The Living Dead Girl

Clinton Street Theater is screening The Living Dead Girl on Tuesday, October 20, at 7 PM. It's a restored version of the 1982 film by Jean Rollin, a cult horror classic from the French director known for his atmospheric, dreamlike approach to the genre.

The screening is part of Horror October, the theater's annual festival of cult classics, international horror, midnight movies, and Halloween-themed oddities. The festival runs from October 1 to 27, and it mixes special screenings with live performances and guest appearances throughout the month. If you've been following the lineup, this is one of the titles that falls into that international horror category—a French cult film from the early eighties, shown here in a restored print.

Rollin's work often sits at the more surreal, moody end of horror, and The Living Dead Girl is one of his better-known titles. Seeing it in a restored version means you're getting a cleaner look at the film than you would from an old bootleg or a worn-out VHS copy, which makes a difference when the atmosphere is half the point. It's a good fit for a theater that leans into the midnight movie tradition.

Tickets are $10, and the screening starts at 7 PM on Tuesday, October 20, at Clinton Street Theater, 2522 S.E. Clinton St., Portland, OR 97202.