Fear of the unknown chronicles hp lovecraft s life, his creations, and his influence on writers such as ramsey campbell, john carpenter, guillermo del toro, neil gaiman, stuart gordon, s. The lurking fear dwelt in the shunned and deserted martense mansion, which crowned the high but gradual eminence whose liability to frequent thunderstorms gave it the name of tempest mountain. Lovecraft historical society from 2010 to 2014 and appeared in their silent film adaptation of the call of cthulhu. The other day, i posted a list of fancreated lovecraftian movies that are on youtube. Lovecraft s distinctive work creates a very complex inbreeding of mythologies, according to filmmaker and interview subject guillermo del toro. For over a hundred years the antique, grovecircled stone house had been the subject of stories incredibly wild and monstrously hideous. Its full of delightfully disturbing details about lovecrafts deep neuroses as youll get when you mother repeatedly calls you hideous, his reoccurring nightterrors about being abducted by flying monsters, his cultlike disciples to.
Lovecraft, creator of the cthulhu mythos and forefather of modern horror fiction. Fear of the unknown2008 full movie from wyrd studios, directed by frank h. Lovecrafts distinctive work creates a very complex inbreeding of mythologies, according to filmmaker and interview subject guillermo del toro. The world is indeed comic, but the joke is on mankind. Fear of the unknown 2008 nr 07242008 us documentary 1h 30m user score. Lovecraft the following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. Lovecraft was familiar with the work of german conservative theorist oswald spengler, who believed that the modern west was decadent, and probably doomed to be pulled down by outside influences. Journey into the life and work of the weird fiction author who gave us the cthulu mythos and inspired such notable horror authors as stephen king, robert bloch, and neil gaiman. Fear of the unknown is a 2008 documentary about the life and works of h. Hp lovecraft created cosmic worlds and riveting fantasy horror, before dying impoverished and obscure at the age of 46.
An audio recording of the lurking fear by h p lovecraft, read by morganscorpion addeddate 20090404 21. This is an unabridged reading of the short story 30 minutes followed by a discussion of it. Fear of the unknown chronicles hp lovecrafts life, his creations, and his influence on writers such as ramsey campbell, john carpenter, guillermo del toro, neil gaiman, stuart gordon, s. Lovecrafts fear of the unknown is a 2008 documentary film that looks at the life, work and mind behind the cthulhu mythos the film features interviews with guillermo del toro, neil gaiman, john carpenter, peter straub, caitlin r. Lovecraft, creator of the cthulhu mythos the film features interviews with guillermo del toro, neil gaiman, john carpenter, peter straub, caitlin r.
Fear of the unknown documentary that looks at the life, work and mind behind the cthulhu mythos. Lovecrafts fear of the unknown is a feature length documentary that looks at the life, work and mind behind the cthulhu mythos. Fear of the unknown 2008 full movie from wyrd studios, directed by frank h. Fear of the unknown we are given a brief, but solid microbiography of the writer and his body of work and although it comes far from scratching the surface of a much deeper well, this documentary does a really good job encapsulating lovecrafts life and work into an easily digestible forum.
With robin atkin downes, neil gaiman, peter straub, guillermo del toro. How hp lovecraft became the worlds favourite horror writer. Lovecraft is a five volume set of audio books released by audiorealms, a firstrate audiobook publishing company. Participants in the discussion include jesse, paul weimer, marissa vu, maissa bessada, terrence blake and julie hoverson. Most of these didnt make my best lovecraftianthemed movies list, but i enjoyed them, in a b movie sort of way watch them below. Lovecraft believed that the oldest and strongest fear of humankind is fear of the unknown. The oldest and strongest emotion of mankindf is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. The eldritch influence the life, vision, and phenomenon. It is also as far as i can tell the first featurelength film to look at lovecraft in detail. The film features interviews with guillermo del toro, neil gaiman, john carpenter, peter straub, caitlin r. Fear of the unknown is a 2008 documentary film that examines the life, work, and mind of american writer h. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 2008 freigegeben. Howard lovecraft and the frozen kingdom 2016, howard lovecraft and the undersea kingdom 2017, and howard lovecraft and the kingdom of madness 2018 are animated movies that are based on graphic novels inspired by the writings of lovecraft. More than 80 years later, his genius has finally been unearthed, along with.
That includes the 1970 supernatural film the dunwich horror, the 2006 bbc radio docu weird tales. Mar 12, 2012 writer howard phillips lovecraft 18901937 said. This is by far the best transfer of lovecraft s literature to audio format that i have had the pleasure of listening to. Fear of the unknown, a documentary from 2008, is now fully available online. The film features interviews with guillermo del toro. Just released for home theater, this terrific documentary won the 2008 san diego comic con best documentary award. A chronicle of the life, work and mind that created the cthulhu mythos.
Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commission free in our professional marketplace. Fear of the unknown free documentary josh jones is a writer and musician based in durham, nc. This belief was an important force behind the idea that he. Woodward has up to this point largely been involved in documentary featurettes on dvds of other films. Lovecraft quotes author of the call of cthulhu and. This is by far the best transfer of lovecrafts literature to audio format that i have had the pleasure of listening to. Journey into the life and work of the weird fiction author who gave us the cthulu mythos and inspired such notable horror authors as stephen king, robert bloch, and. Fear of the unknown 2008 nr 0724 2008 us documentary 1h 30m user score. Fear of the unknown 2008 a documentary about the career and mythos of h. Fear of the unknown we are given a brief, but solid microbiography of the writer and his body of work and although it comes far from scratching the surface of a much deeper well, this documentary does a really good job encapsulating lovecraft s life and work into an easily digestible forum. Lovecraft the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. Hp lovecraft and the fear of the unknown daily kos. Via galleycat, heres a fulllength documentary on h. Fear of the unknown 2008 full movie documentary an awesome documentary.
A chronicle of the life, work and mind that created. Lovecraft, the forefather of modern horror fiction, telling of his life, work, and mind, as told by the luminaries of weird tales in both fiction and film. Fear of the unknown pays loving tribute to the continuing legacy of this great writer with the assistance of many key artists who remain inspired by him to this day. Named the best documentary at the 2008 comiccon international independent film festival, the film revisits the life and writings of h. After that, i realized that there are quite a few studio movies on youtube, free to watch, as well. As always, if ive missed any, please let me know by commenting below. Lovecraft, the eldritch influence looks at the world of literary outsider h. An audio recording of the lurking fear by h p lovecraft, read by morganscorpion. Smith a solid biographical documentary with worthy commentators providing compelling insight into both lovecrafts life and writing, while not shying away from the shortcomings of either. Fear of the unknown 2008 3 subtitles downloaded 146 times. Fear of the unknown 2008 writer neil gaiman, filmmaker john carpenter and others discuss the life and legacy of horror author h.
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