The Call of Cthulhu (2005)

Directed by

Andrew Leman

Genre

horror film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

47 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 176 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A scholar investigates a strange cult and a terrifying monster that has been worshipped for centuries. He pieces together clues from old documents and a sailor's diary to uncover a cosmic threat.

old-fashionedcreepyatmosphericslow-pacedmysteriousgothicstylizedeerieretro

What happens

The Call of Cthulhu is a 2005 independent silent horror film adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's short story of the same name, produced by Sean Branney and Andrew Leman and distributed by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society. It is the first film adaptation of the famous Lovecraft story, and uses Mythoscope, a blend of vintage and modern filming techniques intended to produce the look of a 1920s-era film. The film is the length of a featurette. The original story had long been considered unfilmable, but the concept of making it a silent film and the enthusiasm that the creators had for their project earned it good reviews and several awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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