On February 27th, Erie Isle, Second Life® roleplay community, will host a unique screening event for the award winning documentary, Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown. Plans for this special evening include a screening of the movie, a live Q&A session with the filmmakers, a Lovecraft themed costume contest, and more. The public is invited as the filmmakers, Wyrd Studios creative partners Frank H. Woodward, James B. Myers, and William Janczewski join the Erie Isle characters and their guests in-world for the evening.
The winner of the Lovecraft themed Costume Contest will recieve an outfit designed by Vanilla C. Designs!
Lovecraft Screening Schedule for February 27th:
3:30PM – Pre-screening cocktail reception hosted by the Muircastle Trust
4:00PM – Screening of Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
5:30PM – Q&A session with filmmakers Frank H. Woodward, James B. Myers, and William Janczewski.
Immediately following Q&A- Street party and Lovecraft costume contest co-hosted by Erie’s Twilight & Dreadshift. Prizes provided by Vanilla C Designs, Wyrd Studios, Cinevolve Studios and Erie Isle.
*all times reflect Second Life time (PST)
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown is a chronicle of the life, work and mind of author H.P. Lovecraft, the man who created the Cthulhu mythos. Director Frank H. Woodward tells Lovecraft’s story, helped by appearances from modern horror and weird tales luminaries such as John Carpenter, Neil Gaiman , Guillermo del Toro, S.T. Joshi, Ramsey Campbell, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Andrew Migliore, Robert M. Price, Peter Straub, and Stuart Gordon. This film won Best Documentary at the 2008 Comic Con International and represents extensive research into this controversial and often misunderstood pioneer of horror fiction.
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