lovecraft-esque movies

[aaron]

so i finally saw the mist last night and king's adoration of hp lovecraft's mythos shizzle obviously shined through, for me at least, and i guess i'm just looking for other films that give off the same kinda vibe, and that doesn't just mean big ass bugs

 

[WarBlade]

In The Mouth Of Madness has a very strong Lovecraft vibe to it. It even references elements of Lovecraft's writings.

 

[Mr. Credible]

In The Mouth Of Madness has a very strong Lovecraft vibe to it. It even references elements of Lovecraft's writings.

that movie scared the balls out of me when i was younger and it first came out.

when that car wreck happened, and that girl came out.... ew.

 

[tecnowraith]

A list of Lovecraftian movies: http://www.hplovecraft.com/popcult/moviestv/based.asp
Lovecraftian inspired movies: http://www.hplovecraft.com/popcult/moviestv/inspired.asp

 

[phillyboy]

Hellboy- Mignola has sighted Lovecraft as one of the influences in his work (the comics are definately more Lovecraft-esque than the movie though).

 

[Browncoat]

If you can track it down, there's a fan made "Call of Cthulhu" that I highly recommend. It's very, very accurate to the original story. It's in black and white with subtitles, but that adds to the feel of authenticity to the time period.

 

[CrimsonMist]

If you can track it down, there's a fan made "Call of Cthulhu" that I highly recommend. It's very, very accurate to the original story. It's in black and white with subtitles, but that adds to the feel of authenticity to the time period.

just to clear up any confusion, "The Call of Cthulhu" film is a silent film. There are no subtitles, just title cards with the dialog on them, like all silent films.

The same people who did that film are working on an adaptation of The Whisperer In Darkness, which from the trailer looks cool. This is a talkie film though, filmed in the style of a 1930's horror film.

and like phillyboy said, definitely check out the Hellboy comics if you haven't done so, especially The Conqueror Worm.

 

[Browncoat]

Sorry about that, I have no idea why I said subtitles.

That's awesome about The Whisperer in Darkness! I'll check the trailer out.

And I'll add to the Hellboy recommendations

 

[Victarion]

That old show "Masters of Horror" adapted Dreams in the Witch-House, though I haven't seen it. Oh, the Dunwich Horror adaption? I've read in reviews that the Yog-Sothoth

Spoiler

Looks like King Ghidorah

.

 

[CrimsonMist]

Sorry about that, I have no idea why I said subtitles.

That's awesome about The Whisperer in Darkness! I'll check the trailer out.

And I'll add to the Hellboy recommendations

heh, it happens. And yes, The Whisperer in Darkness looks awesome. No idea when it's coming out, though

 

[Assassin32]

I love me some Re-animator.

 

[CrimsonMist]

I love me some Re-animator.

i love Re-Animator too, as well as the other Lovecraft adaptations Stuart Gordon does, but i think he misses the point sometimes. You don't need excessive gore and nudity to adapt a story into movie, especially a Lovecraft story. But regardless, i'm still looking foward to his "The Thing on The Doorstep" adaptation.

 

[CrimsonMist]

That old show "Masters of Horror" adapted Dreams in the Witch-House, though I haven't seen it. Oh, the Dunwich Horror adaption? I've read in reviews that the Yog-Sothoth

Spoiler

Looks like King Ghidorah

.

Dreams In The Witch-House was pretty good. One of the better episodes, directed by Stuart Gordon(who also did Re-Animator and From Beyond).

and yea, Yog-Sothoth looks like Ghidorah. It's actually a pretty good movie though.

 

[Lighthouse]

Most of the Lovecraft adaptations are crap. Gordon's are somewhat enjoyable, but they aren't very scary or Lovecraftian. Lovecraft is hard to adapt because the whole point of his stories is the horror is supposed to be so scary that it drives you insane. His language in describing things is scarier than the things themselves. One movie I did kinda like was The Resurrected. Its a fairly faithful adaptation of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.

 

[CrimsonMist]

Most of the Lovecraft adaptations are crap. Gordon's are somewhat enjoyable, but they aren't very scary or Lovecraftian. Lovecraft is hard to adapt because the whole point of his stories is the horror is supposed to be so scary that it drives you insane. His language in describing things is scarier than the things themselves. One movie I did kinda like was The Resurrected. Its a fairly faithful adaptation of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward.

agreed. Most (if not all) of Lovecraft's work rely on his atmospheric style of writing. The atmosphere makes the story work. Most, if not all, of the adaptations(with the exception of the silent Call of Cthulhu and upcoming The Whisperer in Darkness films, made by Lovecraft geeks) either have no atmosphere or have the wrong kind. Gordon's films, where entertaining, either feel tongue-in-cheek, or lack any feeling at all.

I just hope the folks at WB changes their minds and give Del Toro the green light for At The Mountains of Madness.

 

[Riven]

I loved In the Mouth of Madness, very disturbing stuff.

And yeah, Hellboy seems to be greatly inspired by Lovecraftian lore, the comics moreso than the movie (although the "big bad" at the end of the film is a very Lovecraftian monster). In the comics, especially Seed of Destruction (not my fave, but hey) and Conquerer Worm (really cool) the whole Ogdru Jahad mythos is very akin to Lovecraft's Elder Gods and such.

 

[Space Moose]

Lovecraft himself has steated that he did not enjoy writing the Herbert West: Re-Animator stories since they had to all end with cliffhangers (since they were published in a weekly magazine) but Gordan's Re-Animator is possibly the best horror/comedy around next to Evil Dead 2.

 

[Lighthouse]

Lovecraft himself has steated that he did not enjoy writing the Herbert West: Re-Animator stories since they had to all end with cliffhangers (since they were published in a weekly magazine) but Gordan's Re-Animator is possibly the best horror/comedy around next to Evil Dead 2.

You'd be surprised by how many of his own stories Lovecraft hated.

 

[Space Moose]

You'd be surprised by how many of his own stories Lovecraft hated.

Yeah, I know. I suppose you can't love everything you create. Mostly ones that he was made to publish in serial magazines since the story had to keep dragging on.