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)
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