While sorting the affairs of his late Uncle, a man accidentally stumbles across a series of dark secrets connected to an ancient horror waiting to be freed.While sorting the affairs of his late Uncle, a man accidentally stumbles across a series of dark secrets connected to an ancient horror waiting to be freed.While sorting the affairs of his late Uncle, a man accidentally stumbles across a series of dark secrets connected to an ancient horror waiting to be freed.
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- 2 wins & 1 nomination
- Officer Cassidy
- (as Daryl A. Ball)
- Swamp Papa
- (as Ed Ruffin)
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- TriviaThe book which the Man reads at the bedside of his dying uncle is an actual published work: "The Story of Atlantis & the Lost Lemuria" by W. Scott-Elliott (1894).
- GoofsDuring the escape from the island by 2nd Mate Johansen and the other sailor (the only two surviving crew), Johansen is seen piloting the vessel, using throttles such as are only used on boats with a bell system, with the vessel responding immediately to the changes he makes in the wheelhouse. However, a bell system necessitates that another person manually throttle the engines from below decks, responding to chimes triggered by the throttles in the wheelhouse. Despite this, both survivors are seen in the wheelhouse at the same time during these changes, and it is indicated that only Johansen and (the corpse of) the other crew member were recovered from the ship.
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The Man: Before his death, my great-uncle asked me to be the executor of his estate... I went through his papers, intending to settle his affairs. My great-uncle had not been one to hold any interest in such non-scientific fancies as dreams. But I discovered his account of a phenomenon that began the First of March, 1925.
- Crazy creditsViolators of HPLHS copyrights may have their eyes plucked out by byakhee as they sleep.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Cine-Masochist: From Beyond (2012)
This is a silent movie, with dialog cards rather than sound dialog. It has a quite good, atmospheric music soundtrack.
If you're a Lovecraft fan this film is a must see. It's not long, less than an hour, after all the original material is a short story, not a novel.
The film stays close to Lovecraft's material. Special effects are minimal, but workable. After all, we're talking H.P. Lovecraft Historic Society budget, not Hollywood.
All in all, this is a worthwhile little gem.
HPLHS is at www.cthulhulives.org.
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- La llamada de Cthulhu
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- $50,000 (estimated)
- Runtime47 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1