I got exposed to so many amazing movies when I used to torrent stuff before streaming was huge, this was one of them. I'm still unsure of what about it grabbed me the way it did, but holy shit was it great.
Good call, while it's a slower burn the payoffs are well worth it. If you weren't aware, it's also a quasi sequel to the also excellent Resolution by the same filmmakers with some clever intersections.
@@CosmicIceCream yeah, I seen Resolution, although not until after I'd seen The Endless. The intertwining story within that shared universe was well crafted . I really liked how you never actually see the entity but the movie still manages to portray it's influance and power it holds over time manipulation. It's very much in the vein of Lovecraftian cosmic horror. That scene with the Civil war guy in the tent caught in a 3 second loop was eerie af. Gave me the chills.
If you enjoyed "The Endless" and "Resolution", be sure to check out "Something in the Dirt" by the same creators - also low-budget and low-key, set in the same shared universe. "Synchronic" and "Spring" are also set in the same universe, and share some characters and plot elements like the "red weed"; "Synchronic" is maybe the most mainstream movie Benson and Moorhead created together so far, while "Spring" is maybe the slowest-moving and most niche, but all of these movies pay off in imagination and wonder for those with the patience for this sort of thing. You might also like "They Look Like People" - different creative team altogether, but very similar in theme, storytelling, and stripped-down production.. For something a little different, there's the much creepier and more intense "Caught" (2018), about a family of journalists held hostage in the rural UK by a very strange, inarticulate, and violent couple who demand something the family accidentally "caught" while filming a nearby military base. As above, the small and relatively unknown cast, low budget, minimalist (in this case generally practical) special effects, lack of hand-holding in the storyline, and sometimes slow pace aren't for everyone, but pays off well enough if this sort of thing works for you.
Not "Recent" nor "Forgotten" - and generally considered as a cult classic worldwide. Not the case of "The Void" or "The Endless", both not on this list.
@@DementedCaver the trilogy of the end of the world may be considered lovcraftian films all by john carpenter. prince of darkness, the thing and in the mouth of madness.
Cold Skin is a good one. Has an interesting twist by the end of it. And Dagon is one of my favorite adaptations of Lovecraft’s work. It really seemed faithful to the source material in its own way.
I think it was, underwater and even a quiet place where meant to be apart of the cloverfield movies but were ultimately cut and made to be not connected.
No, not at all. Everyone who's anyone has at least heard of half of these movies. Movies like in the mouth of madness, or the void should have been in here. Underwater isn't even a cosmic horror.
ive heard of about 5 of these lol, and actually saw 2. saw the void too, but ive never heard of the mouth of madness.. but ive wrote all these down lol. and about to catch up. i own 4 Lovecraft books, including 2 big collections.. but havent seen a lotta the movies his work has inspired.
I love The Colour Out Of Space ( 2019)! However, there are other Lovecraftian horror movies long before that. There is Die Monster Die, The Dunwitch Horror, The Shuttered Room, and The Haunted Palace, which is based on Lovecraft's story, ' The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward', although the poems are by Edgar Allen Poe. " While like a gasly rapid river, though the pale door a hideous throng rushed out forever and laughed, but smiled no more!" - Poe
it clearly says 'RECENT' Lovecraftian etc etc There are plenty of lists of 100s of other Lovecraftian movies throughout all the decades all over the web, there's even like 3 different ones on this channel...
Strange little recent film "Glorious" is well worth checking out. JK Simmons as the disembodied voice of a possible son of a god speaking to someone through a rest stop bathroom stall?! Yes please. Ridiculously good.
I just finished ‘Glorious’ on the recommendations of folks in this thread. DEFINITELY a banger! Thanks to all who recommended it. I now concur with those recommendations.
Thanks, there were a few of these now in my Prime or Netflix list that I had not seen or heard of. Always looking for Lovecraftian type horror movies to see.
@@napoleonsolo5929 Exactly what i thought The lighthouse was a potentially 'lovecraftian' setting. And the period in time, maybe But calling it 'lovecraftian' would be like calling Shutter Island lovecraftian, just because it's investigative and madness related
I remember thinking it’s one of the worst movies I’d ever watched when I first saw it. Had to give it another go just because i felt like I’d missed something. Still wasn’t great second time around but a lot better. But it is an art house movie where the director was basically smelling his own farts.
Suitable flesh is really good, I just didn't liked some of the editing on the movie, it felt like, really amateurish in some moments, but the overall is really good, the final showdown scene in the hospital is remarkable.
Color out of space Underwater The Cloverfield Paradox The Lighthouse Annihilation In the Tall Grass Bird Box The Empty Man The Deep Ones Apostle Intersect Suitable Flesh
@@suicidebylifestyle9267 speculation is that because the clouds are so tall that was a full grown monster from another version where maybe clover survived or a grown version was teleported instead.
When exactly can a movie be labeled "Lovecraftian"? Are all those movies based on a story by HP Lovecraft? Or is it enough to embed some ingredients which are typically associated with Lovecraft?
Lovecraftian horror is just another name for cosmic horror. Cosmic horror is sci-fi horror that’s based on the theory of cosmicism: the theory that the universe is so massive and expansive that there are things within it mankind cannot comprehend and understand. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos takes this theory and paints a what if situation. It’s horror based on the theory that there are plains of existence far beyond human comprehension. Lovecrafts brand of cosmic horror mixes mystery, occultist themes, sci-fi, and existential dread and creature horror and tops it with nihilistic themes. Essentially in cosmicism as well: humans are a tiny grain of sand on the cosmic beach. We are so insignificant that anything in a higher existence than us can wipe us out the same way we’d step on an ant and not know it.
At this point it's 'just some ingredients'. Lovecraftian seems to be a catch all term for any horror that has vaguely Lovecraft elements, usually just visual elements like fish people or tentacles (sometimes it's not even cosmic horror). Others label anything cosmic horror as Lovecraftian which is also incredibly annoying. Because works that actually fit the vibe fall under these categories as well they get labelled the same way but don't get any extra credit for actually doing it right. I'd personally distinguish the three - cosmic horror (general), Lovecraftian or better yet 'Lovecraft inspired' (the pop culture understanding of Lovecraft with fish people and tentacle monsters that doesn't have the vibe) and the true Lovecraft cosmic horror that actually has the vibe of Lovecraft's work that does not even necessarily need to be being based off his works (ie something might have original pantheon or ruleset but still follows his basic story structure and themes). You could make a straight up Cthulhu adaptation that doesn't feel like Lovecraft, or you could have a completely new story with a unique universe that follows the same structure and themes and feels like he could have written it in a different timeline.
@@bleepbloop101010101 Interesting distinction. There's so much stuff that gets the Lovecraftian label stuck to it, that HP would have needed to live to be 250 years to have written it all. As for the particular vibe being sufficient to qualify for that reference, I can agree to a certain level but the line is crosssed too often. It's like saying that each tech scifi of movie is Jules Vernian or alien scifi is HG Wellsian. Trop is too much but i understand that from a marketing perspective that the label can be interesting.
Try Wounds (2019), and Relic (2020). They are both really integrated with Lovecraftian horror; not necessarily cosmic, but really freaky, unnatural horror that defies understanding.
The title does say "recent but forgotten" but I certainly would have put the endless in that category. That was bona fide Lovecraftian and a great but underappreciated movie to boot.
Enjoyed the survey, and have added a couple of movies to my watch list. You might want to check your vo audio levels, as you are clipping on the intro sentences.
My recommendation: *Yellowbrickroad* is one of the eeriest, most unsettling cosmic horror films I’ve recently seen. The really cool parts? Zero special visual effects. The whole thing is the audio, and the script. The writer/writers were/are dead brilliant. It is one of the most Lovecraftian films I’ve seen in a long time. However, the ending sucks. If you want a properly nihilistic ending, stop the film at 1:31:41. There’s a dumber ending if you let it play out. One of the darkest, weirdest films I’ve seen in a long time, though. Available for free on Tubi; though that’s got adverts.
I've seen every film on this list and you've done a great job of summarising them all. Have to say though, "As close to his works as you will get in the recent past" as a description for Underwater seems way off the mark, especially after covering the most The Colour Out Of Space, which is probably the most authentic adaptation on this list. I loved Underwater, but it doesn't feel particularly Lovecraftian, ad, from what I've read, Cthulhu was added as an an afterthought.
Wow, I cant believe you featured INTERSECT (2020) on this list, The FX are really bad looking in some places... but the actual story is really well written, and a little surprising in its complexity!!!! Like Steven King, Albert Einstein and H.P Lovecraft compared notes...!! haha BTW I've seen all the other films on this list, except for 'IN THE TALL GRASS' which I will be watching tonight... I think COLOUR OUT OF SPACE is definitely my favourite one... absolutely AMAZING STUFF there!!!!!!
how was the void not even mentioned here? and I'm still convinced that the majority of the lighthouse was achieved by just getting dafoe and pattinson drunk off their asses and recording the outcome.
Color out of space flew so far under the radar great flick really creepy and that girl is a great actress for real she pulled a lot of emotion out of that movie.
For those who didnt got it - Annihilation have basically same plot base as Color Out of Space. Not entirely, ofc, but similarity is too much to not notice - alien arriving on Earth and establishing Zone in which everything changes.
COOS was awful. It should never have been 'updated'. And Nicholas Cage???? Nooo. The Lighthouse had good performances, but, it left me cold. The Deep Ones wasn't awful, especially with Robert Miano who has done several HPL themed films. Ya see I've been a fan since I was 8 which means I've been reading him for almost SIXTY years. I KNOW his style, and a lot of these just done cut it. Don't forget The Grabbers, Arrival, The Void, AND Stranger Things - tv I know, but it IS Lovecraftian at its finest. All you need to do is watch for names like Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree, and most especially Jeffrey Combs and you KNOW it's Lovecraft.
Yo that bird box movie reminds me of a short but awesome creepypasta called "we've just discovered the most bizarre virus". I haven't seen the movie so I don't know how similar it is, but there's narrations of it on youtube and I highly recommend it.
Modernization always bothers me. Do people do it because they actually want to see it, because they think it will appeal to wider audiences, or simply because it's easier or cheaper to film? I love Lovecraft's rich historical backdrop, it was very important to him, he literally spent time hunting for places with the right historical vibes. I feel that filming modern locations, clothes and characters is detrimental to his stories.
I can't find "Intersection" streaming because all search results keep pulling up 3 other movies with the same damned name that were more popular. Learn not to use such generic terms for your movies, kids!
Lovecraftian stories seem to be more effective if set within the early 1900s era in which there are originally set...modernizing them doesn't really work.
Lovecraft was not the only cosmic horror writer of his time. To say that he owns the title of cosmic horror is like saying Wee Craven owns the idea of horror movies 😒
While I agree to an extent, it is referred to as "Lovecraftian horror" because he is usually considered the author that, if not created, best exemplified and left the biggest impact on the genre. And also because a lot of the works are either directly adapted from or heavily influenced by his work. I usually use the term "cosmic horror", but I can see why his name is synonymous with the genre considering he's probably both the most famous and important author in the genre.
Underwater eh? Knowing that Kristen Stewart stars in it always turned me off. Other than Panic Room, she’s been consistently terrible in pretty much everything lol. I’ll have to give it a go, given how it’s ranked here amongst other greats.
Is horror the same as evil? It sometimes strikes me that horror is just a fun house mirror that distorts God's ideas into a form of mockery to create pain and insanity - anyone else have a take on this?
I would more say that entities or phenomena that run counter to the laws of the cosmos are kind of a staple of the cosmic horror genre. Cf. Lovecraft’s story, ‘The Unnameable’..
Feel these are mostly weak choices. Dark Waters (1994) would have been a far better choice along with Dagon. You don't get more Lovecraft than those two.
It actually is. It had a lot of Lovecraftian inspiration. - Unknowable cosmic creatures. Allusion to ancient beings; - Said creatures turn you insane when you look at them; - In relation to above, if you have seen In The Mouth of Madness, Bird Box share a similarity - an apocalyptic scenario where humanity is being decimated through madness; - Some of the people that gazed upon the creatures were somehow "enlightened" (i.e. cult); - The drawings of what the creatures might look like in one of the scenes where actually too on the nose as being Lovecraftian; There are probably a few more as I am just going by memory. The inspirations might be on a superficial level but it's there.
I enjoyed Underwater because I have thalasophobia, but calling it a lovecraftian movie just because it has a giant creature with Cthulhu's design its very unfair. Its just a monster and not the god it should be
The colour out of space movie did not interest me because I heard the protagonist used magic to "defeat" the evil forces. That is not part of the original story so..
Clover field paradox is possibly the worst movie ever made and shouldn’t have been included on this list. Anything Jar Jar Abrams touches turns to sh*t
One that wasn't mentioned that I really enjoyed was 2016's The Void.
I got exposed to so many amazing movies when I used to torrent stuff before streaming was huge, this was one of them.
I'm still unsure of what about it grabbed me the way it did, but holy shit was it great.
I recommend The Void to people all the time. Really good movie for any horror fan.
hell yeah!!!!!
I watch this movie on the reg.
yes , agreed
"The Endless" was classic Lovecraftian and a great but very much underappreciated film.
Good call, while it's a slower burn the payoffs are well worth it. If you weren't aware, it's also a quasi sequel to the also excellent Resolution by the same filmmakers with some clever intersections.
@@CosmicIceCream yeah, I seen Resolution, although not until after I'd seen The Endless. The intertwining story within that shared universe was well crafted . I really liked how you never actually see the entity but the movie still manages to portray it's influance and power it holds over time manipulation. It's very much in the vein of Lovecraftian cosmic horror.
That scene with the Civil war guy in the tent caught in a 3 second loop was eerie af. Gave me the chills.
I came here to mention Resolution and The Endless, but I knew in my heart someone already had :)
Ugh. That low budget pos absolutely bored me to tears.
If you enjoyed "The Endless" and "Resolution", be sure to check out "Something in the Dirt" by the same creators - also low-budget and low-key, set in the same shared universe. "Synchronic" and "Spring" are also set in the same universe, and share some characters and plot elements like the "red weed"; "Synchronic" is maybe the most mainstream movie Benson and Moorhead created together so far, while "Spring" is maybe the slowest-moving and most niche, but all of these movies pay off in imagination and wonder for those with the patience for this sort of thing.
You might also like "They Look Like People" - different creative team altogether, but very similar in theme, storytelling, and stripped-down production..
For something a little different, there's the much creepier and more intense "Caught" (2018), about a family of journalists held hostage in the rural UK by a very strange, inarticulate, and violent couple who demand something the family accidentally "caught" while filming a nearby military base. As above, the small and relatively unknown cast, low budget, minimalist (in this case generally practical) special effects, lack of hand-holding in the storyline, and sometimes slow pace aren't for everyone, but pays off well enough if this sort of thing works for you.
In the Mouth of Madness should be on this list.
Amazing movie, does a really good job of having an unreliable narrator
I consider it one of the last great movies by Carpenter......,but it probably is not considered that recent by the person that compiled this list.
Not "Recent" nor "Forgotten" - and generally considered as a cult classic worldwide.
Not the case of "The Void" or "The Endless", both not on this list.
@@DementedCaver the trilogy of the end of the world may be considered lovcraftian films all by john carpenter. prince of darkness, the thing and in the mouth of madness.
It's very popular and not recent.
I think " The Endless" with the other movies set in that universe, as qwll as "The Void" definitely should have been added to this list fr.
What are the other movies in that universe?
Only the void was a rubbish gore fest
@@carahiggs7157 hot take
@@carahiggs7157 hot take
No love for: The Void (2018), Glorious(2022), The Superdeep(2020), Sea Fever (2020), Overlord (2018) :/
These recommendations are so good, that I believe @cygnusreactor9142 is actually Darren Van Dam, using a fake youtube account.
The first 30 minutes of The Empty Man is probably one of my favorite openings ever
Cold Skin is a good one. Has an interesting twist by the end of it. And Dagon is one of my favorite adaptations of Lovecraft’s work. It really seemed faithful to the source material in its own way.
Underwater feels like it was written to be apart of the cloverfeild universe.
Other then Chuchutlu literally being there at the end.
@@MusicpuzzleQuetzacotl
I think it was, underwater and even a quiet place where meant to be apart of the cloverfield movies but were ultimately cut and made to be not connected.
Video: "Forgotten Movies"
List: A half dozen movies no-one has stopped talking about
Maybe in your circle or where you hang around, in mine they're pretty much forgotten, some even unheard of
No, not at all. Everyone who's anyone has at least heard of half of these movies.
Movies like in the mouth of madness, or the void should have been in here.
Underwater isn't even a cosmic horror.
hahahaha
ive heard of about 5 of these lol, and actually saw 2. saw the void too, but ive never heard of the mouth of madness.. but ive wrote all these down lol. and about to catch up. i own 4 Lovecraft books, including 2 big collections.. but havent seen a lotta the movies his work has inspired.
Barbara Crampton has aged amazingly well. She was in the Cthulhu B-movies back in the 80s.
The bear scene in Annihilation gave me chills. It's one of the best horror movies I've watched in the past decade.
agreed, made me shiver.
like......... hell nah!!
Yep. It was terrifying.
Annihilation is the best I've seen since The Thing. Love it.
I love The Colour Out Of Space ( 2019)! However, there are other Lovecraftian horror movies long before that. There is Die Monster Die, The Dunwitch Horror, The Shuttered Room, and The Haunted Palace, which is based on Lovecraft's story, ' The Case Of Charles Dexter Ward', although the poems are by Edgar Allen Poe.
" While like a gasly rapid river, though the pale door a hideous throng rushed out forever and laughed, but smiled no more!"
- Poe
it clearly says 'RECENT' Lovecraftian etc etc
There are plenty of lists of 100s of other Lovecraftian movies throughout all the decades all over the web, there's even like 3 different ones on this channel...
Pandorum, Event Horizon, Infini, Galaxy of Terror, Leviathan, and Tutsuo.
Event Horizon is not cosmic horror - it was inspired by Warhammer 40K. Grim dark sci-fi.
Man, this video is gold, now I want to do a movie marathon weekend and watch most of these movies.
The void is also a very enjoyable watch as well. Altitude is an interesting watch as well not great but worth a one time viewing.
The Void is not forgotten tho... its one of the best ever made!!!!!
For the next list, check out Dagon (2001).
I didn't like The Deep Ones. It felt like they were trying to adapt Dagon but swapped out Cthulhu because it's more popular.
I didn't like it because one of the women in the movie was actually played by a man in a dress ...very distracting and odd.🫥
Great. I seemed to have missed out on Lovecraftian Horror before and during the Covid Years. SEVEN new movies! This was a treasure trove. Many thanks!
1408 is the most cosmic thing you could fit into a hotel room IMO. It's haunted mindwarp to the very end.....and beyond.😉
Bro , You left out Cold Skin 2017 , Thats an Absolute underrated Gem 'more lighthouse action" 😂
Strange little recent film "Glorious" is well worth checking out. JK Simmons as the disembodied voice of a possible son of a god speaking to someone through a rest stop bathroom stall?! Yes please. Ridiculously good.
I just finished ‘Glorious’ on the recommendations of folks in this thread. DEFINITELY a banger! Thanks to all who recommended it. I now concur with those recommendations.
Thanks, there were a few of these now in my Prime or Netflix list that I had not seen or heard of. Always looking for Lovecraftian type horror movies to see.
Am i the only one that thinks The Lighthouse is highly over rated?
I must have slept 2-3 times during this movie
I thought it was a huge bait-and-switch. There was really nothing Lovecraftian about it.
It was good acting, but boring as hell, I didn't sleep through it but I can definitely see how one could.
@@napoleonsolo5929 Exactly what i thought
The lighthouse was a potentially 'lovecraftian' setting. And the period in time, maybe
But calling it 'lovecraftian' would be like calling Shutter Island lovecraftian, just because it's investigative and madness related
I remember thinking it’s one of the worst movies I’d ever watched when I first saw it. Had to give it another go just because i felt like I’d missed something. Still wasn’t great second time around but a lot better. But it is an art house movie where the director was basically smelling his own farts.
@@torque9889 THANK YOU
Exactly
Missing The Void and the HPLHS adapations of Call Of Cthulhu & The Whisperer In Darkness.
Yessss!! Glad to see some love for "In the Tall Grass"
Suitable flesh is really good, I just didn't liked some of the editing on the movie, it felt like, really amateurish in some moments, but the overall is really good, the final showdown scene in the hospital is remarkable.
Color out of space
Underwater
The Cloverfield Paradox
The Lighthouse
Annihilation
In the Tall Grass
Bird Box
The Empty Man
The Deep Ones
Apostle
Intersect
Suitable Flesh
You forgot the timestamp
Annihilation was fantastic. Empty Man was great. After The Lighthouse, I was like, "wtf did i just watch? can i get my 2 hours back?"
"Bird box" is a higher budget rethinking of "The Happening" (2008). People suddenly start suiciding without a reason.
The cloverfield paradox is notoriously terrible. It wasnt even tied to cloverfield untill producers decided that the movie couldnt stand on its own.
Wasn't there a deleted scene where they shoehorn in a scene with Klover from the first movie breaking through the cloud cover on the planet?
@@suicidebylifestyle9267 right at the end. A cheap tie-in, indeed
@@suicidebylifestyle9267 speculation is that because the clouds are so tall that was a full grown monster from another version where maybe clover survived or a grown version was teleported instead.
The color out of space and the void were AMAZING the ritual is amazing too
Offseason (2021) is another very much inspired by the Cthulhu thing movie
The problem with Underwater is that it's too unrealistic. At that pressure it's just a millisecond and everything is over.
Color out of space was absolutely amazing.
Bird Box is one of the worst movies ever.....
Best comment here!
When exactly can a movie be labeled "Lovecraftian"?
Are all those movies based on a story by HP Lovecraft? Or is it enough to embed some ingredients which are typically associated with Lovecraft?
Lovecraftian horror is just another name for cosmic horror. Cosmic horror is sci-fi horror that’s based on the theory of cosmicism: the theory that the universe is so massive and expansive that there are things within it mankind cannot comprehend and understand. Lovecraft Cthulhu mythos takes this theory and paints a what if situation. It’s horror based on the theory that there are plains of existence far beyond human comprehension. Lovecrafts brand of cosmic horror mixes mystery, occultist themes, sci-fi, and existential dread and creature horror and tops it with nihilistic themes. Essentially in cosmicism as well: humans are a tiny grain of sand on the cosmic beach. We are so insignificant that anything in a higher existence than us can wipe us out the same way we’d step on an ant and not know it.
At this point it's 'just some ingredients'. Lovecraftian seems to be a catch all term for any horror that has vaguely Lovecraft elements, usually just visual elements like fish people or tentacles (sometimes it's not even cosmic horror). Others label anything cosmic horror as Lovecraftian which is also incredibly annoying. Because works that actually fit the vibe fall under these categories as well they get labelled the same way but don't get any extra credit for actually doing it right.
I'd personally distinguish the three - cosmic horror (general), Lovecraftian or better yet 'Lovecraft inspired' (the pop culture understanding of Lovecraft with fish people and tentacle monsters that doesn't have the vibe) and the true Lovecraft cosmic horror that actually has the vibe of Lovecraft's work that does not even necessarily need to be being based off his works (ie something might have original pantheon or ruleset but still follows his basic story structure and themes). You could make a straight up Cthulhu adaptation that doesn't feel like Lovecraft, or you could have a completely new story with a unique universe that follows the same structure and themes and feels like he could have written it in a different timeline.
@@bleepbloop101010101 Interesting distinction.
There's so much stuff that gets the Lovecraftian label stuck to it, that HP would have needed to live to be 250 years to have written it all.
As for the particular vibe being sufficient to qualify for that reference, I can agree to a certain level but the line is crosssed too often. It's like saying that each tech scifi of movie is Jules Vernian or alien scifi is HG Wellsian.
Trop is too much but i understand that from a marketing perspective that the label can be interesting.
None of these are "forgotten".
Try Wounds (2019), and Relic (2020). They are both really integrated with Lovecraftian horror; not necessarily cosmic, but really freaky, unnatural horror that defies understanding.
I'm a bit surprised that Sphere, The Endless and Quatermass and the Pit didn't make the list.
The title does say "recent but forgotten" but I certainly would have put the endless in that category. That was bona fide Lovecraftian and a great but underappreciated movie to boot.
Enjoyed the survey, and have added a couple of movies to my watch list. You might want to check your vo audio levels, as you are clipping on the intro sentences.
My recommendation:
*Yellowbrickroad* is one of the eeriest, most unsettling cosmic horror films I’ve recently seen. The really cool parts? Zero special visual effects. The whole thing is the audio, and the script. The writer/writers were/are dead brilliant. It is one of the most Lovecraftian films I’ve seen in a long time. However, the ending sucks. If you want a properly nihilistic ending, stop the film at 1:31:41. There’s a dumber ending if you let it play out.
One of the darkest, weirdest films I’ve seen in a long time, though. Available for free on Tubi; though that’s got adverts.
I've seen every film on this list and you've done a great job of summarising them all.
Have to say though, "As close to his works as you will get in the recent past" as a description for Underwater seems way off the mark, especially after covering the most The Colour Out Of Space, which is probably the most authentic adaptation on this list. I loved Underwater, but it doesn't feel particularly Lovecraftian, ad, from what I've read, Cthulhu was added as an an afterthought.
Seriously? In the tall Grass was written by Stephen King and Joe Hill, give credit where it's due!
The Beach House was a good one that might have gotten overlooked I thought.
The only actually lovecraftian films here would be annihilitation (More Sci Fi) , The Lighthouse, The deep ones and color out of space
Wow, I cant believe you featured INTERSECT (2020) on this list,
The FX are really bad looking in some places... but the actual story is really well written, and a little surprising in its complexity!!!!
Like Steven King, Albert Einstein and H.P Lovecraft compared notes...!! haha
BTW I've seen all the other films on this list, except for 'IN THE TALL GRASS' which I will be watching tonight...
I think COLOUR OUT OF SPACE is definitely my favourite one... absolutely AMAZING STUFF there!!!!!!
I would highly suggest the movie, “Glorious.”
how was the void not even mentioned here? and I'm still convinced that the majority of the lighthouse was achieved by just getting dafoe and pattinson drunk off their asses and recording the outcome.
Why not including "The Void"? High quality, Body Horror and many Lovecraftian Elements :)
Color out of space flew so far under the radar great flick really creepy and that girl is a great actress for real she pulled a lot of emotion out of that movie.
For those who didnt got it - Annihilation have basically same plot base as Color Out of Space. Not entirely, ofc, but similarity is too much to not notice - alien arriving on Earth and establishing Zone in which everything changes.
I thought, "I'll give 'Underwater' 10 minutes to see if it is any good." Yes; yes it was.
COOS was awful. It should never have been 'updated'. And Nicholas Cage???? Nooo. The Lighthouse had good performances, but, it left me cold. The Deep Ones wasn't awful, especially with Robert Miano who has done several HPL themed films. Ya see I've been a fan since I was 8 which means I've been reading him for almost SIXTY years. I KNOW his style, and a lot of these just done cut it. Don't forget The Grabbers, Arrival, The Void, AND Stranger Things - tv I know, but it IS Lovecraftian at its finest. All you need to do is watch for names like Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree, and most especially Jeffrey Combs and you KNOW it's Lovecraft.
Yo that bird box movie reminds me of a short but awesome creepypasta called "we've just discovered the most bizarre virus". I haven't seen the movie so I don't know how similar it is, but there's narrations of it on youtube and I highly recommend it.
the Swamplands in the movie "Annihilation" are in Louisiana and not Florida.
Modernization always bothers me. Do people do it because they actually want to see it, because they think it will appeal to wider audiences, or simply because it's easier or cheaper to film? I love Lovecraft's rich historical backdrop, it was very important to him, he literally spent time hunting for places with the right historical vibes. I feel that filming modern locations, clothes and characters is detrimental to his stories.
Right im off to find these movies and watch them this weekend thankyou....
I can't find "Intersection" streaming because all search results keep pulling up 3 other movies with the same damned name that were more popular. Learn not to use such generic terms for your movies, kids!
Lovecraftian stories seem to be more effective if set within the early 1900s era in which there are originally set...modernizing them doesn't really work.
Ah yes. Bird Box. The clear film that no one ever heard of, nor discussed ever, and should totally be on a list of "Forgotten" movies. *sigh*
Cold Skin, 2017. If those aren't Lovecraft's "Deep Ones" then nothing is.
Nice line-up but at some points I’m not sure how you are using the term “Lovecraftian”.
Lovecraft was not the only cosmic horror writer of his time. To say that he owns the title of cosmic horror is like saying Wee Craven owns the idea of horror movies 😒
While I agree to an extent, it is referred to as "Lovecraftian horror" because he is usually considered the author that, if not created, best exemplified and left the biggest impact on the genre. And also because a lot of the works are either directly adapted from or heavily influenced by his work. I usually use the term "cosmic horror", but I can see why his name is synonymous with the genre considering he's probably both the most famous and important author in the genre.
Inspired, Unique, Underestimated Narrative Genius! That is LoveCraft!
What about "the void"?
I thought to mention it too. The Void had those elements of Lovecraftian themes that I enjoy watching
The Void is not forgotten tho... its one of the best ever made!!!!!
Colour out of space is one of my favorite lovecraft stories. As much as I like Nicolas Cage I don't think he was right for the part.
How the fuck is Dagon not on this list but Bird Box is? Also criminal to leave out The Void, and Glorious.
15:05 it's Intersect (2020)
Whoever wrote this obviously did not watch the movies. Lmao
Happens too often on YT!
My wedding video beats this sheit. Especially the newlywed evenings events.
The Endless (2017) should be on the next list if you ever make another one
Underwater eh? Knowing that Kristen Stewart stars in it always turned me off. Other than Panic Room, she’s been consistently terrible in pretty much everything lol.
I’ll have to give it a go, given how it’s ranked here amongst other greats.
Is horror the same as evil?
It sometimes strikes me that horror is just a fun house mirror that
distorts God's ideas into a form of mockery to create pain and insanity - anyone else
have a take on this?
I would more say that entities or phenomena that run counter to the laws of the cosmos are kind of a staple of the cosmic horror genre. Cf. Lovecraft’s story, ‘The Unnameable’..
I love how one director was like "oh that's cthulu" and that everyone collectively shit themselves in reverence.
Cthulhu*
Glorious (2022) would also make a good addition to the list.
It’s almost like you didn’t see Bird Box at all
Besides Kristin trying to look like early Eminem, Underwater was a pretty good movie.
For a while, I didnt actually know That Annihalation was in the Genre of horror
The empty man was surprisingly good.
Feel these are mostly weak choices.
Dark Waters (1994) would have been a far better choice along with Dagon. You don't get more Lovecraft than those two.
I absolutely adore Annihilation!
The void, The ritual, The endless, Event horizon
The most Lovecraftian movie ever made is Dagon.
Bird Box? Lovecraftian? lmao
Yes baby, cope with it
It's very lovecraftian. Have you ever read lovecraft?
It actually is. It had a lot of Lovecraftian inspiration.
- Unknowable cosmic creatures. Allusion to ancient beings;
- Said creatures turn you insane when you look at them;
- In relation to above, if you have seen In The Mouth of Madness, Bird Box share a similarity - an apocalyptic scenario where humanity is being decimated through madness;
- Some of the people that gazed upon the creatures were somehow "enlightened" (i.e. cult);
- The drawings of what the creatures might look like in one of the scenes where actually too on the nose as being Lovecraftian;
There are probably a few more as I am just going by memory. The inspirations might be on a superficial level but it's there.
@@ant3352 I have read his stories, poems, essays, and personal letters. What Lovecraft story would you say Bird Box is most akin to?
@@bingerz237 oh babes you’re reaching so far
I enjoyed Underwater because I have thalasophobia, but calling it a lovecraftian movie just because it has a giant creature with Cthulhu's design its very unfair. Its just a monster and not the god it should be
Cold Skin wasn't bad and an obvious lovecraftian influenced movie.
Underwater doesn't feel that lovecraftion. More like a generic monster movie and they just said "why not make it look like Cuthulu"?
Hopefully VOID make this list which was awesome movie
disagree about in (the tall grass) (bird box). board out of my mind at the slow pace. could not finish it.
None of these are forgotten, but they are certainly forgettable...
I meant to add, aside from "The Lighthouse" and "The Colour out of Space" - these are horror stories, but nothing particularly Lovecraftian.
Color out of Space is explicitly Lovecraft - the crash landing meteorite is a direct reference to a short story by the same name written by Lovecraft.
Starfish should be on there.
The colour out of space movie did not interest me because I heard the protagonist used magic to "defeat" the evil forces. That is not part of the original story so..
'Intersection 2012' - is this info correct? I can't find it anywhere!
(Only a short film, and drama series - neither seem to be about time travel) 😢
Its 2020, also rated 3.50/10 on imdb 😬
Underwater is awesome
Look up The Breach. That one was fun
the french movie "gueules noires" could be in this list
Clover field paradox is possibly the worst movie ever made and shouldn’t have been included on this list. Anything Jar Jar Abrams touches turns to sh*t
Bird box, not hallucinations, the demons inhabit their bodies (possession). Watch the movie