HP Lovecraft Walking Tour October 28, 2012

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 led 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.' Immediately following the walk at 2:30 p.m., participants will be treated to films inspired by Lovecraft: 'Shadow of the Unnamable,' Directed by Sascha Alexander Renninger and 'The Thing on the Doorstep,' Directed by Tom Gliserman. The screenings will take place at the Providence Public Library Theatre, 150 Empire Street, Providence. (Tickets for the film screenings-only are available to the general public at the door.)