We Are Providence
In just a couple of days, I will be in Providence for NecronomiCon. It’s my second time attending the “international festival of weird fiction, art, and academia.” I had a blast at my first NecronomiCon a few years ago, and planned to make it a regular thing, but unfortunately COVID threw a wrench into the works for a while.
In fact, this will be my first time back on a plane since COVID – which I’m not looking forward to. I am looking forward to the con, though. I’ll be on several panels, talking about a wide array of weird topics. I’ll be introducing some really fun movies. And I’ll be seeing friends I haven’t seen in over four years.
If you’re going to be at NecronomiCon in Providence, here’s where you’ll definitely be able to find me:
Friday, Aug 16
6:30-10pm Hosting a double-feature of Die Monster Die and Planet of the Vampires in RISD Metcalf
Saturday, Aug 17
8-9:15am Jean Ray Panel in Providence Ballroom, Omni Hotel
11am-12:15pm Stop Motion Panel in South County Room, Omni Hotel
6-8pm Hosting The Primevals in RISD Metcalf
Sunday, Aug 18
11am-12:15pm John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy Panel in Biltmore Ballroom, Graduate Hotel
2-3:15pm Hollow Earth Panel in Providence Ballroom, Omni Hotel
When I’m not at one of those places I’ll probably be lurking in the dealer’s room, hanging out at Lovecraft Arts & Sciences Council, or haunting the streets of Providence looking for eldritch inspiration.
If you’ll be at the convention, feel free to drop me a line either via email or social media and hopefully we can catch up. As you can see, I have a relatively full docket, but I’m hoping to make time to hang out with friends both old and new, as well.
If you’re not going to be at NecronomiCon and you’re local to me here in Kansas City, there’s some very cool stuff happening while I’m gone. SOV filmmaker Brewce Longo will be back in KC for a double-feature of his latest film, Coven of the Black Cube, along with Busted Babies by Kasper Meltedhair on August 18 at 7pm at the Stray Cat Film Center.
Earlier in the weekend, the fine folks at Friday Night Frights will be showing a once-in-a-lifetime (?) screening of the found footage shocker It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This on Friday night at 9:30pm.
I’ll be missing both of those, obviously, as I’ll be in Providence showing other awesome movies at that time. But I’ll be there in spirit, and, not too long after I get back, the Horror Pod Class will be roaring back into action with one of my favorite movies of all time as we screen Matango at Stray Cat Film Center on August 29. Come watch literally everyone who isn’t me try to figure out what the fuck they are watching live in real time!
