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whether it’s an adaptation or not.
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will find Dagon (a Lovecraft adaptation) and Absentia (not a
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and abstract in comparison that merely contemplating it would
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inner-city druids,
diabolical priests, and Pete Rawlik reviews SINS OF
slim slivers of hope.
Devil’s Night burns with THE FATHER by JG Faherty
Curtis M. Lawson’s
signature brand of
supernatural dread. This February 23, 2021
is smart psychological ABSENTIA [streaming, DVD] Tricia’s husband has been missing for
horror, ablaze with The Power of Erich Zann’s Music
visceral imagery, with seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the
equal measures of heart February 10, 2021
and heartache. pressure mounts to finally declare him ‘dead in absentia.’ As Tricia
sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie
finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house. As she
begins to link it to other mysterious disappearances, she comes to
the realization that his presumed death might be anything but
‘natural.’ Soon it becomes clear that the ghostly force at work in the
tunnel might have set its sights on Callie and Tricia too.
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ALIEN [streaming, DVD] On their voyage home, the crew of the

deepspace tug Nostromo investigate an alien distress signal,
inadvertently picking up and bringing aboard an extraterrestrial life
form with violent and lethal survival instincts.
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Wellington Thorneycroft
is content picking
pockets, taking
Ambrosia, and simply
surviving in the hellish,
walled City. But
everything changes
when he spots a spectral
woman who wordlessly
conveys the message:
We’ll escape together. “No one does the darker side of surreal
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an unknowable freedom:
a path marked by recent events and on the run, a man finds himself the unwitting
violence, sex, and pawn of a possessed evangelical radio station and like his
metaphysical dread.
unfortunate predecessor must ask himself whether it is better to
reign in hell than serve in heaven.
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cosmic horror based on
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short stories take their
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Lovecraft's choicest
nightmares and offer a
different perspective on
those things best left
unseen.
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ASH, a Lovecraftian novel unlike any
soldier (Natalie Portman) must lead a mission into a mysterious you've ever read.
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author of Reanimators Lovecraftian novels that
missing friend who had been experimenting with mind-altering
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government chemical research and the mystery of a disturbing radio
signal of unknown origin. A fast-paced thriller blending fact and
fiction, Banshee Chapter is based on real documents, actual test
subject testimony, and uncovered secrets about covert programs run
by the CIA.
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on the loose… The Dean
is having guilty
nightmares… A long
dead Bishop of
Morchester appears in
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evensong… A
mysterious ring
disappears from the
cathedral museum… A
famous composer is
beginning his long
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strange structure that appears to be thousands of years old. The
team becomes isolated when their communications fail and their RECENT COMMENTS
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downtrodden, life weary Christopher Kovacs on
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meeting proves how dysfunctional family together while being haunted by enigmatic and Christopher Kovacs on
wrong one man could be. increasingly disturbing hallucinations. Fallen Books and Other
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dapper dressed barman
walks into his life it is as
if the very essence of the
stygian cosmic
nothingness is
unleashed. As Steven The Borderlands (2013) O …
rapidly descends into a
whirlpool of cataclysmic
visions, he starts to
realize a solitary woman
stands at the center of
his ruination. A woman of
such beauty he can
barely comprehend, let
alone resist. Alone and
surrounded by
otherworldly horrors
Steven must make a
choice, a choice that not
only has ramifications for
him personally but for
humanity in its entirety.
THE BURROWERS [streaming, DVD] The Dakota Territories. 1879.
A handful of brave pioneers maintain isolated settlements in the
badlands beyond civilization. Irish immigrant Fergus Coffey is near
to winning the hand of his beloved Maryanne when she is suddenly
taken from him, her family brutally abducted in a nighttime attack on
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Bagthulhu is an their homestead. Suspicion falls immediately on hostile Indians.
unspeakable horror in
the form of a cuddly soft Experienced Indian fighters Will Parcher and John Clay form a
toy dicebag for the most
discerning of cultists. He posse and set out to rescue the kidnapped settlers, taking along a
likes dice, souls, and
comfy places to wait naive teenager hoping to prove himself a man, an ex-slave looking
dreaming.
for his place, and their ranch hand, Coffey. But as men vanish in the
night, and horrific evidence accumulates with the dead and dying,
the group discovers that their prey is far more terrifying than
anything human, and their prospects are far more terrible than
death.
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BLACK HEART BOYS'
CHOIR: Great art
demands sacrifice.
Lucien Beaumont is a
teenage misfit and
musical prodigy
ostracized by his peers
and haunted by familial
tragedy. When he
discovers an unfinished
song written by his dead
father—a song that holds CABIN IN THE WOODS [streaming, DVD] Five friends go for a
terrible power—Lucien
becomes obsessed. As break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than
he chases after the
secret nature of his
father's music, the line
between gruesome
fantasy and real life they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the
violence begins to blur...
cabin in the woods.
The Cabin in the Woods O …
(click here) Tony

Hillerman meets H.P.
Lovecraft! Set in the
southwest at the end of a
famous era in American
history, this story seeks
to engage the reader in a
historically sound
adventure that also
incorporates the eldritch
charm of Lovecraft with THE CALL OF CTHULHU [streaming, DVD] Written in 1926, just
primal lore and legend.
This is the first book in a before the advent of “talking” pictures, The Call of Cthulhu is one of
series that takes place in
the spectral, dying, the most famous and influential tales of H.P. Lovecraft, the father of
mining town of Chaos,
Arizona Territory. gothic horror. Now the story is brought richly to life in the style of a
classic 1920s silent movie, with a haunting original symphonic
score. Using the “Mythoscope” process – a mix of modern and
vintage techniques, the HPLHS has worked to create the most
authentic and faithful screen adaptation of a Lovecraft story yet
attempted. From the cultists of the Louisana bayous to the man-
eating non-euclidean geometry of R’lyeh, the HPLHS brings Cthulhu
to the screen as it was meant to be seen. Eighteen months of
production and a cast of more than 50 actors went into making this
film a period spectacle that must seen to be believed. The DVD
includes The Call of Cthulhu (47 minutes, black and white), the high-
fidelity and “Mythophonic” soundtracks, a 25 minute “making-of”
documentary featurette, two slide shows, deleted footage, a prop
PDF of the Sydney Bulletin and more.
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outskirts of Dublin City, a
young couple’s
relationship hangs by a
thread. Isolated and
stressed, disputes turn
physical, leaving a
pregnant Erin Greene in
a poor state of mental
health, and Philip
Montague wanting an
escape. They decide to
go on a drive and head
for Erin’s favourite place
as a child, the Wicklow CLOVERFIELD [streaming, DVD] Told from the vertiginous point-of-
Mountains. However, a
simple oversight leaves view of a camcorder-wielding group of friends, Cloverfield begins
them both stranded, with
no fuel and a blizzard like a primetime television soap opera about young Manhattanites
due. With no other
choice, Philip heads off coping with changes in their personal lives. Rob is leaving New York
to the nearest town in
search of help, leaving to take an executive job at a company in Japan. At his goodbye
his fiancée alone. With
Philip gone and the party in a crowded loft, Rob’s brother Jason hands a camcorder to
inevitability of a
snowstorm looming, Erin, best friend Hud, who proceeds to tape the proceedings over old
in order to survive, must
battle against her footage of Rob’s ex-girlfriend, Beth–images shot during happy times
plagued mind and the
supernatural elements in that now-defunct relationship. Naturally, Beth shows up at the
that lie hidden deep in party with a new beau, bumming Rob out completely. Just before
the hills.
one’s eyes glaze over from all this heartbreaking stuff (captured by
Hud, who’s something of a doofus, in laughably shaky camerawork),
the unexpected happens: New York is suddenly under attack from a
Godzilla-like monster stomping through midtown and destroying
everything and everybody in sight. Rob and company hit the streets,
but rather than run with other evacuees, they head toward the
center of the storm so that Rob can rescue an injured Beth. There
are casualties along the way, but the journey into fear is fascinating
and immediate if emotionally remote–a consequence of seeing
these proceedings through the singular, subjective perspective of a
camcorder and of a story that intentionally leaves major questions
unanswered: Who or what is this monster? Where did it come from?
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by horrid nightmares that The o cial Clover eld trailer
blur the lines between
reality and her dreams, a
young woman sets out to
find her father, who has
disappeared from their
home in Tokyo, Japan,
deep into the Japanese
wilderness, to a place
not bound by the
constrictions of time and
space as she knows it,
home to an evil older
than time and a threat to
all of humanity, where
she must confront her
own demons, and
discover her own destiny.
THE CORRIDOR [streaming, DVD] Five friends spend a weekend in

a cabin in the woods to catch up on old times. Recently, one of
them was released from a mental hospital. Apparently, he and his
mother saw and heard some strange things that started driving them
crazy. What happens in the woods that weekend is an example of a
creature from another reality revealing itself to people in this one,
and how it affects their mental stability.
(click the image) "`I
sense in you a scholar,
Miss Stevenson. One
who knows where old The Corridor Movie Trailer
truths might be found,
and how to look for
them." -- The past is not
always dead. Sometimes
it merely sleeps, biding
its time until the world is
open to it and the right
person can help it claim
the present.
THE CREATURE BELOW [streaming, DVD] During a dive accident,

Olive, a marine-biologist discovers a creature. She brings the
creature home, intent on secretly studying it. Things begin to
unravel, revealing her bond with it. One which drives her to carry out
its sinister will.
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set in 1920s New
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challenges and also
plays a part of a larger CTHULHU [DVD] The H.P. Lovecraft story “The Shadow Over
campaign, which unfolds
around you as you play. Innsmouth” gets a contemporary reworking in this eerie film
following a gay college professor (Jason Cottle) as he arrives at his
Oregon hometown to preside over the estate of his deceased
mother. Finding both his father and the community at large involved
in a strange cult, the young man confronts his ultimate destiny with
an icy dread.
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(click the image) For fans
of Lovecraft's
Dreamlands! A young
woman must travel to the
Dream King’s realm to
retrieve an ancient
artifact that once
belonged to her
ancestor. Featuring a
unique story and
haunting visuals, Orphne
is a must-add to
anyone”s reading list.
DAGON [DVD] Based on a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, the

undisputed master of macabre. Paul and his girlfriend Barbara are
celebrating the success of their new company on a yacht off the
coast of Spain, when a sudden storm smashes their boat on a reef.
Barbara and Paul swim to the nearest town for help. The decrepit
(click the image) Gnome fishing village of Imboca at first seems to be deserted, but unblinking
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about Lovecraftian eyes peer out from boarded-up houses. The strange inhabitants
Magic. Each post maps a
new story from offer little help to the stranded couple. By nightfall Barbara is missing
Lovecraft's oeuvre,
diving deep into classical and Paul finds himself pursued by the entire town… but a town of
world mythologies, tarot,
and the Cthulhu Mythos what?
woven into each tale.
Gnome School views
Lovecraft through a
modern esoteric lens,
even if that means Dagon Trailer
rejecting canonized
interpretations of his
tales. Each new post
seeks to understand the
influence of his work in
new and surprising ways.
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DARK CITY [streaming, DVD] Separated from his wife Emma,

amnesiac John Murdoch awakens alone in a strange hotel to learn
he is wanted for a series of brutal killings.
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Available on Kindle
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Lovecraft's "The Doom
That Came to Sarnath".
DIE FARBE [streaming, DVD] Arkham, 1975: Jonathan Davis’ father
has disappeared. His tracks lead to Germany, to the Swabian-
Franconian Forest where he was stationed after the Second World
War. Jonathan sets out to find him and bring him home, but deep in
the woods he discovers a dark mystery from the past. Based on H.P.
Lovecraft’s short novel “The Colour Out of Space”.
Die Farbe - Trailer

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CTHULHU BLUES is the
third novel in the
Lovecraftian Spectra
Files trilogy!
DIRT DAUBER [DVD] In this disturbing Lovecraftian fairytale, a man

awakes naked and confused in an isolated mountainous region. He
soon encounters a strange local who offers to help him. The
stranger recounts local folklore that speaks of a murderous religious
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details! New England cult, and an insect-like fertility god that is said to dwell deep within
and Lovecraftian tales!
These stories range from the mountain. The two men go underground in search of the truth
"Watcher and Keeper". a
tale with a Lovecraftian and soon find themselves in a stygian black temple of horror…
bent, about the real
reason Lake Warren in
East Alstead, New
Hampshire, was created,
to the title story which is
an alternate history with
a dark side.
Dirt Dauber trailer (2009)
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details or to purchase!
Embrace the darkness,
the haunts of the
shadows that surround
you. Pull up your covers DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE [streaming, DVD] A graduate
and enjoy a read. Let
yourself drift into that student questions his sanity after he rents a room in an old boarding
other world; the place
where the author house which was the residence of a 17th Century witch, and he
controls your vision. See
what he sees. Hear what figures out that the evil forces still roam within the walls.
he hears. Relish this
collection of short dark
fiction stories. -- "Fresh
Cut Tales gives us
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THE ENDLESS [streaming, Blu-ray] Acclaimed filmmakers
Moorhead and Benson return with this mind-bending supernatural
thriller about two brothers who revisit the UFO death cult they
escaped as teens, only to find there may have been truth to the
cult’s otherworldly beliefs all along.
The Endless (2017) Trailer
EUROPA REPORT [streaming, DVD] A unique blend of

documentary, alternative history and science fiction thriller, EUROPA
REPORT follows a contemporary mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa
to investigate the possible existence of alien life within our solar
system. When unmanned probes suggest that a hidden ocean could
exist underneath Europa’s icy surface and may contain single-celled
life, Europa Ventures, a privately funded space exploration
company, sends six of the best astronauts from around the world to
confirm the data and explore the revolutionary discoveries that may
lie in the Europan ocean.
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EVENT HORIZON [streaming, DVD] The year is 2047. Years earlier,

the pioneering research vessel Event Horizon vanished without a
trace. Now a signal from it has been detected, and the United States
Aerospace Command responds. Hurtling toward the signal’s source
are a fearless captain (Laurence Fishburne), his elite crew and the
lost ship’s designer (Sam Neill). Their mission: find and salvage the
state-of-the-art spacecraft. What they find is state-of-the-art
interstellar terror.
Event Horizon Trailer HD
EVOLUTION [streaming] In this sci-fi thriller, a remote island is

inhabited by young boys who are subjected to strange medical
treatments. Soon one boy makes a disturbing discovery beneath the
waves.
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HORROR EXPRESS [streaming, Blu-ray/DVD] An English
anthropologist discovers a frozen monster in Manchuria and brings it
back to Europe.
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IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS [streaming, DVD] The mind-

bending worlds of author H.P. Lovecraft have long interested horror
directors, but the films have rarely successfully captured his
nightmarish mix of madness and mythology. John Carpenter’s In the
Mouth of Madness is not directly based on Lovecraft’s work, but
screenwriter Michael De Luca draws his inspiration from Lovecraft’s
Cthulhu mythology and then adds his own ingenious twists. John
Trent (Sam Neill), an insurance investigator recently fitted for a
straightjacket, tells his story to a psychiatrist. Hired to track down the
missing pop-horror phenomena Sutter Cane, a Stephen King-like
author whose fans are literally made for his books, Trent finds the
supposedly fictional Hobb’s End. He watches the town collapse into
madness, murder, and monstrous transformations: the fantastic
horrors of Cane’s novels played out in front of his eyes. “Reality isn’t
what it used to be,” deadpans one zombielike townsperson. In fact,
it is how Cane writes it–but is he Devil, dark oracle, or simply a
preacher in the service of an evil that grows stronger with every soul
his books convert? The script never quite gets a grip on the blurry
relationship between fact and fiction, but those details fade in the
face of Carpenter’s demented imagery, shiver-inducing twists, and
dark wit. It’s more eerie mind game than straight-out horror, a
portrait of a world gone mad, and Carpenter relishes every
hallucinatory moment.
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THE LAST WAVE [streaming, DVD] (Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi

once told me that The Last Wave is his favorite Lovecraftian-themed
movie.) Richard Chamberlain stars as Australian lawyer David
Burton, who takes on the defense of a group of aborigines accused
of killing one of their own. He suspects the victim has been killed for
violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal
association. Burton, plagued by apocalyptic visions of water, slowly
realizes his own involvement with the aborigines…and their
prophecies.
The Last Wave (Trailer)
THE LAST WINTER [DVD] In the Arctic region of Northern Alaska,

an oil company’s advance team struggles to establish a drilling base
that will forever alter the pristine land. After one team member is
found dead, a disorientation slowly claims the sanity of the others as
each of them succumbs to a mysterious fear…
The Last Winter Trailer (2006)
MESSIAH OF EVIL [streaming, Blue-ray/DVD] A young woman

goes searching for her missing artist father. Her journey takes her to
a strange Californian seaside town governed by a mysterious
undead cult.
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THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN [streaming, DVD] A photographer
propelled to explore his dark side begins tracking a subway serial
killer whose brutal butchery makes for the most nightmarish images
ever captured on camera in director Ryuhei Kitamura’s adaptation of
a short story by horror heavyweight Clive Barker. Leon Kaufman
(Bradley Cooper) is just another struggling photographer in search
of the perfect subject. Encouraged to explore the sinister side of
humanity by a prominent art gallery proprietor (Brooke Shields) who
is set to display his upcoming debut, Leon goes against the wishes
of his girlfriend, Maya (Leslie Bibb), and begins stalking notorious
serial killer Mahogany (Vinnie Jones) — whose sadistic murder
spree has been making headlines all across the country. As Leon’s
fascination with Mahogany gradually grows into obsession, his
descent into the killer’s putrid world of murder begins to corrupt his
soul while simultaneously dragging his concerned girlfriend down a
perverse path of darkness from which there is no return.
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THE MIST [streaming, DVD] After a mysterious mist envelopes a
small New England town, a group of locals trapped in a supermarket
must battle a siege of otherworldly creatures…and the fears that
threaten to tear them apart.
The Mist Trailer
THE NEW DAUGHTER [streaming, DVD] Muddy footprints and

straw dolls betray the presence of an ancient evil in The New
Daughter. Author John James (Kevin Costner) has brought his
innocent young son Sam and sullen teenage daughter Louisa to a
new home to start their lives over after James’s wife abandoned
them. The house, of course, is huge and in the middle of an
overgrown forest–and the discovery of a strange mound nearby
doesn’t make things any less spooky. Louisa’s adolescent hormones
practically beg for supernatural possession, and before long she’s
covered in mud, breaking out in a prickly rash, and pushing girls
down the stairway at school. There’s nothing unexpected in The
New Daughter, but that doesn’t mean it’s ineffective; Spanish
director Luis Berdejo makes good use of ambient sound, well-timed
jolts, and Baquero’s porcelain-doll features. Costner seems a little
out of his element, but when he’s faced with some horrible choices,
he captures the torment of a father who fears he can’t save his
children. As is often the case, the more we see, the less scary it is,
so it’s good that Berdejo holds back on the creepy-crawlies for as
long as he can. Horror fans will find much to enjoy in The New
Daughter.
The New Daughter - Availabl…

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PANDORUM [streaming, Blue-ray/DVD] Two crew members of a

spaceship wake up from hypersleep to discover that all their
colleagues are missing. Despite this, it appears that they are not
alone.
PANDORUM - HD TRAILER
PHANTOMS [streaming, DVD] Five lone survivors in a devastated

town must face the unthinkable: a ferocious force of evil lying below
the earth for centuries has surfaced with the power to destroy every
human being! You’re in for a pulse-pounding experience as the
survivors race to stop this terrifying threat before it wipes humankind
off the face of the earth!
Phantoms
PICKMAN’S MUSE [DVD] A stellar adaption of “The Haunter of the

Dark”. An artist, Robert Pickman, becomes obsessed by visions of
unworldly horror, revealed to him through an ancient artifact
discovered in an abandoned church.
Pickman's Muse trailer
PONTYPOOL [streaming, DVD] In the small town of Pontypool,
Ontario, former shock jock turned radio announcer Grant Mazzy
drives through a blizzard on his way to work. When poor visibility
forces him to stop his car, an underdressed woman appears on the
road, startling him. Grant calls out to her, but she disappears into the
storm, ominously repeating his words and visibly disturbing him.
Grant eventually arrives at the radio station, where he works with
technical assistant Laurel-Ann Drummond and station manager
Sydney Briar. As the morning proceeds, they get a report from their
weather and traffic helicopter reporter Ken Loney about a possible
riot at the office of Doctor Mendez in Pontypool. He describes a
scene of chaos and carnage that results in numerous deaths,
immediately grabbing Grant’s attention. After Ken is unexpectedly
cut off, the group tries to confirm his report, but their witnesses are
disconnected before they can get them on the airwaves. Ken calls
back and reports that he has found the “infected” son of a well-
known Pontypool citizen nearby, mumbling to himself…
Pontypool Trailer (HD)
POSSESSION [DVD] A spiral staircase movie, a never-ending
metaphysical game of cat-and-mouse, a moral aspiration to the
Heavens, a “spotlight” on God, a scornful detective movie, a horror
movie and frightful, high-octane baroque work – Possession is all of
that at once. It is a film that provokes, but it provokes intelligence
above all – not just the merry continuation of our little social
mechanisms.
Possession (1981) - Trailer
PRINCE OF DARKNESS [streaming, DVD] A research team finds a

mysterious cylinder in a deserted church. If opened, it could mean
the end of the world.
Prince of Darkness (1987) tr…
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PROMETHEUS [streaming, DVD] A team of explorers discover a

clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to
the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a
terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Prometheus - O cial Trailer …
QUATERMASS OF THE PIT [Blue-ray/DVD] A mysterious artifact is
unearthed in London, and famous scientist Bernard Quatermass is
called into to divine its origins and explain its strange effects on
people.
Quatermass and The Pit / U…

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RESOLUTION [streaming, Blue-ray/DVD] From Tribeca Film.

Paranormal forces descend upon a junkie forced to go cold turkey in
an isolated cabin — or do they? Genre-bending horror at its most
bone-chilling.
Resolution TRAILER 1 (2012…
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THE RESURRECTED [DVD] Charles Dexter Ward’s wife enlists the

help of a private detective to find out what her husband is up to in a
remote cabin owned by his family for centuries. The husband is a
chemical engineer, and the smells from his experiments (and the
delivery of what appear to be human remains at all hours) are
beginning to arouse the attention of neighbors and local law
enforcement officials. When the detective and wife find a diary of the
husband’s ancestor from 1771, and reports of gruesome murders in
the area begin to surface, they begin to suspect that some very
unnatural experiments are being conducted in the old house.
The Resurrected 1992 trailer
THE RITUAL [streaming] A group of college friends reunite for a trip

to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that’s
stalking them.
The Ritual | O cial Trailer [H…

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THE RIZEN [streaming, Blue-ray/DVD] The year is 1955. For the
past four years, NATO and the Allied Forces have been conducting
secret, occult experiments in a bid to win the Arms Race. Now, they
have finally succeeded, but what they have unleashed could tear
our world apart.
THE RIZEN O cial Trailer (2…

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THE SHRINE [DVD] A blood-curdling tale of sacrificial cults,

demonic possession and ancient evil. After a young American
backpacker vanishes in Europe, three journalists trace his
disappearance to a mysterious Polish village. They travel there
hoping to get the story, but instead find a grotesque, fog-shrouded
shrine and hostile locals hell-bent on serving up for their next
ritualistic human sacrifice.
The Shrine Trailer
SPIDER LABYRINTH [DVD] Handsome Professor Alan Whitmore is

assigned by his university to go to Budapest to seek out Professor
Roth who has been investigating an ancient religion. Once there, he
is met by Professor Roths’ beautiful assistant, Genevieve Weiss. But
Professor Whitmore soon finds himself at the center of mysterious
cult involving secrets, murder, and a monstrous mind controlling
spider god . Will the professor solve this weird puzzle, or will he too
be caught in the web of the Spider Labyrinth?
SPIDER LABYRINTH (1988) …
SPRING [streaming, DVD, Blu-ray] After the death of his mother and
a fight in a bar that could lead to jail time, Evan leaves California for
Italy, where he falls for Louise (Nadia Hilker), a young woman who
he soon discovers is harboring a dark, primordial secret. This genre-
bending horror romance from filmmakers Justin Benson and Aaron
Moorehead blends stunning locations, bold performances, and a
unique visual style.
SPRING Trailer (Romance - …
STEPHANIE [streaming, DVD] From Blumhouse productions,

Stephanie is an abandoned girl tormented girl by supernatural
forces. When her parents return they realize she may be the cause
of chaos.
Stephanie
THE THING [streaming, DVD] Researchers in the remote Antarctic
dig up the remains of a spacecraft that has long been frozen in the
ice. But the alien life unthaws and infects the living (not only humans
but sled dogs too), living and gestating inside them. This Thing is
chilling in every sense of the word, with plenty of terrifying,
adrenaline-pumping moments that build it to a powerful and
shockingly nihilistic conclusion. It’s a harsh and uncompromising
movie (hewing more closely to the original 1930s story “Who Goes
There?”)–so much so that it probably never would have been given
a green-light by any studio in the more cautious and doggedly
upbeat 1990s.
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THE THING ON THE DOORSTEP [streaming, DVD] A

psychological horror film based on the story by H.P. Lovecraft.
Daniel Upton’s relationship with his friend Edward Derby is abruptly
changed after Edward becomes romantically involved with an
enigmatic hypnotist. As Edward’s behavior becomes more erratic
and events unexplainable, Daniel investigates. Is it madness…or
something far more terrifying?
The Thing on the Doorstep T…

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UNDER THE SKIN [streaming, Blu-ray/DVD] A voluptuous woman

of unknown origin (Scarlett Johansson) combs the highways in
search of isolated or forsaken men, luring a succession of lost souls
into an otherworldly lair. They are seduced, stripped of their
humanity, and never heard from again.
Under the Skin TRAILER 1 (2…
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THE VOID [streaming] A blood-soaked man limping down a

deserted road is rushed by officer Carter to a nearby hospital with a
skeleton crew. Trapped inside by hooded figures, Carter discovers
that the patients and staff are transforming into something inhuman.
THE VOID Trailer 2 (2017) H…

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THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS [DVD] Written in 1931, H.P.
Lovecraft’s iconic genre-bending tale of suspense and alien terrors
is brought to life in the style of the classic horror films of the 1930s
like Frankenstein, Dracula and King Kong. Using its MythoscopeTM
process – a mix of vintage and modern techniques – the H.P.
Lovecraft Historical Society expands on Lovecraft’s original tale
while still bringing you unparalleled authenticity. Horror and science
fiction collide in the adventure of Albert Wilmarth, a folklore
professor at Miskatonic University, as he investigates legends of
strange creatures rumored to dwell in the most remote mountains of
Vermont. Wilmarth’s investigation leads him to a discovery of horrors
quite beyond anything he ever imagined, and ends in a desperate
attempt to escape the remote New England hills with his life and
sanity intact. The studio that brought you The Call of Cthulhu now
presents one of Lovecraft’s weirdest tales as a feature-length talkie
starring Matt Foyer as the intrepid folklorist, Albert Wilmarth.
Celebrated television and stage star Barry Lynch plays Henry
Akeley, supported by an ensemble of outstanding actors. Shot on
location in New England and in Hollywood, The Whisperer in
Darkness brings Lovecraft’s intense imagination to vivid life in the
style of the 1930s.
The Whisperer in Darkness - …
WOUNDS [streaming] Disturbing and mysterious things begin

happening to a New Orleans bartender (Armie Hammer) after he
picks up a phone left behind in his bar. Also starring Dakota
Johnson and Zazie Beetz.
Wounds Trailer #1 (2019) | …
YELLOWBRICKROAD [streaming, DVD] In the Fall of 1940, the
entire population of Friar, NH abandoned their homes and walked up
an ancient trail, never to be seen alive again. Their fates have
remained a mystery for over 70 years, until a team of researchers
discover the trailhead and attempt to track the path the
doomedcitizens of Friar took. Yellowbrickroad is a return to the slow
burn, character driven horror thrillers of the 1970s.
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291 responses to “Mike’s list of

recommended Lovecraftian movies”
Kenneth Seward June 4, 2012 at 2:48 pm · · Reply →
Some interesting stuff I’d never heard of (‘Die Farbe’) and
some stuff I just wouldn’t include on a list of my own
(‘Cabin In The Woods’, ‘Cloverfield’, ‘The Shrine’).
Always fun to see what other people think is ‘Lovecraftian’
though.
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Andrew Baumgartner September 22, 2013 at

9:11 pm · · Reply →
Were you paying attention to Cabin in the
Woods?… The Old Dark Gods at the end?…
Those were Cthulhu and Lovecraft references
Copernicus…lol
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Darren Mitton September 23, 2013 at
8:04 pm · ·
yeah, but if we’re including every film that
merely mentions them……. Well, it would
be a LONG list. LOL
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Dave Shields December 2, 2014 at 6:24

pm · ·
SOOO many movies reference ‘old gods’
the phrase is fairly ambiguous and
certainly not exclusive to the lovecraft
mythos. In fact, Cabin in the Woods is
actually part of the buffy the vampire slayer
mythos. Not to mention the tone of the
movie is far too tongue in cheek to be
considered lovecraftian. But everyone is
entitled to their opinion
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ANgelNoire January 17, 2016 at 10:40 pm

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HI, just checking this out and couldnt help
but notice this small thread. The Cabin in
The Woods is in fact Lovecraftian Horror.
The genre is not defined by the characters
that arise at any given time in the story, but
of fear that cannot be contested with. The
entire story the protagonists struggle with
an outside force that they have no control
over, no amount of fighting would allow
them to win, one way or another, they
would end up losing the fight.
Lovecraft is not a single story, nor a set of
characters, nor a hint at the kosm being
involved, it is rather the impending failure
of the struggles of humanity against
something that cannot be fought, a battle
that cannot be won. By definition, the film
certainly does fall under this category.
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James D. Livesay April 15, 2015 at 12:55 am · ·

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Grave Encounters (both parts) are quite
Lovecraftian. It’s a “found footage” series about a
reality show crew trying to investigate haunted
places. In their 6th episode, they discover that the
hospital they are investigating has a mind of its
own.
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Kenneth Seward August 26, 2016 at 11:46 pm · ·
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I wasn’t so much saying I thought Cabin In The
Woods wasn’t ‘Lovecraftian’ as I was just saying it
wouldn’t be on my list of ‘best’ Lovecraftian
movies. I’d take it over that MoH version of
Dreams In The Witch House though… didn’t care
for that much at all.
Anyway, I just now watched a movie called
‘Observance’ which was pretty decent… creepy
but restrained… no overt Lovecraft references but
still a candidate for this (generally excellent) list.
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Yohu March 3, 2018 at 7:21 pm · · Reply →
you need to watch the whole cloverfield trilogie to
get the lovecraft feeling. It’s not much but you will
get the point if you pay attention.
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thedoctorsrant March 28, 2018 at 2:04 pm · ·

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I would include Dead Birds and The Objective to
this list.
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thedoctorsrant March 29, 2018 at 12:10
pm · ·
Also, The Crawling Eye, originally called
The Trollenberg Terror.
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Unspeakable Gibberer June 4, 2012 at 3:11 pm · · Reply

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Fourth kind I felt had a sanity blasting tone. I didn’t really
think Cloverfield was very Lovecraftian, to me it seems
more like a pov Godzilla/ alien invasion flick. I really
enjoyed The New Daughter, and thought it brought some
nice ties to Lovecraft’s The Mound, and The Lurking Fear.
I’m really excited for Prometheus and John Dies At The
End. Has anyone heard how The Darkest Hour is?
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blackwingbear September 24, 2013 at 1:25 pm · ·

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I’m glad I’m not the only one that considers
CLOVERFIELD to be a GODZILLA rehash!
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David Erickson August 8, 2014 at 6:55

am · ·
please, never compare Godzilla to crap
like Cloverfield. Godzilla is in a genre all
his own. Cloverfield was an attempt at
making a bad giant monster movie into a
“Blair Witch Project” reality-ism. the only
thing it did well was annoy us with all the
damn shaky footage.
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androphiles September 4, 2014 at 1:04

pm · ·
Cloverfield is derivative, but I enjoyed it.
For what it wanted to be it succeeded quite
well.
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George Gammell Angell January 16,

2015 at 8:13 am · ·
The writeups of Cloverfield distinctly
mention the fact that the US doesn’t have
a signature Godzilla creature movie and
that this was our attempt to create one.
They didn’t try to hide it and where the
Japanese created Godzilla from Earthborn
creatures, Cloverfield came from space.
Cabin in the Woods mention the Great Old
Ones, but in the end it is a human hand
that appears. Maybe there was a licensing
issue that made this an obtuse reference,
but I would have liked it better if it was
something different.
Y.Whateley April 24, 2015 at 8:00 am · · Reply →
I really like John Dies at the End! I think it
definitely fits in well with a list of Lovecraftian
films, and comes across like a Lovecraft story told
by a compulsive liar and sociopath with attention
deficit disorder, with wonderful results. I suggest
watching John Dies at the End with I Sell the
Dead (a wonderful pulp-horror anthology
horror/black-comedy film containing a number of
short tales loosely inspired by the likes of Herbert
West: Re-Animator or The Hound, linked by the
involvement of a pair of hapless grave-robbers
working for clients who would probably fit right
into the backstory from The Case of Charles
Dexter Ward; I Sell the Dead is by the same
director as John Dies at the End shares a similar
tone).
Or, pair John Dies at the End with the previously-
recommended In the Mouth of Madness (which
travels much the same sort of post-modern mind-
screw territory as John Dies at the End, with
somewhat bleaker tone).
John Dies at the End should also go well with the
original Phantasm, which is also by the same
director as John Dies at the End, fits really well
with Lovecraft’s nightmare-inspired imagery and
cosmic horror themes, and, I feel, should fit in
quite naturally with Mike’s original list of film
suggestions. A vaguely inhuman, ghoulish grave-
robber from another dimension who raises the
dead as twisted dwarf zombies for use as slave
labor on a sort of Plateau of Leng, and blurs the
lines between dream and reality for the living who
accidentally stumble into his plot? Phantasm
definitely delivers on Lovecraftian tone,
atmosphere, and themes!
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vincentv June 4, 2012 at 3:22 pm · · Reply →
Amazing list, Mike! Thank you for collecting all the data
and sharing it with us
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brianmsammons June 4, 2012 at 3:33 pm · · Reply →
An excellent list, with the possible exception of In The
Mouth Of Madness. Man, do I hate that movie. But that
could just be me. Still, very comprehensive.
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I don’t know – I’d say it was possibly the most
Lovecraftian in tone of any on the list!
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James Mills September 3, 2014 at 9:18

pm · ·
I agree with you blackwingbear, In the
Mouth of Madness is one of the best
Lovecraftian films I’ve ever seen.
Pat July 26, 2017 at 2:22 am · ·
yeah, all about “In the Mouth Of Madness.”
Easily the most lovecraftian, and just a
damn good movie. Severely underrated.
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mafu April 18, 2016 at 7:48 pm · · Reply →
Totally Agree!
There are so many things I hate about it: the
totally predictable “creepy” things, the clichees
(scary children, ppl see things then they suddenly
dissappear, etc.), the annoying women and so on.
For me that movie neither had anything to offer as
a movie itself, nor did it satisfy the lovecraft fan in
me. I always found lovecrafts horror is slowly
build up, its silent.
That wasnt the case in that movie. The only part I
liked, was from the beginning up to the moment
they start driving, after that everything just
becomes predictable/annoying/clichee. The movie
never invoke any feelings of horror or thrill in me
(just like Dagon).
PS.
my favourite movies on this list are the b/w call of
cthulhu, prometheus+alien, die farbe
although i havent even watched half of them, will
look into some of them
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cthulhuwho1 June 4, 2012 at 3:41 pm · · Reply →
I can’t resist mentioning a couple of Guillermo del Toro’s
(my favorite movie-making Lovecraftian fanboy’s) efforts:
both of his Hellboy movies are full of Lovecraftian
elements and creatures. Will
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Yeah, but the tone of them was more like
something out of Alan Moore’s LEAGUE OF
EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN than HPL, in
my opinion.
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Darren April 30, 2014 at 12:05 am · ·
Hey you guys. Actually Hell Boy was Mike
Mignola, who in his acknowledgments in
all his books makes it more than a point to
thank Lovecraft for his inspirations. Infact
Hellboy was dreamed out of Lovecraft, I
would say. A must read of comic books.
It’s full of Lovecraftian elements. Also
‘BPRD – Bureau of Paranormal Research
and Defense’, but Hellboy is the original.
Anyway this was an interesting page and
find. I have not seen a few movies here
myself and I will check em out. Cheers
Theuns Kruger May 28, 2016 at 1:42 pm · · Reply

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I agree that the Hellboy movies should be
included. Hellboy’s movie origin shows him being
conjured from some nameless dimension
inhabited by tentacled monsters enveloped in
strange geometric shapes floating through some
dark region of space or strange dimension. Later
in the movie one of the tentacled monsters makes
its way into our world and wreaks havoc.
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Bruce Durham June 4, 2012 at 3:45 pm · · Reply →
The making of ‘Cloverfield’ was shrouded in so much
secrecy that at one point the rumour mill suggested
Abrams was filming ‘The Call of Cthulhu’. I just finished
watching a film called ‘Colour from the Dark’, based on
‘The Colour out of Space’. It takes place in 1943 Italy and
has a lot of the elements from Lovecraft’s story. It’s not
bad.
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Kelly June 4, 2012 at 3:50 pm · · Reply →
That’s what you call an exhaustive list! Thanks, Mike, for
your invaluable insights into these disparate titles. My
personal fav is “Cloverfield,” which succeeds on its merits
even though the subject matter is somewhat hackneyed
by today’s standards.
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M Robert Mellayne June 4, 2012 at 5:30 pm · · Reply →
What about the other film in Carpenter’s “Apocalypse
Trilogy” (with The Thing and Mouth of Madness) – Prince
of Darkness – http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=D5I3Lt8PwyQ
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Mike Davis June 4, 2012 at 8:47 pm · · Reply →
I have not seen PRINCE OF DARKNESS, but I
am a John Carpenter fan, so thanks for
reminding me. From the descriptions, I thought
it was more Satanic than Lovecraftian, but I
guess I’ll know for sure when I watch it.
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Darren Mitton September 15, 2013 at

6:56 pm · ·
It’s more Lovecraftian in that what the
religious see as “Satan” is black ooze
along the lines of Formless Spawn……
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The Happy Ghoul June 4, 2012 at 6:29 pm · · Reply →
Lovely list, Mike. And everyone should go see The
Whisperer In Darkness, because it’s the best movie ever.
I also think that people who enjoyed these should try
Marebito, a Japanese movie by Takashi Shimizu. It’s
really hard to follow, as it tries to balance between is the
main guy crazy or is this stuff really happening, and
doesn’t do it very well, but, in a way, that does make it
work better.
And Die Farbe was lovely. I always knew the color of pure
evil was pink.
And everyone should see The Whisperer In Darkness.
Seriously. Best… Movie… Ever.
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Sicilium June 4, 2012 at 6:34 pm · · Reply →
read the Mike’s Favorite movies – scores all space in own
computer ))
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David Elkin June 4, 2012 at 7:06 pm · · Reply →
THE BURROWERS will be one of a must watch. I ponied
up for a Roku player (I love it) and I can stream the movie
(or buy) from Amazon Instant video. The rent price is
$1.99. Thanks Mike great list. I have seen Alien,
Cloverfield, The Thing and Into the Mouth of Madness. I
enjoyed the Mouth even though it was certainly different
than the story.
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Larry Brown June 4, 2012 at 7:58 pm · · Reply →
Thanks Mike. Lots of great scary movies in the list with a
few that I have not seen and will make an effort to see.
One that I might suggest for the list that is one of my
favorites and I think fills the bill is “Event Horizon.” They
open up a gate to another realm of evil and insanity. True
cosmic horror.
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It’s been about 15 years since I’ve seen EVENT
HORIZON, but from what I remember it might fit
into this list. Thanks for the reminder — I will
watch it again soon!
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EL Fay June 4, 2012 at 8:22 pm · · Reply →
Dagon, and Stuart Gordon in general, just rubs me the
wrong way. Nothing against fan service but a naked,
terrified woman in pain? No, just . . . no. Ugh.
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Unspeakable Gibberer June 4, 2012 at 8:40 pm · · Reply
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Ahh yes Event Horizon, which stars In the Mouth of
Madness actor, Sam Neill. A great one to add I think.
Anoth one would be Sphere, which shares some
resemblances to The Temple.
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10tklz Ex Deus (@10tklz) June 4, 2012 at 9:11 pm · ·

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I mostly liked the Darkest Hour. It was a fun movie.
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mtlawleyshire June 4, 2012 at 10:26 pm · · Reply →
great list, though I’ve heard nothing good of ‘Cthulhu’ with
the gay professor. & I didn’t like ‘Dagon’ much. You didn’t
list ‘Beyond’ or ‘Cast a Deadly Spell’ with Fred Ward as
the detective Lovecraft – though it’s not available on DVD.
For me, it’s one of the best & tongue-in-cheek
Lovecraftian films ever
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Cast a Deadly Spell is brilliant. Well written, well
cast (Julian Moore, Clancy Brown, Fred Ward and
David Warner). It’s one of those films you can
watch again and a again because it is so damned
entertaining. Almost all of the special effects are
practical and it works to the film’s advantage.
There is a certain tongue-in-cheek-ness to it, yes,
but it is a pretty good mash-up of the hard-boiled,
Raymond Chandler PI noir film and Lovecraft.
This is one of my favorite movies.
Did I mention it has Julianne Moore, Clancy
Brown, Fred Ward and David Warner? That cast
alone is worth tracking it down.
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James Mills May 2, 2014 at 11:58 pm · ·
I agree completely. Cast a Deadly Spell is
an incredible film. It has an amazing cast
and the perfect mix of Chandleresque noir
and Lovecraft mythos and clever tongue-
in-cheek humor. I love it that his landlord is
a New Orleans Voodoo priestess. I love it
that an underworld boss has a huge black
zombie for a henchman, and I love it that
he’s the only one on the magical mean
streets of L.A. who won’t use magic! Living
gargoyles, rich virgins hunting unicorns,
Gremlins, the Necronomicon, and a dame
that’s as dangerous as a loaded 38.
What’s not to love! I have the VHS tape,
but I hope they put it out on dvd or BluRay
soon.
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Scott McWaters June 5, 2012 at 12:35 am · · Reply →
You really didn’t make it clear, but Stuart Gordon’s Dagon
is really more The Shadow Over Innsmouth, not
Lovecraft’s Dagon. The town in Spain is Imboca, boca is
mouth in Spanish, get it?
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yes, there other things that point at Innsmouth´s
story aswell. the cult, the old drunkard, the
fishpeople, etc.
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Rob Crocker June 5, 2012 at 1:49 am · · Reply →
I wanted to dislike “The Last Lovecraft:Relic of Cthulhu”
when I watched it on Netflix awhile back but I found
myself laughing at it. It is supposed to be a campy
comedy so it succeeded at that. It even had my wife
laughing at parts of it and she’s not well versed in
Lovecraftian lore.
Still, a lot of the jokes will fall flat unless you are a
Lovecraft fan:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1522262/
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I’m not recommending all of the following Lovecraftian
titles, but I at least want to mention them in addition to
those already discussed for the sake of inspiring more
wide-spread interest in Lovecraftian films:
The Evil Dead (1981)
Evil Dead II (1987)
Army of Darkness (1992)
House of Black Wings (2010)
After a tragic act of violence cuts short her music career,
Kate Stone is returning to a city full of ex-fans and ex-
friends. Taking shelter with her last friend, a struggling
artist named Robyn Huck, the two women work to restore
the aging courtyard apartment building Robyn has
inherited. But a terrible secret infests the venerable
structure, and soon Kate will be haunted by horrific
dreams, sinister apparitions, and the sounds of something
moving in the walls. She will be dragged into a
confrontation not only with her own dark past, but the
unspeakable nightmare that lurks beyond the walls!
Re-Animator (1985)
Kammaren (2007)
Tore Forsman is an old man, most people would call
strange or even mad. He lives in an old house on the
country side. All his life he has kept something locked and
sealed under his house. When he suddenly dies a
relative, Adam, makes a trip to late Tores cabin. Adam
has two friends with him, Björn and Jens. The spirit of
Tore is somewhere to be found and that’s a good thing,
’cause something is still waiting.
Kuro No Dansho (1999)
aka Mystery of The Necronomicon: Book of the Dead
Plagued by a string of gruesome occult murders, the
inhabitants of an isolated resort turn to one another for
comfort. But each hides a shameful past and forbidden
desires. Now, a private detective must overturn every
secret to fight the evil that stalks them all!
Yôjû Toshi (1987)
aka Supernatural Beast City (1987)
aka Wicked City (1987)
This is one sexy and bloody H.P. Lovecraft-esquire piece
of animation from Japan not to be missed and definitely
not for the kids.
From Beyond (1986)
L’isola degli Uomini Pesce (1979)
aka Island of the Fishmen (1979)
aka Screamers (1979)
Loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow Over
Innsmouth; an hysterical mix of the Creature from the
Black Lagoon, The Island of Dr Moreau, Jules Verne,
H.G. Wells, H.P. Lovecraft, science fiction, Atlanian myths,
and an episode of the TV show Lost.
The Unnamable (1988)
H.P. Lovecraft’s The Unnamable II: The Statement Of
Randolph Carter (1993)
aka The Unnamable Returns (1993)
Pulse Pounders (1988)
This horrror anthology includes an adaptation of
Lovecraft’s The Evil Clergyman, featuring Jeffrey Combs
and Barbara Crampton.
The Haunted Palace (1963)
Can you say, “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward?”
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (2003)
The Dunwich Horror (1970)
The Dunwich Horror (2009)
aka H.P. Lovecraft’s The Dunwich Horror
Beyond the Dunwich Horror (2008)
Dark Paradox (2007)
The film follows a writer’s unwitting discovery of the
history and secret efforts of a cult in Victoria, Canada that
has been engaged in a 60 year effort to open a portal
between our world and another, letting in a host of vicious
inter-dimensional beings. The city of Victoria was rumored
in the 1980’s to be the second worldwide ‘capital of
Satanism’ after Geneva, Switzerland. Dark Paradox
explores the idea that this myth was not only partially true
but also partially inaccurate in suggesting the cult activity
was ‘Satanic’ when in fact it was based on the worship of
ancient extraterrestrial ‘elder gods’ in the vein of HP
Lovecraft’s fiction.
Paura Nella Città dei Morti Viventi (1980)
aka City of the Living Dead (1980)
Basically a zombie film which is set in the town of
Dunwich, and has a strong Lovecraftian flavour.
Quella Villa Accanto al Cimitero (1981)
aka The House by the Cemetery (1981)
Combines the ideas of H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth,
with Henry James and Ambrose Bierce.
Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
Stuart Gordon’s Castle Freak (1995)
Tense dark atmosphere, and a strong Outsider influence.
Witch Hunt (1994)
Dennis Hopper as Detective H. Phillip Lovecraft in a
comedy version of Lovecraft’s mythos.
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
A loose adaptation of Lovecraft’s, The Colour Out Of
Space.
Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)
H. P. Lovecraft is looking, in the late thirties, after the
‘Necronomicon’. He finds it guarded by monks in an old
library, and then copies some stories from it; which unfold
for our eyes and his…
The Subject (2006)
A Re-Animator type film, about a woman who is
reanimated after dying a horrible death; and is now Hell
bent on revenge. Amelia Foxton plays the sexy yet evil
“Subject” being created by “Dr. Raimi” and “Dr. Campbell.”
The film is a violent and corny Lovecraft style film.
The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu (2009)
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
The story is apparently loosely based on H.P. Lovecraft’s
“Dreams in the Witch House”.
Equinox (1970)
It’s vaguely Lovecraft-inspired, about four young people
who go looking for an old professor (Fritz Leiber, Jr.) they
know who’s living in a cabin in the woods while he studies
“eldritch knowledge”. He’s missing and his scary book
(the Necronomicon?) is missing too.
Dark Heritage (1989)
Another uncredited adaptation of Lovecraft’s “Lurking
Fear.”
Il Mistero di Lovecraft – Road to L. (2005)
1997: A student of folklore named Andrea Roberti
hypothesizes the possible link between the horror
literature of H.P. Lovecraft and the dark folk tales of the
Po Delta, a mysterious and remote part of northern Italy.
2002: One of the directors of the film comes across a
manuscript in Montecatini (Italy) which may have
belonged to the American writer. This journal, dated 1926,
describes travels in Italy through the Po Delta in search of
inspiration in the form of local folk stories: the Filò Tales.
2004: A
small, tough crew of international filmmakers is put
together with the help of David, a New York actor, to make
a documentary on the finding of the journal and on the
links between Lovecraft and the Po Delta. The crew sets
up its base in the town of Loreo – referred to simply as L.
in the manuscript – as the author of the journal did. During
their investigations the atmosphere of animosity and
foreboding rises and they soon discover that strange and
disturbing things have been happening in the area.
Events that the locals are eager to keep secret.
Lurking Fear (1994)
The Curse (1987)
Another adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft’s story, “The Colour
out of Space.”
La Casa Sfuggita (2003)
aka The Shunned House (2003)
Based on H P Lovecraft’s tale, “The Shunned House,”
presents the stories of three people who all died within the
confines of the dark and isolated chateau. Each story is
taken from a different period in time, yet they combine
with one another to reveal the house’s dark past to a
journalist specialising in the paranormal and his sceptic
girlfriend.
Closet Space (2008)
Contains Lovecraftian Mythos elements.
Bleeders (1997)
An uncredited low-budget adaptation of the Lurking Fear.
Chill (2007)
A low-budget version of Lovecraft’s, “Cool Air.”
Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2006)
A very poorly made film, with a very funny commentary
track.
In Search of Lovecraft (2008)
While shooting a Halloween news story on horror writer
H.P. Lovecraft, reporter Rebecca Marsh discovers that the
“fiction” Lovecraft wrote is actually true and the creatures
and cults described in his writings really exist. For die-
hard low-budget ‘B’ movie fans only.
Hunters of the Dark (2011)
Inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. A dark
Lovecraftian thriller in which a series of events building up
to an invasion of the Earth by beings from another astral
plane, and Earth’s reaction to it.
I would have included The Shuttered Room (1967) on my
list, but that was really based on the writings of August
Derleth in one of his “posthumous collaborations” with
Lovecraft.
And Mike, I do believe that certain types of creatures and
tentacles can indicate a Lovecraftian atmosphere or
influence…
Will
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That’s a very comprehensive list of additions to
the original list! Thank you, a lot of films there I
haven’t heard of, and quite a few I’d like to check
out.
I adored Equinox – it’s a bad, BAD film, with
hideously amateur acting, Manos-the-Hands-of-
Fate quality sound, and absolutely precious
claymation special effects, but as long as you can
check your braincells in at the door before it
starts, Equinox is so bad, it crosses the line twice
and should be a lot of fun for anyone who doesn’t
try to take it too seriously. And, when Equinox
actually works as a Lovecraftian film, it actually
does capture some of the laws-of-the-Universe-
we-thought-we-knew-no-longer-apply spirit of
Lovecraft’s fiction effectively enough. Pair
Equinox as the B-film for The Evil Dead in a
double-feature, shoestring-budget, loosely-
Lovecraftian film night, and I think Equinox will go
over well in that context.
I rather enjoyed The Dunwich Horror (1970) – it’s
not a particularly faithful adaptation, at least in
terms of mood and atmosphere (which seem to
be the most important ingredients in a good
“Lovecraftian” film) – this film is largely a product
of the 1960’s drugs-and-hippies culture, and in
fact it comes across as a bit goofy from time to
time – but I’m fond of it anyway. Pair it with one of
the weak-but-mostly-harmless 1980’s Lovecraft
adaptations (say The Unnameable or The
Shuttered Room), and The Dunwich Horror will
probably come out looking pretty good in that
context.
The Haunted Palace – “Can you Say ‘Case of
Charles Dexter Ward’?” Apparently, Roger
Corman couldn’t, so he stole the title of a quite
unrelated Edgar Allen Poe poem to cash in on the
popularity of Corman’s previous Poe films. But, if
you enjoy Corman’s Poe adaptations and those
lurid 1960’s Hammer horror films (and I do), The
Haunted Palace should be fun as well.
Furthermore, The Haunted Palace stars Vincent
Price, who clearly enjoyed being part of films like
this and always adds instant ghoulish and
contagious fun to any horror film he’s in! Watch
this one with alongside any 1960’s AIP/Roger
Corman Poe or Hawthorne adaptation starring
Vincent Price, and I think you can’t go far wrong.
Die Monster, Die! is a slow-moving Colour Out of
Space adaptation, and might stretch the limits of
modern viewers’ patience in a couple places, but
it is a fairly faithful adaptation of the Lovecraft
story, I want to take the creepy monsters from the
mutant menagerie home because they are just so
awesome, and this film stars Boris Karloff, who
always adds a touch of dignity to anything he’s
been a part of, which helps make up a bit for the
things that Die Monster, Die! doesn’t do as well as
it should have. This might go well with, say, The
Quatermass Xperiment or Quatermass II on a
slow night: watch Die Monster, Die! first, and a
Quatermass film afterward; don’t expect edge-of-
your-seat action from any of these films, but I
think they all do have the right spirit and
atmosphere, at least.
I liked Cast a Deadly Spell – it wasn’t particularly
Lovecraftian in tone or mood, but it was fun
anyway, and a neat alternative take on the pulp
context of Lovecraft’s work and some of its
content. I can’t really recommend its sequel,
Witch Hunt, though… I feel like something
happened to the folks involved between the two
films that left them rather angry and bitter about
something, and that mood whiplash on top of the
fact that the sequel just isn’t as good as the
original just didn’t make for an enjoyable viewing
experience for me. Cast A Deadly Spell might
work well being shown along with the silent “Call
of Cthulhu” and one or two other experimental
Lovecraftian short films, as a glimpse at what can
be done when film-makers think outside the box
when making a film inspired by Lovecraft.
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Matthew Carpenter June 5, 2012 at 4:32 am · · Reply →
I always thought the original The Wicker Man, from the
1970s, had a very Lovecraftian feel. It’s not about extra-
terrestrials but the depiction of the cult like pagans whose
intentions are only slowly revealed was quite absorbing.
Also The Blair Witch Project is worth considering for this
list, with the same eerie feel. It actually reminded me of
Sticks in some ways.
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Ann K. June 6, 2012 at 2:54 pm · · Reply →
Glad someone else noticed the similarity between
“Sticks” (one of my favorite mythos stories) and
Blair Witch. I think “Sticks” could be the basis for
a disturbing film.
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Mouldy Squid June 5, 2012 at 11:02 am · · Reply →
There is also Out of Mind: The Stories of HP Lovecraft. It
is a fairly short Canadian film that kind of mashes together
“The Statement of Randolf Carter” and “Hebert West: The
Reanimator”. A young record store clerk is introduced to
Lovecraft and slowly starts to go mad as he experiences
visions relating to the stories he is reading. There are too
many clues, however, that the visions are real and terrible
things are being unleashed into our world. HPL himself
makes and appearance (and the actor they cast looks
remarkably like Lovecraft) and there is a wonderful scene
where the clerk and HPL meet and the clerk is wearing a
tee-shirt with Lovecraft’s face on it.
Low budget, but the effects are very well done and some
of the scenes are quite disturbing.
It’s hard to find, but well worth seeking out.
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Erich Orser July 4, 2012 at 4:20 am · · Reply →
The actor from this film, Christopher Heyerdahl,
will be best known to American viewers of the
AMC western series “Hell on Wheels”, where he
plays a character known as “The Swede”. And
yes, remarkably like HPL, especially the jawline.
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Mark Yanes June 5, 2012 at 12:51 pm · · Reply →
All great choices ( I’ve seen all but Die Farbe ). Great job
as always.
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Lukas R. June 8, 2012 at 9:08 am · · Reply →
Nice list Mike! For me – the best lovecraftian movie is
Dark Waters from Mariano Baino. You can check it –
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109550/ Cheers from Prague.
Lukas
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Mike Davis June 8, 2012 at 12:13 pm · · Reply

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Haven’t heard of that one — thanks for the tip,
Lukas. I’ll have to find it and watch it.
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Daft Vader June 11, 2012 at 8:26 pm · · Reply →
Uzumaki (2000), Phantoms (1998) & Artemis 81 (1981)
come highly recommended by my good self.
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I’ll second Phantoms – it wasn’t a very strong film,
but it wasn’t an awful film, and definitely had eerie
moments; as a mediocre film with some promise
it’s probably one of those that could really use a
re-make. In any case, it’s an OK film, and I think
Phantoms would pair nicely with The Mist for a
kind of “double-bill” somewhat-Lovecraftian movie
night.
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Paul 'Deadeye' Dick September 15,

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It had very strong Lovecraftian elements
none the less and the black ooze
antagonist at times reminded me of
Formless Spawn of Tsthoggua.
Peter O’ Toole’s Professor line of dialogue
“Chaos…Chaos in The Flesh!”
Would not be out of place in HP
Lovecraft’s stories
There’s a giant moth beast at one point
that kinda resembles a Mi-Go and theres a
grand body tentacle scene with Liev
Shrieber towards the end.
PLUS
“Aflleck was the bomb in Phantoms….”
(snoogens)
I recommend the movies…..
“Altitude” about a 20 somethings
unbeknownst-to-him’s power when he falls
asleep/day dreams – to bleed our reality
into a gigantic, tentacled, extradimensional
airbourne entity’s reality – while flying at
15000 feet in a chartered aeroplane.
“Dead Shadows” – a french film about a
comet passing by the earth and causing
people to go crazy and eventually to
mutate into things straight out of HPL and
John Carpenter’s playbook/
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Kenneth Seward August 26, 2016 at 11:57 pm · · Reply →
Dead on with Uzumaki… even moreso the
original comic, which the movie is just the first
chapter of. Really wild, weird, creepy stuff.
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Sabella Hess June 19, 2012 at 9:39 pm · · Reply →
GREAT list! I’ve seen most of these, will be watching the
ones I haven’t, and am having a great time with other
people’s suggestions as well. Thanks so much!!!
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Mike Davis June 20, 2012 at 10:02 pm · · Reply

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You’re very welcome.
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Dave June 27, 2012 at 4:31 pm · · Reply →
“Thirdspace” a made-for-TV movie from the SciFi series
“Babylon 5″…
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Erich Orser July 4, 2012 at 4:31 am · · Reply →
I feel compelled to include “The Last Winter”, which,
although not based on an HPL story, was obviously
influenced by one of Lovecraft’s influences, Algernon
Blackwood. When you find reviews of this atmospheric,
slowly-building film, it always gets qualified as “ecological
horror” because it deals with a warming arctic and melting
permafrost, but what makes it truly Lovecraftian is what
that permafrost is releasing, and it isn’t as pleasant as
methane or ancient peat.
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Mike Davis July 12, 2012 at 12:33 am · · Reply

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Totally agree about “The Last Winter”. Thanks
for reminding me about that one; I’ll add it to the
list on this page.
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Alessandro Papa August 9, 2012 at 10:52 am · · Reply →
Guys, you should really check “Il mistero di Lovecraft –
road to L”, an italian mockumentary about an hypothetical
secret trip to Italy that Lovecraft supposedly made in
1926. It’s sort of a reimagening of “The horror over
Innsmouth” and I think it has the right vibe. The only
problem is that it’s 60% in english, while the rest is italian,
and being an indie project I don’t know if there’s an
english subbed version…
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It seems there was a Spanish release of the film
that included English subtitles but I don’t think it
contains the original Italian language soundtrack.
I found a copy from the U.K. but it’s kind of
expensiv
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Timothy August 24, 2012 at 7:59 pm · · Reply →
How about La Sombra Prohibida and La Herencia
Valdemar ll!!! check it out!
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brettjtalley October 29, 2012 at 9:32 pm · · Reply →
Watched Absentia because of this list and it was
AMAZING.
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Mike Davis October 31, 2012 at 4:58 pm · ·

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awesome!
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Joseph Mummerth November 15, 2012 at 10:49 pm · · Reply →
all pretty good films , my personal favorites being the
thing and in the mouth of madness ! had high hopes for
the mist , and then they had to screw up a perfectly good
ending ! everyone talks about how bleak an ending the
film had . yeah , for one guy and those he kills . the
original was much bleaker , because the entire world was
affected , and you were left wondering if and how long
they survived and whether or not they found any other
survivors ! much better in book form than the film !
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Paul 'Deadeye' Dick September 15, 2015 at

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Well youre entitled to your opinion but Stephen
King himself said the movie’s ending was better
than his own.
And common consensus is The Mist has one of
the best downbeat endings in modern horror films
which sits truly in Lovecraftian bleak endings.
Not to say Lovecraft didnt have any upbeat
endings – The Dunwich Horror is a great tale of
Good triumphing over Evil…but its a rare example
of such.
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Orrin Grey December 6, 2012 at 9:15 am · · Reply →
It’s actually Hodgsonian instead of Lovecraftian, but I
recommend the surprisingly effective (and unsurprisingly
awesome) MATANGO to Lovecraftian film fans.
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John Schultz December 6, 2012 at 10:36 am · · Reply →
Very good list. Several movies I have not heard of, so I
think I now have a project for the next few weekends.
I love Absentia, it is one of my new favorite movies.
Someone mentioned Closet Space, and I will recommend
that movie as well. Very strong Lovecraftian themes.
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Eric Lofgren December 6, 2012 at 12:44 pm · · Reply →
Awesome list Mike!! I love it when you do this I thought
I might add some of my own. You can find all of them on
Youtube, which is great, because I think some of these
entries would be difficult, if not impossible to find
elsewhere. For the most part, these aren’t actual
adaptations, but entries that are akin to or influenced by
Lovecraft’s themes.
While not exactly a movie and not exactly an adaptation
of anything specifically Lovecraft, BBC’s teleplay of
Quatermass and the Pit still stands as one of the best
broadcasts ever for the BBC and is incredibly influenced
by Lovecraft, whether intentionally or not (penned by
Nigel Kneale).
Youtube link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=_i7JxVWxXuw
While I highly recommend watching the BBC teleplay,
more people might know Quatermass and the Pit from the
movie adaptation by Hammer Films, called 5 Million Years
to Earth. Youtube link – http://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLAE3DAD1E9710A6A3
The Stone Tape, also penned by Kneale. You have to
watch to the end, but yeah, totally Lovecraft Youtube
link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tf0P2Iaw5M
Lifeforce. Definitely follows the themes of Lovecraft’s
misplaced spiritual terror. If only they would have picked a
better leading man than Steve Railsback, it might have
actually have stood a chance of being more popular then
what it was. It’s a good movie, none the less. Youtube
link- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuLFACRZASk
The Horror Express, another Hammer film, definitely has
a Lovecraft influence. And it’s got Telly freakin’ Savalas as
a Cossak! Youtube link-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KApLCGBRX8M
Knowing, starring Nicholas Cage. This one might seem
strange to include, but at it’s heart, it follows one of
Lovecraft’s key themes of an actual, hidden reality
disguised or confused as spirituality, resulting in terror
once the truth is revealed. Youtube link-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOb0ZBGKKHQ
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Another one I forgot to add, and unfortunately I
can’t find the full version on Youtube, but The
Mothman Prophecies is another underrated movie
that has as it’s central themes feelings of
alienation and obfuscated truth. Truths that aren’t
easy to find without delving deep into the central
mystery of the story and even then, remain
elusive and unknown, where only the surface has
been scratched despite how far you go. It truly is
a very good and atmospheric movie. And while
not a literal adaptation of Keel’s signature book, it
does reflect that book’s story very well. Youtube
link to trailer- http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=jP4P7VPx2zM
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killerstencil March 6, 2015 at 7:31 pm · · Reply →
Boy are you right about Lifeforce and Railsback.
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Tim Evans January 23, 2013 at 7:21 pm · · Reply →
Great list. I watched Absentia thanks to your
recommendation, and was very impressed.
Peter Weir’s The Last Wave, while not based on anything
by Lovecraft, combines themes of dreaming and
cosmicism/apocalypse in ways that bear some
resemblance to The Call of Cthulhu. Excellent film.
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Tim Evans January 23, 2013 at 7:37 pm · · Reply

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THE LAST WAV…

WAV…
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Mike Davis January 25, 2013 at 2:00 pm

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Thanks for the tip… I’m enjoying THE
LAST WAVE.
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Erich Orser June 3, 2013 at 2:45 pm · · Reply →
I’d completely forgotten this great film! This one
freaked me out when I was about eleven or
twelve!
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Zarazaiel Yovel March 18, 2013 at 7:55 am · · Reply →
Just watched Pontypool because of your
recommendation. Loved it! Thanks, Mike!
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Glad you liked it!
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Geordie April 30, 2013 at 3:12 pm · · Reply →
This is a great list and a great site in general, thanks!
Hard pressed to add to your list. The Ninth Gate is a great
movie. I think it qualifies as borderline Lovecraftian.
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Mike Davis April 30, 2013 at 4:04 pm · · Reply
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Thanks, Geordie!
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bronzegateJosh May 28, 2013 at 8:50 pm · · Reply →
Check out Yellow Brick Road when you get a chance. I
think it woud fit well on this list:
http://youtu.be/yzJgKbk50JQ
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Mike Davis, Lovecraft eZine June 23, 2013

at 3:19 pm · · Reply →
Will do! Thanks.
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thomas broadbent June 23, 2013 at 3:02 pm · · Reply →
Surprised Baby Blood or Dead Birds or Marebito did not
make the list.
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I haven’t seen Baby Blood, but I rather enjoyed
both Dead Birds and Marebito. Dead Birds
reminded me more than a bit of Event Horizon,
but set in a remote farmhouse in a bleak post-
Civil War America – like Event Horizon, it wasn’t
perfect, but it had its moments. Marebito
(Japanese, English subtitles) picked up a lot from
Richard Sharpe Shaver, who in a way took over
for Lovecraft for a short time in the 1940’s and
1950’s in combining science fiction and horror in
the form of conspiracies of subterranean aliens
influencing the surface world through nightmares.
Both Dead Birds and Marebito often do a
wonderful job of suggesting a nice, eerie Weird
Fiction atmosphere.
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Todd Alexander July 25, 2013 at 2:38 pm · · Reply →
I recently found a copy of AM 1200 at a booth at San
Diego Comic-Con. That was one excellent movie! My first
reaction was that I wanted it to be longer, but on second
thought I don’t think it would have worked as well. You
think you’ve hit the plot’s climax but then the second shoe
drops directly after and just as quickly leaves you with a
sense of a larger, cosmic horror. So glad I heard about it
on the eZine!
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Mike Davis, Lovecraft eZine July 25, 2013 at

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Glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know, I
appreciate that.
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Pete K August 6, 2013 at 10:14 pm · · Reply →
This is kinda obvious and I apologize if you guys are way
over these, but seriously, how can we not include The Fog
and (even more so) Dead & Buried? I mean seriously. If
they aren’t Lovecraftian – water, fishing villages, freaky
sh*t (like Dagon), then I’m 50 fathoms out of my league…
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Mike Davis, Lovecraft eZine August 7, 2013

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The Fog is one of my favorite movies, but I’m
not sure how it’s Lovecraftian. Water and a
fishing village does not make a story
Lovecraftian.
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zon moy March 18, 2014 at 12:57 pm · ·
he might have meant the mist. The
lovecraftian element being the universe
next door being a place of inhuman
horrors.
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Y.Whateley May 13, 2015 at 4:09 am · ·
Carpenter apparently explicitly mentions
“The Fog” is a result of wanting to film
something in the spirit of Lovecraft’s
fiction, though the influence might not be
obvious at first. “The Fog” is more or less
the film of “The Doom that Came to
Sarnath”, one of Lovecraft’s lesser-known
stories, substituting a leper colony for
Lovecraft’s fish-people (probably benefiting
a lot from that decision), and moved from a
Dunsanian dreamland setting to essentially
1970’s “Arkham, California” (I must
suspect that John Carpenter envisioned
filming in New England, but worked with
what he had available instead).
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Guy August 21, 2013 at 8:08 am · · Reply →
Fantastic list Mike – you’ve added a good few to my
watch list. There’s one you certainly missed that’d be
pretty high up on mine, which is the fantastic ‘Uzumaki’ or
‘Spiral’ by Higuchinsky, based on the manga by Junji Ito.
It’s increadibly Lovecraftian and a great film too.
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adboorman August 22, 2013 at 10:50 am · · Reply →
Great LIst and nice comments. I will add many of these to
my “look for” list. I’d like to add “Die Monster Die!” with
Boris Karloff. It’s one of Karloff’s last movies – a remake
of “The Color Out of Space.” It was hard to find for a
while, but now it’s on a double DVD with “Dunwich
Horror.”
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Mark Osborn September 24, 2013 at 11:22 am · · Reply →
Cabin in the Woods is the most Lovecraftian of those that
I have seen. I had such a pleasant surprise when I first
watched it, thinking it was going to be a normal hacker
thriller….
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tsathoggua October 5, 2013 at 9:42 pm · · Reply →
Definitely some good ones on this list, lots of important
ones left out already mentioned in the comments. But also
some that are good movies but so far from being lovecraft
it makes me wonder
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tsathoggua October 5, 2013 at 10:59 pm · · Reply

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The Shrine! That is a must see for playing Call of
Cthulhu RPG for a good look at the rural cultists!
Nice pick Mike
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Mike Davis, Lovecraft eZine October 6, 2013

Like what?
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tsathoggua October 11, 2013 at 12:26 am

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The woods for example… just because
there are witches…doesnt make it
Lovecraftian… Witches are very pre
lovecraft… Absentia and Last winter are
amazing movies in the list. Those
Definitely had the vibe
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yano October 22, 2013 at 10:12 pm · · Reply →
Hi, I just read your list, and I haven’t read the last year’s
worth of comments, but what about Hellraiser? Barker has
an extremely cosmic element to most of his stuff, and his
obsessions are much the same as HPL’s, but Hellraiser is
one which seems even more deliberately influenced by
Lovecraft. Also, this one isn’t a film, but if you’ve never
read it, Imajica is a Clive Barker novel that is extremely
Lovecraftian in all kinds of ways.
I agree with you wholeheartedly about The Cabin in the
Woods, and In the Mouth of Madness, but I thought
Cloverfield was a bit of a stretch. Thanks very much for
the other recommendations, most of which I’d never
heard of.
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Y.Whateley May 13, 2015 at 4:42 am · · Reply →
I’d go with “Hellraiser” as being “Lovecraftian” way
before “Cloverfield”, “Europa Report”, or
“Monsters”, actually.
For that matter, Clive Barker’s “Hellraiser”,
“Nightbreed”, and “Lord of Illusions” are kind of
like cosmic horror filtered through Clive Barker’s
unique imagination (you can read that as
“peppered with a lot of weird, vaguely homoerotic
bondage/s&m imagery”).
Sure, there are generally no tentacles in Barker’s
movies, but really there’s not a huge leap at all
between Lovecraft’s depiction of the ghouls in
“Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath”, and Barker’s
secret city of monsters in “Nightbreed”. And,
“Hellraiser” isn’t too far off from the sort of
nightmares one could get from a night of reading
“Dreams in the Witch-House” and “The Thing on
the Doorstep”.
Your mileage may vary, but I’d even go with Clive
Barker’s “The Plague” (sort of a “Village of the
Damned”-meets-zombie-film kind of film) as
feeling a bit more cosmic than “Cloverfield”,
“Monsters”, or “Europa Report” to me (compare
“The Plague” loosely to H.P.L.’s alien thought-
transferrence themes in “Beyond the Wall of
Sleep” or “The Shadow Out of Time”).
Not that I didn’t like “Europa Report”, “Monsters”,
or “Cloverfield” – I just thought that two of these
had far more in common with H.G. Wells’ and/or
Jules Verne’s science fiction than anything else,
and the other was a definitely a Kaiju film and no
more or less Lovecraftian than Godzilla.
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Facundo Picciani October 26, 2013 at 1:37 am · · Reply
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In the mouth of madness its pure Lovecraft.
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Seth October 27, 2013 at 10:50 pm · · Reply →
I may be the only one here who likes this movie, it is low
budget and pretty cheezy (has slasher elements), but I
have always liked The Unamable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unnamable_(film)
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Franklin Rogers November 1, 2013 at 11:41 pm · · Reply

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I enjoyed the movie Uzumaki, a Japanese horror film by
Higuchinsky, released in 2000. It is based on Junji Ito’s
manga. Both are very atmospheric. The reveals are very
terrifying.
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Fallingtower November 4, 2013 at 4:03 pm · · Reply →
I’ve never seen Pulse Pounders. I kinda forgot about it
actually. I used to love those Full Moon flix. I’m an
admitted Puppet Master fan.
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Peloquin December 16, 2013 at 3:40 pm · ·
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Just watched Europa Report. While not
overtly Lovecraftian, there are subtle threads present
throughout including isolation, insanity, and . And, while
avoiding spoilers, I’ll say there’s a strong assertion that
the ocean at the center of the Jupiter moon could be the
origin (or at least nursery) for the creatures we associate
with the Old Ones.
I also suggest Monsters, an underrated sleeper with
extremely Lovecratian creatures in both design and origin.
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johnalexhebert October 23, 2014 at 5:11 am · ·

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Agreed, “Monsters” was a sleeper and would
make a good addition to the list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters_(2010_film)
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johnalexhebert October 23, 2014 at 5:14

am · ·
Just discovered there is a sequel to be
released on 11/28/2014!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsters:_Dark_Continent
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outlondish December
29, 2013 at 12:26 pm · ·
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Really liked the list, thanks so much for sharing these
ideas. I have to agree with the previous poster ‘Europa
Report’ is really great and with a strong cosmic horror
feel. ‘Monsters’ was good too, it felt like a follow up to
‘Cloverfield’ in a few ways, but better executed (sorry JJ).
I would also like to second Phantoms, it’s old and kind of
cheesy I know (the cast is good though), but I read the
book by Koontz (which definitely harks back to HPL) and
the film was a fairly good adaptation.
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cthulhuwho1 December 30, 2013 at 9:45 pm · · Reply →
I just recommended the Lovecraft eZine, and this film list
in particular over on Reddit Lovecraft; and I wanted to
mention here that my admiration continues to grow for
what I see here. Will
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Mike Davis, Lovecraft eZine December 30,

2013 at 11:48 pm · · Reply →
Thank you for the kind words, Will. I really
appreciate them, and the link at Reddit. Thanks
for the encouragement.
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Mike Dominic January 6, 2014 at 7:19 am · · Reply →
I know it’s been mentioned here before, but I’d like to
recommend adding Yellow Brick Road. I watched it
recently and has a wonderfully creepy vibe, reminiscent of
work like The Whisperer in Darkness, The Lurking Fear,
or Blackwood’s “The Willows”.
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Mike Davis, Lovecraft eZine January 7, 2014

Thanks, Mike, I’ll finish watching that one and
then decide! But so far, so good.
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kensaied January 9, 2014 at 8:41 pm · · Reply →
Some other considerations:
Wake Wood – What would you do to bring back someone
you lost?
Grabbers – Very Cthulhu mythos like monsters
The Rig – Very Cthulhu mythos like monsters
Pulse (either Japanese or the US Remake are good)
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gilgameshjones January 10, 2014 at 3:11 pm · · Reply →
I’ll second the recommendation for “Grabbers.” It’s got a
nice take on Shub-Niggurath (and her many– TOO many–
young).
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Mike Davis, Lovecraft eZine January 10,

2014 at 3:19 pm · · Reply →
I liked GRABBERS a lot. But it’s not really
Lovecraftian… it just has tentacles.
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Erich Orser January 11, 2014 at 3:51 am · · Reply →
One that was just on TV that I have to admit has always
struck me as being innately Lovecraftian, and one I doubt
anybody is going to agree with me about (but what the
hell, here goes): 1956’s Forbidden Planet.
The entire lost civilization of the Krell, from their massive
trapezoidal forms that we are only allowed to guess at, to
the sheer cyclopean scale of their planet-spanning
structures, to their mysterious, ancient demise; the Id
monster, which although powered by Jungian ideas of the
subconscious, is a malevolent, formless energy being,
and tends to kill in the manner of Wilbur Whateley’s
invisible twin brother; the inhospitable nature of Altair IV
itself, and it’s extreme remoteness. Where it all departs
from the strictly Lovecraftian is in the starship crew – HPL
never indulged in comic relief characters – and the strong-
jawed, somewhat belligerent hero played by Leslie
Nielsen. Ditto for the innocent daughter played by Anne
Francis, or one of the great iconic screen robots Robby,
but change out Walter Pidgeon’s Dr. Morbius as a future
mad scientist and put him in a starched collar and he
could easily be a corrupted Miskatonic academic who has
discovered too much.
I know this film, adapted from The Tempest, could more
likely be referred to as Shakespearean than Lovecraftian,
but it does have something of a C.L. Moore, C.A. Smith
feel through key points of the plot. Possibly a different list
could be established for ‘Weird Tales-ian’ movies…
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I love ‘The Forbidden Planet’ – one of the classics
of sci-fi film! There’s not much there that’s overtly
Lovecraftian, but somehow I suspect that of all
the movies suggested on this page and in the
comments, the Forbidden Planet is one of the few
Lovecraft himself might have appreciated; I’m
pretty sure the romantic subplot would have failed
to appeal to him much and would have taken the
film down a few notches in his book, I’m pretty
sure he would have appreciated the same sorts of
things you would have mentioned: the massive
alien lost city, the sheer outlandish scale of it all,
the weird geometries, the chimerical god-like alien
race that rose up to heights of achievement only
to fall overnight and end up lost to the aeons,
buried in tomb-cities until the stars are right and
human archaeologists awaken and raise their
ghosts through human meddling… Oh, the poor
Krell! “The Forbidden Planet” handles it all with a
wonderful, sober dignity and awe that I think
would have appealed to Lovecraft, and I suspect
probably comes closer to Lovecraft’s own vision
of the cities in “At The Mountains of Madness” or
“The Shadow Out of Time” than anything else
ever filmed.
You might also like the similar, but somewhat
trashier, “Planet of the Vampires” – I’ve always
said that “Alien” was an uncredited re-make of
“Planet of the Vampires”, and in some ways this
earlier film is a bit more overtly Lovecraftian in
spirit than “Alien”. Of course, “Alien” gets major
weird points for H.R. Giger’s bizarre and
unsettling imagery over the raygun-gothic imagery
of “Planet of the Vampires” (in fact, “…Vampires”
looks a bit like “Forbidden Planet” crossed with a
Hammer gothic horror film by way of a decidedly
Italian art-horror aesthetic), but “…Vampires” has
corpses re-animated by possession of psychic
alien ghosts left over from a fallen ancient alien
civilization.
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Men on Film February 1, 2014 at 7:05 pm · · Reply →
I watched a few of these on your recommendation, and I
was NOT impressed with the Shrine, or Yellowbrick Road.
The latter at least had a unique concept, but a distinct
inability to pull off the ambiguous ending. Pontypoole was
better, but the ending falls apart completely. I Am always
on the lookout for good horror/sci-fi, so thanks for the
suggestions and keep up the good work!
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Lloyd Brothers February 2, 2014 at 11:55 am · · Reply →
Just a few films you guys should check out… Bloodwork
2012, Devils pass 2013, Cell Count 2012, Blood Creek
2009, Wither 2012, Dead Shadows 2012, Crouch End
from Nightmares and Dreamscapes. My current favorite is
Mariano Baino Dark Water 1993. Enjoy! I know I did.
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ravensmarch February 4, 2014 at 2:32 pm · · Reply →
I’m going to stick in a couple of belated oars here– first, a
recommendation for They (2002), which is more overtly
monstery than something I’d usually try to include in the
Lovecraftian ring of a Venn diagram, but it has some
things to recommend it; the monsters are very ill-defined,
their motivations are very obscure, there’s some chance
that they’re no more than a figment of the protagonist’s
imagination and if they are that may actually be worse
than if they’re real.
Second, a recommendation against the previously
suggested Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2006), which
surpasses even the horrid adaptation of The Lurking Fear
(1994) for miscarried attempts at doing Lovecraft in a film.
I watched ten minutes of it, and when no amount of
bearing down could help I started again with the
commentary in hopes they’d explain themselves; the
directors, producers and writers (three or four guys, all in
multiple hats) just made fun of the actors, and I couldn’t
get past eight minutes of that.
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James D. Livesay June 16, 2016 at 10:55 pm · ·

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Quite a gem of a B-movie, the film “Cradle of
Fear” has strong Lovecraftian hints and even
features Dani Filth from Cradle of Filth as a main
character. It’s a pretty cool anthology, similar to
the Necronomicon film starring Jeffrey Combs.
Some of the stories are pretty strong. Others,
well, meh. But the special effects are top notch for
the overall film budget.
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Tom Burton February 9, 2014 at 8:47 am · · Reply →
I would add ” 3rd Space ‘ The Babylon 5 tv movie. Totally
Lovecraft
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ralph grasso February 20, 2014 at 8:55 am · · Reply →
how about the 1950’s classic THE CRAWLING EYE ?
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ralph grasso February 22, 2014 at 1:01 pm · · Reply →
my favorites are the hplhs flicks 1] the call of chthulu 2]
the whisperer in the darkness and 3] dagon
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ralph grasso February 27, 2014 at 12:40 pm · · Reply →
i remember as a kid seeing the maze and fiend without a
face. try these!
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ravenglory (@ravenglorious) March 24, 2014 at 5:20
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Strange Aeons: The Thing on the Doorstep
Not the best acted or the best script but a very Mythos-
faithful modern day retelling of the Thing on the Doorstep.
Recommendable.
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Rckay April 16, 2014 at 5:14 am · · Reply →
Perhaps not epicly cosmic but more kitchen sink Cthulhu :
The Jug Face
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Alex Kimmell April 22, 2014 at 11:53 am · · Reply →
I watched “The Whisperer In The Darkness”. Very
atmospheric and craftily done. Extremely old school
creepy and enjoyable
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Alex Kimmell April 22, 2014 at 12:14 pm · · Reply →
Toad Road and Devil’s Pass were interesting
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Ryan Smithee April 26, 2014 at 9:35 pm · · Reply →
One film you might want to look into is Darkness (2002)
While for some reason rated fairly negatively and at first
glance seems like a standard haunted house flick but
once you dig into it there are themes of madness and The
Darkness in question is “the state of chaos and formless
void that existed before Creation and which constantly
threatened existence thereafter. This primal darkness was
embodied in the Ogdoad and in the great serpent
Apophis” Anyway fantastic list, I have found a ton of great
film through it!
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Krimpatul June 1, 2014 at 4:53 pm · · Reply →
I know people from Spain who rate Darkness with
10.
It’s a previous movie from the director of the
amazing [REC], Jaume Balagueró (I felt like
kneeling in the cinema when I saw the ending;
those last minutes were the best experience of
my life in a cinema).
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Krimpatul June 1, 2014 at 4:56 pm · ·
(I was talking about [REC]’s ending)
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I will second “Darkness” as well – it’s not a perfect
movie, but I didn’t quite understand the low
ratings it tends to get, either. It’s definitely not
based on any particular Lovecraft story, and has
no overt references to the usual Cthulhu Mythos,
but I can see some similarities to “The Rats in the
Walls” and “Dreams in the Witch House”.
Someone mentioned Clive Barker’s “They” earlier,
and I’ll second that as well, and add “The New
Daughter” and “The Dark (2005)”. Along with
“Absentia”, these four movies are essentially
different takes on dark faerie mythology, and bear
a lot of similarities to the vision portrayed by
Arthur Machen (another of the authors that
inspired Lovecraft), and in most cases they come
closer to being Lovecraftian films than some
adaptations of “The Lurking Fear” and “Shadow
Over Innsmouth” I’ve seen.
“Night of the Demon (1957)” (AKA “Curse of the
Demon”), based on an M.R. James story and
made by some of the same people who made the
original “Cat People (1942)”, is, I think, likely to be
of interest of fans of Lovecraftian films as well: it’s
about a skeptical researcher who gets on the bad
side of a cultist, and gets cursed, becoming a
believer by the end of the film as his time before
being killed by the curse runs out. The effects of
the curse might all be due to the power of
suggestion and the film mostly goes for a nice,
tense, “maybe magic, maybe mundane” approach
right up until the end, when an absolutely
adorable monster was inserted due to executive
meddling, but I’ve never held the monster or the
ending against this otherwise creepy and stylish
film.
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Bradford Warren April 28, 2014 at 1:27 pm · · Reply →
I thought Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark was very
Lovecraftian. If you’ve not seen it you should check it out.
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Randal Shepard April 28, 2014 at 1:28 pm · · Reply →
Thank you for this list. It gives me lots of good ideas as to
what to watch next.
I’ve always considered “Quartermass and the Pit” (“Five
Million Years to Earth” in the US) to be vaguely
Lovecraftian.
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Joshua April 29, 2014 at 9:56 am · · Reply →
I enjoyed In Search of Lovecraft, From Beyond, the first
Re-Animator, Frankenstein’s Army, Evil Dead 1 and 2,
The Maze, Lunopolis, Atrocious, Grave Encounters,
Apollo 18, V/H/S, V/H/S 2, Devil’s Pass, The Bay, 1408.
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James Mills May 2, 2014 at 10:58 pm · · Reply →
Mike you and I share a love of many of the same films.
The Resurrected is my second favorite horror film of all-
time. It is directed by Dan O’ Bannon who was one of the
original writers on the movie Alien, also on your list. It has
been said that before O’ Bannon died, he had been
working on restoring footage to The Resurrected and was
trying to release a special edition of the film on dvd. John
Carpenter is my favorite director, and my favorite film of
his was In the Mouth of Madness. It has been an
inspiration for my own stories. Also, Prince of Darkness
and The Thing are incredible films that I was pleased to
see on your list. Event Horizon was an amazing film and
one of the two best films I have seen mixing horror and
sci-fi. I was also very pleased to see my third favorite
horror film, Dagon. It was directed by Stuart Gordon, who
I believe has shown the greatest talent for bringing
Lovecraft’s work to the screen. He has made many
lovecraft films but this was his largest budget and he was
able to film in a coastal village in Spain allowing for a
great deal of realism. He made a short film for the TV
series Masters of Horror. It was Lovecraft’s Dreams in the
Witch House. If you have not seen it, I highly recommend
it. Three movies that were not on your list that I
recommend you to check out are The Unnamable, Evil
Dead, and The City of the Living Dead. Note: The
Unnamable was of course a low budget film, but what has
always staggered me every time I see this film is that near
the end, when we get to see the creature, the makeup for
the “Unnamable” was incredible. Not only that, but the
person in the makeup gave an incredible physical
performance that totally sold this creature to the audience.
I watched it recently and the creature holds up even today
with any large budget film could produce. What a payoff!
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brianjoynt0230 May 3, 2014 at 4:17 am · · Reply →
Great list; probably the best I’ve seen. Glad to see
Absentia, Yellow Brick Road, and Cthulhu on here.
Cthulhu doesn’t get enough credit. Great atmosphere.
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Dominic May 3, 2014 at 1:57 pm · · Reply →
I am just now finishing “Deathwatch” and can’t
recommend it enough for this list…
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286306/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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Celia May 3, 2014 at 2:54 pm · · Reply →
Check out Ravenous, starring Guy Pierce and Robert
Carlyle. Otherwise I think you nailed my other top picks.
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leahlovecraft May 13, 2014 at 9:00 am · · Reply

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I loved the song inspired by this film, “The First
Supper” by the band Daughters.
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Celia Lichtenstein May 14, 2014 at 5:08

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yeah I have the sound track for Ravenous,
it’s pretty good mood music if you’re
running a horror game.
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Leahsaurus Rex May 10, 2014 at 6:51 pm · · Reply →
Great suggestions! I spent the last 3 days watching the
films I hadn’t seen. Wonderful stuff! I just watched Blood
Glacier 2013 last night. I highly suggest it. It has a real
“The Thing” feel to it and plenty of creatures.
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leahlovecraft May 10, 2014 at 10:05 pm · · Reply →
Ooh, After watching the trailer, I’ll have to watch Blood
Glacier, too.
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David May 13, 2014 at 5:40 am · · Reply →
Great llist. One new addition you might like is
BORDERLANDS (2013) a British found footage fim
directed by Elliot Goldner. A team of paranormal
investigators look into claims of supernatural activity in a
remote church and it soon becomes apparent that some
kind of ancient evil has been awakened. It’s very
Lovecraftian, especially in its final scenes.
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Tim Short June 25, 2014 at 3:57 pm · · Reply →
I am not sure if anyone has mentioned “Here Comes the
Devil,” a Mexican horror film which has several
Lovecraftian elements (I don’t want to spoil it for anyone
who has not seen it). But I enjoyed the film and was
surprised by the ending, which is the most Lovecraftian
part of the film. Here’s the Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Comes_the_Devil
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Steve Christensen July 6, 2014 at 11:49 pm · · Reply →
My two would be THE LORD OF TEARS, and CRONOS.
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david bullerwell August 8, 2014 at 6:13 am · · Reply →
How’s about the British scare flick The Borderlands?
Two men representing the Catholic church travel to a
sleepy village to investigate a report of a miracle in a local
church.
Contains elements from Shadow over Innsmouth (surly
locals, ancient cults) and The Statement of Randolph
Carter (modern technology used to document a rapid
decent into madness).
Uses the found footage style which I’m not generally too
keen on but I found this to be a rare exception.
I’d be interested to hear people’s views on this movie as it
doesn’t seem to be too well known.
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cdpoe1031 August 8, 2014 at 8:38 am · · Reply →
Excellent list. Was happy to see ‘Yellowbrickroad’ on this
list. If you haven’t done so, check out ‘AntiChrist’
(streaming, DVD) which is an interesting trip, in both
senses of the word. Each year (this year will mark the 3rd)
I do a 30 Days of Horror marathon – I watch 1 horror
movie a night during the month of October, culminating in
a horror fest on my birthday October 31. Some of these
I’ve seen, but the rest will make for a fine Lovecraftian
block. Cheers!
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OniGoblin August 9, 2014 at 7:10 am · · Reply →
I would recommend THE STUFF. Isolated town with
underground mystery. Said mystery exported in a
lampoon of consumer culture and dessert craze. The
tagline is great: “Are you eating it…or is it eating you?”
Body horror, addiction/possession, military involvement.
Also, second PHANTOMS. Loved the book, too.
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Anthony Hook August 9, 2014 at 4:49 pm · · Reply →
Cast a Deadly Spell wad a good one. More light hearted
but neat. Check it out. Hell tge detective in the movie is
named Lovecraft.
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bob englund August 17, 2014 at 9:48 pm · · Reply →
The Messiah of Evil has many Lovecraftian elements to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3wARd7YJ50
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Charley Brady August 28, 2014 at 4:09 am · · Reply →
That is a great list and has given me more than a few to
try to hunt down now.
I’m absolutely delighted that you mentioned ‘Europa
Report’, one of my favourite movies of the year. Also, I
have lost lost count of the amount of times I’ve seen ‘The
Ninth Gate’.
Dare I recommend a strange, haunting and beautiful one
that you may not agree with…’Photographing Fairys’?
Mad Cyril September 3, 2014 at 7:35 pm · · Reply →
The Ninth Gate
One main character, old books, evil powers, madness,…
The Mothman Prophecies
One main character in search of the truth, a strange
being, dangerous knowledge,…
Alien VS Predator
A trip to Antarctic, ancient underground pyramid with
strange symbols, Predators considered gods from
space,…
Up until the killing the starts, it’s quite Lovecraftian.
At The Mountains Of Madness comes to mind.
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Nick Paretsky September 10, 2014 at 6:31 am · · Reply →
just watched The Last Winter, currently available at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDG7hlYFJsY
Nice film. Some similarities to Carpenter’s The Thing
unavoidable. I think the Wendigo was mentioned, but not
sure. To me, there were traces of Fritz Leiber’s ‘The Black
Gondolier’. For some reason, (perhaps because of
inebriation), at moments the BBC original series, ‘The
Quatermass Experiment,’ came to mind.
There seems to be a subgenre of government-corporate-
capitalist horror, although it would be as vast as the Arctic
wastelands.
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tknyarlathotep September 16, 2014 at 10:02 pm · · Reply

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Gonna recommend Sauna on here. A Finnish movie
about a grim village in the Middle Ages and the Finnish
agents who come to mark on the map where it ends and
Russia begins. Has a cosmic touch with themes of
insanity, meaninglessness, and darkness with an eldritch
monster worthy of the Old Man From Providence himself.
sammy October 4, 2014 at 12:56 pm · · Reply →
I like the THE BURROWERS.
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johnalexhebert November 17, 2014 at 9:04 pm · · Reply

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Favorite quote from the movie “Banshee Chapter”:
“Can we go home already? It’s 2:45am and my eyes are
bleeding.”
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fuzzycthulu December 29, 2014 at 11:25 pm · · Reply →
Check out Mr. Jones, directed by Karl Muellern on Netflix.
With creepy stick figures in the woods, mysterious
presences, an urban legend of the art world, and heavy
emphasis on the dream world, it really felt like something
that would fit nicely into the Lovecraft circle.
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kensaied December 30, 2014 at 2:50 pm · · Reply →
I second Mr. Jones, very dream cycle worthy.
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cthulhuwho1 January 11, 2015 at 3:43 pm · · Reply →
How about a “lost” Lovecraftian film?
Thirty-seven years ago (Gawd, where has the time gone!)
in 1977, in the 7th issue of my Lovecraftian fanzine,
“Eldritch Leanings,” I included my thoughts on, and a
quote from the June-1977 issue of Starlog, about an
upcoming movie entitled, “Cry of Cthulhu.”
See
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cthulhuwho1/4864937990/in/set-
72157624536174231/lightbox/ for the actual page from
“Eldritch Leanings.”
IMDB.com has nothing on this film, or any of the people
that were supposed to be working on it; so maybe
someone reading this Recommended list here can shed
some light on what became of this project; which I didn’t
have any hope for in 1977, and have been proven right in
the years since then.
Will Hart
aka CthulhuWho1
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I just learned that the answer to what
became of Cry of Cthulhu, is covered in the book, The
Alchemist’s Notebook. See the details on Amazon at
http://www.amazon.com/Alchemists-Notebook-Byron-
Craft/dp/1492883093/ref=sr_1_1?
s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421194586&sr=1-
1&keywords=Alchemist%27s+notebook
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Baron Von Marlon January 14, 2015 at 8:24 pm · · Reply

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Vila Roza (Roseville) has some Lovecraftian elements.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3213512/
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S.B. Smith January 25, 2015 at 10:23 pm · · Reply →
Hi, Mike, how about making a list of the WORST
Lovecraftian films? I nominate ARKHAM SANITARIUM:
SOULEATER (I think that’s the correct title), which came
out a couple of months ago. It starts out as paranormal
investigation and shortly turns into a very gonzo perverted
mess that’s supposed to be funny but is just sick and
offensive, and should be seen by no one ever.
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Patricia February 20, 2015 at 1:47 pm · · Reply →
I would add Lord of Tears. At times predictable and not so
scary, Lovecraft fans will however much enjoy the ancient
culture inspired god and even the well places passages
from Lovecraft’s prose.
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Patricia February 22, 2015 at 12:19 am · · Reply →
Ah, and also forgot Marebito, this one is actually
quite good, it leaves you wondering what is real
and what is not, the main character really
descents to madness and there is even a blink to
the mountains of madness
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keith February 21, 2015 at 11:20 am · · Reply →
Haven’t seen any mention of Ghostbusters. After reading
a lot of Lovecraft, this movie happened to be on TV.
Noticed a lot of Lovecraft themes lurking under the main
plot of this movie.
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Lovecraft is VERY prevalent in the entirety of
Ghostbusters. It shows up very strongly in the first
film about a cosmic deity that finds a way to
breach our world. The second film wasn’t as
strong but mildly hinted at Charles Dexter Ward’s
plot devices. The video game brings back the
strong story and forces the characters to face
cross-dimensional enemies. The TV series, both
the original and Extreme Ghostbusters had
Lovecraftian plot elements in numerous episodes.
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Nyarlaughotep February 27, 2015 at 6:50 am · · Reply →
I just watched Yellow Brick Road on DVD. I found it to be
a beautiful, frightening, and intense film. Seems to be one
of those stories about a place where another
world/dimension intersects or overlaps with ‘our’ world,
like William Hodgson’s ‘House on the Borderlands,’
Blackwood’s ‘The Willows,’ Ramsey Campbell’s short
story ‘Voice of the Beach,’ and others I can’t think of right
now. (Absentia another example, and also a great movie.)
Yellowbrickroad has a definite apocalyptic vibe to it, with
its seeming inversion of the message from ‘The Wizard of
Oz’ (if I remember correctly): now, ‘home’ is where ‘the
grass has turned black, the sky is full of smoke’. I’m still
wondering what it was, what ‘wizard,’ lured the town folk,
and the contemporary expedition, onto their journey into
insanity and murder. One of the characters says, if you’ve
lived in that town long enough, you’ll understand. I’ll have
to watch this again, with the director’s commentary. (The
first pilgrimage happened in 1940 — the Yellow Brick
Road out of the Great Depression led to fascism and war?
My thoughts wander.)
Cosmic awe is a ‘Lovecraftian’ theme, but this movie
actually made me reflect on daily life and the current
conditions and prospects for the human species. Which
does get back to the cosmic. Seems Laird Barron-ish in
some way.
I second the above endorsements of the Japanese film,
Marebito.
Liked the soundtrack to Europa Report.
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David February 27, 2015 at 3:49 pm · · Reply →
There were elements of YBR that reminded me of tv’s
Lost, but considering the overlapping reality concept this
would make sense. One other movie that comes to mind
relative to this is “Coherence”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2866360/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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njjones April 6, 2015 at 3:37 am · · Reply →
Mike, you should check out Under The Skin. That’s very
lovecraftian in its cosmic horror!
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David April 7, 2015 at 2:14 pm · · Reply →
@njjones I respect your opinion, but I didn’t find Under the
Skin to be Lovecraftian at all. She is a genetically
engineered android whose function is to get food for the
group. She is considered a commodity by her handlers
and aside from her programmed seduction tactics has no
emotions of her own. The fact that this movie is sci-fi does
not necessarily denote cosmic ramifications. She did a
good job acting, though. Of course, I am not an expert in
anything and may have missed something.
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Nick Jones May 15, 2015 at 4:00 am · · Reply →
I don’t think the movie really specified what she
was, other than she came from some place else. I
just found it very lovecraftian in the aspect that it
conveyed a sense of cosmic dread, that I didn’t
know where she came from, all I knew was that I
didn’t wanna go there myself! haha
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Rick Steel May 4, 2015 at 7:56 am · · Reply →
You should add Okaruto (2009) to the list. It’s a Japanese
found-footage film with lots of supernatural events and a
great Lovecraftian overtone that sticks to the film like a
poisonous fog. Although I think the ending is a bit weak
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null spin June 26, 2015 at 1:23 pm · · Reply →
First of all…Great list. There are a few I have not enjoyed
but I plan on it. A recent movie that would certainly make
the list is “Digging up the marrow.”
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skyblaze July 5, 2015 at 3:40 am · · Reply →
Absentia is a good choice…
My selections are from Asia who of course have a slightly
different angle on Lovecraft
Marebito
Occult: The Unidentified
Cult
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Jason Duelge July 9, 2015 at 8:53 pm · · Reply →
Skeleton Key and The Beyond should be on the list, the
former a movie from within the last 10 years, it’s a
“hoodoo” movie, but has Lovecraftian lineage, the latter is
an older Italian horror movie. Both “end well”, if you know
what I mean.
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Ross Baker August 2, 2015 at 2:59 pm · · Reply →
I’d second the recommendations of The Borderlands.
Strips away the typical religious ghost story stuff as it
goes on and works towards an exceptionally Lovecraftian
ending.
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Gab August 30, 2015 at 8:22 pm · · Reply →
Don’t know if anyone else mentioned it but another
Lovecraft like oddity is Sphere. A mysterious giant sphere
that chooses what it reflects is discovered in a spaceship
at the bottom of the ocean. Then after stuff goes crazy,
can or should the scientists escape?
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Stephane October 3, 2015 at 5:55 am · · Reply →
“Possession” by Zulawski is a perfect lovecraftian movie
with the stunning beauty of isabelle adjani
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I know that no list will ever be perfect and that tastes differ
but there are lovecraftian hallmarks missing – and those
are:
1) Evil Dead 1 (Original)
2) Evil Dead 2
3) From Beyond
4) H. P. Lovecraft’s Necronomicon
Just my two cents…does someone disagree?
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Ibai Canales Benito October 14, 2015 at 4:49 am · ·

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And also, Tobe Hooper’s Mortuary!
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T. Eichfelder November 27, 2015 at 7:34 am · · Reply →
I have a bit of an unusual suggestion. I recently watched
“Videodrome”, a 1983 Cronenberg flick about…well…
about how visual media taking over humanity. But in a
very, very weird way. A way associated with mind control,
mutations, hallucinations, body horror, the evolution of
mankind and unknown and unseen forces that are
dangerous to play with. The main plot is the descent into
madness of a producer of violent and erotic TV
programmes and the compulsion with which he takes
each step is akin to some Lovecraftian characters.
Long live the New Flesh!
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Darren Mitton November 27, 2015 at 4:03 pm · ·

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I don’t know for certain I would call it Lovecraftian
– but IT IS one of the greatest films Cronenberg
ever made!!!
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T. Eichfelder November 28, 2015 at 8:49

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Well, I laid out my reasons. You would
agree with me, if someone stated that the
Videodrome is a Great Old One, right?
And it might (as) well be. Apart from all
that the story being centred on one guy’s
descent into madness/understanding of a
transformative secret about reality that
ultimately separates him from humanity…
that’s very Lovecraftian to me. I also think
that it’s a film that Lovecraft fans would
enjoy. But as I said, it’s an unusual choice.
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Thank you for this excellent list. It is very smart of you to
quote Possession, and accurate. One of the very best
lovecraftian movies I ever seen are Dark Waters by
Mariano Baino (1993), along with Carpenter’s Madness
and Fulci’s zombi movies. Don’t you think the first Silent
Hill is lovecraftian ?
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San'góma June 15, 2016 at 5:03 pm · · Reply →
Silent Hill is indeed a candidate, it certainly has
the vibe to it… In the end you (‘I’ rather) still don’t
really get what has been going on and if the
event(s) are still continuing.
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Charlie Jordan February 8, 2016 at 12:09 am · · Reply →
One I haven’t seen yet in this thread is Body Bags (1993,
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106449/), specifically the
“Hair” and “Eye” segments. Good stories and a good cast
as well: John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, Robert Carradine,
Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, Stacy Keach, David Warner,
Mark Hamill, and Roger Corman.
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Phil Slattery February 18, 2016 at 9:05 pm · · Reply →
Very cool and wisely chosen list! I think I start collecting
these, especially the ones based directly on Lovecraft
works.
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Glenn February 18, 2016 at 11:01 pm · · Reply →
Two not mentioned yet:
Lemora: A Child’s Tale Of The Supernatural (1973) has
some Lovecraft vibes.
The Gate (1987) has some old gods, etc, aspects.
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amongst other movies that have been added in the
comments (evil dead 1-3+series), i´d also like to add
“shadow of the unnamable” its a low budget movie from
germany that gets good critics everywhere its shown.
I sadly dont know where to get it, not even on the official
site is any info (it released years ago, but no dvd or
download in sight)
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AX May 1, 2016 at 9:19 pm · · Reply →
still waiting to see full-length movies with actual lovecraft
aliens specificaly the polyps, yithians, shoggoths and
elder things ect, and also the atmosphere and scenery
(weird alien cities, otherworldly voids ect)
yep, cannot think of anything with all that stuff, highly
dissapointing.
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Phil May 7, 2016 at 6:46 am · · Reply →
Wow, four years and the discussion is still going!
Glad to see Devil’s Pass and The Borderlands (aka Final
Prayer) were mentioned as they’re two of my favorites. I’d
also add “The Taking of Deborah Logan”. It seems like
your standard demon possession flick, but end using
several elements that Lovecraft readers will recognize.
From ancient tribal ‘Gods’ to mental transferance.
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Seth June 28, 2016 at 5:12 pm · · Reply →
Looking for a movie title. Only have vague memories, but
it was a Western and involved some kind of strange
malevolent creatures and also had an Indian legend tie-in
if I remember correctly.
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Pete June 28, 2016 at 5:38 pm · · Reply →
Seth: The Burrowers fits that bill except the
malevolent part…
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David June 28, 2016 at 5:27 pm · · Reply →
Was it a cowboy hat western or did it take place out west?
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sbradley02 June 28, 2016 at 6:14 pm · · Reply →
Burrowers was it, thanks!
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James D. Livesay July 9, 2016 at 8:41 pm · · Reply →
Though the original story wasn’t quite as Lovecraftian, the
script that Clive Barker wrote for Lord of Illusions was one
of his best. A cult surrounding a sorcerer named Nix is
disbanded by one of his former followers, Swann. Nix is
defeated and imprisoned and his most devoted follower,
Butterfield, goes into hiding for 13 years, seeking the
means to bring his master back. Swann’s wife hires a
private detective to protect them from Nix’s cult. Swann
has become a successful illusionist but is killed during
one of his tricks and D’Amour must protect Dorothea from
the returning cult.
Lord of Illusions (199…
(199…
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Gilga-flesh September 4, 2016 at 1:35 pm · · Reply →
I like to add my own 2 cents here and advice people to
check out the horror show ‘Midnight Gallery’. It was the
sister show of the ‘Twilight Zone’ but focused on short
horror (occasionally scifi/psychological drama) stories.
Some are regular horror, tongue in cheek or even pretty
lame humor, but others are absolutely Lovecraftian in
nature
‘The Dead Man’ is the most obvious example of
Lovecraftian horror I can recount, but ‘The Boy Who
Predicted Earthquakes’, ‘The Cemetery’, ‘The
Escaperoute’, ‘Whisper’ and many more would qualify.
Make sure you watch ‘Professor Peabody’s Last Lecture’.
It’s a Lovecraft parody with a terrific speech.
And though they are not movies, I can advice certain
episodes of the Doctor Who audio adventures of Big
Finish. Some were clearly based on Lovecraftian mythos,
like for instance the fantastically made ‘Lurkers at
Sunlight’s Edge’. In fact, in my opinion, this one audio
adventure beats most movies on the above mentioned
list. But I guess that’s a matter of taste.
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Night Gallery
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Ah yes! Thanks for the correction.
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Gilga-flesh September 7, 2016 at 10:42 am · · Reply →
Dead Shadows [2012]
I’m surprised that this one isn’t on the list. It gradually
grows into the most Lovecraftian atmosphere I’ve
encountered since Dagon.
Phantasm [1979] (and its 4 sequels)
Mentioned once in the comments above. Should be
mentioned again. It’s gory but Lovecraftian.
As above as below [2014]
Belongs to the horror sub-genre of underground
exploration, like Decent and Pyramid. But it also crosses
with Dan Brown and Lovecraft. It certainly has invisible
eldritch evil which tries to get you, mysterious
ruins/structures/statue, a cult full of weirdos etc. I like this
movie a lot.
The last witch hunter [2015]
Might be considered pseudo-Lovecraftian. There’s an
ancient evil and the mention of dark evil thingies that try to
slip into our world. But like most Vin Diesel movies it’s Vin
Diesel who gets the focus; not the cosmic dread itself.
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Gonzalo Alonso Muñoz Arancibia September 17,

2016 at 2:11 am · · Reply →
There is a movie called “chilean gothic”. It’s based in
pickman’s model history made in Chile.
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Patrick October 8, 2016 at 10:58 pm · · Reply →
I remember a movie from when I was younger, late 80’s
early 90’s where teenagers go to a castle I think or old
house and in the basement I think there was a portal and
when they went through it became monsters I remember
a biker monster? Anyways I swear it was a lovecraft
based movie and I’d love to to know what movie it was.
Any help?
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That might be “Cthulhu Mansion”, AKA “Black
Magic Mansion” (1990).
Cthulhu Mansio…
Mansio…
“An aging magician harboring a terrible occult
secret and his daughter are taken hostage in their
isolated mansion by teenage scumbags needing
a place to hide out. When the captors refuse to
listen to the magician’s dire warning to release
him unharmed, the mansion slowly releases its
nightmare of horrors on the unsuspecting
invaders.”
There seems to be a portal in the basement, and
some leather-jacket-clad teenaged hooligans
(including Demi Moore in one of her first roles)… I
don’t know if any motorcycles are involved, but it
sounds likely. I’ve never seen this film, but it has a
reputation for being related to Lovecraft only by
having the name “Cthulhu” appear as the title of a
“Necronomicon”-like tome somewhere. I wouldn’t
let that deter you from tracking it down again,
though, as still it sounds like a load of goofy
1980s-era fun! (One of these days, I intend to
check it out myself.)
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Scott H February 14, 2017 at 3:19 pm · · Reply →
Thanks for the list. The wife and I really enjoyed alot of
these, and hadn’t heard of prior
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mamaviki327 April 2, 2017 at 1:41 am · · Reply →
Where’s my, At The Mountains of Madness movie?!?
I guess The Thing is as close as I’m gonna get.
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Alec July 28, 2017 at 5:23 pm · · Reply →
Honeymoon from 2014 has a strong resemblance to
shadow over innsmouth imo. Definitely worth the watch.
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KS September 3, 2017 at 8:03 am · · Reply →
With ‘the burrowers’, i didn’t get it why it classified as a
lovecraftian cuz it seemed like the classic
Western/monster hybrid of which they have thousands out
in the movie market. The last 10 minutes tho…
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Jeff September 21, 2017 at 9:27 am · · Reply →
I guess a lot of people just immediately scrolled down the
list and then headed straight to the comments without
reading the introductory text. Tsk tsk. That’s the internet,
though, I guess.
Great list! Found a couple new-to-me flicks that I’ll have to
check out now.
Gilga-flesh September 23, 2017 at 8:44 am · · Reply →
The desperation for my next Lovecraftian fix has driven
me to scouring youtube. Yes that’s right youtube.
Plenty to find and almost all of it is just ‘ok’. But I like to
draw attention to the productions of Bluworm, especially
“In the Court of the Yellow King”;
In the Court of the Yel…

Yel…
There are also some excellent combinations between
audio readings and animated visuals, but to prevent this
list from becoming a youtube party I’ll stick to this one
suggestion.
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Greg R. Smith October 26, 2017 at 1:57 pm · · Reply →
No one seems to have mentioned the 2002 french film
“Maléfique”, directed by Eric Valette … not a story
adaption, but VERY Lovecraftish.
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Michelle October 30, 2017 at 4:35 pm · · Reply →
I don’t know if anyone is interested in introducing their
children or younger siblings/family members/friends to
Lovecraftian lore, but I’ve come across Howard Lovecraft
and the Frozen Kingdom and think it’s great for the little
ones.
Howard Lovecraft & t…

t…
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Mark Eley November 4, 2017 at 12:03 am · · Reply →
I know this site has been up for a while, but I just
discovered it recent. Excellent listing of films and
comments. I might add a few not mentioned (unless I
missed them)…The Brood (1978)- One of David
Cronenberg’s first movies starring Oliver Reed and
Samantha Egger, I feel this film truly captures
Lovecraftian elements of horrid offspring and fleeting
sanity.
Deep Rising (1988?) _Treat Williams stars in this film
about ship hijackers who attempt to rob a luxury cruise
ship in the area of the Marianas Trench. When they find
no one aboard, they search around and find something
truly terrifying in the hold. More of an action adventure, it
certainly has a Lovecraftian ending. Worth a watch…
Solaris (2008?)- One of the few George Clooney movies I
like, this extremely strange and haunting sci-fi tale takes
you to the edge of sanity. With ethereal music, beautiful
lighting and an offbeat pace, it is one-part love story and
one part nihilistic vision of a bleak reality.
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Robert November 12, 2017 at 7:50 pm · · Reply →
I believe The Cabin in the Woods is a satire of the horror
genre or a sub-genre of horror, and that the Lovecraftian
reference to the Old Gods was incidental. Nevertheless, it
was a good movie.
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Gabe November 28, 2017 at 9:34 pm · · Reply →
Hi Mike, great list.
I’m Australian and I’m going to track down a copy of Peter
Weir’s The Last Wave, it looks great!
If you have the chance, check out a movie from 1973
titled “Messiah of Evil”. It’s set in a creepy coastal town of
Point Dune, California and (to me) is an amazing film
about Nyarlathotep and his cult.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah_of_Evil
Thanks!
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Gabe, Mike et al, There is also a great write-up on
“Messiah of Evil” over at:
https://paperbacksandpugs.wordpress.com/2016/09/25/messiah-
of-evil-1973-willard-hyuck-gloria-katz/
Will Hart – CthulhuWho1
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Gabe December 2, 2017 at 3:04 am · · Reply →
I would also like to add The Waldemar Legacy series with
Paul Naschy, An amazing Lovecraftian 2-parter from
Spain.
Aleister Crowley and HPL are characters.
They are wonderful high-budget Lovecraftian movies
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Kutulu December 19, 2017 at 5:25 pm · · Reply →
It looks like it’s spelled “Valdemar” — “La herencia
Valdemar ( 2010 )”
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Manuel GONZÁLEZ ORTIZ November
9, 2019 at 5:39 am · ·
Nota only Crowley and HPL, Lizzie
Borden, Belle Gunness and Bram Stoker
too.
A good partially conradian-lovecraftian
spanish movie is LA PIEL FRÍA (Cold Skin,
Xavier Gens, 2017), with Ray Steve son
and David Oakes.
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Kevin Kirtley December 2, 2017 at 8:51 pm · · Reply →
Lovecraft type stories & movies are about an enemy, that
we are so terrified of, that we don’t allow ourselves to
even think of, for fear that it might hear &/or see us…
thus, come & get us… & that alone causes a Primal fear,
that it pushes us over the brink, into insanity & death.
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Sue C January 20, 2018 at 4:37 pm · · Reply →
Just caught The Faculty on TV – a mix of The Thing and
Invasion Of The Bodysnatchers, with some great SFX and
definitely in my mind a truly Lovecraftian horror, tentacles
and all.
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Gilgaflesh January 21, 2018 at 12:23
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Slither [2006]
Intelligen-creature-from-outer-space movie, similar to The
Thing.
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John February 9, 2018 at 12:07 am · · Reply →
I think It would fit the category since literally it’s identify is
unknown and what it does is such a mystery, don’t want to
spoil it but I think it’s definitely worth watching
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forgethuman March 24, 2018 at 8:50 pm · · Reply →
Cold Skin (2017)
Also good to see Possession (1981) has made the list
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K'rith the Anfractuous March 28, 2018 at 2:06 am · ·

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That’s because The Shape of Water is neither
Lovecraftian nor horror. Not by anyone definition but
especially not by the definition which Mike used at the
start of this thread.
Aside from which, I’m not sure anything del Toro has
made is truly Lovecraftian… he keeps letting the good
guys win (or at least die in peace). Certainly nobody ever
goes insane in his horror.
The only Hellboy that gave me same Lovecraftian
impression was the second animated movie “Blood and
Iron”. And del Toro had nothing to do with it.
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I R Bones March 29, 2018 at 6:51 pm · · Reply →
The Ritual deserves a mention. It has a
Lovecraftian/mythos feel about it
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nomadman April 19, 2018 at 4:05 pm · · Reply →
I’m not sure if they’ve been mentioned yet, but Nigel
Kneale’s Quatermass films and TV series are highly
Lovecraftian. Of particular note is the masterful
Quatermass and the Pit, about an ancient race of
extraterrestrials that have been disturbed by excavations
of a new underground station, and whose psychic
influence begins to spread nightmares through the streets
of London. The film combines science fiction, folklore and
cosmic horror in a wonderful brew, and includes
magnificent performances by all of its star turns (including
a very fresh-faced Julian Glover!). Despite some ropey
special effects, it’s about the most perfect Lovecraftian
film I’ve ever seen, capturing the spirit of his stories
exactly.
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You can use control+F to find out if a movie is
listed.
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K'rith the Anfractuous April 25, 2018 at 11:34 am · ·

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Triangle (2009)
I don’t want to give spoilers for this one, but it fits very well
within the definition of Lovecraftian horror as given at the
start of this thread.
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Luckamenn April 29, 2018 at 2:45 pm · · Reply →
Amazing list, will try to watch those movies.
I will contribute with one no one said yet: Baskin (2015)
And others turkish horror movies google can list you
Baskin is really good to represent HP, just watch will not
regret i’m sure (cultist, mindblowing things, time paradox,
blood, meat, monsters, psychic things, weird stuff).
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Pez June 2, 2018 at 9:25 am · · Reply →
I saw a fairly decent horror film the other day called ‘A
Dark Song’ it’s a British flick mainly themes of occult
horror but has Lovecraftian themes to it. Just thought I’d
share.
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Mike Davis June 2, 2018 at 10:01 am · · Reply

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Yep, it’s very good.
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JB August 12, 2018 at 9:20 am · · Reply →
Check out ‘Devil’s Gate’ (2017)
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Exu Nazares September 16, 2018 at 5:12 pm · · Reply →
Great extensive list.
Didn’t see this low budget entry listed.
Beyond Dream’s Door
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096919/?ref_=nv_sr_1
also Eyes Of Fire has a similar feel.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085515/?ref_=tt_rec_tt
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Gabe September 21, 2018 at 5:09 am · · Reply →
Hi Mike,
Not sure if it’s mentioned in this long list of suggestions,
but Lucio Fulci’s Gates of Hell trilogy is definitely
Lovecraftian: City of the Living Dead, The Beyond and
House by the Cemetery. The story revolves around The
Book of Eibon by Clark Ashton Smith too!
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Gilgaflesh October 1, 2018 at 3:01 pm · · Reply →
The Rift [2016]
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Gilgaflesh October 3, 2018 at 11:50 am · · Reply →
Altered State [1980]
An outside layer of artsy scifi over a huge Lovecraftian
core. It has visuals that still remain fresh and crispy in my
memory.
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Leeroy October 26, 2018 at 3:28 pm · · Reply →
Check out: “The Void”.
Saw it on netflix months ago. About as lovecraftian as a
movie can possibly get, in terms of content and theme.
Very graphic with a fair amount of body horror.
Lots of existentialism and nihilism, creepy-as-hell silent
hooded cultists, tentacled deformed monsters born from
people, an insane cult leader obsessed with opening a
“door” to another dimension (and succeeding), self
sacrifice, pretty bleak ending for the protagonists (which is
the most lovecraftian thing about the movie).
Absolutely loved it, great production value with minimal
use of CGI and a focus on practical effects.
Also, just found this site, have been a longtime Lovecraft
fan. Excellent suggestions Mike and company.
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Hi Leeroy! Thanks for the comments about THE
VOID. Glad you found the site, and I hope you’ll
listen and/or watch the podcast each week.
(Just click the “podcast” in the top left hand
corner of this page.)
Have a great weekend.
Mike
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Axolotl the Feathergilled October 28, 2018 at
2:09 pm · · Reply →
It’s mentioned on the initial list…
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Mother! 2017
It’s not like most horror movies. It’s not like most
Lovecraftian horror movies either. But this movie shows
an inescapable horror and something which may-or-may-
not be a descent into madness.
And it jingled my nerves more than any traditional horror
is still capable of doing…
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Thanks!
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akaneskiryu October 29, 2018 at 11:03 am · · Reply →
If we’re going to include The Endless, we might as well
include its shared universe counterpart Resolution (2012),
which adds more to the story and adds some connective
tissue and depth as well.
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akaneskiryu November 5, 2018 at 4:17 pm · · Reply →
Started finally tracking down and watching all the movies I
haven’t seen on this list. I’ve gained a few new favorites,
including a new obsession (Possession, which I’m
tracking down all the multiple cuts).
However, today I finally got to The Burrowers and I really
don’t understand why it’s on this list. It doesn’t really fit the
criteria as established by the beginning of the article and it
really just feels like a period piece creature feature. Any
insight into your feelings on why it merits an inclusion?
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tlsxsoldier November 5, 2018 at 5:43 pm · · Reply →
I wanted to mention that especially because this is a list of
films that have Lovecraftian themes, rather than just a list
of adaptations, it really feels like Annihilation belongs on
this list. I think that it it captures the spirit of fear that the
reality it exposed was something unknowable and
incomprehensible from elsewhere very much like The
Colour Out of Space.
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akaneskiryu November 5, 2018 at 8:08 pm · ·
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Annihilation is a very good pick and such a
fantastic movie. One of the year’s best.
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Adryax the effervescently efflorescent November

15, 2018 at 1:53 pm · · Reply →
I’m inclined to put Mandy on this list. Curious to hear a
second opinion.
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Terry Kerns November 24, 2018 at 11:29 pm · · Reply →
I can heartily recommend The Borderlands. If you can
forgive the inherent flaw in all faux-found footage films, it
really is a good slow burner.
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Adryax the effervescently efflorescent

November 25, 2018 at 12:39 pm · · Reply →
Yes it’s a good Lovecraftian movie. It’s also
mentioned 5 times already but I guess it’s just that
good.
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Terry Kerns November 25, 2018 at 4:41 pm · ·
Gah… my bad. I thought I’d read the
comments well enough, but a second run-
through after your reply set me straight. I
dunno if I’d go as far as to say it’s THAT
good, but it IS gooder than bad, which for
Lovecraftian films is pretty decent.
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November 27, 2018 at 3:54 pm · · Reply →
What I like especially about Borderlands, and I
don’t think I’m giving away any surprises/spoilers,
is the functionality of the drawings on the wall.
Usually such are included to set the scene. But
here you have to really study what you are seeing
in order to make complete sense of the movie. I
like that.
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Terry Kerns November 28, 2018 at 4:23

pm · ·
Yeah, good point. I will have to watch it
again to get that nuance, but any detail
that makes you work for an expose rather
than just going “here you are with bells
attached!” is a good sign. Was just
pondering Lynch’s Eraserhead this
morning and it strikes me that it (intended
or not) fits the Lovecraftian bill quite well.
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November 30, 2018 at 1:17 pm · ·
If I had to place Eraserhead in an objective
(sub)genre I would say it fits in ‘parental
existential horror’, like the Babadook. In
that way it’s related to Possession (1981)
which I would call ‘marital existential
horror’ but is often called a Lovecraftian
horror. And I can see why (it’s the
tentacles).
In my opinion: what sets them aside from
real Lovecraftian horror is that humanity
isn’t portrayed as insignificant. Or not
enough, because human relationships
appear to be the main focus of these
movies. The eldritch horrors seem to be
side-actors. The main protagonist(s) might
be depicted as insignificant, but humanity
is centre staged.
That said I recently suggested ‘Mother!’ as
a contribution to this list. It was a
temporary insanity perhaps, but my actual
nightmares almost always involve either
strangers refusing to leave my house or
repetitive-cycles-of-suffering-without-end.
So… I guess you could say ‘Mother!’ felt
Lovecraftian to my specific personal
sensibilities. But objectively it can’t be
classified as such.
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koanstevenson February 2, 2019 at 5:51 pm · · Reply →
wow this is the list that keeps giving.. been coming back
here for years. there are some wonderful films i have
seen now, thanks! (and some stinkers) – still have 3 on
the list i haven’t seen yet. to anyone who may be
overwhelmed by the choice; out of the lesser known films
i have thoroughly enjoyed these: the burrowers, dirt
dauber, AM1200, the new daughter and the spider
labyrinth
Mike Davis February 4, 2019 at 6:03 pm · ·

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So glad you are enjoying the list! — Mike
Adryax the effervescently efflorescent February 5, 2019 at 1:06
pm · · Reply →
Hereditary (2018)
I think this goes far beyond a ‘haunting’ movie straight into
Lovecraftian territory. Watch it. You’ll see what I mean.
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Adryax the effervescently efflorescent February 5,

2019 at 3:38 pm · · Reply →
‘Horror in the Attic’ aka ‘The Attic Expeditions’ (2001)
Imagine if David Lynch’s ‘Lost Highway’ was a budget
horror movie and included the Necronomicon.
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nebulous-heart February 10, 2019 at 12:25 am · · Reply

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Southbound is very Lovecraftian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southbound_(2015_film)
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D February 19, 2019 at 2:05 am · · Reply →
After an hour of reading through this list (seen many of
these, and now have more to see), I was a bit surprised to
not see Residue (2017). It is extremely Lovecraftian and I
recommend for fans of John Dies At The End or House Of
Leaves. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5009286/
This one should be on the main list.
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Adryax the effervescently efflorescent March 15,

2019 at 4:54 pm · · Reply →
Inferno 1980
A horrormovie shot to invoke the feeling of a nightmare,
with a pretty Lovecraftian adversary.
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Daniel Sol March 28, 2019 at 6:02 am · · Reply →
Fantastic list, Mike!! By your description of Lovecraftian
films, I would like to add Pandorum.
agreeableWitch March 29, 2019 at 12:36 am · · Reply →
This list is amazing! Thank you so much! If you haven’t
heard about it yet, Bird Box (2018) sticks closer to actual
cosmic horror than most movies I’ve seen. Something
arrives on Earth and if you see it, you die. It might seem
basic but they do it really, really well. It’s very tense, and
very good.
Adryax the effervescently efflorescent March 30, 2019 at 4:23
pm · · Reply →
The Church 1989
A (Lovecraftian) horror version of a Dan Brownian
mystery. Like most Italian horror movies it has a
surreal/dreamlike quality to it. Though it lacks the
tentacles, it carries a bit of the ‘in the mouth of madness’
vibe. Perhaps that’s because of the surreal quality, setting
and ‘flashbacks/memories’.
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Adryax the effervescently efflorescent April 24, 2019

Whistle and I’ll come to you 2010
Such a simple story but yikes. I’m glad to see I can still
get creeped out. It’s existential horror but Lovecraftian as
well. In fact he wrote a story not unlike this once… give or
take.
john allen May 26, 2019 at 12:21 pm · · Reply →
You missed a couple here: Uzumaki, about a town
tormented by spiral shapes, and Dead Birds, where Civil
War soldiers hole up in a house where the owner tried to
resurrect his dead wife using an old book.
Patrick Hass May 30, 2019 at 1:07 pm · · Reply →
Another wonderful movie that you missed is The Haunted
Palace. This Vincent Price gem seems to be overlooked
these days by fans of Lovecraftian Horror, most due to its
age. Released in 1963, this may not be to everyone’s
liking, but I found it to be one of my favorite Vincent Price
movies.
Nick July 13, 2019 at 7:55 pm · · Reply →
The Phantoms movie is awful it doesn’t even have the
shapeshifting creature from the book. Read the book
instead. That is all.
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Xavier August 14, 2019 at 2:36 am · · Reply →
I have so many movies to watch now! Seriously the best
list ever
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Mike Davis August 14, 2019 at 12:27 pm · ·

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thanks!
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Mike Davis August 16, 2019 at 3:45 pm · · Reply
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thanks.
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Jacob August 18, 2019 at 4:13 pm · · Reply →
Very enjoyable list so far! I discovered it after wanting
more Lovecraftian horror. I was inspired by Annihilation
(saw it in theaters) and Bird Box. Some I don’t find all that
scary, like Endless, Spring, or Under the Skin, but still
very enjoyable. I also loved Resolution (not sure why it’s
not listed here), which is required viewing for Endless
fans. The two scariest for me have been Absentia and
Void. I’ve been using this list for my Saturday night horror
movies. In a world full of generic slasher and supernatural
horror movies, it has been refreshing. Thank you.
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Joate Fubar September 11, 2019 at 9:59 am · · Reply →
The Rizen (2017) – a great example of
lovecraftian/cosmic horror in cinema, the way the
characters interact throughout the film is weirdly charming
while also disturbing and leads to this sort of surreal
detachment from reality, then being brought back to it
through concussive violence that is both visceral and
cathartic.
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Fenn October 15, 2019 at 5:25 pm · · Reply →
Not sure if if they meet the criteria, but a couple films I
haven’t seen mentioned in the comments yet, that I feel
have a “lovecraftian” flavour.
Oculus (2013)
A Cure for Wellness (2016)
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Paul R February 19, 2020 at 9:26 pm · · Reply →
Great list! Many of them already among my favourite
movies. The Mist in particular I was glad you included
because it has the classic elements of growing fear,
people turning on each other, unspeakable horrors out
there, occult religion & best of all: a doomed ending.
Some other choices I perhaps wouldn’t have on my own
list, although they are also some of my favourite movies.
Alien for example is the ultimate space horror, but it is
‘just’ an alien creature & doesn’t have any occult,
supernatural, extradimensional, unholy element to it. In
my list that would be essential to qualify for Lovecraftian.
Having said that, I would consider The Thing a great
choice… & now I make myself a hypocrite because
essentially that’s the same as Alien – isolated crew, alien
creature picking them off. Perhaps it is because The
Thing has such a misshapen tentacled form & that it
possesses people that tips the balance for me. It’s difficult
to draw the line isn’t it?
Either way there’s a bunch of things I haven’t seen & am
bound to enjoy in your list, so thanks for making it! I am
glad I found this website
Ronald March 23, 2020 at 10:06 pm · · Reply →
Color out of Space with Nick Cage is pretty incredible
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S'diiiliiiir the anguilliform afreet April 25, 2020 at 3:29

pm · · Reply →
Vivarium 2019
It starts as a silly UK comedy. Then it… changes. This is
Lovecraftian. Trust me. Watch it.
Mike Davis May 6, 2020 at 5:56 pm · · Reply →
Will do!
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Llor June 29, 2020 at 8:33 pm · · Reply →
Two movies I would add to the list.
Horror Express, dealing with people trapped on a train
with a cosmic horror from beyond time.
Shadowzone, dealing with passageways to alien planes
of existence accessed through deep sleep.
Seth June 30, 2020 at 2:39 pm · · Reply →
I will (deservedly) get things thrown at me for this entry.
While definitely a comedy, Howard the Duck has one of
the better Lovecraftian monsters in cinema in my opinion:
https://www.film89.co.uk/in-defense-of-howard-the-duck-
1986/
A quote: “This was the era of the ‘high concept’, when the
pitch of a movie was often broken down to one succinct
description, which makes you wonder how Universal
honcho Sidney Sheinberg could have thought that ‘Alien
duck lands on earth and helps fight off an invasion of
Lovecraftian monsters’ was a good idea.”
Jonathan P. Lindsey September 19, 2020 at 10:12 pm · ·

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Don’t forget Phantasm movies, Heavy Metal, Re-Animator
movies, Evil Dead movies, IT (1990 and 2010s
adaptations), From Beyond, Ghostbusters (1984), The
Gate (1987), City of the Living Dead aka Gates of Hell,
House By The Cemetery, The Beyond aka 7 Doors of
Death, The Keep, Lifeforce, Dead and Buried, Humanoids
from the Deep, Leviathan, Alien and Aliens, The Fog
(1980), Hellraiser 1 and 2, Creepshow (the second story),
Rock and Rule (1983), Wicked City (1987), Cast a Deadly
Spell, Children of the Corn (1984), Wicker Man (1973),
Mesiah of Evil, Silent Hill, Horror Express etc. are
Lovecraft-esque movies too.
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Tachyon Crisis Talon September 29, 2020 at 4:38 pm · ·

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Has anyone found any movies with specific mythos
monsters in them? Still trying to find something with my
faves, the flying polyps I can’t find any horror movies
with shoggoths or yithians either
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Darren Mitton October 4, 2020 at 3:03 pm · ·

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Not a movie, but Lovecraft Country has
Shuggoths… And will most likely also have flyting
Polyps & Yithians.
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Tachyon Crisis Talon October 4, 2020 at 6:15 pm ·

·
I’ve watched all the 7 aired episodes and
saw no shoggies or polyps unless
those monsters with lots of eyes in ep1
were intended as shoggoths (if so, I
thought they were terrible due to their
humanoid non-amorphous forms)
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tarototh October 19, 2020 at 7:02 am · · Reply →
This is a good list. I’m happy many of these overlooked
gems are movies I already love. Going to check out the
others. I would add The Keep (1983).
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