H. P. Lovecraft

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy and horror fiction, noted for giving horror stories a science fiction framework. Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, but his works have become quite important and influential among writers and fans of horror fiction.

Adaptations

Movies

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Films based (generally very loosely) on specific Lovecraft works (partial list only; see Lovecraft's IMDB entry for a more complete selection):

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• Cool Air (1998), Adaptation by Bryan Moore starring Jack Donner (IMDb entry)
• The Curse (1987) Adaptation of "The Colour Out of Space" (IMDb entry)
• Dagon (2001), based less on Lovecraft's story of the same name as on The Shadow over Innsmouth (IMDb entry)
• Die, Monster, Die! (1965) (another adaptation of "The Colour Out of Space") (IMDb entry)
• The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (2003), an animated adaptation of the book by the same name (Official Site)
• The Dunwich Horror (1970) (IMDb entry)
• From Beyond (1986) (IMDb entry)
• The Haunted Palace (1963), an adaptation of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (IMDb entry)
• Necronomicon (1994) Three short films based on his stories (The Rats in the Walls, Cool Air, The Whisperer in Darkness) (IMDb entry) Curiously, this film depicts Lovecraft himself stealing the Necronomicon from some sort of religious order.
• Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (1998), Excellent Lovecraft sampler. Show on Bravo! IMDb entry
• Re-Animator (1985) Comedic adaptation of "Herbert West, the Re-Animator" which had two sequels (IMDb entry)
• The Resurrected (1992) Adaptation of The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (IMDb entry)
• Rough Magik (2000), BBC pilot for a Call of Cthulhu show ala "X-Files" starring Paul Darrow (Available on DVD)

Radio production

• The Call of Cthulhu (Broadcast in Tasmania, on Lovecraft's 100th birthday)
• Jeffrey Combs reads Herbert West—Reanimator (Audio book CD by Beyond Books/Lurker Films)