The Night Gallery is Bleedingham Film Festival’s kickoff event that brings together dark artists in various mediums for an evening of celebration of macabre and horror filled delights.
This year, The Night Gallery is taking it to the next level with a Gothic Masquerade party, based on Edgar Allen Poe’s story, “The Masque of the Red Death.”
The Red Death is sweeping through the land, killing the infected within minutes, blood gushing out of their pores, there is no where that is safe. But never fear, The Night Gallery:Masque of the Red Death, bids you to join the opulent Prince Prospero in his castle as his most esteemed guests, where you will be safe from the pestilence that rages through the poor villagers outside.
Step inside the haunted and historic Hotel Leo in downtown Bellingham and you will find several rooms to explore dark artists, vendors, dancers, music, and filmmaking panels, plus interactive characters who will entertain you through each of the rooms at Prospero’s party, all while Prospero tries to hunt down the party crasher that is “killing” his vibe.
*This event is recommended for ages 18 and up, due to mature content, including partial nudity, horror themes, and language. Mature younger folks may attend with a responsible adult. You may be asked for your ID at the ticket counter.
This is NOT an event for young children, please leave them at home.
Costumes are highly encouraged, as this is a Masquerade party! We want to see your best fits, masks and makeup/fx! Plus, there will be a gothic photo booth to get your best pics!
A special food and beverage menu for ticket holders will be available for purchase in the Leo Lounge and Hotel Leo’s bar, Amendment 21.
What will you discover at The Night Gallery: Masque of the Red Death?
To our esteemed guests, we have been dying to share that Prince Prospero has brought out his most cherished performers from his collection to treat you to a deliciously dark and opulent night!
Our deadly DJ, BF Knowhere will be there to wisp you through a night of gothic vibes to ease your soul and get your bones a shakin as the darkness creeps in!
We are delighted to announce featured ballroom performances by:
Gila Monster Presents CVNT COVEN: a PNW-based pole dance troupe with a rotating cast of pole performers, featuring guest burlesque, drag, and circus acts.
Performances by:
Gila Monster is a PNW-based pole & aerial performer and the producer of Cvnt Coven.
Lucy Luvs is a performance artist in pole and burlesque and has been performing for the past 3 years. Prepare yourself to be dazzled by her beauty and strength!
Belladonna is a pole permanence artist and a member of the Cunt Coven. Veiled in allure and dripping with mystery, she transforms the pole into her altar of seduction. Her presence and strength will capture your senses and keep you under her spell.
With Special Guest performances by:
Kali Duality moves between worlds—dancer, costume-maker, and conjurer of masks for the Elemental Sirens. In red and shadow, she embodies the masquerade itself: a vision both enchanting and perilous, revealed in a single breath.
Angela has been pole dancing since 2022 and is excited to be back performing at Bleedingham!
Pistol Marquis, the one and lonely, internationally ignored, gutter punk PNW princess!
Son of a Butch is a drag king first and a drag monster second. He is on his third year of performing, his first year of top surgery, and his 23rd year of being extremely cunty! When he’s on stage you know you’re about to be either scared, enamoured, horny, or all 3! Son of a Butch is the glamour in guts, the unease in horror, and the loudness of butch.
Vix Vicious is your local goth freak, usually found creeping around on the Shakedown stage. You may know them as the host of ALL HAIL, a former competitor in Rumors’ Bring The Heat 4.0, or Mx. Goth 2023.
Whimsy is a queer, multi-genre burlesque performer fusing movement and theatrical storytelling. Known for bold characters, hypnotic isolations, and a flair for the unexpected, Whimsy transforms every stage into a playground of movement, sensuality, and unapologetic expression.
But we’re not done yet, dear friends, capping off this evening’s descent straight into the hands of the Red Death, we can safely say that we are killing it by announcing that Gallowmaker, a goth-rock/post-punk band composed of four demons from Bellingham, will be assisting you on your exit from this Earthly realm!
Stay tuned to our Social Media and this page to stay updated on more event announcements and details! We’re not done yet…
This is where you go for guidance, clarity and the chill zone. Karma Kards will be waiting for you with several readers available. Be sure to seek them out, they are true intuitives, psychics, tarot and oracle readers and are worth talking to.
Lounge style seating will be waiting for you to gather with friends or make new ones while sipping tea and coffee and enjoying yourself a little spooky treat from It’s the Sweet Things.
Shop macabre vendors, meet local horror authors and pick up some new scary books.
Find the haunted library behind the lounge, play a game of pool or pick up a book if the desire arrises.
Scary Story Times in the library:
6:30-7
Sit back by the fireplace and enjoy a live reading of a classic Poe story by local author Aaron Palmer.
8-8:30
Reading one of her newest scary stories, WA horror author, Desiree Horton, is dying to take you on a dark auditory ride.
9-9:30
WA horror author, Tara Meyers, has a late night scary story to share that may even spook the ghosts in the room.
Ballroom/lobby:
5-7pm Blue Room:
Meet your host of the masquerade, Prospero!
Shop macabre art and gothic horror vendors. Ballroom vendors will be there for you all night long. Get yourself some new dark art.
Vibe to classic gothy tunes and Halloween favorites with DJ BF Knowhere.
Be hypnotized by the ambient dancing from members of Cvnt Coven as they seemingly float like the ghosts surrounding you now.
Seek out the Mystic Lounge for more dark vendors, tarot, psychics, and authors who have scary stories to tell.
Enjoy yourself a tasty treat from It’s the Sweet Things with a cup of tea and enjoy the dark and moody atmosphere of the lounge.
Be wary of strange characters roaming about the grounds, some may present you with tokens for prizes and small trinkets, others may just be a part of your own descent into madness.
Hungry, need a drink? Step into Amendment 21 to purchase tasty bites and spooky Poe inspired libations, open all night.
Be sure to stop to get your best macabre pics at the Photo Booth in the front of the lobby.
Beware of a strange and disturbing red presence floating around, stranger danger and all.
Memento Mori.
7-8pmPurple,Green,Orange
Opulence. Greed. Madness.
Cvnt Coven with Special Guest Performers will take you on a dark and decadent journey through the realms of changing colors while ushering you into new realities and dimensions of your mind.
8:45pm Pink Room
Spot Prospero and follow him into the ballroom for the grand dance procession that will lead you into DJ BF Knowhere’s goth dance party. We want to see how you move to the darkness.
9:30pm RED ROOM
Prospero’s folly.
Final Hellish performance by Cvnt Coven. Don’t lose your head.
10-11pm RED ROOM AFTERMATH
Get ready to get dark and moody with a final performance by local punk goth band, GALLOWMAKER!
Secret Theater (downstairs)
Panels TBA:
5:30-6:30pm
6:30-7:30pm
8-9pm Todd Masters from Masters FX shares movie props, stories and answers your weirdest questions about movie monsters and special FX!
