Tag Archives: H.P. Lovecraft

A trio of Lovecraft inspired features

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Daniel

I can’t say that any of these films is a true adaptation of Lovecraft’s fiction, but they are all trippy and weird. Does that mean they’re good? Let’s find out. HP LOVECRAFT’S WITCH HOUSE (2021) Based on the same story … Continue reading →

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PRIME TIME: horrors at home

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Daniel

The films in this latest trio from my Prime watchlist have one thing in common; the terror has infiltrated the house. I definitely had a favorite, so let’s look briefly at Knuckleball, Colour From The Dark, and Don’t Run. KNUCKLEBALL … Continue reading →

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80s horror and a 90s straggler – one each from 1982, 1988, and 1996

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Daniel

Just a brief mish-mosh of 80s horror and 90s horror odds and ends from the VHS era. This time around: a Fulci film, an HP Lovecraft adaptation, and a “family” horror flick. MANHATTAN BABY (1982) It’s hard to comprehend that … Continue reading →

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HP Lovecraft goes indie in a double feature

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Daniel

While I’ve never been an HP Lovecraft fan, I’ve always been a huge fan of schlocky 1980s movies loosely based on his works. So my feelings about this two films from the new millennium pretty much make total sense. THE … Continue reading →

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Vincent Price meets the horror biggies: Poe, Corman, Matheson, Lovecraft

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Daniel

The House on Haunted Hill will forever remain my favorite Vincent Price horror flick, followed closely by The Tingler (and a few others). But in the 1960s, when he wasn’t working with William Castle (I blog about those films here), … Continue reading →

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The Unnamable – so hideous she couldn’t be named twice

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Daniel

The first The Unnamable was released at the end of the 80s when it was all the rage to make films loosely based on the writings of H.P. Lovecraft. But it manage to avoid getting into the kind of trippy … Continue reading →

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Can you handle a gay H.P. Lovecraft adaptation?

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Daniel

Cthulhu is an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s writing made by the Here TV network (that’s a gay entertainment network). After watching this dark, eerie flick and then reading opinions about it in online reviews and message boards, there are many … Continue reading →

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