The Call of Cthulhu movie (Trailer) by The H P Lovecraft Historical Society
Farsight Blogger | Review - Movie: The Call of Cthulhu:The H P Lovecraft Historical Society’s (HPLHS) movie ‘The Call of Cthulhu’ is one such pull-out-the-stops movie. Instead of doing a simple, filmed-on-a-camcorder-in-some-home-made-clothes movie, or an attempt to update the classic story to the modern age to save on budget, the HPLHS society decided to make a pretty accurate story. And make it in black and white. And it’s a silent movie. And it has classic stop-motion effects. Okay, let me explain it this way - imagine that there was a studio back in the 1920s who decided to make their silent movie version of ‘The Call of Cthulhu’. They filmed it, added some Willis O’Brien style stop-motion special effects, and allowed a couple of disturbing scenes of mutilation and insanity to get past the censors of the time. That’s the movie you have here; an almost faithful adaptation of the story made to look like a classic silent movie, made by lovers of H P Lovecraft, with some great performances by the actors (some of whom are HPLHS members) and an excellent soundtrack. It’s a wonderful movie and, even though there are a couple of things that show it’s modern-day technology and lack of budget, it’s well worth a viewing.
Dans le rôle de Moritz Stiefel de la pièce de Wedekind Frühlings Erwachen (Spring’s Awakening), Berlin, 1929. Photo Lotte Jacobi.
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