Open Cthulhu gaming at Guardian Games

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Get your Cthulhu gaming going on Friday before the festival! Come on over to Guardian Games at 345 SE Taylor St. for open Lovecraftian gaming, and fill the tense hours before the festival with dice rolling and boundless insanity.

HPLFF Block 1

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Block content coming ASAP. Stay tuned!

HPLFF Block 2

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The Keep - with Intro and Q&A by F. Paul Wilson

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F. Paul Wilson's novel The Keep was adapted for the big screen by Michael Mann. While visually captivating, and memorable, Mann's screenplay has been called "absurd, flawed, and occasionally transcendent," and "alarming and appalling," by critics and reviewers. We are showing it here in all its 80s synth glory, with the added bonus of Guest of Honor F. Paul Wilson who will introduce the movie, make remarks, and do Q&A afterwards.

The Rats in the Walls

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Festival veteran Tim Uren (of Chuck and Dexter and Ghoulish Delights, performs his solo version of H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale of horror, “The Rats in the Walls."

The story depicts the last heir to a cursed lineage who returns to his ancestral home in England. The sound of vermin leads him to explore this ancient priory and discover the truth about his family and himself. Lovecraft’s skills as a master of dread are on full display in this story and the ending is both shocking and heartbreaking.

Pickman's Apprentice

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Pickman's Apprentice began in 2012 and has become a highly competitive and exciting art competition! Some of the best Mythos artists have only 90 minutes to complete a Lovecraftian masterpiece of visual art based on a wacky combination of a setting and a Mythos monster! Come be a part of this interactive art race and watch the birth of madness spawn before your very eyes.

Each finished piece will be auctioned off during the remainder of the festival, with all the proceeds going to Hurricane Relief.

THEY REMAIN - World Premiere

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The World Premiere of THEY REMAIN is Saturday, October 7th at 7:00 pm!

This highly anticipated film, written and directed by Philip Gelatt (Europa Report) and adapted from Laird Barron’s short story “-30-”, will be shown first to the festival audience on the 60ft screen of the historic Hollywood Theatre in Portland, OR. Gelatt will be in attendance to walk the red carpet, introduce the film and do Q&A afterwards, and will participate in panel discussions throughout the weekend.

Children of the Corn w/Intro and Q&A by Courtney Gains

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Special Guest Courtney Gains will be with us for a screening of Stephen King's Children of the Corn. Q&A to follow.

Shorts Block 1

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Short Films Block w/visiting filmmaker Q&A afterwards.

Shorts Block 2

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Short Films Block w/visiting Filmmaker Q&A afterwards.

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