The Temple of Dagon

Erich Zann wrote:
Masters Of Horror; The Dreams In The Witch House.

Yea I finally got that movie!!!

Worth watching?

Yea it was pretty good!!

Pretty good movie for under $10.00

So I am pretty happy about spending 9.50 on it!!

I have spend more on crappy movies

i saw 'beyond the wall of sleep' in the video store the other day.. i almost got it, but didn't want to be disappointed. is it as good as the box boasts? i haven't read the story, and probably would rather not read it before seeing this movie.. that is, if anyone recommends it

I believe if i dream and think about a movie I want
I HAVE TO get it and that is the way I felt about that movie!!

So yeah I HAD TO HAVE!!!

JJ Burke wrote:is it as good as the box boasts?

No. My review of BtWoS (written last summer).

E.A. Lovecraft,

E.A. The trailer for Beyond The Wall Of Sleep looks like it might be pretty cool. Obviously an unfaithful adaptation but still it looks as though it could be entertaining. I'm definitely gonna pick it up.

Approach it as if you're watching a home-made movie. Do that and, if you enjoy B-grade flics, you should might enjoy it. The trailer and official web site make it appear to be a project that a decent budget and experienced direction.

Personally, I'd like to see the film's makers continue to work on mythos projects. I think they would do better with each one.

hey, i was recently back at the video store, and i took another look at the box for 'beyond the wall of sleep'.. and there was a quote from----none other than the dunwich herald! i should have taken a picture.. i forgot what the quote was, but not the source! i guess they thought the review was more flattering than you intended

that's big-time, baby.. now i will get chicks by telling them how i know you, and how i give you all your ideas

lol . . . I haven't seen the video's commercial packaging. To be honest, I wasn't even aware that a distributor had picked up the movie yet.

The directors seemed pretty happy with the review, and more or less agreed with it. They were even gracious enough to do a DH interview after the review came out.

They're young guys trying to get a foot in the door, cutting their teeth on no-budget projects. Both are dedicated Lovecraft fans, and I hope they're able to continue working with the mythos.

I really should crank up the Herald again. It's been six months since I did anything with it. Tanith E. Howard sent me an article today about a rash of sanity striking Arkham. I just need a couple more writers to help pick up the slack.

back to the video store tonight, passed on beyond the wall of sleep but picked up the "masters of horror" double-feature from showtime. i was pleasantly surprised by dreams in the witch house, although the effects for brown jenkin were a little lackluster. it was reasonably close to hpl's story, although it's been updated to the laptop-and-cellphone era, and there were probably more boobies than hpl would have included (am i complaining?). after that, john carpenter's cigarette burns was quite cool. its halloweenish music (by cody carpenter) got a little tedious though...

both were better than what i'd expect from a tv series. if you haven't seen it, i would recommend the rental

JJ Burke wrote:back to the video store tonight, passed on beyond the wall of sleep but picked up the "masters of horror" double-feature from showtime. i was pleasantly surprised by dreams in the witch house, although the effects for brown jenkin were a little lackluster. it was reasonably close to hpl's story, although it's been updated to the laptop-and-cellphone era, and there were probably more boobies than hpl would have included (am i complaining?). after that, john carpenter's cigarette burns was quite cool. its halloweenish music (by cody carpenter) got a little tedious though...

both were better than what i'd expect from a tv series. if you haven't seen it, i would recommend the rental

I'm surprised to hear that this was at all good. I seem to remember looking at it, noticing a certain emphasis on, um, boobies, and deciding that it probably had nothing to do with Lovecraft. But if it's not bad, maybe I'll give it a shot.

well, it was entertaining for me.. i went in expecting to be disappointed, so maybe that was the key. i'll see if it stands up to repeat viewing before i have to return it

Examine the trailer-it's very much an authentic example of the silent film experience..
A side note, too many people seem to think that Lovecraftian means silent letters, apostrophes and the Necronomicon-I beg to differ.
Mentally change "The Mothman Prophesies" to "Nyerlathotep Speaks!", and see how close to a classic mythos tale it is.
"Ringu" explores the basic themes of the taint of evil and it's persistance, mention Azathoth or Shub-Niggurath, and see what happens.
As for "The Grudge", move it to a farmhouse in New England, change a name to Whately or Marsh and again you have a very spooky story, just as wierd as you might desire and with perhaps a few allusions to sins of the past.

I ended up buying Dreams in the Witchhouse at HMV after seeing 5 minutes of it on tv...have to say I was pretty disappointed

krakenten wrote:Examine the trailer-it's very much an authentic example of the silent film experience..
A side note, too many people seem to think that Lovecraftian means silent letters, apostrophes and the Necronomicon-I beg to differ.
Mentally change "The Mothman Prophesies" to "Nyerlathotep Speaks!", and see how close to a classic mythos tale it is.
"Ringu" explores the basic themes of the taint of evil and it's persistance, mention Azathoth or Shub-Niggurath, and see what happens.
As for "The Grudge", move it to a farmhouse in New England, change a name to Whately or Marsh and again you have a very spooky story, just as wierd as you might desire and with perhaps a few allusions to sins of the past.

First of all man, no-one should ever make a Ring/Mythos movie...for if they did it would be one of the biggest pieces of crap ever...

...And secondly...the Grudge is the biggest joke in horror movie history...I meen common, why are we taken ideas from the Japonese? they suck...sept for anime