http://blog.wired.com/tableofmalcontents/2007/01/tori_spellings_.html

sounds like i might take a pass on this one. I don't think any movie has done justice to HPL. Well at the mountains of madness had the right feel but...........

Erich? What was the one you brought up...that was passable, if not downright good. (Call of me)
This one, I have seen most of it already on various sites...it is farcical and completely unlike HPL in any way, shape, or formlessness!

Like, totally gag a cephalopod!

Are you talking of "The Call of Cthulhu" silent flick from the HPLHS? That was the same crew that brought you the recording of "Shoggoth on the Roof". Yeah, I thought this "Cthulhu" flick with Tori Spelling has looked just horrible from the get-go, but at least Ms. Spelling definitely has the "Innsmouth Look" already. That would also be a great tag-line for a line of cthonic comsetics - obviously eye-makeup.

Tori Spelling in a Cthulhu film? Oh the stars are SO not right with that... :banghead:

Tori Spelling in a Cthulhu film? Oh the stars are SO not right with that... :banghead:

correction: the stars will NEVER be right for that...

Don't worry, she is visible for about a minute or so...

But to the ancients, 1 minute is as a lifetime! This is heresy! This isn't Mountains of Madness 90210!

There HAS to be an ally of Cthulhu somewhere off this cold Northern California coast who can right this terrible wrong...

The stars will never be right for anything she's in! YUCK! :yuck:

Peter Jackson could do a helluva job. If only.

Oh man, you are right on that. Imagine?

Well, I know that Spanish director Guillermo del Toro ('Hellboy') has plans to adapt At the Mountains of Madness on a large-scale, but haven't heard any follow-up. I've always fancied a non-Sandra Dee adaptation of The Dunwich Horror myself.

I watched the trailer for this one. Trailer's are supposed to be sort of "best of" the movie, right? To make you want to go see it? If the trailer makes it look bad, just imagine sitting through a whole movie. I won't do it.

If you want to see a good HPL film you can't really go wrong with the stuff that Lurker Films is putting out on DVD. And I'm not just saying that because some music videos for The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets are on the "Rough Magik" collection.

http://lurkerfilms.com/

And yes, the HPL Society's "The Call of Cthulhu" was a real piece of art! http://www.cthulhulives.org/cocmovie/

Maybe an animation studio could do a good job on an HPL adaptation?

Guerrilla Productions did do an adaptation of The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath!

http://www.unfilmable.com/Dream-Quest_review.html

Hmm... I wish Edward Gorey were still alive. Oh, he would make a first rate illustrator for an HPL story.

Gorey would have done a great job. He invited me to come and visit him once, which I never got around to doing.....too bad, I really liked his work and he was a real character.

You KNEW Edward Gorey????

All I can say is.. WOW

Not in person. When I had the bookstore I was trying to find other books by him, so I called a number I found. It turned out to be his home number. He was fun to talk to and we must have talked for a couple of hours. He was exactly as you would expect him to be...a bit cranky, but funny cranky, and seemingly surprised that anyone would want to buy his books. The was he describe his house was exactly as you would expect it to be too. He also warned me that when I came I would have to walk around piles of books, move them from the sofa to sit down, etc, etc. He was definitely eccentric, but who would have expected anything else?

Sorceress:

:notworth:

He did do a fair amount of HPL inspired toons though, a true genius, and a great artist.
I say, we ReAnimate him.

good one! :sagrin:

This thread has turned from the Cthulhu film to Edward Gorey - so in that spirit I shall direct you to my Gorey/Lovecraft homage drawing:

http://mypage.uniserve.ca/%7Ethickets/gorey.gif

Ever wondered which Edward Gorey death you will die? (http://www.quizilla.com/users/redshoecult/quizzes/What%20horrible%20Edward%20Gorey%20Death %20will%20you%20die%3F/) Now you can find out. :twisted:

Ok, just did a quick Wiki search for Edward Gorey and got a rough idea, but I still don't really know who he is. However, what I do know is that I will sink in a mire like Quentin. Word for word:
You will sink in a mire. You like to think you're normal, but deep down you really just want to strip off your clothes and roll around in chicken fat.

I don't mind (and there may be some truth to) the first 2/3 of this statement, but the ending I find somewhat unsettling. Great link though!

Cheers!

Hey main_board, you and me scored the same!

Skeleton walks into a bar... Bartender says, "what'll it be, buddy?" Skeleton says, "I'll have a beer and a mop!"

Nice drawing, Toren!

Nice Fungi from Yuggoth, there, Toren!

How many HPL adaptations has there been? I wouldn't mind tracking down a few. I do know of Dagon (as in a Shadow Over Innsmouth adaptation), Reanimator and that silent one (which I really wouldn't mind seeing- it's supposed to be good). And what exactly is the deal with this "Cthulhu" with homosexual undertones? Surely it's not the same as the silent movie? It's quite baffling, really.


Oh and, top pic, Toren!

What it is a lame script using the cover of homosexuality to try to bring out some sort of discussion in the media...has nothing to do with HPL at all, other than the title.
The silent film is worthwhile, and heavily recommended.

sounds like pseudo-emo, pop-culture wannabe crap.

Not the silent one, I've heard it genuinely captures the essence of the story.

How many HPL adaptations has there been? I wouldn't mind tracking down a few.

For a big fat list of HPL adaptations - visit unfilmable.com
For some really good indie stuff available for sale - www.lurkerfilms.com

Superb!

Thanks again Toren.:grin: :cthulhu: :cthulhu: