Some of the festival’s highlights include the new documentary “>Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (review), AM 1200, Eel Girl, The Casting Call of Cthulhu, “>Darkest Evil, which stars Jeffrey Combs and Dean Stockwell, and the original Hellboy, which will be followed by a Q&A with series creator Mignola. Other events include live dramatic performances of M.R. James’ Gothic horror tales by actor Robert Lloyd Perry and a concert by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. There’ll even be a wedding ceremony!
As one of the show’s sponsors, Dark Horse Comics editor Scott Allie says, “Thank god we have things like the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival to keep Portland weird in the eternally funky Hollywood Theatre.” I’ve been to Portland and can vouch for its weirdness — only in the best way of course!
The fest runs October 3-5, 2008, at Portland’s Hollywood Theatre. This marks the 14th year Lurker Films has produced the event, which “celebrates film and culture influenced by the Master of Cosmic Horror.” For more details, visit the official H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and CthulhuCon site.