I am sure by now you have seen splashed on the pages of Variety and echoed in most blogs and news sites that there is a chance that the graphic novel "The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft" may be made into a movie.

So I ask the lurkers... what do you think? Will Ron beat del Toro to the punch and be the first to make a major Hollywood Lovecraft based production?

Having gone to ComicCon for the last 4 years I wasn't sure if they were ever going to finish the graphic novel. So hats off.

Here is a link to an interview with the graphic novel creators on MTV: MTV Interview/Preview

Still recovering after the festival but want to announce the winners officially. We'll be updating the awards section once we've re-coded the awards section.

2008 Deep One Screenwriter Awards

The following screenplays were selected as best of out of a field of 54 entries. The head judges were author Robert M. Price, author Joseph S. Pulver, and festival director Andrew Migliore.

• Jeffrey Blake Palmer’s nightmare parade “The Sleeping Deep” won first prize
• Faisal A. Qureshi’s eerie “In Bright Darkness" won runner up

2008 Howie Awards

Both of these gentlemen have used Lovecraft's works as a springboard and have incorporated elements of it into there own works creating something new.

• Author Brian Lumley
• Artist Mike Mignola

2008 Brown Jenkin Awards

The following films were some of the best at this years festival. Through a combination of guest judges, audience feedback, and festival director's input the following films were nominated , with the winners indicated:

• AM 1200 by David Prior — Best of Festival, Best Cosmic Horror Film
• Eel Girl by Paul Campion — Best Short Film, Best Special Effects, Best Comedy
• The Outsider by Doug Bradley — Best Dramatic Reading
• Alien Raiders by Ben Rock — Audience Award Best Feature

Nominated for a Brown Jenkin

• The Dunwich Horror and Others by Ryo Shingawa — Nominated for Best of Festival
• Morella by Jeff Ferrell — Nominated for Best Period Adaptation
• The Casting Call of Cthulhu by Joseph Nanni — Nominated for Best Comedy
• Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown by Frank Woodward — Nominated for Best Documentary

Thank you! Thanks to all who have supported the festival and attended. I hope everyone had fun. Please create an account, login and post comments on the films, events, and the forums. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.

Well I am still wiped out from running the festival. I'll start posting more news (including the award information) as soon as I am able.

Until then I am on a strict regiment of 40cc of gin every hour. Ha.

Thanks again!

Indie film director, Aaron Vanek (The Yellow Sign), screenwriter Julia Fair (Alien Raiders), Scott Glancy (Pagan Publishing) and Edward Morris (author) will introduce The Blair Witch Project at 10:00 PM on Saturday. They will discuss the making of the film (Julia was involved in the creation of the "history" of the Blair Witch) and its Mythos connections. Aaron has called The Blair Witch Project "one of the best Lovecraftian films ever made."