• CALL FOR ENTRIES - Submissions open

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    Submissions are open for the 2017 H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival through FilmFreeway. Save on festival submission fees by submitting early. For a limited time only, before our Earlybird deadline of February 17, 2017, submit feature-length films for the same low fee as short films! Also, the earlier you submit, the greater chance you will have of being selected for any satellite events we host, including potential HPLFF screenings at Necronomicon in Providence, RI over Lovecraft's birthday weekend.

  • Announcing the Author Guest of Honor for 2017 - F. Paul Wilson!

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    We are EXTREMELY excited to announce that F. Paul Wilson is joining us as our Author Guest of Honor for this year's H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival® & CthulhuCon! Known for The Keep as well as the Repairman Jack series, Wilson has authored over fifty books in the Science Fiction and Horror Thriller genres, and has received numerous awards including the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction and the Inkpot Award from San Diego Comic Con.

    Find out more about Paul on his official website: http://repairmanjack.com/

  • Best of 2016 and Dead Tongues DVDs Now Available

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    Our new Best of 2016 Short Film Collection DVD is now available! PLUS we got ambitious and decided to release our first feature film DVD, showcasing 2016's "Best Feature" Award-winning Dead Tongues (but the disc also includes two more bonus short films).

  • 4th Annual Lovecraftian Micro Fiction Contest is open! (deadline extended to September 3rd)

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    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.

  • H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival coming to Necronomicon Providence 2017

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    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!

  • Cthulhu Mardi Gras Rewards in the 2017 Kickstarter Campaign

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    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." 

  • Backers of the 2017 Festival Kickstarter campaign take home Cthulhu Mardi Gras beads and more!

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    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!

  • World Premiere of THEY REMAIN: Saturday October 7th at 7:00 pm

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    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 for the 2017 H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival are on sale now

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    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 appearing on Saturday at 1 pm for Black Sunday screening!

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    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.

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