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Here’s a List of Seattle-Based Scary Movies for Halloween
Spy familiar sights around the city in these thrilling, scary or supernatural-themed, Seattle-based flicks.
This article originally appeared in the October 2017 issue of Seattle magazine.
Seattle is a natural setting for a scary movie: the mists, the gloom and yes, the rain. Just in time for Halloween, add some local color to your next movie night with one of the following flicks, each of which uses the city for inspiration.
Look for Pike Place Market in The Vanishing (1993) and Cthulhu (2007); nearby Whidbey Island in Practical Magic (1998) and The Ring (2002); Boren Avenue in David Lynch’s Fire Walk with Me (1992); points around the University of Washington campus in WarGames (1983) and The Changeling (1980); Magnuson Park in Stephen King’s Rose Red (2002); a luxury home in Magnolia in The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992); various downtown locations in The Ring and The Changeling; and the Space Needle in The Night Strangler (1973) and Fear (1996).
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SENSORIUM Takes on Our Screen Addiction
Dance, drag, and immersive art collide in an eight-week exploration of our phone-obsessed lives, with a few surprises along the way.
What do drag queens, smartphone addiction, art installations, and an old luggage shop have in common? According to longtime Seattle choreographer Alana O’Farrell Rogers, a lot. “There’s no dead time anymore,” says Rogers, explaining how the proliferation of smartphones fills the empty spaces that once served as time for rest or connection. Where we snuggled…
Salt-N-Pepa on Breaking Barriers and Staying Power
Ahead of their performance at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture gala, the hip-hop pioneers talk about creative ownership, connecting with new generations, and the songs that still resonate.
The Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP) will host its annual ICONS of Pop Culture Gala in Seattle on October 22, honoring five artists and institutions whose work has helped shape entertainment and culture. This year’s honorees are martial arts and film legend Bruce Lee, fashion designer Jeremy Scott, the video game franchise Halo, hip-hop pioneers…
Studio Sessions: Christopher Paul Jordan
Drawing on childhood memories, neighborhood history, and salvaged materials, Christopher Paul Jordan’s latest show at Cornish’s Behnke Family Gallery explores how the past stays with us.
Start in the middle. It’s good advice for telling a story, and a way into Christopher Paul Jordan’s paintings. By the time you encounter them, their materials have already been something else, and who knows what they might move on to become. The Tacoma interdisciplinary artist works with salvaged objects, including screens, picture frames, canvas,…
Rearview Mirror: Wedding Bells, A Furniture Launch, and the Symphony’s New Look
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
WEDDING BELLS I’ve been a bit absent from this column lately, but I think I have a pretty good excuse: I got married! It’s already been three weeks since my September 19 wedding, but I’m still reflecting on the magic of the day. My fiancé, well husband now (I can’t get used to saying it!),…