The Call of Cthulhu - Andrew Leman

The Call of Cthulhu is a rather true representation of the infamous Lovecraft story, although, compared to the literary work, a few trivial changes can be noticed. It has been produced by the Hp Lovecraft Historical society (Hplhs), whose activities concern all related to Lovecraft, generally the related live-action role playing game called Cthulhu Lives, but also consist of the production of films and music, and even the club of dedicated film festivals, thus creating a Lovecraft film genre.

The Call of Cthulhu - Andrew Leman

The director Leman, one of the founding members of the Hplhs, presents us with a black and white silent era-style work, 45 minutes long, loosely based on the German 20's and 30's silent cinema pioneers. We cannot hear any dialogue, and only part of it is written on the title cards; the former classical score, composed by Troy Sterling Nies, Ben Holbrook, Nicholas Pavkovic and Chad Fifer, is haunting and it not only complements the story well, but it adds to the whole feel beautifully.. The imitation of the medium of the old film was achieved through a technique the producers call Mythoscope, and the 1920's audio thanks to Mythoponic sound.

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The Call of Cthulhu - Andrew Leman

Many of his quasi-maniacal followers have claimed this is the best Lovecraft film adaptation ever made, true both to the story plot and its non-linear narration, and to the heavy, ominous atmosphere; a result, this, achieved thanks to the choice of producing a work such as could have been made at the time of the publication of the story, in 1926.

The Call of Cthulhu - Andrew Leman

The Call of Cthulhu - Andrew Leman

Apart from the silent film imitation and the story by Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu is a great bad dream film and fans of the genre will as a matter of fact appreciate it for the dense and compelling atmosphere, rather than the gore, much like the modern Jap-horror films, such as Ringu and One Missed Call.

The Call of Cthulhu - Andrew Leman

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