The H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival

It is with great joy and a bit of melancholy in my heart that I'm heading this afternoon to the last H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland. At this point it's not clear whether it's the last one ever or just a much needed break for Festival founder Andrew Migliore. As always it should be quite a weekend.

In addition to being a vehicle to promote independent films with Lovecraftian themes from around the world, the festival has expanded in the last few years to include Chthulhucon, a gathering of writers, scholars, editors and filmmakers, where the work of various weird tales authors and filmmakers are animatedly discussed. On Sunday, October 3, I will be moderating the panel, Ramsey Campbell: From Acolyte to Master featuring S. T. Joshi (noted Weird Tales scholar), Jason V. Brock (filmmaker, editor and publisher) and William F. Nolan (prolific author and screenplay writer, best known for Logan's Run). The panel runs from 2:30 to 3:30.

Thanks for the 15 year run Andrew! Next October will seem especially hollow without the Festival to look forward to.