The Lovecraft Thread

[AvatarIII]

has anyone seen the documentary Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown?

[TheMonolith]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljnbk0MHhY1qj3e56o1_500.jpg

cthulhu and it's kingdom of infinite space.
this pic is so intimidating.

Looks like a really great 70s film poster. I do kind of agree with SM. There should have been at least one recognizable object to give Cthulhu some scale.

has anyone seen the documentary Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown?

No, but I'll have to check that out.

[OmegaZilla]

has anyone seen the documentary Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown?

No I haven't, and the title alone fills me with interest. Any place I can find it?

[DoomRulz]

It's probably online somewhere.

[AvatarIII]

I saw it on amazon, but it hadn't got many reviews so I thought I'd ask here before buying it, it has interviews with guillermo del toro and john carpenter, and it's 90 minutes long and has over 90 minutes of special features including extended interviews.

Also, my copy of HP Lovecraft anthology volume 2 graphic novel arrived today, it's awesome!

[Eva]

It's probably online somewhere.

Is it this one?
(PS: if posting this link is a violation of forum rules, mods feel free to modify my post)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8PIeFN05rI#ws

[Cvalda]

has anyone seen the documentary Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown?

I've seen it. It's a good doc, especially for someone new to Lovecraft. Has interviews with Guillermo Del Toro and John Carpenter, etc.

[AvatarIII]

It's probably online somewhere.

Is it this one?
(PS: if posting this link is a violation of forum rules, mods feel free to modify my post)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8PIeFN05rI#ws

That's the ticket! I think if youtube allows it it should be allowed here, but I'm not 100% sure.

[SM]

has anyone seen the documentary Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown?

Yep.  Del Toro's comparisons of Alien and ATMOM were very enlightening.

[DoomRulz]

Thanks for the link. I'm downloading it now and watch it later this weekend.

[Cvalda]

Has anyone seen O'Bannon's two straight Lovecraft adaptations, The Resurrected and Bleeders? I understand that in the case of the former, O'Bannon's original cut is lost forever. I hear mixed things. Bleeders is supposed to be awful, and looks it.

[Eva]

Thanks for the link. I'm downloading it now and watch it later this weekend.

You're welcome and I'm looking forward to watch it too 

@Cvalda - no, never heard of them. But I'll bet a lot of the users here have enjoyed the... 'artistic qualities' of Lifeforce lol 

[Cvalda]

@Cvalda - no, never heard of them. But I'll bet a lot of the users here have enjoyed the... 'artistic qualities' of Lifeforce lol 

Indeed. I'm surprised it doesn't have its own thread, consisting entirely of screenshots of only one of the cast members.

[KiramidHead]

Has anyone seen O'Bannon's two straight Lovecraft adaptations, The Resurrected and Bleeders? I understand that in the case of the former, O'Bannon's original cut is lost forever. I hear mixed things. Bleeders is supposed to be awful, and looks it.

I thought The Resurrected was a decent movie, given the budget. It more or less followed the story it was based on, with a few changes here and there. The final act was pretty effective and scary, IMO. The acting was pretty bad, except for Chris Sarandon.

[Cvalda]

Considering the wide expanse of the Cthulhu Mythos in modern culture, what are the personal Lovecraft canons of this board's users? I myself only consider Lovecraft's actual writings to be "canon mythos," if there even can be such a thing. I consider the works of other writers using the same universe (Derleth, Gaiman, etc) to be merely glorified fan fiction.