Top 5 Lovecraftian Films
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- Five of my favourite Lovecraftian films. These films I think best illustrate what a Lovecraftian film is like. Please note this excludes adaptations.
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Regarding "The Mist" and "In The Mouth Of Madness":
I didn't like The Mist because the Mrs. Carmody character totally pissed me the fuck off. I have met too many religious people like her so it just angers me to have to hear that shit even if its just a film.
And as for the other film, to be honest, it IS a good Lovecraftian film but remember this is just top 5. If I did top 10 I would have included it. It just didn't rouse as much interest as these 5 films did.
Yeah I know. I'm not a fan of the religious nutjob trope to be honest.
Arkham Reporter if the intention was to piss you of then surely it deserves a spot because the acting and writing have you genuine emotions of hatred towards the character
What can I say, I am a picky idiot. It's just one of my pet peeves... to see people suffer because of religious zealots.
Absolutely.
LOL. Hates the character of Mrs. Carmody... Says 'Feel free to crucify me' at the end of his video.
I'm not trying to give you shit, I just found that funny.
Finally I've found somebody recommending lovecraftian films I ACTUALLY HAVEN'T SEEN! Thank you a lot for this video!
No problem!
Same...
I'm the same way. I'm always looking for Lovecraftian horror
I gotta say aside from the obvious Prince of Darkness and In The Mouth of Madness, The Ninth Gate always stood out as lovecraftian to me. It's ability to build mystery, fear and tension around a book, secret societies and the unknown is wonderful, if underrated.
good call out. The ninth gate has kind of been forgotten
Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness ought to be on a list like this. Carpenter is a director who knows how to portray Lovecraftian horror on the big screen.
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Prince of Darkness did have a strong Lovecraft feel.
Check out "The Void"....gorier than Lovecraft's written works but the Lovecraft themes are there....
Man I knew about most of these films but never thought about them as Lovecraftian.
I always felt The Thing (all the versions) had a lot of elements explored in the novella At The Mountains of Madness!
Indeed it has. Even John Carpenter said so in an interview, I believe.
Good list I must say. Banshee Chapter is probably my favorite Lovecraftian film. Lovecraft is all about unknowable dread and this film nails it.
Really glad you brought up AM 1200. Brilliant Lovecraftian movie, reminds me a lot of a short story in one of the Black Wings of Cthulhu collections.
I appreciate that this is your list, and I thank you for the movie suggestions. I agree with you on The Thing, Phantoms, and The Europa Report, and I'll have to check out the other two. On that note, have you seen Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness? It is by far the best portrayal of a man slowly losing his sanity as he begins to realize that the reality he thought existed may not be what he thinks. it also makes references to Great Old Ones and entities beyond our realm of existence and understanding, and even briefly shows some. It is one of those films that you can watch again and again and always discover something new.
Also, for that creepy glimpse of things beyond our understanding, and humans feeling truly small in the universe, check out Event Horizon, if you haven't seen it already. I know both of these films star Sam Neill, but they're both really great Lovecraftian horror, and I'm sure you'll enjoy them!
Ive seen some of these films and I agree with you, and Im also looking forward to watching these new ones youve introduced me to. Im always up for anything Lovecraftian.
Really enjoyed this. A solid list of Lovecraftian influenced films. Kudos.
I've been meaning to see the Europa Report, nearly forgot about it until I watched this video and now I have three more movies to add to the list. Thanks!
I was pleasantly surprised by this video. After The Thing, I was expecting a pretty standard list. Instead, I was given a list which included movies I've not watched.
I kept this in mind making this video. What's the point in making a list video if it just regurgitates something you can find out using google for 15 seconds?
Love all your picks. Phantoms and AM1200 are really underappreciated.
I really do like your channel. I'm pretty into Lovecraft and Howard tales, so i appreciate the passion that you have.
Grazie. I try my best to make my channel the #1 for Lovecraft on youtube.
I agree with you on the Europa Report and I've seen The Thing countless times. I look forward to tracking down the other films on this list. Thanks for posting.
Glad to help.
Thanks for the suggestions. Been looking for lovecraftian movies I haven't seen yet.
This is a good recommendation list, I'm gonna check these movies out. Thanks for the video man :)
I can highly recommend you to watch the void from 2017! It gave me some great H.P. Lovecraft feels
Watched it. The review video will be up on my channel within 2 weeks time I think : )
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same, and I really loved the cultists more than the creature in that one, they gave me more of an uneasy vibe with those strange triangle hoods. Had the triangle been upside-down, it would not have been so creepy, you know?
Nice vid. I love The Thing and while I've never heard of the other four, they all sound really intriguing! Gonna watch Europa Report this weekend.
I think you made some great lovecraft inspired film picks and most of wich were instant classics upon their releases in my opinion
Sorcerer (1977)
A not so obvious pick. By Friedkin, the director of the Exorcist. It is an underrated masterpiece.
Lovecraft, here, lurks beneath the surface. Watch the movie and you'll know what I mean.
I am very interested in HP Lovecraft and Lovecraftian type works. I just subbed so I can't wait to dive in!
Although it doesn’t quite reside on the scary side, the movie Arrival really tackled lovecraftians ideals and the creatures themselves are really well done and very lovecraft based. The concepts and ideas it puts forth are quite above the comprehension of the human mind (if you put yourself in the protagonists shoes). It’s been a year since this video was posted but I highly recommend this movie.
I really love this list for being non-mainstream. And I don't want to pretend I've watched these, or else it'd defeat the very purpose of recommendation. Out of these, The Thing is the only one I've watched, and without a doubt the most famous one. I really love The Thing, even though I don't think it quite fits the Lovecraftian horror genre, but it absolutely has cosmic elements.
Thanks man. I'm planning a REDUX of this video since there are some new additions. For example, check out a film called The Ritual. It's relatively new. Not set in the Mythos but the vibe is very, very satisfying.
@@ArkhamReporter Thanks for the info about The Ritual, which I will definitely check out. Not sure if you have watched/read Berserk, but perhaps you have because you've read manga Uzumaki. Imo, Berserk's lore and horror are very Lovecraftian, and on top of that, it has brilliant character development which isn't typically associated with Lovecraftian fictions.
This is a wonderful video! Thanks for the recommendations
Some Lovecraftian films I've enjoyed:
Color Out of Space (the Nic Cage one)
Annihilation
The Void
It Follows
Resolution and its sequel The Endless
Call of Cthulhu and Whisper in Darkness by the HP Lovecraft Society
The Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath a motion comic animated film that is simply amazing
Videodrome
Cast a Deadly Spell
Absentia
Black Mountain Side
The Burrowers
The Creature Below
Dagon
Dark City
Event Horizon
Spring a Lovecraftian romance if you can believe it
Pontypool
The Ritual
Under the Skin
Solaris
The Faculty
The Kindred
Lifefore
The Fly Cronenberg version
Theres 2 movies ritual and the ritual. The formers really good too. The thing newest then 70s newest is the swedish team.carpenter is the american.
Audiostory:who goes there
The thing on the fourble board
The thing audio adaption(from the viewpoint of the creature)
Star wars holiday special -not quite lovecraftian but very disturbing deep down for some reason
You should check out the mist, it definitely fits under the Lovecraftian umbrella.
Great video and great list. Looking forward to checking these out. Never made the connection of The Thing as Lovecraftian. Explains why I like it so much!
Oh? Well The Thing I think is the MOST Lovecraftian horror film ever made. Check out a video I made called "What Makes Something Lovecraftian". The Thing checks all the requirements in my opinion.
The Void !
The best Lovecraftian horror in 2017. They even put in some real tribute to Carpenters 80´s movies just to make it a little more awesome.
Roberth Pilesund the void was awesome
Roberth Pilesund The film wasn't perfect but I found it very enjoyable . It will probably be the best horror movie this year .
Have to admit I didn't have high expectations of it so wound up being pleasantly surprised. It's by no means a horror masterpiece but it had an atmosphere you rarely see these days.
A review of that film is coming in the next 2 weeks.
.... aaaand i am now a subscriber to this channel. Looking forward to it.
To be honest, most horror movies make me laugh or yawn at this time - to be interesting they need to either have some interesting angle
or a well build world with dread and horror always creeping in the background.
I just saw " The Evil Within " this weekend and that was quite interesting, not really scary but they clearly wanted to do something new with
the way they filmed it and mixed CGI, angles and different edit tricks to make it disturbing.Also any horror with Michael Berryman in it is interesting.
really great list mate, I'll check em all out!
This review is marvelous because it shows me five films that look interesting, four of which I haven't seen. The Thing isn't explicitly Lovecraftian, but it is certainly in the spirit. I look forward to the others. I also liked the commentary. Thanks!
I'm glad I helped. I intentionally included lesser-known films for this very reason.
Thanks for the video haven't heard of half these movies so I guess I know what I'll be doing this week
That's good. I purposely chose lesser known films in this case because they need to be known by Lovecraft fans. Of course everyone shouts at me for leaving out The Mist and Mouth Of Madness... -_-
Just finished phantoms, it was pretty enjoyable
Great inclusion of The Europe Report, and overall very solid list^^ I'd say Frank Darrabonts The Mist is a great one too, and The Void^^ Loving your channel! :)
Thanks!
Great list, glad I found your site.
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Watched Banshee Chapter and Europa Report after watching this video. Great recomendations. Thanks.
Glad you liked them. Did you watch Phantoms yet?
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Not yet, I might watch it tomorrow.
Very interesting video, it's realy hard to find a good list like that,was very nice to find your channel)
Keep it up
Liked,subscribed)
GREAT stuff man, and love the commentary
Thanks for the comment, Simon. Subscribe for more content!
also event horizon
ugly bastard I mean it's lovecraftian but it's not good enough of a film to make the top 5 best list.
well in that case replace it with the void. i watched it recently and it was great
ugly bastard Yeah but watch this guy's review of it. He didn't really like it. This list is just his opinion.
i kinda disagree on that with him. its not a great film but it scores a pretty high mark on my books
i suggest you go see it. even if you dont like it its not a waste of time movie
Appreciate this top-5 since it appears to stress a stronger connection between the content and form of these movies with the lovecraft(ian) world than other similar videos.
One thing though: It would have been so nice when the title of each of these films was visible, at least for more than a fraction of a second ...
Thanks. Yeah, I'm getting better now at making videos and not forgetting the little things like forgetting titles.
Excellent video. It would have been very easy to do Aliens, Mouth of Madness and The Mist etc; but outside of The Thing, you have four very unique/different choices.
I loved Europa Report. Viewed it twice. Never thought of it as Lovecraftian. But thanks now I see it.
Thank you for the putting The Thing at number 1. That proves you get it, its pretty much a revised edition of At the Mountains of Madness in my book....
Yeah. Science team discovers frozen monster in Antarctic circle. It wakes up, is pissed off, kills a bunch of people plus the huskies. Lead protagonists have to face off against it. No happy ending. - this could be either ATMOM or The Thing! It's my favourite horror film, no doubt and I swear HPL would love it too.
watched AM1200 and Banshee Chapter last night.
WOW
Great reccs mate
Cheers.
Nice list!
I've seen them all except for AM1200. Thanks for the tip
13.- The Dunwich Horror (2009)
12.- The Curse (1987)
11.- Castle Freak (1995)
10.- The Haunted Palace (1963)
9.- Banshee Chapter (2013)
8.- The Call of Cthulhu (2005)
7.- Messiah of Evil (1973)
6.- Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)
5.- The Whisperer in Darkness (2011)
4.- Dagon (2001)
3.- From Beyond (1986)
2.- Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008)
1.- Re-Animator (1985)
The thing is one of my favorite movies of all time. And Phantoms is also in that group. I will admit I have some new movies to check out now. Thanks for the suggestions. Though I would have put in the mouth of madness in there. Have you read Sutter Kaine?
Two of these I have seen and I know are good, both the movie The Thing and Phantoms. I will have to check out the other three. Thanks!
No problem.
Awesome channel! Subscribed, surprised I havent confronted a suggestion by your channel, up until now.
Yes, I think youtube is trying to screw me. Or maybe I don't know how to advertise it. I use the hashtags when I post videos... Hmmm I don't know.
Arkham Reporter They think you're fake news... haha
great video; interesting choices. Thank you!
niceeee I haven’t heard of some of these (2 to 4, I still need to watch the Thing tho) and I’ve been really wanting some good cosmic horror/lovecraftian films!
Glad it helps. This film is old and needs an update given the new releases out there. I can recommend one right now called The Ritual. It's nooooot strictly Lovecraftian in that it has typical Mythos entities but it has cultists, that existential horror, brutal deaths, a very bizarre "elder being", etc.
@@ArkhamReporter thanks man! I’ll look it up!
Nice video! I've only seen a few of these, so I'll definitely seek out the others. One way-under-the-radar Lovecraftian movie I always think of: Cabin in the Woods.
Even if it didn't have that ending it would still be an amazing film. Loved it.
I love lists like this.
My favorite was either 1200AM (glad you mentioned it), or Banshee Chapter. It bugs me to admit it, but the similarity to "From Beyond" didn't hit me until they mentioned lovecraft in the film itself. Then I felt dumb.
R. Scott's Alien also is to consider. Just saw Europa Report... what a great film!
I'm happy I found your video. The only movie I've heard out of this group is the thing
Then I did my job. I was hoping to highlight some films people would not know of but are of top quality.
Interesting group chosen, and honest appraisals.
The Banshee Chapter has become one of my favorite horror movies. I recommend it to everyone I know who likes horror movies. I'm not sure if any of them have followed up on it though.
Jacob's Ladder.
It has nothing of cosmic horror its just a mentally ill dude.
jacobs ladder was about a guy that was dead though.
Great movie, not Lovecraftian.
It's about his purgatory as he dies
Absolutely brilliant film, but as others have said, it's not exactly "Lovecraftian". The terror isn't otherworldly, in any way. Although, it can come across as such, visually, so it's not surprising it's often mistaken for Cosmic Horror. It's just one man's psyche trying desperately to hang onto life, as he is dying on an operating table in Vietnam. The entire film takes place in his dying mind.
Fuckin eh, it's a banger of a film, though.
In my top 5, personally.
Your comment about mrs. Carmody was splendid and personal. Hilarious reason to not include s film! Just subscribed bc of that!
Yeah, I know it is nit-picking but really, screw that woman.
Love the music you use, and I agree with you about Carmody, btw. I think I'm the chick in your picture!
@@xscore9795 cheers.
ps. The Japanese film Uzumaki (spiral) would make a good addition to this list. People in a small Japanese village become obsessed with spiral shapes. Not good.
Haha oh the irony. The next video I'm uploading is a review of Uzumaki (the manga though, not really the film though I will briefly discuss it).
Arkham Reporter The Uzumaki manga starts slow but becomes increasingly dark and disturbing. It gave me the creeps.
There’s a book in the Ring series titled “Spiral”
Very good list! Saw them all and they are great! Especially *The Thing*. They should have removed the background music from Europa Report though, the sense of desolation that the film have achieved was actually undone by the score.
Nice video, I just watched AM1200 because you mentioned it. Liked it a lot, thanks. Now I have my dad watching it. He doesn't really know about Lovecraftian horror so the the best way I could describe it was "Twilight zone" lol.
Glad to have helped.
Europa Report was really good. Of these 5, I haven't seen Phantoms or Banshee Chapter yet. However I think a newer film that came after you created this, called The Void, may take your #1 spot here.
Definitely you need to go watch those two films then. Banshee Chapter is especially satisfying. As for The Void, I have seen it and done a video review of it on my channel.
Messiah of Evil 1973! One of the greatest "Lovecraftian" films and truly underrated.
All of these movies are good to awesome. Definitely worth checking out.
Great entertaining video, keep it up!
Nice list man! apart from AM1200 i knew them already but these are really really good, eventhough Mouth of Madness, The Void kinda belong there aswell. I even kinda liked The Whisperer in the Darkness eventhough it was quite odd.
I made this before The Void was released. I have as of now seen The Void. A review for it will be coming in the next few weeks.
Dude. The Mist. The Mist checks all the Lovecraftian boxes and does it very well. And it's incredibly immersive.
Yes, it's true. And I'm replying to you after reading your other comment. If I think about it now I still don't like the film and I can tell you why. It is too human focused. The majority of the film is focused on them in the grocery store and then it focuses on the human politics (fighting for leadership of the group like in Lord of the Flies). Although I admit it is a great film it just doesn't suit my tastes.
After discovering I really dig horror movies, The Mist offered me a first glimpse into lovecraftian horror (which I wasn't familiar with). I might like others even more, but I really savored this first experience.
The horrors invading our world were hinted at instead of portrayed in full detail; other movies show us the zombies, the vampires the demons; here, ANYTHING could be (and probably was) inside that mist. While other movies shock or disgust the audience, by means of scare tricks and gore, The Mist offers something I would call GENUINE horror and it's damn enticing.
I saw The Void recently, and while the lovecraftian influence was visible, the last half of the movie let me down, it devolved into explicit gore and bloodbath and that usually bores me.
Other than that, I find that I really connect with the theme of characters taking refuge somewhere; and we have that in The Mist, The Void, Dawn of the Dead. I also like mist in real life; there's that too.
I guess what I really enjoy in horror is the suspense factor. When a movie devolves into all-hell-breaking-loose-blood-and-guts-everywhere (wink wink 30 Days of Night) I'm not engaged anymore; it becomes boring; it fails to understand what makes horror good.
Highly agreed.
I know my top five all too well. They all happen to be flicks that thrilled me immensely when I was still but a youth, many years before the name Lovecraft ever meant anything to me. Boy howdy did they ever mess with head. Perhaps I was a bit too young for them back then, but that unsuitability only added to the excitement of discovering them, and kept me interested all the way up until now.
1. ALIEN
2. John Carpenter's The THING
3. Equinox
4. In the Mouth of Madness
5. Cast a Deadly Spell
6(Bonus). The EVIL DEAD series. (Not really Lovecraftian as the others I realize, yet any such wonder to spring from the Necronomicon deserves mention. Especially EVIL DEAD II.
I'm glad you mentioned mostly movies I haven't heard of. I was expecting "The Thing" and "In The Mouth of Madness".
I tried to prioritize lesser known movies for this reason.
Arkham Reporter Thanks for shining light on some new (to me anyway) ones!
in quite Happy! I only knew One og these movies on beforehand and I am what I would consider a big horror fan. I struggle to find New horror movies I havent seen yet. so yeah! thanks dude!
One word: Annihilation. Two more: The Outwaters. Four more: Color Out of Space. Two more: The Endless. All good or great.
Enjoyable video. A couple of observations...
1) The list cannot be wrong - it's *your* list and as such, other people cannot make that call.
2) I was pleased to see you chose films not (only) because of strong/direct links to the mythos but included movies that give the viewer a sense of hopelessness and insignificance - a fundamental of everything HPL wrote.
Finally, my top five choice...
1) Event horizon
2) The thing (Carpenter version)
3) Invasion of the body snatchers
4) Society
5) From beyond
Yes its my list but youtube comment sections can be warzones haha.
Like I said, films with obvious links to the mythos I will look at another time. As you say these highlight things fundamental to HPL's writings. Thanks for watching!
Arkham Reporter Thank you for making the video.
The Thing is amazing. It's basically the part of 'The mountains of madness' where we see what happened back at the camp after the elder things had defrosted and then ransacked the camp and killed the people and dogs.
I remember watching Phantoms when it first came out. I wasn't impressed then, but I want to watch it again now. I don't remember watching The Thing, and I've not heard of these others before.
Hey mate, great vid! Would you qualify Alien (the first one) as Lovecraftian? Also I can't really pinpoint your accent where are you from? Cheers
Hi there, yes I would. Most Lovecraft fans would agree as well but I wouldn't rank it as highly as many do. The Thing (1982) is a vastly superior film. Also, I am from South Africa. I live in Europe now.
While the movie Life (form this year) isnt exactly a Lovecraftian type movie, it does have a strong overall theme of hopelessness. It was the first movie I've seen that gave off a strong sense of dread in a long time.
Never thought the name “Calvin” the same after that film.
If that movie crossed over with “The Thing” we’d all be screwed.
Thanks for turning me on to AM1200. Great film, man!
Glad to help.
Great list! You could’ve done an honorable mention to smuggle in some of your other favorites like the underrated “Event Horizon” and Alien franchise
At the time of making that video I didn't really look fairly at those films. I am still sticking with the list and promote it but those two films deserved a mention.
Check out “the Void” and “the Ritual”
@@anonymousbosch9265 I have already watched and reviewed "The Void". The other film is downloaded on my HDD but remains unwatched. You can check my review out here: th-cam.com/video/XFK5GL_43h0/w-d-xo.html
Great video. Subscribed
Thanks!
I like your list.
Here's a few more that I consider lovecraftian.
Silent Hill
The Last Case of August Harrison
Session 9
Don't Breathe (it's a lot like Lovecraft's The Terrible Old Man)
Annihilation
2:16 Pretty sure the creature effects were Rob Bottin, not Stan Winston?
6:44 sorry for the amateur mistake. Embarrassing but it's not worth reuploading to fix!
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Would like to hear thoughts on the British film Quatermass and the Pit, known as Five Million Years to Earth outside the UK. I saw similarities in this film’s theme/premise to that of Ridley Scott’s Prometheus.
If I can find a torrent then I will get it. I looked up the premise on Wikipedia, looks like my kind of thing and it was produced by Hammer Films. That's good. Thanks for the tip.
There is a new one out called The Void that was pretty Lovecraftian. Even had cultists, tentacled beasts, and portals to worlds beyond ours.
My review of that film is in the works : )
Kudos for mentioning some unknown films. Three of these I haven't heard of.
3/5. Not bad!
I had never thought of "The Thing" as an Lovecraftian film, but I see your point. Overall, your list is interesting and excites my interest. I'd argue that the original "Alien" could be Lovecraftian. The title organism isn't any more evil than a shark or a crocodile; it sees humans as just another potential opponent and food source.
Yeah, Alien is in all the lists of Lovecraftian films. But you know, I grew up with that franchise way before I even knew of HPL so in my mind I struggle to associate Alien with the Mythos. That's mainly why I left it out even though it checks all the boxes of what makes something Lovecraftian.
I just subscribed as I think you made a well thought out video and are doing it for the sake of it rather than cash money
Thanks. I'm doing it out of respect to my favourite writer and because I know a lot of people are sick of how he is treated these days, being demonized and such. I don't think I would be making much anyway and I'm too occupied to be a full-time hardcore youtuber haha. Thanks for your comment and see you online sometime.
Arkham Reporter I’ve become more interested in contemporary Lovecraftian genre writers that really seem to understand the spirit of Lovecraft‘s works but present it in an almost more readable style for our age. Jeffry Thomas and Laird Barron immediately come to mind
I just finished Jeffry Thomas’s “The Endless Fall” And Laird Barron’s “The beautiful thing that awaits us all” and I believe “Children of Lovecraft” edited and compiled by Ellen Datlow to be my very favorite collection of contemporary HPL acolytes and is the book I lend out to anyone interested in my recommendations on the subject. Then there’s the light and fun “14” by Peter Clines and the novela length “Agents of Dreamland” by Kaitlin R Kiernan that scratches the detective noir itch.
I hope I’m not blathering but I always get a bit excited when I interact with a Lovecraftian fan that knows their cosmic horror shit and and clearly has their cosmic horror chops
Also some good, maybe not great Lovecraftian movies off the top o my head
1- the Resolution
2- The Endless
3- The Void
4- Cabin in the Woods
5- Hereditary
6- Absentia. (The Movie)
7- Residue
* Resolution & Endless are related
@@anonymousbosch9265 Haha, cheers for the compliment. Well you definitely know more of contemporary Lovecraftian horror than I do. I should invite you to do a guest video as many have asked for such a topic to be discussed.
Thanks for your comment!
Hmm... I haven't seen several of these films. Thanks for the recommendations :)
I also have a recommendation for you, _Marebito_
It's a Japanese movie, and one that is best experienced going in blind. That said, it is definitely one of the movies that best captures the Lovecraftian atmosphere of 'otherness' and descent into madness. Also, just like some of the movies in your list, Marebito is criminally underrated. I'm sure you'll enjoy it!
I've seen Marebito many times already. If my channel was not focused on Lovecraft then I think I would be focused on Japanese horror. My favourite J-Horror is Kairo even though some people say it's long and slow.
I would love to do a video on J-Horror some time. I don't know how much people who enjoy Lovecraft will also enjoy J-horror since it's quite different.
I loved Kairo. I found it eerie, rather than creepy or outright "scary", and depressing at the same time. Such a good movie.
My thoughts too. Love the avatar there, Alexander ; )
@@ArkhamReporter Kairo is awesome and far better then the Americanized version which is called Pulse
for consideration The Crawling Eye, Horror Express, The Creeping Flesh , Village of the Damned (original)
Thanks for the vid sir.
AM 1200 was really really good thanks for the recommendation :)
Check out " The Void", which is fairly new. It's extremely Lovecraftian. I started reading Lovecraft when I was 11 ( 1981 ) & have enjoyed his work immensley. There is also a vid on youtube disussing the dates Lovecraft uses in his stories & the strange correlation between them & the known dates Aliester Crowley did a number of his documented workings, makes you think, especially those who are knowedgable about both individuals
The Void review will be coming on my channel in June. I've watched it but I need to rewatch it again to get a proper opinion.
I to am planning to rewatch it soon, it starts one way then takes some twists before becoming noticabey lovecraftian. The Cronenberg stye effects were wonderful as the movie didnt rely on CGI for everything. Admittedly I was considering shutting it off in the first 10 mins & Im glad I didnt as it turned out to be one of the best horror movies I've seen this year. TY for your review as there were a couple of movies on it that I havnt seen yet but will make the time for now. Keep up the great work
Kudos on AM1200. What a great film! reminds me of the original Twilight Zone and Lovecraft.
It's an excellent film. And I need to update this list honestly.
@ArkhamReporter The Void and Mandy would be my recommendations...oh and The Lighthouse. In hindsight, the last decade has seen a great resurgence in otherwordly/ Lovecraftian films. having grown up in the 1980's, 2010 to present seems very similar, in regards to independent wierdo movies. Oh ya, the Empty man is great as well.
Number four gave me a serious "john dies in the end" vibe
Love the list, fun movies! I have a few other suggestions for your consideration:
YellowBrickRoad 2010
The Corridor 2010
Mr. Jones 2013
Honeymoon 2014
I will need to do a new list soon. This video is old. I haven't seen any of these films though so I guess I need to download them. Cheers for the recommendations.
"Phantoms" by Dean Kootnz is 1 my fav books. I read it as a kid and it got me into reading more adult horror. I love that the movie is on your list!
OneJenna yeah and Ben Affleck is the bomb in that movie, yo!
A great film. The book is top level horror too in my opinion.
OneJenna yeah and Ben Affleck was da bomb in that movie yo!
I love the cosmic entities in lovecrafts novels I find a unique facination with the Unknown
Also check out Clark Ashton Smith. He might appeal to you.
Jissie boet is jy Afrikaans? Cool video! ek love HPL en cosmic horror. Thanks!
Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms, Yo! 😁 But seriously, good list. I'll have to check out some of them.
Hahaaaaa I know that reference you made ; ) Yes, check it out. If you're a Lovecraftian you will not be disappointed.
Have you seen In The Mouth of Madness? If I had to make a list it would be at the very top.
I haven't started watching the video yet...
You're telling me it's not in this list?!?!?!?
This is a list of his favorite Lovecraftian films, not yours. Calm down.
absolutely the best lovecraftian movie ever made in my opinion. by far. leeps and bounds above all other. in the mouth of Madness. but yes this is someone else's list.
Maybe take your own advice? It's just a comment or can't stand other people having opinions?
It's weird though because a lot of people don't seem to like it. I agree with you The Mouth of Madness IS certainly one of the best Lovecraftian films.