Happy New Year from Unfilmable.com!

January 30: Will del Toro ever incite Madness?



Although Guillermo del Toro keeps signing on to direct new films (the latest being The Hobbit), he continues to talk about his desire to bring At the Mountains of Madness to the big screen. The latest mention of the long in development project is over on the MTV Movies Blog...

A quote: "I'm happy with [my script]," del Toro told MTV, "I know some people would like a happier ending but I'm happy with the ending there is."

(Thanks to http://www.deltorofilms.com/)

January 30: The Frolic DVD is ready!



According to director Jacob Cooney, the DVD for The Frolic has returned from the printer and should be available for sale in a few weeks! DVD features include the final version of the film, a commentary, behind-the-scenes (imagery or video?), a 110 page book that includes interviews, photos, the screenplay and the original short story (newly revised by Thomas Ligotti)...

Price and official street date have not been announced...

(Thanks to Jacob Cooney)

January 30: New B.P.R.D member revealed



Johann Kraus, a disembodied ectoplasmic spirit with psychic abilities who maintains a tangible form via a containment suit (source: Wikipedia), has been revealed in this exclusive internet only artwork. The image debuted on the official Hellboy II website...

(Thanks to Dread Central)

January 30: Jane Rose on the web...



Jane Rose, writer/director of The Statement of Randolph Carter and Heading Home, has a new website that covers her films, writing and make-up...

Check it out here!

(Thanks to Jane Rose)

January 27: The latest from Lurker Films



Lurker Films latest news update reports that they are re-releasing Volumes 2 (Rough Magik) & 3 (Out of Mind) of the H.P. Lovecraft Collections as well as releasing Volume 5 (Strange Aeons) by the end of January or early February.

The Strange Aeons disc also contains the short films Maria's Hubris by Patrick Weber and the animated short film From Beyond by Michael Granberry, an interview with director John Carpenter regarding Lovecraft, and openers from the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival...

Ordering information can be found here!

(Thanks to www.lurkerfilms.com)

January 26: Enter the Dunwich Horror poster contest!

For Immediate Release: Here's your chance to design and create the original movie poster for the upcoming Scorpio Film Releasing production "The Dunwich Horror"! We are looking for an artist to create the one-sheet/key DVD art for this exciting and blood-dripping adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's shocking tale of the supernatural. Winners will receive a Scorpio Film Releasing scream-pack of "Feeding the Masses", "Raving Maniacs", "Creature from the Hillbilly Lagoon" as well as two copies of the DVD of "The Dunwich Horror" when completed!

Interested parties can message us right here on our Myspace page: www.myspace.com/graveyardrotthemovie for more details. If you have a link to your work, please add it. Make sure you let us know if you're interested in entering the contest by Friday of this week (Feb 1st). Deadline for submissions will be March 1st. The Dunwich Horror stars Jason McCormick, Sarah Nicklin, Michael Reed, Ruth Sullivan, Carlos Brum, Chris Calcagni, Robin Watkins (Troma's upcoming Poutrygeist!), Brandon Aponte, David Fine (POPCinema's Shock-O-Rama), Shanette Wilson, Jason Witter and genre favorites Lynn Lowry (David Cronenberg's They Came From Within and George A. Romero's The Crazies) and Jeff Dylan Graham (Tempe Video's Dead and Rotting and October Moon).

(Thanks to Richard Griffin)

January 26: Essay on Lovecraft in Cinema

The Spanish webzine, Nueva Logia del Tentaculo, has reprinted Aaron (The Yellow Sign, Return to Innsmouth) Vanek's essay on H.P. Lovecraft in cinema in their latest issue (#3)...

Check it out here!

(Thanks to Aaron Vanek)

January 24: New Closet Space review

There's a new review for Mel House's Closet Space over at horror-movies.ca...

(Thanks to Mel House)

January 23: Mist DVD details surface

Details for the March 25th single disc and 2-disc DVD releases for The Mist have surfaced from The Weinstein Company...

The single disc DVD will include:

~ Audio commentary by writer/director Frank Darabont
~ Eight deleted scenes with optional commentary
~ "A Conversation With Stephen King and Frank Darabont" featurette

The 2-disc collector's edition will include the above as well as:

~ "When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist" featurette
~ "Taming the Beast: Shooting Scene 35" featurette
~ "Monsters Among Us: A Look at the Creature FX" featurette
~ "The Horror of It All: The Visual FX of The Mist" featurette
~ "Drew Struzan: Appreciation of an Artist" featurette

(Thanks to Dread Central)

January 22: CGI artist needed!



Scorpio Film Releasing is looking for a CGI/VFX artist to perform some digital magic on their latest production The Dunwich Horror which is currently in post-production.

Interested parties should contact them through their MySpace page, where you can find the trailer, photos and more...

The film, directed by Richard Griffin and produced by Ted Marr, is a feature-length adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's masterpiece of terror and is the fifth motion picture from Scorpio Film Releasing.

(Thanks to Richard Griffin)

January 21: The Importance of Being Eldritch

The fine folks over at yog-sothoth.com (check out their lively Unfilmable.com forum here!) have a short film in the works, titled The Importance of Being Eldritch, that will shoot in the Spring of 2008! Paul Maclean reports that the film will be a non-period specific (20's style) B&W film shot in MythoVision (3D) on location in Yorkshire...

Starring Fin Patterson as Prof. Jonathan Martingale (Chair in Medieval Metaphysics) and Dean Sammut as Adam Jameson (Graduate Student), the film was written by Paul, who is also handling cinematography along with Kit Evans...

Although the storyline is still under wraps, look for it to have a Call of Cthulhu (RPG) feel rather than a strict Lovecraftian approach...

Updates are forthcoming!

(Thanks to Paul Maclean)

January 20: Looking for Lovecraftian soundscapes for your film?



Then look no further than Lovecraftian composer and founder of DEAD HOUSE MUSIC Mars, a classically trained musician who specializes in dark, atmospheric music that transcends traditional horror scores. Mars has been both a musician and fan of H.P. Lovecraft for over 20 years, and has been combining his passion for both since the late 1990's.

Having composed music for the highly acclaimed Lurker Films, Mars then scored the Dreamlands-inspired animated film Shadow Of Time, and the frantic Nyarlathotep for Darkside Films. He was a featured speaker (alongside veteran composers Richard Band "Re-Animator and From Beyond") and Stephen Parsons (Rough Magik) at the 2007 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, and has been announced as the composer for THE definitive HPL documentary "Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown" (by Wyrd Productions). The documentary features in-depth interviews with John Carpenter, Guillermo Del Toro, Neil Gaiman and many more of the horror genre's most established figures...

You can contact Mars through his Dead House Music site (check out his Temple Of Cthulhu here) or email him here.

(Thanks to Mars)

January 20: RIOFAN call for entries

The 1st annual RIOFAN, the Rio de Janeiro International Fantastic Film Festival, is looking for entries showcasing contemporary and classic horror, sci-fi and fantasy cinema. The event takes place April 29th - May 11th, and festival director Fernado Verissimo has informed Unfilmable.com that there will be a special section dedicated to films inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft!

There is no entry fee, and entry forms and regulations can be found by visiting www.riofan.com.br...

(Thanks to Fernando Verissimo)

January 20: The Book finds a home!

James Raynor's H.P. Lovecraft's The Book, an adaptation of The Book and The Descendant, has found a home on MySpace. The film is currently casting with shooting set for February. The film will be produced by Nicola Ford, written by Richard Ellis, with cinematography by Nick Everett and music by Damian McDonald...

James says of the film, "This new film has a budget of £1000 from the Northern Film School and a crew of professionals dedicated to accurately presenting the twisted imagination of Lovecraft on the screen. The screenplay was based on two short stories, both of which were left incomplete by Lovecraft's death in 1937. They were adapted into a single plot by Richard Ellis."

More as it becomes available!

(Thanks to James Raynor)

January 20: New Whisperer in Darkness review



D.W. Bostaph, Jr., Dread Central's resident Lovecraft expert, reviews Gravehill Production's Whisperer in Darkness here!

Quotes courtesy of Dread Central:

"One scene happened so fast and came out of nowhere with such fury as to make this jaded reviewer jump."

"...Whisperer could be called a classic."

"In the end what we have with this version of Whisperer is an experiment in storytelling that delivers based on its story alone."

(Thanks to Matt Hundley and David W. Bostaph)

January 20: Hellboy game, toy and cartoon news...



Dread Central has all the latest on the upcoming video game Hellboy: The Science of Evil, Gentle Giant's Hellboy Animated toy line and the third animated film, Hellboy Animated: The Phantom Claw...

(Thanks to Dread Central)

January 20: Sherlock Holmes tackles the Cthulhu Cult



Click here for Dread Central's review of the new PC video game Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, in which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective tackles the Cthulhu Cult years before Lovecraft's detective LeGrasse!

(Thanks to Dread Central)

January 10: Pickman's Muse update, CGI artist needed



Robert Cappelletto's Pickman's Muse is nearing the end of production, with only 4 scenes left to shoot! According to Robert, the soundtrack will be produced by Willy Greer, who previously wrote the music for Dan Gildark and Grant Cogswell's Cthulhu...

The production is currently looking for a CGI artist to complete a few FX shots. Anyone interested can contact Robert via MySpace...

(Thanks to Robert Cappelletto)

In loving memory of Joe Mullins July 2, 1930 - January 7, 2008 I miss you grandpa...

January 6: The Haunter revealed!

A production sketch (artist unknown) of "The Haunter", from Robert Cappelletto's highly anticipated film Pickman's Muse, has appeared over on Robert's MySpace page! Look for many more updates as the film moves closer to completion...

(Thanks to Robert Cappelletto)

January 5: The Yawning Abyssm now online



Woodruff Laputka's The Yawning Abyssm of a Horrible Cosmic Possibility, an experimental short film inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, is now on YouTube! The film revolves around a creature that awakens to find that it has no memory of what it is, where it is or where its going as it tumbled through the transition of the horrors of a multi-dimensional universe...

Check it out here!

(Thanks to Woodruff Laputka)

January 4: Interview with Randolph Carter!

Well not really, but there is a very informative interview (conducted by Yog-Sothoth.com's Paul Maclean) with The Statement writer/director Kurt Dudley and producer Robin Anson over on the films official MySpace page!

(Thanks to Robin Anson)

January 3: New Whisperer in Darkness review

Head over to roguecinema.com for a positive review of Gravehill Productions The Whisperer in Darkness...

Source: roguecinema.com

"A period piece that would make Lovecraft proud!"

"It's that rarest of things, a Lovecraft movie that actually wants to be a Lovecraft movie before being a horror movie."

"The real beauty of The Whisperer in Darkness is that it appears exactly as you would imagine it, if you were reading the book. From dress to props, everything here looks amazing!"

(Thanks to www.gravehill.com)

January 3: Thing on the Doorstep casting underway!

Bloody-disgusting.com scored the official synopsis and a detailed casting breakdown for Stuart Gordon's upcoming Thing on the Doorstep adaptation, and according to the site, the film will begin shooting on April 14th...

Please note: contains spoilers

Official synopsis:

The Thing on the Doorstep revolves around a Psychiatrist (Edward Derby) who becomes obsessed with the beautiful, terrified Asenath Waite, who claims that her father Ephraim is trying to take over her body with his mind. Despite causing considerable heartache to his devoted wife Katie, Edward winds up having a sexual liaison with Asenath, which triggers the transfer of Ephriam's soul from Asenath's body to his own. Aware that he's descending into madness but powerless to stop it, Edward consults his best friend, fellow shrink Daniel Meyer, who fails to believe Edward's story until it's too late...

Casting needs are as follows:

DR. EDWARD DERBY: 35-45 years old, handsome, confident, a successful psychiatrist, happily married to Katie, Edward is fascinated with a new patient, a lovely young woman named Asenath Waite, who believes that her abusive father is trying to take over her body. Initially convinced, of course, that Asenath is suffering from traumatic multiple personality disorders, Edward becomes so attracted to her beauty, her vulnerability and her need, that he becomes obsessed with her. Edward winds up believing that Asenath's body is inhabited by the mind of her dying father. Then Edward himself is taken over by the same migrating entity. At times Edward, at times the evil personality of her father, the real Edward descends into madness and murder in an effort to keep the excruciating transmigration from finally wiping out his soul altogether...LEAD (3) STAR NAMES ONLY

ASENATH WAITE: In her 20's, with a fresh, startling beauty, a lovely body, and remarkable, piercing eyes, Asenath is wan, nervous and fearful when she first comes in desperation to psychiatrist - Edward Derby, convinced that her father is trying to take over her body with his mind. At times genuinely a terrified young woman, at times a foul-mouthed, sexual, evil entity, the vulnerable, needy, frightened Asenath truly fascinates Edward, both personally and professionally. She is, in fact, telling the truth about her father's transmigration of his soul into her body, but it goes beyond that when the entity uses Asenath's body to get to Edward's. Asenath, though physically herself, is actually inhabited by, and behaving like Edward, who is desperate to save his wife from the demon that's now inhabiting his body. Ultimately, there is little left of the true Asenath, her body alternately inhabited by her father, Edward, and herself...LEAD (7) STAR NAMES ONLY / NUDITY REQUIRED.

DR. DANIEL MEYER: 35-50, a successful psychiatrist, professional, level-headed, compassionate, Daniel is helping his good friend, fellow psychiatrist Edward Derby, through a terrifying bout with what seems like madness to Daniel. Determined to help Edward, who saw him through a nervous breakdown years ago, Daniel listens to his bizarre story of transmigration of the mind into different bodies, but because of his training he, like Edward, assumes that beautiful young Asenath Waite is suffering from multiple personality disorder. Shocked and horrified by Asenath's horrific murder at the hands of Edward, Daniel himself ultimately winds up believing that Asenath and Edward's stories are true when he too is taken over by the evil entity...LEAD (1) STAR NAMES ONLY

KATIE DERBY: 30-40, Edward's wife, loving, a little insecure, Katie adores her husband and has to work a bit to keep from being jealous of his professional interest in a beautiful young patient (though to her credit, Katie correctly interprets Edward's interest in Asenath Waite as more than professional). Aware that her husband is going through a difficult time but determined to be there for him, Katie is devastated by his admission of infidelity with Asenath, and throws him out of the house. Unaware that, when Edward returns, it's really the evil entity of Ephraim that's inhabiting his body, Katie succumbs to "Edward's" rough sexual liaison with her--and loves it. Convinced that she and Edward are on the right track, Katie is further distraught and anguished when the real Edward returns and decides they must end their relationship...LEAD (17) STAR NAMES ONLY / NUDITY REQUIRED

EPHRAIM WAITE: 50-70 years old, sick, riddled with cancer and heart disease, afflicted with a claw-like hand from a previous stroke, Ephraim Waite is the foul-mouthed father of Asenath Waite, the beautiful young woman who comes to Dr. Edward Derby claiming her father is trying to inhabit her body with his mind. Despite his failing body, Ephraim is a powerful, mysterious, charismatic being, who is in fact a warlock, using magical powers to project his soul into a healthy young body. Possibly an ancient entity who's been body-hopping for years, Ephraim appears to have harnessed the powers of ancient texts to facilitate his own transmigration, which he successfully pulls off, shifting his soul into the bodies of first Asenath, and then Edward and Daniel, while his own body falls apart...LEAD (32) STAR NAMES ONLY

(Thanks to Eric Morgret and http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/)

January 2: Pickman's news!

Writer/director Robert Cappelletto passed along this very cool promotional poster for his upcoming film Pickman's Muse, which as of this writing, is nearing the end of production!

The film is adapted from both Pickman's Model and The Haunter of the Dark, and has a tentative release date of June 2008. It stars Tom Lodewyck as Goodie Hines, Barrett Walz as Robert Pickman, Maurice McNicholas as Dr. Dexter and Fredrick Stone as Mr. Hess...

(Thanks to Robert Cappelletto)

January 2: Watch The Crimson Robe online!



Russell Welch's excellent Lovecraft inspired short film The Crimson Robe is now streaming online! The full uncut version of the film is currently available on MySpace TV, with YouTube and Google Video versions soon to follow...

(Thanks to Russell Welch)

January 2: New Chill one sheets!

Here are the latest one sheets for Serge Rodnunsky's Chill courtesy of chillmovie.com! DVD release info should be forthcoming...

(Thanks to www.chillmovie.com)

January 2: Possible Mist street date?

According to Amazon.com, The Mist will be released on DVD March 25, 2008...

(Thanks to Dread Central)

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