Lovecraft Shorts
Short films either inspired by or based upon the works of the master of horror H.P. Lovecraft.
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- DirectorH.R. GigerJ.J. WittmerStarsH.R. GigerGiger showcases his art along with some of his thoughts and reactions from some of his customers and his parents.
- DirectorJohn StrysikStarsRobert RothmanRobert AlexanderDarryl WarrenThis story revolves around a student of metaphysics, Charles Dexter Ward who befriends Erich Zann an aging violinist who lives on the floor above him. Charles is fascinated and then drawn to Zann's sinister yet wonderful music that he hears late at night drifting down from above. He, of course, discovers more then he bargains for when he peers at what beckons beyond that strange curtained window in Zann's room.
- DirectorCathy WelchStarsMac WilliamsMarc MahanNancy GriffithInspired 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.
- DirectorAaron VanekStarsHerb LichtensteinKathryn GradyDavid David KatzmanA man awakes unaware of who he is. Through a series of flashbacks he gradually begins to remember his life, the woman he loves and a violent confrontation.
- DirectorLesley MathesonStarsChris ExnerIan FaganGlenn GlazerAt a meeting of a college society a student is lured by the offer of free pizza into becoming a human sacrifice to the Great Old Ones.
- DirectorBrand GamblinStarsBrand GamblinPaul PawlukTori SpellingThe ultimate horror which, trapped beneath the ocean, awaits the time when the stars are right, to wreak destruction upon mankind. While he waits, he takes your calls.
- DirectorAnthony PentaStarsScott Alan HoyeSteve TothIn this adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's short story, two grave-robbers enter an old cemetery on an island and break into one of the tombs. They steal a mysterious amulet, thus, activating a centuries old curse.
- DirectorKen AvenosoAndrew Migliore
- DirectorRuairi RobinsonStarsJim BradyPeter O'MearaAn investigator investigating the disappearance of a previous investigator runs into a spot of bother involving things that are not quite dead.
- DirectorAaron VanekStarsEzra HubbardLarry CurwenEdgar ReynoldsA young graduate student must decide his own fate when he discovers he is related to a race of monsters. Based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft.
- DirectorBryan MooreStarsJack DonnerRon FordVera LockwoodRandolph 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.
- DirectorJamie PayneStarsPaul DarrowGerrard McArthurTim KirbyPlugging nicely into the RPG world of Delta Green, Rough Magik is about The Night Scholars, a clandestine organization setup to monitor the ancient cult of Cthulhu. After decades of compiling an enormous database of arcane information, they have come to a single, incontrovertible conclusion: the Sleeping God is waking. Diana Armitage, with the help of her Home Office liaison, the mysterious Mr. Moon, launch an aggressive campaign against the Dreamers. This operation, designated the Rough Magik initiative, was successful but they trod on the toes of some powerful people, amidst accusations of financial impropriety and possible treason, and the Night Scholars were disbanded. Now years later, the old magic is returning, the Sleeping God is rising, and there are more Dreamers than Mr. Moon can handle as he struggles to rebuild the Night Scholars before its too late.
- DirectorRicardo HarringtonStarsRodrigo SepúlvedaLuis AlarcónFernando GallardoA journalist sets out to uncover the truth about the death of his colleague who was researching an American artist, Richard Upton Pickman. When he discovers the artist is in Santiago he goes to pay him a visit.
- DirectorJulien LacombePascal SidStarsRomain ChesnelHenri DebeurmeAxel DrheyAn archaeological excavation uncovers a manuscript written by a Roman commander in Gaul. Most of the local tribes have been pacified but every year terrible hill people ravage the area. The Romans set out to crush them.
- DirectorEdward Martin IIIStarsJason BrooksScott HibbettsAarron KempSix men, weekend scavengers, enter an abandoned mine in search of swag. While they're underground, the mouth of the mine caves in and they are trapped. One by one, they fall prey to someone or... something... that is stalking them in the suffocating darkness.
- DirectorChristian MatzkeStarsDan HarrodChristian MatzkeMichael KristanIn the early 1920s a traveling show comes to Arkham led by the mysterious Nyarlathotep. Like much of the population of Arkham young Dr Burke goes to see the show - but finds neither the show nor the showman are what they seem.
- DirectorBob FuggerStarsPaul AbbottRene DeFazioGeoff EdwardsMiles, Ronnie and Billy are three criminals fleeing the law. When they stop off in the town of Kingsport they notice that an old man pays for his cup of coffee with a gold coin and plan to rob him - but they are in for a surprise.
- DirectorBill KelleyStarsVictoria AllenJason BrassfieldPhil ColeAntiquarian Professor Norms hears of an abandoned house in remote Arkham County, filled with mysterious antiquest and the ghost of a former Witchcraft priest. He is warned by local resident not to stay after dark, but will he listen...?
- DirectorGant HaverstickStarsGavin HaverstickWilliam McKennaLowell DavisA thief is wounded in a shoot-out with a guard after robbing the Pickman gallery. He travels to the woods for a rendezvous with his contact, but stumbles upon an old house, an old book and a Vietnam Vet with an odd tale.An interesting reworking of a classic short story. = 6/10
- DirectorChristian MatzkeStarsBobby R. PoirierJason WaronAmanda HuotariIn the year 1920 two Miskatonic University graduates are practicing medicine by day and trying to revive the dead by night. Herbert West is prepared to go to great lengths to see his theories through to fruition, and when his fellow doctor is called away Herbert takes advantage of a golden opportunity. But with Dr. Helder's return we learn how imperfect Herbert's solution really is.
- DirectorJane RoseStarsEan MurphyOliver OstrogaJohn SeamanHarley Warren, a dabbler in dubious arts and sciences, descends into an underground crypt leaving wide-eyed Randolph Carter prey to nameless fears.
- DirectorRick TillmanStarsJohn Williams LynchRick TillmanDon LaporaLittle did Elliot know what lay in store when he called upon his distraught friend, Thurber, in this faithful adaptation of the Lovecraft classic. Thurber relates with horror the tale of the disappearance of Richard Upton Pickman, a prominent, though despised, local artist with a taste for the...unusual. Thurber's admiration drew him into the haunting world and work of Richard Pickman...until that fateful journey to his decrepit studio...and the unspeakable nightmare he found lurking in the cellar.
- DirectorJames RaynorStarsScarlett Victoria CarsonAlex EamonsonNick ThompsonHerbert West's half brother continues his bid to conquer brain death.
- DirectorMad MartianStarsAlex AcimovicRobert W. BigelowJoseph MarienH.P. Lovecraft's attaché case is stolen during transport from a secret weapons facility. Little do the thieves know, the attaché case is alive!