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Halloween Video Playlist Part 1

October 4, 2010October 6, 2010 Pete Chapman Call Of Cthulhu, Cthulhu, Film, H.P. Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, horror, HPLHS, video2 Comments

What will you be watching on Halloween? As a ramp up to All Hallows Eve here is the first in a series of suggestions… If classic science fiction deals with the question, “What if?” then the steam-punk or historical revisionist work amuses itself with, “If only…” When H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Call of Cthulhu” was published in Weird Tales in 1926, the technology existed to make a silent movie of it, if only anyone had been so inclined. In 2003, a group of H.P. Lovecraft fanatics; a live action role-playing group…

Bad Advice For Good Times – The Necronomicon

August 15, 2010August 14, 2010 Doug Groves comedy, H.P. Lovecraft, Necronomicon, Short Film, TADFF, Toronto After Dark Film Festival2 Comments

The above commercial played before The Last Lovecraft at Toronto After Dark‘s gala opening. Taking a Lovecraftian spin on the free Bible television ads, I figured Sunday morning would be the best time to share it.

The Last Lovecraft – Opening night at Toronto After Dark

August 14, 2010August 17, 2010 Doug Groves comedy, Devin McGinn, gala, H.P. Lovecraft, Henry Saine, horror, Lovecraftian, premiere, review, TADFF, Toronto After Dark Film Festival5 Comments

The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu kicked off the opening gala at the 5th annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival last night, and also marked the film’s international premiere. The film a horror comedy that sits in the same space as Jack Brooks Monster Slayer and, reaching back a bit, the original Tremors. While I’m not sure it’s bound for cult classic status, the film does have it’s moments, and offers a humourous take on the Lovecraftian mythos, including an opening credit sequence that was reminiscent of the 80’s cult…