Occasionally, an indie film slips through the mainstream and becomes a hit. It's easiest to do in the horror genre, where a low budget doesn't keep fans away. In 2023, Older Gods became one of the crossover hits, a microbudget horror movie with a trailer that garnered over 500 thousand views on YouTube (watch the trailer below). Using thick layers of atmosphere and drawing on the terrifying lore from H.P. Lovecraft's body of work, Older Gods managed to create a spellbinding horror mystery with very little money. Now it's streaming for free (through the link below).
In Older Gods, a man travels to the Welsh countryside to investigate the murder of his close friend, who himself had been accused of multiple murders. He comes across a mountain of evidence that his friend was compiling, linking a sinister apocalyptic cult to the murders, a discovery that endangers him and leads him deep...
In Older Gods, a man travels to the Welsh countryside to investigate the murder of his close friend, who himself had been accused of multiple murders. He comes across a mountain of evidence that his friend was compiling, linking a sinister apocalyptic cult to the murders, a discovery that endangers him and leads him deep...
- 10/20/2024
- by Matt Mahler
- MovieWeb
Older Gods is one of the year's best horror films, and that's saying a lot when 2023 also includes films like Talk to Me, Good Boy, and Evil Dead Rise. It sports a compelling mystery, great performances, creepy imagery, and an all-around great addition into the Lovecraftian horror genre. It's a movie that will really surprise audiences, especially considering it's a very low-budget film with an unbelievably small seven-person crew behind it.
Filmed during Covid, Older Gods is a mysterious horror movie that follows Chris (Rory Wilson) as he travels to the Welsh countryside to investigate the mysterious death of his best friend, Billy (Ieuan Coombs). However, upon arriving at the cottage where Billy was last seen, Chris uncovers a horrific secret, as an apocalyptic cult attempt to control, entrap, and kill him.
Despite being such a small film, Older Gods has been a hit on the festival scene and with audiences,...
Filmed during Covid, Older Gods is a mysterious horror movie that follows Chris (Rory Wilson) as he travels to the Welsh countryside to investigate the mysterious death of his best friend, Billy (Ieuan Coombs). However, upon arriving at the cottage where Billy was last seen, Chris uncovers a horrific secret, as an apocalyptic cult attempt to control, entrap, and kill him.
Despite being such a small film, Older Gods has been a hit on the festival scene and with audiences,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Olly Dyche
- MovieWeb
There are few subgenres that have the potential to be as disturbing and as creepy as Lovecraftian horror. For those who are unaware of the term, also referred to as 'cosmic horror,' the subgenre gained its name from the brilliant but problematic 19th century author H.P. Lovecraft. The author typically wrote about misshapen, grotesque, and monstrous beings that come from other dimensions and universes. Some of the best Lovecraftian horror films include Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator, Alex Garland's Annihilation, Richard Stanley's Color Out of Space, and Paul W.S Anderson's Event Horizon.
The latest film to venture into the mind of Lovecraft is the low-budget horror film Older Gods, and suffice it to say, the film lives up to the pedigree of the subgenre.
Older Gods is an incredibly low-budget horror movie, with the film being shot during Covid by a small team in a short time.
The latest film to venture into the mind of Lovecraft is the low-budget horror film Older Gods, and suffice it to say, the film lives up to the pedigree of the subgenre.
Older Gods is an incredibly low-budget horror movie, with the film being shot during Covid by a small team in a short time.
- 8/28/2023
- by Olly Dyche
- MovieWeb
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