The 31st Annual H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival & CthulhuCon is taking place October 2-4, 2026 on all three screens of the historic Hollywood Theatre (& environs).
Join us at the beautiful Hollywood Theatre for the 2026 H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival and CthulhuCon!
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We'll have updates sometime this summer. In the meantime, here's what happened at the 2025 festival!
More guests include
Feature Films
Short Films
Lovecraft Under The Gun: a 72 Hour Film Project
Every year, we receive excellent submissions from filmmakers all over the world, including some right here in Portland. What we’d like to do this year is showcase our local talent. This is your chance to make a movie instead of just talking about making one! Entries will be screened on Sunday afternoon of the Film Festival.
The Film Project kicks off on Thursday, May 3rd at Guardian Games.
click here for full rules and information.
click here to pre-register
Want to be a guest this May at the 2012 Portland HPLFF?
If you're a writer, artist, scholar, or filmmaker who wants to take part in this year's 2012 Portland H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and CthulhuCon, May 11-13, there's still time to let us know. Just hop on over to our Festival Guest Application Form and fill out your details (please try to be complete, even if you've been a guest in previous years). We'll be closing submissions by Friday, with a plan to let guests know the scoop quickly, so submit your application today! Don't worry if your info is a little incomplete... we'll give you a chance to polish it later.
Portland 2012, Festival Guest Application Form
http://hplfilmfestival.com/webform/festival-guest-application-form
Discounted Hotel Rates for HPLFF Portland
Coming to the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, but don't have a place to stay? That's no problem, we've arranged for discounted rates at two area hotels. The Banfield Value Inn is a budget motel that is only blocks from the theatre and across the street from Tony Starlight's (where our after parties will be held). The Doubletree Hotel at Lloyd Center is a deluxe hotel and (while not walking distance) is only ten minutes away from the theatre by the city's MAX light rail line.
Banfield Value Inn
1525 Northeast 37th Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
503-280-1400
To make your reservation, call 503-280-1400 and ask to be booked with the rate for the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival.
- Single (1 bed) for 2+ nights $57 (+tax) or $62 (+tax) for 1 night
- Double (2 beds) $62 (+tax) for 2+ nights or $67 (+tax) for 1 night
DoubleTree Hotel
1000 NE Multnomah Street
Portland, OR 97232
503-281-6111
Only minutes from the Hollywood Theatre by the excellent MAX light rail, the DoubleTree provides quality accommodations. Click here to make your discounted reservation on-line.
- One Queen Bed $79 (+tax)
- Two Queen Beds $89 (+tax)
Click here for public transit directions from the DoubleTree to the Hollywood Theatre.
Attention Filmmakers! Submissions are open for HPLFF Portland!
Just a reminder that submissions are open for the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Portland (May 11-13), so get those short films, features, and screenplays in!
The festival is scheduled for May 11-13, 2012, and creators will be notified of acceptance by April 25, 2012. The sooner you get your creation submitted, the more time we'll have to consider it, so we encourage all filmmakers to submit no later than the beginning of April, but the sooner the better.
Guest judge Guillermo del Toro announces the 2011 Brown Jenkin Short Film Awards
Guest judge Guillermo del Toro announces the 2011 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® Brown Jenkin Short Film Awards (the 6" award was sculpted by Bryan Moore of Arkham Studios), the awards were presented by the festival founder Andrew Migliore and the HPLFF-LA festival director Aaron Vanek at the Grand Warner in San Pedro on September 17, 2011.
- Runner up - Black Goat by Joseph Nanni
- Co-Winner - Static Aeons by Gib Patterson
- Co-Winner - Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven by Don Thiel III & Christopher Saphire
Chris and Don were there at the Warner Grand theater to accept their award, we sent the statue to Gib who was in New York at the time. Apparently Chris and Don said they were literally covering their mouths and waving their free hand to stay silent and listen to Guillermo's praise.
The festival founder also gave special consideration to "Shadow of the Unnamable" by Sascha Renninger for Best Short Lovecraft Adaptation.
Once again we thank all the filmmakers for their submissions this year.
Friday events, short films, Whisperer in Darkness, and more
Just a quick update from the ground! This is all on the schedule, but here's an overview of what's going on today:
4 - 6pm
Meet and Greet with filmmakers and guests
@Magnolia's Corner (across from theater)
6pm
Doors open at Hollywood Theater
Time to shop with our vendors and get settled
7pm
Shorts block 1
8:30pm
Break to check out vendors and rejuvenate
9pm
The Whisperer in Darkness
Feature film by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, followed by Q&A with Sean Branney
11pm
After party at Tony Starlight's (21 and up, please)
The Portland festival starts tomorrow! Sound off on Facebook...
The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR, starts tomorrow (Friday). If you're on Facebook and you're coming to the festival, please join our event at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116971561737983
There's still time to get discounted advance weekend tickets for only $20 at: http://goo.gl/hR1if (or get 'em at the door for $25). When you buy on-line, you print your ticket and bring it with you to the theater... it's faster (and cheaper)!
We'll start with a meet and greet at Magnolia's Corner, 4-6pm, then doors open at the theater for the shorts block, followed by the Portland-area premiere of "The Whisperer in Darkness" from the HPLHS!
Portland Schedule Posted!
The schedule for the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Portland 2011 is now available on the schedule page.
Friday and Saturday activities start at 4pm with author readings and a chance to socialize with guests and attendees at Magnolia's Corner. Theatre doors open at 6 or 6:30 giving you a chance to shop at our wonderful vendors' tables. Things really kick off at 7 with introductions and shorts blocks, followed by Q&A with short film directors. At 9 is a feature film and Q&A with its director. Finally, unwind and socialize and celebrate at Tony Starlight's starting each evening at 11.
It should be a wonderful time and we look forward to seeing you there!
Short films showing at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR
It wouldn't be the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival without the independent short films that you can't see anywhere else! This year's shorts will be shown in two unique shorts blocks on Fri, Sep 30 and Sat, Oct 1, so to see all of 'em, be sure to get your two-night tickets at: http://goo.gl/hR1if. We're proud to be showing these great shorts at the festival in Portland, OR:
"Call of Nature" by Rick Tillman
"Flush with Fear" by Christopher G Moore
"Doppelganger" by Theo Stefanski
"The Ritual" by Will Wright
"Idol Worship" by Theo Stefanski
"Dirty Silverware" by Steve Daniels
"Ethereal Chrysalis" by Syl Disjonk
"Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven'" by Christopher Saphire
"Apartment Eleven" by Mark Player
"Window Into Time" by Thomas Nicol
"Haselwurm" by Eugenio Villani
"Black Goat" by Erik Wilson
"The Island" by Nathan Fisher
"Static Aeons" by Gib Patterson
"Shadow of the Unnamable" by Sascha Renninger
As always, choosing the films to accept is very hard; there are always too many great submissions, and never enough time to show them. Thanks to everyone who submitted short works!
The Whisperer in Darkness to show in Portland
We are excited to announce that the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR will be showcasing the HPLHS's adaptation of The Whisperer in Darkness, the new award-winning follow up to their acclaimed version of The Call of Cthulhu. It will show on Friday, Sep 30 and will be followed by a Q&A with director Sean Branney. This is a rare opportunity and seating is limited, so buy your two-night tickets now at http://goo.gl/hR1if .