H.P. Lovecraft wrote that “searchers after horror haunt strange, far places.” But horror — and H.P. — aficionados can get their fix at a strange, nearby place, the Lovecraft Arts and Sciences Council at the Arcade (which was likely frequented by the author himself). It’s a bookstore/emporium/event center for weird fiction fanatics run by the collective that presents NecronomiCon Providence — and has the Cthulhu seal of approval.