Call of Cathulhu (Real Ghostbusters) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ When you think of it, the Ghostbusters and Lovecraft are an ideal combination. Gozer could easily have stepped out of HPL's pantheon. But to mix them on a kid's Saturday morning cartoon show? Now that's just twisted. I wasn't one of the lucky few to see this when I was a kid, but when I got a copy in the mail a few years ago my girlfriend and I just sat there with our jaws hanging open as the episode unfolded. This one has it all, the Necronomicon, Cthulhu, cultists, star-spawn; you name it. It even cribs names from some of Lovecraft's fellow authors for it's characters.Is it a faithful adaptation of Lovecraft? No, but it is good fun, and treats Lovecraft's creations with respect. This is a difficult program to track down, but is well worth the effort. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - Christian Matzke Read the screenplay here. An Imperfect Solution http://www.reanimator.8m.com/ Crawling Chaos Pictures H.P. Lovecraft's Nyarlathotep Propping Up the Mythos |
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