A scientist races to find the cure to a horrific virus before it turns his wife into something monstrous.
A comedy/horror short about an H.P. Lovecraft fan boy who buys a book online that he thinks will help him summon a real Cthulhu monster.
Animo Korvoj touches the roots of cosmic horror as a thriving mining town in the Old West uncovers something deep beneath the surface, something that no man should ever find.
The Film explores the legend, origin and history of the 'Banshee Bride' in a short animated film. Narrated by HPLHS's Andrew Leman.
A cursed statue of the God Yig is found in Arizona by an Archeologist, he's killed, and the statue falls into the hands of his friend who must get rid of it to break the curse.
A punk girl, Alyce, travels through a David Lynch/Maya Deren adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft short story. She travels through a strange land with stranger inhabitants to find a mysterious violin player who holds too many secrets for this new world.
Most people spend their whole lives searching for what makes them happy. Few find it. Even fewer get the chance to share it with friends. Every year hundreds of fans flock to tiny Cross Plains, Texas, the home of Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian. Nearly 80 years after his death by suicide, Howard, an outsider himself, has attracted his own merry band of self-admitted outcast followers. We followed the Big 4, the top two Howard scholars from the old guard and two up and comers, through their world of fandom at “Howard Days,” the annual celebration of Howard’s life and works.
One of the audience favorite films from the 2012 Portland H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Timmy gets one more go around in our "Best of" block.Night falls, shadows creep out, and the time has come for little Timmy to go to bed. But can he brave the ominous gaze of his closet door?
Alistair, a genetic researcher, saves his own life from cancer by making a pact with some dark and dangerous people. The secret lies with whatever is making the odd sounds in Alistair's basement. The deal he made forbids him to go down there for three days...no matter what he sees or hears. His sanity, his life, depends on it.As the line between reality and delusion fades, Alistair struggles with nosy neighbors (Richard Pryor Jr.), a rival ex-boss (Daniel Roebuck, LOST) and haunting images of a lady in blue. Getting out of the house only makes his anxiety worse.
The Black Pharaoh runs amok, accompanied by a bristling score of Swedish Death Metal. Footage cut from the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society's The Whisperer in Darkness is reborn in the hands of the HPLHS' Mike Dalager.