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A Cursed Portland Arcade Game and Other Creepy Lore. Plus, the Wildest Halloween Parties in Portland

City Cast Portland · Oct 26, 2026 · 35:42

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Host Claudia Meza gets into the Halloween spirit with Matthew Trueherz, arts and culture editor at Willamette Week, and Alex Frane, food and culture reporter. They dig into the city's spookiest lore — from the CIA-tinged urban legend of the Polybius arcade game to the surprisingly haunting history buried beneath the Oregon Zoo — then round up the best Halloween parties happening across Portland this Saturday, from an Erotic Ball to a Morrison corridor bar crawl.

Discussed in today's episode:


Slabtown Tours

Halloween at Thunderbird Mississippi

LaVerne’s Pass the Hatchet

Rhinestone’s Viva Goth Vegas

Portland Mercury’s Scream Queen Halloween

Portland Erotic Bal

Good Girl Halloween

Creepy’s Halloween

Eldorado Halloween

Holocene’s Betty: A Queer Dance Party

The Coffin Club




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League of Women Voters Portland

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