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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?

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.