La Harencia Valdemar (2010 franchise)
Summary
Luisa, an expert on old buildings, goes to an old Victorian mansion to conduct an inventory and disappears. Maximilian, the president of Luisa's company, hires a private detective to find her, and they quickly discover the mansion's dark history, before encountering Cthulhu itself.
Details
- Release Date: 2010
- Country/Language: Spain, Spanish
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
- Runtime: 3 hr 16 min (total for two films)
- Starring: Daniele Liotti, Óscar Jaenada, Laia Marull
- Director: José Luis Alemán
- Writer: José Luis Alemán, H.P. Lovecraft (inspiration)
- Producer/Production Co: La Cruzada Entertainment, Origen Producciones Cinematograficas S.A.
- View Trailer: (link), (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: (not rated) (perhaps equivalent to a PG-13 or R; I would expect the films to at least contain Violence, Profanity, and Adult Content)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)
Cthulhu and H.P. Lovecraft appear as characters in this Gothic horror film....
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:
- Neil Williams at This is Horror, (link) - "...Released in two parts... the films are best viewed as a single three hours and then some movie. But be prepared for a long slog – it’s enough to test the patience of a Great Old One, let alone a saint. And that’s a great shame, because it starts off so promisingly...."
Synopsis
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
- LA HARENCIA VALDEMAR (2010) - Luisa, an expert on old buildings, goes to an old Victorian mansion to conduct an inventory and disappears. Maximilian, the president of Luisa's company, hires a private detective to find her, and they quickly discover the mansion's dark history.
- LA SOMBRA PROHIBIDA (2010) - Two colleagues and a detective encounter the dreaded Cthulhu and other horrors as they search for a missing woman.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- TO DO
- character: Cthulhu
- characters: historical figures appear in the story as characters, including:
