Drive-In Lovecraft: an Audio Visual presentation

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Saturday, April 12th
1-2 pm
EOD Center Classroom

Doug Bradley reads The Hound

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Sunday, April 13th
8:00-8:30 pm
EOD Center - Main Stage

We think this is a truly unique event! Come see Doug Bradley read on-stage one of our favorite H.P. Lovecraft stories: The Hound! This tale of madness, depravity, grave-robbing, and otherworldly revenge, read by the man who brought us "We have such sights to show you" will leave you in shivers. Don't miss it... we're serious. You won't see this at the average Horror convention, we promise!

Doug Bradley reads Dagon

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Saturday, April 12th
9:00-9:30 pm
EOD Center - Main Stage

Doug Bradley may be a Demon to some, but to us, he has the voice of an Angel... wait, um, well... I guess he has the voice of a Demon too. Come see an intimate LIVE reading of H.P. Lovecraft's Dagon! This will be a rare treat, and a unique event, you won't find elsewhere! Don't miss it, or your suffering will be legendary, even in... yeah, I think you know where I'm going with this.

Weird Fiction in Comic Books

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Sunday, April 13th
7-8 pm
EOD Center - Main stage

Local comics writers and artists discuss the history of horror comics, their favorite books on the stands today, and what works and doesn't work in a silent visual medium. Scott Allie, Tyler Crook, Lukas Ketner, Josh Williamson, Paul Tobin, Patric Reynolds

Behind the Scenes of Independent Horrors

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Sunday, April 13th
3-4 pm
EOD Center - Main room

Adaptations, screenwriting on a shoestring, getting funding, how to get it in front of your audience - from amateur to indie. Featuring local and visiting filmmakers of films playing in this year's festival.

Todd Slawsby, Darren Ormandy, Henrik Moller, Adam Petke, Sean Blau

Monsters Seen and Unseen

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Sunday, April 13th
4-5 pm
EOD Center - Main Stage

Explorations in the nature of monstrosity. Do we prefer our monsters to be completely alien, or make us discover something about ourselves? Orrin Grey, Doug Bradley, Allen Koszowski, Pete Rawlik, Derek Koch, Brandon Seifert.

The Infection of The King in Yellow

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Saturday, April 12th
10-11 pm
EOD Center - Main stage

In the wake of "True Detective", we take a look at the influence of Chambers's King In Yellow. What is it exactly, why are only some people drawn to it, and why does it hold such power over the "infected," both in fiction and for real life creators? Are the stories an essay on madness, supernatural fiction, or somehow both? Joe Pulver, Michael Cisco, KL Young, and S. T. Joshi.

Cultists, Crosses, and Superstition: portrayal of religion in Lovecraft's fiction

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How various religious concepts are portrayed in Lovecraft's fiction. Cultists, Crosses, Superstition all come into play in stories including Dreams In the Witch House, Haunter of the Dark, Shadow Over Innsmouth, Call of Cthulhu, The Silver Key. Mike Davis, Robert Price, Diabolus Rex, Kenneth Hite, Edward Morris.

Beyond the Tentacles: Summoning the Spirit of Lovecraft on the Tabletop

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Friday, April 11th
9-10 pm
EOD Center Main

Are games as effective at channeling Lovecraft's dread and cosmic horror as other media (film, fiction, graphic novels, art)? How do we keep games true to the spirit of Lovecraft, instead of just dice rolling to defeat monsters? Kenneth Hite, Sandy Petersen, Keith Baker, Scott Glancy.

The Men Behind The Mythos

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Saturday, April 12th
3-4 pm
EOD Center - Main stage

Eye witness accounts of the HPL circle from people who knew them in real life. Robert Bloch, Clark Ashton Smith, Frank Belknap Long, Lin Carter. S. T. Joshi, Bill Farmer, Robert Price, Wilum Pugmire.

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