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Lovecraftian Horror

by creo318 • Created 5 years ago • Modified 3 weeks ago
Movies based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft or with a similar atmosphere of cosmic horror, the Mythos of Cthulhu, and dark supernatural fairy tales.

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  • The Thing (1982)

    1. The Thing

    19821h 49mR57Metascore
    8.2 (503K)
    A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith David
  • AM1200 (2008)

    2. AM1200

    200839mShort
    6.8 (1.2K)
    Haunted by recent events and on the run, a man finds himself the unwitting pawn of a possessed evangelical radio station and like his unfortunate predecessor must ask himself whether it is better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
    DirectorDavid PriorStarsEric LangeJohn BillingsleyRay Wise
  • Dirty Silverware (2011)

    3. Dirty Silverware

    201116mShort
    7.4 (41)
    In this dark, whimsical fantasy, a man travels deep into the forest to stop a creature from creating cursed silverware that brings unhappiness to the world.
    DirectorSteve DanielsStarsCéline DionSean BlueKdawn Branham
  • Cool Air (1999)

    4. Cool Air

    199943mUnratedShort
    6.4 (407)
    Randolph Carter moves into a squalid boarding house in the summer of 1925 where he becomes friends with a mysterious doctor who revives him after a near-fatal heart attack. Soon after, Carter discovers the awful truth about the doctor and the fragile line that separates life and death. Featuring a stellar performance by Jack Donner as Dr. Muñoz, Cool Air remains a haunting reminder of the power of the human will.
    DirectorBryan MooreStarsJack DonnerRon FordVera Lockwood
  • Pickman's Model (1981)

    5. Pickman's Model

    198132mNot RatedShort
    6.2 (59)
    Inspired by Lovecraft's short story, Pickman's Model is about a morbid painter named Richard Upton Pickman, who created from his fiendish brush "unbelievable loathsomeness and moral foetor." William Thurber, a student of occult art and author, becomes obsessed with Pickman and pursues him learning more and more about the source of his art until it finally consumes him.
    DirectorCathy WelchStarsMac WilliamsMarc MahanNancy Griffith
  • Annotated (2011)

    6. Annotated

    20119mNot RatedShort
    6.0 (35)
    A rare book dealer receives a strange book with a small note that reads only, "The world must know." As he attempts to decipher the contents, he finds himself faced with deeper and darker levels of occult knowledge that chips at his sanity.
    DirectorJoe LopezStarsMallory CarrickSean HeathJoe Lopez
  • Eel Girl (2008)

    7. Eel Girl

    20085mShort
    5.7 (453)
    In a secure military laboratory, a Scientist has become obsessed with the strange half-eel, half-human creature he's studying. When she beckons him to her, it's the call of a siren...
    DirectorPaul CampionStarsJulia RoseEuan DempsyRobyn Paterson
  • Arcane Sorcerer (1996)

    8. Arcane Sorcerer

    19961h 36m
    6.7 (990)
    A seminary student flees after being convicted of seduction. He finds shelter with an excommunicated priest who practices dark magic, leading to dire consequences.
    DirectorPupi AvatiStarsCarlo CecchiStefano DionisiArnaldo Ninchi
  • Lovecraft's Pillow (2006)

    9. Lovecraft's Pillow

    200610mShort
    6.0 (169)
    An aspiring horror writer is ordered by his domineering wife to sell his laptop to pay the bills. When he sees H.P. Lovecraft's pillow in the window of the pawnshop he has a better idea. The story was suggested by Stephen King.
    DirectorMark SteenslandStarsShannon SoloChristine MangoneScott Frisina
  • Unknown Beyond (2001)

    10. Unknown Beyond

    20011h 26mVideo
    3.1 (159)
    A band of humans seek The Necronomicon in order to destroy the Old Ones whose evil is wrecking the Earth.
    DirectorIvan ZucconStarsMichael SegálEmanuele CermanRoberta Marrelli
  • A Short Film About John Bolton (2003)

    11. A Short Film About John Bolton

    200327mNot RatedShort
    6.6 (289)
    A documentary film crew takes a look at the inspirations behind artist John Bolton's paintings.
    DirectorNeil GaimanStarsJohn O'MahonyMarcus BrigstockeCarolyn Backhouse
  • Alien Invasion (2020)

    12. Alien Invasion

    20201h 27m
    4.0 (84)
    Inspired by the myths of Cthulhu, the film tells a story of horror and adventure started by a mysterious experiment in quantum mechanics.
    DirectorYunxiang LinStarsZheng XitongWang YiqiShiu-Hung Hui
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

    13. Aliens

    19862h 17mR84Metascore
    8.4 (814K)
    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie Henn
  • The Amazing Screw-On Head (2005)

    14. The Amazing Screw-On Head

    200522mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.7 (2.2K)
    A Civil War-era secret agent with an extraordinary special power serves under president Abraham Lincoln protecting America from supernatural foes. Unsold animated TV pilot adapted from a short comic book from the creator of Hellboy.
    DirectorChris PrynoskiStarsPaul GiamattiDavid Hyde PiercePatton Oswalt
  • 15. At the Mountains of Madness

  • Liana Liberato in The Beach House (2019)

    16. The Beach House

    20191h 28mNot Rated64Metascore
    5.3 (9.3K)
    A romantic getaway for two troubled college sweethearts turns into a struggle for survival when unexpected guests - and the surrounding environment - exhibit signs of a mysterious infection.
    DirectorJeffrey A. BrownStarsLiana LiberatoNoah Le GrosJake Weber
  • Between the Stars (1998)

    17. Between the Stars

    19985mShort
    6.6 (50)
    A lonely man feels at odds with normal day reality. He starts losing himself in insignificant details in his surroundings. He finds a way out in the night sky.
    DirectorDjie Han ThungStarsJolanda MulderDick TuinderJos Urbanus
  • Nick Baldasare, Rick Kesler, Susan Pinsky, and Lucas Simpson in Beyond Dream's Door (1989)

    18. Beyond Dream's Door

    19891h 20mNot Rated
    5.5 (984)
    Ben hasn't been able to dream since the deaths of his parents, but as he attempts to make human connections, his nightmares begin to spill over into all of their waking lives.
    DirectorJay WoelfelStarsNick BaldasareRick KeslerSusan Pinsky
  • Beyond the Dunwich Horror (2008)

    19. Beyond the Dunwich Horror

    20081h 44mR
    4.1 (209)
    Kenny Crawford arrives in Dunwich after hearing that his brother Andrew has been admitted to a psychiatric ward, and is suspected in a string of disappearances in the town. With the help of local reporter Marsha Calloway and the eccentric Upton Armitage he probes the last few weeks of his brother's life. As they do so, they uncover evidence of a plot in the works revolving around Andrew, his girlfriend Nikki Hartwell and her twisted friend Otto Bellinger.
    DirectorRichard GriffinStarsLynn LowryJason McCormickJeff Dylan Graham
  • Arianne Ulmer and Robert Clarke in Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)

    20. Beyond the Time Barrier

    19601h 14mNot Rated
    5.3 (2.3K)
    In 1960, a military test pilot is caught in a time warp that propels him to year 2024 where he finds a plague has sterilized the world's population.
    DirectorEdgar G. UlmerStarsRobert ClarkeDarlene TompkinsArianne Ulmer
  • Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2006)

    21. Beyond the Wall of Sleep

    20061h 24mR
    2.9 (1.2K)
    A man is held in an asylum for murdering his family. A young intern at the asylum suspects an even darker force connected to the man.
    DirectorsBarrett J. LeighThom MaurerStarsGeorge PeroulasFountain YountGregory Fawcett
  • Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2009)

    22. Beyond the Wall of Sleep

    200934mShort
    5.0 (31)
    H.P. Lovecraft's classic Beyond the Wall of Sleep, a tale of madness and discovery re-told as a neo-noir tribute to B movie chillers.
    DirectorNathan FisherStarsJason FinleyGreg CannonMarc Allen
  • Binding Silence (2006)

    23. Binding Silence

    200613mShort
    6.6 (22)
    "William Barner works with his uncle Henry in the family owned bookstore. As Henry attempts to solve their current financial burdens he begins to notice an unnatural obsession taking hold of William. Their confrontation will put far more than the fate of the store at risk."
    DirectorRaymond ZablockiStarsPaul GuyetMichael GravesSteve Earthman
  • Black Circle Boys (1997)

    24. Black Circle Boys

    19971h 41mR
    4.8 (1.1K)
    All-American Kyle is the newest initiate of the Black Circle Boys, an underworld society of gothic groupies whose primary interests are creating mayhem and studying the Occult. By the time he realizes he's in over his head, it may be too late!
    DirectorMatthew CarnahanStarsScott BairstowEric MabiusTara Subkoff
  • Black Site (2018)

    25. Black Site

    20181h 31m
    3.7 (1.3K)
    An elite military unit encounters a supernatural entity, known as The Elder Gods, that forces them into battle against an army from another world.
    DirectorTom PatonStarsSophia Del PizzoLauren Ashley CarterPhoebe Robinson-Rodrigues

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