screenplay contest

The following six scripts are the finalists for the 2011 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® held in San Pedro:

Tesla & Lovecraft vs. Cthulhu by Anthony Todaro & Chris Keaton
Magick by Alan O'Brien
The Old Man and the Box by Bill Barnett
Death Wind by Travis Heermann and Jim Pinto
The Lurkers by Daniel Hartman, Jr.
The Dark Red Hills by Stephen Cedars

The winner wil be announced at the festival on Saturday night.

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. Read more

We have reduced the selection of screenplays down to 18 and our illustrious group of authors led by the infamous Robert M. Price are busy making their final picks. We'll be updating the website with final information by September 15th.

Update: The field has been reduced to 8.