There’s an independent movie coming out in a few weeks based on Lovecraft’s Cthulhu (trailer at that link):
Adapted from a story by H.P. Lovecraft. A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother’s estate, is reacquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father’s New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance.
I got the story from Greg of HP Progs, who added the comment: “The scariest part, to me, looks to be Tori Spelling.” Ha!
Looks like it won a few indy awards, though. Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi calls it “maybe the best Lovecraft adaptation I have seen to date.” That’s enough to get me to the theatre to see it (if it ends up around here at all. According to the schedule, it’s only going to be in a few theaters).
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It’s also available on Netflix to be saved to the queue, FYI, although the DVD release date is not yet known.
There’s a good review at Creep-a-Go Go Movie Reviews by Scott West:
http://creep.bravehost.com/reviewcthulhu.html
And a shorter but to-the-point one at the Jigsaw Lounge by Neil Young which acknowledges the genuinely creepy atmosphere and great ending, but warns that it’s not for HPL purists because it’s based on a combination of a number of HPL stories, not one:
http://www.jigsawlounge.co.uk/film/content/view/718/1/
Is it just me, or does the story look more like “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”?
Dave, I thought the same thing. I’m not familiar with every Cthulhu story, but it looks to me to be more of a blend of the various aspects of the Cthulhu mythos, rather than a telling of just one of the stories.
Anybody seen the 2005 silent movie adaptation of The Call of Cthulu? My nephews had a copy when they lived with us for a while, but I never had the chance to see it. I heard it was supposed to be a pretty good adaptation.
Wow, looks crazy and potentially good. Did anybody ever see John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness? And what did you think? It also seemed to be a mix of Lovecraftian themes.
When I was at the San Diego Comic Con in 2001, John Carpenter was there to promote his Ghosts of Mars movie, and somebody asked him, “What movie of yours would you say is your favorite but was critically and popularly under-received?” (or something like that) And Carpenter said that it was In the Mouth of Madness.
The 2005 silent movie adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society is wonderful. I highly recommend it!
Eric,
I saw In the Mouth of Madness when it came out. I thought it was great and filled with Lovecraft references. e.g. “Pickman” name on a letter box .
Sam Neil was really good. He seems to handle horror/sci-fi well. Ever see Event Horizon?
Matthew, you look different lately. Has evolution caught up to you?
A rapid evolution spurt.
Did you evr watch Korg 70 000BC?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdB136EFcg4
Matthew, Lovecraft would be proud…
Korg? Is that really you?
Good to see you, man. Glad you got rid of the hairy dude with these really huge fangs. He was making the penguin and the kitty cat nervous. I swear, they were both packing.
Amy, thanks for the recommendation on the silent adaptation!