Open a portal to the underworld, with new award-winning documentary SATAN WANTS YOU detailing the start of the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, and then jump in with the hilariously demonic ONYX THE FORTUITOUS & THE TALISMAN OF SOULS starring Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Olivia Taylor-Dudley, Arden Myrin, and Andrew Bowser. Plus a collection of satanic shorts to appease the dark one!
Part of the 8th Annual Portland Horror Film Festival™ taking place June 7-11th, screening in-person at the Hollywood Theatre and The Clinton Street Theater. With over 60 short and feature films from over 15 countries, including films by women, BIPOC, and queer directors, this is a diverse and inclusive lineup of the best independent horror films. Films are different at each show. Be sure to get a full festival pass if you want to see everything!
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For the complete schedule and film information visit the festival website https://portlandhorrorfilmfestival.com/schedule
Feature Documentary: Satan Wants You (CA)
Satan Wants You tells the untold story of how the Satanic Panic of the 1980s was ignited by “Michelle Remembers”, a lurid memoir by psychiatrist Larry Pazder and his patient Michelle Smith. Supported by the Catholic Church, the bestselling book relied on recovered-memory therapy to uncover Michelle’s childhood abduction by baby-stealing Satanists. Amplified by law enforcement and America’s Daytime TV boom, satanic rumors spread through panic-stricken communities across the world, leaving a wave of destruction and wrongful convictions in their wake. This film digs deep into the roots of moral panics and cult conspiracies, showing how these events still affect and distort our reality today.
Short Films
This carefully curated selection of horror short films will launch you screaming into the weekend! Q&A with attending filmmakers follows.
Feature: Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (US)
Fledgling occultist Onyx and a group of worshipers attend a once-in-a-lifetime ritual at their idol BARTOK THE GREAT’S mansion. Stars Andrew Bowser (Little Willy) as Onyx the Fortuitous, with Barbara Crampton as Onyx’s Mom, Jeffrey Combs as Bartok the Great, and Arden Myrin as a fellow occultist. Don’t miss the Pacific Northwest Premiere of this supernatural horror comedy!
This ticket is for the IN Theater screening only.
*This is a horror film festival. While the films are unrated, some are the equivalent of an R rating and may include violence, sexuality, nudity, and gore. Minors should be accompanied by an adult.