Jeffrey Combs Reads "The Outsider"

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We are joined this year by Special Guest Jeffrey Combs! Most Lovecraft fans know his as Herbert West, Star Trek fans know him as Weyoun, but he's also a classically trained actor, and very well suited to giving dramatic readings. During his college years, he was in two Shakespeare productions at Reed College, and Mr. Combs shared that he is excited to be coming back to Portland! On Friday at 9 pm, he will give a reading of "The Outsider".

Jeffrey Combs Reads "The Doom That Came to Sarnath"

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Jeffrey Combs was a guest at the very first H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, and we are extremely excited to have him here again for the 20th Anniversary! Having worked in numerous films, movies, and even video games, he is no stranger to voice work. We're lucky enough to be having him do a reading of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Doom That Came to Sarnath" on Sunday afternoon.

Lovecraft and Burroughs

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A discussion of adventure epics, lost worlds, Edgar Rice Burroughs and his influence on Lovecraft.

Lovecraft on the table top

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In the last few years, there has been an explosion in Lovecraftian games. How did we get to a whole generation of board and card games that revolve around the Mythos? How does the Mythos fit various game mechanics? What are the differences between games based on Lovecraft’s Mythos and other similarly constructed games?

The Re-Mythology of Lovecraft

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Lovecraft turned modern science into horror by imbuing it with mythological meaning. What aspects of 21st century science, and modern horror myth does Lovecraft prefigure or retroactively explain? Hite, Stross, Tanzer, Lockhart, Hoade

Mythos and Music 201

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How do musicians incorporate the Mythos into their music? This is an advanced discussion, focused on techniques musicians use to bring the Weird to their soundscapes. What is it that makes some music sound Lovecraftian? Griffin, Mars, Atkinson, Gulbranson, Morris, Clark

Dark Corners of The Earth

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Lovecraft’s appeal is global, but what makes Lovecraft so popular in some countries, and not so much in others? Stross, Dubisch, Lupoff, Branney

Cthulhu and "__": Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together

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We’re undeniably in the middle of a Lovecraftian renaissance, but most calls for stories include a caveat asking writers to avoid pastiche. Editors obviously want to see Lovecraftian ideas used in new and intriguing ways, and applied to other genres. What does that say about the state of the field? Is pastiche tapped out, or are we just living in a post-Pride and Prejudice and Zombies world? Stross, Tanzer, Goodfellow, Glancy, Koch, Griffin

Sexuality and Lovecraft

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Lovecraft’s work has a distinct absence of overt sexuality. While Lovecraft’s stories contain some deviant sexual behaviors, nothing is ever depicted in detail. However, modern authors and filmmakers seem unable to make a film without inserting (sometimes graphic) sex into the script. Why is that? Is it just the tentacles? or Is it something deeper? Downum, Joshi, Peterson, Cook, Smiley

R'lyehan Roulette

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What’s up with Brown Jenkin? Whats up with cosmic flautists? What is with the byakhee? Panelists will weigh in on all sorts of topics in this short format grab bag of topics. Meant to be fun, this is a “lightning round” panel. Glancy, Hite, Goodfellow, Tanzer, Kessler. Moderated by Brian Callahan... who sincerely wants to know the answers to all these questions!

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