In the wake of the worldwide apocalypse, brought on by our dark lord... wait, that wasn't Cthulhu, it was the COVID-19 virus? Oh, well at any rate, we're returning to Providence, RI for the third bi-ennial H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Providence, RI! It takes place Aug 20-21, 2021 at the Columbus Theatre in Lovecraft's hometown, where we'll be showcasing short and feature films with a Cosmic Horror flavor or inspired by/adapted from the works of H. P. Lovecraft, his contemporaries, and literary horror forebears. To stay in the loop, click here to sign up for our low-volume annoucements list.
Tickets are available now through the Columbus Theatre, and the film schedule is coming soon to this page!
We are so pleased that we'll be able to join you in person this year! Please note that for your safety, comfort, and peace of mind, the Columbus Theatre will be requiring all attendees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, and masks will be required when not actively eating or drinking in your seat, so please bring a comfortable mask and your vaccination card or photo of it on your smartphone. We'll see you there!
Feature Films
Short Films
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7:00pm Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence RI |
 Sneak Preview: Black Goat series (Film)
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8:10pm Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence RI |
Short Films block 1 (Film)
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9:00pm Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence RI |
 Feature Film: 35th Anniversary screening of Stuart Gordon's FROM BEYOND (Film)
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12:00pm Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence RI |
Short Films block 2 (Film)
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2:00pm Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence RI |
 Feature Film: The Yellow Wallpaper (New England Premiere) (Film)
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5:00pm The Arcade |
Author Readings (Author Reading)
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7:00pm Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence RI |
Short Films block 3 (Film)
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8:00pm Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence RI |
 Feature Film: 10th Anniversary of The Whisperer in Darkness (Film)
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10:00pm Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence RI |
The Fabled Secret Screening (Film) |
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The Eldritch After-Party & Lovecraftian Trivia (Live Event)
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11:00am The Arcade |
Carbload for Cthulhu - Author Readings (Live Event)
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1:00pm Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence RI |
 Restoration of 1975's The Whisperer in Darkness (Film)
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2:00pm Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence RI |
 Feature Film: The Fall of Usher (full exclusive sneak preview) (Film)
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3:50pm Columbus Theatre - 270 Broadway, Providence RI |
Short Films block 4 (Film)
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H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival returns to Providence, RI
The H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival returns to Lovecraft's hometown of Providence, RI for it's 3rd Bi-ennial event! Scheduled for 2020, this event could not happen in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so a one-night streaming event was held instead. However, high vaccination rates and loosening restrictions on indoor activities have allowed the festival to return with Weird and Uncanny force to the historic and beautiful Columbus Theatre on H. P. Lovecraft's birthday weekend, August 20-22, 2021! Three days of short and feature length films include adaptations of the works of Lovecraft, his forebears like Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Robert W. Chambers, and original Cosmic Horror stories by a diverse selection of international filmmakers. Features include a special 35th Anniversary screening of FROM BEYOND, in honor of the late great Stuart Gordon, our friend and friend of the festival.
The festival takes place Friday August 20th 7-11pm, Saturday August 21st Noon-4pm and 7-11pm, and Sunday August 22nd 1-5pm. For the safety of our patrons, the Columbus Theatre will be requiring all attendees to show proof of COVID-19 Vaccination, and attendees will be asked to wear masks in all areas of the theater, except when actively eating or drinking in their seats.
Tickets are on sale now at the Columbus Theatre web site, with more film announcements and full schedule coming in the next few days. Get tickets here.
NecronomiCon Film Schedule announced
The NecronomiCon Providence film schedule and core programming schedules have been announced! Check out the great cosmic horror films they're showing, and pay special attention the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival® short film presentations. Each of the three short film block will have its main screening at the swanky RISD Metcalf auditorium (where last year's HPLFF Providence took place) in Chace Center at 20 N. Main St., featuring excellent projection and sound, plus live Q&A sessions with visiting filmmakers. If you can't make those, there will also be auxiliary screenings at the AS220 Black Box theater downtown at 95 Empire St., so that you don't miss a minute of these amazing films!
We'll also be presenting a 1-night-only "Lovecraft After Dark" block, an adults-only Midnight movie presentation of R-rated short films to titillate and horrify (Midnight, Fri Aug 23rd at AS220 Black Box theater).
Also, check out the full NecronomiCon film schedule, as well as their core programming schedule, then buy tickets to this amazing Lovecraftian event that brings together the best of the Weird in Lovecraft's hometown. We'll see you there!
Can Evrenol's HOUSEWIFE opens the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Providence!
This Friday, Can Evrenol's highly anticipated Lovecraftian feature film, HOUSEWIFE shows opening night of the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival® in Providence, RI, taking place on College Hill at the beautiful Metcalf Auditorium at RISD Chace Center (20 N Main St, Providence). We're very pleased to bring this amazing film to Lovecraft's hometown. Can Evrenol is the director of BASKIN (2015) which garnered many extreme reviews, and was called one of the bloodiest and one of the weirdest horror films of that year. Reviewers noted its slightly Lovecraftian overtones, but won't be able to miss the influence of the Ol' Gent from Providence in this one... it has everything he would've loved (and a few things he would've hated!): nightmares becoming real, a generational family curse, strange books of forbidden secrets, artists under the sway of cosmic power, a modern day cult, tentacles, and a little blood, nudity, and sex (that's the stuff Howie wasn't too fond of, but you'll love). Don't miss it on opening night!
Also on Friday is a full short film block of amazing new Lovecraftian shorts, followed by two blocks of shorts on Saturday, and the feature films THEY REMAIN, directed by local filmmaker Philip Gelatt (Europa Report), and COLD SKIN, directed by Xavier Gens and featuring a survival story on a desolate island beset by monstrous fish people. Sunday will showcase two more blocks of short films, bringing the total of Lovecraftian short films to 24, from countries as diverse as the US and Canada to the Czech Republic and Spain, with 10 countries represented overall in the madness! The festival will end Sunday afternoon with NECRONOMICON: THE BOOK OF HELL from Argentinian director Marcelo Shapces, which follows the chaos in the wake of the discovery of the fifth copy of the Necronomicon in the bowels of the University of Buenos Aires (as cited by Lovecraft himself, in his "History of the Necronomicon"). Fans of the Cthulhu Mythos should not miss this film, or indeed, the whole festival. Single day tickets and 3-day passes are still available on Eventbrite, and will be available at the door (if they remain).
The Full schedule of films and events is available now on the official Web site. (click here)
Guests and first films announced for H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival Providence!
Providence, RI will host the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival at the Metcalf Auditorium in RISD's Chace Center this August 17-19th. In addition to a selection of high quality independent feature and short films, there will be author readings held in the Arcade Providence, featuring Livia Llewellyn, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Matthew Bartlett, Christopher Burke, Fiona Maeve Geist, and Victoria Dalpe. Among the feature films slated for screening are Cold Skin, directed by Xavier Gens, starring Ray Stevenson and David Oakes, Housewife by Turkish filmmaker Can Evrenol (Baskin), and They Remain by Philip Gelatt (Europa Report). Classic restored short films will also be screened with the filmmakers in attendance! For more information, visit the Guest and Film sections on the website. Get updates in your inbox by subscribing to our announcements list!