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[[File:Curse 1987franchise.png|thumb|200px|right|Promotional image for ''The Curse (1987 film)''...]] | [[File:Curse 1987franchise.png|thumb|200px|right|Promotional image for ''The Curse (1987 film)''...]] | ||
| − | * ''The Curse'' (1987 film) | + | * ''The Curse'' AKA ''The Farm'', ''The Well'' (1987 film) |
* ''The Curse II: The Bite'' (1989 film) | * ''The Curse II: The Bite'' (1989 film) | ||
* ''Curse III: Blood Sacrifice'' AKA ''Panga'' (1991 film) | * ''Curse III: Blood Sacrifice'' AKA ''Panga'' (1991 film) | ||
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* Director: David Keith | * Director: David Keith | ||
* Writer: David Keith, [[H.P. Lovecraft]] (original story) | * Writer: David Keith, [[H.P. Lovecraft]] (original story) | ||
| − | * Producer/Production Co: | + | * Producer/Production Co: Trans World Entertainment (TWE) |
* View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5tZQK0vaw8 link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-c_EkF8ADI link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjhxxNh8TFc link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeUTn6dht5Y link]) | * View Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5tZQK0vaw8 link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-c_EkF8ADI link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjhxxNh8TFc link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeUTn6dht5Y link]) | ||
| + | * TVTropes: ([https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/TheCurse link]) | ||
| + | * IMDB: ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092809/ 1987]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106636/ 1988]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094929/ 1989]), ([https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101636/ 1991]) | ||
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Review Links: | Review Links: | ||
* HorrorNews dot-net, ([http://horrornews.net/50350/film-review-the-curse-1987/ link]) - "This one is definitely worth its cult status and should definitely be checked out by everyone who enjoys some toe curling, bile rising, eyes shut tight gross out horror." | * HorrorNews dot-net, ([http://horrornews.net/50350/film-review-the-curse-1987/ link]) - "This one is definitely worth its cult status and should definitely be checked out by everyone who enjoys some toe curling, bile rising, eyes shut tight gross out horror." | ||
| − | + | * Ken Wynne at Attack from Planet B ([http://www.attackfromplanetb.com/2017/04/the-curse-1987/ link]) - "...''The Curse'' is remarkably faithful to the source material; albeit poorly executed." | |
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
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| − | THE CURSE: A boy and his sister wisely avoid food and drink after a meteorite lands on their Tennessee farm. | + | * THE CURSE: A boy and his sister wisely avoid food and drink after a meteorite lands on their Tennessee farm. |
| − | + | * THE CATACOMBS: AKA "Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice", an American woman and a monk investigate an Italian monastery plagued by supernatural forces. | |
| − | CURSE II - THE BITE: Young lovers go through an old desert test-site full of nuclear-mutated snakes. | + | * CURSE II - THE BITE: Young lovers go through an old desert test-site full of nuclear-mutated snakes. |
| − | + | * CURSE III - BLOOD SACRIFICE: An African witch doctor summons a [[Deep One|creature]] to torture an American who interrupted a tribal ceremony. | |
| − | CURSE III - BLOOD SACRIFICE: An African witch doctor summons a [[Deep One|creature]] to torture an American who interrupted a tribal ceremony. | ||
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[[Category:Film:LovecraftAdaptation]] | [[Category:Film:LovecraftAdaptation]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:25, 3 October 2018
- The Curse AKA The Farm, The Well (1987 film)
- The Curse II: The Bite (1989 film)
- Curse III: Blood Sacrifice AKA Panga (1991 film)
- Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice AKA Catacombs (1988/1993 film)
Summary
The first film is loosely based on "The Colour Out of Space (fiction)"; a boy and his sister wisely avoid food and drink after a meteorite lands on their Tennessee farm. Subsequent films in the series are sequels-in-name-only.
Details
- Release Date:
- Country/Language: USA and Italy, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 1 hr 32 min
- Starring: Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, John Schneider
- Director: David Keith
- Writer: David Keith, H.P. Lovecraft (original story)
- Producer/Production Co: Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
- View Trailer: (link), (link), (link), (link)
- TVTropes: (link)
- IMDB: (1987), (1988), (1989), (1991)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Violence, Adult Content)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SSS__ (Three Tentacles: Lovecraftian)
The first film is loosely based on "The Colour Out of Space (fiction)".
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:
- HorrorNews dot-net, (link) - "This one is definitely worth its cult status and should definitely be checked out by everyone who enjoys some toe curling, bile rising, eyes shut tight gross out horror."
- Ken Wynne at Attack from Planet B (link) - "...The Curse is remarkably faithful to the source material; albeit poorly executed."
Synopsis
- THE CURSE: A boy and his sister wisely avoid food and drink after a meteorite lands on their Tennessee farm.
- THE CATACOMBS: AKA "Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice", an American woman and a monk investigate an Italian monastery plagued by supernatural forces.
- CURSE II - THE BITE: Young lovers go through an old desert test-site full of nuclear-mutated snakes.
- CURSE III - BLOOD SACRIFICE: An African witch doctor summons a creature to torture an American who interrupted a tribal ceremony.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
- Curse IV was completed in 1988 with the title Catacombs, but when its intended distributor went out of business, the film was not released. The film debuted instead on video and laser disc in 1993 with the title Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice in an attempt to capitalize on the mild success of the Curse films. This however, is illogical, as the film was made before both Curse II: The Bite (1989) and Curse III: Blood Sacrifice (1991).
Associated Mythos Elements
- fiction: "The Colour Out of Space (fiction)"
