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  1. A horror film based on H. P. Lovecraft's novella The Shadow over Innsmouth, with a gay protagonist and a cult plot. The film premiered in 2007 and received mixed reviews from critics.

  2. Feb 5, 2024 · A list of films that explore the themes and influences of H.P. Lovecraft, the master of cosmic horror and Cthulhu mythos. From literal adaptations to tributes, these movies capture the sense of terror and wonder of encountering alien forces beyond human comprehension.

    • Dagon (2002) Not Available To Stream. Despite its name, Dagon is not based on the Lovecraft story of the same name, but instead on The Shadow Over Innsmouth.
    • The Whisperer In Darkness (2011) Not Available To Stream. The Whisperer in Darkness is another movie that is based on an actual work by Lovecraft, in this case the story of the same name.
    • Annihilation (2018) Stream On Paramount+ Even though it is not based on an HP Lovecraft novel, it is very clear that Annihilation owes a debt to his work and to Cthulhu in particular.
    • Color Out Of Space (2019) Stream On The Roku Channel. Though he is widely regarded as one of the great horror writers, the works of Lovecraft can be tricky to adapt, precisely because they are often so elliptical and rely on the encounter with things unseen (this is even true of the Cthulhu stories).
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    • Re-Animator. Even H.P Lovecraft could lean into the campiness of horror as a viable method of making a buck. His "Herbert West – Reanimator" novella series was written to order, and it shows.
    • The Color Out of Space. Richard Stanley understood two things when he set out to adapt "The Colour Out of Space," Lovecraft's story of space rocks bringing madness to the bucolic New England countryside: One, that everything would hinge on how the Color was portrayed, and two, everyone in the cast had to be ready to get weird as hell.
    • Prometheus. It's a well-known story that Ridley Scott's fairly triumphant return to the universe he created with 1979's "Alien" in 2012's "Prometheus" derailed Guillermo Del Toro's plans to film "At The Mountains of Madness."
    • In the Mouth of Madness. Reclusive novelist Sutter Cane (Jürgen Prochnow) isn't the villain of John Carpenter's "In the Mouth of Madness." He's an eccentric who lets himself become enslaved to the creatures that his words bring to life.
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    • Spring (2014) Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead's Spring is a lovely sci-fi and horror film that features the best of both worlds to help compose a romantic story.
    • The Void (2016) The Void. Release Date. September 22, 2016. Director. Jeremy Gillespie , Steven Kostanski. Cast. Kathleen Munroe , Ellen Wong , Kenneth Welsh , Aaron Poole , Mik Byskov , Stephanie Belding.
    • Annihilation (2018) Annihilation. R. Release Date. February 22, 2018. Director. Alex Garland. Cast. Natalie Portman , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Tessa Thompson , Oscar Isaac , Gina Rodriguez , Sonoya Mizuno.
    • Alien (1979) alien. R. Release Date. May 25, 1979. Director. Ridley Scott. Cast. Tom Skerritt , Sigourney Weaver , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm.
  3. Dec 21, 2023 · James Wan, the director of The Conjuring and Insidious, is making a movie based on H.P. Lovecraft's short story The Call of Cthulhu, about a cult investigation of a cosmic monster. The movie is his "dream project" and will also be adapted into a video game.

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  5. A list of films inspired by HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos and universe, created by a user named Steamboy. See the titles, ratings, summaries, directors and stars of nine movies, from From Beyond to The Whisperer in Darkness.

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