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HP Lovecraft Film Festival VIRTUAL starts this Friday 12/5!
I love cosmic horror—it asks so many questions and makes me think. I also love short films. So the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, going strong since 1995, is my jam! The streaming edition, which is always the highlight of my year, arrives this Friday, featuring over sixty short films, several full-length features, author readings, and panels (and a ticket purchase gives you through 12/12 to watch everything).
Hosts Gwen and Brian Callahan go above and beyond—the quality of this festival, from curation and content to pledge campaign rewards and collateral material—is top notch.
This year’s thirtieth anniversary theme is Cthulu on the High Seas, so in addition, some contributors to the Lovecraftian Microfiction/Challenge from Beyond books, which always accompany the festival, were instead asked to write an X-files-esque story surrounding The Emma, a two-masted schooner that plays into strange events in Lovecraft’s story “The Call of Cthulu.” There are stories by favorites like Cody Goodfellow and John Shirley, and my story “Compaction” is included too. The books will be on sale after the festival on Arkhaam Bazaar’s website.
If short films and cosmic/existentialist horror rocks your world, this festival is for you! You can purchase tickets for the December 5-9 (with extended time through Dec. 12), 2025 streaming event here: https://hplfilmfestival.eventive.org/passes/buy.
Time for the H.P. LOVECRAFT FILM FESTIVAL—tickets (virtual and live) are here!
THE KICKSTARTER FOR THE H.P. LOVECRAFT FILM FESTIVAL & CTHULUTHON 2024 IS NOW LIVE! This year’s theme is Dunwich Harvest Festival and includes several hours of short and feature-length films, Q&A’s with filmmakers, and panel presentations.
The virtual option—happening on a computer or phone near you!—is from October 18-22, while the in-person option at the historic Hollywood Theater in Portland, OR is October 4-6.
Link is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hplffpdx/h-p-lovecraft-film-fest-and-cthulhu-con-harvest-in-dunwich
One of the big honors for me this year is that I was asked to participate in this year’s Challenge from Beyond, which will be published in the annual Microfiction Contest Winners volume! If you get your tickets through Kickstarter, the book is one of the add-ons!
The Kickstarter only runs through September 22nd, so be sure and hurry and get your package and exclusive goodies now! YES, TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE after the Kickstarter, but why wait? You can only get the goodies through the Kick, folks! If you DO decide to wait, be sure to sign up for their mailing list so you know when they’re available: https://hplfilmfestival.com/
And…we’re off! HPLFF CHALLENGE FROM BEYOND 2024
I’m thrilled and honored to announce I was invited to participate in the 10th anniversary of the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival’s CHALLENGE FROM BEYOND! I was assigned to kick off this round robin-style piece*, and I’ve officially—as of yesterday—completed my contribution and have passed the baton to Andrew S. Fuller. After him will be Molly Tanzer, Maxwell Marais, and Wendy Wagner!
The working title for this story is “Questionable Morel”—but it could, possibly, change. Either way—it’ll be published as the flipside of Lovecraftian Microfiction Volume 10, coming this fall/winter. I’ll keep y’all posted when you can pick it up—and watch this space for info on getting your streaming tickets for the HP Lovecraft Film Festival!
These volumes make fabulous cosmic Christmas gifts. If you’re interested in past volumes (many are out of print—these are limited edition), the ones that are left available on their site are Vol. 9 (which contains my microfiction, “Independence”) and Vol. 8 (which contains my microfiction, “Sea Legs”). The CHALLENGE FROM BEYOND 2015 and 2016 editions are also still available (but there may not be many copies). You can get those books HERE: https://arkhambazaar.com/books/
*In writing, a round robin means one writer pens a section, then passes it to another writer to write section 2, and so on. Most people know what a round robin is, but I figured just in case.
