panels

Lovecraft Unbound edited by Ellen Datlow is an award-nominated anthology of new stories inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. Ellen will host a group reading by some of the contributors to the volume: Marc Laidlaw, Michael Shea, and Caitlín R. Kiernan.

Ramsey Campbell is one of the greatest living icons of the modern weird tale. On this panel we will examine his origins as a creator of Lovecraftian pastiche and explore how his use of the Cthulhu mythos evolved into a more personal vision throughout his career. With Joe Pettit, Jr., Jason Brock, S. T. Joshi, and William F. Nolan.

H.P. Lovecraft has been an inspiration to writers since he created his mythos and his Elder Gods. Generations of writers have used his creations to write their own interpretations of his work--some in pastiches that stayed close to the original texts, others in wholly original works that take Lovecraft's mythos and twists it into very modern and sometimes almost unrecognizable forms. Meet some of the contemporary writers who are playing in Lovecraft's universe but making it their own. Editor Ellen Datlow hosts a round table discussion with writers Caitlin R. Read more

Writers of the horror, the horror, tell (not show!) us about their craft, influences, ritual and business experiences. With Andrew S. Fuller, Laird Barron, Cody Goodfellow, Ed Morris, William F. Nolan, and Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire.

This panel examines the course of Lovecraft's literary life from amateur journalist to pulp writer, discussing his (generally unsuccessful) attempts to secure book publication of his stories, and concluding with a survey of his posthumous editors, from August Derleth of Arkham House to the present day. With S. T. Joshi, Scott Connors, and Richard A. Lupoff.

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has spent the past year in production on a feature film adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's classic weird tale, The Whisperer in Darkness. Now, as they near completion of the film, the movie's producers join the HPLFF to talk about the project. In addition to discussing the trials and tribulations of indie filmmaking, they'll also show a never-before-seen scene from the film and will premiere a new trailer. Read more

Editors unlock some of their arcane secrets about why they started a magazine, how they assemble an anthology, and what horrors they seek. With Ellen Datlow, Scott Allie, James R. Beach, Victoria Blake, Scott Glancy, and Shawna Gore.

Dark Horse editors Scott Allie and Shawna Gore are joined by other members of Portland's thriving comics scene to discuss the history and current relationship between horror and comics, a genre and an artform that have both been pushed to new levels of creativity, while also being rediscovered by Hollywood and achieving new heights of popularity in mainstream culture. Guests: David Hahn (artist of Bite Club), Brandon Seifert (writer of Witch Doctor), Jade Dodge (publisher, Cellar Door Publishing).

Cosmic horror, that literary discipline dealing with the vast, cold universe and its manifold terrors, is a cornerstone of Lovecraftian fiction and a genre lately revived and celebrated by the proliferation of independent presses. This panel will examine and discuss the cosmic horror niche from the non-Euclidian geometry of Lovecraft’s most febrile imaginings, to the seductive extra dimensional forces of darkness introduced by Clive Barker, to the latest trends of a panoply of dark stars such as Caitlin Kiernan, John Langan, and Wilum Pugmire. Read more

Explore the life and works of Lovecraft's protege Clark Ashton Smith, "Klarkash-Ton", the writer, painter, and sculptor, and poet who was one of the most admired writers for Weird Tales, one of the greatest explorers of cosmic and fantastic realms, and a major contributor to Lovecraft's "Mythos". With Smith editors Scott Connors and Ron Hilger, writers Richard A. Lupoff, Jessica Amanda Salmonson and Maryanne Snyder, and artist David C. Verba.