Lovecraftian cosmic horror a la Nick Cage. It's a bit hit and miss and feels undersized in the special effects department; still, it has its moments, and opportunities for Cage to act outside his padded cell. There's even a small juicy role for Tommy Chong.
I never read the story, so can't say how true to it this is. The soundtrack (done by an outfit called Loud Film) does capture what I'd envision as cosmic horror.
Might be worth seeing, especially if you're a Lovecraft fan, or need a break from earthly horror.
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There's a 2012 B&W German version of this too. I haven't seen either.
I'm reading some Lovecraft now.
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I saw this on Hoopla via the MV library.
I tried to see if the Santa Cruz library has an agreement with Hoopla, but couldn't find any indication. Not that I was thorough in my research.
But I did discover that the Santa Cruz library lets you check out hula hoops. Who'd a thunk?
But with the stipulation that you can only twirl them counterclockwise.
Yeah, seems I still have a touch of the cosmic horrors...
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(03-28-2020, 07:52 AM)cranefly Wrote: But with the stipulation that you can only twirl them counterclockwise.
Yeah, seems I still have a touch of the cosmic horrors...
I tried to hoop away but the shadows and the stench and the sounds were everywhere. Then I remembered something I used to do in half-conscious nightmares as a boy 'This is a dream! Counterclockwise only!' But it was of no use, and I could only shut my eyes and pray...
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(03-28-2020, 10:42 AM)cran efly Wrote: Coincidence?
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My attitude was still one of absolute materialism, as I wish it still were, and I discounted with almost inexplicable perversity the coincidence of the dream notes and odd cuttings collected by Professor Angell." The Call of Cthulhu
Reminds me of vantablack
http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/show...Vantablack
I just finished
In the Walls of Eryx, one of Lovecraft's sci-fi short stories, actually one of his last (1935 -
COoS was 1927). It's a tale of a space prospector getting caught in an invisible maze trap on Venus while hunting crystals. It's dated though because the spacesuit is made of leather, which seems absurd now. I had the most remarkable flashes of
deja vu while reading this. It's a story, like so much of the pulp fiction that I read in my teens and twenties, that I thought I'd completely forgotten, but as I read it, certain passages would ring a bell. That happened while reading the Moorcock book I read last week. Stuff I thought I'd forgotten. Somehow, it's a bit more eerie with Lovecraft.
I'm savoring these short stories, but will review it when I finish it, like always. I mean, what else have I got to do now?
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