H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival®

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Silas & the Tomb, based on H.P. Lovecraft's 'In the Vault', is the story of what happens to an undertaker when he tries to cut corners.

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Look into Edgar's eyes and witness his dark deeds, as the psychosis consumes him. While rationalizing his sanity, see how he observed, stalked, and preyed upon the evil eye. Following the murder and disposal of the old man and his pale blue vulture eye, Edgar is meet by three police officers who had come to investigate a shriek heard in the night. Why not let them in? Read more

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Three stoner students of Miskatonic University hatch a plan to provide for themselves unlimited weed - they will use the ancient book of evil known as the Necronomicon to conjure it from thin air. A Disciple of the Great Old Ones offers to grant their wish in exchange for a sacrifice. Soon the students find themselves 'laughing and killing in joy' as absurdity and insanity ensue.

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A mummified cat is tormented by the skeletons of past meals. Directed and animated by MTV and Sy Fy Channel veteran Aurelio Voltaire and narrated by Danny Elfman.

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Short animated film adapting Lovecraft's short story "The Rats in the Walls" which was written in August-September of 1923, and first published in Weird Tales, March 1924.

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A young man takes shelter from a storm in an old house inhabited by a strange older man. While examining an old book, the young man begins to wonder if this house and it's host are hiding a dark secret. As the storm builds, the possibility of darker and more horrifying possibilities lingering in the house increase as well. Based on the short story by H. P. Lovecraft.

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What is calling to Earl, the town vagrant of a rural fishing community? Curiosity? Greed? Lust? Or is it something more ethereal that draws him back to the lake over the hill? Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, 'Roe' is a surreal, visceral tale of terror and paranoia in a small American town where the water is dark and the truth is darker.

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A collaboration between Lovecraftian fantasy artist Paul Carrick and musician Steve Painter of Dark Sunny Land. Listen to the eerie track 'Dying Factory' while scans of Paul Carrick's Lovecraft inspired illustrations crawl across the screen.Music copyright Steve Paintermyspace.com/darksunnylandSong Title: Dying FactoryFrom the Album: Kon Taan KorLabel: Gulcher Records)Artwork copyright Paul Carrick(nightserpent.com)

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Do you want to be a nicer person? Are you looking for inspiration to do good things? Well keep looking. But if you're into opening up terrifying vistas of reality then the Esoteric Order of the Old Ones and Cthulhu Cultists want to help. From Bad Advice for Good Times, the team that brought you Elder Sign and Casting Call of Cthulhu, comes The Necronomicon; a short and biting spoof of faith-based commercial advertising and accepted religious dogma.

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Randolph Carter has been sentenced to death, accused of the murder of his associate, Harley Warren. However, Randolph's account of the incident paints quite a different picture. As he tells it, after many a sleepless night studying arcane horrors, Randolph and Harley trek into the night, intent on satiating their curiosities. Based on the short story by H.P. Lovecraft.