Lovecraft adaptations are pretty difficult to do, but this is one of the better ones. Gordon nails the feel of the creeping dread very well and the Spanish setting gives the film a more unique feel. The acting varies but is generally good and the lack of recognisable actors helps keep you on your guard. The film does suffer from some poor CGI effects though which makes Lovecraft's horrors dissapointing to see. There are some tense sequences though and it does capture the Lovecraft feel well.

Oh man, what a piece of shit. Totally undeserving of the Lovecraft name attached to it. It's not even Dagon goddamit, more like The Shadow over Innsmouth. Here's to hoping that someday, somebody will do H.P. Lovecraft cinematic justice; cause this ain't it.

I think the biggest wall to this being better is the main character, who is rather irritating and doesn't seem to realise what movie he's in. The film is amateurish in just about every regard barring the set design and makeup, but that doesn't stop it being a decent way to spend an hour and a half.

This was a really, really well done and faithful Lovecraft movie. That in itself is an achievement, but it happens to actually be scary, and as a cherry on top, some pretty sweet cans on the female lead.

Stuart Gordon is the go-to director for Lovecraft adaptations and he doesn't disappoint here. While huge gaps exist in the protagonist's backstory, you forget about it once the dread begins to unravel. Traditional effects are good, but the CGI is pretty laughable and distracting. All things considered, it's not a bad movie, but it's not nearly as good as some of Gordon's later work in the decade.

While many adaptations of Lovecraft onto film seem to mostly dwell on gore and, at times, the Elder Gods' bizarre, few succeed in recreating the spiral into madness, paranoia, and total hopelessness. This film manages to do so. A stupendous cinematic adaptation of material that has usually been dealt with by gore-horror C-movie directors.

57.125

Never gets boring, but it's not a masterpiece. I do.. admit.. and I'm ashamed to tell.. but I sometimes.. was maybe.. just maybe a tiny little bit.. scared....... *cough* eh..

For some inexplicable purpose I keep watching Stuart Gordon movies, and on my deathbed I'm going to be shaking my fist and ruing the night I watched this piece of Z-grade garbage instead of helping the world in some way. I blame Robot Jox.

Mainly leaving the audience in the dark on the subject of the actual dark god the movie is named after, it's maybe for the best that this flick does not delve too deep into the lovecraftian horror universe, as the movie is largely unimpressive save some suspenseful or just plain gory scenes.

Poor amateurish acting, loose directing, hopeless script. There was one more or less acceptable skinning, but it did not save the movie. Digital effects revolted me and promised nudity was lame.

Good Lovecraft adaptation from the director and writer of another Lovecraft adaptation--and my pick for greatest horror-comedy ever made--Re-Animator.

Some nice makeup effects, but crappy CGI and some amateurish acting really brings this one down.

Surprisingly good, one of the few lovecraft films who try to capture the essence his works and succeeds.

I was really quite impressed that this was as effective as it was, concerning how steeped in fantasy the plot is. I was frustrated with large sections of the film because--in typical horror movie fashion--the lead characters keep doing the stupidest things possible. But it was awfully nerve-wracking in several parts. The skinning scene was genuinely horrific.

I saw this with no knowledge or expectations... and damn what a great little movie! Starts off looking like a weak low-budget horror film, but then really pulls itself together. Very consistent with its maritime motifs. Bags of atmosphere, tension, weirdness, shocks, unpredictable events, gore, monsters... plus very good acting from the lead couple. The ending is quite bizarre. You have to take this for what it is, a B movie. But this B movie makes a whole lot of A movies look bad.

Klimatyczny i dosc nieszablonowy horror na podstawie tworczosci H.P. Lovecrafta. Bardzo dynamiczny, z ciekawymi rozwiazaniami i porzadnym aktorstwem. Efekty specjalne nienachalne i nie raza sztucznoscia (w koncu film ma juz 8 lat). Wedlug mnie bardzo dobra i warta polecenia produkcja, ktora choc potrafi porzadnie przyspieszyc tetno, to czasem wywola rowniez usmiech na twarzy.

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Avoid at all cost. Specially Lovecraft fans.

Not good but a decent lovecraftian movie. There aren't enough of those.