All Entries Tagged With: "Lovecraft"
The Call of Cthulhu–A Brief Movie Review
Back in December I posted about a silent film version of Lovecraft’s “Call of Cthulhu.” After some delays, here are my thoughts on the film. I was impressed! Sure, the budget is tiny, but the “feel” of the film was dead on. It is hard to compare it to anything I have seen before because [...]
Netflix Suggestion: Call of Cthulhu
As some of my regular readers may know, I am something of a H.P. Lovecraft cultist…er…well-adjusted fan. I recently ran across something that is a couple of years old and it surprised me I missed it on initial release. Still, it is cool enough to warrant a post. Some enterprising souls put together a 47-minute [...]
Seeking the Inspirations of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard
Lovecraft and Howard are giants of fantasy literature. Howard’s conan is the prototype for every barbarian in every fantasy story written since 1932. Lovecraft created a pantheon of twisted, madness-inducing deities so memorable that games, books and movies still reference their dark names. There is almost no fantasy or horror author that does not list [...]