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==Summary==
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One of the original accurate fan-film Lovecraft adaptations, this version of "[[The Statement of Randolph Carter (fiction)]]" tells in flashbacks the story of [[Randolph Carter]], blamed for the disappearance of his friend Harley Warren, following an ill-fated expedition to a cemetery at night under the guidance of an unearthly book.  Harley Warren leaves Carter at the mouth of an open crypt, and descends inside, never to be seen by human eyes again....

==Details==

* Release Date:  1987, et.al.
* Country/Language:  USA, English
* Genres/Technical:  Horror
* Runtime:  53 min (in original version)
* Starring:  Darrell Tyler, Sean Branney, Phil Bell, Judy Ruha, William Mark Hulings, and Joseph Reorda
* Director:  Andrew Lehman
* Writer:  [[H.P. Lovecraft]] (original story)
* Producer/Production Co:  [[H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society]] (HPLHS)
* View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onTZXdbUers link])
* Film Website:  ([http://www.cthulhulives.org/HPLHSPress/TTORC.html link])

==Ratings==
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* Rated:  (none) (perhaps the equivalent of a "G" or "PG"?)

===Tentacle Ratings===
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* SSSS_ (Four Tentacles: Unusually Lovecraftian; a remarkably faithful adaptation)

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===Reviews===
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* Fright-dot-com, ([http://www.fright.com/edge/testimony_of___.htm link]) - "This [original version] is very much an amateur effort, meaning allowances will have to be made for the performances by non-professional cast members (which are, truth be told, far better than you might expect) and low rent video photography (which is again far above average for this sort of fare....)  What I can complain about is the deadly slow pacing...."


==Synopsis==
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One of the original accurate fan-film Lovecraft adaptations, this version of "[[The Statement of Randolph Carter (fiction)]]" tells in flashbacks the story of [[Randolph Carter]], blamed for the disappearance of his friend Harley Warren, following an ill-fated expedition to a cemetery at night under the guidance of an unearthly book.  Harley Warren leaves Carter at the mouth of an open crypt, and descends inside, never to be seen by human eyes again....


==Notes==

===Comments, Trivia, Dedication===
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* A new, shorter version (will filler/padding edited out and a new soundtrack) is planned to be released by the HPLHS.
 

===Associated Mythos Elements===
* fiction:  "[[The Statement of Randolph Carter (fiction)]]"
* Character: [[Randolph Carter]]


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