Lovecraftian Cinema

[KGeo777]

There was a deranged woman in the attic who killed the father and did something awful to the daughter , scarred her physically . You got no information about what went on.

I thought it was a twin situation. I can see why it has little mention as a horror film. Similar to something like the Mad Room which is really lame as a suspense/horror film, it feels more like a showcase for Carole Lynley to have crazy hair in some scenes.

 

[AllanR]

I thought The Endless (2017) had a Lovecraftian feel.

 

[Le Panda du Mal]

I thought it was a twin situation. I can see why it has little mention as a horror film. Similar to something like the Mad Room which is really lame as a suspense/horror film, it feels more like a showcase for Carole Lynley to have crazy hair in some scenes.

In the story I believe she turns out to be a Deep One. Or a spawn of Yog Sothoth. Or both. Again Derleth likes to cram as many Mythos beasties into one place as he can. I believe there is even a gratuitous exclamation of “Tekelili” somewhere in there.

 

[KGeo777]

In the story I believe she turns out to be a Deep One. Or a spawn of Yog Sothoth. Or both. Again Derleth likes to cram as many Mythos beasties into one place as he can. I believe there is even a gratuitous exclamation of “Tekelili” somewhere in there.

Oh yeah the Haunted Palace had a monster in an attic.
I have yet to watch the movie Dagon I think--based on the Shadow Over Innsmouth.

 

[BAYLOR]

Oh yeah the Haunted Palace had a monster in an attic.
I have yet to watch the movie Dagon I think--based on the Shadow Over Innsmouth.

it's actually loosely based on Lovecraft's novel The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Overall, it's a good film and , underrated.

Dagon is a very good film and, was also actor Fransisco Rabal's last movie appearance . It's definitely an adaptation of The Shadow Over Innsmouth.

 

[BAYLOR]

Prince of Darkness 1987 could fit into the Lovecraftain universe .

 

[paeng]

For TV shows, Sapphire and Steel as well as Doomwatch.

 

[KGeo777]

I have seen the movie Doomwatch--forgot about that one-I remember it being mentioned in a book in reference to Lovecraft. I assumed the series came after not before.

 

[paeng]

You might like the TV show, but there are only a few extant episodes.

Also, several BBC ghost story episodes based on M.R. James' works.

 

[KGeo777]

I saw a list that included HORROR EXPRESS as a Lovecraftian film. It does have the idea of the Old Ones although the alien is more of an individual you can converse with. I think he's kind of like the Devil ("I was left behind--an accident.").
But I don't think Lovecraft was prepared for Telly Savalas injected into the mythos.

 

[BAYLOR]

I saw a list that included HORROR EXPRESS as a Lovecraftian film. It does have the idea of the Old Ones although the alien is more of an individual you can converse with. I think he's kind of like the Devil ("I was left behind--an accident.").
But I don't think Lovecraft was prepared for Telly Savalas injected into the mythos.

Several other films that fit into lovecraftain Territory

The Beast With A million Eyes
The She Creature
Friend Without a Face
The Brin Eaters

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Event Horizon, if it hasn't been mentioned already.

 

[BAYLOR]

There is also the re recent adaptation of The Color of Space with Nicholas Cage, It's an excellent film

 

[BAYLOR]

Several other films that fit into lovecraftain Territory

The Beast With A million Eyes
The She Creature
Friend Without a Face
The Brin Eaters

Typo's On two

Fiend Without a Face
The Brain Eater

 

[Rodders]

I still need to see Color Of Space.

What about movies like Reanimator? Aren't they inspired by Lovecraft's work?

 

[BAYLOR]

I still need to see Color Of Space.

What about movies like Reanimator? Aren't they inspired by Lovecraft's work?

Reanimator is very good and so is From Beyond and Dagon

 

[Foxbat]

There’s a movie called Cthulhu. It’s a few years since I’ve seen it but I do remember liking it. It’s based on The Shadow Over Innsmouth and, from what I can recall, it tells the story of a gay man going back to his home town, facing the narrow minded horrors of small town life and the tension between him and his father over his sexuality.

Here’s the wiki about it

Cthulhu (2007 film) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[KGeo777]

The Brood is kind of Lovecraftian in a way. I think Lovecraft would have been intrigued by Cronenberg's body horror theme. "I have a small revolution on my hands and I'm not putting it down very successfully."

I read that he saw HAXAN, the witch film--and he was spooked by some of it--there's a scene of the witch being interrogated and some kind of monster birth sequence which is very Giger-like or suggests Lovecraftian monsters.

The Brood has that too.

Psychoplasmics is the ultimate therapeutic device.

 

[BAYLOR]

Night of the Creeps 1986