Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown is a documentary film focusing on the life and works of the late American author Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Directed by Frank H. Woodward, it features contributions from many prominent names in the field of horror, as well as archive footage of Lovecraft’s former wife Sonia H. Greene. It was released on 24 July 2008, and runs to a total of 90 minutes [1].
Overview[]
“ | The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is Fear of the Unknown. H.P. Lovecraft was the forefather of modern horror fiction having inspired such writers as Stephen King, Robert Bloch and Neil Gaiman. The influence of his Cthulhu mythos can be seen in film (Re-animator, Hellboy, and Alien), games (The Call of Cthulhu role playing enterprise), music (Metallica, Iron Maiden) and pop culture in general. But what led an Old World, xenophobic gentleman to create one of literatures most far-reaching mythologies? What attracts even the minds of the 21st century to these stories of unspeakable abominations and cosmic gods? LOVECRAFT: FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN is a chronicle of the life, work and mind that created these weird tales as told by many of todays luminaries of dark fantasy including John Carpenter (The Thing), Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth), Neil Gaiman (Coraline), Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator), Caitlin Kiernan ("Daughter of Hounds") and Peter Straub ("Ghost Story"). |
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~ DVD back cover text |
Contributors [1][]
- Neil Gaiman
- Peter Straub
- Guillermo del Toro
- Ramsey Campbell
- Stuart Gordon
- Caitlin R. Kiernan
- S. T. Joshi
- John Carpenter
- Robert M. Price
- Andrew Migliore
- Sonia Greene
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown at IMDb