Pretty decent version
Low budget / no budget. But, not too bad version of ole H. P's most famous story.
Ended up here from the Dark Eyes of London fanzine which covered this and other films from the director in detail - which I picked up at a horror film fest.
Nice to see they used little bits of H. P's actual dialogue. Pity the poor actor who had to get his mouth around some of the tongue twisters in the script.
The director of the film provided me with a free DVD copy of Markham the first film as well, which in some ways I prefer to this. Although there's not really much Lovecraft in the first one, apart from random bits of Innsmouth and the UK sea side setting which is pretty bleak (Staithes). The first film is almost impossible to describe, like a bad trip (if you're into that sort of thing).
Looking forward to the last in the series. These are not for everyone, but if you're looking for UK films made under the radar, and are a low budget horror fan (and UK based) these have enough art and craft to keep you entertained - even if the zero budget shows sometimes.
Ended up here from the Dark Eyes of London fanzine which covered this and other films from the director in detail - which I picked up at a horror film fest.
Nice to see they used little bits of H. P's actual dialogue. Pity the poor actor who had to get his mouth around some of the tongue twisters in the script.
The director of the film provided me with a free DVD copy of Markham the first film as well, which in some ways I prefer to this. Although there's not really much Lovecraft in the first one, apart from random bits of Innsmouth and the UK sea side setting which is pretty bleak (Staithes). The first film is almost impossible to describe, like a bad trip (if you're into that sort of thing).
Looking forward to the last in the series. These are not for everyone, but if you're looking for UK films made under the radar, and are a low budget horror fan (and UK based) these have enough art and craft to keep you entertained - even if the zero budget shows sometimes.
- davedanfilm
- Aug 28, 2022