The following description comes from the event organizer.

Portland’s premiere showcase of horror theatre and macabre variety arts. The annual live performance festival will haunt the Chapel Theatre for two weeks this October. Performances run daily October 3 through 13, 2024, and will feature full length touring productions, script readings, interactive installations, film screenings, vendors, “creepy” community events and the return of the infamous Macabre Cabaret!

Featuring these 
MAINSTAGE PRODUCTIONS

“The Sluagh” by The Midnight Society
Close the windows. The Wild Hunt is afoot… The Midnight Society tells stories that answer the question, "What keeps you up at night?" It is the brainchild of Caitlin Nolan.

“STITCHES” by Nathalie Owen FitzSimons
A queer body horror clown show about the right to repair. Inspired by Grand Guignol, this show follows a reanimated corpse in its attempts to achieve true life on its own terms. 

“They Were a Dracula” by Summer Olsson and Ashley Hollingshead
“They Were a Dracula” starts with familiar characters from Bram Stoker’s famous novel but quickly tears open the story, as one after the other get turned into vampires. In this scary comedy, Jonathan comes out to Mina as a member of the undead. Mina seduces Lucy, who seduces Van Helsing. Dracula himself is conflicted about drinking blood. Gnashing fangs, spurting blood, song and dance numbers—will anyone survive? 


“Still, Life” by Basement Stair Collective
A bouquet of crumpled lilies, rough grooves carved into a weathered butcher block, dolls veiled in cobwebs - all portraits illuminating the worn, forgotten objects that once showcased meaning, purpose, and passions of the living. Like pearls on string, “Still, Life” threads together lonesome vignettes within the remnants of a decaying home where the dread, morbidity, and viscera of life in a feminine identity are examined through ghostly storytelling.


“HR: The Final Directive” by Mishelle Apalategui, _eternal.classic_
No, this meeting couldn't have been an email. Indulge in your worst nightmare: a mandatory meeting with the head of HR. Now that the country has taken its final form as a Corporation, its unhinged HR Director is dying to drag you through a sinister and unexpected onboarding session in “HR: The Final Directive.” 
Written and performed by Mishelle Apalategui, this solo show is part clown, part immersive play, and totally corporate-approved. Welcome to the team!

“Miss Terri Terror Presents: Horror Anthology” by Nick Assunto and Summer Olsson
“Miss Terri Terror Presents: Horror Anthology” is a new take on after dark horror shows like Tales from the Crypt, presented as if it were live on your television at home, showcasing three back to back shorts connected in a mysteriously dark way, hosted by Miss Terri Terror herself.

And many more events!