Micro Fiction is very short prose fiction. Smaller than Flash Fiction but bigger than a haiku. Usually 500 words or less. There are some famous short short stories, including Hemingway’s - For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.
Lovecraftian fiction usually takes the form of Cosmic Horror, Weird Fiction, or Speculative or Science Fiction with a Horror twist, as well as horror or ghost stories with an uncanny tone.
The organizers of the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR are making a pilgrimage to the hometown of Weird tale author H. P. Lovecraft, to show an amazing selection of independent short films, from around the world, to the attendees of NecronomiCon Providence 2017. Brian and Gwen Callahan will be showing over 3 hours of shorts, split into two blocks shown several times over the weekend, from Lovecraftian filmmakers in Finland, Peru, UK, Germany, Czech, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, as well as the US and Canada!
This year's Kickstarter campaign, offers deluxe ticket packages, VIP experiences, and exclusive swag, to help fund the festival! In the past few years, our funding campaigns have taken you on adventures to locales far and near, and now we're bringing you a little of the New Orleans bayou with this year's Mardi Gras theme! If you're unable to attend the festival, you can still pledge for fantastic rewards at the many "there in spirit levels."
Our yearly H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival Kickstarter campaign is underway for the 22nd Annual festival, taking place October 6-8, 2017 at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR!
The World Premiere of THEY REMAIN, will take place at the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival® at 7:00PM on Saturday, October 7th, with an encore screening on Sunday, October 8th.
Tickets are on sale now for the 22nd Annual H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival®, October 6-8th! This year’s lineup includes more than 40 independent short and feature films from around the world, hours of panel discussions, author readings, gaming, live events, and special guests. Buy them in person at their box office or online.
Barbara Steele will appear at the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival® this Saturday, October 7th at 1 pm! The First Lady of horror will be with us to briefly introduce the special screening of Mario Bava’s gothic masterpiece, BLACK SUNDAY, and will do a Q&A afterwards and will sign autographs in the main lobby. This is a rare opportunity to see the legendary actress talk about her long and storied career! Since seating is limited, 3-day pass holders will be admitted to the theater first.
Congratulations to all the Festival Award Winners! With so many great films, it was extremely difficult to choose the winners. Our jury deliberated furiously!
Categories and winning films are:
Best Feature: They Remain by Philip Gelatt
Best Short Film: "Sound From the Deep" by Antti Laakso & Joonas Allonen
Best Adaptation: "Wattmarck" by Lorenz Tröbinger
Best Screenplay: "The Summoning Day" by Soroosh Iradi
Last held at the Providence Public Library, the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival® will take place August 17-19th 2018, at its new digs, smack dab in Lovecraft country, up on College Hill at the beautiful RISD Metcalf Auditorium. With fantastic projection, excellent sound, and a lovely dark auditorium, the Metcalf ups our film festival game, ensuring that you'll be immersed in the cosmic horror of our independent film selection.
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.