Come for the cosmic horror, stay for the unnameable fear; yes, the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and Cthulhucon returns to the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy) this weekend, Friday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 4th.

The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival promotes the works of H.P. Lovecraft, literary horror, and weird tales through the cinematic adaptations by professional and amateur filmmakers. The festival was founded in 1995 by Andrew Migliore in the hope that H.P. Lovecraft would be rightly recognized as a master of gothic horror and his work more faithfully adapted to film and television.

Besides the films and film discussions, merchants will hawk their horror-related wares and Howies will be awarded. Visit the website for the schedule and more information.

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