McLaren (1997 short)

"McLaren" AKA "McClaren" (1997 short)

Summary

An original story with vaguely Lovecraft-like themes (a property inheritance involving tainted family genetics, similar to "The Lurking Fear (fiction)") set in steep, rocky, visually spectacular and forbidding Nevada desert set as the Australian Outback, in which a young woman seeks to reclaim her family's legacy.

Details

• Release Date: 1997
• Country/Language: USA, English
• Genres/Technical: Fantasy, Horror, short
• Runtime: 8 min
• Starring:  ?
• Director: Ted Purvis
• Writer: Ted Purvis
• Producer/Production Co: Beyond Books

Ratings

MPAA Ratings

• Rated: (none) ("G"?)

Tentacle Ratings

A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:

• SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)

Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.

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Synopsis

An original story with vaguely Lovecraft-like themes (a property inheritance involving tainted family genetics, similarly to "The Lurking Fear (fiction)") set in steep, rocky, visually spectacular and forbidding Nevada desert set as the Australian Outback, in which a young woman seeks to reclaim her family's legacy.