Cameron Tremblay

Guest

Cameron was born and raised in North Bay, Ontario where he grew up surrounded by a family of photographers and photo finishers. Early in his life he took a liking to photography and immediately started working for the family business. From that passion for photography grew an eye for film, which formed an obsession for the art. Driven by that obsession, Cameron picked up and moved out west to study film production. It was in Vancouver where he graduated and perfected his cinematography techniques.

Timothy Lyle

Guest

After studying acting and film production in his hometown of Montreal, Tim moved to Vancouver in 2006 to pursue a career in BC's bustling film & television industry. He has appeared in numerous projects from film to network television & web-series, notably J.J. Abrams's Fringe and the award winning web-series Hitman 101.  Black Mountain Side is Tim's third collaboration with director Nick Szostakiwskyj after working on two short films together earlier in 2012.

Michael Dickson

Guest

Michael grew up on a farm in Southern Manitoba and was involved in theatre and music all through his school years. He went on to study theatre at the University of Winnipeg and spent several years working on a variety of productions in the Winnipeg theatre scene before heading to Vancouver to explore the film and television scene. Michael has worked on a variety of productions in film and television while also staying a part of the theatre community in Vancouver. While Michael does some work in Commercials and television, most of his work lies in the independent film field.

Word Horde Book Pitch Session

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Have you enjoyed reading recent Word Horde novels such as J. M. McDermott’s We Leave Together, Molly Tanzer’s Vermilion, and Nicole Cushing’s Mr. Suicide? Are you looking forward to collections like Orrin Grey’s Painted Monsters & Other Strange Beasts and Livia Llewellyn’s Furnace: Stories? Have you written a novel (or long novella) that you think might be a fit for Word Horde? Or would you just like the chance to ask a professional editor a few questions? Are you attending next weekend’s H. P.

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.

Sean Blau

Guest

Sean Blau is an independent filmmaker, originally from the southern California desert where he made a series of surreal short films with fellow filmmaker and VFX artist Adam Petke. This culminated in their first feature Exile, which Sean wrote and co-directed. It screened at last year's HPLFF&CC to some acclaim. He works in Los Angeles where he recently co-produced the upcoming indie drama Chemical Cut. "God's Cellar" is Sean's fourth film entry to the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival®.

Mike Bliss

Guest

Mike Bliss is a Visual Effects Artist who has worked on movies such as 'World War Z' and TV shows like 'Game of Thrones'.  He has written and directed 3 short films.  For several years he lived in Britain, where he found inspiration to write a feature length screenplay with plans to produce it in the summer of 2016. More can be found at www.otherworldfilm.com

HaUNT

Film

A run, a race, a chase... 
Twin sisters pass the time racing each other, until they find a strange old tree with what appears to be a mirror embedded in its base.

Lovecraft and Burroughs

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

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