Everyone, thanks for the replies.
I think Dunwich Horror is a good film overall. Dean Stockwell was especially brilliant. Another underrated actor. His performance of the rituals was intense and powerful, very realistic. Scenes with Sandra Dee were especially sensual and charming, often edged with helpless humor.
Die Monster Die (1965 Daniel Haller)
Boris Karloff is always a pleasure to watch, whatever role he plays. If Dunwich Horror is any indication, I'm looking forward to this as well.
Re-Animator (1985 Stuart Gordon)
Saw this as a child of 7 or 8 years old. My parents never did mind their kids watching the likes of this, Gates of Hell, etc. The funny thing is that I don't remember ever being afraid or disgusted. But it's probably no surprise; kids are more resilient than grown ups give them credit for. This was very loosely based on the source material, but isn't most of Stuart's Lovecraft films?
From Beyond (1986 Stuart Gordon)
I was pretty much in tears, laughing my way through this one. Sure would watch it again. I don't remember ever reading about women in Lovecraft's stories. Nor love nor BDSM. What's the difference?
Dagon (2001 Stuart Gordon)
Having only seen the bloody promo pictures on the DVD cover of this one, it's pretty much another Stuart Gordon Lovecraft "adaptation," but still worth a look anyway.
I think
Vodstok has a point. Gordon's films on Lovecraft stories have never taken the source material seriously. He's merely taken the simplest form of its idea and run with it. On a sidenote, I think his best EVER work was his season 2 episode in Masters of Horror: the Black Cat. Though it might have effectively been to the credit of Jeffrey Combs. Yet another underrated actor. But it's comforting to find him staying on the B-side of the film industry.
MoH S1: Dreams in the Witch House (2006 Stuart Gordon)
There were some truly chilling scenes. Reminds me very vividly of a rat coming out of a woman's mouth in some forgotten cheap flick. Free association is a darned thing.
Thanks for the link
novakru. I actually know this site but haven't explored its pages, other than the stories online. Now that my husband and I started buying the Arkham editions, it's the next page on my target list. In case you haven't been there,
http://www.yankeeclassic.com/miskato...thefilms02.htm is another site listing Lovecraft films.
Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2006 Barrett J. Leigh & Thom Maurer)
I just can't help myself,
jenna26! It's often part of a film's allure when you read the reasons why most people trash a film in the forums: not for mainstream. Say no more.
Call of Cthulhu (2005 Andrew Leman)
This sounds really promising not just because of its style, but because it's been made (I read) by people who are passionate about Lovecraft and understand the spirit in his works. This is the next film on my list.
What did you find tedious about the story,
The_Return?
the Resurrected (1992 Dan O'Bannon)
Chris Sarandon? I don't follow,
Demonique. His funny
Return of the Living Dead was the one film of his that I'd watch. Didn't get a good impression of him from the Alien extras, but I may have to bump the number of films up to two.
Haunted Palace was an interesting loose adaptation of Charles Dexter Ward.
From Beyond (2006 Michael Granberry)
I like stop-motion animation films, but have a very short list: Alice, Corpse Bride and Nightmare Before Christmas. If anybody knows any similar theme animations I'd like to know about those, too.
the Unnamable (1988 Jean-Paul Ouellette)
the Unnamable Returns (1993 Jean-Paul Ouellette)
Lurking Fear (1994 C. Courtney Joyner)
The poster looks bad already. The demon looks like he belongs exclusively to the Buffy series. Uhm, I'll pass on these!
the Shuttered Room (1967 David Greene)
Why does this plot remind me of Unnamable?
Nyarlathotep (2001 Christian Matzke)
Have yet no idea of the story, but from the reviews read so far, it's very promising.
Wonderful to have things to look forward to!
Additional question...
Do you prefer to have read the story before seeing the film? Or the other way round?
I prefer the former. It seems I have yet a very long list of Lovecraft stories to read, when the leaves start to fall and the fireplace begins to warm up.
Tea?