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* Producer/Production Co:  [[Full Moon Entertainment]]
 
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* View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH_vLzxaUBw link])
 
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* B-Movie Film Vault, ([http://bmoviefilmvault.com/review-lurking-fear-1994/ link]) - "LURKING FEAR fails on many levels. It has too many disposable characters, a disjointed plot, and doesn't put its monsters in the spotlight often enough. Toss in a healthy dose of lousy dialogue, a few terrible actors, a forgettable score, bad sound effects, and you have a recipe for disaster.  ...But there are some redeeming things to be found here. Jeffrey Combs is great... the creatures look pretty cool and are kind of creepy..."
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* B-Movie Film Vault, ([http://bmoviefilmvault.com/review-lurking-fear-1994/ link]) - "''Lurking Fear'' fails on many levels. It has too many disposable characters, a disjointed plot, and doesn't put its monsters in the spotlight often enough. Toss in a healthy dose of lousy dialogue, a few terrible actors, a forgettable score, bad sound effects, and you have a recipe for disaster.  ...But there are some redeeming things to be found here. Jeffrey Combs is great... the creatures look pretty cool and are kind of creepy..."
 
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* Michael Den Boer at 10,000 Bullets ([http://10kbullets.com/reviews/l/lurking-fear/ link]) - "As far as Lovecraft adaptions go this film actually holds up really well and a lot of why it works is because of the things that were added beyond the original source material."
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* Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (2/5 Stars) ([http://moria.co.nz/horror/lurking-fear-1994.htm link]) - "The film has a good opening scene... The scene seems promising for what is to come – only the great crime is that ''Lurking Fear'' slows down."
  
 
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Lurking Fear (1994 film)

Summary

Five gutsy townspeople unite to eradicate a ghoul-infested graveyard. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Lurking Fear (fiction)".


Details

  • Release Date: 1994
  • Country/Language: USA, English
  • Genres/Technical: Horror
  • Runtime: 1 hr 16 min
  • Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Jon Finch, Blake Adams, Ashley Laurence, Allison Mackie
  • Director: C. Courtney Joyner
  • Writer: H.P. Lovecraft (original story), C. Courtney Joyner
  • Producer/Production Co: Full Moon Entertainment
  • View Trailer: (link)
  • IMDb page: (link)
  • Wikipedia page: (link)

Ratings

MPAA Ratings

  • Rated: R (Violence, gore, Nudity, Adult Content)

Tentacle Ratings

A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:

  • SSS__ (Three Tentacles: Lovecraftian)

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:

  • B-Movie Film Vault, (link) - "Lurking Fear fails on many levels. It has too many disposable characters, a disjointed plot, and doesn't put its monsters in the spotlight often enough. Toss in a healthy dose of lousy dialogue, a few terrible actors, a forgettable score, bad sound effects, and you have a recipe for disaster. ...But there are some redeeming things to be found here. Jeffrey Combs is great... the creatures look pretty cool and are kind of creepy..."
  • Michael Den Boer at 10,000 Bullets (link) - "As far as Lovecraft adaptions go this film actually holds up really well and a lot of why it works is because of the things that were added beyond the original source material."
  • Richard Scheib at The Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review (2/5 Stars) (link) - "The film has a good opening scene... The scene seems promising for what is to come – only the great crime is that Lurking Fear slows down."

Synopsis

Five gutsy townspeople unite to eradicate a ghoul-infested graveyard. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Lurking Fear (fiction)".


Notes

Comments, Trivia, Dedication

Associated Mythos Elements