THE VOID (The Eldritch Chaos, Lovecraft & Ending) EXPLAINED
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Hey guys, what’s happening? Niyat here with film comics explained. As requested, today we’ll be diving into The Void, the 2016 horror film directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski.
Starring Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Daniel Fathers, Kathleen Munroe, and Ellen Wong, The Void is a chilling, atmospheric journey into the realm of cosmic horror.
The story revolves around a small group in a hospital that find themself caught in a nightmarish situation. As the characters grapple with personal demons and unravelling relationships, they quickly realize that they are trapped and surrounded by a mysterious cult and interdimensional creatures that defy explanation.
At the heart of The Void lies an engaging, suspenseful story that explores the limits of human understanding and the terrifying unknown that lurks beyond our comprehension.
In this video, I’ll do my best to decipher the unfathomable, exploring the story, characters, the overarching cosmic entity, in addition to the ending.
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I’m glad they went with practical effects because goddamn the creature designs are just perfectly grotesque.
I thought it was fairly Lowe budget but the SFX are as good as any. Everything seems like it does have a high production value
I bet it was still inexpensive, but they got the most of every dollar.
Unfortunately..... Hollywood doesn't promote films like this anymore. So I only heard about this a few years ago
@@burtan2000 Hollywood is greedy, if the movie doesn't make an abundance of money then they don't care
This is the hidden gem of all hidden gems... It's an absolutely phenomenal movie.
There is a tinnny bit of corny writing and a couple weird performances, but otherwise it's a ton of fun. I've seen it a handful of times over a few years
One of the few movies that really got that Lovecraft spirit especially the ending
Yeah that ending is insane
@@brianstanton2721 yeah I think the main problem with most movies trying to show Lovecraft themes is that they always fail at explaining what’s happening. Another movie that’s very good Lovecraft content is The Lighthouse
@@gggallin8279 ya heard that movies awesome as hell I need to watch it. I heard it ties into Annihilation as well, could be wrong tho, but that would make perfect sense and it would be cool af
So glad to see this movie covered. Eldritch horror is my favorite type of horror and this movie is a love letter to it
Eldritch is the best kind of horror
Evena bad movie can be made interesting with a bit of eldritch thrown in.
What are some of your favorites? I've been looking for some and can't find any good ones.
@@LastNameTom im probably gonna spell it wrong but synchronic ,the endless,event horizon(kinda xD) ill try to think of more
@@LastNameTom color out of space, event horizon, in the mouth of madness, call of Cthulhu
It blows my mind that this movie is so unknown. It’s a masterpiece of cosmic horror with amazing practical effects.
In The Mouth Of Madness is the best Lovecraft horror film.
@@anubusx Accurate as hell, incredible movie
Marshal?
You are one of the last few remnants of a great bygone era on UA-cam
It's not unknown, it's not a masterpiece, and the effects are just okay at best
"If the universe is so big, then why doesn't it fight me?"
- Internet Historian
Perhaps it doesn’t feel the need to? Do you feel the need to pick a fight with the bugs on your lawn?
@@wilberwhateley7569 Depends. Were they talking shit?
@@Hawk7886 😂😂😂
Love this thread
@@wilberwhateley7569 do you pick fights with wasps?
Caught this film with my roommate one night, wasn't sure what I was watching at first but this movie was amazing. Great horror film heavily influenced by gothic horror. A true gem!
It really is David!
For me it's bullshit. she just made me laugh.
@@followersith5813 cool
My sister is in this movie! It’s so cool to see you review it!
That’s so cool! Who does she play?
What's her @?
I clapped her cheeks
Which one is your sister?
@@CommanderShepard-wq3wo Faceless robed figure #7. lol
eldritch horror is so hard to get right on screen but i really think they nailed it for the most part, absolutely worth watching for anyone who likes lovecraftian stories.
I love The Void (2016). It's the best horror movie since The Thing (1982).
Thank You right like the thing itches that scritch you didn't know you had in one spot but then this comes along after the thing 2011 this movie itches that scritch all around amazing wish they'd make another exploring the Void
Yeah I agree with both of you! I didn't even know about the void I saw a video on it and I stopped everything I was doing and watched it and loved it, it was glorious in it's no holds barred no punches pulled vision of unknowable unavoidable horrific chaos! And I love that if you look hard enough it connects to the likes of hellraiser and even event horizon which if you haven't seen that watch it it's great. But the connections are just too awesome so I'm going with its Canon haha
Yup.😱
I cannot agree more I love this movie.
@@erickhart8046 yeah agreed and it's not for everyone I mean no movie/book is, but for people like us that are fans of this sort of thing it is gold, and like I said I went from not knowing about it to putting it on the list of my favorite movies of all time all in like a few hours span haha
RIP, Kenneth Welsh, Dr. Richard Powell 1942-2022.
The "Nyarlathotep" artwork at 15:43 has always been a personal favorite bit of Lovecraftian artwork for me... I forget the name of the artist who created it, but it's a really neat take on the Outer god. Most depictions of the Crawling Chaos are overwhelmingly drab with heavy use of blacks and greys, but I love how they flipped that concept on its head and went with a more radiantly colorful approach with all of the purple/violet, magenta, and orange/yellow. I've just always adored that piece...
Kind of like how The Color Out of Space is depicted as a magenta-like color.
Yeah I mean it's a really cool take like it's unimaginable some lovcraftian cosmetic God could be terrifying, but beautiful and awe inspiring at the same time like if it's so above our head attempting to comprehend it turns one to madness than there is no limit to how it could look and the interpretations artistically that can be taken
No, it's cringe
Aaron Poole absolutely ruled in this one. His segment of THE EMPTY MAN was my favorite by far. Dude needs way more work!
Totally agreed!
Hey! It's that person who I occasionally see on Dapper Dino's videos.
@@bn444 ahhh! Hello fellow citizen with good film taste!
@@Vishanti Either watching someone cover cosmic horror or someone covering the worst of religions. Either one is bound to have a crazy cult be involved eventually.
The Empty Man sucked except for the very beginning. Very disappointing
That's a criminally underrated gem of lovecraftian movie.
I interpreted it as Nyarlathotep in it's Black Pharaoh avatar. This would correlate with the pyramid, and the toying with people's fears, longings and singularity of time. Really enjoyed this analysis of such a great horror film
I thought so too, it seems he got those two mixed up
Mind control would be more in the alley of Yog Sothoth which also resides in a dimension outside our own. Don't think that mutations would really suit it though. The key and the gate.
Such an underrated film. Shame that very few people ever react to The Void. I also love the musical score here as well.
Would love to see you cover Apostle, a folk period style of supernatural horror/thriller film from 2018.
Haven’t seen that yet! Will add it to the list :)
@@filmcomicsexplained I think you might enjoy it mate. If I had to describe it, it kind of reminded me of The Ritual a bit.
@@rodgill9376 shit, I fucking love The Ritual. Definitely checking it out!
We don't have enough good cosmic horrors like this fantastic film.
I found this movie randomly one night on a streaming service and thought it looked like a cool action movie (I don’t like anything horror based) I couldn’t stop watching. Something about the cosmic horror really just made me so interested even scared I couldn’t look away.
The Void was one of the best films I have seen in a while. So good I went out of my way to buy it. There's even some people who have formed pretty believable theories that link The Void with Twin Peaks.
this film is a hidden gem! thanks for bringing some exposure to this cosmic horror banger
My pleasure Thomas! Thanks for joining us :)
I really love this film for the type of horror it is. It's not super flashy, it doesn't explain absolutely everything. It's good and so many people don't know it exists still.
You’re finally covering this master piece yessss!
The Void is one of the many great Cosmic Horror movie.. it's so hopelessly dark and like the name suggests void and the affects and designs of the monsters are way above my expectations, wish it got more recognition it truly deserves
I love this movie so much! Cosmic horror is so difficult to bring to life on film and I think they did an amazing job with it.
The Void is the best Lovecraftian horror film since John Carpenter's Apocalypse trilogy
It's also a very unpredictable film
I gotta check it out!!
The Void is probably one of my top 5 horror movies ever; a shame how underappreciated it is.
Honestly I am glad it's underappreciated. Just imagine if it was popular and then Hollywood wanted to make a part 2,3,4,5,6 and then a prequel and most likely they'd take a giant crap on the original.
Omg one of my fav cosmic horror movies ever!! Event Horizon levels for me!
I think the idea of the creatures in the basement is that they're the failed experiments of Powell in his attempts to use the power of the Void in an attempt to gain immortality
I backed the crowdfund for this movie! So pleased to have helped make it happen.
I watched this on Showtime a year after its theatrical release and it's a pretty impressive, if not, insane Body Horror Thriller film. I even watched it on TUBI 3 years ago, and it's still pretty good.
Seeing Carter and Alison in that eldritch realm gives me chills. They were desperate to stop the ritual only to end up in a place far too unknown to them.
I adore movies like this that I just randomly stumbled on during a sci fi binge and it turned out to be really good.
Thanks Niyat! Another outstanding synopsis of a movie I haven't seen yet, but will now check out because of your excellent in-depth analysis, as I've come to expect from you. Great Job!
If anyone wants to watch this movie, its on UA-cam. This is my favorite horror film of all time! These guys were able to do this with a very small budget and it almost never happened. I'd love to see this movie with a larger budget and all the same actors! Glad you're finally covering this one.
The void really gives you an opportunity to grasp the inconceivable
My favorite personal interpretation for eldritch entities being all tentacles/gorey/etc is that from their original realm they don't have a kind of physical form, but upon being summoned they are forcefully given one that is struggling to adapt to its noneuclidean form. An analogy would be like trying to force a word document into a different format, and thus getting a corrupted file
As for the mind effects, I had always seen it as the presence of the human psyche being reflected back onto the environment/themselves, the eldritch entity not *intentionally* creating fear and illusion onto subjects, but rather a human conscience within its vicinity becomes as warped as much as it warps time, space, and living organisms.
I literally just finished watching this movie. Great timing!
Still one of my favorite movies of all time, shame they never made a sequel.
One of my favorite horror films of recent times. Beyond the purely cosmetic discussion you cover in the video, the film is also engaging due to it's deeper theme of grief and loss. The emotional & physical loss of a spouse, a child, a parent. All eliciting responses running from selfish relief to outright insanity. Thanks for covering this gem of a film.
They absolutely nailed it with this film. When it ratchets up in the second half I thought it got the feel of the descent into the horror, the dread building as things get more and more horrific and just straight up mental. Top notch 😗👌
This movie is up there with The Wailing and The Autopsy of Jane Doe in my book. I just love movies that oftentimes don't give a "happy ending" and leave the viewer pondering what it all means. Sidenote: I haven't seen Midsommar or Hereditary yet which is why I haven't mentioned them.
This is phenomenal movie! It deserves so much more credit and attention.
STUUUURT. I always forget he was in this. So underrated.
"Like a top G.."🤣🤣🤣 . Love your video breakdowns and reviews my man!
A wonderful descent into the depths of Lovecraft's genius. "The Void" ´, being one the four films forming the Renaissance of Horror in the years 2014 to 2016 (after horror died years ago), is a timeless gem.
Would you kindly write the names of the other three. Just watched The Void. It's spectacular.
@@HassanZaheer02 Of course. The four films showed the different kinds of Horror. Since The Void was a bit of gory :), the others are The Autopsy of Jane Doe, The Babadook and It Follows. Have chills, man.
@@uriadelavaro3956 Thank you soooooo much. Jane Doe was truly bone chilling. Yet to see the rest.
Guess I'll be adding this to my watchlist
Yes. I was waiting for you to do this gem. Absolutely underrated gem.
I suggest videos on:
Farscape
Stargate SG-1
Emperor Palpatine
True Lies
Indiana Jones
The Flash
Batman
On the list bud! thanks :)
I found this movie by accident one night and it quickly became one of my favorites.
Recommend this movie every chance I get. The practical effects are top notch, and the story happens to be great, as well.
Finally! This movie left me with so many questions. I didn't expect it to be like an Event Horizon, type of movie. I was pleasantly surprised.
Finally after all these years I remember recommending this movie glad to see you cover it.
Right before bed?! Let's go! Perfect upload time.
How About Explaining About Tyranids (Warhammer 40k)
Sounds like a good plan!
Im surprised it didnt already happen
There's nothing I love more than what is displayed in this movie, along with survival horror games like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, which is also pretty cosmic horror, too, that thing being monsters with incredibly human names. Yeah, that's just Beverly, doing Beverly stuff.
This was one great Canadian horror movie and supremely crafted with a such low budget.
Yesss!! I’ve been wanting you to cover this one!
Thank you FCE! Hope you’re having a good day 😊
This is the only movie I have ever purchased from UA-cam when it came out years ago. I will watch it again after watching this. Money well spent.
Brilliant film. I can't believe it is classed as low budget. The effects are amazing. The whole film is great.
I love this film! There need, no, *MUST BE* more Lovecraft based films made! So far it's been Color Out of Space, John Carpenter's the Thing, Underwater, this film. If there are any other Lovecraft based or influenced films, please recommend them to me!
In the Mouth of Madness
Annihilation, and Sunshine are two others that I recommend. There's also Event Horizon, Jacobs Ladder and The Mist.
- Annihilation
- From Beyond
- John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
- John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness
- Stephen King's IT (Remake)
- Stephen King's The Mist (movie)
- The Color out of Space
- The Void (this one)
- Event Horizon
- Prometheus (maybe including ALIEN & ALIENS, though those are primarily just Space Monster movies, with only "some" hints of Cosmic Horror)
- Infini
- The Endless (though it's Cosmic Horror, I find it quite weak Cosmic Horror)
- Skyline (don't get me wrong, it's primarily just ALIEN INVASION, but the threat is a strong biomechanical Cosmic Horror that doesn't get a shit to get what it wants/needs, and humanity doesn't stand a chance... in Part 1)
There's probably more, but right now I don't remember the names of what could be interesting.
There are some videogames.
- DEAD SPACE franchise (including some animated movies & comics/books)
- Eternal Darkness
- Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
- Call of Cthulhu (PS4)
- Sinking City
- Chernobylite (not that much, primarily at the very end)
- Conarium
- Transient
- Darkwood
- Everybody's gone to the Rapture (kinda)
- Lovecraft's Untold Stories
- Moons of Madness
- Lust for Darkness & Lust from Beyond
- The Solus Project
- The Shore
- Apsulov: End of Gods (to a degree)
- Mass Effect (the main threat, the Reapers, probably in the same sense, for me, as the "Skyline" movie)
- Control
- Bloodborne
- The Darkest Dungeon
- Returnal (but ONLY on the surface)
- Edge of Nowhere (VR)
And that's just what I can think of right now...
Annihilation is a phantasmagorical fuckfest of beauty. Love that film to death. 😂
@@sillysokka1130 Sorry I hated Annihilation. Creature effects and nightmare fuel scores can't save that film.
Could you do a video on the 2009 movie _Knowing_ starring Nicolas Cage?? 🙏🙏
Yeah for sure! I actually rewatched that last week :)
I watched this once in the movie theater near the place I used to live. It was really great.
The void is one of the best inspired Lovecraft movies.
Been waiting for this review.
Let’s go!
Another horror explained channel introduced me to this film a couple years ago. I haven't had a chance to watch it yet, but it looks like it may be one of those gems found among a sea of scary films. A lot of cool concepts and sick practical effects.
The Void was an excellent and beautifully executed Lovecraftian and body horror film in recent cinema history.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🖤 That reminds the audience of fearing the unknown and beyond human understanding. This also reminds me of those good old Lovecraftian films back in the 80s. Like the Reanimator.💀
We need more Lovecraftian films. A high budget "Shadow over Innsmouth" will be great.
One of my favorite trippy horror Lovecraft movies I've ever seen
Amazing, fascinating, and horrifying. I've read about half of Lovecraft's works and can see all the elements involved. I enjoy your reviews of the films that you do. This one seemed different, it was a big project and a lot to unpack. You did a wonderful job. I may not want to see the film, but I am grateful for making it understandable and comprehensible.
One day you should explore Am from I have no mouth and I must scream, that book and the game is an absolute mind-fuck
Okay so I actually read that when I was like 9. Found it online it I am still reeeling from it tbh. I'd love to cover I have no mouth and I must scream at some stage for sure!
The first time I ran into this movie, I was totally unprepared! Everything about this movie is entirely next level. From a a relatively unknown cast and stunning practical effects it's almost like when I first saw The Thing. Always amazes me how some silly CGI gory type films get so popular when stuff like this gets overlooked.
This movie is almost too damned good. So glad you covered it!
I love this movie. Hard to believe it still has a measly 5.9 rating on IMDB. I know it's not for everybody, but that's still mind-boggling.
A great cosmic horror movie that had a lot of unknowns but the only certain knowing that things was growing in escalation into madness leading to a complete moment of awe and unknowingness with no certainty of what happens afterwards like waking up from a fever dream before getting any clear answers.
The tortured beings in the basement were diliciously macabe and horrible. You could feel theur silent anger at theur plight and theur eagerness to take it out on any other living being. I wish this genre of horror movie was more widespread. My eyes were glued to the screen.
Please make a video about The 1987 movie ‘The Hidden’.
The Void and The Empty Man are two of my favourite horrors from the past decade and both of them have Aaron Poole in them.
The ending song you got is so fly bro!!
It's a shame that critics were so hard on this movie because of the script when the rest of it is a well crafted indie horror experience with some great practical effects and imagery.
It's pretty amazing how some of the best Lovecraftian movies are those which are inspired by rather than based on his works.
Oh so lovecraftian.
Loved this! Happened to see it on late night cable TV. Hadn't heard of it. Was drawn in and freaked out by as it unfolded. One of my faves.
Fantastic movie utilising old school techniques 👍🏼
I was so confused when I watched this for the first time, but I loved how mysteries evets happends
The being looks like a tribute to hellraiser, and I love it!
This movie is so slept on. Great vid!
I love this channel so much! I've been following your channel from the start and I just love it so much! One of the most entertaining channels on UA-cam! Keep up the amazing work and thanks for the great content!
And this is why the 40K Inquisition is a good thing sometimes.
I was JUST talking about this movie!
I like that they used the themes of lovecraft without poaching them. The monsters and dark god were there own thing.
I need to check out this movie. Always loved Practical Affects in movies over CGI. Especially these type of movies.
I absolutely love eldritch/lovecraft horror
I wish this film got more recognition.
One of the best of the decade imo
I absolutely loved this movie, mostly because it tells an amazing story while leaving so much unknown, as Lovecraft would have appreciated
“Like a Top G” haha, love it!
This movie was awesome thanks for covering it😎👍
I need to look into this one, I love a good LoveCraft horror film. You should do a break down on a couple movies called Parallel and Perfect Sense.
This is one of the scariest and greatest movies out there. And nobody has ever heard of it. It really is one of those great movies no one has ever heard of.
Great video as always.
Only horror and death can fill The Void
I remember deciding to watch this with a few alcoholic beverages in me a few years ago when it was on netflix, was a really enjoyable but trippy cosmic horror flick. nice to see you discussing it