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The Blair Witch Project: Film Screening and Q&A
Oct 11
Even if you’re not a horror fan, you undoubtedly know The Blair Witch Project, thanks to its prescient marketing hoax campaign, which leveraged the early internet to blur the boundaries of fact and fiction. The 1999 low-budget sleeper hit, which was primarily shot over the course of eight days, takes the form of a found-footage pseudo-documentary and famously listed its actors as “deceased” or “missing.” It’s not just a stunt, though: The film is genuinely haunting and understands that the unseen is more terrifying than the most gruesome monster special effects could ever conjure. This special screening at the 5th Avenue Theatre is an opportunity to see it in all its unsettling glory on the big screen, followed by a Q&A session with original cast members Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams (all three alive and well). (5th Avenue Theatre, 7:30 pm, all ages) JULIANNE BELL
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Original Cast Spooktacular! With Patricia Quinn
Oct 15
I will never forget the first time I saw Tim Curry as Dr. Frank N. Furter step out of the elevator singing “Sweet Transvestite” in fishnets and a sequin corset. I was 13, at the Admiral Theater’s monthly midnight screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and I felt deeply confused and excited by my first crush that existed beyond gender. This, my friends, is the bi experience. As the years have passed and monthly screenings diminish, I fear that teenagers are not being exposed to the magic of Rocky Horror. Take this opportunity to introduce the virgins in your life (in RHPS speak, that’s someone who’s never seen the film) to absolute pleasure with a special appearance from Magenta herself, Patricia Quinn. (5th Avenue Theatre, 7:30 pm, all ages) AUDREY VANN
Mourning Sickness: ‘Elvira: Mistress of the Dark’
Oct 24
Until recently, I had never seen Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, but rest assured I am making up for lost time. The 1988 cult classic revolves around everyone’s favorite goth horror hostess, Elvira (played by the iconic Cassandra Gay Peterson), who discovers her great-aunt Morgana bequeathed her a crumbling mansion in a small-minded town named Fallwell (likely a reference to conservative televangelist Jerry Falwell). The result is a delightful fish-out-of-water story, featuring relentless innuendos, a pink-dyed poodle named Gonk, a himbo love interest, a villain named Chastity Pariah, Tic Tac pie, and a bacchanalian picnic scene. This film was made in a lab for the gays—the slut-shaming and moral panic of the townspeople; Elvira’s fabulous drag; the film’s dedication to Peterson’s late best friend and makeup artist Robert Allen Redding, who died of AIDS; and of course, the fact that Peterson herself is sexually fluid and has been living her best queer life in Portland with her partner of 24 years, Teresa “T” Wierson. Who better to present this campy masterpiece than local queen Monday Mourning? (Northwest Film Forum, 8 pm, all ages) JULIANNE BELL
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Trauma Bond Film Series Through Oct 23, Northwest Film Forum, times vary
Nouvelles Femmes: Modern Women of the 1960s French New Wave Cinema Through Nov 17, SIFF Cinema Uptown, times vary
Motel Hell Oct 7, Beacon Cinema, 7:30 pm
True Stories: A Film by David Byrne Oct 7–8, Northwest Film Forum, times vary
RRR Oct 8, Central Cinema, 8 pm
An Autumn Afternoon Oct 9-13, Northwest Film Forum, times vary
Vertigo Oct 9–14, Central Cinema, 4 and 7 pm
Blade Oct 9–14, Central Cinema, 9:50 pm
18th Annual Seattle Latino Film Festival Oct 9–17, various venues, times vary
The Blue Rose: Part II Oct 10, SIFF Cinema Uptown, 7 pm
Salome’s Last Dance Oct 10, SIFF Cinema Uptown, 2 pm
Screamplay Oct 10–11, Northwest Film Forum, 7:30 pm
The Films of Andrzej Wajda: Kanał Oct 11, SIFF Film Center, 2 pm
SIFF Book Club: Carrie Oct 11, SIFF Cinema Uptown, 3:30 pm
SIFF Movie Club: Ginger Snaps Oct 12, SIFF Cinema Uptown, 6:30 pm
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Oct 13, Clock-Out Lounge, 7 pm
SFCS at 10: Green Room Oct 14, Northwest Film Forum, 7 pm
Scarecrowber 2026 Oct 14–28, SIFF Film Center, times vary
Baron Von Terror Presents: Halloween III: Season of the Witch Oct 15, Central Cinema, 8 pm
Rainier: A Beer Odyssey Oct 15, MOHAI, 7 pm
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: In Concert Oct 16, Moore Theatre, 7 pm
Ken Russell’s The Devils Oct 16–18, SIFF Cinema Uptown, times vary
Hausu (House) Oct 16–21, Central Cinema, times vary
Gross Pointe Blank Oct 16–21, Central Cinema, times vary
Presented by Grand Illusion: I Walked With a Zombie Oct 17, SIFF Film Center, 5:30 pm
Presented by Grand Illusion: Black Zombie Oct 17, SIFF Film Center, 7:30 pm
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein Oct 17, Beacon Cinema, 10 pm
Begotten Oct 17–20, Beacon Cinema, times vary
The Night They All Came Out of Their Coffins at Once: Monster Crossovers, Team-Ups, and Pile-Ups Oct 17–31, Beacon Cinema, times vary
Presented by Grand Illusion: Television Terror Triple Feature Pizza Party 2 Oct 18, SIFF Film Center, 4:30 pm
Universal Monster Mash Double Feature: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Oct 18 and 21, Beacon Cinema, times vary
Isle of the Dead Oct 18–21, Beacon Cinema, times vary
Cemetery Man Oct 20, Clock-Out Lounge, 7 pm
WTF with STUFF: Holy Trinity Oct 21, Northwest Film Forum, 7 pm
The Totally Halloween Sing Along Oct 22, Central Cinema, 8 pm
2026 HUMP! Film Festival–Fall Lineup Oct 22 and 29, Lumberyard Bar, 7:30 pm, 21+
20th Annual Tacoma Film Festival Oct 22–25, multiple locations, times vary
SECS Fest Presents Driller Oct 23, Beacon Cinema, 10 pm
Frankenstein (1931) Oct 23–28, Central Cinema, times vary
Fright Night Oct 23–28, Central Cinema, times vary
Final Girl Screening, Q&A, and Social Oct 24, SIFF Film Center, 6:30 pm
VHS Über Alles Presents Shot on Video Halloween Special Oct 24, Beacon Cinema, 10 pm
Camp Napalm Presents: Basic Instinct Oct 25, Central Cinema, 8 pm
Necropolis Oct 26–27, Beacon Cinema, times vary
The Most Dangerous Game plus Spooky Shorts on 16mm Oct 27, SIFF Film Center, 7:30 pm
TV Party: Doomed Occult Detectives Oct 27, Beacon Cinema, 7:30 pm
CatVideoFest 2026 Oct 29, SIFF Cinema Uptown, 7 pm
Idle Hands Oct 29, Beacon Cinema, 7:30 pm
The Ring in Concert with the Seattle Symphony Oct 29–30, Benaroya Hall, times vary
Spookies Oct 30, Beacon Cinema, 10 pm
Collide-O-Scope Halloween Oct 30–31, Northwest Film Forum, times vary
Five Minutes to Die Halloween Edition Oct 31, Beacon Cinema, 7 pm
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