The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Los Angeles

\September 28 and 29, 2012\
The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival\&reg promotes the works of famed American science fiction and horror author H.P. Lovecraft through motion pictures by both professionals and amateurs, current and classic, national and international. The festival was founded in 1995 by Andrew Migliore in Portland Oregon to promote and encourage film and television adaptations of Lovecraft's great works and other, similar weird tale writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James and Robert… Show more E. Howard.
This is the third year the HPLFF-LA\&reg has played at the classic art deco \Warner Grand Theatre\ in San Pedro, California.
The HPLFF-LA\&reg is partnered with the Grand Vision Foundation, a nonprofit volunteer-run 501(c)(3) organization.
Grand Vision's mission is to preserve and promote the historic Warner Grand Theatre and foster artistic, cultural and educational activities in the Theatre and the Harbor/South Bay area of Los Angeles.
We are sponsored by the San Pedro Historic Waterfront Business Improvement District (Pbid).
\\Friday Night Special EVENTS\\
5pm to 7pm - Join us for dinner at the nearby \Whale \& Ale\, a Victorian-era themed English pub.
Reservations must be made directly with the Whale \& Ale \here\ or on \their Facebook page.\
The are offering us a special discounted meal (salad, choice of entree, dessert) for fest-goers at $21 per person, tax included or, for $17, choose any two entrees off the menu.
\Make your reservations directly with the Whale \& Ale for Sept. 28, between 5 and 7pm.\
11:15pm to 1am - A post-festival party as the Whale \& Ale bring us a happy hour menu and prices: $4 English tap beers, house wines, cocktails \& a special Happy Hour food menu.
\\SATURDAY Special EVENTS\\
Noon to 4 pm - \Brunch 'n Fun\ at the nearby Grand Vision Annex. Enjoy a delicious catered breakfast from \Happy Diner\ along with indie Lovecraftian games (card, board, and video), spooky author readings, story time, digital art show and the inimitable \Cthulhu Prayer Breakfast\ led by Cody Goodfellow.
\THIS Is A Separately Ticketed Event. Purchase Tickets With Your Festival TICKETS.\
Admission includes food but not alcoholic drinks. Cash bar for 21+, bring photo Id.
11:30 pm to 2am - Post-fest party at the Grand Vision Annex. Cash bar
\Theater Schedule\
Friday September 28 - doors open at 7pm
\Macabre Fantasy Radio Theater\ will present a live audio drama of \The Statement of Randolph Carter\
Films announced soon!
Saturday - doors open at 4pm
\South Park: The Coon Trilogy\ - uncut and uncensored, the kids take on Great Cthulhu himself after he was summoned from BP drilling on the moon.
\Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated\: Season 1 episode "The Shrieking Madness" -- Following the break-up of Mystery Inc., the gang decides to move on with their lives by touring a nearby university, but they are forced to delay their plans when the campus is terrorized by a mysterious creature known as Char Gar Gothakon, whose screams can destroy anything in its path. With the voices of \Jeffrey Combs\ as "H.P. Hatecraft" and \Harlan Ellison\ as Himself.
Short Subjects: the latest and best independent shorts from around the world
\Doctor Glamour\ by Andrew W. Jones
more films announced later!
\\GUESTS\\
Our special guest for 2012 is \Michael Reaves\, a writer known for scripting series such as \Batman: The Animated Series\, \Star Trek: The Next Generation\ and \The Twilight Zone\. An anthology he co-edited with John Pelan, \Shadows Over Baker Street\, features Sherlock Holmes stories set in the world of Lovecraft.
Mr. Reaves will receive the Howie Award for his contributions to Lovecraft cinema, penning the classic 1987 episode of \The Real Ghostbusters\ entitled "The Collect Call of Cathulhu", the first time Cthulhu appeared on television.
PLUS:
\Cody Goodfellow\
\Denise Dumars\
\T. E. Grau\
Vendors:
\Fez-o-Rama\
\Badali Jewelry Specialties\
\The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society\
more on the way!
Visitors can stay at the \Crowne Plaza Hotel\ (three blocks from the Warner Grand in the historic district of San Pedro) at a discount. Use code \HPL\ when booking online (discount only good until 8/28).
This festival is presented courtesy of the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival\&reg and Lurker Films (www.lurkerfilms.com).
The Warner Grand Theatre is a facility of the City of Los Angeles, operated by the Department of Cultural Affairs.

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