Top 30 Terrorizing Cosmic Horror (Lovecraftian) Horror Films Of All Time - Eldritch Horror Mega List
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- Can we settle on the fact that Howard Phillips Lovecraft is one of the best horror writers that the world has ever witnessed? And, had it not been for his untimely death, he would have continued to thrill us further with his fascinating stories about the intricacies and fallacies of human psychology and the natural and unnatural forces that sought to destroy the human mind. Lovecraft was totally a prodigal product of his time, someone so proficient in what he did that even today, more than seven decades after his death, writers and filmmakers continue to take inspiration from his pieces of work. Lovecraft’s work mainly dealt with blending the sci-fi genre with horror, often involving cosmic horror elements. Several filmmakers across the globe have adapted his work, and even the works of later horror writers like Stephen King owe a lot to Lovecraft. In this video, we will explore thirty of the best Lovecraftian adaptations spanning from the early 1980s to the early 2020s. Are you ready to be thrilled and spooked?
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1:20 annihilation
3:30 re animator
5:23 color out of space
7:23 necronomicon
9:22 the call of cthulhu
11:02 In the mouth of madness
12:58 The thing
14:57 Hellboy
16:42 from beyond
18:18 spring
19:54 the mist
21:44 event horizon
23:25 evil dead
25:05 cthulhu
26:08 the void
28:14 castle freak
30:03 underwater
31:54 dagon
33:31 pick man's muse
35:12 the lighthouse
37:13 the endless
38:05 starfish
40:49 dark waters
42:32 the unnamable
44:06 the unnamable 2 the statement of Randolph carter
45:38 Europo report
47:23 the resurrected
49:15 sacrifice
51:10 city of the living dead
52:53 whisperer in darkness
Thanks, good to know if i had missed out something in this movie history. 👍
The Lord's work.
god bless you sir.
Tnx man.
You're doing nyarlothotep's work son!
Keep it up.
Wow! SO cool that Necronomicon is on your list! I was the VFX & MUFX Supervisor during the re-shoots, which equated about 80% of what ended up in the movie. (Oh, the stories!)
Thanks for liking our effects!
Necronomicon I wish it was longer It could have had more stories and been better polished but it's still a cool little horror athology .
Why did you guys turn Cthulhu into a Beholder from Dungeons and Dragons?
I loved the story of the cop going underground in what she thinks trying to capture a killer. Very atmospherics and lovecraftian. Just the ending freaked me out.
The Void is an underrated gem and a fast favorite for me. The Endless, as well.
The film "Resolution" acts as a sequel/prequel to "The Endless," and really brilliantly extends the concept.
I really liked the look of The Voids practical special effects
You my Good man have good excellent taste
The Void has some of the best practical effects I've ever seen, and an outstanding climax. I always recommend it to people when they ask for good horror to watch, what an absolute gem.
Where’s Hellraiser?
I've loved Event Horizon for a long time and it was what undoubtedly got me interested in cosmic horror. I would LOVE to see a reboot that includes the aspects that were cut.
There is a live action streaming sequel show to Event Horizon in production I'm happy to say!
The video talked of a monster in the movie. That's not right is it? I thought the ship actually went to what we understand as the concenpt of Hell? Or just Hell.
@@MyVin1234 "You know nothing. Hell is only a word. The reality is much, much worse. Let me show you!"
@@MyVin1234 i think its refering to the Doctor who seemingly got possesed by the demonic inteligence of the ship itself and spent the last parts of the flim acting as the "ships" mouth piece.
You mean the first expedition into the warp without a Gellar Field?
So happy to see you included Underwater! I was thoroughly impressed by that one! And I kept thinking it was soooo lovecraftian!
Thanks to H Reviews, I was able to catch a viewing in theaters, and was blown away. It left you wanting more, but was probably a good thing we only got that one.
No piss poorly lit , hard to see anything at all utter waste of film as a result
I guess that The Ritual from 2017 would be fitting here to for anyone who wants some Lovecraftian atmosphere. Strange cults, ominous sceneries, monsters, psychological horror and some mind-boggling shifts through time and space.
The Ritual is in my top 10 movies of all time. So well done.
Also Apostle would be considered Lovecratian to me.
Yeah and this list is missing The Empty Man (which has an epic graphic novel aswell)
My favorite thing in the mist movie is that Thomas Janes character is a painter. And he was clearly painting art for the dark tower.
Love the dark tower books immediately saw that
because the Story of the Mist is Part of the Dark Tower Saga
The Thing is a Masterpiece.
It's The Godfather of all horror movies. Can't be topped.
@@jeffreysommer3292 uhm….no it’s not
The thing, the thing, or the thing from another world? The thing is my favourite, and i like the thing the least.
@@judgewilson2410 no its yes
The Thing was directly influence by "At the Mountains of Madness." Particularly, the Shoggoths; the creation of the supernaturally tough Elder Things. Shoggoths were able to reshape their tissues, organs, and even emotions to suit the needs of their environment. Plasmoid, amorphous abominations of genetic engineering, re-imagined as a malevolent entity from cosmic gulfs unfathomable. I still think the Thing if one of the greatest science fiction/horror films of all time.
Never thought of the Thing that way..thanks it brings a whole new level of intrigue. I had always assumed the unfinished abominations the Thing appeared as were just unfinished assimilations and if it were not interrupted it would have appeared as every one else and remained inconspicuous as it slowly reconstituted the world.
@@cocharles563 well that WAS why the thing was trying to escape Antarctica. Not a lotta people to assimilate there.
it is the greatest science fiction/horror films of all time
It was actually based on a novella by John W. Campbell Jr. titled "Who Goes There?", published in 1938.
@@85Hertz Thank you, 1st comment in, and already someone spewing flase info. It like people think with they're the only ones with internet access 😂
I'm just gonna thank you guys for not spoiling the endings of the movies with this list of recommendations. Thank you!
I’ve been a John Carpenter fan since 1980,basically all my life,but only watched In The Mouth Of Madness a year ago. It’s not that i didn’t want to watch it,i just couldn’t get a copy anywhere. So glad i had waited all these years, as i really enjoyed it and now go out of my way to find those movies i missed first time around
Same here! Glad I was able to fully appreciate everything in it, as a JC and Lovercraft fan.
The mist ....what a great movie ...bleakest ending ever 😯
I still wonder if it's on purpose that almost everyone - and especially the main character - in this film acts like total braindead. So many utterly bad decisions, especially the one with the burnt guy and the stupid pharmacy visit and the pretty unrealistic or at least overdrawn very last one made me somewhat angry about the outcome. If that's what King and Darabont intended: clever but I didn't like it.
Cabin in the Woods. Bleakest ending
I want a movie where. A small string ij the woods still slips creautures through and they have to bring a large army to contain and try to close it. In their attempt, a large "explosion closest it but also draws the men surrounding around it in to the other side. Its closed, and theyll have to survive in their new environment
@@communist-hippie Try "The Void"
@@patrick-aka-patski the book doesn’t end that way.
Event Horizon also took inspiration from "The Warp" which is a realm from Warhammer 40k. There is a nod to Nurgle as one of his symbols can be seen in the movie on a door. So always remember, Gellar fields are very VERY important.
But the Warhammer 40k universe is clearly influenced by Lovecraft.
@@politicamenteincorrecto965 I wouldn't say the entire 40k universes is influenced by Lovecraft but some parts definitely are. Izner even said Warhammer was an influence to the movie.
You have it the wrong way around. It is more likely modern inventions take inspiration from Lovecraft than vice-versa.
That sounds like something a HERETIC would say...
I've always enjoyed the 40k/Event Horizon connection, but for the life of me I can't find the Nurgle symbol. Got a link to a screenshot, or a timestamp?
This is the PERFECT time to upload this. Been looking crazy for more cosmic horror . Especially manga/anime
It’s been years since I watched The Mist and I’m still not over that ending.
that ending encapsulates the irony of life
Oh man, in Annihilation, the bear scene was completely twisted when it wailed out in that bear/human scream/growl! Gnarly.
Same fucking bear human girl, an only see one this movie but a remmeber everything jeje
Thanks for mentioning "The Whisperer in the Darkness". It´s one of Lovecrafts less known stories and I think and the movie is really worth a watch.
Excellent list. I need to check some of these out. I have seen probably 20 out of the 30. The void was one of my favorites. I felt like it really captured the magnitude of some unknowable evil God out there that human beings can barely grasp. The mist was excellent but that ending, oof. Thanks for the excellent list
This is a pretty damn comprehensive list you have here! I would highly suggest adding The Borderlands to this list too!
That ending was nuts
Wow! I can't believe The Empty Man isn't on this list. That movie is a banger! Scary, tense, and wild mine fk.
Awesome list! Thanks for the video!
I was lowkey expecting to see Black Mountain Side listed here. I personally think it's a hidden gem. Something about that movie stuck with me.
With the notable exceptions being Call of Cthulhu and Re-Animator, movies "inspired by" his works that have nothing to do with his actual stories are 10/10 always better than adaptations. I don't understand how it can be nearly 2022 and still no one has made a truly great adaptation of his work.
Sadly, his writings were very much products of their times (and I'm not talking about the racism). Truth is, his monster descriptions have been called lazy by many, since it almost always amounts to "I cannot begin to describe the horror that I witnessed!" I mean... could you TRY? Many of the monsters just aren't "instant insanity inducing" anymore. Even the whole idea that we don't matter on the cosmic scale is old hat to most by now. So direct adaptations of his works have some issues.
And is it just me or did Lovecraft have an actual issue with the octopus? Like, I think the guy found the things actually frightening.
@@tyrongkojy He also has very little characterization and minimal dialogue (in some cases, absolutely no dialogue). The stories are always telling the reader things rather than showing.
@@MikeWhiskyTango Indeed. Again, they're products of their time. Like, think about Culthulu himself. his head pops instantly when bumped by a boat, and he's been in a coma ever since. Scary then? Sure. Now? We have cruise missiles. Plus, well, South Park had it right, fewer would be straight TERRIFIED by such a thing. Sure, it's still scary, but not "tear your eyes out". If anything we'd be EXCITED by the proof of alien life. And then shoot its face.
@@tyrongkojy "At the mountains of slightly startled".
@@sneakygloworm Love it.
The Void was so damn good. Glad to see you remembered to put it on the list, thanks. Many of these fliks are cherished by me in fact.
Not all, but enough for me to be grateful you made it, Ta!
In The Whisperer in Darkness, I was chilled to the soul with the "brain in a jar" concept, and with the ghastly hell of being trapped in that form, forever.
In Italy we call "City of the living dead" "Paura nella città dei morti viventi" (Fear in the city of the living dead). I think it is known in the U.S. also as "Gates of hell". It is based on cosmic horror, but treated in a very personal way; there only vague references to Lovecraft (only the names of places, to me). It is the first part of Fulci's "Trilogy of death" together with "The Beyond" (the best of the three movies, to me) and "Quella villa accanto al cimitero" (I don't remember how it is called in the U.S.)
House by the cemetary
You really need to list movies you discuss to make them easier to find later.
I agree! I loved the video, and came here to see the list. Where is it????
In the description guys...
Adding so many of these to my watchlist. Awesome content
Cabin in the Woods had lovecraftian monsters ... and Lair of the White Worm was most definitely an homage to Lovecraft
cabin in the woods was more of a omage to the ENTIRE horror genre and its many sub archtypes so yes while it did have some lovecraftian elements it in itself was not lovecraftian outside the physical form of the "audience" the giant that appears at the end.
@@housewilma4904 Beg to Differ ... the Whole Point of Cabin in the Woods was to exact the necessary emotions and reactions of the different characters in their deaths that the people that ran the operation needed to keep the very-much lovecraftian unspeakable creatures happy and locked into their abyss ... when this magical pattern was broken and the girl wouldn't do her prescribed job of killing the "Fool' Character this unleashed the leviathans from the abyss ...thats classic 101 pure Lovecraft . He did many stories about families who kept the secrets and did the rituals that kept leviathan beasts in check ..and when that regimen was broken out came the beasts ... so yup it brought together many horror genres for fun visual effect , but the underlying point was all of those classic horror creatures locked up and brought out when needed were all part of a worldwide organization working a very lovecraftian ritual to keep the real monsters at bay ...
The film "Lair of the White Worm" was an adaptation of the novel by Bram Stoker (author of 'Dracula'!). Lovecraft mentioned it in 'Supernatural Horror in Literature': he says it "utterly ruins a magnificent idea by a development almost infantile" (!)
@@rclrd1 None the less , the Lair of the White Worm was obviously done as a homage to Lovecraft
Re-animator and the Thing are two movies my girlfriend and I saw at the drive in theater ,at different times ,and with no idea what either movie was about. What a couple of bizarre movies to see on a hunch!!! After awhile we thought we were leading some kind of charmed (or maybe cursed?) drive in movie life.
Event Horizon is an absolute gem of a movie...and I'm kind of surprised that Pandorum wasn't on this list. It's definitely in that Lovecraftian vein and it's a seriously underrated movie
Event Horizon absolutely needs either a high budget remake or a sequel. So much potential there and i'm not trying to play through the whole 40k series to find out what happens next.
Thanks for bringing up the resurrection, the curious case of Benjamin Ward is one of my favorite stories
1970's "Dunwich Horror" is an absolute masterpiece. And I'd love to see a real, by-the-book, version of "Shadow over Innsmouth." Yeah, "Dagon" came cliose, sorta-kinda, but y'know what I mean.
The southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer (annihilation is the first book) is very good. Just a hint for people that like to read
Agreed, I found the books much more disturbing than the film "adaptation".
Great list, had my two favorites on it. Well done.
The Empty Man should be here too!
One film I would have added to the list was The Haunted Palace (1963), based on Lovecraft's short novel The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. It was given the title of an Edgar Allen Poe poem, since in 1963 Poe was much more well-known than Lovecraft, and the studio had already done some successful Poe adaptations. It's a fairly faithful adaptation and sure scared me when I saw it at the theater way back then.
Poe is only well known because they teach about him in schools. The only reason they teach about him is because there's nothing racist in his writings.
You guys should have included “The Beach House” where that couple heads for a vacation to an empty beach house and encounter a couple there. They party with the couple that night and the older lady walks into a cloud of cosmic dust/spores and is infected. Body horror at its best. It’s one of my current favourites as I am a horror movie buff and nothing had been quite as disturbing other than “the void” maybe if you could… do a video on that movie! The scene with the foot and the person in the other beach house in MENTAL.
Oh yeah! That was more deserving than many on this list
Thanks for this list! A lot of recommendations I’ve never seen.
One of the best reviews I've seen on UA-cam. These are all great movies and have given me a lot to watch and catch up on. Grab the popcorn and candy and sit back and relax.
You guys need to do more lists like these now I have more movies to binge watch 👍
The Lighthouse was probably the most disturbing movie i've ever watched. Pattinson and Defoe gave the performances of their lives imo and deserve all the awards. Gave me a lingering sense of dread for weeks. Everything about it is a work of art. Highly recommend if you're into not understanding what you're watching, mental torture and uncomfortable themes. If you're squeamish or faint of heart I would say avoid at all costs.
The Lighthouse- Saw it twice. Instant classic. There are several films listed I haven't seen that look really good. Now- I need to dig them up.... btw- I agree 100%, if not both men, Dafoe certainly got robbed. He should have at least been nominated. He was perfection, right down to his facial expressions & accent. This felt like a film from the 30s. Patterson was quite amazing too. He's terrible in those garbage Twilight movies. But then again, they were fluff. Thank God directors didn't typecast him. Lost city of Z, Good time, the Batman, great films showing his great talent. He's definitely under appreciated. Hopefully, the Batman changed all that. Peace.
Thanks for showing many movies that we would not find on our own or would have never seen , take care keep it coming , cheers
Great documentary!! While listening I did all my dishes, cleaned the kitchen and even thoroughly cleaned my percolator!!!
Thanks a lot, very entertaining. 👌
The movies using practical effects and props are more terrifying than the ones that use CGI.
Event Horizon is one of my favorite, it's definitely a classic.. Another one is the The Void and Dagon. Your list is amazing, lots of great movies seen most of them.
Nice, looking forward to this list
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Man, I would have loved to see more cosmic horror films with Sam Neill in them. In the Mouth of Madness and Event Horizon are a great double package for that sort of thing.
I agree. too bad only superhero movies get made these days
@@daweller If you would manage to get your head out of your own a** you might actually realize that "only superhero movies get made these days" is the most stupid and lazy a** statement ever. There are many good horror film makers and the genre has never been better or more diverse but okay, let us all just act like Robert Eggers, Ti West, Jordan Peele or Ari Aster don't even exist.
The Call of Cthulhu, Cthulhu, Pickman's Muse, Starfish, Dark Waters, Europa Report, Sacrifice, and The Whisperer in Darkness are the only ones I haven't seen, yet.
Have to say this is an amazing list, thank you!
Love the editing! Great job!
For the movie "The Mist" the creatures aren't aliens but actually inter-dimensional creatures
Pretty sure an inter-dimensional creature can be classified as an alien.
Everything that isn't in our world is alien. Even things in our world can be alien to different people/ countries/ cultures.
And still Lovecraftian!
@@kimberk01 actually "the mist" was Stephen King
There are two films I would add to the list:
John Carpenter's "The Fog" (1980): This film holds to Lovecraft's visions on a number of ways. It is almost timeless, in it's location, settings, and surroundings; it could be seen fifty years ago, or fifty years from now, more or less to each, and the setting could still be "now". It utilizes Lovecraft's vision of the sea as something mysterious, that could hold hidden mysteries, and horrors, within it's depths, unseen or known to the imaginations of the humans above. A desire for revenge that extends beyond the grave, and the means to exact it. And, above all, the horrors are hidden in the shadows of the fog, and no one knows if they might someday return.
Dean Koontz's "Phantoms", directed by Joe Chappelle (1998): This film is an obvious homage to the Lovecraftian monster known as a shoggoth; an ancient shapeshifting, amorphous monster of gigantic size that was created to imitate any form.
Staying on Carpenter, I'd like to add "Prince of Darkness" (1987). After "In the Mouth of Madness", it's probably his most Lovecraftian work, and I love how it approaches both the scientific and the supernatural angle of cosmic horror.
@@DerMoerpler Pretty sure 'Prince' was meant to be the third part of a thematic trilogy involving 'Thing' and "Mouth'.
@@wwiiinplastic4712 Yes it is. It's known as the Apocalypse trilogy, although I don't know if that's an official name or if fans made it up. Carpenter definitely said that he views those three as a thematic trilogy though. It's probably my favorite of that sort, along with Taylor Sheridans Frontier trilogy.
I can't upvote this video enough! Thank you for this! I am such a huge Lovecraft fan - lol - I even have a half sleeve tattoo of Cthulhu!
This is such a great list. I have added so many movies to my to watch list. I've seen a lot of the post 2000 ones but I'm lacking in 80s and 90s cosmic horror.
The endless was a one in a lifetime experience
I'll never forget that feelin the first time I saw it.. absolutely transcendent
One of my favorite movies. I enjoy it every time I watch it and already saw it a few times.
I don't get tired of seeing it just like The Void and The Ritual.
Re-Animator, In the Mouth of Madness, The Thing, Event Horizon, Evil Dead, and Castle Freak are all movies I remember watching as a kid. Event Horizon blew my mind when I was 11.
I think Hellraiser 2 can be considered cosmic horror. What's your take on that?
Excellent video! Bleeders (1997 aka Hemoglobin) and Night of the Seagulls (1975) are two more great movies I'd add to the list.
Love you guys❤️ nice videos!!!❤️
Another outstanding video to look forward to!!!!!!!!☺👍
The Void is violently underrated
Absolutely.
I remember watching it and it kinda gave me silent Hill vibes too
Excellent list!
Amazing list! Seen most of these 🙌🏻
Cosmic horror is my favorite sub genre of horror. I'll add these films to the watch list.
AGREED!👍 check out my playlist on it.
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@@1badjesus401 Ah, a man of Culture :) Laird Barron is the goat!
Annihilation could have been a really good movie and the concept is very interesting. The execution thought was very disappointing. Probably among the worst in this list.
The Mist is my favorite Stephen King short stories. I finished the story on a day that was so foggy you couldn't see your hand if you held it out stretched.
There I was a young teenage male who was almost using Depends every time a shadow zipped by. Lol. I got over it but I do admit it was funny as hell. Great short story
my favorite horror movie too alongside the thing. they both have endings that can't be forgotten
Right before I go to sleep, love it
This video clearly took a lot of effort and it paid off, I applaud your choices.
Want another fantastic Lovecraftian cosmic horror film? Watch The Empty Man (2020). Absolutely bleak, by the end.
Yeah that opening sequence was chilling! Loved it!
24:35 - And what else did Evil Dead give us? THE GLORY THAT IS ASH WILLIAMS!!!!
The THING is hands down The BEST ever... Total GOAT.
So glad Necronomicon is on the list. Just discovered this gem last halloween, and it's due for a comeback.
"The Thing" is Carpenter's Masterpiece! it influenced an entire generation when it came out! My friends and I created our own entire Role Playing game that we had multiple friends play with us, and I was able to freak out some of my players so much that I gave a few of them nightmares! I was the Game Master and I followed Carpenter's style to really get my players scared! AS I got older and moved so many times in my life, I actually lost the box with all of the game and it's system of operation and damage charts, etc. I was so bummed but I couldn't ever track it down. Most likely found it's was to the landfill.
I would love to see a lovecraft story adapted to screen by Guillermo del Toro. That would be so amazing. Besides hellboy. An actual adaptation of an original Lovecraft story.
The dunwhich horror or the whisperer in darkness would be awesome
I remember reading a while ago that del Toro was supposed to direct a Mountains of Madness movie, but due to the box office failure of something or other the movie never got made. Damn tragedy.
What about Robert Eggers as director?
You didn't include The Haunted Palace (1963)?
It's a perfect fit! The kids with the disfigured faces are really bold for their time.
Agreed! Had a rewatch recently!
Solid list! I also recommend Honeymoon (2014). Underrated one.
Valdamar Legacy is one you should check out. It's a great foreign film with hints of lovecraftian horror intermixed. Totally worth the watch.
Great list!
Only one your missing is the one where the couple goes to stay at a beach house, and there's another older couple there, and they all slowly start turning into creatures of the sea and then foam.
I can't remember the name.
I looked it up. It’s actually called “The Beach House.” I’m gonna watch it this week. Thanks ☺️
@@thevolta89
Oh yeah it is.
Ty, was a good movie.
Let me know what you think.
Agreed!!! Such a hidden gem.
This is a GLORIOUS video MV! Dont forget to make a follow up with movies like "John Dies at the End"
Love this channel 😍❤️
A good list, but… no The Empty Man (2020)?
Kane/Cane seems to be a running name throughout Lovecraft’s works. Interesting to just realise that.
(Edit: Stephen King as well)
There are lots of authors that love Lovecraftian concepts, like George RR Martin and Stephen King
The name being used for someone evil probably goes back to the biblical Cain.
A lot of wonderfull cosmic terror movies. Thanx!
Lovecraft was on the spectrum, ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) and Cassandra Syndrome.
He was able to have extreamly vibid dreams and was able to see 3D imiges from his head projected in real life and conteolled by his mind. Thus making stories about where he physically was or piecing together bigger pictures no one could see or understand. Making him feel unknown and confused by soeciety. So he wrote stories about his worlds and his 'larger picture' he can see that no one else could.
Explains a ton about his amazing stories.
So damn cool, i love Lovecraft stuff and he was an amazing being. Much love and RIP Lovecraft, we miss the stories you could not share but love what ones you could 💚
It was a great list, and now I have to see some movies I didn't know exist, you should include The Empty Man, to your list, it has a great Lovecraftian tone
Lovecraft was Waaay Overlooked! But then, I was brought up READING books & various Early Sci-Fi. So much has been plagiarized from older authors & stories!
I am glad someone points SPRING. I really adored that movie
Excellent list. I just read John Campbells who goes there. Very good it escalated quickly.
The Curse (1987, David Keith) is still probably the best version of HPL’s The Colour Out of Space.
The Richard Stanley version from a few years ago is good, but it would have been a hell of a lot better if somebody other than Nicolas Cage played that part.
There’s a relatively obscure Mexican movie called The Untamed (2016, Amat Escalante) which is a loose remake of Possession, which has some really f’d up sexual stuff in it, plus a big ol’ tentacled pleasure/pain monster in it. Definitely for fans of HPL.
Otherwise, a pretty good list. I’d give honorable mentions to The House with Laughing Windows (1976, Pupi Avati) and Lurking Fear (1994, C. Courtney Joyner).
Nice list but I think you need to double check your pronunciation sometimes. “Europe-a” had me rolling.
I'm glad I watched this again. I forgot to give it a thumbs up the first time. It also names some of the my favorite films of all time
Wonderful video! I might make a suggestion to add to this pantheon: "Cast a Deadly Spell."
Where is: IT, The Shape of Water, Cabin in the woods?
To me the weirdest thing as a Lovecraft fan, having read just about all his available works, Hollywood tries to make the wrong stories into movies. I'm speaking on adaptations of his stories alone. The magic in Lovecraft is the readers imagination. Creatures with such vague description and locations so otherworldly tend not to translate well when Hollywood gets its hands on them, but he has stories that are just begging to be made into a movie. Take The Thing On the Doorstep or Imprisoned With the Pharaohs (Written with the help of Harry Houdini) would make great films and would not have to use so much CGI which just kills the suspension of disbelief. The Thing is awesome but i wouldn't call it a film adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness. The late 60s early 70 Dunwich Horror is just awful. Even the Nick Cage movie refenced here Color out of Space is more of a prequel to the story and takes liberties i'm pretty confident Lovecraft would scoff at. I do like the way it handled the look of the movie. So come on Hollywood and give me Asenath Waite in a movie please. Kamog Kamog. Ya Shub-Niggurath.
Great list. A movies such as 'John dies at the end' as well as 'Dark Song' might be worth checking out.
The Void is a great watch, I loved how slowly it all builds up to the nurse scene. Then it's non stop after.
Excellent list really. i have seen all but maybe 1 or 2.. i would add these to the list:
The Ritual (2018) - though not eldrich/cosmic horror, depicts an elder primordial forest god that def would have come straight out of Lovecraft's imagination.
Cold Skin (2017) - A young man arrives at a remote island to take a post of weather observer only to find himself defending the watchtower from deadly humanoid creatures which come on land from the sea every night.
Sweetheart (2019)- A castaway who must survive on the island she washed up on as she gets stalked by a humanoid sea monster.
The Deep House (2021) - While diving in a remote French lake, a couple of UA-camrs who specialize in underwater exploration videos discover a house submerged at he bottom of a lake and find something horrible.
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Evolution (2015, France) - The only residents sea-side town are women and boys. When a boy sees a corpse in the ocean one day, he begins to question his existence, and discovers the mothers are part of a cult.
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The Deep Ones (2021) - terrible acting and sub par sfx but still a Lovecraft story
Sweetheart was a pleasant surprise. Let me add a couple more.
Resolution [2012] - A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.
Triangle [2009] - Five friends set sail and their yacht is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and what happens next cannot be explained.
HP Lovecraft's life story was a bit of a horror story in itself. He was quite a twisted little bunny
No "In the Mouth of Madness"? I loved that one.
Great video. What do you think about adding Slither to this list? I'm not sure it was Lovecraft inspired but shares several elements with the other entries. One of my favorite campy sci-fi-ish creature features.