Cool Air (1971 short)
"Cool Air" (1971 Night Gallery episode)
Summary
Based on "Cool Air (fiction)", this is the story of a woman who falls in love with a man with a peculiar affliction that leaves him confined to a room full of cool air....
Details
- Release Date: 1971
- Country/Language: USA, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror, anthology TV show segment
- Runtime: 26 min
- Starring: Barbara Rush, Henry Darrow
- Director: Jeannot Szwarc
- Writer: H.P. Lovecraft (original story), Jack Laird, Rod Serling
- Producer/Production Co: Jack Laird, Rod Serling
- View Film: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: (none) (probably a "G" or "PG" for mild gore and creepiness)
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:
- Y.Whateley: My favorite adaptation of this Lovecraft story; as usual, the original story has gained a romantic subplot in the adaptation, but, unusually for this modification, the result perhaps works in the story's favor, adding a touch of humanity to this relatively "un-Lovecraftian" tale in a way that feels perfectly natural, while enhancing the horror of the outcome.
Synopsis
Based on "Cool Air (fiction)", this is the story of a woman who falls in love with a man with a peculiar affliction that leaves him confined to a room full of cool air....
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- fiction: "Cool Air (fiction)"
