Short Films Block 5

Type: 
Film
Location: 
Holiday Inn - Bienville Ballroom A-B-C
Date and time: 
Saturday, November 4, 2023 - 2:00pm

Each short film block features a selection of different films ranging from direct adaptations of Lovecraft's work to stories heavily inspired by his brand of cosmic horror.

 

To Fire You Come At Last

US Premiere
Directed by
Sean Hogan
starring
Mark Carlisle, Harry Roebuck, Richard Rowden, Stephen Smith, James Swanton
43 mins
 | 2023
 | United Kingdom
 | English
 

In rural 17th-century England, a group of men gather to carry a coffin on the long walk to the local graveyard for burial. Much ancient folklore and superstition surround the pathway to the church, and several of the party are afraid to walk it after dark. Squire Marlow, the grieving father of the dead man, promises to double their wages if they agree to make the mysterious journey full of unexpected revelations.

*North American Premiere

 

Night-Gaunts

World Premiere
Directed by
Monstark
3 mins
 | 2023
 | United States
 | English
 

A traveler is snatched away on a monstrous voyage. Based on the poem by H. P. Lovecraft.

 

The Dogs

World Premiere
Directed by
Jose Luis Rodriguez Casarin
starring
Enrique Arreola
12 mins
 | 2022
 | Mexico
 | Spanish
 w/English subtitles

Everything is great when the investigators Augusto and Franco get their hands on a pair of strange glasses that enables them to travel through time and space. As they begin to understand them, Augusto gets obsessed with their power, without knowing that beyond time and space lurk and wait entities that prey for those with unearthly ambitions.

 

The Duppy Man's Walk

Pacific NW Premiere
Directed by
Gregory Foxx Jr.
starring
Devin Carter, Tyler Webb, Robert Yatta, Tashe B King, Fernando Lopez
18 mins
 | 2023
 | United States
 | English
 

Upon failing to show proper respects at the edge of a mysterious marsh, two young men pay a horrific price for their encroachment, when a restless entity makes its displeasure known.

 

 

A King in Yellow

Local Premiere
Directed by
Drew Roderick
starring
Michelle DeMoss, Liam Shi
10 mins
 | 2022
 | United States
 | English
 

A brother attempts to bring his sister's sense of hearing back by performing an occult ritual involving vinyl records. (in American Sign Language, English)

Owner: 
H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Mobile, AL