Short Films Block 2 contains 7 films from the far reaches of the globe, including the UK, Turkey, Germany, Ireland, and the US.

Was sci-fi writer Richard Shaver really abducted and tormented by a malevolent underground race of hideous humanoids, known as the “Dero”? Regardless, his “true” stories – known collectively as “The Shaver Mystery” - were the most successful and controversial sci-fi tales of the mid 20th century.

The Shaver Mystery

A young woman travels with her blind, sage father away from their ruined home to find a better life. The father's chilling tales about an ancient forest creature proves to threaten their relationship in ways nobody could have foreseen.

Dwindle

A man paints a picture and mistakingly conjures up a beast.

Conjure

Every life is a journey with intersections at certain stops. One autumn night, a group of people awaits a train at a station, one of these stops. However, they've all forgotten one truth. When a young man delves into the eerie night to find his fiancée, he will remember and remind the others.

Passengers

After a traumatic incident at sea, Merle is no longer the same and has become mute. Fleeing to the countryside to escape an impossible decision, she becomes entangled in an ancient secret that will once again alter her life forever.

Pond

A young woman, on the road to escape her past, is hit by a car and descends into a chaotic musical after-life

Eldritch Karaoke

When an 18th Century Cleric, Rev. Heatly Smythe is appointed to a new rural Parish, he finds his faith tested by local superstitions surrounding a strange mound in an ancient woodland. Heatly has little time for the local superstition and being an academic and a scholar, he begins to ruminate about the true nature of the so-called 'Devil's Mound'. In an attempt to rid the Parish of it's 'blasphemous beliefs', Heatly endeavors to prove that the mound in question is merely an ancient neolithic burial sight, of historic and scientific importance. Led by his own arrogance and blind self-conviction, Rev. Heatly Smythe find himself confronted by local friction, tragic circumstances, and an illusive individual that begins to haunt his every step. Loosely based on a chapter from the 'smash hit' novel 'Skendleby', written by the Director's father, Nick Brown, with all rights permitted.

A Caution For The Wise

[update] this Q&amp;A session was canceled due to one filmmaker being ill and the other falling prey to the extreme time zone difference! Join the chat in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/bJ_9XFU2kVg?si=tESytihDTvl5RQQx" target="_blank">YouTube</a> or join the <a href="https://bit.ly/hplffdiscord" target="_blank">Discord Server</a> to ask questions while we are live! If you missed the livestream, the Q&amp;A has been recorded is available to watch anytime after 3:45 pm on Saturday 10/19 (Pacific Time).

Short Films block 2: Q&A with Filmmakers

Short Films block 2

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Over 50 films inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft, his literary forebears and contemporaries like Edgar Allan Poe, and original works of Cosmic Horror and the Weird Tale (with a few funny ones for good measure) from 12 countries.

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