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H.P. LOVECRAFT WALKING TOUR RETURNS THIS OCTOBER TO RIIFF

Popular Annual Tour will explore Lovecraft’s favorite Providence haunts

Providence native and cult horror writer H.P. Lovecraft will be the subject of the popular annual walking tour and film series during the annual FLICKERS: RI International Horror Film Festival (RIIHFF), October 17-20, 2013. Due to popular demand, the tour will be offered twice over a two-day period.

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) are the inspiration behind the 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.

The tour will be offered on Saturday, October 19th at 11:00 a.m. and Sunday, October 20th at 12:00 Noon. Following the tour, which lasts for approximately 90 minutes, participants will be treated to ticket to see premiere films inspired by Lovecraft.

The film screenings will take place on Saturday, 1:00 p.m. at the Paff Theatre, University of Rhode Island, Feinstein Providence Campus, 80 Washington Street, Providence; and on Sunday, 2:30 p.m. at the Providence Public Library Theatre, 150 Empire Street, Providence, RI.

“This walking tour is a wonderful opportunity for his fans to connect with the man behind the writer, and for others to discover his genius,” said George T. Marshall, RIIFF Executive Director.

“Lovecraft’s horror writing continues to resonate with audiences today and provides inspiration for some of the most chilling and terrifying stories in the genre,” commented Shawn Quirk, the Horror Festival Program Director. “His work has become part of our popular culture and a major source of academic study.”

The Walking Tour can be purchased in advance by calling the RIIFF offices at 401.861.4445 or ordered directly online here