Robert Adam Gilmour
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The writer was Maurice Sandoz.
What are your favorite H.P. Lovecraft adaptations?
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miguel1984
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Well, this is the thread that keeps on giving. I had no idea who Maurice Sandoz was until now. Thanks; I will check out that movie.
Dead as Dreams
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These don't get enough love IMO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGFSdd7qfQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diKEHOnArE0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGFSdd7qfQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diKEHOnArE0
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"Dark Waters" gets a lot of love from me... ol VHS cassette (ordered over a pretty minimal , at that time, internet) need to get a more digitized version sometime for my next fish dinner.
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Robert Adam Gilmour
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I got it on DVD last year. It's not bad, kinda like one of the last gasps of the Italian horror film style. The documentary on the DVD is really interesting, especially about shooting in Ukraine.
miguel1984
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I recently found a poster for a movie called Spring online. The movie is directed by Aaron Scott Moorhead and Justin Benson and was released in 2014. The poster's blurb is taken from rogerebert.com and says: "Phenomenal. A hybrid of Richard Linklater and H.P. Lovecraft."
Has anyone seen it? And if so, is it any good? There are no reviews on the film's IMDb profile.
Has anyone seen it? And if so, is it any good? There are no reviews on the film's IMDb profile.
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Posting to give thanks for the Dark Waters recommendation. Immensely enjoyed that.
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As I said in another thread, this is a 2014 Spanish film called La Isla Mínima, released as Marshland in English. Apparently, one of the influences on the movie was H.P. Lovecraft and it was compared to True Detective, but it does not include weird fiction elements.
It was directed by Alberto Rodríguez, who cowrote the screenplay with Rafael Cobos.
It was directed by Alberto Rodríguez, who cowrote the screenplay with Rafael Cobos.
Biely Králik
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As I said in another thread, this is a 2014 Spanish film called La Isla Mínima, released as Marshland in English. Apparently, one of the influences on the movie was H.P. Lovecraft and it was compared to True Detective, but it does not include weird fiction elements.
It was directed by Alberto Rodríguez, who cowrote the screenplay with Rafael Cobos.
I watched this like two days ago, really good film. 80's Spain oppressive atmosphere, actors/characters and those marshlands are just perfect. Really excellent thriller.
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miguel1984
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Not very faithful, but pretty good films. Well, maybe not the second one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBTrRPkQ8_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lewP-YTcRdU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBTrRPkQ8_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lewP-YTcRdU
miguel1984
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I just finished watching La Isla Mínima; it has all that I liked about True Detective, minus the bullshit. By this, I mean the ending, the misuse of weird fiction and the plagiarism. It is a bleak film; I guess it is "show, don't tell", unlike Cohle.
It really is True Detective without the bullshit.
It really is True Detective without the bullshit.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YETHZNcIfts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D2WG0C5fvc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS20mBtNZ18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D2WG0C5fvc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS20mBtNZ18
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A quick question: Does anyone know where I can find the movie Chilean Gothic (2000) or if it is possible to watch it online somewhere? It is a Chilean short film (45 minutes) based on Pickman's Model. The screenwriter, Gilberto Villarroel, also released a comic book adaptation of the short story in 2009, called El Modelo de Pickman (literally, Pickman's Model); also, a book about the movie, Lovecraft Vive en Chile (Lovecraft Lives in Chile), was released this year.
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wingsofwax
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I wonder if I would have enjoyed this if I didn't know who Lovecraft was: but since I do, I did. It was surprisingly good.
wingsofwax
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How about Stuart Gordon's Dreams In The Witch House, from the Masters of Horror anthology show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTZi8YJP8Xk
In the same series, Cigarette Burns by Carpenter is also good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO0wQVyH1ZY
Edit: I just rewatched Cigarette Burns, and I still think it's the best Carpenter has done in 20 years. Unique and disturbing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTZi8YJP8Xk
In the same series, Cigarette Burns by Carpenter is also good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO0wQVyH1ZY
Edit: I just rewatched Cigarette Burns, and I still think it's the best Carpenter has done in 20 years. Unique and disturbing.
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miguel1984
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Apparently, an animated film called Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom is in production, based on a comic book. Did anyone here read it?
Also, this is pretty cool:
3ders.org - Doorways: a 3D printed homage to H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror fiction | 3D Printer News 3D Printing News
Also, this is pretty cool:
3ders.org - Doorways: a 3D printed homage to H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror fiction | 3D Printer News 3D Printing News
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According to Andrew Leman, member of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, they have an idea on how to adapt At the Mountains of Madness for the big screen.
"We’ve occasionally said to people who know Guillermo," Leman shared, "that if you’re done with that story, we’ll happily take At The Mountains of Madness off your hands. We have an idea for doing it that would cost much less than $250 million."
Source: Why Arent There More Lovecraft Films? | Nerdist.
"We’ve occasionally said to people who know Guillermo," Leman shared, "that if you’re done with that story, we’ll happily take At The Mountains of Madness off your hands. We have an idea for doing it that would cost much less than $250 million."
Source: Why Arent There More Lovecraft Films? | Nerdist.
luciferfell
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In terms of films that most resemble HPL stories, I would say that for my money I would go with John Carpenter's trilogy of The Thing, Prince of Darkness, and In The Mouth of Madness. In terms of direct adaptations of HPL's works, I can't think of any that are worthy. I do think that the Night Gallery episode of Pickman's Model outshines any feature-length adaptations. Anyone who says Re-Animator, Dagon, or any of that dreck is Lovecraftian surely must be joking. And while I do respect the HPL Historical Society's heartfelt attempts with The Call of Cthulhu and The Whisperer in Darkness, unfortunately, they are just too campy, low budget, and badly acted to be taken seriously.
Patrick G.P
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As others have mentioned, John Carpenter's work is what falls closest to me as well in terms of adaptations. The Thing is the best one of the lot I think. I do enjoy the Stuart Gordon films, they are gory fun if nothing else. I recently watched the German film Die Farbe, and I was very pleasantly surprised by that, I would say it is one of the most faithful Lovecraft adaptations I have seen and some really creepy atmosphere akin to the story its based on. I have yet to see the HPLHS films though.