The Lovecraft Thread

[Nightmare Asylum]

From what I've read The Colour Out Of Space is still mine, though I have yet to read a few of his bigger stories.

Still want to see the HPLHS adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu, and there's a black and white adaptation of The Colour Out Of Space that I remember hearing about (I think from you a while ago, Cvalda) that I've been meaning to check out.

[Cvalda]

The Colour Out of Space is probably Lovecraft's best story overall. The film adaptation is called Die Farbe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t-MxVyublk#

There have been other bigger adaptations, but they're all crap

Have you read The Shadow Out of Time? That's also fantastic -- and has a very cool short film adaptation here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7jp1CT1h6c#ws

[Nightmare Asylum]

Have you read The Shadow Out of Time? That's also fantastic -- and has a very cool short film adaptation here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7jp1CT1h6c#ws

Don't think I have. Definitely going to, though, and will be sure to check out that video once I'm finished

Would you recommend Die Farbe?

[Cvalda]

It's not amazing, but it is the best film adaptation of the story by far, and the black and white is used to great effect when showing the colour.

The animator who did the wonderful Shadow Out of Time short film also just made this 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2flD8d4agh4#ws

[Aspie]

ANOTHER CVALDA SIGHTING

[Nightmare Asylum]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2flD8d4agh4#ws

Ha, that was great

[Cvalda]

ANOTHER CVALDA SIGHTING

[Aspie]

ANOTHER CVALDA SIGHTING

http://25.media.tumblr.com/07e653529af35fe14a55f136901423b3/tumblr_mmg5ucxWKT1robixfo1_500.png

She's out there.

[Gilfryd]

If you liked the first Hellboy movie and its Lovecraftian elements you should also enjoy the first comic miniseries

[SpaceMarines]

I wouldn't say it's my favourite, but I've always been partial to "The Picture in the House". It was nice and simple. No grand cosmological beings of unknowable evil, no ancient terrors awoken from the deep. Just some crazy dude in a house. Always appreciated how realistic it seemed in comparison to his usual cosmic variety of horror.

[KiramidHead]

I have a hard time choosing, but I'd put "The Quest of Iranon" up there. It's poetic and beautiful, and the ending always gets me.

[SpaceMarines]

Haven't read that one. Is it part of the Dream Cycle? Only read one story from that selection of stories, I think.

[KiramidHead]

Haven't read that one. Is it part of the Dream Cycle? Only read one story from that selection of stories, I think.

That would be it. It doesn't have many overt connections to the rest of the Cycle, but it's written in a similar style.

[bioweapon]

I like Lovecraft, one of my favorite writers alongside Stanislaw Lem. I find his ouvre because of Poe, and a french horror writer whose name don´t remember right now.

There is something so unique about HPL writing that can´t be translated to cinema without being bored. I prefer movies that are heavy influenced by him, but without ever mentioning any word of his mythos - Alien the best example.

Allow me to present you one movie I consider HPL related, and by the way one of my top ten movies ever....

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[DoomRulz]

I've never heard of that one. Is it any good? Also, there was nothing under the 2nd spoiler link.