H. P. Lovecraft, Movies, and Halloween
Taught by David Goodwin
David J. Goodwin is the Assistant Director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University and a past Frederick Lewis Allen Room scholar at the New York Public Library. He is the author of Midnight Rambles: H. P. Lovecraft in Gotham, a biography of the horror writer’s New York years. His first book, Left Bank of the Hudson: Jersey City and the Artists of 111 1st Street, received the J. Owen Grundy History Award in 2018. He has written for Gotham: A Blog for Scholars of New York City History, The Metropole, The Providence Journal, Sapientia, and Urban Archive.
Location: Prospect Heights Brainery (190 Underhill Ave in Prospect Heights, BK)
The fiction of H. P. Lovecraft with its tentacled monsters and ancient cults has shaped the horror genre across popular culture. How does this iconic and controversial writer continue to feed nightmares in television and film? Likewise, how did movies nourish Lovecraft’s imagination and creativity during his own lifetime? As Halloween draws near, this discussion will explore the cinematic legacy of H. P. Lovecraft and provide a viewing list perfect for the spooky season.
