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*full disclosure: a DVD screener of this film was provided by Arc Entertainment. Director: Henry Saine. Writers: Jason Dodson, Colin Ebeling, and Henry Saine. Cast: Matthew Marsden, Kristanna Loken, Christian Pitre, Barak Hardley, Abraham Benrubi and Gary Busey. This film critic is not a fan of writing negative reviews. However, reviews can sometimes serve as a warning, to steer viewers away from certain material. Henry Saine's (The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu) Bounty Killer is a film that most film fans will want to skip. Based on a 2013 comic book, Bounty Killer offers silly situations in a future post-apocalyptic landscape. The film also offers very little in its characters, while trying to trump up its shortfalls by offering almost every genre in the book. This mishmash of story ideas and weak characters creates for a very uninspiring ninety-two minutes. The story is built on a very weak foundation. The...

It’s that time of year again… The leaves are changing color and falling to the ground, every single product has a pumpkin scented/flavored option, the stores are filled with monster masks and skeletal decorations, and horror fans all over are rejoicing and counting the days until our version of Christmas; Halloween. While I love all of these things just as much as all of you, there is one other reason that I look forward to October each year, and that is the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, which kicked off last night.

For more comprehensive info on exactly what the festival is all about, you can either check out our previous coverage of past years’ fests, or you can visit the festival’s official website. However, the short and skinny of it is that it is a genre fest specializing in horror, sci-fi, action, and cult films that...

Henry Saine (The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu) is the director behind Bounty Killer. This action packed thriller released in theatres and through video-on-demand September 6th, 2013. Bounty Killer is about corporate greed and surviving an apocalypse. The film stars Matthew Marsden (Resident Evil: Extinction), Kristanna Loken (Bloodrayne), Gary Busey and Alexa Vega. Now, fans of the film can enter to win a DVD copy of the film, for their home entertainment collection. The film's story takes place in the future. A series of wars between corporations have left the world a desolate wasteland. Now, a new organization is allowing the murder of white collar criminals and bounty hunters are rewarded in hard cash! Fans can preview the film, with the official trailer below. As well, readers can also take part in a game of trivia, related to the movie. To enter the contest, fans must simply send an email to the address below,...

Directed by: Henry Saine

Written by: Devin McGinn

Cast: Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Matt Bauer, Honor Bliss, Sujata Day, Todd Duffey

H. P. Lovecraft was no fan of the cinema.

In a 1933 letter to poet Richard Morse (quoted in the book Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H. P. Lovecraft), he wrote:

"I shall never permit anything bearing my signature to be banalised and vulgarised into the flat, infantile twaddle which passes for 'horror tales' amongst radio and cinema audiences."

One can only imagine the venom that would have flowed from Lovecraft's pen had he seen The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu. Writer/actor/producer Devin McGinn's heart was in the right place, but this attempt to merge Lovecraftian horror with Shaun of the Dead humor fails miserably.

The film opens with Cthulhu cultists finding one part of the key that will open the gates of R'lyeh.

Henry Saine is the director behind The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu a film that mixes the humor of such Gen X styled comedies such as Reality Bites, Clueless, Floundering, etc. It then throws in some sci-fi with, of course, some horror. After all, this does have Lovecraft in the title and you couldn't do this type of film without some horror elements. Saine was all to bring a seamless quality to the narrative of the film making it so that the various story tangents flowed with one another, instead of feeling jerky or uneven. In The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu, Jeff an ordinary guy that is stuck at a dead end job with a boring life, but when a strange old man gives him an Ancient relic and tells him that he is the last bloodline of H.P. Lovecraft, He and his friend Charlie embark on an adventure...

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I could not be more excited to see this film, the final product of a project that nerds who appreciate Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have been hearing about for years. On purpose I’ve been trying to avoid anything and everything about this movie but it’s been hard because it has been everywhere. An alien, Comic-Con, a road trip, Jason Bateman, the laundry list of good things brewing within this movie’s run time is just scrumptious.

So, if you live in the Phoenix area and can make it to a screening on March 15 then send me your name to Christopher_Stipp@yahoo.com and I’ll get you entered to win a pair of passes to see this before everyone else.

Director: Henry Saine

Writer: Devin McGinn

Silently released to DVD on Feb 15th in North America (and soon to come on April 4 in the UK) is The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu. This horror-comedy is a welcome change, when compared to previous attempts at re-igniting popular culture’s fascination with H.P. Lovecraft's seminal works.

If there’s ever a definitive appropriate nod of approval, it's found in the opening slate that sets the tone for this film: The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind.

With this release are the usual extras. There is a director’s commentary, an extended scene and a gallery of on-set photos to enjoy. The commentary on the extended scene provides some insight to why one version was used over another and with this scene are storyboards. They replace scenes of potential carnage, if the budget allowed it. Had this production found some additional investors,...

H.P. Lovecraft cinema has typically been a province of gruesome terror and straight-faced representation of the mythos—the wildly black-comic Re-animator being the notable exception. Taking the opposite tack is The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu (just out on DVD from Dark Sky Films), which applies a lighter touch to its story of three misfits trying to keep a talisman out of the hands of demons that can use it to unleash their ancient gods upon the Earth. The movie is the brainchild of Devin McGinn, an actor with several TV credits who wrote, co-produced and co-stars, and discussed with Fango the challenges of wearing so many hats and satirizing classic material beloved by myriad fans.

Out on DVD today from Dark Sky Films, The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu, directed by Henry Saine, is yet another filmic portrayal of the late H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. Cthulhu has been chilling snug in his sweet R’lyeh pad for far too long, and thanks to his loyal cult of devoutly fishy followers, he is about to be called to the stage for an epic battle royale.

We're around a week or so out from Dark Sky's release of The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu onto DVD, and to entice you to celebrate the old ones further, we have the DVD trailer for you to dig on!

From the Press Release:

Mankind is threatened with extinction, and it’s up to three geeks and a salty sea captain to prevent disaster in the uproariously frightening The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu (review here). The movie, inspired by the writings of horror icon H.P. Lovecraft, will thrill aficionados when it reaches DVD via Dark Sky Films and Mpi Media Group on February 15, 2011, with an Srp of $24.98.

Bored office drone Jeff (Kyle Davis, Friday the 13th) is informed by a mysterious elderly professor that he is the last living descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered author of such horror/fantasy classics as The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Re-Animator and the Cthulhu Mythos stories.

An Official Selection of the Toronto After Dark Film Fest and the Slamdance Film Festival, The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu looks to be a pretty hilarious twist on a legend of horror. The movie, inspired by the writings of horror icon H.P. Lovecraft is out on DVD via Dark Sky Films and Mpi Media Group on February 15, 2011.

Synopsis:

Bored office drone Jeff (Kyle Davis, Friday the 13th) is informed by a mysterious elderly professor that he is the last living descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered author of such horror/fantasy classics as The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Re-Animator and the Cthulhu Mythos stories. Jeff is thus the only person who can prevent a race of evil creatures (drawn from Lovecraft’s imagination) from wreaking havoc.

The mild-mannered Jeff must protect an ancient relic and prevent it from falling into the clutches of the monsters, which would bring about the...

While the badly Photoshopped cover art leaves a lot to be desired, the bonus features for Dark Sky's release of The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu are looking pretty sweet! Read on to find out what's included!

From the Press Release:

Mankind is threatened with extinction, and it’s up to three geeks and a salty sea captain to prevent disaster in the uproariously frightening The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu. The movie, inspired by the writings of horror icon H.P. Lovecraft, will thrill aficionados when it reaches DVD via Dark Sky Films and Mpi Media Group on February 15, 2011, with an Srp of $24.98.

Bored office drone Jeff (Kyle Davis, Friday the 13th) is informed by a mysterious elderly professor that he is the last living descendant of H.P. Lovecraft, the revered author of such horror/fantasy classics as The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Re-Animator and the Cthulhu Mythos stories. Jeff...

The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu, a horror comedy directed by Henry Saine and starring Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Matt Bauer, Honor Bliss and Sujata Day, arrives to DVD on February 15, 2011.  

A desk jockey becomes a slayer of aquatic demons in this blend of horror, fantasy and comedy from director Henry Saine. Jeff (Kyle Davis) is a regular guy with a dull job in an office complex who is certain there's nothing remarkable about himself. But Jeff learns he's wrong when he's approached by an eccentric old man and told he's surviving relative of the great horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. That might seem interesting in itself, but there's more -- Jeff is informed Lovecraft's tales of terror weren't entirely fictional, and the Cthulhu, the evil fish-like humanoids that figured in so many of his stories, are real and poised to emerge from the sea and take over the world. Jeff...

It took a while, but one of this year's Slamdance films, director Henry Saine's horror comedy The Last Lovecraft: The Relic of Cthulhu, has found distributors for both North America via Mpi Media Group's Dark Sky Films and internationally via Cinemavault.

The deal went down during the Efm in Berlin, and Mpi plans an autumn theatrical release through its Dark Sky Films label followed by DVD and VOD in October. Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, and Barak Hardley star; and McGinn wrote and produced.

“Both Mpi and Cinemavault have proven time and again to be the ideal distributors for daring and independent movies, and we’re proud that The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu will join their formidable line-up of films,” said Nate Bolotin of Xyz Films on behalf of Outlaw Films.

Synopsis

"Jeff, a down on his luck office worker, finds out he is the last living relative of horror novelist H.P. Lovecraft.

Some exciting news out of the Efm as Mpi Media Group has acquired all North American rights to and Cinemavault has boarded international sales on Henry Saine's horror comedy The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu, which premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival opposite Sundance in Park City, Utah last month. Henry Saine directed the tale of a young man who learns he is the last descendant of the occult writer H P Lovecraft and must protect an ancient relic from falling into the wrong hands. Mpi plans an autumn theatrical release through its Dark Sky Films label followed by DVD and VOD in October after executive vice-president Greg Newman negotiated the deal with Nate Bolotin of Xyz Films on behalf of Outlaw Films. Watch the trailer exclusively on Bd below.

A small morsel of European Film Market news... Dark Sky Films has acquired The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu , directed by Henry Saine. Kyle Davis stars in this indie film as Jeff, an ordinary guy that is stuck at a dead end job with a boring life, but when a strange old man gives him an ancient relic and tells him that he is the last bloodline of H.P. Lovecraft, he and his friend Charlie embark on an adventure to protect the relic piece. Dark Sky is looking to roll the film out through a limited theatrical run later this year.