Brian Keith, Kim Novak, Guy Madison, Kerwin Mathews, and Alvy Moore in 5 Against the House (1955)

Keira Knightley and Molly Parker in Pure (2002)

Orson Welles, Leonard Nimoy, Susan Blu, Robert Stack, and Lionel Stander in The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

Kate Beckinsale, Ray Liotta, John Malkovich, Jason Bateman, Adrien Brody, Edie Falco, Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Jason Sudeikis, and Common in Fool's Paradise (2023)

A list of horror games, movies, and shows.

Embeth Davidtz and Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness (1992)

Teri Hatcher, Charlize Theron, James Spader, Eric Stoltz, Danny Aiello, and Jeff Daniels in 2 Days in the Valley (1996)

These are films that get 5 Stars. (5 Stars = E-, E, E+). I refer to this as an E. An E for Effort. These movies are worse than a D, but better than an F. 

I still recommend seeing these films, because a film might have the right idea, but the execution ends up being bad. They are films, that the filmmakers clearly showed to the audience they tried their best, but for some reason or another, the film fails in the end. Another thing that makes these movies recommendable, is the idea that they usually have something interesting, historical or technical, that still keeps them as a need to be seen, type-of film classification. It also could be that they are just good enough to be middle of the road.

You might want to sort this list in alphabetical order.

My Rating System compared to IMDB:

10 IMDB = A+ (9.7 - 10.0) - Perfect 9 IMDB = A, A- (8.9 - 9.6) - Excellent 8 IMDB = B+, B, B- (7.7 - 8.8) - Very Good 7 IMDB = C+, C, C- (6.5 - 7.6) - Strong 6 IMDB = D+, D, D- (5.3 - 6.4) - Fair/Good

5 IMDB = E+, E, E- (4.1 - 5.2) - Worse than a D, Better than an F (E for Effort)

4 IMDB = F+, F, F- (3.1 - 4.0) - Fails, but still recommend seeing these films, because you have to see these films to believe them.

3 IMDB = UNWATCHABLES = 3 (2.1 - 3.0) = You shouldn't waste your time watching these films, but they are not the Worst Movies Ever Made. I still dare you to watch these.

1-2 IMDB = The Worst Movies Ever Made = 1 (0.1 - 1.0), 2 (1.1 - 2.0)

A list of titles based on, inspired by, or with echoes of H.P. Lovecraft's works. Adaptations as well as Lovecraftian works in chronological order. The list is a constant work in progress as I'm adding new titles and notes regularly. 

I've also started adding a score from 1-5 to the films I've watched, 5 points being the most Lovecraftian in my humble opinion (mostly direct adaptations). The HPLP (Howard Phillips Lovecraft Points) rating has nothing to do with the quality or enjoyment factor of the films, just the amount of 'Lovecraft' I experienced and found in them. Anthologies and series are purely rated on the segments and episodes noted in the commentaries. And again, it's just what I got out of the works. Also a work in progress, some titles I have yet to see, others I should rewatch through a Lovecraftian lens I guess, before adding a score. Use the 'detailed view' to see the scores and explanations.

H.P. Lovecraft in Film and Series - The Lovecraftian Movie List

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