, thrills, chills, monsters, and a ...
05/29/2026

Short Film Spotlight: "Flush" by Raphaël Treiner gives us a lush cinematic experience, thrills, chills, monsters, and a bit of cosmic horror, all in one short film package. Screens in Shorts 6 on Sunday June 7th, 4:40 pm. Tix and info at PortlandHorror.com

Synopsis: Not your average plumbing problem. MARIANNE, extremely pregnant, and BEN, a plumber, team up to survive an epic night and face the monsters in a building beset by an unknown evil.

Come see Andrea Subissati, Executive editor of Rue Morgue magazine and co-host of the Faculty of Horror podcast, right h...
05/29/2026

Come see Andrea Subissati, Executive editor of Rue Morgue magazine and co-host of the Faculty of Horror podcast, right here in Portland on Opening Night, this Wednesday, June 3rd at the and on Thursday for the 45th Anniversary screening of My Bloody Valentine with George Mihalka.

Short Film Spotlight! "Night Spider" by Joey Koenig sets you up with warm fuzzies before bringing in the terrifying cree...
05/29/2026

Short Film Spotlight! "Night Spider" by Joey Koenig sets you up with warm fuzzies before bringing in the terrifying creepy crawlies. Screens in Shorts 1, Opening night June 3rd. Get tix and info at PortlandHorror.com

Synopsis: A newlywed couple must fight for their marriage when an unexpected visitor crashes the honeymoon.

See the 45th Anniversary screening of MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) on Thursday June 4th, with Director GEORGE MIHALKA in c...
05/29/2026

See the 45th Anniversary screening of MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) on Thursday June 4th, with Director GEORGE MIHALKA in conversation with special guest ANDREA SUBISSATI after the film! This is the uncut version with 3 extra minutes of footage (mostly gore).

George will be signing autographs in the lobby 5:45-6:30 pm. Get tickets and info at PortlandHorror.com

Synopsis: A decades-old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine’s Day turns out to be true when a group defies the killer’s order and people start turning up dead.

Short Film Spotlight! "Mystic Stylez" by Giovanni D. Fleming is hip-hop meets horror in this cautionary tale and love le...
05/29/2026

Short Film Spotlight! "Mystic Stylez" by Giovanni D. Fleming is hip-hop meets horror in this cautionary tale and love letter to underground music. Screens Sunday June 7 at noon in Shorts block 5.

Synopsis: A struggling Memphis rapper unleashes something sinister through his music.

Tickets and Info at portlandhorror.com

Short Film Spotlight! "Prey For Us" by Zoe Kerr turns the tables on preconceived notions of dating, predators, and what ...
05/28/2026

Short Film Spotlight! "Prey For Us" by Zoe Kerr turns the tables on preconceived notions of dating, predators, and what it means to be a strong woman in this world. Screens on Saturday June 6th in Shorts block 3, Women in Horror Shorts.

Synopsis: A woman goes home with a charming stranger, only to share dark truths that shatter their perceptions of each other.

Get tickets and more info at PortlandHorror.com

Short Film Spotlight! "Favela Amarela" by Nícolas Lobato and Thiago Tuchu takes us to the tropics and shows us the horro...
05/28/2026

Short Film Spotlight! "Favela Amarela" by Nícolas Lobato and Thiago Tuchu takes us to the tropics and shows us the horror of the fantastic. Inspired by Robert W. Chambers King in Yellow stories, their film blends an esoteric literary reference with the modern struggle of urban poverty.

Synposis: A student from the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro joins the drug militia to pay for college and uncovers an organization devoted to the Yellow King.

Screens Sunday 2:00 pm with Dracula.
Schedule & Tickets at PortlandHorror.com

Short Film Spotlight! "Famous" by Rosita Lama Muvdi is not your typical influencer horror short film. This one bares all...
05/28/2026

Short Film Spotlight! "Famous" by Rosita Lama Muvdi is not your typical influencer horror short film. This one bares all the cringiest parts of social media, while still keeping a human heart at the center of it. At once funny and sad, you don't want to miss this one! Screens Friday June 5th with LandLord.

Synopsis: A young woman desperate for social media fame exploits her father’s death to go viral. But the volatile world of internet stardom pushes her to the edge.

Tickets and more info at PortlandHorror.com

Film Spotlight! WORLD PREMIERE: Dracula the Night Around Us, written & directed by Chris Schwab (Heretic, Sh***er), scre...
05/28/2026

Film Spotlight! WORLD PREMIERE: Dracula the Night Around Us, written & directed by Chris Schwab (Heretic, Sh***er), screens Sunday June 7th at 2:30 pm at the Clinton Street Theater

This is probably the best and most interesting adaptation of Dracula we've seen in the past decade. Supremely atmospheric, moody, and at times scary AF. Chris Schwab lays out a visual tapestry with a soundscape that burrows into your brain and stays with you. Tickets and more info at PortlandHorror.com

Synopsis: In this modern reimagining, Dr. John Seward regains his hope for humanity through a bond with Mina and her young daughter Lucy. However, his regained faith is systemically destroyed by an ancient evil. Based on the novel by Bram Stoker.

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