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25: Dead Birds director added!
Alex
Turner, director of the Lovecraft inspired
film Dead Birds, has been added to
the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival guest list!
Other guests for the 2006 HPLFF include authors
Ramsey Campbell and Robert Price, Re-Animator
and From Beyond star Barbara Crampton
and Beyond Dream's Door director
Jay Woelfel...
(Thanks
to http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/)
August
25: Knightgaunt's lair revealed!
artwork
© 2006 John Fulton
The
official website for Knightgaunt, a
super-hero based in the literary works of
H.P. Lovecraft, is now online! You will find
downloads, creator information, story backgrounds
and issue #0 by clicking here!
(Thanks
to K.L. Young)
August
25: Castle Freak reviewed
The
latest review of Stuart Gordon's Castle
Freak (based on Lovecraft's The Outsider)
can be found here,
courtesy of bloody-disgusting.com...
(Thanks
to http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/)
August
25: Ex Oblivione production continues!
Production
on Ex Oblivione has been extended until
August 28th, with the green-screen shots scheduled
for the 28th. Shooting continued today with
another key scene being completed...
Look
for screen grabs from the green-screen shots
around the end of the month!
(Thanks
to Strut Glid)
August
22: Crouch End DVD specs
Crouch
End, the Lovecraft inspired episode from
the Stephen King anthology Nightmares
& Dreamscapes will be released
on DVD October 24th, courtesy of Warner Home
Video. The 3 disc set includes a 1.78 anamorphic
widescreen transfer, a Dolby Digital 5.1 track,
interviews and making-of featurettes. Retail
will be $39.92...
(Thanks
to http://www.bloody-disgusting.com)
August
22: Fulci on the big screen
The
Hager Drive-In Theatre (in Hagerstown, MD)
will present Lucio Fulci's The Beyond
and City of the Living Dead as part
of their horror double feature, It's Horror
at the Hager. The Beyond screens
Saturday, August 26th (with Peter Jackson's
Dead Alive), and City of the Living
Dead plays (along side Carnival of
Souls and Mothers Day) Saturday,
September 2nd...
For
showtimes, visit hagerdrivein.com...
(Thanks
to Allen Richards)
August
22: Ex Oblivione one sheet!
Shooting
continued yesterday on Strut Glid's adaptation
of Ex Oblivione, and after some minor
set-backs, a major sequence in the film was
completed. Most of the film has been shot with
only a few green-screen scenes left to shoot...
(Thanks
to Strut Glid)
August 21: HPLFF 2006, new films added!
Philip
Chidel's Subject
Two, Mariano Baino's Dark Waters,
The
Relic (based on the novel by Douglas
Preston and Lincoln Child) and Roger Corman's
X:
The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
have been added to the H.P.
Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, Oregon!
Previously
announced films include Dead Birds,
Jay Woelfel's Beyond Dream's Door,
Creature of the Walking Dead, The
Veil, Scott Goldberg's Nightmare,
Michael Granberry's From Beyond, an
adaptation of Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart
and two versions of The Music of Erich
Zann...
(Thanks
to http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/)
August
21: Angry and Moist: the t-shirt!
The official Angry
and Moist t-shirt (with a great design by
Oliver Jones) is now available!
Pick
it up here!
(Thanks to James Raynor)
August 21: Animated Hellboy action!
An intro/trailer for the
Guillermo del Toro/Mike Mignola produced Hellboy
cartoon is now available on youtube.com. Sword
of Storms (the first of two animated adventures,
the other being Blood and Iron) features
the voices of Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, and
Doug Jones and will be released direct-to-DVD
by Anchor Bay...
Check
it out here.
(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
August 20: Interviewing Mars...
Dread
Central spoke with Mars (Dead
House Music) recently about a great many
things including his latest projects (DVD
menu scores for Lurker Films' Weird Tale
Collection, Volume 4 of the H. P. Lovecraft
Collection, and the re-release of their
Edgar Allan Poe Collection), his re-scored
clip of Nosferatu, an upcoming speaking
engagement at the Eerie
Horror Fest and how you can obtain his
services...
Check out Dread Central's interview here!
Mars
also tells Unfilmable.com that
a short film project he worked on called Nightmare
(directed by Scott Goldberg) has just been
accepted by the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival!
Information on the film can be found here...
(Thanks
to Dread
Central and Mars)
August
20: Closet Space needs extras!
For
Immediate Release:
Our
final Closet Space shooting day is
also our "biggest" scene - we are
shooting inside a college classroom and need
a few "students" to populate the
class and campus. Unfortunately, there's no
pay, but you get screen credit in a f-ed up
horror movie with tentacles.
If
you are interested, and you live in the Houston/Galveston
area, here are the details:
We
are shooting on this Thursday, August 24th
at College of the Mainland in Texas City.
Take 45 South to the Texas City exit - FM
1764 (I think this is exit 16). Exit Amburn
Rd. You'll see COM on the right.
Look
for us in T-055 in the Technical Vocation
Building.
The
shoot will last from 9 AM - 4 PM. Everyone
needs to be there promptly at 9 AM and must
be prepared to stay the entire time.
Any
questions, email me via MySpace.
If you want to be an "extra", look
like a college student. Bring book bags, notepads,
notebooks, etc. No logos on clothes, please...
(Thanks
to Mel House)
August
20: The Strange Sound of Cthulhu out
now!
Gary
Hill's The Strange Sound of Cthulhu: Music
Inspired by the Writings of H. P. Lovecraft
is now available through lulu.com! Retail
price is $22.99...
About
the book: Arguably no other author has
inspired more musicians than has Howard Phillips
Lovecraft. Here, for the first time, is a
book documenting the music inspired by the
works of this literary genius, with insights
provided by the artists. The book features
a foreword by H. P. Lovecraft expert S. T.
Joshi and cover artwork by Joseph Vargo.
Purchase
the book here!
(Thanks
to Gary Hill)
August
20: From Beyond at the HPLFF!
Michael
Granberry's From Beyond has been added
to this years H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
line-up!
(Thanks
to Michael Granberry)
August
17: First Ex Oblivione images!
Writer/director
Strut Glid passed along these exclusive images
from the first day of shooting on Ex Oblivione!
The Official Shoggoth Frames Pictures website
will be online in early September, but until
then, keep an eye on Unfilmable.com
for updates!
Crawford
Ward wanders in the dream world...
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Crawford
walks through the ruins of a temple...
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Crawford entering the ruins of the dream
city of Zakarion... |
Filling
the clapper-board...
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(Thanks
to Strut Glid)
August
17: Hunter's Moon needs cast
and crew!
Bloody
Rose Productions are currently looking for
the final two (main) cast members for Curse
of the Hunter's Moon. They are
looking for crew positions and extras as well...
You
can contact them through the Official
Hunter's Moon website...
(Thanks
to Doug, Bloody Rose Productions)
August
17: Evil again...
Fangoria.com
reports that yet another Evil Dead
DVD is being readied for the spring of 2007.
The set will include an all new Ladies
of The Evil Dead documentary, but will
not include the legendary Within the Woods...
Visit
the Ladies of The Evil Dead here...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/)
August
17: Lurker updated!
Check
out the new, improved Lurker
Films site for news on upcoming releases
(The Yellow Sign, Pickman's
Model), as well as updated information
on the films that are currently available...
(Thanks
to Andrew Migliore)
August
16: NyMpha shadows Dunwich
NyMpha, the latest
from Ivan Zuccon (The Shunned House,
Bad Brains) begins production in September,
and while it's not a direct Lovecraft adaptation,
Ivan tells Unfilmable.com that
The Dunwich Horror was often referenced
for the script and structure of the film...
Updates can be found on the Official
NyMpha site!
(Thanks to Ivan Zuccon)
August 16: Zahn's strange new world
Asleep
in the Deep is Paul von Stoetzel's take
on Lovecraft's classic tale, The Music
or Erich Zann. Released in 2005, the film
has screened in Minneapolis, Minnesota and
at the Long Island Film Festival...
About
the film: A punk girl, Alyce (played by Delilah
Davis), travels through a David Lynch/Maya
Deren adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft short
story. She travels through a strange land
with stranger inhabitants to find a mysterious
violin player (Benny S. Cannon as Erich Zahn)
who holds too many secrets for this new world...
(Thanks
to Paul von Stoetzel)
August
16: Double dose of LovecraCked!
LovecraCked!
The Movie has several more screenings
lined up including one in Brooklyn, NY (at
The WillyBushWood Film Festival Friday Sep
08) and one in Ft. Smith, Arkansas (hosted
by Fringe Media, Jaded Shaman/BiFF JUGGERNAUT
Productions Saturday Sep 02)...
Details
can be found here
and here!
(Thanks
to BiFF JUGGERNAUT Productions)
August
16: The Thing in HD
Universal
will release John Carpenter's The Thing
on HD-DVD October 2nd...
(Thanks
to http://www.gorezone.net)
August
16: Hunter's Moon finds it's ghoul!
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According
to writer/director Catharine Post, a trailer
for Curse of the Hunter's Moon
will be shot in September as production
of the film has been postponed. Once it
is completed, the trailer will be used
to procure additional funding through
investors. No longer considered a remake
(of Curse of the Blue Lights),
the film has filled out most of its cast
with a mix of experienced and up-and-coming
actors and actresses including Russ Russo
(Williamsburg, Pirates of the
Caribbean 3), Anne McDaniels (an ex-Minnesota
Vikings cheerleader), Jackie Billote,
Christine Post, Joe Fillipone, Ashley
Sword and Jeffrey (Back Slash)
Dallet (more actors names can be found
on the forthcoming terrors entry)...
A new Cafepress shop has been added with
(among other items) the first image of
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| of
the films ghouls. The boy ghoul (seen
here) was designed (along with the films
assistant director) and illustrated by
Denver, Colorado native Dan Crosier, and
will be played by Catharine's son. A girl
ghoul is currently in the works...
You
can visit the films official site here,
or purchase one of the boy ghoul shirts
through Cafepress here.
Proceeds from the merchandise will go
towards production costs. If you are
interested in investing in the film,
you can contact Catharine Post through
the films website...
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(Thanks to Catharine Post)
August 16: New From Beyond trailer!
Animator Michael Granberry
has just completed a teaser trailer for From
Beyond that is available on the films blog
site!
Click
on the above image to view!
(Thanks
to Michael Granberry)
August
16: First Cool Air images!
Several
screen grabs from Albert Pyun's Cool Air
have appeared online including the ones you
see here!
The rest can be found
on the films unofficial MySpace
page...
(Thanks
to www.myspace.com/coolairmovie)
August 16: Closet Space invades WoH
Mel
House and the folks behind Closet Space
will be representing the film at the Fangoria
Weekend of Horrors in Secaucus, New
Jersey the weekend of Sept. 29 - Oct. 1. Look
for a trailer, FX footage and exclusive Closet
Space images soon...
(Thanks
to Mel House)
August
16: More Oblivione
Here's a look at the title
for Shoggoth Frames Pictures adaptation of Ex
Oblivione. Production is expected to run
through August 25th...
(Thanks to Strut Glid)
August 16: Dirt Dauber details
Steve
Daniels sends word that Dirt Dauber
will begin production in the fall. Keep your
eyes on Unfilmable.com for updates...
(Thanks
to Steve Daniels)
August
14: Del Toro on Madness...
Source:
latinoreview.com
Here
are some bits and pieces from a recent Guillermo
del Toro interview...
"I was on track to try and do 'Mountains
of Madness.' We were having difficulty
adjusting the scope of the movie because it's
a very broad world that [H.P.] Lovecraft describes.
It's a very big palette. We were having problems
sort of syncing with a budget that would make
it work for the studio..."
"I hope I can find a way to make it
on the scope that the story needs...hopefully,
'Mountains' will find enough money
or a way to adjust the size of it, but it's
a big epic... I wish that I could find the
budget for the 'Mountains of Madness'
next, but that doesn't depend on me."
"It's like the conceptual art for
Mountains of Madness, which are fantastic..."
The rest of the interview can be found here!
(Thanks
to http://www.gorezone.net)
August
13: Prepare yourself for Oblivione!
Writer/director
Strut Glid sends word of his upcoming adaptation
of H.P. Lovecraft's Ex Oblivione. The
story revolves around a man who is slowly
being driven to madness by his dull and insignificant
existence, so he finds an alternate world,
a world of dreams, and tries to find the "key"
to stay there forever and forget his former
life...
Look
for production info and images soon!
(Thanks
to Strut Glid and James Raynor)
August
12: Necronomicon on Coast to Coast tonight!
Coast
to Coast's Ian Punnett speaks tonight with Simon,
the editor of the Necronomicon, who'll discuss
the bizarre circumstances that surround the
ancient occult workbook. The show is broadcast
live nightly from 10pm to 2am (Pacific Time)...
Visit
Coast
to Coast Am.com for details!
(Thanks
to John Strysik and Aaron Vanek)
August
11: Beyond Dream's Door DVD announced!
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The
amazing Special Edition DVD of Jay Woefel's
Beyond Dream's Door will
be released on December 5th by the newly
formed Cinema
Epoch DVD label! The film will be
presented in a newly restored fullscreen
transfer (in 5.1 stereo) and loaded
with the following extras:
~
Audio commentary by writer/director
Woelfel
~ Audio commentary by the cast and crew
~ Three featurettes on the making of
the movie
~ Three short films, including the award-winning
short that was expanded into the feature
~ Special scene menu allowing you to
compare and contrast material in the
shorts and feature
~ Deleted scenes
~ Special FX test footage
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~
12-minute montage of alternate footage
not used in the finished film
~ 50-minute isolated music track
~ Trailers
~ Still galleries and more! |
Jay
Woefel will present the film at this years
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in October...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/
and Jay Woelfel)
August
11: Howard Ghormley, Dirt Daubers
and Soth of Yog!
Icons
of Fright.com caught up with The Gibbering
Horror of Howard Ghormley director Steve
Daniels and they discussed a wide range of
topics including Howard Ghormley, his
past and current projects, his love of actor
Lee Smith, Lovecraft's influence on his work
and his forthcoming Lovecraftian horror short
Dirt Daubers...
Read
all about it here!
(Thanks
to Steve Walker)
August
11: Seepage in Rhode Island!
Richard Griffin's fish-man
runs amok film Seepage! will screen
at the 2006 Rhode Island International Horror
Film Festival October 5th as part of the New
England Film Makers night...
Click
here
for more!
(Thanks
to Rhode
Island International Horror Film Festival)
August
11: Colour wins again!
Aaron
Vanek's screenplay adaptation of The Colour
Out of Space won 3rd place recently at
the Eerie Horror Festival in the feature screenplay
competition. The script also won 1st place
in the Columbia College Chicago's "Written
Image" contest...
(Thanks
to Aaron Vanek)
August
11: Dark Waters director appears
Dark
Waters director Mariano Baino will appear
at the East Coast edition of Fangoria's Weekend
of Horrors (September 29 to October 1).
He will preview the forthcoming NoShame Films
DVD release (see:
August 3 for details). There will also be
a Hell on Earth panel with writer/director
Ted (Deadly Spawn) Bohus, actor Peter
Stickles and actress Mary Corinne Miller.
Jeffrey Combs is also scheduled to appear...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/)
August
11: The Damned Thing pics!
Missed
this one...
The
first images from Tobe Hooper's adaptation
of Ambrose Bierce's The Damned Thing
(for Masters
of Horror) are online and fangoria.com's
got 'em.
Check
them out here...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/)
August
9: Dunwich, the final days!
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For
Immediate Release:
Crawling
Chaos Pictures in association with Page
Street Studios presents "Dunwich"
The
final day of shooting for "Dunwich"
is this Sunday, August 13th. The short
film will be around 30 minutes in length
and we are still aiming for a projected
release of September 2006. Inspired
by H.P. Lovecraft's tales "The
Dunwich Horror" and "The
Terrible Old Man" and adapted,
produced and directed by Sarah Tarling
and Christian Matzke. The short film
has been shot entirely in the great
state of Maine in glorious colour.
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The final day of shooting involves a
carnival's freak show, we will post
photos from the shoot on the website
soon!
The
official website for the film can be
found here: www.dunwichthemovie.com
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(Thanks to Christian Matzke)
August 8: Strange Aeons screens at Dragon*Con!
Maelstrom
Productions feature length adaptation of
The Thing on the Doorstep will screen
at next months Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia.
Also on the schedule is Michael Granberry's
From Beyond, the HPLHS's The Call
of Cthulhu and an adaptation of Poe's The
Pit and the Pendulum...
Dragon*Con's
Independent Film Festival site can be found
here.
(Thanks
to Eric Morgret)
August
8: Explore the Closet Space
Director
Mel House reports (via the official
MySpace page) that his Lovecraft inspired
feature film Closet Space is nearly
finished with principal photography and that
the film will officially wrap on August 27th...
With
the film nearing completion, Mel has begun
overhauling the official website with cast
and crews bios, on-set photos and screen grabs
and an overall new look. The first film trailer
will be ready in a week or two, along with
several behind-the-scenes videos (including
an interview with fx house Oddtopsy
FX).
Explore
the Closet Space here!
(Thanks
to Mel House)
August
8: Cthulhu screens again!
The
HPLHS's The Call of Cthulhu is screening
this weekend (Saturday, August 12th) at the
Rhode Island International Film Festival.
Click
here
for details...
(Thanks
to Ric)
...coming
soon: images from Vegetable Thing Productions
short film DRIP! (based on The Picture
in the House) and Paul von Stoetzel's
Asleep in the Deep (adapted from The
Music of Erich Zann)...
August
6: Cool Air update!
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According
to director Albert Pyun (Cyborg,
The Sword and the Sorcerer),
his feature length adaptation of Cool
Air is moving into the final cut and
visual effects work will begin in a
few weeks!
Albert
tells Unfilmable.com,
"I think the film's an unusual
take on the Lovecraft short story as
I've tried to create a movie that places
the viewer deep into the mind of the
protagonist. A movie that exists in
the viewer's subconscious...a movie
that's felt and experienced more.
I've
tried to capture the feeling of dread
and madness so the viewer truly
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| experiences
a waking nightmare--for me the essence
of what I loved about Lovecraft's story
and his words. It's a very unconventional
film that plays with time and space in
ways only digital technology allows." |
Look
for further updates as post-production moves
along (including screen grabs)!
(Thanks
to Albert Pyun)
August
6: Angry and Moist on DVD and Cthulhu
Strikes Back!
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The
Region 0, PAL format DVD for James Raynor's
Angry and Moist: An Undead
Chronicle is now available with
a long list of special features! Behind
the Scenes Footage, Storyboard and Special
Effects Comparisons, a Director's Production
Diary and Outtakes are just a few of
the features included on the disc. A
new and improved NTSC edition is in
the works, and Angry and Moist
T-shirts are also forthcoming. Visit
the Untamed Aggressions shop here!
In
other news from Untamed
Aggression Productions, James is
working up an outline for his next
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| Lovecraft
inspired film called, Cthulhu Strikes
Back! |
(Thanks
to James Raynor)
August
6: Universal nabs Hellboy 2
Universal
Pictures announced (through Variety) that
they've acquired production and distribution
rights for Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy
sequel, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.
Cameras are set to roll next April (in Budapest
and London) with a summer 2008 release scheduled.
The script (based on Mike Mignola storyline
in which the creatures of the mythical world
rebel against humanity) was written by del
Toro (who will also direct). Ron Perlman,
Selma Blair and Doug Jones (as Abe Sapien)
are set to return...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/)
...click here
to play the flash game Mythos Invaders
created by Jason Wallach (The Unquiet Void)...
August
3: News from The Juggernaut
Here's the latest from
BiFF JUGGERNAUT Productions...
Its
been a busy last couple of weeks. Our world
premiere for "LovecraCked! The
Movie" at The Pioneer Theater in
NYC went very well with a strong turnout,
and better yet folks seemed to really enjoy
the film! For pics from the event click here.
We
had a follow up screening in Dallas on July
29th hosted by the good folks of Bar of Soap
and friend and "LovecraCked! The
Movie" co-collaborator Justin Powers.
I wasn't able to make it out to that one,
but it was apparently a full house with some
folks driving as far as 80 miles just to get
to the show! From what I hear, the film went
over very well with the crowd and Justin's
already working on putting together another
show in nearby Arkansas, more details on that
upcoming show and others soon!
In
other news, our first limited run of DVDs
for LovecraCked! The Movie are
now in production and will be in stock within
the next 2-3 weeks or sooner. Reservations
for the DVD can now be made at The
BiFF Shop. The disc will include about
1.5 hrs of extras and there may even be an
easter egg hidden in there somewhere. Look
for other cool new BiFF gear at the shop as
well, such as official "LovecraCked!
The Movie" T-Shirts, posters and
other fun stuff.
'Til
the next time... Stay Independent!
Regards,
Elias
(Thanks to Elias)
August 3: Full Dark Waters DVD details
Fangoria.com
has a complete list of features for Mariano
Baino’s Dark Waters DVD, courtesy
of NoShame
Films. The limited edition set (3,000
units) streets September 26 and retails for
$42.95...
Check
them out here...
(Thanks
to http://www.fangoria.com/)
August
2: 2006 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
announced!
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For
Immediate Release:
Lurker
Films presents
The 2006 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
Friday October 6th - Sunday October
8th
Hollywood Theatre
4122 NE Sandy Blvd
Portland Oregon
Come
enjoy a smorgasbord of tantalizing tales
of terror inspired by Howard Phillips
Lovecraft's strange universe.
Founder,
director and Lovecraft historian Andrew
Migliore is back to bring you this one-of-a-kind
festival created to promote the works
of the highly influential gothic horror
author H.P. Lovecraft (and his peers)
through the cinematic adaptations by
students, amateur and professional filmmakers.
As in years past, the HPLFF includes
a mix of feature films, shorts, and
discussion panels. This year's Shorts
Film program includes a fascinating
version of Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart
(that includes a voice recording of
Bella Lugosi thought to have been lost
for years), The Veil, two versions
of The Music of Erich Zann and
more. Some
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| of
the feature films will include Creature
of the Walking Dead and Dead
Birds. Discussion Panels will include:
Ramsey Campbell, Scott Conners, Wilum
Pugmire and Robert Price. |
This
year's special guests are:
• Author Ramsey Campbell, the renowned
British writer considered by many to be one
of the masters of late 20th century horror
fiction will talk about Lovecraft and the
mythos.
• Actress Barbara Crampton, the Lovecraftian
scream queen who starred in such early hits
as Re-Animator, From Beyond
and Castle Freak will grace our stage.
• Scholar Robert Price founder of Crypt
of Cthulhu and editor of a score of mythos
related horror anthologies will amaze us with
the Cthulhu Prayer Breakfast.
• Director Jay Woelfel who directed the
award winning documentary Titanic,
and the short Batttlestar Galatica:
Second Coming will be on hand to show
us his first feature film Beyond Dream's
Door
Admission
is $12 for Friday, $15 for Saturday, &
$15 for Sunday. Doors open on 6pm for Friday
and 1pm on Saturday and Sunday. Advance ticket
sales will be available by the beginning of
September. Tickets can also be purchased at
the door.
For
more information visit the website at www.hplfilmfestival.com
Re-animating
the cadaverous specter of H.P. Lovecraft's
work into film is a difficult task, but in
the hands of the loyal, the results can be
chilling and darkly humorous.
-
Portland Mercury
Long
after his death, many writers and fans have
kept Lovecraft from becoming a literary footnote...
The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival is in the
same spirit, keeping the writer's vision alive--well,
squiggling--and on the screen.
-Willamette
Week
(Thanks
to Sarah L. Mason)
August 2: Jason Soles
visits the Morgue!
Catalyst
Studios artist Jason Soles is spotlighted
in Rue Morgue #59 (August 2006)...
(Thanks
to Dread
Central)
recent
headlines...
July 28: New Angry and Moist one sheet!
July 26: Lovecraft at the Alamo!
July
25: New Erich Zann review!
July
23: Evil Dead remake still in the works
July
22: Mountains of Madness not dead! |
