H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and CthulhuCon

01/03/2024

Stephen Clements posted part 3 of his film reviews from our event in Mobile, AL!

Part 3 of Stephen's film reviews from the Mobile, Alabama HP Lovecraft Film Festival is here! He had a blast and wants to tell you all about them, because some of them you are going to absolutely love

12/21/2023

Frequent HPLFF poster and cover artist, Mike Dubisch has a new Kickstarter for his Shades of Madness sketchbook. Support this amazing artist and longtime friend of the fest!

The Mike Dubisch Sketchbook

12/11/2023

Don’t forget our friends (and conspirators) in Providence! Always fun to lurk in the dark corners of a bookshop on a rainy day… and a great day trip from New York, Boston, or Salem.

It's a beautifully gloomy day in downtown, divine Providence. The sun is occulted, the rains are falling, the ravens are cawwing, the nightgaunts flutter their wings in the shaded alleys, nightfall beckons with its cold embrace.
We're here, but where are you?
Come visit us in the historic Providence Arcade 11 to 6 Monday to Saturday and noon to 5om on Sundays. Or say hello at weirdprovidence.org

12/11/2023

Everyone loves Konstantinos Koutsoliotas’s new monster movie, MINORE!

Minore Review: The patrons of a seaside Greek taverna battle cosmic te****le beasties with sword and song. A wild, dreamy, gory, and fun romp.

11/29/2023

Stream anywhere in the world this weekend!

11/27/2023

Thanks for 13 years of laughs (and like, lots of blood). Support small businesses like this Seattle institution.

Seattle's 13th "Comedy of Horrors" Film Fest, presenting features, shorts & live music, to be hosted 4/13/24 by The BoneBat Show!

11/26/2023

Big thanks to Stephen Clement for reviewing the films at the festival in Mobile!

Part 1 covers short films
https://rumble.com/v3x25wj-hp-lovecraft-film-festival-2023-movie-reviews-part-1-of-4.html

Watch 50+ films the Streaming Event December 1-5th on Eventive, available anywhere in the world! https://hplfilmfestival.eventive.org

Having been to HP Lovecraft Film Festivals before, Stephen was thrilled to find out the city next door, Mobile, Alabama was getting it's very own. On one November weekend, he made the drive and watche

11/25/2023

Festival contributor and excellent author Andrew S. Fuller will be doing a reading and signing tomorrow, November 26th at the Rose City Book Pub. Don't miss out on the night of Weird fiction!

11/25/2023

We love Movie Madness and today is a great day to get in and check out their sale!

Hopefully Thanksgiving and Black Friday haven’t wiped you out because our Small Business Saturday Sale is happening tomorrow! Hopefully the algorithm lets you know about this before 12pm-5pm Saturday, November 25th! There will be DVDs, Blu-rays, VHS and more merch than you could ever wish for! We hope to see you there!

11/17/2023

Passes for the upcoming Streaming edition of HPLFF are available now!
Get official posters and tees from all three of our events, your support helps keep the world a little Weirder!

Get Tees and the complete poster triptych, save some dough on early bird streaming passes

11/05/2023

It's Sunday and that means it's the last day of the festival in Mobile, AL, but fear not as we have a packed day! It all starts at 10 am with more panels, short films from around the world, Cthulhu Mythos feature MINORE from Greece, and undersea Cthulhu adventure GODS OF THE DEEP from the UK. It all ends with the infamous SHORTS OF MADNESS... the grossest, funniest, and just plain Weirdest films of the festival all in one place.

See the full detailed schedule at https://hplfilmfestival.com/hplfilmfestival-mobile-al/schedule

11/04/2023

Tonight at 6pm join us at the Saenger Theatre for the only theatrical screening of SUITABLE FLESH in Mobile, with Q&A by screenwriter Dennis Paoli, and more short films. You can get tickets for this special event by following the link in our bio.

11/04/2023

Mobile pass holders...have you ever wondered How to Get Started in Cosmic Horror Filmmaking? Take a peek behind the curtain of independent filmmaking with Guest of Honor Dennis Paoli and other visiting filmmakers. What are the challenges and benefits of doing cosmic horror as a starting film? How does one even take the first step? Learn how to begin, what you need to know to set yourself up for success, and what to watch out for.
Join this panel today at 4:30 at the Holiday Inn - Bienville Ballroom D

11/04/2023

In THE VEIL, Redemption gives way to a reckoning when a reclusive retired priest shelters a young Amish runaway in crisis, only to reveal a mystery that ties her to a terrifying encounter from his youth… and the shimmering curtain of aurora that rages overhead. See this feature film today at 4pm in Mobile, AL.
More info and tickets at bit.ly/hplffmobtix

11/04/2023

Don’t miss Carrie‘s signing today!

I'll be at The Haunted Book Shop today from 3-5pm, signing books, including ALLIANCE: WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS 2. The official release day is December 5, but during this special event, you can buy it early.

11/04/2023

Hey Mobile, are you ready for another day of cosmic fun?
Day 2 of the festival kicks off at 10am with more screenings including the awesome found footage cryptid cult movie FROGMAN, supernatural tale THE VEIL, and dozens more international short films, plus panels and author readings at the Holiday Inn, and author meet and greets at the Haunted Book Shop (9 S Joachim St). At 6pm join us at the Saenger Theatre for the only theatrical screening of SUITABLE FLESH in Mobile, with Q&A by screenwriter Dennis Paoli, and more short films.
Find the schedule, more info and tickets at bit.ly/hplffmobtix

11/04/2023

Thanks al.com! Tickets are still available online or at the door for Saturday (films and more 10am-10pm), then Sunday 10am-5.

This weekend brings a wealth of feature and short films and other activities in genre inspired by the supernatural horror author.

11/03/2023

Have you ever seen an adaptation of "The Hounds of Tindalos"? Neither had we, until this year! From Mexico, "The Dogs" screens on Saturday afternoon in Shorts 5! Two investigators discover that a strange pair of goggles allows them to see across space and time, with disastrous consequences. Directed by Jose Luis Rodriguez Casarin, it's a must-see!
Festival passes available in advance on hplff.com/mobile or at the door!

11/03/2023

TONIGHT in Mobile, AL. 6 pm at the Saenger Theatre (6 S Joachim St) is the evening screening of RE-ANIMATOR with screenwriter Dennis Paoli, preceded by international short films. If you don't have a pass, you can purchase tickets to this screening at the door, or in advance here:
https://hplfilmfestival.eventive.org/schedule/65401982f43300002c3e39c2

11/03/2023

This afternoon in Mobile, AL, join panelists Dennis Paoli, Carrie Dalby, Cody Goodfellow and Tedd Walley for a discussion about Poe's Influence on Lovecraft at 4pm in the Bienville Ballroom D at the Holiday Inn. Lovecraft famously referred to Edgar Allan Poe as both his “model” and his “God of Fiction” and the connection between Poe and Lovecraft's work is widely recognized. Panelists discuss how Poe's style and subject matter related to Lovecraft's more Gothic stories.

11/03/2023

The short films in this festival slap! In director Tyler Savage's "Oddities," a drugged-out duo attempts to rob an antique store, they realize the older woman running the shop isn't as defenseless as she seems... played by the iconic Adrienne Barbeau! Screens on Saturday morning in the 10am short film block! Saturday Festival passes available at the door, or in advance on our website!

11/03/2023

Mobile, Alabama...today is the day!
The show begins at 2pm at the Holiday Inn Mobile Downtown/Historic District (301 Government St.) with daytime film screenings and panel discussions, then continues at 6 pm at the Saenger Theatre (6 S Joachim St) with the evening screening of RE-ANIMATOR with screenwriter Dennis Paoli, preceded by international short films.

Check out the schedule and get more info. Buy tickets at bit.ly/hplffmobtix or at the door!

11/03/2023

Hey we’re getting ready to show Suitable Flesh by to Mobile, AL this Saturday at the beautiful with GoH (and OG Lovecraftian) Dennis Paoli! We can’t wait til they get a taste of this FLESH! Is this the only Alabama screening? Looks like it’s the only chance within about 140 miles to see it on the big screen. Thanks for the opportunity!

11/02/2023

Cosmic Horror from Denmark is coming to Mobile, AL! In "Ihruqax", by Rasmus Safarnia, a young, blind woman visits her father, but when she gets to his home, everything is off. He has become obsessed with something horrible, seen through his telescope. See this, and over 50 more cosmic horror films this weekend at the Holiday Inn Downtown Mobile and the Saenger Theatre!
Get info and tickets at hplff.com/mobile

11/02/2023

"Forever Flowers" hits the screen in Mobile, AL on Friday 11/3!
When a young caregiver and her unsavoury boyfriend attempt to steal from an elderly couple, their plans unravel as they meet an unexpected fate beyond their imagination. From UK filmmaker Joe Solomon, this is a tale of intrique and the supernatural! Don't miss Short Films Block 2, and there's more eldritch terror throughout the weekend! Go to hplff.com/mobile for more info and tickets.

11/02/2023

It's our first year in Mobile, AL! So we're rewinding the clock and starting the festival with a block of classic short films from the early years of the festival. Don't miss the first ever fan-made film of a Lovecraft story, from 1975 "The Whisperer in Darkness" by David C. Smith (Oron and the Tales of Attluma, Red Sonja), starring J. Vernon Shea, "To Oblivion" by Robert Cappelletto, "The Music of Erich Zann" by John Strysik (Tales From the Darkside), "The Outsider" by Aaron Vanek, "Nyarlathotep" by Christian Matzke, the horror comedy "Antiques Roadshow Arkham" by Jon Cazares (starring Joseph Scrimshaw and Tim Uren!), and a fantastical stop-motion animated "From Beyond" by Michael Granberry (Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio).
Get info and tickets at https://bit.ly/hplffmobtix

11/02/2023

The Haunted Book Shop, y’all! Come by on Saturday for author meet and greets, but stay for the incredible and incredibly spoooky book selection!