Feature Film: Clark Ashton Smith: Emperor of Dreams w/Q&A
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Hippocampus Press Happy Hour
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2nd Annual Hippocampus Press Happy Hour!

During the 2018 H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival® & CthulhuCon join us for readings, nibbles, and alcoholic potions. Poets of The Crimson Circle, incant! La fée verte, décanter!
Open to the public. This is a 21+ event.

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Presentation: Who is No. 118?
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While it's technically not possible to figure out the identity of HPL's ultimate necromancer-killing undead badass from the Case of Charles Dexter Ward, presenter Jess Gulbranson has done just that. This presentation will look at some of the many guesses that the fandom has entertained itself with for over 90 years, and then sum up the available evidence for the best possible suspect, who is no mythological wizard, but a real legend from the history of science. Follow Gulbranson as he travels from dabbling in calligraphy, to madness, revelation, and beyond!

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125 Years of Klarkash-Ton
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Why does Clark Ashton Smith's work endure? Panelists discuss the Emperor of Dreams and his lengthy career. 

Darin Coelho Spring (moderator), Scott Connors, Ashley Dioses, Wilum Pugmire, Richard Stanley

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The Emergence of Poetry on the Weird Fiction Scene
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Weird and Lovecraftian fiction has become a saturated medium, and poetry is offering new avenues to evoke spectral moods and an atmosphere of horror unavailable to conventional prose storytelling. Obadiah Baird, the editor of the highly regarded weird fiction journal _The Audient Void_ will discuss how interspersing poetry with short stories has enhanced the quality of his magazine, and how other publishers in the field are following suit. In addition, poets Ashley Dioses, K. A. Opperman, Adam Bolivar and  D. L.

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Author Reading 1
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Members of the Crimson Circle read Weird Poetry!

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Author Reading 2
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Lovecraft Fandom in Japan
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Necronomidol and Chiaki J. Konaka talk about their experiences with cosmic horror fandom in Japan. Is it different than in the US? (moderated by Brian Callahan)

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Richard Stanley reads Clark Ashton Smith
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Special Guest and spellbinding storyteller Richard Stanley will read a short story (and maybe a poem!) from Clark Ashton Smith.

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Dr. West's Writing Workshop
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This workshop will focus on writing scenes, and how individual scenes can be stitched together to form a story. Space is limited. Please sign up at the Word Horde table in the EOD Center!

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