Lovecraft Historical Society's "The Whisperer in Darkness" and Huan Vu's "Die Farbe" (The Colour Out of Space), as well as some truly great short films. Lovecraft Film Festival in Portland, OR (September 30 and October 1, 2011) brought to the screen notable films like the H.P. Inspired by Grant Wood's famous "American Gothic" painting. Lovecraft as a farmer, pitchfork in hand, with his Mi-Go partner (from "The Whisperer in Darkness") and a "colourful" meteorite streaking in from outer space (from "The Colour Out of Space"). Lovecraft Film Festival logo, and features H.P. Visuals are important in the movie media.Based on "Lovecraftian Gothic" by Brian Callahan, this 100% cotton, high quality black shirt is printed in white, purple, and bright green ink, with the H.P. If the movie had been in color, the rating would have been eight. And I rate it a solid seven out of ten stars. "The Whisperer in Darkness" is a MUST watch for any fan of Lovecraft. But keeping it in black and white works well enough for the movie, given the thematic setting of H.P. However, personally, I am not overly keen on movies in black and white, as colors add so much more flavor to the movie experience. And director Sean Branney really capture the essence of the timeless writing of Lovecraft. The actors in the movie were doing good jobs bringing the story to life through their characters. This was right on the spot in every aspect focusing on the storytelling, the build up of the cosmic dread and the despair of the protagonist. However, as with the 2005 version of "The Call of Cthulhu", I was more than genuinely surprised in a good way with the 2011 film version of "The Whisperer in Darkness". I didn't have my hopes up, because most previous movies based on Lovecraft stories had been off key or had too much focus on special effects and putting the ominous dread of the core of the story in the background. I am an avid fan of the writings of Lovecraft, well, and anything Lovecraftian in general, and happened to come across "The Whisperer in Darkness" by sheer luck. Reviewed by Paul Magne Haakonsen 7 / 10 This is for the fans. An interest in early 20th-century science-fiction/horror cinema certainly helps as well. To appreciate this movie I suspect that the viewer needs to be a fan of Lovecraft's work, but not an acolyte, if you see what I mean. The idea that anybody would make a light-hearted, gently mocking adaptation of his stories would have appalled him. I suspect that Lovecraft would have hated this movie - he seems to have been a relentlessly gloomy, self-interested man, with no sense of humour whatsoever. I get the impression that it was made by people who love Lovecraft's work, but aren't in awe of it. The movie is made by the same folks who gave us the "Scary Solstice" album, containing such Christmas favourites as "Rudolf the Red-Nosed Mi-Go." So we know that the movie isn't going to be too self-important or pompous. Mostly, I think, it works because it's presentation - 1930s writing and acting, but made with modern cinematography - is so unusual. It is, however, amusing and engaging, and tells a Lovecraft story with reasonable fidelity. It isn't particularly scary, or even disturbing. Whisperer in the Darkness does not really try to replicate the emotional tenseness and claustrophobia of the stories. Such things are notoriously difficult to translate into film. On the whole, I don't think that Lovecraft's stories lend themselves well to visual presentation - they rely for their effect on their (often rather overblown) descriptions of characters' mental states and experiences. Judging by the low reviews that most movies based on Lovecraft's writing achieve - on this site and elsewhere - it must be very difficult to make a movie that works. Reviewed by Lars Bear 7 / 10 Charming, amusing, but not really flattering to the source material
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