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NEW LOVECRAFT In FLORIDA Blu-Ray On SALE

LOVECRAFT In FLORIDA Blu-Ray
I am very pleased to present my latest documentary film LOVECRAFT In FLORIDA in a special signed blu-ray edition along with my previous documentary HAUNTED THRILLS.
In April of 2024, I discovered that the fabled Barlow house in DeLand, Florida where H.P. Lovecraft spent about four months during his last years was still there.
In August of that year I travelled across the Sunshine State to DeLand and St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied town in North America.
Lovecraft spent about two months in the ancient city (with a few side trips) making his cumulative time in Florida nearly six months in total.
This is significant because beyond his home state of Rhode Island and a two year stay in New York, I believe the old gent spent more time in Florida than any other state in his life. For the first time in a documentary, you will see the Barlow house and surrounding property and discover Lovecraft’s favorite places in the ancient city of St. Augustine.
HAUNTED THRILLS is my previous film about the pre-code horror and science fiction comic books of the 1950s.  In this unique documentary, I interviewed three living pre-code horror comics artists from that era and took a trip to the incredible METROPOLIS COLLECTIBLES in New York City for a chat with owner Vincent Zurzolo.

LOVECRAFT IN FLORIDA BLU-RAY CONTENTS
1)Lovecraft in Florida documentary – 37 min. – HD 1080p – Dolby 5.1
2)Haunted Thrills documentary – 25 min. – HD 1080p – Dolby 5.1
3)Lovecraft in Florida Photo Gallery
4)Everett Raymond Kinstler RAW ARCHIVE FOOTAGE – 37 min.
HD 720p – Dolby 5.1
5)Joe Sinnott RAW ARCHIVE FOOTAGE – 20 min. – HD 720p – Dolby 5.1

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PLEASE NOTE: The Blu-Ray was created for ALL REGIONS, however, it is not guaranteed to play on all international blu-ray players.  It will play on region-free blu-ray devices.

 

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Innsmouth Book club Episode 124 – Mike T Lyddon

From the Room 101 Substack, here is a transcript of the Innsmouth Book club Episode 124 conducted by Rob Poyton featuring guest,  Mike T Lyddon.
Innsmouth Book club Episode 124 - Mike T. Lyddon
Contents of part one of the interview include but are not limited to:
1)Introduction 2)Lovecraft film adaptations 3)Low Budget Filmmaking 4)Hiring Theater Actors for Movies 5)The Night Gallery TV Series 6)Discovering Lovecraft 7)Weird Tales 8)Lovecraft’s Letters 9)Robert E. Howard 10)Fiend Without A Face 11)Poe and Lovecraft

About Rob Poyton, the Innsmouth Book Club and Innsmouth Gold.
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About Mike T. Lyddon
Mike T. Lyddon has been making no-budget indie genre films for more than 30 years.
His last feature film, “Witch Tales”  aka Cuentos de la Bruja (2020) is a horror anthology movie.  It is based upon lesser known 1950s pre-code horror comic books in the vein of Tales from the Crypt.  Witch Tales landed in 13 festivals and garnered 6 awards over the 2019-2020 seasons.
In 2022 he released a documentary on 1950s pre-code horror comic books called HAUNTED THRILLS.  It won six awards for best short documentary during its 2022 film festival run.
His new documentary “Lovecraft in Florida” is a two part doc focusing on writer H.P. Lovecraft’s time in Florida.  It is currently on the 2026 film festival circuit and has garnered an early BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY award from the prestigious A NIGHT OF HORROR FILM FESTIVAL.

Mike  has an Amazon Authors page that includes his short stories as well as several issues of Monster! magazine he wrote articles for.
He has since sold several stories to a variety of publishers and a number of illustrations to magazines such as Cosmic Horror Monthly and Lovecraftiana: The Magazine of Eldritch Horror.  In the latest issue of Lovecraftiana, Lyddon has contributed the cover art and a few interior illustrations.

Listen to the entire show on youtube.

 

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Lovecraft Doc Wins – Haunted Thrills Set For Blu-Ray Release

Mike Lyddon’s new documentary “Lovecraft In Florida: DeLand and the Barlow House” won Best Short Documentary at A Night of Horror Film Festival.

lovecraft in florida wins at a night of horror film festival
Lovecraft in Florida wins best short doc award at A Night of Horror Film Festival

LOVECRAFT IN FLORIDA

Lovecraft in Florida takes us on a trip to the remains of the famed Barlow residence where H.P. Lovecraft spent several months over the last years of his life visiting his friend and fellow weird fiction enthusiast, Robert H. Barlow.  Barlow would become a key figure after Lovecraft’s death as a preservationist and archivist for some of Lovecraft’s most important stories.  These original manuscripts in Barlow’s possession were eventually passed on to August Derleth at Arkham House Publishing and the rest is glorious horror history.

BLU-RAY COMING AUTUMN 2026

Lyddon plans on releasing a blu-ray of the Lovecraft in Florida documentaries along with a short doc on The Creature from the Black Lagoon filming locations in Florida and his 2022 doc HAUNTED THRILLS.  Haunted Thrills had tremendous success on the film festival circuit being an official selection in 19 film festivals worldwide and winning six awards for best documentary.  The film explores the pre-code science fiction and horror comic book era of the late 1940’s to mid 1950’s.  It features commentary by three living pre-code comic book artists – Joe Sinnott, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Victor Carrabotta, all of whom have sadly passed away.
The Blu-Ray will be a special signed and numbered limited edition release so please bookmark this website as we near the release date, probably in October of 2026.

For additional info, please visit the Horror Anthology Movies website.