H.P. Lovecraft Goes to the Movies
Published by Union Square & Co.
An anthology of original Lovecraft stories that inspired some of the scariest horror films in history.
H.P. Lovecraft is universally regarded as one of the twentieth century’s most important horror authors. But with more than 100 movies based on his writing, he also ranks alongside Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King as one of the most adapted authors of all time.
H.P. Lovecraft Goes to the Movies presents the very best of the acclaimed author’s stories that have been adapted to film. The collection also includes an enlightening historical introduction, short headnotes for each story featuring interesting trivia, and an appendix with credits for each screen version.
Featured stories include:
“The Colour out of Space”: filmed twice, once as a vehicle for Boris Karloff called Die, Monster, Die!
“The Dunwich Horror,” also filmed two times, once with Dean Stockwell
“Pickmans Model” and “Cool Air”: both for Rod Serlings Night Gallery TV program
“The Call of Cthulhu,” which laid the foundation for the Cthulhu Mythos
H.P. Lovecraft is universally regarded as one of the twentieth century’s most important horror authors. But with more than 100 movies based on his writing, he also ranks alongside Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King as one of the most adapted authors of all time.
H.P. Lovecraft Goes to the Movies presents the very best of the acclaimed author’s stories that have been adapted to film. The collection also includes an enlightening historical introduction, short headnotes for each story featuring interesting trivia, and an appendix with credits for each screen version.
Featured stories include:
“The Colour out of Space”: filmed twice, once as a vehicle for Boris Karloff called Die, Monster, Die!
“The Dunwich Horror,” also filmed two times, once with Dean Stockwell
“Pickmans Model” and “Cool Air”: both for Rod Serlings Night Gallery TV program
“The Call of Cthulhu,” which laid the foundation for the Cthulhu Mythos
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