Post by GRWelsh on Jul 30, 2022 8:27:47 GMT -5
This is coming up quickly in a few weeks on August 18-21. It's been three years since the last one, which I had a great time at with my cousin Karl. I'm starting this thread to post my notes on the events I'd like to attend and places I'd like to go. I'll be doing gaming as well.
THURSDAY – August 18
Noon to 5pm – REGISTRATION open at the Graduate Hotel, 2nd Floor landing. Beat the crowds and come early!
Noon to 8:00pm, opening 6:00 to 8:00 pm – ARS NECRONOMICA: The Visual Divine of the Dark Cosmos GROUP ART EXHIBITION – AS220 Aborn Gallery, Second Floor, 95 Empire Street, 02903 OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC (free)
Nearly 30 artists are featured in this remarkable three-week showcase of some of the finest in weird art from around the world. More information can be found at the Ars Necronomica page. The opening reception will be Thursday night, from 6-8pm. The Aborn Gallery is located on the second floor of the Black Box building where some special events and screenings are happening, and down the block from the Providence Public Library where the rest of the film fest takes place.
All day – WALKING TOURS of Lovecraft-related sites around Providence – Separate ticket $12 available now! Check the page here.
5:00pm to Midnight – Weird GAMING – Graduate Hotel, 17th and 18th floors. See separate schedule
FRIDAY
9:00am to Midnight – Weird GAMING – Graduate Hotel, 17th and 18th floor – See separate schedule
9:30-10:45am
ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – South County Room, Omni Hotel
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Niels-Viggo S. Hobbs, Welcome to the Armitage Symposium
Dennis P. Quinn and Elena Tchougounova-Paulson, Opening Remarks
Friday – 11am – 12:15pm
Grimdark Fantasy RPGs as Cosmic Horror – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel, 2nd floor
Any system can be played dark, but some have brutality, hopelessness, and dystopia baked into their core. What are the challenges and pitfalls of running a grimdark campaign? What systems and mechanics work to reinforce those themes? Our experts discuss systems, rules, tips and methods for keeping the brutal, nihilistic darkness fun at the tabletop, and the relationship between grimdark gaming and the larger philosophy and concerns of weird fiction.
Panelists: Lynn Hardy, Kenneth Hite, Mike Mason, Badger McInnes, Luke Stratton
12:30-2pm LUNCH
Live Podcast – Lovecraft eZine – Narragansett Bay Room, Graduate Hotel, 17th floor
Friday - 2-5:50pm
Edge of Darkness 1, Graduate Providence 17th Floor
The Investigators must fulfill the dying request of an old friend. A dark secret that threatens to loose an unspeakable horror upon the land. Is the old man just delusional? Will the Investigators solve the mystery in time? A Call of Cthulhu d20 game for 1st level characters set in 1928. pregen characters will be provided.
Host: Christopher Janiak
Friday – 2-3:15pm
Cities of Crystal, Dungeons of Dampness: The Indy Revolution in Weird Gaming – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate Hotel
New avenues for funding and publishing have led to a new wave of weird games for the tabletop. Innovative concepts, boutique settings, and strange worlds abound! Our panelists discuss the weird indy revolution.
Panelists: Chad Bouchard, Matthew Kay, Fiona Maeve Geist, Jonathan Sims, Luke Stratton
Friday – 3:30 – 4:45pm
But Stranger Still is Lost Carcosa – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel
On the shores of Lake Hali, in the star cluster Hyades stands the doomed city of Carcosa. Created by Bierce, developed by Chambers, and embraced by many others in fiction, games, and television, Carcosa is a mysterious and dread location. Our panelists discuss representations of the city and its inhabitants in different works, and how the mythology of Carcosa developed and expanded over time.
Panelists: James Chambers, Kenneth Hite, Curtis Lawson, Peter Rawlik, Oscar Rios
Friday – 5 – 6:15pm
Panels, Gutters, and Flow: The Art of Weird and Horror Comics – Omni 2
Join our panelists for a discussion of how art and design work to carry narrative and instill a sense of fear or the uncanny in comic books. The disruption of breaking form and flow, the power of the splash page! It’s not the story alone that makes them such a powerful medium!
Panelists: James Chambers, Matt Jaffe, James Moore, Errick Nunnally
Friday – 6:30-7:45pm
What the Music Tells Us: Weird Music as Narrative – Omni TBD
Through recorded history, we have told tales of the strange and supernatural through music. Folk songs, opera, concept albums, and instrumental soundscapes have all been used to explore the weird tale. Our panelists discuss music as narrative as applied to all things strange.
Panelists: Cameron Mosbarger, Allen Ruch, Jonathan Sims, Douglas E Winter, Douglas Wynne
8 – 9:30pm – HPLHS’s Dark Adventure Radio Theatre “THE HORROR IN THE MUSEUM” – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel 2nd Floor
The Horror in the Museum – The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society presents a special live performance of H.P. Lovecraft & Hazel Heald’s tale in the style of a 1930s radio drama. Steven Jones, an entertainment producer from Chicago, journeys to London in search of new acts. There he discovers the strange and disturbing wax museum of Rodgers and his inscrutable associate Orabona. Is the mad artist able to conjure up the world’s most horrifying waxen effigies through his occult inspirations, or is there a darker secret lurking behind the wax and paint.
SATURDAY
9:00am to Midnight – Weird GAMING – Graduate Hotel, 17th and 18th floor – See separate schedule
8-9:15am
What Have We Lost? – Omni 1
A great deal of weird fiction was considered disposable at the time of publication, and few imagined it would remain relevant or popular today. Panelists discuss the history preservation of pulp-era magazines and cheap paperbacks, sources and resources for researchers, and the tragedy of work lost forever.
Panelists: Jason Carney, Paul Di Filippo, Mike Hunchback, Darrell Schweitzer
Saturday – 9:30 – 10:45am
The Weird in Podcast Form – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate Hotel, 17th Floor
Podcasts are an increasingly dominant media format and may draw listeners to the world of the weird who might otherwise be less engaged. Our panelists discuss the advantages and limitations of the podcast for reviews, discussion, informational deep-dives, and narrative, plus provide industry insights, and highlight their favorites.
Panelists: Andrew Leman, Anya Martin, Joshua Rex, David Quiroz, Jonathan Sims
Saturday – 11am – 12:15pm
Men of their Time: The Correspondence and Relationship of H. P. Lovecraft and James F. Morton – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate Hotel
Morton was a close friend of Lovecraft, both as part of the Kalem Club and Amateur Press Association. Both men were critical of the age they lived in, but while Lovecraft longed for an earlier period in history and held deeply entrenched antisemitic and racist attitudes, Morton was an anarchist who wrote and spoke on topics such as the evils of racism and antisemitism, and support for women’s suffrage and labor reform. Our panelists discuss their debates and exchange of ideas, how they were able to remain friends despite their opposing views, and put to rest the idea that Lovecraft’s prejudices were due to the time in which he lived or the people he was exposed to.
Panelists: Martin Andersson, Sean Branney, David Goodwin
12:30-2pm LUNCH
Live Podcast – HPLHS’s Voluminous Podcast – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel, 2nd floor
Saturday – 2-3:15pm
Invited Academic Speakers – Bristol/Kent Room, Omni Hotel, 3rd Floor
1. Prof. Dennis Quinn, Cal Poly Pomona – The Devil in the “Dark Ages”: Demonic Encounters in Gregory of Tours (538-593)
As Lovecraft wrote in his Supernatural Horror in Literature, “the horror-tale is as old as human thought and speech themselves.” Scholars and fans are familiar with stories about ghosts, monsters, and the demonic Other in Greek and Roman tales, of course Beowulf, and works of the central and high Middle Ages. What is often neglected, however, is the rich hagiographical tradition (saints’ lives) produced in the early medieval West—sometimes erroneously still called “the Dark Ages.”. This presentation will attempt to hold a light to this “dark age” and introduce some of the accounts of demonic encounters in the hagiographical works of the sixth-century bishop Gregory of Tours. The sheer number of such accounts is vast, so it will focus on some of the most representative descriptions to show how the Devil and evil demons were believed to interact with people in Gregory’s congregation. He tells us that, for the Catholic, as opposed to the Arian Christian, the demonic, though scary and dangerous, can easily be defeated by the sign of the cross performed by the pious believer. Dr. Quinn will also explore how banishing demons fit with the anti-heretical debates of Gregory’s time.
2. Allison Rich, John Carter Brown Library, Brown University – Lovecraft’s “The Picture in the House” and the De Bry editions of Filippo Pigafetta’s Regnum Congo
Among Lovecraft’s works, there are numerous mentions of ancient and arcane tomes. Most of these are bibliographical follies but some are real works. Regnum Congo is one such volume. It features prominently in Lovecraft’s story “The Picture in the House”. Most people have seen the image but don’t know much about the book from whence it comes. This talk will be a discussion of Filippo Pigafetta’s Regnum Congo, about the author, and about the publishing house of De Bry who made the voyage famous in the late 16th century.
Waiting for Cthulhu: Existential perspectives on the work of H. P. Lovecraft and Other Cosmic Horror Authors – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel
As a philosophical and literary criticism tradition, Existentialism would seem to be a perfect lens for examining the concerns of Cosmic Horror: The angst and crisis of meaning and authenticity that one confronts when experiencing the impossible vastness of an indifferent cosmos. The absurdity of existence. The impossibility of comprehension and understanding tied to a need to find meaning and identity. Our panelists explore the main concerns of Existential philosophy and analyze their presence in the work of Lovecraft and other classic cosmic horror authors.
Panelists: Michael Cisco, Despina Durand, Maxwell Gold, James Moore, Jon Padgett
7 – 8:30pm – HPLHS’s Dark Adventure Radio Theatre “PURGATORY CHASM” – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel 2nd Floor
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society breaks all the rules with a special live performance of a never-before-heard INTERACTIVE 1930s radio drama. The audience will make decisions throughout this thrilling Nate Ward adventure, and their choices will dictate just what is found in a strange New England cave. Don’t miss this special sneak preview of the next episode of Dark Adventure Radio Theatre – an all new Nate Ward adventure!
SUNDAY
9:00am to evening… – Weird GAMING – Graduate Hotel 17th and 18th floor. See separate schedule
Sunday – 8-9:15am
Robert Howard: Horror Writer – Waterplace Ballroom, Omni, 2nd Floor
Although best known for his Sword and Sorcery creations Conan The Barbarian, Kull the Conqueror, and Solomon Kane, “Two-Guns Bob” was also a noted horror writer. Today, our panelists will focus on his horror stories, with reference to horror elements in his broader catalog.
Panelists: Jason Carney, Paul Di Filippo, Robert Stava
Sunday – 9:30-10:45am
The Great Call of Cthulhu Campaigns – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel
Celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the game, we look back at the campaigns that helped sustain the legacy! Call of Cthulhu has long been known for its richly envisioned campaign settings that pit intrepid globe-trotting adventurers against the forces of the Mythos, including Masks of Nyarlothotep, Horror on the Orient Express, Unseen Masters, Beyond the Mountains of Madness and others. Our industry experts discuss the most successful, their influence, and how they have changed across four decades.
Panelists: John Goodrich, Lynne Hardy, Mike Mason, Badger McInnes, Oscar Rios
Sunday – 5-6:15pm
NECRONOMICON-PVD WRAP-UP – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor
Join some of the Convention team to discuss this year’s gathering and future plans, hopes, and dreams.
7:30-8:30pm – HPLHS’s Dark Adventure Radio Theatre “THE CURSE OF YIG” – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel 2nd Floor
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society help close out NecronomiCon 2022 with a special live performance of H.P. Lovecraft & Zealia Bishop’s tale in the style of a 1930s radio drama. A student of Native American lore investigates Yig – the shadowy snake god of an extinct tribe of the Great Plains. His investigation uncovers an account from 1889 of settlers homesteading in the Indian Territories of Oklahoma. A pervasive fear of snakes nudges a simple settler towards madness. Are his fears of the dreaded snake god’s curse just the result of hearing old stories, or is a new story unfolding as Yig’s curse takes hold?
Sites to visit:
Lovecraft's grave at Swan Point Cemetary
Ladd Observatory
Olney Court (I think this was mentioned in the story "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward")
10 Barnes Street (Lovecraft home 1926)
454 Angell Street (site of Lovecraft home 1890, now torn down)
598 Angell Street (Lovecraft home 1904)
Blackstone park to see if I can spot any fauns or dryads...
Wild Colonial Tavern... Just because it has Guinness on draft...
Harry's on the Hill, a burger joint on Atwells Avenue near the site of the old "Starry Wisdom" church
The Arcade Providence, where the Lovecraft Arts and Sciences book store is
"The Dark Swamp" just west of Ponaganset Reservoir in western Rhode Island...
"The Old Curwen place" which would be at Pawtuxet Oxboes Park if it really existed...
THURSDAY – August 18
Noon to 5pm – REGISTRATION open at the Graduate Hotel, 2nd Floor landing. Beat the crowds and come early!
Noon to 8:00pm, opening 6:00 to 8:00 pm – ARS NECRONOMICA: The Visual Divine of the Dark Cosmos GROUP ART EXHIBITION – AS220 Aborn Gallery, Second Floor, 95 Empire Street, 02903 OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC (free)
Nearly 30 artists are featured in this remarkable three-week showcase of some of the finest in weird art from around the world. More information can be found at the Ars Necronomica page. The opening reception will be Thursday night, from 6-8pm. The Aborn Gallery is located on the second floor of the Black Box building where some special events and screenings are happening, and down the block from the Providence Public Library where the rest of the film fest takes place.
All day – WALKING TOURS of Lovecraft-related sites around Providence – Separate ticket $12 available now! Check the page here.
5:00pm to Midnight – Weird GAMING – Graduate Hotel, 17th and 18th floors. See separate schedule
FRIDAY
9:00am to Midnight – Weird GAMING – Graduate Hotel, 17th and 18th floor – See separate schedule
9:30-10:45am
ARMITAGE SYMPOSIUM – South County Room, Omni Hotel
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Niels-Viggo S. Hobbs, Welcome to the Armitage Symposium
Dennis P. Quinn and Elena Tchougounova-Paulson, Opening Remarks
Friday – 11am – 12:15pm
Grimdark Fantasy RPGs as Cosmic Horror – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel, 2nd floor
Any system can be played dark, but some have brutality, hopelessness, and dystopia baked into their core. What are the challenges and pitfalls of running a grimdark campaign? What systems and mechanics work to reinforce those themes? Our experts discuss systems, rules, tips and methods for keeping the brutal, nihilistic darkness fun at the tabletop, and the relationship between grimdark gaming and the larger philosophy and concerns of weird fiction.
Panelists: Lynn Hardy, Kenneth Hite, Mike Mason, Badger McInnes, Luke Stratton
12:30-2pm LUNCH
Live Podcast – Lovecraft eZine – Narragansett Bay Room, Graduate Hotel, 17th floor
Friday - 2-5:50pm
Edge of Darkness 1, Graduate Providence 17th Floor
The Investigators must fulfill the dying request of an old friend. A dark secret that threatens to loose an unspeakable horror upon the land. Is the old man just delusional? Will the Investigators solve the mystery in time? A Call of Cthulhu d20 game for 1st level characters set in 1928. pregen characters will be provided.
Host: Christopher Janiak
Friday – 2-3:15pm
Cities of Crystal, Dungeons of Dampness: The Indy Revolution in Weird Gaming – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate Hotel
New avenues for funding and publishing have led to a new wave of weird games for the tabletop. Innovative concepts, boutique settings, and strange worlds abound! Our panelists discuss the weird indy revolution.
Panelists: Chad Bouchard, Matthew Kay, Fiona Maeve Geist, Jonathan Sims, Luke Stratton
Friday – 3:30 – 4:45pm
But Stranger Still is Lost Carcosa – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel
On the shores of Lake Hali, in the star cluster Hyades stands the doomed city of Carcosa. Created by Bierce, developed by Chambers, and embraced by many others in fiction, games, and television, Carcosa is a mysterious and dread location. Our panelists discuss representations of the city and its inhabitants in different works, and how the mythology of Carcosa developed and expanded over time.
Panelists: James Chambers, Kenneth Hite, Curtis Lawson, Peter Rawlik, Oscar Rios
Friday – 5 – 6:15pm
Panels, Gutters, and Flow: The Art of Weird and Horror Comics – Omni 2
Join our panelists for a discussion of how art and design work to carry narrative and instill a sense of fear or the uncanny in comic books. The disruption of breaking form and flow, the power of the splash page! It’s not the story alone that makes them such a powerful medium!
Panelists: James Chambers, Matt Jaffe, James Moore, Errick Nunnally
Friday – 6:30-7:45pm
What the Music Tells Us: Weird Music as Narrative – Omni TBD
Through recorded history, we have told tales of the strange and supernatural through music. Folk songs, opera, concept albums, and instrumental soundscapes have all been used to explore the weird tale. Our panelists discuss music as narrative as applied to all things strange.
Panelists: Cameron Mosbarger, Allen Ruch, Jonathan Sims, Douglas E Winter, Douglas Wynne
8 – 9:30pm – HPLHS’s Dark Adventure Radio Theatre “THE HORROR IN THE MUSEUM” – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel 2nd Floor
The Horror in the Museum – The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society presents a special live performance of H.P. Lovecraft & Hazel Heald’s tale in the style of a 1930s radio drama. Steven Jones, an entertainment producer from Chicago, journeys to London in search of new acts. There he discovers the strange and disturbing wax museum of Rodgers and his inscrutable associate Orabona. Is the mad artist able to conjure up the world’s most horrifying waxen effigies through his occult inspirations, or is there a darker secret lurking behind the wax and paint.
SATURDAY
9:00am to Midnight – Weird GAMING – Graduate Hotel, 17th and 18th floor – See separate schedule
8-9:15am
What Have We Lost? – Omni 1
A great deal of weird fiction was considered disposable at the time of publication, and few imagined it would remain relevant or popular today. Panelists discuss the history preservation of pulp-era magazines and cheap paperbacks, sources and resources for researchers, and the tragedy of work lost forever.
Panelists: Jason Carney, Paul Di Filippo, Mike Hunchback, Darrell Schweitzer
Saturday – 9:30 – 10:45am
The Weird in Podcast Form – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate Hotel, 17th Floor
Podcasts are an increasingly dominant media format and may draw listeners to the world of the weird who might otherwise be less engaged. Our panelists discuss the advantages and limitations of the podcast for reviews, discussion, informational deep-dives, and narrative, plus provide industry insights, and highlight their favorites.
Panelists: Andrew Leman, Anya Martin, Joshua Rex, David Quiroz, Jonathan Sims
Saturday – 11am – 12:15pm
Men of their Time: The Correspondence and Relationship of H. P. Lovecraft and James F. Morton – Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate Hotel
Morton was a close friend of Lovecraft, both as part of the Kalem Club and Amateur Press Association. Both men were critical of the age they lived in, but while Lovecraft longed for an earlier period in history and held deeply entrenched antisemitic and racist attitudes, Morton was an anarchist who wrote and spoke on topics such as the evils of racism and antisemitism, and support for women’s suffrage and labor reform. Our panelists discuss their debates and exchange of ideas, how they were able to remain friends despite their opposing views, and put to rest the idea that Lovecraft’s prejudices were due to the time in which he lived or the people he was exposed to.
Panelists: Martin Andersson, Sean Branney, David Goodwin
12:30-2pm LUNCH
Live Podcast – HPLHS’s Voluminous Podcast – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel, 2nd floor
Saturday – 2-3:15pm
Invited Academic Speakers – Bristol/Kent Room, Omni Hotel, 3rd Floor
1. Prof. Dennis Quinn, Cal Poly Pomona – The Devil in the “Dark Ages”: Demonic Encounters in Gregory of Tours (538-593)
As Lovecraft wrote in his Supernatural Horror in Literature, “the horror-tale is as old as human thought and speech themselves.” Scholars and fans are familiar with stories about ghosts, monsters, and the demonic Other in Greek and Roman tales, of course Beowulf, and works of the central and high Middle Ages. What is often neglected, however, is the rich hagiographical tradition (saints’ lives) produced in the early medieval West—sometimes erroneously still called “the Dark Ages.”. This presentation will attempt to hold a light to this “dark age” and introduce some of the accounts of demonic encounters in the hagiographical works of the sixth-century bishop Gregory of Tours. The sheer number of such accounts is vast, so it will focus on some of the most representative descriptions to show how the Devil and evil demons were believed to interact with people in Gregory’s congregation. He tells us that, for the Catholic, as opposed to the Arian Christian, the demonic, though scary and dangerous, can easily be defeated by the sign of the cross performed by the pious believer. Dr. Quinn will also explore how banishing demons fit with the anti-heretical debates of Gregory’s time.
2. Allison Rich, John Carter Brown Library, Brown University – Lovecraft’s “The Picture in the House” and the De Bry editions of Filippo Pigafetta’s Regnum Congo
Among Lovecraft’s works, there are numerous mentions of ancient and arcane tomes. Most of these are bibliographical follies but some are real works. Regnum Congo is one such volume. It features prominently in Lovecraft’s story “The Picture in the House”. Most people have seen the image but don’t know much about the book from whence it comes. This talk will be a discussion of Filippo Pigafetta’s Regnum Congo, about the author, and about the publishing house of De Bry who made the voyage famous in the late 16th century.
Waiting for Cthulhu: Existential perspectives on the work of H. P. Lovecraft and Other Cosmic Horror Authors – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel
As a philosophical and literary criticism tradition, Existentialism would seem to be a perfect lens for examining the concerns of Cosmic Horror: The angst and crisis of meaning and authenticity that one confronts when experiencing the impossible vastness of an indifferent cosmos. The absurdity of existence. The impossibility of comprehension and understanding tied to a need to find meaning and identity. Our panelists explore the main concerns of Existential philosophy and analyze their presence in the work of Lovecraft and other classic cosmic horror authors.
Panelists: Michael Cisco, Despina Durand, Maxwell Gold, James Moore, Jon Padgett
7 – 8:30pm – HPLHS’s Dark Adventure Radio Theatre “PURGATORY CHASM” – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel 2nd Floor
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society breaks all the rules with a special live performance of a never-before-heard INTERACTIVE 1930s radio drama. The audience will make decisions throughout this thrilling Nate Ward adventure, and their choices will dictate just what is found in a strange New England cave. Don’t miss this special sneak preview of the next episode of Dark Adventure Radio Theatre – an all new Nate Ward adventure!
SUNDAY
9:00am to evening… – Weird GAMING – Graduate Hotel 17th and 18th floor. See separate schedule
Sunday – 8-9:15am
Robert Howard: Horror Writer – Waterplace Ballroom, Omni, 2nd Floor
Although best known for his Sword and Sorcery creations Conan The Barbarian, Kull the Conqueror, and Solomon Kane, “Two-Guns Bob” was also a noted horror writer. Today, our panelists will focus on his horror stories, with reference to horror elements in his broader catalog.
Panelists: Jason Carney, Paul Di Filippo, Robert Stava
Sunday – 9:30-10:45am
The Great Call of Cthulhu Campaigns – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel
Celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the game, we look back at the campaigns that helped sustain the legacy! Call of Cthulhu has long been known for its richly envisioned campaign settings that pit intrepid globe-trotting adventurers against the forces of the Mythos, including Masks of Nyarlothotep, Horror on the Orient Express, Unseen Masters, Beyond the Mountains of Madness and others. Our industry experts discuss the most successful, their influence, and how they have changed across four decades.
Panelists: John Goodrich, Lynne Hardy, Mike Mason, Badger McInnes, Oscar Rios
Sunday – 5-6:15pm
NECRONOMICON-PVD WRAP-UP – Capital Ballroom, Graduate 2nd Floor
Join some of the Convention team to discuss this year’s gathering and future plans, hopes, and dreams.
7:30-8:30pm – HPLHS’s Dark Adventure Radio Theatre “THE CURSE OF YIG” – Capital Ballroom, Graduate Hotel 2nd Floor
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society help close out NecronomiCon 2022 with a special live performance of H.P. Lovecraft & Zealia Bishop’s tale in the style of a 1930s radio drama. A student of Native American lore investigates Yig – the shadowy snake god of an extinct tribe of the Great Plains. His investigation uncovers an account from 1889 of settlers homesteading in the Indian Territories of Oklahoma. A pervasive fear of snakes nudges a simple settler towards madness. Are his fears of the dreaded snake god’s curse just the result of hearing old stories, or is a new story unfolding as Yig’s curse takes hold?
Sites to visit:
Lovecraft's grave at Swan Point Cemetary
Ladd Observatory
Olney Court (I think this was mentioned in the story "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward")
10 Barnes Street (Lovecraft home 1926)
454 Angell Street (site of Lovecraft home 1890, now torn down)
598 Angell Street (Lovecraft home 1904)
Blackstone park to see if I can spot any fauns or dryads...
Wild Colonial Tavern... Just because it has Guinness on draft...
Harry's on the Hill, a burger joint on Atwells Avenue near the site of the old "Starry Wisdom" church
The Arcade Providence, where the Lovecraft Arts and Sciences book store is
"The Dark Swamp" just west of Ponaganset Reservoir in western Rhode Island...
"The Old Curwen place" which would be at Pawtuxet Oxboes Park if it really existed...