Films based on HP Lovecraft

[no mulier]

Been bitten by the Lovecraft bug. Written up a long wishlist from the arkham bazaar. (Can you believe they have CDs, too?)

Having only seen In the Mouth of Madness (John Carpenter) and Dunwich Horror (Daniel Haller), I'd be very interested to hear what other films based on HP Lovecraft you've seen, how faithful they are to the source material, and what you think of the film.

[The STE]

I heard Die Monster Die is based on The Colour Out of Space, but I haven't seen it so I can't say for sure on any of it.

[alkytrio666]

Dagon (2001)!
I thought it was pretty damned good- and Return loves it.
It really expands upon the already quite good tale by Mr. Lovecraft...my only problem with it was that it lost some of its mysterium. Not much, though.
Very creepy, very weird.

[missmacabre]

I agree completely with Alky there. Dagon was a great movie.

[Vodstok]

Ugh... I dont.. I thought Dagon was wretched... It is a bastardised rewrite of Shadow over Innsmouth (not dagon, it is nothing like dagon....)


Stuart Gordon has a lot of moxie, but i think his movies do more to hurt rather than help future lovecraft projects.

[novakru]

http://www.hplovecraft.com/popcult/moviestv/based.asp

[Elvis_Christ]

Can't go wrong with Re-Animator or From Beyond. I enjoyed the Masters of Horror episode Dreams in the Witch-House aswell.

[jenna26]

Originally Posted by alkytrio666

Dagon (2001)!
I thought it was pretty damned good- and Return loves it.
It really expands upon the already quite good tale by Mr. Lovecraft...my only problem with it was that it lost some of its mysterium. Not much, though.
Very creepy, very weird.

I really enjoyed Dagon, though it is not even close to being as creepy as the story Shadow over Innsmouth. But I think it is a fun movie and definitely worth the watch.
And Re-Animator is a must, really.

Just whatever you do, avoid, avoid, AVOID Beyond the Wall of Sleep unless you just can't help yourself...:p

[Kemal]

There is actually a Call of Cthulhu movie out there, it's not well-known.

[_____V_____]

Originally Posted by Kemal

There is actually a Call of Cthulhu movie out there, it's not well-known.

Made a couple years back and shot in black and white...with the feel of a 1920s movie. It is brilliantly shot and directed, with a lot of old-school techniques driving it instead of any modern cgi. Lovecraft would actually be proud of the way this one panned out to be.

And it looks great on DVD.



http://www.amazon.com/Call-Cthulhu-C...7059804&sr=8-1