August 17–20, 1990
Providence, Rhode Island

All events are free and take place at Salomon Center for Teaching,
Main Green, Brown University, unless otherwise noted.
— FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1990 —
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.: Lovecraft Postal Commemorative Cancel

5:30–7:00 p.m.: Reception & Exhibition Viewing (John Hay Library, Brown University)

• Reception sponsored by The Friends of the Library of Brown University
• Video viewing: Darkhive Associates’ “Favourite Haunts: A Journey Thro’ H.P. Lovecraft’s Providence” (30 minutes)
• Viewing of temporary Art Exhibit of Works inspired by writings of H.P. Lovecraft

7:30–8:30 p.m.: Impromptu Twilight Tour of HPL’s East Side (meet at John Hay Library, Brown University)

12:00 midnight–2:00 a.m.: World Premiere of The Bride of Re-Animator (Avon Repertory Cinema; admission fee)

— SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1990 —
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.: Lovecraft Postal Commemorative Cancel

9:30 a.m.: Opening Remarks, Jennifer B. Lee, Curator of the Lovecraft Collection

9:45–11:15 a.m.: Panel I – Lovecraft and New England

• Jason Eckhardt (moderator)
• Henry L.P. Beckwith, “Lovecraft’s Xenophobia and Providence Between the Wars”
• Donald R. Burleson, “Providence and Lovecraft’s Fiction”
• Barton L. St. Armand, “Roots of Horror in New England”
• Will Murray, “Lovecraft’s Arkham Country”

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: Panel II – Lovecraft’s Life & Times

• Marc A. Michaud (moderator)
• Will Murray, “An Interview with Harry Brobst” (taped personal reminiscence of H.P. Lovecraft)
• Kenneth W. Faig, Jr., “Lovecraft’s Parents”
• M. Eileen McNamara, “Lovecraft’s Medical History”
• David E. Schultz, “Personal Elements in Lovecraft’s Writing”
• Frank Belknap Long, “Lovecraft the Man”

2:30–4:00 p.m.: Panel III – Lovecraft’s Style and Imagery

• Steven J. Mariconda (moderator), “Style and Imagery in Lovecraft”
• Norman R. Gayford, “Lovecraft’s Narrators”
• Robert H. Waugh, “Lovecraft’s Documentary Style”
• John McInnis, “‘The Colour out of Space’ as the History of H.P. Lovecraft’s Immediate Family”
• R. Boerem, “Other Elements in ‘The Colour out of Space’”

4:00–6:00 p.m.

• Walking Tours of Lovecraft’s East Side (meet at Salomon Center)
• Open House, Ladd Observatory, Doyle Avenue
• Exhibition Viewing at John Hay & John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Libraries

8:00–9:30 p.m.: Panel IV – The Craft of the Horror Fiction Writer

• Les Daniels, “Lovecraft and Modern Horror”
• Fred Chappell, “Remarks on Dagon”
• Stefan Dziemianowicz, “Lovecraft and the Modern Horror Writer”
• Robert M. Price (moderator), “Robert E. Howard and Other Weird Tales Writers”
• Frank Belknap Long, “Lovecraft in His Times”

12:00 midnight–2:00 a.m.: Screening of The Bride of Re-Animator (Avon Repertory Cinema; admission fee)

— SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 1990 —
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.: Lovecraft Postal Commemorative Cancel

9:30–11:00 a.m.: Panel V – Lovecraft’s Place in World Literature

• Paul Buhle (moderator)
• Maurice Lévy (France), “H.P. Lovecraft and Surrealism”
• Kalju Kirde (Germany), “Lovecraft in Germany”
• Giuseppe Lippi (Italy), “Italy Today: Lovecraft as the Grand Master of the Macabre”
• Gilles Menegaldo (France), “Lovecraft’s Reception in France Since 1980”
• Barton L. St. Armand (USA), “Lovecraft and Borges”

11:15 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: Panel VI – A Reassessment of Lovecraft’s Legacy

• Paul Buhle, “The Sense of Time in H.P. Lovecraft”
• Will Murray, “Lovecraft as Pulp Writer”
• Robert M. Price, “The Mythology of the Old Ones”
• Donald R. Burleson, “Lovecraft: Dreams and Reality”
• Peter Cannon, “The Current State of Lovecraft Studies”
• S.T. Joshi (moderator), Concluding Address

2:00 p.m.: Unveiling of H.P. Lovecraft Commemorative Plaque by The Friends of H.P. Lovecraft (John Hay Library, Brown University)

3:00 p.m.: H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival

• World Premiere of British Documentary on Lovecraft: The Last Disciple
• U.S. Premiere of French filmmaker, Marc Thomas’ “The Transition of Ulrich Zann” & “The Tomb”, both based on Lovecraft stories
• (Tentative) Screenings of Brian Yuzna & Stuart Gordon’s cult classics, “Re-Animator” and “From Beyond”

— MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1990 —
9:00 a.m.–12:00 noon: H.P. Lovecraft Postal Commemorative Cancel, Special Plaque cachet (John Hay Library, Brown University)

12:00 noon: Official Dedication of the H.P. Lovecraft Commemorative Plaque (John Hay Library Grounds, Brown University)