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Everything about this movie is a creepy delight, the actors, the story, the cinematography, the musical score. It faithfully captures the surreality, eerie, and dare I say it, the eldritch ambience of Lovecraft.
The black & white noir-ish style of the film captures the disturbing essence of the original story, and improves on it, by adding a much needed “third act” to wrap up the story, in a fashion Lovecraft would have approved. The retro-1930s look draws the viewer in, and the classic effects are much better than the more modern CGI work that does appear.
Every performer, no matter how few lines, absolutely sell their characters, especially the actor playing Hannah, who turn in a performance worthy of Newt in “Aliens”.
I would love to have seen more from these filmmakers and cast.
This came out in 2011 but I just watched it for the first time. It is really good, though the third act deviates from the original story. Let’s face it, Lovecraft’s standard “I went insane and woke up somewhere else” ending doesn’t translate well to film. The change in ending is actually quite good. The black & white creates the perfect atmosphere. I wish they had done more films of Lovecraft's work in this style.
The design and build quality of both the tray case and the volumes inside are up to HPLHS’ normal high standard. The raised image of Cthulhu on the case is most impressive. The readers guide is engaging and very informative. And the Miskatonic artifacts included with the set are also very well done as one would expect. I am very pleased with this purchase.
Is like a choose your own adventure book on steroids. Fun story lines, and you’ll even sometimes hear commentary from the host in the studio when you make an especially off the wall choice. It’s a great time every time!
As many reviewers have written before this is a high quality product. Sound and mix are for the most part top notch, only the sound effects during radio transmissions in the first part of "Mountains of madness" are a little too loud in the mix no matter what setup I use (home as well as car stereo) and some high pitched sounds (i.e. the screeching in "Shadow out of time") are really piercing so listeners may want to adjust volume especially when using headphones. The cast does a great job and even though I'm not a native speaker it's easy to follow the stories since every voice is easily distinguishable and spoken clearly. Except maybe some australian or Massachusets hinterlands accents :-)
The folders are made from sturdy cardboard, all the props I've looked at so far are carefully crafted and really increase the immersion. This collection is a strong recommendation for every Lovecraft afficionado who's looking for a different experience other than reading his stories or watching TV / movie adaptations.
