SHRIEK: Women Directors of Horror Festival!
featuring The Invitation, Office Killer, and American Psycho!

Welcome to SHRIEK's October series, the Women Directors of Horror Festival!

This event ticketing page is for the events at Naked City Brewery. For our October 2nd event for The Slumber Party Massacre at Scarecrow Video, you can purchase tickets by clicking here.

Seattle horror film fanatics Evan J. Peterson and Heather Marie Bartels will lead you through a sampling of some of the most intriguing horror films created by women. Click below for trailers:

Oct. 16: The Invitation, directed by Karyn Kusama (2015)

Oct. 23: Office Killer, written & directed by Cindy Sherman (1997)

Oct. 30: American Psycho, adapted & directed by Mary Harron (2000)

These four films have been selected to show the range of style in the horror films that women create, in addition to previous female-directed horror films we've watched at SHRIEK such as The Babadook, The Countess, and Lyle. Join Evan and Heather through their tour of some of horror's leading women—behind the camera.

SHRIEK is a community class merging film with education and offering an accessible forum outside of academia. The goal is to offer low-cost opportunities to learn about film and women's studies and to inspire more diverse filmmakers to get involved as creators in the genre. Naked City Brewery sponsors the series in their screening room, with film sponsorship from Scarecrow Video. 

The Naked City screening room is 21+. Food and drinks are available on site. Please do not bring outside food or drink. We reserve the right to refuse admission to anyone under the influence of extreme drugs or alcohol.

General Admission: $10 per session (register here in advance)

Teachers/Professors, Seniors 65+, Veterans, and Students with ID: $5 per session (register at event)

Low Income Housing / No Housing patrons: free entry

Day-of and point-of-sale registration also welcome!

Naked City Brewery and Taphouse is located at:

8564 Greenwood Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
Phone: 206.838.6299

Contact wordmercury [at] gmail.com for more info.

Evan J. Peterson is a college professor, author, and journalist. He is a Clarion West alum, and he received his MFA from Florida State University. His writing has been featured in The Stranger, Weird Tales, Queers Destroy Horror, andThe Rumpus. His books include The Midnight Channel, Skin Job, and Ghosts in Gaslight, Monsters in Steam: Gay City 5. He lives in Seattle with his werewolf, Dorian Greyhound.

Heather Marie Bartels is the Managing Director of the Rainier Independent Film Festival, graduate from the University of Washington Cinema Studies department, and host of the film and feminism podcast "Turn Up The Ladybro." She spends most of her spare time introducing the uninitiated to the wonders of horror and finding the best ramen in town. 

SHRIEK promotional images designed by Marc Palm