Screening of the 1979 Japanese folk horror film Demon Pond, directed by Masahiro Shinoda, as part of the Clinton Street Theater's Horror October festival.
Clinton Street Theater is screening Demon Pond on Thursday, October 15, from 7 to 9 PM. It's a 1979 film by Masahiro Shinoda, one of the innovators of the Japanese New Wave, and it sits right in the middle of the theater's Horror October lineup.
If you haven't heard of Horror October, it's the theater's annual month-long celebration of cult classics, international horror, midnight movies, and Halloween-themed oddities. The 2026 edition runs from October 1 to 27, and Demon Pond is one of the screenings they've slotted in. Along with the films, the month includes live performances and guest appearances, so this is just one night in a larger stretch of spooky programming.
As for the movie itself, Demon Pond blends Japanese folk horror and psychedelia with Kabuki theater and fantasy elements. The story follows a wandering schoolteacher who meets a witchy woman whose job is to appease the local dragon god to prevent catastrophic floods—until a drought complicates things. It's a strange, atmospheric piece of Japanese cinema from a director known for pushing boundaries, and seeing it on a big screen is the way it's meant to be watched.
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The screening is at Clinton Street Theater, 2522 S.E. Clinton St., Portland, OR 97202, on Thursday, October 15, from 7 to 9 PM. Tickets are $10.
