![]() ![]() There is some great tributes to other horror films through the ages, and to the author as well. ![]() First, the filmmakers had the idea to set the film in the year in was written with the cinematic style of the era (black and white with a grand soundtrack) and it’s a great one, the entire structure of the film feels like it was made in the early years of the talkies, though the clarity of the film reveals the truth. It’s kept very low key, so the anachronisms are kept to a minimum. This film comes as a revelation as far as keeping to the time period is concerned. Mood is everything.The Whisperer in Darkness: Matt Foyer as Wilmarth For those who've never read HPL, it can seem a bit.slow.īut if you're willing to give this flick a chance- play it late at night.when it's raining. And if anything, their view of technology was cold, outré and alienating. #The whisperer in the darkness 2011 series#Dreams of technology were still running along the old Pulp adventure storyline we see in old series like "Tales of Tomorrow". In HPL's world, WWII had not happened yet. Creepily NOT-human and NOT-of-this-earth.Īnd underneath it all, the imagined alien technology was well researched. The sights of the Alien/MiGo are carefully and sparingly dispensed- and even when fully revealed are exceedingly well done. The story picks up speed and becomes more adventurous and action-oriented towards the end. #The whisperer in the darkness 2011 movie#The movie took liberties with the story- as other reviewers have noted- but HPL would have approved, I think. Or as another example- even in color, the scariest monster moments occur in the semi-Dark. ![]() ![]() This is why so many of us still prize the Old Outer Limits over its newer color cousin. It doesn't fill the eye- instead B&W subconsciously invites the imagination to fill in the blanks- to populate the shadows, to imagine the colors, to wonder what it would REALLY look like. The viewer just sits back and enjoys the ride.īlack & White, however, is the true suitor to Horror & Suspense. The Movie will do all the Imagination for you. The producers chose good actors, made judicious use of current tech FX and CGI and wedded it to the true strengths of Black & White Media.Ĭolor is wonderful in its own way: It explodes across the screen and fills the eye. I've seen the other Mythoscope offerings and while I found them 'entertaining', I didn't have too high a bar of expectation. Reviewed by Rabh17 10 / 10 A very surprisingly effective rendition of a 'talky' HPL story The acting is amateurish throughout, but I did like Matt Foyer a lot in the lead. I don't much care for CGI monsters, but, for some reason, I think they look quite good in black and white, and the flying crab aliens look very good. This is very creepy, with nice black and white photography. It's been probably ten or eleven months since I read the story, so I don't remember it perfectly, but I think this is very faithful (the ending seems different, but I can't recall how the story ended that well). The Whisperer in Darkness perhaps lends itself a lot better to such a treatment, and this adaptation is therefore quite good. I liked that one, but felt it was perhaps too slavish to a short story which didn't really lend itself that well to such a literal adaptation. Within seconds, I pegged this as the work of the people who made The Call of Cthulu (director Brannery wrote and produced that film). Reviewed by zetes 8 / 10 Very good adaptationĪn adaptation of Lovecraft's story of the same name, which I have read. ![]()
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