Support the CthulhuCon PDX (April 25-26) fundraiser by purchasing one of our Limited Edition ticket or shirt packages! In lieu of running a Kickstarter, we are selling a limited number of Early Bird ticket packages and shirts ONLY UNTIL FEB 16. Regular Ticket Packages are limited to only 70 (comes with an exlusive T-shirt, work shirt, or hoodie, plus special ticket/badge) and VIP Ticket packages (additionally includes catered VIP guest reception and numbered art print) are limited to only 30.
Even if you can't come, you can still support our fundraiser with your torso, by getting one of our exclusive T-shirts (or a babydoll tee, work shirt, or hoodie). Click here to get your tickets.
The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and The Hollywood Theatre are bringing Richard Stanley to Portland on March 6 (tix at http://bit.ly/OtherworldPDX) to introduce and Q&A a documentary double feature, featuring the US Premiere of The Otherworld, Mr. Stanley's film about the history of magical belief in his home of Montsegur, France, as well as a screening of the acclaimed documentary Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau.
Shot as one huge Lovecraftian epic by director José Luis Alemán, the Valdemar Legacy and The Forbidden Shadow are big-budget love letters to the world of H.P. Lovecraft, containing everything from the Necronomicon and a family curse to Aleister Crowely, H.P. Lovecraft (as a character in the film), and even Great Cthulhu himself. This is also the last screen appearance of genre great Paul Naschy.
PORTLAND, OR - Join us at the Hollywood Theatre for two nights of Lovecraft on film THIS OCTOBER, presented by the Hollywood Theatre and the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival!
On October 18, 2013, come see a selection of classic and recent short films from the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, plus an exclusive preview of some of the films we'll be showing next spring! Then, on October 19, continue the madness with a small selection of short short films, followed by Stuart Gordon's classic Re-Animator on rare 35mm.
We often hear from the audience that they want their Lovecraft in October, so show us you mean it by marking your calendar and telling your friends about this special two night event!
We also have a special discount on tickets to the USS Iowa as well, if you wish to enjoy the battleship while in San Pedro. Tickets are good for one year after purchase.
Join us for some very special screenings of classic and recent independent short films from the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival (1996-2013) at Necronomicon 2013 in Providence, RI, August 21-24, 2013. We'll be featuring some great oldies, like Bryan Moore's "Cool Air," with Q&A by the director (and sculptor of the H.P. Lovecraft Bronze Bust Project), Aaron Vanek's "The Outsider," and Christian Matzke's "Nyarlathotep," as well as newer favorites like Thomas Nicol's "Heartshot" and Jihyun Park's "Music of Jo Hyeja."
Join us Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 (9:40pm both nights), for the Best of the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival short films and a rare showing of Re-Animator on 35mm.
We have an amazing lineup of short films on Friday night, including the audience favorite AM1200 on 35mm, recent favorites like "Frank Dancoolo: Paranormal Drug Dealer," "Bedtime For Timmy," and "The Music of Jo Hyeja," and ancient classics like "The Outsider."
But, that's not all, we're also giving you a look at early selections for the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival & CthulhuCon in April. You're going to love the Portland premieres of "Black Sugar," "The Void," and "Miskatonic University." Click here for the full schedule of films, and buy your tickets early!
Last year, we created our very first Kickstarter, and your participation made the 2013 festival one of the most memorable experiences ever, both for us and for all of you! So, we've decided to do it again!
Last year, mostly because of the Kickstarter, we were able to show you Nightbreed: The Cabal Cut, introduce you to brilliant director Richard Stanley (and his amazing stories of living on a haunted Earth), bring Sandy Petersen to Portland to talk about games and movies (did you see his pre-Kickstarter Cthulhu Wars demo?), add a new gaming dimension to the festival, and pack more films and panels into the weekend than one person could experience... well, unless you were one of the critters using brain-swapping machinery and time travel.
Besides helping us raise necessary funds to properly plan the festival, Kickstarter did two very awesome things. It motivated us to offer really unique experiences to the community, and as a result it also enhanced the festival, creating a new kind of event where audience members took part in stage productions, helped us judge award-winning films, played Call of Cthulhu with the man who created it, and even appeared on screen and in fictions published in the Daily Lurker newspaper. It really helped us to get to know our community better, encourage audience interaction, and, in general, motivated us to up our game to a new level, all of which made the festival really exciting, not just for us, not just for our backers, but for everyone who attended. It was a real learning experience, too. We think we did some stuff well, and other stuff not so well (like opening the doors on Friday night or having all the backer rewards ready at the festival), but there is no doubt, Kickstarter made the whole festival awesome.
We've been working hard for the last several months, and we have some big announcements coming up. We've already talked Kenneth Hite (author of Cthulhu 101, Tour de Lovecraft, Where the Deep Ones Are, and the Trail of Cthulhu game) into being our Guest of Honor, and we're expanding our CthulhuCon activities to include open gaming, a new art show and artist's alley, author signing events, and much more. That's just the start though, and a lot of it is still super secret. You may be asking yourself "What is that violet light?" or "What do the words, 'Carb Loading for Cthulhu' mean?" Soon... soon it will all be revealed.
Our 2014 Kickstarter launches this month, with new exclusive backer-only merchandise, VIP access, and even cooler unique experiences than last year! To make sure you get an early crack at any limited reward levels, click here to sign up for our low-volume mailing list.
We are extremely pleased to announce our first Lovecraftian Micro Fiction Contest!
Lovecraft himself wrote some extremely short fiction. "Memory," "What the Moon Brings," and "Ex Oblivione" are examples. Micro Fiction is a fun way to explore a genre or topic in a challenging way.
Can you write a complete story in this limited amount of space? By complete story, we mean a character, situation, beginning, middle, and end. Not a vignette, not a character study, but a story. Yes? Then enter our first annual Lovecraftian Micro Fiction Contest! Click here for full details.
Don't miss the US premiere of Dead Shadows at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR, April 11-13, 2014. Directed by David Cholewa, this amazing film is filled with action, mutations, and a mysterious meteor that kicks of the mayhem! Dead Shadows has had a perilous journey for the last two years, with showings at European and UK film festivals, but it has only recently found US distribution, where it is going straight to home DVD later this year. But before that happens, come see Dead Shadows on the big 60ft screen here in Portland, and be among the only folks in the US to see this Lovecraftian spectacle on the big screen. See, we are the only Festival that understands!
Shot as one huge Lovecraftian epic by director José Luis Alemán, the Valdemar Legacy and The Forbidden Shadow are big-budget love letters to the world of H.P. Lovecraft, containing everything from the Necronomicon and a family curse to Aleister Crowely, H.P. Lovecraft (as a character in the film), and even Great Cthulhu himself. This is also the last screen appearance of genre great Paul Naschy. 
Join us Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 (9:40pm both nights), for the Best of the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival short films and a rare showing of Re-Animator on 35mm.
Last year, we created our very first Kickstarter, and your participation made the 2013 festival one of the most memorable experiences ever, both for us and for all of you! So, we've decided to do it again!
We are extremely pleased to announce our first Lovecraftian Micro Fiction Contest!