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| − | Filmed by the HPLHS in imitation of period black-and-white "talkie" horror films and based on Lovecraft's "[[The Whisperer in Darkness (fiction)]]". For the first two acts, the plot follows the short story, in which a farmer in a rural area of Vermont finds odd footprints that are alien in origin, and together with | + | Filmed by the HPLHS in imitation of period black-and-white "talkie" horror films and based on Lovecraft's "[[The Whisperer in Darkness (fiction)]]". For the first two acts, the plot follows the short story, in which a farmer in a rural area of Vermont finds odd footprints that are alien in origin, and together with a skeptical professor and an occult investigator gets drawn into a deadly alien conspiracy. In the third act, the protagonists uncover an attempt by cultists to open a gateway between [[Yuggoth]] and Earth. |
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The Whisperer in Darkness (2011 film)
Summary
Filmed by the HPLHS in imitation of period black-and-white "talkie" horror films and based on Lovecraft's "The Whisperer in Darkness (fiction)". For the first two acts, the plot follows the short story, in which a farmer in a rural area of Vermont finds odd footprints that are alien in origin, and together with a skeptical professor and an occult investigator gets drawn into a deadly alien conspiracy. In the third act, the protagonists uncover an attempt by cultists to open a gateway between Yuggoth and Earth.
Details
- Release Date: 2011
- Country/Language: USA, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Science Fiction, black-and-white
- Runtime: 1 hr 43 min
- Starring: Stephen Blackehart, P.J. King, Autumn Wendel
- Director: Sean Branney
- Writer: H.P. Lovecraft (original story), Sean Branney, Andrew Leman
- Producer/Production Co: H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society (HPLHS)
- View Trailer: (link)
- Film Website: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: (none) (perhaps equivalent to "G" or "PG" for mild off-screen violence)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SSSSS (Five Tentacles: definitively Lovecraftian; everything you'd expect from a Lovecraft adaptation and more)
For the first two acts, the plot follows the short story. In the third act, the protagonist uncovers an attempt by cultists to open a gateway between Yuggoth and Earth.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- BadMovieMarathon "Summer of Lovecraft", (link) - "There’s more wrong with Whisperer... than Call... in proportion to its greater ambition... it’s still an amazing project, and it has some wonderfully atmospheric scenes...."
Synopsis
Filmed by the HPLHS in imitation of period black-and-white "talkie" horror films and based on Lovecraft's "The Whisperer in Darkness (fiction)". For the first two acts, the plot follows the short story, in which a farmer in a rural area of Vermont finds odd footprints that are alien in origin, and together with a skeptical professor and an occult investigator gets drawn into a deadly alien conspiracy. In the third act, the protagonists uncover an attempt by cultists to open a gateway between Yuggoth and Earth.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- fiction: "Whisperer in Darkness (fiction)"
- Mi-Go
- Yuggoth
