{"id":18322,"date":"2021-10-23T18:51:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T02:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=18322"},"modified":"2026-04-14T18:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:52:09","slug":"dance-to-death-at-the-coffin-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/dance-to-death-at-the-coffin-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance to death at The Coffin Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><em>The Coffin Club: Portland&#8217;s own horror-themed nightclub<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Sarah Austin<\/strong> | Lifestyle Editor<\/p>\r\n<p>Looking for a Halloween themed establishment that brings frights year round? The Coffin Club is a goth-themed nightclub and bar in Portland that is a hit for Halloween lovers. The Coffin Club brings in visitors from around the world for its tributes to the \u201cworld of the weird.\u201d With decor such as skeletons, horrific framed photos, iron gates, eerie black light paintings and their infamous coffin used as a photo prop for many, the club is a must see. The ambiance is based on\u00a0 &#8220;Lovecraftian Horror,&#8221; a macabre style named for the American author Howard Phillips Lovecraft who wrote science, fantasy and horror stories.<\/p>\r\n<p>Not only has The Coffin Club been voted multiple times as one of the top 10 themed bars in the world, but Portland has also voted it in its top 10 best dance clubs for its inclusion and variety of groups it caters to, like queer, punk, alternative and \u201cdark electro\u201d to name a few.<\/p>\r\n<p>Recently renovated, The Coffin Club\u2019s newest editions feature a basement, and outside at the Patio is the Coffin Cart which serves vegan food. Don&#8217;t miss out on a delicious themed cocktail updated each night on the specials menu at the bar.<\/p>\r\n<p>The Coffin Club is open Thursday \u2013 Saturday from 8 p.m. \u2013 2:15 a.m. It is located in the Industrial District of Portland at 421 SE Grand Ave. The Coffin Club holds events every weekend, announcing themes and featured DJs on their website, thecoffinclubpdx.com, and social media pages, @coffinclubpdx on Facebook and Instagram. Thursday nights are free but the cover charge for entrance on Fridays and Saturdays varies, so be sure to check their social media for information and plan ahead. Masks, a temperature check at the door and a valid ID showing one is at least 21 years of age are required for entry.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16738\" src=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"4220\" height=\"82\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line.png 4220w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-300x6.png 300w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1024x20.png 1024w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-768x15.png 768w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1536x30.png 1536w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-2048x40.png 2048w, https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/files\/2020\/12\/lighter-gray-line-1080x21.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4220px) 100vw, 4220px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Contact the author at <a href=\"mailto:lifestyleeditor@thewesternhowl.com\">lifestyleeditor@thewesternhowl.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Coffin Club: Portland&#8217;s own horror-themed nightclub<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Austin | Lifestyle Editor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1094,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[1098,1294,248,154,1229,1295,1147,1146],"class_list":["post-18322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-bar","tag-club","tag-halloween","tag-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle-editor","tag-nightclub","tag-sarah","tag-sarah-austin"],"modified_by":"saragerrick","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1094"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25451,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18322\/revisions\/25451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}