Things to do in Providence: H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival 2018

Looking for something eldritch and horrifying to do this weekend? Well, it’s your lucky week, the bi-annual Providence, Rhode Island H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival is upon us once more.

First founded in Portland, Oregon in 1995 by Andrew Miglore, with the noble intent of bringing recognition to one of his favourite authors, the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival has grown since then to accommodate multiple screenings and locations. This time we’re returning to the birthplace and home of Howard himself, Providence, Rhode Island. The event is hosted by Brian & Gwen Callahan (of H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Portland) and Neils Hobbs (of NecronomiCon, Providence).

The festival takes place over 3 days, from Friday the 17th of August at 6.00pm until the Sunday the 19th at 5.00pm. Directors, authors and fans of Lovecraft alike will descend upon Providence and partake of all this fantastic event has to offer.

Special guests include Philip Gelatt, Ben Wickey, Christian Matzke, Christopher Burke, Daniel Ellis Harrod, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Fiona Maeve Geist, Livia Llewellyn, Matthew Bartlett, Victoria Dalpe and Whitney Ellis.

This year we can look forward to over 12 hours of film screening, hosted at the Metcalf Auditorium, Rhode Island School of Design. With bonus events to take place at Lovecraft Art & Sciences, Providence Arcade.

Feature length films to be shown at the festival

Cold Skin

A young man travels to a remote South Atlantic island to take the place of a deceased meteorologist. The only other inhabitant of the island is a cold and unfriendly lighthouse keeper until the sun goes down that is.

Housewife

A young woman plagued by the traumatic childhood murder of her father at her own mothers' hands becomes involved with a cult lead by a famous psychic. Her nightmares will become more than just dreams.

Necronomicon: The Book of Hell

What would happen if the Necronomicon were real? What would happen if the guardian assigned to protect it was to pass away? An unwitting librarian is about to find out.

They Remain

The site of a former cultist compound, plagued by a history of horrifying events plays host to a romantically linked pair of scientists, sent to uncover the secrets that remain.

But that isn’t all the cinematic horror up for your entertainment this year, the festival also presents a selection of short films: Irreparable, To See You, And Nothing Hurt, Psychopompos, The Music of John Low, Echoes in the Ice, Folk Tales, Madder Isle, Occam’s Razor, The Transition of Juan Romero, A Sweet Man. Cool Air, Fragments, Just After Midnight, Love & Survival in Innsmouth, Mayflower, Mr. Memento, Nyarlathotep, Sound From the Deep, The Final Nights of E. Zann, The House of the Seven Gables, The Merciless Beauty and Young Liars

Tickets start at $22.49 for a single day pass (Friday & Sunday), or can be purchased for $42.99 (Saturday), or $63.49 for the full weekend pass. Tickets are available to purchase now from the festival's Eventbrite page.