Lovecraftian movies

PowerDiver · June 4, 2010, 03:51

I played a silly card game last weekend called "The Stars are Right", in which the players realign the cosmos to summon Lovecraft's old ones. A friend mailed me a link to the site of the source of the artwork for the cards, and there was an archive of comics.

Here's the explanation why there aren't any Hollywood blockbusters based on Lovecraft's works.

HallucinationMushroom · June 4, 2010, 05:42

Awesome. I'll mow through these at work to help the time pass.
Summon/Bind Distraction.

Atriel · July 8, 2010, 10:34

LOL

I liked Masters of Horror s.1 ep. 2 (very Lovercraftian) even thou IMHO there are only 2 other good episodes... 1.13 and 2.11 ^^

Pete Mack · July 8, 2010, 10:49

Hellboy certainly makes a nod to Lovecraft, even if it's not based directly on his works.

PowerDiver · July 8, 2010, 20:14

The movie I've seen closest to Lovecraft is _In the Mouth of Madness_. It's sort of Stephen King meets Lovecraft. There's also _Lord of Illusions_ which seems sort of similar to Lovecraft to me but probably isn't.

There is a series of children's books starting with _Skulduggery Pleasant_ where the villains are trying to bring back the old ones, and I think they reference Lovecraft by name.

Mondkalb · July 29, 2010, 13:50

Guillermo del Toro will direct "The Mountains of Madness"
http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2010/07/29...ns-of-madness/

HailEris · December 15, 2010, 08:38

I've heard good things about Herbert West Reanimator (maybe it was just called re-animator) which is a lovecraft story (not really mythos related though)the movie's supposed to be pretty good.

also @ power diver, if you liked "The Stars are right" you might wanna check out Munchkin Cthulhu (hell check out Munchkin in general , its fun and hilarious)
its made by Steve Jackson games.

will_asher · December 15, 2010, 09:28

I'm reading the Skulduggery Pleasant books now. Finished the 1st one a couple days ago.

pampl · December 16, 2010, 23:15

CGI might be useful for rendering anything the director imagines, but Lovecraftian nightmares are supposed to be beyond human imagining. Anything that can be invented by a person would inevitably be disappointing.

There's a take-off on "Where The Wild Things Are" called "Where The Deep Ones Are" that's pretty funny, as long as we're talking about kids' books. Also, there's a couple comic books that do a good job imitating Lovecraft - The Courtyard by Alan Moore, and one called (IIRC) Lovecraft that's a sort of biography.

Hudstone · April 4, 2011, 21:18

These movies weren't Lovecraftian, but the creatures were.

Monsters (2010)
The Mist (2007) - Stephen King

June 4, 2010, 03:51	#1
PowerDiver Prophet Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,712	Lovecraftian movies I played a silly card game last weekend called "The Stars are Right", in which the players realign the cosmos to summon Lovecraft's old ones. A friend mailed me a link to the site of the source of the artwork for the cards, and there was an archive of comics. Here's the explanation why there aren't any Hollywood blockbusters based on Lovecraft's works.

July 29, 2010, 13:50	#6
Mondkalb Knight Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 956	Guillermo del Toro will direct "The Mountains of Madness" http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/2010/07/29...ns-of-madness/ __________________ My Angband winners so far My FAangband efforts so far

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will_asher DaJAngband Maintainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 953 Donated: $10	I'm reading the Skulduggery Pleasant books now. Finished the 1st one a couple days ago. __________________ Will_Asher aka LibraryAdventurer My old variant DaJAngband: http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)

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June 4, 2010, 05:42	#2
HallucinationMushroom Knight Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Indiana, U.S.A. Age: 42 Posts: 780	Awesome. I'll mow through these at work to help the time pass. Summon/Bind Distraction.

July 8, 2010, 10:34	#3
Atriel Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 81	LOL I liked Masters of Horror s.1 ep. 2 (very Lovercraftian) even thou IMHO there are only 2 other good episodes... 1.13 and 2.11 ^^

July 8, 2010, 10:49	#4
Pete Mack Prophet Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,998 Donated: $40	Hellboy certainly makes a nod to Lovecraft, even if it's not based directly on his works.

July 8, 2010, 20:14	#5
PowerDiver Prophet Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,712	The movie I've seen closest to Lovecraft is _In the Mouth of Madness_. It's sort of Stephen King meets Lovecraft. There's also _Lord of Illusions_ which seems sort of similar to Lovecraft to me but probably isn't. There is a series of children's books starting with _Skulduggery Pleasant_ where the villains are trying to bring back the old ones, and I think they reference Lovecraft by name.

December 15, 2010, 08:38	#7
HailEris Rookie Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 6	I've heard good things about Herbert West Reanimator (maybe it was just called re-animator) which is a lovecraft story (not really mythos related though)the movie's supposed to be pretty good. also @ power diver, if you liked "The Stars are right" you might wanna check out Munchkin Cthulhu (hell check out Munchkin in general , its fun and hilarious) its made by Steve Jackson games.

December 16, 2010, 23:15	#9
pampl RePosBand maintainer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 225	CGI might be useful for rendering anything the director imagines, but Lovecraftian nightmares are supposed to be beyond human imagining. Anything that can be invented by a person would inevitably be disappointing. There's a take-off on "Where The Wild Things Are" called "Where The Deep Ones Are" that's pretty funny, as long as we're talking about kids' books. Also, there's a couple comic books that do a good job imitating Lovecraft - The Courtyard by Alan Moore, and one called (IIRC) Lovecraft that's a sort of biography.

April 4, 2011, 21:18	#10
Hudstone Rookie Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 9	These movies weren't Lovecraftian, but the creatures were. Monsters (2010) The Mist (2007) - Stephen King

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