The Colour Out of Space – short story by H. P. Lovecraft
The Colour Out of Space is a science-fiction horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the …
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Color Out of Space – USA, 2019 – reviews, theatrical and home viewing release dates
Color Out of Space is a 2019 American science-fiction horror feature film written and directed by Richard Stanley (The Theatre Bizarre; The Island of Doctor Moreau (1996, screenplay) Dust Devil; Hardware), based …
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Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game – reviews
Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game is a role-playing survival horror video game developed by Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows. The game features a semi-open world environment and will incorporate themes of Lovecraftian and psychological horror into …
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Lust for Darkness – video game, 2018
Lust for Darkness is a 2018 first-person, Cthulhu-inspired horror computer video game developed by Lunar Cult Studios following a successful Kickstarter campaign. Jonathan Moon receives a letter from his wife who …
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The Quantum Terror – 2018 – preview
The Quantum Terror is a 2018 science-fiction horror feature film written and directed by Christopher Cooksey (creature designer on Harbinger Down). Kristin Cochell, Paula Marcenaro Solinger and Matt Blackwell star. ‘The twin …
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They Remain – USA, 2018 – reviews
‘Don’t Turn Around.’ They Remain is a 2018 horror thriller film written, edited and directed by Philip Gelatt, based on the short story -30- by Laird Barron; it stars William Jackson Harper …
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Dagon – Spain, 2001 – reviews
Dagon is a 2001 Spanish horror feature film directed by Stuart Gordon (The Dentist; From Beyond; Re-Animator; et al) from a screenplay by Dennis Paoli. Despite the title, the plot is actually based on H. …
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Herbert West: Reanimator – USA, 2018 – overview
Herbert West: Reanimator is an upcoming 2018 American science fiction horror film produced and directed by Serge Levin (Superstrata; Alterscape) from a screenplay co-written with Jon Keeyes (The Harrowing; Nightmare Box; Fall …
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The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter – USA, 1992 – reviews
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter – aka The Unnamable Returns – is a 1992 American horror supernatural feature film written, produced and directed by Jean-Paul Ouellette. The film incorporates …
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The Resurrected – USA, 1991
‘Death used to be the end. Now it is only the beginning’ The Resurrected is a 1991 American supernatural horror film directed by Dan O’Bannon (director of The Return of the Living Dead; writer …
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Arkham Sanitarium: Soul Eater – USA, 2014
‘All hail Cthulhu!’ Arkham Sanitarium: Soul Eater is a 2014 American found footage horror film written and directed by Julian Grant (The Defiled; short: Haunted). The Sector 5 Films production stars Shannon …
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Feed the Light – Sweden, 2014 – reviews
‘Protect your eyes… it gets inside your head’ Feed the Light – original title: Lokalvårdaren [“Local Nurse”] – is a 2014 Swedish avant-garde horror film co-written, produced and directed by Henrik Möller. It …
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Black Wake – USA, 2017 – reviews
‘Hell is coming to us’ Black Wake is a 2017 science fiction found footage horror feature film directed by Jeremiah Kipp (60 Seconds to Die ‘Monster’; The Sadist; The Pod) from …
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Badass Monster Killer – USA, 2015 – reviews
‘Its Shaft meets Lovecraft’ Badass Monster Killer is a 2015 American comedy action horror film written and directed by Darin Wood and produced by Christy Savage. The TFO Productions film stars Jawara Duncan, …
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Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom – Canada, 2016 – reviews
Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom is a 2016 Canadian animated film co-produced, written and directed by Sean Patrick O’Reilly. It is based on the graphic novel of the same name. …
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Lurking Fear – USA, 1994 – reviews
‘Infinite evil’ Lurking Fear is a 1994 American supernatural horror feature film, loosely based on the H. P. Lovecraft short story “The Lurking Fear”. It was produced by Charles Band’s Full Moon …
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Robert Bloch – writer
Robert Albert Bloch (April 5, 1917 – September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, horror, fantasy and science fiction, from Milwaukee,Wisconsin. Bloch is best known as the writer of …
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Necronomicon – fictional grimoire
The Necronomicon is a fictional grimoire (textbook of magic) appearing in the stories by horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and his followers. It was first mentioned in Lovecraft’s 1924 published …
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Virus: Extreme Contamination – Italy, 2016 – overview
Virus: Extreme Contamination is a 2016 science fiction Italian horror feature film directed by Domiziano Cristopharo (Red Krokodil; House of Flesh Mannequins; Bloody Sin) from a screenplay co-written with Antonio Tentori (A Cat …
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H.P. Lovecraft – author
Howard Phillips Lovecraft aka H.P. Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only …
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Necronomicon – France, USA, 1993 – overview and reviews
Necronomicon is a 1993 American-French anthology horror film. It was directed by Brian Yuzna, Christophe Gans and Shusuke Kaneko from a screenplay by Brent V. Friedman, Christophe Gans, Kazunori Itō and Brian …
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The Creature Below – UK, 2016 – reviews
‘In the depths of our oceans something has awoken’ The Creature Below is a 2016 British science fiction horror feature film about a young scientist whose discovery of a malevolent …
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Night Gallery – television series, USA, 1970 – 1973
Night Gallery is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an …
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H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos – article
Cthulhu is a fictional deity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft and first introduced in the short story “The Call of Cthulhu”, published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. …
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Die, Monster, Die! – USA, 1965 – overview and reviews
‘Can you face the ultimate in diabolism …..can you stand pure terror?’ Die, Monster, Die! is a 1965 American science fiction horror feature film directed by Daniel Haller (the art …
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The Dunwich Horror – short story by H.P. Lovecraft
“The Dunwich Horror” is a short story by H.P. Lovecraft, first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales. It takes place in Dunwich, a fictional town in Massachusetts and is considered one of the core stories of the Cthulhu Mythos. Although …
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Call Girl of Cthulhu – USA, 2014 – reviews
‘She’s turning wet dreams into nightmares!’ Call Girl of Cthulhu is a 2014 American comedy horror feature film directed by Chris LaMartina (Witch’s Brew; President’s Day) from a screenplay co-written …
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Mire Beasts – Doctor Who monsters
The Mire Beasts, tentacled octopoid monstrosities tucked away in Episode One (“The Executioners”) and Episode Two (“The Death of Time”) of the 1965 Doctor Who story The Chase, are among …
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Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – TV series
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – also known as Mystery Incorporated or Scooby-Doo! Mystery, Inc. – is the eleventh incarnation of Hanna-Barbera’s Scooby-Doo animated series, and the first incarnation not to be first-run on Saturday mornings. The series is produced by Warner …
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From Beyond – short story by H.P. Lovecraft
“From Beyond” is a short story by science fiction and horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920 and was first published in The Fantasy Fan in June 1934 (Vol. 1, No. 10). The story is told from the first …
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