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The ultimate H.P. Lovecraft horror comedy!The ultimate H.P. Lovecraft horror comedy!The ultimate H.P. Lovecraft horror comedy!
Ryan L. Johnston
- Stockbroker
- (as Ryan Johnston)
Nick Rezabek
- Lance
- (as Nicholas Rezabek)
- Directors
- Tomas Almgren(segment BugBoy)
- Brian Barnes(segment Witch's Spring)
- Brian A. Bernhard(segment And This Was on a Good Day)
- Writers
- Elias(wraparound segment "Lovecracked!")
- H.P. Lovecraft
- Doug Sakmann(segment Re-Penetrator)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe opening swamp scene of the movie was originally intended to take place in a marsh in the south of Germany. When the location fell through it was decided that it would be more in keeping with the film's often self-deprecatory style of humor to change the setting of the scene to a kiddie pool in someone's backyard.
- GoofsDuring the credits, all of the actor's names are shown on the left side while the character's names are on the right.
However, the character: Randolph Carter - in "The Statement of Randolph Carter" - and the actor portraying him: Jeffrey Velazquez, have their entries reversed.
- Quotes
Journalist: Lovecraft was born in Providence Road Island on August 20th, 1890. This... is not his home.
- ConnectionsReferences Re-Animator (1985)
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I was creeped out, I was tickled, I was intrigued, I was bored, it was a well rounded indy film experience
First of all I will say that the DVD release of this is very good quality for an independent film and it is packed with features that make it well worth seeking out.
Now onto the main course. This is an amusing, somewhat creepy (a few times downright horrifying) tribute to HP Lovecraft, or is that PM Lovecraft. I must say that by the end of this film I knew less about Lovecraft than I did before I viewed this film. Basically this is an anthology of short films inspired by HP Lovecraft and the whole thing is linked together by the inanely hilarious antics of an incompetent Investigative reporter played by Biff Juggernaut's very own Elias.
Overall, the films are well crafted and entertaining. There is a wide spectrum of approaches from slapstick to film noir through to an amusingly straight take on "The Statement of Randolph Carter" that brought to mind older takes on Lovecraft on early 60's TV programs such as The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone.
Highlights for me were "Bug Boy" and "Alecto" which really got under my skin and freaked me out. Not unlike late night readings of Lovecraft's Stories as I thought to myself "This is corny, how can this scare me?" but after I finally put the book down and tried to sleep every howl of wind, creak of floor, or shadow of tree limbs out side the window pulled Lovecraft's monsters to the forefront of my thoughts.
I think that the low point for me was "History of the Lurkers" but other than that one this is a good independent blast!
Now onto the main course. This is an amusing, somewhat creepy (a few times downright horrifying) tribute to HP Lovecraft, or is that PM Lovecraft. I must say that by the end of this film I knew less about Lovecraft than I did before I viewed this film. Basically this is an anthology of short films inspired by HP Lovecraft and the whole thing is linked together by the inanely hilarious antics of an incompetent Investigative reporter played by Biff Juggernaut's very own Elias.
Overall, the films are well crafted and entertaining. There is a wide spectrum of approaches from slapstick to film noir through to an amusingly straight take on "The Statement of Randolph Carter" that brought to mind older takes on Lovecraft on early 60's TV programs such as The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone.
Highlights for me were "Bug Boy" and "Alecto" which really got under my skin and freaked me out. Not unlike late night readings of Lovecraft's Stories as I thought to myself "This is corny, how can this scare me?" but after I finally put the book down and tried to sleep every howl of wind, creak of floor, or shadow of tree limbs out side the window pulled Lovecraft's monsters to the forefront of my thoughts.
I think that the low point for me was "History of the Lurkers" but other than that one this is a good independent blast!
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- cpburrowes
- Sep 28, 2006
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By what name was The Horror of H.P. Lovecraft (2006) officially released in Canada in English?
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