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* "[[The Greater Evil (2015 short)]]"
 
* "[[The Greater Evil (2015 short)]]"
 
* "[[Asleep in the Deep (2005 short)]]"
 
* "[[Asleep in the Deep (2005 short)]]"
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* "[[Hunters of the Dark (2011 short)]]"
 
 
* "[[Peaceful Oblivion (2014 short)]]"
 
* "[[Peaceful Oblivion (2014 short)]]"
 
* "[[Alone Visit (2016 short)]]"
 
* "[[Alone Visit (2016 short)]]"
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* ''[[Needful Things (1993 series)]]''
 
* ''[[Needful Things (1993 series)]]''
 
* ''[[Storm of the Century (1999 series)]]''
 
* ''[[Storm of the Century (1999 series)]]''
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* ''[[It (1990 film)]]''
 
 
* ''[[Under the Dome (2013 series)]]''
 
* ''[[Under the Dome (2013 series)]]''
 
* ''[[Land of the Lost (1974 series)]]''
 
* ''[[Land of the Lost (1974 series)]]''
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* ''[[Virus (1999 film)]]'' ?
 
* ''[[Virus (1999 film)]]'' ?
 
* ''[[The Prestige (2006 film)]]'' ?
 
* ''[[The Prestige (2006 film)]]'' ?
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* ''[[They Live (1988 film)]]'' ?
 
 
* ''[[Donnie Darko (2001 film)]]'' ?
 
* ''[[Donnie Darko (2001 film)]]'' ?
 
* ''[[Legend of Hell House (1973 film)]]'' ? (There is a group of supernatural investigators; aside from similarities to the scenario "The Haunting", this isn't Lovecraftian at all.)
 
* ''[[Legend of Hell House (1973 film)]]'' ? (There is a group of supernatural investigators; aside from similarities to the scenario "The Haunting", this isn't Lovecraftian at all.)
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* ''[[Jeepers Creepers (2001 franchise)]]'' ?  (I guess a fair argument can be made, bu ti'm n
 
 
* ''[[Reign of Fire (2002 film)]]'' ?  (I've not seen this; it's about dragons, right?)
 
* ''[[Reign of Fire (2002 film)]]'' ?  (I've not seen this; it's about dragons, right?)
 
* ''[[Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001 film)]]'' ? (I've not seen this; it's about werewolves, right?)
 
* ''[[Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001 film)]]'' ? (I've not seen this; it's about werewolves, right?)
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* ''[[The Last Broadcast (1998 film)]]''
 
* ''[[The Last Broadcast (1998 film)]]''
 
* ''[[Carnivale (2003 series)]]''
 
* ''[[Carnivale (2003 series)]]''
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* ''[[Possession (1981 film)]]'' (?)
 
 
* ''[[The Skeptic (2009 film)]]'' (?) (haunted house tale, gothic elements)
 
* ''[[The Skeptic (2009 film)]]'' (?) (haunted house tale, gothic elements)
 
* ''[[Angel Heart (1987 film)]]'' (?)
 
* ''[[Angel Heart (1987 film)]]'' (?)

Revision as of 01:25, 14 March 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.

Yronimos quickly realized there was a number of films that are clearly "Lovecraftian" - being based explicitly on Lovecraft's stories with varying degrees of faithfulness - while others were almost universally considered "Lovecraftian" in spite of not being based on any particular story; then, there were a number of films in a grey area which could be suggested without objection, and finally a number which would prompt some lively objection and debate over whether it could be included; thus the "tentacles" rating system was born; depending on how "Lovecraftian" Yronimos found the films to be on a slightly less-than-completely subjective scale, with the most accurate adaptations getting five tentacles, and the films most likely to cause argument getting only 1 tentacle, and films that Yronimos could not see any but the most tenuous and distant relationship to Lovecraft (not even a brief mention of his name or anything) in getting left out of the catalogue.

Links

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

Notes

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 this section could really use the following added to their pages:

  • 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.
  • 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.


Catalogued

In no particular order:



In Progress

Shorts:

Documentaries?

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), and British made-for-tv miniseries that might not even have a tangential relation to "Lovecraftian" horror:



Audio Books, Radio Plays, & Other Audio-Adaptations


I don't Get These

I couldn't really figure out the "Lovecraftian" angle on the following films that I've seen suggested as "Lovecraftian":


Not Yet Released

Teasers:


Games

I really don't feel like doing these; perhaps on a slow day I'll just make sure some "red links" are added somewhere, so someone with the motivation can do the work:

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