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* Cast a Deadly Spell (F-TV short) (1992 short) - I think this is the film, and it's already wiki'd
 
* Cast a Deadly Spell (F-TV short) (1992 short) - I think this is the film, and it's already wiki'd
 
* Witch Hunt (F-TV short) (1994 short)  - I think this is the film, and it's already wiki'd
 
* Witch Hunt (F-TV short) (1994 short)  - I think this is the film, and it's already wiki'd
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* Rough Magik Initiative (2000) (same as Rough Magick, and already wiki'd?)
 
* "[[Tomb of Terror (2004 short)]]" (segment "Infinite Evil")
 
* "[[Tomb of Terror (2004 short)]]" (segment "Infinite Evil")
 
* ''[[The One Game (1988 series)]]'' ?
 
* ''[[The One Game (1988 series)]]'' ?
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* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992 franchise)]]''
 
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992 franchise)]]''
 
* ''[[The League of Gentlemen (1999 series)]]'' ("dark humour,  particularly the couple in the "local" shop, wouldn't be out of place in Innsmouth") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhvaxUvVK_8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG_QtF2zCz8 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184135/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435687/?ref_=tt_rec_tt
 
* ''[[The League of Gentlemen (1999 series)]]'' ("dark humour,  particularly the couple in the "local" shop, wouldn't be out of place in Innsmouth") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhvaxUvVK_8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG_QtF2zCz8 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184135/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435687/?ref_=tt_rec_tt
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* ''[[Dreamcatcher (2003 film)]]''
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* Stephen King:
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* ''[[The Stand (1994 series)]]''
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** ''[[Dreamcatcher (2003 film)]]''
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* ''[[Needful Things (1993 series)]]''
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** ''[[The Stand (1994 series)]]''
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* ''[[Storm of the Century (1999 series)]]''
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** ''[[Needful Things (1993 series)]]''
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* ''[[Under the Dome (2013 series)]]''
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** ''[[Storm of the Century (1999 series)]]''
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* ''[[Land of the Lost (1974 series)]]''
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** ''[[Under the Dome (2013 series)]]''
 
* ''[[The Colour of Magic (2008 film)]]'' (this wasn't the first Discworld film, but this one does include the "Dungeon Dimensions" parody?)
 
* ''[[The Colour of Magic (2008 film)]]'' (this wasn't the first Discworld film, but this one does include the "Dungeon Dimensions" parody?)
 
* ''[[The Tall Man (2012 film)]]'' (no relationship to ''Phantasm'', and likely not very Lovecraftian either)
 
* ''[[The Tall Man (2012 film)]]'' (no relationship to ''Phantasm'', and likely not very Lovecraftian either)
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* ''[[Dramarama (1983 series)]]''
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* Genre Anthology:
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* ''[[The Storyteller (1988 series)]]'' (a "Deep One" of a sort does appear in the second episode)
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** ''[[Dramarama (1983 series)]]''
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* ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1991 series)]]''
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** ''[[The Storyteller (1988 series)]]'' (a "Deep One" of a sort does appear in the second episode)
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* ''[[The Nightmare Room (2001 series)]]''
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** ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1991 series)]]''
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* R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2010 series)
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** ''[[The Nightmare Room (2001 series)]]''
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* Goosebumps
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** R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2010 series)
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** Goosebumps
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** ''[[Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993 series)]]''
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** ''[[La Hora Mercada (1986 series)]]'' and spin-off ''[[13 Miedos (2007 series)]]'' (it's hard to say whether there is any Lovecraftian content here; [[Guillermo del Toro]] contributed to the series, and a couple of translated synopses out of the hundred or more episodes made are somewhat suggestive, but overall the series seems to be a little more conventional in its aesthetics than Lovecraftian, with stories about murder, crime, vengeance, angry ghosts, karmic fates, etc.
 
* ''[[Lost in Space (1965 series)]]'' (generally non-Lovecraftian, though the classic series did feature an astonishing variety of pulpy, imaginative, and sometimes exotic monsters in at least the first season or two, including tentacle-monsters, fish-men, space-mummies, and other, less easily categorized creatures; the monsters got sillier and more outlandishly inventive as the series progressed); ''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964 series)]]'' (similar to "Lost in Space" as an Irwin Allen monster-of-the-week show with exotic monsters; monsters were often re-used between the two shows) http://www.imdb.com/list/ls055335429/
 
* ''[[Lost in Space (1965 series)]]'' (generally non-Lovecraftian, though the classic series did feature an astonishing variety of pulpy, imaginative, and sometimes exotic monsters in at least the first season or two, including tentacle-monsters, fish-men, space-mummies, and other, less easily categorized creatures; the monsters got sillier and more outlandishly inventive as the series progressed); ''[[Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964 series)]]'' (similar to "Lost in Space" as an Irwin Allen monster-of-the-week show with exotic monsters; monsters were often re-used between the two shows) http://www.imdb.com/list/ls055335429/
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* ''[[Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993 series)]]''
 
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* Gravity Falls (cartoon) ("Which despite being a modern children's cartoon (which, I've got a lot of time for, I'd argue we're in a bit of a renaissance), kinda feels like someone syndicated Twin Peaks for Saturday mornings, and managed to do it justice. It's a little monster-of-the-weeky in places, but the metaplot resolves entirely around understanding, protecting and finding grimoires of supernatural knowledge, ancient/alien technology, and the risk of madness."
 
 
* ''[[The Weird Tales Collection (2001 franchise)]]'' anthology, Vol 1. The Yellow Sign
 
* ''[[The Weird Tales Collection (2001 franchise)]]'' anthology, Vol 1. The Yellow Sign
 
* H.P. Lovecraft Collection 1 – The Cool Air (+Nyarlathotep, The Hound, An Imperfect Solution, and The Hapless Antiquarian)
 
* H.P. Lovecraft Collection 1 – The Cool Air (+Nyarlathotep, The Hound, An Imperfect Solution, and The Hapless Antiquarian)
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* H.P. Lovecraft Collection 5 - Strange Aeons (+From Beyond (animated), Maria's Hubris, and Do Not Feed the Books)
 
* H.P. Lovecraft Collection 5 - Strange Aeons (+From Beyond (animated), Maria's Hubris, and Do Not Feed the Books)
 
* Lurking Fear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBnVPMOZk0w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTga4K3YCv0
 
* Lurking Fear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBnVPMOZk0w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTga4K3YCv0
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* Superman: the Animated Series s2 ep14 “The Hand of Fate”
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* Animations:
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* Justice League Unlimited has a "full-on mythos tale"?
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** Gravity Falls (cartoon) ("Which despite being a modern children's cartoon (which, I've got a lot of time for, I'd argue we're in a bit of a renaissance), kinda feels like someone syndicated Twin Peaks for Saturday mornings, and managed to do it justice. It's a little monster-of-the-weeky in places, but the metaplot resolves entirely around understanding, protecting and finding grimoires of supernatural knowledge, ancient/alien technology, and the risk of madness."
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* Rough Magik Initiative (2000)
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** Superman: the Animated Series s2 ep14 “The Hand of Fate”
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* Freakazoid! - Vorn the Unspeakable
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** Justice League Unlimited has a "full-on mythos tale"?
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* The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy - Prank Call of Cthulhu
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** Freakazoid! - Vorn the Unspeakable
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* Sealab 2021 - Isla de las Chupacabras
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** The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy - Prank Call of Cthulhu
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* House - Knight Fall (any info on this?)
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** Sealab 2021 - Isla de las Chupacabras
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* South Park  
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** House - Knight Fall (any info on this?)
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* Scooby Doo (with Jeffrey Combs as H.P. Hatecraft)
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** South Park  
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* Venture Brothers ?
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** Scooby Doo (with Jeffrey Combs as H.P. Hatecraft)
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* "[[Babylon Park: Frightspace (1999 short)]]"
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** Venture Brothers ?
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* ''[[Nyaruko: Crawling with Love (2012 series)]]'' (anime)
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** "[[Babylon Park: Frightspace (1999 short)]]"
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* ''[[Kishin hôkô Demonbane (2006 series)]]'' (anime)
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** ''[[Nyaruko: Crawling with Love (2012 series)]]'' (anime)
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* Tomie manga and movie (?)
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** ''[[Kishin hôkô Demonbane (2006 series)]]'' (anime)
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* Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)
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** Tomie manga and movie (?)
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* Un siècle d'écrivains (1995– ) Episode: Toute marche mystérieuse vers le destin (le cas Lovecraft) (1999)
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** Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)
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* Neon Genesis Evangelion  http://www.thekeep.org/~rpm/eva/coaeg.html  http://www.thekeep.org/~wombat/Stories/Cthulhu/
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** Un siècle d'écrivains (1995– ) Episode: Toute marche mystérieuse vers le destin (le cas Lovecraft) (1999)
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* ''[[La Hora Mercada (1986 series)]]'' and spin-off ''[[13 Miedos (2007 series)]]'' (it's hard to say whether there is any Lovecraftian content here; [[Guillermo del Toro]] contributed to the series, and a couple of translated synopses out of the hundred or more episodes made are somewhat suggestive, but overall the series seems to be a little more conventional in its aesthetics than Lovecraftian, with stories about murder, crime, vengeance, angry ghosts, karmic fates, etc.
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** ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995 series)]]'' http://www.thekeep.org/~rpm/eva/coaeg.html  http://www.thekeep.org/~wombat/Stories/Cthulhu/
 
* ''[[Brock Wilbur: 28 Years Later (2012 film)]]'' (this suggestion turned out to be for about 5 minutes of an hour-long stand-up comedy routine)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQUKkjVvr6U http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2504014/?ref_=nv_sr_2
 
* ''[[Brock Wilbur: 28 Years Later (2012 film)]]'' (this suggestion turned out to be for about 5 minutes of an hour-long stand-up comedy routine)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQUKkjVvr6U http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2504014/?ref_=nv_sr_2
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* ''[[Star Trek (1966 franchise)]]'' I only intend to put effort into cataloguing the original series, as I got much less of an art/avant-garde and cosmic horror "vibe" out of later spin-offs, and feel that a fan of the franchise might be better qualified to comment on the various spin-offs, films, expanded universe, and so on.
 
 
* ''[[Indiana Jones (1981 franchise)]]'' (there is some thematic pulp overlap here)
 
* ''[[Indiana Jones (1981 franchise)]]'' (there is some thematic pulp overlap here)
 
* ''[[Tarzan (1918 franchise)]]'' (there is some thematic pulp overlap between the work of Burroughs and Lovecraft, but is there enough?)
 
* ''[[Tarzan (1918 franchise)]]'' (there is some thematic pulp overlap between the work of Burroughs and Lovecraft, but is there enough?)

Revision as of 07:05, 27 June 2017

This is the "big, dumb list" of "Lovecraftian" movies that Yronimos Whateley is in the process of cataloguing in the Wiki. It's "big", and it's "dumb" because if Yronimos were smart, he'd never have started undertaking such a mad task.

The list was generated largely by mining several lists of suggestions made to Cthulhu-themed internet discussion boards in response to questions about "Lovecraftian" films. It's also (currently) unorganized - it's mostly listed roughly in the order that Yronimos felt like adding them to the catalogue in, without regard to date, alphabetical order, or any other system of sorting. A much-needed index is on the "to do" list, but not yet started.


Want to Help?

Want to help, but do not feel like creating your own entry from scratch? See the "Catalogued" section below for films that interest you - most catalogued films in that section could really use the following added to their pages:

  • REVIEWS: Graham has helped a great deal with adding reviews to film pages, but many film pages could probably still use some additional review links...
    • REVIEWS, EXISTING: Links to reviews needed! Especially reviews from a "Lovecraftian" angle; films reviewed in "Lovecraft film marathons" or on Lovecraft-themed sites are ideal; reviews from general horror-themed sites are OK, reviews written by YSDC members (maybe by YOU) are awesome!
    • REVIEWS, NEW: If you've never seen a film before and want to track it down and watch it, feel free to blog your own review of the film, and add a link to your review on the film's page. (YSDC has some great reviewers, I just haven't been able to concentrate on tracking their reviews down!)
  • SYNOPSES: Very few of these film pages include detailed plot synopses. Feel free to expand the Synopsis section of your favorite film with an original, more detailed play-by-play of the plot.
  • ASSOCIATED MYTHOS ELEMENTS: Whenever possible, in this section I try to mention "Lovecraftian" elements that appear in the film, like tomes, creatures, deities, etc. Sometimes, I forget some elements and miss others for films I have seen, or I just don't know what elements appear in films I've never seen. In rare cases, films will include tomes, creatures, gods, etc. that I don't recognize. If you notice anything missing from the "Associated Mythos Elements" section, feel free to add them.
  • KEEPER NOTES: If you've used a film as a basis for an RPG scenario before, feel free to add suggestions and advice to the "Keeper Notes" suggestion describing ways the film can be adapted to adventures for Call of Cthulhu, Delta Green, etc. I hope to include such notes for every film eventually, but they tend to be time-consuming to write from scratch.

The following might also be fixed on older pages or in future projects:

  • add indexes of films:
    • a master index with better organization than the "big dumb film list" (I wish I'd picked a better name for that page in retrospect!)
    • movie suggestion guides by categories ("I'm in the mood for... Films with tentacles in them!" See: Category:Film:TentacleMonster")
  • improve categorization -
    • I've added a number of film categories since the Lovecraftian film project began, and earlier film pages do not yet include them
    • new categories for films by decade: 1950s, ..., 1990s; Contemporary; and, a single category for anything from before the 1950s (there wouldn't be very many)
    • alternatively, categories for films by style/sub-genre/technical: Found Footage, 1980s Horror, Made-for-TV, 1950s Paranoia, Weird Western, Weird World War (which seems to be a subset of the so-called "eldritch location" films)...
    • there should perhaps be a category for films with downer endings - it has just sunk in that I've been told that is a criteria used by some people for considering a film "Lovecraftian", and I didn't consciously notice!
    • in retrospect, "eldritch location" does not precisely capture the essence of the sort of film I was trying to describe - when I think of a better name for this category, it'll take some work to re-categorize the numerous surreal, nightmarish films categorized there
  • add setting details
  • add TVTropes and IMDB links
  • all films could probably use an improved rundown on associated Lovecraftian elements included in the film (especially RPG setting, creatures, tomes, etc.)
  • add "Keeper Notes" with suggested RPG story-starters based on the film

Film Catagories:

  • Template and Categories for Films and reviews, plus a "Lovecraftian" rating system:
    • Created Tentacle Ratings system
    • Category:Film:General
    • Category:Film:Franchise
    • Category:Film:Film
    • Category:Film:Short
    • Category:Film:Series_or_Serial
    • Numerous other categories by type of "Lovecraftian" content, style, etc. (see template)

Links

  • Tentacle Rating overview: (link)
  • Film Page Template: (link)



In Progress

Shorts:

Backlog: Unfiltered Animations and Shorts

I haven't gone through these yet at all; they seem to be a mix of short-subject films, anthologies, cartoons (which range from episodes imitating Lovecraft's fiction, to episodes that might have a Lovecraft reference as a punch-line somewhere), British made-for-tv miniseries, and TV movies that might (or might not) have a minimal, tangential relation to "Lovecraftian" horror:


TV movies that are apparently not Lovecraftian, but perhaps useful - moved to Backlog for future consideration:

Perhaps a page for some Harryhausen adventures, and a handful of other sword-and-sandal style things (pages for some of these already exist)?


I couldn't really figure out the "Lovecraftian" angle on the following films that I've seen suggested as "Lovecraftian", placed in backlog for future reexamination:

Audio Books, Radio Plays, & Other Audio-Adaptations


Not Yet Released

Not Released Yet:


Teasers:


Catalogued

In no particular order:

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