About

The London Lovecraft Festival is an annual festival of work set in the worlds of H.P. Lovecraft, running since 2018 under the leadership of Tonnvane Wiswell.

From Cthulhoid cabarets to plays, interactive immersive horrors and even operas, the London Lovecraft Festival has become the UK’s home for thoughtful, funny, and groundbreaking responses to the originator of cosmic horror.

Hosting artists from across the world, shows originated at the Festival have gone on to become published plays, touring hits, and the foundation of the New Weird & Decadent journal.

We fully recognise that Lovecraft was racist, sexist, and bigoted both his personal views and his writing. Through reinvention, parody, and supporting artists he would have shunned, we strive to reimagine that legacy for the modern age.

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Past Reviews For Festival Shows

“a favourite event amongst fans of all things Lovecraft and theatre. Starburst has attended previous iterations of the festival and had a fantastic, mind-scrambling time, immersing ourselves in the entertainment on offer.” – Starburst Magazine

“a beautifully adapted, cleverly rendered presentation of one of Lovecraft’s best-known tales, delivered in a way which managed to surprise even the most fervent Lovecraft devotees.” – Starburst Magazine

“received a rapturous reception from the audience” – Scare Tour

“something really special” – Simon’s Hothouse of Horror