October 3-4-5, 2008 • Hollywood Theatre, Portland Oregon
The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival promotes the works of H.P. Lovecraft, literary horror, and weird tales through the cinematic adaptations by professional and amateur filmmakers. The festival was founded in 1995 by Andrew Migliore in the hope that H.P. Lovecraft would be rightly recognized as a master of gothic horror and his work more faithfully adapted to film and television.
Saturday night marks the return of the Darkest of the Hillside Thickets live and in concert! Don't miss the fun. You will need your festival pass to get in.
Sunday night is going to be our blow out wrap up party with ambient music and lightshow... and perhaps a visit by Elwood?
Indie film director, Aaron Vanek (The Yellow Sign), screenwriter Julia Fair (Alien Raiders), Scott Glancy (Pagan Publishing) and Edward Morris (author) will introduce The Blair Witch Project at 10:00 PM on Saturday. They will discuss the making of the film (Julia was involved in the creation of the "history" of the Blair Witch) and its Mythos connections. Aaron has called The Blair Witch Project "one of the best Lovecraftian films ever made."
Julia Fair, screenwriter on Alien Raiders, will be on hand to introduce the film and answer audience questions afterward. Our two screenings of Alien Raiders, which has plot elements reminiscent of the dark conspiracy themes of the Delta Green universe, will also feature comments from Scott Glancy, co-creator of Delta Green. Did Ms Fair intend these parallels or was it merely a "coincidence"? What real-life events inspired both creations? Watch Alien Raiders and join the discussion to find out.
Alien Raiders screens at 7:30 pm Saturday and 10:00 pm Sunday.
Friday night 12:30 am
Late-Nite Open Mic
- Lynn Cesar
- Joe Pulver
- Adam Niswander
- Michael Shea
Saturday 1:00-2:30 pm
Author’s Readings session 1
- Michael Shea (30 minutes)
- Adam Niswander (25 minutes)
- Bob Price (30 minutes)
- Richard Lupoff (30 minutes)
Saturday 2:00-3:00 pm
Brian Lumley Reading — Q&A
- Bob Price (moderator)
Saturday 2:30-3:30 pm
Ask S. T. Joshi
See Shorts Blocks for information on which shorts are in which block.
Please note that openers and trailers are not listed as of yet.
Yes, we know our audience. We know what you like. And we know you like it even better when it's FREE!
That's why we're pleased to announce that there will be plenty of give-aways at the panels, Q&A's and other events this year.
So far, we can announce that we'll have:
Our judges, despite (or rather because of) their highly refined esthetic sensibilities and their extensive savvy on what makes a good Lovecraftian film (besides the bottomless popcorn tub), have finally made their agonizing decision at to this year’s winning screenplay. That’s the truth: it was no easy matter. There were so many fine submissions, the decision came close to being a coin toss. Close, but not quite.
How cool is this? Mignola rocks.
Missed Cthulhu at last year's festival? Want to see it again? You have an opportunity this Friday Sept 12 thru Thursday Sept. 18 at Portland's Hollywood Theatre.
When young history professor Russ is called upon by his sister to execute their late mother’s estate, he is reunited with his boyhood chum and with his father, the charismatic leader of a New Age cult. While exploring his memories, Russ wanders into a seaside warehouse where hundreds of names are scrawled on the walls. ...
The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets is a rock band from British Columbia who's main body of music consists largely of often tongue-in-cheek homages to the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Even the band's name is drawn from a phrase in Lovecraft's story The Tomb.
