Short films showing in Portland

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For those lusting for more info about our programming, here's a preliminary list of the short films we'll be showing. We might still add a couple more, so stay tuned. Schedule information and feature film announcements coming during the week.

The Evil Clergyman starring Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, and David Gale

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Fancy a Re-Animator reunion? The Portland H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival is proud to announce that we'll be showing never before seen preview footage from the long long lost "The Evil Clergyman." Starring Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, and David Warner, this will be an awesome look back at the days of Re-Animator and From Beyond.

Early Pick Up for 3-day Pass Holders & VIPs

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If you purchased a 3-day pass or VIP ticket before 5pm on Thursday, May 10th, you can pick up your pass at Aliviar Coffeehouse, located next to the Hollywood Theatre, from 7-9 pm on Thursday and again from 4-6 pm on Friday.

Buy your tickets now!

HPLFF 2012 Portland Awards

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For those of you that missed the awards ceremony on Sunday night of the festival, here are the results! Each of our new style awards were a cold cast bronze statuette, provided by awesome sculptor Mike Jones, mounted on a black marble block.

  • Best of the Fest (Cthulhu Tiki) - Doctor Glamour (dir. by Andrew Jones)
  • Best Feature (Deep One) - It's In The Blood (dir. by Scooter Downey)
  • Best Short (Deep One) - Dumbshow (dir. by Jason Hooper)
  • Best Adaptation (Cthulhu Tiki) - Die Farbe (dir. by Huan Vu)
  • Pickman's Apprentice (Ghoul) - Nick "The Hat" Gucker
  • Lovecraft Under The Gun winner (Nightgaunt) - Michael Entler

We had so many great films, it was really hard to choose! The runners up for Best Short included Stay At Home Dad (dir. by Andrew Kasch & John Skipp), Fortuna (dir. by Casey T. Malone), The Earth Rejects Him (dir. by Jared Skolnik), and Bedtime for Timmy (dir. by Thomas Nicol).

In addition to film awards, we also had two special awards, one for the winner of the "Pickman's Apprentice" event, where three artists competed to create an image in 90 minutes, based on a theme supplied by the audience, and another award for the winner of the "Lovecraft Under The Gun: 72 hour film project" event, where filmmakers had 3 days to make a Lovecraftian short film from start to finish.

Purchase official festival merchandise on-line

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Festival merchandise available

Did you miss the festival or miss out on the souvenirs while you were here? T-shirts and both posters are now available for purchase on-line for the 2012 Portland H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. But wait, there's more! We still have inventory for last September's Los Angeles HPL Film Festival, as well as various items going back as far as 2004, with Lovecraftian art from artists like Lee Moyer, Mike Mignola, David Milano, and more. Merchandise purchases help support the festival operations year round, and also lets you show pride in this awesome Lovecraftian institution, so be sure to get yourself a poster or T-shirt and let everyone know what a kick-ass event this is. Thanks!

Click here to visit the official merchandise store on Arkham Bazaar, and complete your collection!

LA 2012 Events

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The first special events for the 2012 LA Festival are now posted on the Events page. Further updates to come!

2012 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® screenplay finalists announced

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The 2012 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® screenplay contest finalists are:

"The Crawling Chaos" by Nicholas Kubik
"House of Yhargoth" by Dom Zook
"Call Girl of Cthulhu" by Chris LaMartina & Jimmy George
"This Vehicle Has Been Checked for Sleeping Children" by John Burdeaux

Thanks to everyone who submitted! Winner to be announced at the HPLFF-LA on Saturday night! Tickets to the show available here.

Screenplays submitted after September 1 will be considered for 2013.

Zompire VS The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Oct. 12-14, 2012

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Two nights of fright flicks to get your Halloween season off to a great start! It kicks off with a pre-party at The Lovecraft Bar with horror-themed music and a reel of short film faves. On Saturday, Oct. 13, join us at the Clinton Street Theater for an evening of Undead shorts and classic features. Sunday, Oct. 14, is all about the master of Cosmic Horror and a special preview of the full H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in the Spring.

Buy your tickets now! (only 200 total seats available)

Lovecraftian short films showing Oct. 14

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Are you joining us for our one-night H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival (as part of the weekend-long "Zompire VS H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival")?

These are the films showing in both shorts blocks. Enjoy! Click here to see the full schedule.

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Special Hotel Rates for May festival in Portland, OR

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We have arranged a special discounted rate for attendees at the Banfield Motel, which is walking distance to the Hollywood Theatre, and at the Doubletree Lloyd Center, which is one stop away on the MAX line.

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