Sadly, the St. John's Church in Providence RI, which Lovecraft based his famous story around, no longer exists. It was torn down in the 70's. Leaving my production company in the troublesome predicament of finding a stand-in for that Old Church up on Federal Hill, for my up coming production "Pickman's Muse".

The contest is simple. Send in a photo of the exterior of any church that you feel has that same eerie quality that Lovecraft captured in his story.

Except from: "Haunter of the Dark"

Of all the distant objects on Federal Hill, a certain huge, dark church most fascinated Blake. It stood out with especial distinctness at certain hours of the day, and at sunset the great tower and tapering steeple loomed blackly against the flaming sky. It seemed to rest on especially high ground; for the grimy façade, and the obliquely seen north side with sloping roof and the tops of great pointed windows, rose boldly above the tangle of surrounding ridgepoles and chimney-pots. Peculiarly grim and austere, it appeared to be built of stone, stained and weathered with the smoke and storms of a century and more. The style, so far as the glass could show, was that earliest experimental form of Gothic revival which preceded the stately Upjohn period and held over some of the outlines and proportions of the Georgian age.

If the picture you submit is chosen as our location you will be paid $500, and given a production credit on the final film. DEAD LINE FOR ENTRIES MAY 1ST, 2006.

Send Photos (complete with address) and Contact Information to:
cappelletto_productions@yahoo.com