The Dunwich Horror (1970 film) - Revision history

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	* BadMovieMarathon "Summer of Lovecraft", ([https://badmoviemarathon.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/the-summer-of-lovecraft-the-dunwich-horror-1970/ link]) - "...Mostly boring and derivative. Characters are plot-conveniently stupid. [The Director] wisely keeps the monster off stage until the very last minute, relying on psychedelic colours and camerawork and POV shots. The final confrontation is nicely atmospheric, but seems very rushed, involving paying off [for] something that is basically not set up at all."		* BadMovieMarathon "Summer of Lovecraft", ([https://badmoviemarathon.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/the-summer-of-lovecraft-the-dunwich-horror-1970/ link]) - "...Mostly boring and derivative. Characters are plot-conveniently stupid. [The Director] wisely keeps the monster off stage until the very last minute, relying on psychedelic colours and camerawork and POV shots. The final confrontation is nicely atmospheric, but seems very rushed, involving paying off [for] something that is basically not set up at all."
	* The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review ([http://moria.co.nz/horror/dunwich-horror-1969.htm link]) 2 Stars. "...the minute the live-action opens with the deadening line: “Why don’t you take this copy of The Necronomicon and return it to the library?” One can clearly sense that dear old H.P. Lovecraft is in for a rough time. Not too surprisingly, one is proved right. Certainly, the climax conjures something of Lovecraft’s sense of sense of occultic rituals to call up Elder Gods and at least comes closer in style to Lovecraft than any of the post-Re-Animator ilk. However, Daniel Haller’s directorial style is flat and lacking in any depth of character of subtlety. Everything takes place at a slow, plodding, nondescript pace."		* Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review ([http://moria.co.nz/horror/dunwich-horror-1969.htm link]) (2/5 Stars). "...the minute the live-action opens with the deadening line: “Why don’t you take this copy of The Necronomicon and return it to the library?” One can clearly sense that dear old H.P. Lovecraft is in for a rough time. Not too surprisingly, one is proved right. Certainly, the climax conjures something of Lovecraft’s sense of sense of occultic rituals to call up Elder Gods and at least comes closer in style to Lovecraft than any of the post-Re-Animator ilk. However, Daniel Haller’s directorial style is flat and lacking in any depth of character of subtlety. Everything takes place at a slow, plodding, nondescript pace."
			* Giovanni Susina at The Mansions of Madness ([http://atthemansionofmadness.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-dunwich-horror-1970.html link]) - "It’s still really cool stuff in my opinion, a nice ‘70s filmic materialization of Lovecraft. You can tell the scriptwriters researched the book thoroughly. It’s by no means a direct retelling, but it ends up being an interesting take on the novella. Despite its current 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, I still feel it’s a classic in its own right and a graceful early attempt at adapting ''The Dunwich Horror'' to film."

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==

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	Wilbur Whateley pops over to the [[Arkham]] [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]] to borrow the legendary ''[[Necronomicon]]'' and Sandra Dee. But little does anyone know, Whateley isn't quite human...		Wilbur Whateley pops over to the [[Arkham]] [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]] to borrow the legendary ''[[Necronomicon]]'' - and the lovely Sandra Dee. But little does anyone know, Whateley isn't quite human...

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	* Producer/Production Co: [[Roger Corman]], [[Samuel Z. Arkoff]], American International Pictures (AIP)		* Producer/Production Co: [[Roger Corman]], [[Samuel Z. Arkoff]], American International Pictures (AIP)
	* View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM8EbSvNFqg link])		* View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM8EbSvNFqg link])
			* IMDB: ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065669/ link])

	==Ratings==		==Ratings==

Graham: /* Reviews */ Added a second review - I would agree the climax sequence is surprisingly effective.

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Reviews: Added a second review - I would agree the climax sequence is surprisingly effective.

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	* BadMovieMarathon "Summer of Lovecraft", ([https://badmoviemarathon.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/the-summer-of-lovecraft-the-dunwich-horror-1970/ link]) - "...Mostly boring and derivative. Characters are plot-conveniently stupid. [The Director] wisely keeps the monster off stage until the very last minute, relying on psychedelic colours and camerawork and POV shots. The final confrontation is nicely atmospheric, but seems very rushed, involving paying off [for] something that is basically not set up at all."		* BadMovieMarathon "Summer of Lovecraft", ([https://badmoviemarathon.wordpress.com/2015/06/15/the-summer-of-lovecraft-the-dunwich-horror-1970/ link]) - "...Mostly boring and derivative. Characters are plot-conveniently stupid. [The Director] wisely keeps the monster off stage until the very last minute, relying on psychedelic colours and camerawork and POV shots. The final confrontation is nicely atmospheric, but seems very rushed, involving paying off [for] something that is basically not set up at all."
			* The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review ([http://moria.co.nz/horror/dunwich-horror-1969.htm link]) 2 Stars. "...the minute the live-action opens with the deadening line: “Why don’t you take this copy of The Necronomicon and return it to the library?” One can clearly sense that dear old H.P. Lovecraft is in for a rough time. Not too surprisingly, one is proved right. Certainly, the climax conjures something of Lovecraft’s sense of sense of occultic rituals to call up Elder Gods and at least comes closer in style to Lovecraft than any of the post-Re-Animator ilk. However, Daniel Haller’s directorial style is flat and lacking in any depth of character of subtlety. Everything takes place at a slow, plodding, nondescript pace."

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==

Danial79 at 00:43, 2 December 2016

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	Wilbur Whateley pops over to the [[Arkham]] [[Miskatonic University]] to borrow the legendary ''[[Necronomicon]]'' and Sandra Dee. But little does anyone know, Whateley isn't quite human...		Wilbur Whateley pops over to the [[Arkham]] [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]] to borrow the legendary ''[[Necronomicon]]'' and Sandra Dee. But little does anyone know, Whateley isn't quite human...

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	This is a fairly faithful adaptation of the original Lovecraft story, updated to the 1970s, with some psychedelic/pseudo-satanic/witch-orgy exploitation material and a romantic subplot added by the infamous [[Roger Corman]] and company. Wilbur Whateley attempts to obtain a copy of the infamous ''[[Necronomicon]]'' for his wizard father to help summon the [[Yog-Sothoth\|Old Gods]], while Wilbur's unearthly mutant twin brother lurks in a room in the creepy Whateley farmhouse in [[Dunwich]]. It's up to the [[Miskatonic University]] staff to save the world and keep Wilbur from hypnotizing and seducing beautiful university students.		This is a fairly faithful adaptation of the original Lovecraft story, updated to the 1970s, with some psychedelic/pseudo-satanic/witch-orgy exploitation material and a romantic subplot added by the infamous [[Roger Corman]] and company. Wilbur Whateley attempts to obtain a copy of the infamous ''[[Necronomicon]]'' for his wizard father to help summon the [[Yog-Sothoth\|Old Gods]], while Wilbur's unearthly mutant twin brother lurks in a room in the creepy Whateley farmhouse in [[Dunwich]]. It's up to the [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]] staff to save the world and keep Wilbur from hypnotizing and seducing beautiful university students.


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	* Location: [[Dunwich]]		* Location: [[Dunwich]]
	* Location: [[Arkham]]		* Location: [[Arkham]]
	* Location: [[Miskatonic University]]		* Location: [[Miskatonic University (Location)\|Miskatonic University]]
	* Location: [[Orne Library]]		* Location: [[Orne Library]]
	* Character: Dr. [[Henry Armitage]]		* Character: Dr. [[Henry Armitage]]

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	* Samples from this film appear in the [[Darkest of the Hillside Thickets]] song, "Cthulhu Dreams".		* Samples from this film appear in the [[Darkest of the Hillside Thickets]] song, "Cthulhu Dreams".
	* The odd symbol that appears again and again - on Wilbur's ring, on his grandfather's staff, in the design on the main floor, etc. - is actually an ancient Native American symbol commonly termed "Thunderbird in sun".		* The odd symbol that appears again and again - on Wilbur's ring, on his grandfather's staff, in the design on the main floor, etc. - is actually an ancient Native American symbol commonly termed "Thunderbird in sun".
			* Dean Stockwell plays Dr. Armitage in ''[[The Dunwich Horror (2009 film)]]''