HP Lovecraft Film Festival 2011 in Los Angeles
Thursday, June 9, 2011
More details have emerged about 2011's H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, due to be held this September in San Pedro (part of Los Angeles, California). The event is currently in the process of weeding through submissions and revving up for the weekend long screenings. Much like the Portland festival, which is reportedly taking a break this year, this Lovecraftian extravaganza will run feature films and shorts. The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society's new movie, The Whisperer in Darkness, is scheduled to show as one of the most notable full length feature films.
Guillermo del Toro of Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy fame will be on hand this year as a judge. This is an encouraging sign that his commitment to the Lovecraftian remains strong, despite the bureaucratic failure of his At the Mountains of Madness cinematic project earlier this year.
A new poster for popularizing the event is out too. This time, the full horrors of Cthulhu unchained are pictured, with the interdimensional dreamer himself appearing in a role similar to King Kong. Follow the official HPL Film Festival site for full details.
-Grim Blogger
