NecronomiCon Providence 2022 FILM PROGRAMMING

VENUES: AS220’s Black Box Theater (95 Empire Street, 02903) and the Providence Public Library Theater, (3rd floor, 150 Empire Street, 02903)

Note: All film screenings and theatrical events are free to all pass holders, except the Dunwich Horror Picture Show Sunday night at the Columbus Theater ($5 for all). All screenings will be open to the general public for $10 a day.

Along with so many other events taking place as part of NecronomiCon, we’re excited to again feature a great array of selected films and shorts – combining some of our own faves, old and new, and some from our friends and co-conspirators at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Fest in Portland Oregon.

2022 FULL SCHEDULE – see descriptions below

THURSDAY the 18th

2 pm – 3:30 @ The Black Box  – LAKE OF THE DEAD

4 pm – 5:40 @ The Black Box – CLEARCUT

7:30 pm – 11 pm @ Providence Public Library: WOODLANDS DARK & DAYS BEWITCHED

FRIDAY the 19th

2 pm – 4 pm @ The Black Box HPLFF Shorts Block 1

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm @ The Black Box The Lottery + Eyes of Fire

6:15 pm – 8:45 pm @ The PPL – EXEGESIS LOVECRAFT 

9 pm – 11 pm: @ The PPL – HPLFF Shorts Block 2

SATURDAY the 20th

12:30 pm – 4 pm @ The PPL – WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED with Kier-La Introduction 

4:30 pm – 6:30 pm @ The PPL –  HPLFF Shorts Block 3

6:45 pm – 8:45 pm @ The PPL – WHISTLE, AND I’LL COME TO YOU (feature)

9 pm – 11 pm @ The PPL –  HPLFF Shorts Block 1

11:30 pm @ The Black Box – Late Night Lovecraft Screening 

SUNDAY the 21st

12:20 pm – 2:20 pm @ The PPL HPLFF Shorts Block 2

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm @ The PPL – HPLFF Shorts Block 3

4:45 pm – 6:40 pm @ The PPL – The Lottery + Eyes of Fire

Schedule and synopses for each film block and venue:

FOLK HORROR SCREENINGS

WOODLANDS DARK & DAYS BEWITCHED
This feature length documentary explores the rich history and complicated cultural underpinnings of folk horror films from the birth of the genre in the 1960s all the way to the present day. 
Dir. Kier-La Janisse –  Runtime: 194 min. – 2021
Courtesy of Severin Films
     Showtimes: 
    Thursday 6:30 pm @ PPL
Saturday 12:30 pm @ PPL

THE LOTTERY
A no frills, starkly terrifying, short adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic work. American folk horror distilled to its very essence.  Plays before Eyes of Fire. 
Dir. Larry Yust  – Runtime: 20 minutes – 1969
     Showtimes: 
    Friday 4:30 pm @ Black Box 
   Sunday 4:45 pm @ PPL

EYES OF FIRE
This previously unsung classic of American folk horror tells the story of a rogue 18th century preacher and his followers as they attempt to establish a settlement beyond the western frontier. Preceded by The Lottery.
Dir. Avery Crounse – Runtime: 86 minutes – 1983
Courtesy of Severin Films
     Showtimes: 
    Friday 4:30 pm @ Black Box 
    Sunday 4:45 pm @ PPL

LAKE OF THE DEAD
A chilling Norwegian slab of folk horror. When a group of colleagues venture to a remote cabin in search of a missing friend, they’re met with the stark reality of an old legend. 
Dir. Kåre Bergstrøm – Runtime: 76 Minutes – 1958
Courtesy of Severn Films
     Showtime:
    Thursday 2:00 pm @ Black Box

CLEARCUT 
An unforgettable exploration of Indigenous folklore. When an Indigenous activist kidnaps the head of a logging company and takes him deep into the forest reality itself will come into question. 
Dir. Ryszard Bugajski – Runtime: 98 minutes – 1991
Courtesy of Severin Films
     Showtime:
    Thursday 4:00 pm @ Black Box

H. P. LOVECRAFT FILM FESTIVAL® SCREENINGS

– https://hplfilmfestival.com/hplfilmfestival-providence-ri/schedule

HPLFF Shorts Block 1 – see below
    Friday 2 pm @ Black Box
    Saturday 9 pm @PPL

HPLFF Shorts Block 2 – see below
    Friday 9 pm @ PPL
    Sunday 12:20 pm @ PPL

HPLFF Shorts Block 3 – see below
    Saturday 4:30 pm @ PPL
    Sunday 2:30 pm @ PPL

EXEGESIS LOVECRAFT – Documentary feature, see description below
    Friday 6:15 pm @ PPL

WHISTLE, AND I’LL COME TO YOU – Feature, see description below
    Saturday 6:45 pm @ PPL

LATE NIGHT LOVECRAFT (surprise screening – see below!)
    Saturday 11:30 pm @ Black Box

H. P. LOVECRAFT FILM FESTIVAL® SCREENINGS https://hplfilmfestival.com/hplfilmfestival-providence-ri/schedule

SHORT SYNOPSES

EXEGESIS LOVECRAFT
Pakistani-Canadian filmmaker Qais Pasha embarks on a cathartic journey as he traces the life of H. P. Lovecraft from woodland cemeteries in Rhode Island to the docks of New York, and on to the cobblestoned streets of Quebec City. Look for many familiar faces in the interviews filmed during Necronomicon-Providence 2019!
Dir. Qais Pasha – Runtime: 120 mins – 2021
Friday 6:15 pm @ PPL

WHISTLE, AND I’LL COME TO YOU + Short Films
A young professor takes a vacation by the sea. A colleague asks him to investigate an ancient Templar site near the beach. There he finds a strange bronze artifact. This beautiful and haunting Italian adaptation of the M.R. James story will be shown with a selection of short films.
Dir. Valentina Battorti –  Runtime: 67 min. – 2021
Saturday 6:45 pm @ PPL

H. P. LOVECRAFT FILM FESTIVAL SHORT FILMS BLOCK 1
Block 1 of the best independent cosmic horror, Weird tales, and Lovecraftian short films from all the dark corners of the earth! They may cause you to question your reality…and your sanity! Short films range from adaptations of stories by Lovecraft, Poe, Chambers, and M. R. James to original stories that couldn’t exist without the influence of cosmic horror. (See the Film Guide or website for film details).
Showtimes:
Friday 2 pm @ Black Box
Saturday 9 pm @PPL

H. P. LOVECRAFT FILM FESTIVAL SHORT FILMS BLOCK 2
If your sanity hasn’t already been dented with the previous short films block, get ready for more independent Lovecraftian cinema! These short films range from direct adaptations of stories by Lovecraft and his contemporaries to original stories that couldn’t exist without the influence of cosmic horror. (See the Film Guide or website for film details).
Showtimes:
Friday 9:15 pm @ PPL
Sunday 12:20 pm @ PPL

H. P. LOVECRAFT FILM FESTIVAL SHORT FILMS BLOCK 3
We have more mind-bending short films from all over the world! These short films range from direct adaptations of stories by Lovecraft and his contemporaries to original stories that couldn’t exist without the influence of cosmic horror. (See the Film Guide or website for film details).
Showtimes:
Saturday 4:30 pm @ PPL
Sunday 2:30 pm @ PPL

Late Night Lovecraft!
The H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival presents the wackiest, funniest, and Weirdest films of the event, including the infamous cult classic SECRET SCREENING (what does it all mean?)! Leave your expectations at the door and enjoy the very weird, wild ride!
Showtime:
Saturday 11:30 pm @ Black Box