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Revision as of 18:35, 6 August 2016
Summary
Loosely based on "The Thing on the Doorstep (fiction)". Dan Upton is concerned about the influence of a young woman upon his friend Edward Derby. While a series of dismemberment killings in Arkham seems to be linked to a Cthulhu cult in nearby Innsmouth and Dunwich.
Details
- Release Date: 2000
- Country/Language: Australia, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror
- Runtime: 1 hr 15 min
- Starring: Marcel Miller, Paul Douglas, Melissa Georgiou
- Director: Damian Heffernan
- Writer: Damian Heffernan, H.P. Lovecraft ("ideas")
- Producer/Production Co: Onara Films
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: (none) (perhaps "PG" for mild violence and 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:
- BrainEater dot-com (link) - "...Our film-makers decided to get ambitious. And in doing so, they forgot what made the original story so interesting; they lost focus, and botched what should have been the most effective parts of the movie...."
Synopsis
Dan Upton is concerned about the influence of a young woman upon his friend Edward Derby. While a series of dismemberment killings in Arkham seems to be linked to a Cthulhu cult in nearby Innsmouth and Dunwich.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- fiction: "The Thing on the Doorstep (fiction)"
