H.P. LOVECRAFT WALKING TOUR 2020

Our Special Tour to Explore Lovecraft’s Favorite Providence Haunts will be held this year on four dates: Saturday, October 17th, Sunday, October 18st; Saturday, October 24th, and Sunday, October 25th.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence native and cult horror writer H.P. Lovecraft will be the subject of a special walking tour and film series during the annual Flickers' Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Film Festival (Vortex), October 17-25, 2020. The tour will take place this year on four days starting at 12:00 NOON (all days): Saturday, October 17th, Sunday, October 18th, Saturday, October 24th, Sunday, and October 25th.

The life and work of Providence's best-known fantasy and horror author, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, will provide the backdrop for the tour, which will be lead by the Rhode Island Historical Society.  Lovecraft's "Providence stories" (written between 1924 and 1935) provide the basis for this walk.  Lovecraft wrote eloquently, and in great detail, about such landmarks as Prospect Terrace, the First Baptist Church, and Benefit Street houses.  Participants will see the site of his former home, as well as locales mentioned in The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, The Haunter of the Dark, The Shunned House, and The Call of Cthulhu.

Following the tour, which lasted for approximately 90 minutes, participants were treated to a ticket to see premiere films inspired by Lovecraft. The film screenings will take place at Brown University, Salomon Center, Room 203 in collaboration with the Brown University Film Forum (BUFF).

“It is amazing how Lovecraft’s horror writing still resonates with audiences today and his work has become such an inspiration for filmmakers across the world,” commented Shawn Quirk, Program Director, Flickers' Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Film Festival.

“Providence provided the inspiration for his most chilling and terrifying stories. This walking tour is a wonderful opportunity for his fans to connect with the man behind the writer.”

Please feel free to call the RIIFF office to make reservations or to have any questions answered: 401.861.4445.

EVENT DETAILS & ADVANCE TICKETS:

Saturday, October 17th; Sunday, October 18th; Saturday, October 24th, and Sunday, October 25th, 2020:

"H. P. Lovecraft” Walking Tour & Film Screening

LOCATIONS:

Walking Tour Presentation & Meet Up: John Brown House at 52 Power Street, Providence, RI

Film Screenings: Brown University, TBA

COST: $22.00

Bring your eTicket with you to the Tour and Screening

NO EXCHANGES OR REFUNDS. ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED AND MAY SELL OUT AT ANY TIME.

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Sponsors for 2020:

The Department of Theatre, Dance, and Film at Providence College.

Johnson & Wales College of

Arts & Sciences

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