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Latest revision as of 17:35, 25 September 2016
Phantoms (1998 film)
Summary
Based on the novel by Dean Koontz. The resort town of Snowfield, Colorado is under attack by an evil spirit that almost wipes out the entire population, possessing a number of those it kills. As the locals continue to fall victim to the demonic presence, it's up to a Sheriff to lead the response. He's helped by his deputy, an FBI-employed academic, and a local doctor and her visiting sister.
Details
- Release Date: 1998
- Country/Language: US/Japan, English
- Genres/Technical: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy
- Runtime: 1 hr 36 min
- Starring: Peter O'Toole, Rose McGowan, Joanna Going, Ben Affleck, Liev Schreiber
- Director: Joe Chappelle
- Writer: Dean Koontz
- Producer/Production Co: Miramax, Dimension Films, Fuji Creative
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Violence and Profanity)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)
The characters investigate a town whose population vanished mysteriously, and are soon threatened by a vaguely Lovecraftian monster, The Ancient Enemy, that can only be explained at the cross-roads of science, folklore, and religion.
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:
- Ben Bailey at Stupid Blue Planet, (link) - "The problem is, that’s really all it has going for it: a cool monster.... You can have the creepiest evil imaginable, but if you don’t care about the people its creeping out, it doesn’t really matter...."
Synopsis
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
The resort town of Snowfield, Colorado is under attack by an evil spirit that almost wipes out the entire population, possessing a number of those it kills. As the locals continue to fall victim to the demonic presence, it's up to a Sheriff to lead the response. He's helped by his deputy, an FBI-employed academic, and a local doctor and her visiting sister.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
- According to Wikipedia, the movie version was one of the primary inspirations for the setting of the classic survival horror video game series Silent Hill...
Associated Mythos Elements
- fiction: Dean Koontz novel, Phantoms
- Deity: Croatoan, "The Ancient Enemy"
- Race: Things
- Race: Shoggoths
- Setting: Delta Green
Keeper Notes
- This story's formal investigation into an eerily deserted town, mysteriously missing townsfolk, and a remarkably talky monster with a variety of terrifying forms seems like a natural setup for a decent Delta Green scenario....
