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re: Will We Ever Get a Decent Love craft Movie?
Posted on 7/14/15 at 6:48 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Posted on 7/14/15 at 6:48 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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I guess movies where humanity is destined to lose doesn't sell.
I'd say it's more that Lovecraft is nearly impossible to put on screen. The stories themselves aren't a good blueprint, actually, and Stuart Gordon constantly struggled with that.
HOWEVER, I think the key to getting Lovecraft stuff on screen should actually be coming from a completely different direction: Board Games (Shock!)
The Arkham Horror (And Eldritch Horror) board game distills the Lovecraft down to much much more narrative friendly components. That's where I think they should look.
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Posted on 7/14/15 at 6:52 pm to Freauxzen
I agree.
Zelazny and Bester are two other authors I'd love to see on screen but they are almost impossible to translate...though amber would work now in an HBO series style.
But Zelazny's estate won't allow his work to be adapted after the abortion that was Damnation Alley.
ETA you would think with cthulu being such a pop culture phenomenon wed see something though.
Zelazny and Bester are two other authors I'd love to see on screen but they are almost impossible to translate...though amber would work now in an HBO series style.
But Zelazny's estate won't allow his work to be adapted after the abortion that was Damnation Alley.
ETA you would think with cthulu being such a pop culture phenomenon wed see something though.
This post was edited on 7/14/15 at 6:54 pm
Posted on 7/14/15 at 8:26 pm to Freauxzen
Actually, Lovecraftian board games and RPG's are wildly popular.
But Lovecraft will never get a straight adaption because the source material is, er, problematic. Like, sort of antisemitic. Also, the style is quite dated. It's why there aren't any great Poe adaptations either. But Lovecraft is still wildly influential on outside works.
And In the Mouth of Madness is amazing.
But Lovecraft will never get a straight adaption because the source material is, er, problematic. Like, sort of antisemitic. Also, the style is quite dated. It's why there aren't any great Poe adaptations either. But Lovecraft is still wildly influential on outside works.
And In the Mouth of Madness is amazing.
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