Simply terrible, one of the worst movies I've seen, and I've seen several of the worst Mystery Science Theatre 3000 movies non-MST'd, like "Manos: The Hands of Fate" and "Beast of Yucca Flats".
It bares very little resemblance to the H.P. Lovecraft story of the same name, other than the name of the patient, Joe Slaader, and the location. Of course that means it follows the story as well as most other "Based on H.P. Lovecraft's" movies, but that isn't saying much. The sound is weird and echos throughout the movie. The acting was horrible, it would be difficult to find a movie where everybody overacted that much. The special effects are of 80's quality or worse. One guy even thinks he is all-powerful because he is the head honcho of a mental institution. If you're looking for a good "Based on H.P. Lovecraft's" movie, try "Dagon", it is much better than this movie, even though it's not exactly high-quality.
It bares very little resemblance to the H.P. Lovecraft story of the same name, other than the name of the patient, Joe Slaader, and the location. Of course that means it follows the story as well as most other "Based on H.P. Lovecraft's" movies, but that isn't saying much. The sound is weird and echos throughout the movie. The acting was horrible, it would be difficult to find a movie where everybody overacted that much. The special effects are of 80's quality or worse. One guy even thinks he is all-powerful because he is the head honcho of a mental institution. If you're looking for a good "Based on H.P. Lovecraft's" movie, try "Dagon", it is much better than this movie, even though it's not exactly high-quality.