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(Thanks
to http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/) From Ain't It Cool News: H.P. Lovecraft goes to 7th grade Sex Ed class. A puberty stricken boy freaks out in school upon discovering within the loins of all classmates lay sex organs of ancient gods. Cute funny film is a treat to horror fans... Visit the official website (North Lake Films) for stills, a trailer, a press kit and more. I hope to post a review of the film soon... (Thanks to http://www.northlakefilms.com/) Ever wonder what a Shoggoth
looks like? Or a Deep One? How about Yog-Sothoth? Click here
to find the latest addition to Unfilmable.com. The Lovecraft
Film Bestiary! On this work-in-progress, I will attempt to list
as many of Lovecraft's creatures as possible, and the films (with accompanying
images if available) that have attempted to capture them... According to Andrew Migliore, the street date for Vol. 2 of the H.P. Lovecraft Collection (Rough Magik) will be around Dec. 1st. The street date for Vol. 2 (Out of Mind) will be Feb. 2nd... Release dates subject to change. (Thanks to Gavin Smith)
(Thanks to Andrew French) Director Damon Packard's Dawn of an Evil Millennium (1988) begins with an onscreen quote "Life is a Hideous Thing" which is credited to H.P. Lovecraft (the quote is from "Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family"). Dawn of an Evil Millennium (1988) can be found on Other Cinema's DVD Experiments in Terror (2003). I believe it can also be found on some VHS and DVD copies of Packard's Reflections of Evil, and on some VHS and DVD copies of Packard's Untitled Star Wars Mockumentary. Dawn of an Evil Millennium isn't particularly Lovecraftian, though it is enjoyable. It's a twenty minute long "trailer" for an (unmade) eighteen-hour long epic film. It involves a psychokinetic demon (with crooked fangs and a bloody drool) who has been brought to earth by a sorceress, where he creates havoc by smashing people into bloody pulp by throwing them around with his psychic powers, and he drives around in a suped-up 1970 car. He's hunted by a pair of cops. (Thanks to Christopher
K. Philippo) For immediate release: Lurker Films is extremely pleased to announce that we will be releasing Out of Mind (shown on Bravo!) on DVD along with The Music of Erich Zann and The Outsider. Out of Mind offers the viewer a realistic encounter with Lovecraft and enters into his world. The film playfully winks at some of the themes characteristic of his HPL's work (the occult, cursed books, monstrous creatures, ancestry and the cosmos) and draws its inspiration from Lovecraft's personal correspondence and many of his stories, carrying the viewer through a labyrinth «beyond the wall of sleep.» We plan to release the DVD by January of 2005. This will make up Volume 3 of the H.P. Lovecraft Collection on DVD. (Thanks to Andrew Migliore) For immediate release: We are proud to announce that we will be releasing Rough Magik, a BBC pilot created by Stephen Parsons starring Paul Darrow of Blake's 7 fame. If you like the idea behind Delta Green you'll love this film. The Night Scholars, a clandestine organization setup to monitor the ancient cult of Cthulhu come to a single, incontrovertible, conclusion after compiling an enormous database of arcane information: the Sleeping God is waking. Diana Armitage, with the help of her Home Office liaison, the mysterious Mr. Moon (Paul Darrow), launch an aggressive campaign against the Dreamers. This operation designated the Rough Magik initiative is successful but they trod on the toes of some powerful people, amidst accusations of financial impropriety and possible treason, and the Night Scholars were disbanded. Now years later, the old magic is returning, the Sleeping God is rising, and there are more Dreamers than Mr. Moon can handle as he struggles to rebuild the Night Scholars before its too late. The DVD will also include Bob Fugger's Terrible Old Man and From Beyond. This will make up Volume 2 of the H.P. Lovecraft Collection on DVD. (Thanks to Andrew Migliore)  ...click to enlarge... Directors Thomas Maurer and Barrett Leigh have provided Unfilmable.com with some exclusive images from their upcoming adaptation of "Beyond the Wall of Sleep"! According to Thom and Barrett, the
film is very close to completion, and a brand new website will be
launched soon. A new trailer is also in the works, but until it appears,
here are some images from the film to whet
your appetite! August 20: Ivan Zuccon's Colour from the Dark suspended… Ivan Zuccon has informed me that production on his upcoming Lovecraft film; Colour from the Dark has been suspended until further notice… Ivan has asked that the official website (hosted by Unfilmable.com) be taken down until budget issues have been resolved. He hopes to resume production in the spring. More as it becomes available. (Thanks to Ivan Zuccon) August 19: New Edger Allan Poe film According to fangoria.com, director Curtis (Night Tide, Ruby) Harrington is preparing a film based on one of Edger Allan Poe's lesser know tales called, The Man of the Crowd. It's the story of a man who decides to follow a complete stranger and comes to realize that the person he's tracking is insane (it will also incorporate themes from the author's "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" and "William Wilson"). The film will be shot in East Los Angeles, and according to the director; "I'll use parts of the town that you don't ordinarily see. There are certain areas you don't get to see on the screen, ever." Gary Graver (cinematographer) will lens the project, and casting will begin shortly (Barbara Steele may play a small role). (Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/) August 18: Night Gallery on DVD Universal Pictures is releasing Night Gallery Season 1 on DVD for the first time! Rod Serling hosts over 20 episodes, featuring the original pilot movies and every episode from first season (approximately eight hours). The first season includes episodes adapted from stories by H. P. Lovecraft! The scheduled release date is Aug. 24. Please note: This information comes from reallyscary.com. I cannot find any reference that the Lovecraft episodes came from season one. I believe Pickman's Model, Cool Air and Professor Peabody's Last Lecture came from the second season. If anyone can verify this I would appreciate it... (Thanks to http://www.reallyscary.com/) August 19: Hellboy 3-disc DVD specs Fangoria.com has the complete details for the 3-DVD release of Hellboy (which will be released October 19). Among other things, it contains the Director's Cut of the film (with over 13 minutes of re-edited and extended footage added), and the extras, which can be seen by clicking here! (Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/) After several false starts
and falsely announced street dates, it looks as though LEO Films is
a little closer to releasing Ivan Zuccon's Unknown Beyond on
DVD. The following image and synopsis can be found on their home page.
No release date or DVD features are mentioned, however... Two hundred million years ago, the Ancient Ones colonized the Earth; they created the human race and enslaved it. Their ancient knowledge was contained in a sacred text called the Necronomicon and through its power it was possible to open wide the gates to the Unknown Beyond. Now, centuries later, the human race has rebelled and a war lasting millennia has driven man to the bowels of the Earth. (Thanks to http://www.leofilms.com/) Edgar Allan Lovecraft and The Dunwich Herald have written a very flattering and undeserved overview of Unfilmable.com (in regards to their Cthulhu Seal of Approval web award). You can check it out here (then click on the web award button at the bottom of the page)! While your there look around, because they run one of the coolest Mythos related websites around! (Thanks to The
Dunwich Herald) For immediate release: For those of you who make short movies and/or can make short movies under the gun, AND can keep it inspired by or adapted from the works of H. P. Lovecraft, RIGHT NOW is the best time to shoot that movie, or edit that footage, or otherwise assemble it and send it to the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival: http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/homeflash.htm Although the deadline has passed, two factors play in your favor. First, I've just found out that there is a hole in the schedule that a late-yet-germane entry would fill handily! Second, this is the last year where there will be NO entry fees for this film festival. The only thing to keep in mind is that the work must be adapted from or clearly inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Go to the website and sift through the archives for some ideas of movies that have been accepted in the past. This hole will not be long-lived, probably expiring on or around September 1, so NOW IS THE TIME. And, of course, please pass this note along to any filmmaking groups to which you might belong. The more the merrier! Cheers, Edward (Thanks to Edward Martin
III) Rick Tillman's incredible follow-up to Pickman's Model has been accepted by the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival! Coming soon to Unfilmable.com: More exclusive images from The Summoning! (Thanks to Rick Tillman) August 14: What might have been... Here's an update from Michael Allred's "The Resurrected" DVD Campaign site...
Click here for information on how you might help (or see the banner at the bottom of this page). (Thanks to Michael Allred) August 14: Twisted Nightmare Weekend For immediate release: Actress Robyn Griggs, http://www.robyngriggs.com/, is hosting her own convention called "Twisted Nightmare Weekend". She wants as many horror vendors as possible. She is having a huge sale on table space. Contact her ASAP: info@twistednightmareweekend.com Check out the guest list...It's massive! http://www.twistednightmareweekend.com/ (Thanks to Chesterkk) August 14: Beauty in the Dark reviews added I've just added a couple of reviews for the short film, Beauty in the Dark. The film premiered last year at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. Check them out here! (Thanks to Jericho Baisas) The haunting and large
scale work has been written for solo violin, orchestra and choir... (Thanks to Thom Maurer) Necroscope LLC is about to release limited-edition indie horror film trading cards. Called Terror Cards, the first set of 50 will include five cards featuring images from The Halfway House, including this never-before-seen shot of Yog Sothoth, the film's carnivorous creature! (Thanks to http://www.halfwayhouse-movie.com/) August 11: Update from the HPLHS Source: http://www.cthulhulives.org/ Filming proceeds this month with scenes at a variety of locations (Greenland, New Orleans Police Station, etc...) and then moves into the big cultist scene in the swamp. The cast is now almost up to 60. More to follow... Translators Wanted: The DVD of Call of Cthulhu will feature subtitles in several languages. If you're fluent in a language and would like to volunteer to translate title cards into your language, e-mail us here. We would like to have French, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish. And we're open to other suggestions... (Thanks to http://www.cthulhulives.org/) Want to create the perfect
horror film? Some very bored scientists have worked out an equation
to do just that! (es+u+cs+t) squared +s+ (tl+f)/2 + (a+dr+fs)/n + sin x - 1. Where: Click here for the complete article, plus readers comments on what makes a film truly frightening. (Thanks to Aaron Vanek and http://www.creature-corner.com/) August 11: Alone in
the Dark trailer online August 11: Mick Garris
unveils Masters of Horror Director Mick Garris
(Sleepwalkers, The Stand) has created and will produce
a new one-hour anthology cable series called Masters of Horror.
The announcement came after his latest King film, Riding the Bullet
premiered at the Fantasia film festival in Montreal. The series has
gotten the green light for 13 episodes, and Garris revealed that the
initial directorial lineup will include John Carpenter (In the Mouth
of Madness), George Romero (Creepshow), Guillermo del Toro
(Hellboy), Frank Darabont, Tobe Hooper (the upcoming film, Mortuary),
John Landis, Joe Dante and Garris himself, as well as several others
yet to be named. Production begins in February 2005. Masters of Horror came about from a series of informal dinners that Garris has been hosting in LA area restaurants for the last few years. Other participants at those dinners who may be included for the new program include Eli Roth, Larry Cohen, Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator, Dagon), Don Coscarelli (Phantasm), David Cronenberg and Lucky McKee... (Thanks to http://www.fangoria.com/) Source: creature-corner.com You can check it out
here. (Thanks to Rick Tillman) August 8: HPLFF announces feature films! The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival (to be held October 1-3, 2004 in Portland Oregon) has announced some of the feature films that will be seen at this years festival. They include: The Resurrected, The Crimson Cult, The Last Wave and Quatermass 2... More announcements will be made by August 15th, so watch this space! (Thanks to Andrew Migliore) August 8: Strange Aeons secures The Snyder House Maelstrom Productions have secured the use of the Snyder House for their upcoming adaptation of "The Thing on the Doorstep". The house is owned by one of the original artists of the CCG "Magic the Gathering". The house was built in 1888, and contains 42 rooms in a 13,000 square foot area... Images coming soon! (Thanks to Eric Morgret) August 8: Necronomicon review added! Iain McLachlan has submitted another one of his highly informative reviews for your enjoyment. His review (click here) for Brian Yuzna's Necronomicon joins previous reviews for The Trollenberg Terror (The Crawling Eye), The Haunted Palace and City Under the Sea (War Gods of the Deep). Check out Iain's Chroma-Noize website here. (Thanks to Iain McLachlan) August 8: Another Uzumaki DVD review Cultcuts.net has another review of the Uzumaki DVD for those of you who haven't already picked it up. This review is a little different though, in that it doesn't mention any sort of Lovecraft connection (the first one to do so). You can check it out here. (Thanks to http://www.cultcuts.net/) August 8: NecroComicon updates Dr. Satan (Walter Phelan from House of 1000 Corpses) has been added to the line-up of the first annual NecroComicon in L.A (at the fully functional haunted house, Spooky House). To keep up to date on all the latest, check out the official website here. (Thanks to http://www.creature-corner.com/ and http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/) August 8: Hellboy director's cut details According to countingdown.com, the extended director's cut edition DVD of Hellboy will hit stores on October 19th, 2004. No other details were given... (Thanks to http://www.countingdown.com/) August 8: Creepfest's
call for entries The Los Angeles-based film festival (and Gothic Halloween ball) Creepfest has officially put our its call for entries. The festival is now entering its third year and will once again be held at Bar Sinister in Hollywood. For submission guidelines and fees, click here. (Thanks to http://www.creature-corner.com/) August 8: Horror Dance Film Festivals call for submissions Submit those Lovecraft films! Call for Independent Film Submissions to Horror Dance Film Festival deVil Films Announces Call for Entries for Horror Dance Film Festival 2005 Houston, TX – August 1, 2004 – deVil Films of Houston, Texas announces an open call for submission into the first annual Horror Dance Film Festival. Entries of all lengths are accepted, and there is no fee for submission. Films must be submitted on either VHS or DVD formats. Filmmakers can download the entry form from the festival’s website, http://www.horrordance.org/ The deadline for submission is November 20, 2004. Those selected to be showcased during the Horror Dance Film Festival will be notified no later than December 19, 2004. The winners of each category will be announced at the festival, tentatively scheduled for January 15, 2005. Awards will be presented for Best Film Overall, (selected from all submissions) Best Short Film, (between three and thirty minutes) Best Micro-Film (under three minutes) Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Special Effects/Make-Up, and The Scream Queen Award (given to the actor or actress who produces the most convincing and terrifying screams). This first ever Houston-based horror film festival will be held in Houston, Texas. There will be a meet-and-greet for filmmakers and sponsors the night before the festival. The festival will include a performance piece, film viewing, the awards ceremony, and a musical guest. Fans will have the opportunity to chat with the filmmakers in a separate room throughout the course of the event. “I started this festival to bring new films to the fans,” says Kevin deVil, founder of Horror Dance Film Festival and President of deVil Films. “and also to expose new talent to distribution companies.” Darrin Ramage of Brain Damage Films has scheduled a visit to the festival, and other distribution companies are expected as well. ”There are hundreds of talented filmmakers out there who have no clue how to get exposure, “Kevin says. “That’s where Horror Dance comes in.” Horror Dance has a diverse sponsorship base, including La Strada Restaurant, Underworld Productions, The Hacker's Source, Sacred Heart Studio Inc., and others who love independent horror films. “We are getting a lot of positive feedback from fans, filmmakers, and sponsors,” says Kevin deVil. “I really can’t wait for this event, not as the organizer, but as someone who loves independent horror.” (Thanks to mistress of source) August 8: Densie Dumars book signing For Immediate Release: 8-5-04 Contact: Denise Dumars
Horror, Occult author
Denise Dumars visits Las Vegas LOS ANGELES – As part of her lecture tour, Southern California horror and occult author Denise Dumars, M.A., will be visiting Las Vegas to sign The Dark Archetype and Lovecraft Slept Here. Dumars will be signing at the following bookstores: Friday, August 13, 7-9
p.m. Saturday, August 14,
2-4 p.m. On Saturday evening she will speak about the dark deities discussed in her nonfiction book, The Dark Archetype, at Bell Book & Candle, Las Vegas's oldest metaphysical shop. The program will include discussion, Q & A, and refreshments and will also serve as a fundraiser for the shop. Saturday, August 14,
7 p.m. The Dark Archetype explores the mysterious magick of the "shadow side of the divine," including a fun how-to-guide for accessing these misunderstood yet powerful figures. Lovecraft Slept Here, is a collection of both disturbing yet delightful stories, including the award-winning "The Maltese Kitten" honored with the Deathlings magazine award for best short story. Denise Dumars, M.A. has written on film and the occult for Fate, Cinefantastique, Llewellyn's Magical Almanac, Spell-A-Day Almanac and other annuals; and sold a vampire screenplay to the late producer Max Rosenberg. She teaches college English, specializing in the literature and writing of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Dumars has won awards for her poetry and fiction, including the Rhysling Award for science fiction poetry. --more-- Dumars (add one) Praise for Denise Dumars and Lori Nyx's The Dark Archetype includes these statements: "The Pagan community needs to read this book…" Barbara Ardinger, Ph.D, author of The Goddess Meditations "A fascinating and insightful look at an area where many Pagans dare to tread, but probably should." Selene Silverwind, President, Pagan Pride Los Angeles "Compelling, fascinating, and erudite." Jennifer Reif, author of The Mysteries of Demeter Praise for Denise Dumars' Lovecraft Slept Here: "What a great pleasure to read a book by an author who knows her genre and writes with the same passion and talent of those she admires. This is a first-rate work and H. P. himself would be neurotically proud." C. Courtney Joyner, writer and director, The Lurking Fear (Thanks to Denise Dumars) Director Dean Bertram has informed me that his film, Through A Lens Darkly, is currently on hiatus while he concentrates on his thesis. His plans are to resume filming early next year. He went on to add that, "My small cast/crew remain committed to the project, for which I am grateful." He also hinted at things to come, so keep watching this space for future updates! (Thanks to Dean Bertram) August 2: Cameras are rolling on The Call of Cthulhu! Principal photography began last weekend on the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society's upcoming adaptation of "The Call of Cthulhu". They hope to finish all the live-action sequences during August at which time they'll switch their focus to the special effects sequences. The production boasts more than 50 actors and 40 locations! (Thanks to Sean Branney) August 2: Lemora
DVD available for pre-order The facts are clear: after 1941 Hitler had access to the Necronomicon. Only one question remains: why did he not use it? "Experiment 17" has the answer. If you have any further information on "Experiment 17" or would like to make a donation, please email Crawling Chaos Pictures at: experiment17@hotmail.com (Thanks to Crawling Chaos
Pictures) Please note: this article contains possible spoilers The Score: The music that is being scored for this film is beyond belief, definitely leaps and bounds better than anything you'd expect from a film of our budget. The gentleman doing the music is named Kaveh Cohen… …our images and the feeling and tone we have been striving for in the long making of this film have been elevated and accentuated a great deal. I won't say much more about it as it's obviously something that's better heard than described. Anyway, the score will be finalized August 5th - which will put us into our final mix. The Effects: The major creature effects have been completed and that's what we're inserting into the edit this weekend. What remains are some finishing touches - things that we think will add that extra oomph the picture needs. As you may know from the story, the protagonist of the piece uses a self-made device to try and coax forth the entity that dwells within Joe Slaader. And, electricity and the early 1900's kind of perceived mysticism behind it culturally play a big part in our script. So, we are going to be layering in some electrical effects in some key sequences to sort of amp up those elements… …we have a little more effects work we're putting in to try to capture even more of that feeling of extra-terrestrial, other-worldly-ness that you get from the story. The entity in the story is sort of without a definitive form - a "blazing entity that shook and laughed." We've obviously given it form by making it an existing creature - but before that creature is revealed - we're trying to create some visuals that communicate in some way what Lovecraft was trying to describe. It's been a challenge - but I think what we've come up with works well. Miscellaneous: A couple of weeks
ago we met up with William Sanderson (our Joe Slaader in the film) to
do some ADR work. We hadn't seen him since we wrapped initial principle
photography and he was very gracious with his time and energy (especially
considering his hectic schedule with his part on HBO's Deadwood)… (Thanks to Thom Maurer) Follow this link to a list of fan petitions that all say "I want my Horror Channel!" Show your support, and spread the word! (Thanks to Thomas J Gleason) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Maelstrom Productions is looking to cast the role of Asenath in their upcoming version of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Thing on the Doorstep". The feature (to be named Strange Aeons) will be shooting in the Seattle area this fall. Asenath is a female character about 18-25, for more details please see: http://www.maelstromproductions.com/ or send headshots to emorgret@comcast.net (Thanks to Eric Morgret) Lurker Films, Inc. (formerly Beyond Books) announces the immediate availability of Volume 1 of the H.P. Lovecraft Collection on DVD, Bryan Moore's Cool Air. The disk also contains Christian Matzke's "An Imperfect Solution" and "Nyarlathotep", Anthony Penta's "The Hound" (letterbox) and "The Hapless Antiquarian", a 25 minute interview with the cast & crew of Cool Air including Jack Donner, an 18 minute interview with scholar S.T. Joshi regarding Lovecraft and the stories the films from the collection were based on, plus festival openers "The Scroll" and "Dunwich 1927". There are also two Easter Eggs and if that wasn't enough there is an informative 8 page booklet designed by Andrew Leman. Retail prices is $21.95. Click here
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