Really only interesting in style, as it attempts to create a facsimile of an early 20s/late teens style of filmmaking. It's a worthy attempt, but there are several tells that this isn't the authentic artifact. Once you get past that, you're left with the story, which takes way too long to get going. I laughed as we witnessed a flashback WITHIN a flashback, and the film falls in love with its own techniques as we spend several minutes watching a man read some papers. All in all, worth a look.

A fascinating little experiment of a film, that largely stays true not just to the spirit, but to the narrative details of Lovecraft's original story. The silent treatment here works extremely well, both practically (it masks their limited budget), as well as artistically (it roots the horror elements primarily in the expressionist-style visuals--always an effective strategy).

This might well be the best adaptation of The Call of Cthulhu *possible*. Excellent, not only in the context of its gimmick, but ranked against filmdom as a whole.

Doesn't make the mistake of focusing on what was bad during the silent era but instead on what was great about it. Its epic and cinematic tone is a monumental achievement that all involved should be very proud of. Highly recommended.

A slightly amateurish, but still very satisfying, Lovecraft adaptation. I do wish this was shot on film and not digital, but c'est la vie. (And one of these days I'd really like to know how to pronounce Cthulhu, but I guess I'll still have to be held in suspense.)

Good Movie

Incredible, although might be cheesy for some. Tune your mindset to Lovecraft and 1920, though.

Despite the fact I kept expecting the Little Rascals theme to start playing at any moment, overall, this was a decent attempt at catching the feel of an old 20's silent movie. People should really stop trying to make Lovecraft stories into films, though.

Interesting idea: turning a Lovecraft story into a silent movie, 75 years after the invention of talkies. And as an exercise in style, it's very well done and even adds a few sneaky updates. But as well-made as it is, I can't help but think that if the old silent movie directors had had access to modern technology, they would have used it.

87.500

I've only read a few Lovecraft stories, and found them exceedingly silly. However, when I heard about this concept -- doing Lovecraft as a 20's era silent movie -- it sounded perfect to me. It's very clever, and in retrospect seems like such an obvious choice. The German expressionism really captures the essence in a magical (but still kinda silly) way.

Despite its low-budget, it's the most fullfilling Lovecraft-based movie I've ever seen.

A respectable homage to H.P. Lovecraft. There are instances where it could have been much better, but the filmmakers' hearts are in the right place, and that counts for a lot in my book.

neat

Novel and entertaining short film, one of the better Lovecraft adaptations.

Faithful adaptation but doesn't capture the creepy essence you get from reading them, at all

A fairly faithful low-budget adaption of Lovecraft.

Interesting theres just a few shots in this film that give away that its not a very very old film.

Stylish and atmospheric imagining of the classic story. At only 45 minutes length, the fun of the 20's presentation won't wear off. Good music score.

The movie is a successful adaption of the same horror story of H.P. Lovecraft. Shot as a silent movie in the 20ies it captures the horror that only imagionation can deliver. Nice.

It was pretty good and made in a way a Lovecraft-movie should be made. Still, in my opinion Lovecraft's text cannot ever be perfectly adapted for the silver screen; the stories are much more effective when certain things are just left to the imagination.

I would give this 150 if I could. It's a short piece, but it is a deeply loving tribute to Lovecraftian mythos and the state of the moviemaking art in the days before sound. It may not be the best movie ever made, but a lot of work and attention to detail went into it, and I can't wait to see The Whisperer In The Darkness, their next cinematic endeavor of which I'm aware.

Now this is how Lovecraft adaptations should look like!

Very respectful of its source, and the choice to make it as a silent is clever. There are difficulties in filming 2005 for 1930 or so, though, and they aren't all dealt with as well as they could have been with more skill or money. But it's a lot of fun for someone who knows the story.

Super fun short loses steam halfway through, then picks up again for a rousing finale. Crafted with a love and dedication to the source material, and often haunting, never resorting to cheap tongue-in-cheek gags.